Classic Personal Computer (PC) Games

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  • Savage

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:David Perry & Nick Bruty GAME DEVELOPER:Probe Entertainment GAME PUBLISHER:Probe Entertainment Copyright 1988, Probe Entertainment Savage is a little-known gem from much better known software developer, Probe Entertainment (and was even programmed by Brian O’Shaughnessy, who also worked on Mortal Kombat). In Savage, you play the…

  • Scapeghost

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Level 9 Computing GAME PUBLISHER:Level 9 Computing Copyright 1991, Level 9 Computing Level 9’s last adventure game features one of the most unique plots and player character ever seen in a game, even though the puzzles are sometimes bordering on the illogical. You are…

  • Scavengers of The Mutant World

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Interstel GAME PUBLISHER:Interstel Copyright 1984, Interstel Interstel’s first and –thankfully– last RPG set in a post-apocalyptic world that predates Interplay’s classic Wasteland by a few years, Scavengers of the Mutant World unfortunately doesn’t play as good as it looks, with an extremely out-of-balance character…

  • Scoop, The

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Jonathan Merritt & Dale Disharoon GAME DEVELOPER:Telarium GAME PUBLISHER:Spinnaker Copyright 1988, Spinnaker The last in the long line of great Telarium/Windham Classic adventures, this game doesn’t quite live up to the wonderful Below the Root , which uses a similar but more outdated choose-the-verb engine. It…

  • Scotland Yard

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Philippe Ulrich GAME DEVELOPER:Cryo Interactive GAME PUBLISHER:Ravensburger Interactive Copyright 1998, Ravensburger Interactive Scotland Yard is a faithful PC version of the popular board game of the same name, developed by Cryo in collaboration with Ravensburger (publisher of the board game). Gameplay is easy to understand but…

  • Scrabble: Deluxe Edition

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Virgin Interactive GAME PUBLISHER:Virgin Interactive Copyright 1990, Virgin Interactive A great version of classic boardgame, Scrabble Deluxe features excellent AI with 9 different skill levels to suit both novices and experts, up to 4-player hotseat games, and a clean mouse-based interface. Many options, such…

  • Scrooge

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Leisuresoft GAME PUBLISHER:Leisuresoft Copyright 1991, Leisuresoft First in Leisuresoft’s “Leisureland” adventure game series, Scrooge is an easy adventure games starring Ebenezer Scrooge, the miser millionnaire who lived in the 19th century. Scrooge has a fun premise: it’s your job to convince Scrooge to give…

  • Sea Rogue

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:James R. Jones III GAME DEVELOPER:Software Sorcery GAME PUBLISHER:Microplay Copyright 1992, Microplay Sea Rogue is one of my most favorite underdogs of all time: it’s eminently playable, fun, refreshing, original, and yet not many people have heard of it. Designed by ex-Navy veterans at Software Sorcery,…

  • SEAL Team

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Andre Gagnon & Sonny Hays-Eberts GAME DEVELOPER:Electronic Arts GAME PUBLISHER:Electronic Arts Copyright 1993, Andre Gagnon & Sonny Hays-Eberts One of the best 3D tactical combat simulations, I really don’t know why this game never made it into any Hall of Fame. In SEAL Team, you will…

  • Search & Destroy

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Randy Baron GAME DEVELOPER:Brderbund GAME PUBLISHER:Brderbund Copyright 1987, Brderbund Search & Destroy and Up! Periscope are two early submarine sims have a lot in common even though they were produced by publishers who lived thousands of miles across: Search & Destroy was designed and released in…

  • Search for The Titanic

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Capstone GAME PUBLISHER:IntraCorp Copyright 1989, IntraCorp Search for the Titanic is a simulation of wreck-hunting game that offers plenty of realistic options. As in its spiritual descendant Sea Rogue, you are in command of a wreck hunting expedition. However, the emphasis here is on…

  • Second Front

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Gary Grigsby GAME DEVELOPER:Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) GAME PUBLISHER:Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) Copyright 1990, Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) “The Eastern Front of World War II, covered from start to finish. Different levels allowed one to see losses taken down to squad level. One could replace commanders,…

