Classic Personal Computer (PC) Games

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  • TriTryst

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Virgin Interactive GAME PUBLISHER:Virgin Interactive Copyright 1996, Virgin Interactive PC Gamer sums it up well in their review of this addictive puzzler: “The basic gameplay of TriTryst is similar to Tetris, with different colored squares that fall from the top of the screen, challenging…

  • Tube

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Bullfrog GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1994, Bullfrog A fun futuristic racing game that’s simple in concept but packed with great gameplay, Tube offers imaginative tracks, obstacles, and cool car designs. As with all Bullfrog games, the animations are very smooth and soundtrack is excellent ……

  • Tunnels & Trolls

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Neal Hallford GAME DEVELOPER:New World Computing GAME PUBLISHER:New World Computing Copyright 1990, New World Computing Tunnels and Trolls is a cut above most high-profile RPGs because it shines in two of the most important elements of RPG: plot and writing. From the first dozens of introductory…

  • Turbo Champions

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Mastertronic GAME PUBLISHER:Mastertronic Copyright 1989, Mastertronic A fun arcade racing game that features great animations of cars and a good variety of courses, Turbo Champions’ only weak points are the subpar handling of cars (i.e. cars seem to have too much “inertia” when you…

  • TV Mogul

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:First Row Software GAME PUBLISHER:First Row Software Copyright 1990, First Row Software TV Mogul (known as Prime Time in the US) is a decent business simulation that lets you manage and run a TV station. Despite attempts to inject realism, however, the game suffers…

  • TV Sports Baseball

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Cinemaware GAME PUBLISHER:Cinemaware Copyright 1990, Cinemaware Cinemaware’s third entrant in the TV Sports series is, strangely enough, not up to the standards of TV Sports Football and TV Sports Basketball. For example, there’s no animated opening sequence which has always been Cinemaware’s hallmarks. The…

  • TV Sports Basketball

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Larry Garner & Dan Pinal GAME DEVELOPER:Cinemaware GAME PUBLISHER:Cinemaware Copyright 1989, Cinemaware TV Sports Basketball is, without a doubt, Cinemaware’s best sport game and one of the best basketball games ever made. Everything that we’ve come to expect from Cinemaware is included in the game, from…

  • TV Sports Boxing

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Cinemaware GAME PUBLISHER:Cinemaware Copyright 1991, Cinemaware Cinemaware ended its acclaimed TV Sports series on a high note, with a game that remains one of the best boxing games ever made. TV Sports Boxing lets you create your own boxer from a wide range of…

  • TV Sports Football

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Larry Garner & Patrick Cook GAME DEVELOPER:Cinemaware GAME PUBLISHER:Cinemaware Copyright 1989, Cinemaware Cinemaware started its TV Sports series with this excellent simulation of American football, designed by none other than Patrick Cook (later of Dynamix’s Front Page Sports Football fame). All NFL pro teams are included,…

  • Twilight 2000

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Marc Miller & Paul Conklin GAME DEVELOPER:Paragon Software GAME PUBLISHER:Paragon Software Copyright 1992, Paragon Software Paragon’s last game is one of the best RPG / strategy hybrids ever produced, with excellent AI, lots of gameplay options, and outstanding character creation and tactical combat module that features…

  • Twilight Zone

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:J. A. Jay GAME DEVELOPER:First Row Software GAME PUBLISHER:First Row Software Copyright 1988, First Row Software Twilight Zone is a good game in the same vein as Mike Berlyn’s Altered Destiny: a hapless hero gets sucked into an alien world where he must find a way…

  • Twilight’s Ransom

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Paragon Software GAME PUBLISHER:Paragon Software Copyright 1988, Paragon Software Paragon Software, maker of the Twilight series of strategy games, takes a diversion in this surprisingly well-written IF set in the Twilight universe. Suddenly discovering that your girlfriend has been kidnapped, you must deal with…

  • Twinblok

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Webfoot Technologies GAME PUBLISHER:Webfoot Technologies Copyright 1996, Webfoot Technologies Twinblok is a good twist of classic Arkanoid game that combines bounce-ball-off-the-paddle gameplay with creative addition of “special blocks” that, for example, change direction of the ball or clear many blocks at once. Levels get…

