Classic Personal Computer (PC) Games

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  • Defender of The Crown

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Kellyn Beck GAME DEVELOPER:Cinemaware GAME PUBLISHER:Cinemaware Copyright 1988, Cinemaware Defender of The Crown is unquestionably Cinemaware’s best game, and one of the best Amiga games ever released (although the PC version offers no less gameplay, it pales in comparison to the vibrant graphics and amazing soundtrack…

  • Defiance

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Visceral Productions GAME PUBLISHER:Avalon Hill Copyright 1997, Avalon Hill Excerpt from CD Mag’s review: “When Avalon Hill decided to expand their product line, they created Visceral Productions so as not to scare off… wargamers. Visceral’s first game, Defiance, is a blast-fest [with decent plot].…

  • Deja Vu 1: A Nightmare Comes True

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:ICOM Simulations GAME PUBLISHER:ICOM Simulations Copyright 1985, ICOM Simulations The first ICOM game, Deja Vu 1 introduces multiple-window user interface, mouse support (back in 1986– when not many people knew what a “mouse” is ), and true WYSIWYG. In this game, you wake up…

  • Deja Vu 2: Lost in Las Vegas

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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 Unarguably the best game ICOM ever produced, Deja Vu 2 continues the storyline of the first game, only this time you no longer have an amnesia. As an ace private detective, use your sleuthing skills…

  • Dell MS-DOS v3.30

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Dell Corporation GAME PUBLISHER:Dell Corporation Copyright 1987, Dell Corporation This is just one of the many versions of MS-DOS 3.30 available. Most of them are exactly the same. This version of DOS (3.30) was very popular among IBM-XT users.

  • Delusions

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Christopher E. Forman GAME DEVELOPER:Freeware GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1996, Christopher E. Forman Delusions is one of the few well-written “virtual reality” games. Anyone who fondly remembers the VR sequences in Legend’s Gateway games should definitely sink their teeth into this one. Although the plot could have…

  • Demon Stalkers: The Raid on Doomfane

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Kelly Flock GAME DEVELOPER:Micro Forte GAME PUBLISHER:Strategic Studies Group (SSG) Copyright 1988, Micro Forte This relatively unknown top-down dungeon romp was one of the first RPGs that include a full-fledged dungeon editor program that allows you to design dungeons easily with a mouse-based interface (as shown…

  • Demoniak

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Alan Grant GAME DEVELOPER:Palace Software GAME PUBLISHER:Palace Software Copyright 1990, Palace Software This is a highly original game that unfortunately gets bogged down with extreme non-linearity. You are a superhero who has the special ability to take control of most people you meet by typing “BECOME…

  • Demon’s Forge

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Brian Fargo GAME DEVELOPER:Mastertronic GAME PUBLISHER:Mastertronic Copyright 1987, Mastertronic The first adventure game Mastertronic released is one of the most difficult adventures ever, with its extremely unforgiving puzzles and frequent deaths. For killing the king’s guards, you have been sentenced to the Demon’s Forge, a deadly…

  • Demon’s Tomb: The Awakening

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Mastertronic GAME PUBLISHER:Mastertronic Copyright 1989, Mastertronic A huge and well-written adventure that’s arguably Mastertronic’s best adventure game, Demon’s Tomb recalls Infocom’s Infidel in that you play an archeologist who must save his findings for posterity. In the second half, though, you will play his…

  • Demon’s Winter

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Graeme Bayless & David Shelley GAME DEVELOPER:Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) GAME PUBLISHER:Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) Copyright 1986, 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.…

  • Desert Rats

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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…

  • Decisive Battles of American Civil War Vol. 1

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Roger Keating & Ian Trout GAME DEVELOPER:Strategic Studies Group (SSG) GAME PUBLISHER:Strategic Studies Group (SSG) Copyright 1990, Strategic Studies Group (SSG) Decisive Battles in American Civil War games were an early attempt by SSG to offer an accurate portral of the war that became a hit…

  • Decisive Battles of American Civil War Vol. 3

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Roger Keating & Ian Trout GAME DEVELOPER:Strategic Studies Group (SSG) GAME PUBLISHER:Strategic Studies Group (SSG) Copyright 1992, Strategic Studies Group (SSG) Decisive Battles in American Civil War games were an early attempt by SSG to offer an accurate portral of the war that became a hit…

  • Detroit

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:David Lester GAME DEVELOPER:Impressions GAME PUBLISHER:Sierra On-Line Copyright 1993, Impressions Detroit is a logical follow-up of Impressions’ excellent airline industry sim Air Bucks. This time, the year is 1908, and you are the President of an upstart car company. You will build and design cutting-edge automobiles,…

  • Deus

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Silmarils GAME PUBLISHER:Silmarils Copyright 1996, Silmarils Correctly realizing that the “survival simulation” in its earlier fiasco Robinson’s Requiem holds great potential but was fit only for suicidal gamers, Silmarils revamped the game engine, cranked down the difficulty level dramatically and put you back on…