  • Seek & Destroy

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Aaron Koolen GAME DEVELOPER:Vision Software GAME PUBLISHER:Safari Software Copyright 1996, Safari Software Safari’s last game before fading into obscurity is an excellent and novel shooter that “features a smooth 360 degree battlefield, tons of action, multiple weapon upgrades and configurations, beautiful explosions and mass destruction. Your…

  • Sensible Golf

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Sensible Software GAME PUBLISHER:Sensible Software Copyright 1996, Sensible Software A fun, cute little golf game from the maker of Cannon Fodder 2 and Sensible World of Soccer, Sensible Golf offers the same fast and furious action as in those games, only this time the…

  • Sensible World of Soccer

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Chris Chapman & Jon Hare GAME DEVELOPER:Sensible Software GAME PUBLISHER:Sensible Software Copyright 1996, Sensible Software This 95/96 version is an update of the classic Sensible Soccer action-oriented soccer game, this version sports sharper graphics, updated teams information, and more weather conditions you can choose from. As…

  • Sentinel Worlds 1: Future Magic

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Karl Buiter GAME DEVELOPER:Electronic Arts GAME PUBLISHER:Electronic Arts Copyright 1989, Karl Buiter One of my most favorite sci-fi RPGs ever, Sentinel Worlds is one of the very best “hard” sci-fi games ever made, despite disappointing sales figures. Your task as is to command a crew of…

  • Serve & Volley

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Artech GAME PUBLISHER:Accolade Copyright 1987, Artech Billed as “the most realistic action/strategy computer tennis game,” Serve & Volley does come very close to that claim with the excellent “Strobe-O-Stroke” interface that allows you to aim your serve and select shot type (topspin, slice, etc.).…

  • Settlers of Catan

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Klaus Teuber GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1998, Kosmos Verlag Settlers of Catan is a great computer version of a popular board wargame. The players in the game are settlers in the undeveloped land of Catan. You build roads, towns, and cities along the edges of…

  • Seven Cities of Gold

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Dani Bunten GAME DEVELOPER:Ozark Softscape GAME PUBLISHER:Electronic Arts Copyright 1985, Ozark Softscape From Brian Moriarty’s tribute to Dani Bunten: “Seven Cities of Gold was a solid commercial triumph. It brought together real-time action, strategy and exploration in a historical adventure with a genuine smudge of educational…

  • Seven Spirits of Ra

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Neal White III & Rand Bohrer GAME DEVELOPER:Macrocom GAME PUBLISHER:Sir-Tech Copyright 1987, Macrocom ICON: Quest for The Ring and Seven Spirits of Ra are two very revolutionary real-time RPGs that are unfortunately overlooked by most gamers. The reasons on why they deserve a permanent spotlight in…

  • Shades of Grey

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Mark Baker et. al. GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1997, Mark Baker et. al. This is a unique game in that it is a collaboration of 6 authors on Compuserve (a defunct online service) who never met each other in real life (well, maybe now they…

  • Shadow of The Comet

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Infogrames GAME PUBLISHER:Infogrames Copyright 1994, Chaosium Inc. Shadow of the Comet is one of the best horror games ever produced, with a gripping storyline based on Lovecraft’s Cthulhu mythos, good puzzles, and a wonderful atmosphere and characters despite some interface quirks. As journalist who…

  • Shadow of Yserbius

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Karl Buiter GAME DEVELOPER:Sierra On-Line GAME PUBLISHER:Sierra On-Line Copyright 1994, Sierra On-Line Designed as an on-line multiplayer game, Shadow of Yserbius and Fates of Twinion unfortunately faded into oblivion with the demise of INN, Sierra’s on-line gaming service. Stripped off its multiplayer features, they are still…

  • Shadow President

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Robert Antonick GAME DEVELOPER:DC True GAME PUBLISHER:DC True Copyright 1994, DC True An intriguing– if a bit too esoteric and confusing– political simulation, this game lets you become the U.S. President who must maintain approval rating (ahh– that penultimate goal of presidency ) and deal with…

  • Shadow Sorcerer

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Jeff Groteboer & George MacDonald GAME DEVELOPER:Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) GAME PUBLISHER:Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) Copyright 1990, Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) Shadow Sorcerer is SSI’s third (and last) of the non-“Gold Box” AD&D titles, along with Heroes of the Lance and Dragons of Flame. While Lance…