  • Typhoon of Steel

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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 1988, Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) “The sequel to Panzer Strike, this covered the remaining theaters of World War II (Pacific, Asia, etc.); similar to its predecessor with all of its strengths and weaknesses……

  • Uncharted Waters 1

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Eiji Fukuzawa GAME DEVELOPER:KOEI GAME PUBLISHER:KOEI Copyright 1991, KOEI Uncharted Waters is the most un-KOEI game ever made by KOEI, perhaps because it is the only series not designed by Kou Shibusawa, the prolific founder of KOEI. Based on the high-seas adventure period in 17th century…

  • Uncharted Waters 2

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Eiji Fukuzawa GAME DEVELOPER:KOEI GAME PUBLISHER:KOEI Copyright 1992, KOEI Uncharted Waters is the most un-KOEI game ever made by KOEI, perhaps because it is the only series not designed by Kou Shibusawa, the prolific founder of KOEI. Based on the high-seas adventure period in 17th century…

  • Under Fire

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Ralph Bosson GAME DEVELOPER:Avalon Hill GAME PUBLISHER:Avalon Hill Copyright 1985, Avalon Hill “A tactical simulation of World War II infantry and armor; it was open-ended with a versatile map maker and scenario builder.” [excerpt from M. Evan Brooks’ Homepage] Better than AH’s previous efforts, but can’t…

  • Uninvited

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Pete Hallesy GAME DEVELOPER:ICOM Simulations GAME PUBLISHER:ICOM Simulations Copyright 1987, ICOM Simulations This is a little better than Shadowgate but not by much– you still die a lot, and most puzzles are illogical. It is essentially Shadowgate with a new setting and better plot: after regaining…

  • Universe

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Core Design GAME PUBLISHER:Core Design Copyright 1994, Core Design Universe is a decent sci-fi adventure that features some interesting gadget-oriented puzzles, although the banal plot and bad writing sink the game to obscurity. Nevertheless, Core Design’s second effort in the adventure genre is a…

  • Universe 1

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Thomas Carbone GAME DEVELOPER:Omnitrend GAME PUBLISHER:Omnitrend Copyright 1989, Omnitrend M. Evan Brooks‘ review says it all about Universe 1: “A detailed simulation of space exploration and trading. Multi-faceted and very deep, its playability suffered from documentation which was hard to interpret as well as an unforgiving…

  • Universe 2

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:William Leslie III GAME DEVELOPER:Omnitrend GAME PUBLISHER:Omnitrend Copyright 1989, Omnitrend M. Evan Brooks‘ review says it all about Universe 1: “A detailed simulation of space exploration and trading. Multi-faceted and very deep, its playability suffered from documentation which was hard to interpret as well as an…

  • Universe 3

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Thomas Carbone & William Leslie III GAME DEVELOPER:Omnitrend GAME PUBLISHER:Omnitrend Copyright 1990, Omnitrend M. Evan Brooks’ review and MobyGames rap sheet say it all about this last entry in the Universe series: ” A detailed simulation of space exploration and trading. Multi-faceted and very deep, its…

  • Unnatural Selection

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Nick Corea & Peter Fokos GAME DEVELOPER:Maxis GAME PUBLISHER:Maxis Copyright 1993, Maxis An overlooked gem, Maxis implemented the intriguing “genetic engineering” AI in this game long before Tamagotchi and Creatures caught the public’s imagination 🙂 A defected scientist has turned harmless creatures into killing machines. As…

  • Up Periscope!

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Actionsoft GAME PUBLISHER:Actionsoft Copyright 1988, Actionsoft 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 the…

  • Usurper: Mines of Qyntarr

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Scott Thoman GAME DEVELOPER:Sir-Tech GAME PUBLISHER:Sir-Tech Copyright 1988, Sir-Tech The only IF from Wizardry maker is a decent dungeon romp in the spirit of Zork (only with a more serious undertone and better plot). While enjoying your holidays in the mountains, you encounter a strange dying…

  • Utopia

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Sean Kelly & Graeme Ing GAME DEVELOPER:Gremlin GAME PUBLISHER:Gremlin Copyright 1992, Gremlin Utopia is a very unique game, which on first glance looks like nothing more than another Sim City-style game. However, there is a lot more to it than that: the city building portion is…

  • V for Victory: Gold Juno Sword

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Keith Zabalaoui GAME DEVELOPER:Atomic Games GAME PUBLISHER:Three-Sixty Pacific Copyright 1992, Three-Sixty Pacific The company’s blurb, in contrast to normal hyperbole, is an accurate description of these games: “The V for Victory series sets a new standard for computer wargames. It is the most complete, accurate, and…

  • V for Victory: Market Garden

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Keith Zabalaoui GAME DEVELOPER:Atomic Games GAME PUBLISHER:Three-Sixty Pacific Copyright 1993, Three-Sixty Pacific The company’s blurb, in contrast to normal hyperbole, is an accurate description of these games: “The V for Victory series sets a new standard for computer wargames. It is the most complete, accurate, and…

  • V for Victory: Utah Beach

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Keith Zabalaoui GAME DEVELOPER:Atomic Games GAME PUBLISHER:Three-Sixty Pacific Copyright 1993, Three-Sixty Pacific The company’s blurb, in contrast to normal hyperbole, is an accurate description of these games: “The V for Victory series sets a new standard for computer wargames. It is the most complete, accurate, and…

  • V for Victory: Velikiye Luki

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Keith Zabalaoui GAME DEVELOPER:Atomic Games GAME PUBLISHER:Three-Sixty Pacific Copyright 1993, Three-Sixty Pacific The company’s blurb, in contrast to normal hyperbole, is an accurate description of these games: “The V for Victory series sets a new standard for computer wargames. It is the most complete, accurate, and…

  • Varicella

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Adam Cadre GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 2000, Adam Cadre Varicella is yet another great work of IF from Adam Cadre, freeware IF author who is quickly establishing himself alongside Andrew Plotkin and Graham Nelson as one of the true descendants of Infocom. The game, which…

  • Vaxine

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Assembly Line, The GAME PUBLISHER:US Gold Copyright 1990, US Gold A unique 3D shooter with frustrating gameplay, Vaxine plays like a cross between Alpha Waves and Spectre. The object of the game is to survive each level by destroying all the enemy cells that…

  • Vectorball

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Mastertronic GAME PUBLISHER:Mastertronic Copyright 1988, Mastertronic Novel 2-player ballgame that’s a lot like Marble Madness in look and feel, although much inferior to that classic due to unintuitive controls and lack of friction that made Marble Madness fun. The addition of multiplayer mode is…

  • Vegas Gambler

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Logical Design Works GAME PUBLISHER:California Dreams Copyright 1987, California Dreams A good collection of gambling games, Vegas Gambler contains perennial Vegas favorites slots, blackjack, poker and roulette, each replete with common casino options and variants, presented in colorful graphics (for its time). One of…

  • Veil of Darkness

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Thomas Holmes & Chris Stratka GAME DEVELOPER:Dreamforge Intertainment GAME PUBLISHER:Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) Copyright 1994, Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) Veil of Darkness is a familiar sight for players of The Summoning, as both games share a common top-down 3/4 approach to the adventure and the world…

  • Vengeance of The Excalibur

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Robert Clardy GAME DEVELOPER:Synergistic Software GAME PUBLISHER:Virgin Interactive Copyright 1991, Virgin Interactive The sequel to Spirit of the Excalibur boasts improvements over its predecessor in every respect: the strategic elements (involving army placement and assigning errands to knights) are more complex, the plot more interesting, and…

  • Venom

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Mastertronic GAME PUBLISHER:Mastertronic Copyright 1987, Mastertronic The last Mastertronic adventure game disappointingly abandons the innovative icon-based interface used in Kobyashi Naruand Shard of Inovarin favor of words menu that you must scroll down relentlessly to find words you need to construct the sentence. Other…