  • Shadowgate

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:ICOM Simulations GAME PUBLISHER:ICOM Simulations Copyright 1986, ICOM Simulations Shadowgate is a typical fantasy adventure game with a typical defeat-an-evil plot: you have been sent to Castle Shadowgate prevent the resurrection of an evil monster (called the Behemoth). Although most puzzles are logical, Shadowgate…

  • Shadowlands

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Teque GAME PUBLISHER:Domark Copyright 1992, Domark Yet another novel-concepts-but-poorly-implemented games, Shadowlands purports to be revolutionary in ways its title implies: through the use of shadows that everything realistically casts indoors according to lighting positions. Unfortunately, this creative idea also makes the game very frustrating…

  • Shadows of Mordor

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Philip Mitchell GAME DEVELOPER:Beam International GAME PUBLISHER:Melbourne House Copyright 1988, Melbourne House This third game in the trilogy follows the adventure of Frodo and his band of fellow Hobbits from where Fellowship of the Ring left off as the Hobbits plunge into greater danger — facing…

  • Shannara

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Corey Cole GAME DEVELOPER:Legend Entertainment GAME PUBLISHER:Legend Entertainment Copyright 1996, Legend Entertainment

  • Shard of Inovar

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Mastertronic GAME PUBLISHER:Mastertronic Copyright 1987, Mastertronic Another solid fantasy adventure based on the Kobyashi Naruengine, Shard of Inovar is a more traditional adventure. You are a royal wizard who must invoke various rituals to reconstruct the cairnrue, a magical barrier that protects the earth…

  • Shard of Spring, The

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) GAME PUBLISHER:Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) Copyright 1987, Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) Quietly released by SSI in 1986 and 1987 were 2 PC conversions of their classic Apple II RPGs: Demon’s Winter and The Shard of Spring. Both games are solid…

  • Shawl

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Alexei Pajitnov GAME DEVELOPER:Academy Soft GAME PUBLISHER:Academy Soft Copyright 1986, Academy Soft Before Aleixei Pajitnov became famous world over for Tetris, he designed this strange puzzle game for Russian developer Academy Soft that is would later be revised as Color Collision for Microsoft’s Puzzle Collection. Bounce…

  • She’s Got a Thing for Spring

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Brent VanFossen GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1997, Brent VanFossen In Bob the old hunter, VanFossen has created what for many of us is Planetfall’s Floyd in the 90’s: a thoroughly entertaining and realistic NPC who will go about his business regardless of your actions, and…

  • Sherlock Holmes: Another Bow

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Bantam Imagic GAME PUBLISHER:Bantam Imagic Copyright 1985, Bantam Imagic The first Sherlock Holmes game ever made for PC is a fun interactive fiction title that features an all-new mystery created specifically for the game. The premise is that aging Holmes, now in his 60’s,…

  • Shiloh: Grant’s Trial in The West

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:David Landrey & Chuck Kroegel GAME DEVELOPER:Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) GAME PUBLISHER:Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) Copyright 1985, Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) “SSI’s first rendition of Civil War, The battle, it was a true “beer-and-pretzels” type of game. Easy to learn and play, it was marred by…

  • Shogi Master

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Ishi Press International GAME PUBLISHER:Ishi Press International Copyright 1991, Ishi Press International Shogi is a Japanese variant of chess where you can return your opponent’s captured pieces to the game, but on your side instead! There are many other rule differences (and unique pieces)…

  • Shogun (Mastertronic)

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Steve Lee GAME DEVELOPER:Mastertronic GAME PUBLISHER:Mastertronic Copyright 1986, Mastertronic Shogun is one of the earliest adventure games that combine traditional adventure with both action and strategic elements– an attempt that proved largely successful here. In this unique adventure that foreshadows Sid Meier’s Sword of the Samurai,…

  • Shortline Railroad

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Andrei Snegov GAME DEVELOPER:DOKA GAME PUBLISHER:DOKA Copyright 1992, DOKA Shortline is an excellent beer-and-pretzel realtime railroad management game that eschews complicated financial aspects (as in A-Train) and all realistic factors in favor of the pure joy of creating a miniature railroad. You goal is to assure…

  • Shuttle

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Virgin Interactive GAME PUBLISHER:Virgin Interactive Copyright 1992, Virgin Interactive Shuttle is a vastly underrated and undersold simulation, probably because it is a “hard” SCI-FI game with a steep learning curve. This is the perfect game for would-be astronauts. Its a very realistic (and the…

  • Sid & Al’s Incredible Toons

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Jeff Tunnell GAME DEVELOPER:Jeff Tunnell Productions GAME PUBLISHER:Dynamix Copyright 1992, Jeff Tunnell Productions In Sid & Al, Tunnel catapulted the already addictive concept of The Incredible Machines into a whole new levels by injecting two hapless cartoon characters, a greedy cat a hungry mouse, as both…

  • Sierra Championship Boxing

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Dave & Barry Murry GAME DEVELOPER:Evryware GAME PUBLISHER:Sierra On-Line Copyright 1984, Sierra On-Line Ancient art of War creators Dave and Barry Murry got their start in the gaming business with this revolutionary boxing game, released in 1983 by Sierra On-Line (then On-Line Systems). In a clear…

  • Silicon Dreams Trilogy, The

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Level 9 Computing GAME PUBLISHER:Rainbird Copyright 1987, Level 9 Computing A trilogy of sci-fi games that comprises Snowball, Return to Eden, and The Worm in Paradise. All three games follow the exploits of Kim Kimberly, the legendary secret agent and space pilot. In Snowball,…

  • Silpheed

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:S. Uesaka & H. Godai GAME DEVELOPER:Game Arts GAME PUBLISHER:Sierra On-Line Copyright 1987, Game Arts For many action gamers, playing Silpheed is a thoroughly captivating experience that is hard to forget. Designed by Thexder designers S. Uesaka and H. Godai and licensed from Japanese company Game…

  • SimAnt for Windows

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Justin McCormick & Will Wright GAME DEVELOPER:Maxis GAME PUBLISHER:Maxis Copyright 1989, Maxis After letting you play mayor and God, Maxis brings you down to the ground– and under it, with Simant, one of the most unique games ever released. As leader (ant God?) of the black…

  • SimEarth

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Fred Haslam & Will Wright GAME DEVELOPER:Maxis GAME PUBLISHER:Maxis Copyright 1988, Maxis This more ambitious follow-up to SimCity lets you play God– take charge of an entire planet from its birth to its death–10 billion years later. Guide life from its inception as single-celled microbes to…

  • SimFarm for Windows

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Eric Albers GAME DEVELOPER:Maxis GAME PUBLISHER:Maxis Copyright 1993, Maxis You own a plot of good farmland. Do you want a small family farm–or an agricultural profit center? Do you want to produce food for the local town–or feed the world’s hungry masses? Do you use the…

  • SimHealth

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:John Hiles GAME DEVELOPER:Maxis GAME PUBLISHER:Maxis Copyright 1994, Maxis Possibly the dryest Sim- game Maxis ever made, SimHealth puts you in control of the U.S. health care system– evidently Maxis felt that the heated debates during the 1996 presidential election would induce many fans to try…

  • SimIsle for Windows 95

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Matthew Stible GAME DEVELOPER:Intelligent Games GAME PUBLISHER:Maxis Copyright 1995, Intelligent Games My most favorite “Sim” game of all time aside from SimCity 2000, SimIsle is a fun and challenging tropical island simulation. You must manage the difficult balance between economic success and ecological harmony. For instance,…

  • SimLife for Windows

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Ken Karakotsios GAME DEVELOPER:Maxis GAME PUBLISHER:Maxis Copyright 1992, Maxis Maxis once again lets you play God– but in contrast to SimEarth‘s macro-management, Simlife lets you design and manipulate the genes of plants and animals to see how they behave in a simulated environment. You can manipulate…

  • Simon The Sorcerer 1

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Mike Woodroffe GAME DEVELOPER:AdventureSoft GAME PUBLISHER:Activision Copyright 1991, AdventureSoft Two of the most charming adventure games ever are low-profile games that have captured many an adventurer’s heart. In both games, quintessential 90’s teenager Simon must prevent the evil wizard from conquering the magical world he’s unwittingly…