  • Video Casino

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Mastertronic GAME PUBLISHER:Mastertronic Copyright 1987, Mastertronic A good collection of casino games that’s easy to play despite limited choices, Video Casino nevertheless offers solid and reasonably authentic depiction of video poker, video 21, and blackjack machines found in most casinos. What more could a…

  • Vikings: Fields of Conquest

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Brian Vodnik GAME DEVELOPER:Realism Entertainment GAME PUBLISHER:Krisalis Copyright 1992, Krisalis As a re-release of Kingdoms of England, released only for the Amiga, Vikings: Fields of Conquest improves upon the Amiga version with better AI and enhancements for the PC market. The core of the game remains…

  • Vinyl Goddess from Mars

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Mark Lewis & Jason Struck GAME DEVELOPER:Six Pound Sledge GAME PUBLISHER:Union Logic Software Publishing Copyright 1995, Union Logic Software Publishing The plot is simple: you’re Vinyl, the mars goddess who are supposed to attend the B-movie convention, but your spaceship is caught in a meteor shower..…

  • Virtua Fighter PC

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:SEGA GAME PUBLISHER:SEGA Copyright 1995, SEGA This PC port of an arcade mega-hit did not sell well simply because of its hefty system requirements (P133 and 32MB of RAM three years ago, when the majority of gamers still didn’t have a Pentium). Still, the…

  • Virtual Pool

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Celeris GAME PUBLISHER:Interplay Copyright 1995, Celeris Undoubtedly one of the most revolutionary sports games of all time, both in its revolutionary cue interface and gameplay options, Virtual Pool somehow didn’t do well commercially despite rave reviews from the press. The game features intuitive controls…

  • Virus

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:David Braben GAME DEVELOPER:Frontier Developments GAME PUBLISHER:Rainbird Copyright 1988, Frontier Developments This game is the perfect answer to the question: what happens when you lock the designer of Eliteseries and future designer of Transport Tycoon in the same room? Virus is a furious and addictive action…

  • Visions of The Aftermath: Boomtown

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Mindscape GAME PUBLISHER:Mindscape Copyright 1988, Mindscape Boomtown is a novel attempt at simulating post-apocalyptic life. Althought it may look like an RPG at first glance, the strong simulation focus surfaces soon after the computer builds you a new random world. You must buy provisions…

  • Visual Star Trek

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1990, Anonymous Definitely one of the best and most faithful Star Trek simulation game I’ve ever come across, Visual Star Trek is a perfect example that bigger doesn’t necessarily mean better. Almost every system on the Enterprise is accurately modelled,…

  • Voodoo Island

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Angelsoft GAME PUBLISHER:Mindscape Copyright 1985, Angelsoft Voodoo Island is a slight variation on the “Most Dangerous Game” story, set on a remote island. Your task is to destroy the evil Dr. Beauvias is brewing, while avoiding dangerous voodoo rituals and black magic practiced by…

  • Vulcan

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:R. T. Smith GAME DEVELOPER:Cases Computer Simulations GAME PUBLISHER:Cases Computer Simulations Copyright 1987, Cases Computer Simulations R.T. Smith, the creator and programmer for the fabulous game Encyclopedia of War: Ancient Battles, created a trio of World War Two games a few year earlier for the Spectrum…

  • Wall $treet Raider

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Ronin Software GAME PUBLISHER:Ronin Software Copyright 1998, Ronin Software This is definitely the best stock market simulation I’ve come across, bar none. Despite its lack of “bells & whistles,” the game effectively conveys the nuts and bolts of the stock market. Running ticker tape…

  • Wall Street Trader

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Monte Cristo Multimedia GAME PUBLISHER:Interplay Copyright 1999, Interplay This is an excellent introductory-level stock market game that makes a noble attempt of trying to make trading fun and comprehensible to those outside Wall Street. It largely succeeds, with catchy movies, excellent interface, a wacky…

  • War Diary

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:H.D. Long GAME DEVELOPER:Game Factory GAME PUBLISHER:Game Factory Copyright 1996, Game Factory A fun real-time strategy (RTS) game that cheerfully and skillfully rips Blizzard’s megahit Warcraft and apply it to Oriental motif. The result is one of the better yet unknown Warcraft clones that features cool…