  • Dick Francis: High Stakes

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Angelsoft GAME PUBLISHER:Mindscape Copyright 1984, Angelsoft Arguably Angelsoft’s best game (alongside Stephen King’s “The Mist”), High Stakes casts you as intrepid gambler Steven Scott who finds himself on countless misadventures one after another. The author of the book it is based on is Dick…

  • Dick Tracy: The Crime Solving Adventure

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Distinctive Software GAME PUBLISHER:Disney Copyright 1990, Disney A fun action/strategy game based on the campy comic book P.I. who got his 15 minutes of fame on the big screen. The game is decidedly better than the movie: Disney combines furious platform shootout sequences with…

  • Dif-1 Laser Tank

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Softstar GAME PUBLISHER:Softstar Copyright 1991, Softstar Dif-1 Laser Tank is a fun tank game that looks and plays like an adaptation of arcade game TARG. The goal is simple: wipe out enemy tanks in each level and try to get the best score. There…

  • Dif-2 Mirage Thunder

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Softstar GAME PUBLISHER:Softstar Copyright 1993, Softstar Dif-2 Mirage Thunder is a fun shooter from Taiwanese developer Softstar that will surprise veteran shooter fans with some novel twists to the shoot-everything-that-moves gameplay done to perfection in Silpheed and Raptor. The goal, as with a zillion…

  • Dig It!

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Pixel Painters GAME PUBLISHER:Pixel Painters Copyright 1996, Pixel Painters Pixel Painter’s last game, released on CD-ROM, is an ingenious platform game that sports many creative features that always set Pixel Painters’ games apart from other shareware developers. In this case, the familiar trappings of…

  • Dime City

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Christopher Wieland GAME DEVELOPER:Cyberdyne Systems GAME PUBLISHER:Cyberdyne Systems Copyright 1995, Cyberdyne Systems This follow-up of sorts to Mad TV (designed by the same designer) is based on the same engine and look, but unfortunately it lacks the charm and wit that make Mad TV an underground…

  • Dink Smallwood

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Seth Robinson GAME DEVELOPER:Robinson Technologies GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1997, Robinson Technologies Dink Smallwood is a fun “light” action-based RPG from originally released as shareware. Despite the almost nonexistent plot, Dink Smallwood features excellent isometric graphics, and fun physical puzzles and gameplay similar to console hit Zelda…

  • Dino Wars

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:DigiTek GAME PUBLISHER:DigiTek Copyright 1990, DigiTek A fun fantasy boardgame that was equally ignored on the Amiga and PC, Dino Wars puts you in control of an army of dinosaurs as they fight the opposite tribe to capture the egg. Each piece’s legal moves…

  • Dinotopia

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Dreamers Guild, The GAME PUBLISHER:Turner Interactive Copyright 1996, Turner Interactive The intriguing fantasy world of Dinotopia by celebrated writer/artist James Gurney is brought to life in this underrated adventure game for kids of all ages. You are Nathan, a young lad who found himself…

  • Discworld

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:David Johnston & Gregg Barnett GAME DEVELOPER:Perfect 10 Productions GAME PUBLISHER:Psygnosis Copyright 1995, Psygnosis Two of the most underrated adventure games ever, both Discworld games are based on Terry Pratchett’s pun-filled fantasy Discworld series, in which the whole world is carried through space by a turtle,…

  • Discworld 2: Mortality Bytes

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Perfect 10 Productions GAME PUBLISHER:Psygnosis Copyright 1997, Psygnosis Two of the most underrated adventure games ever, both Discworld games are based on Terry Pratchett’s pun-filled fantasy Discworld series, in which the whole world is carried through space by a turtle, and idioms and puns…

  • Dogfight: 80 Years of Aerial Warfare

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Ian Martin GAME DEVELOPER:MicroProse GAME PUBLISHER:MicroProse Copyright 1993, MicroProse A “light” flight sim from MicroProse UK that, as the name suggests, give you a chance to fly most of the famous fighter models from World War 1 to the present day. Air Duel doesn’t pretend to…

  • Dolphin Boating Simulator

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Dolphin Marine Systems GAME PUBLISHER:Dolphin Marine Systems Copyright 1988, Dolphin Marine Systems Dolphin Boating Simulator bills itself as “family boating simulator,” and does a good job of being just that: a relaxing boating sim that doesn’t sacrifice fun for realism’s sake. Although the graphics…

  • Dominus

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Virtual Concepts Entertainment GAME PUBLISHER:US Gold Copyright 1994, US Gold One of those true classics that broke the mould and proved to be a building block in the creation of other clones. Dominus gives you control over a small kingdom just before hoardes of…

  • Donald Duck’s Playground

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Al Lowe GAME DEVELOPER:Sierra On-Line GAME PUBLISHER:Sierra On-Line Copyright 1988, Sierra On-Line Donald Duck’s Playground is one of the best early edutainment titles, designed by Al Lowe for Sierra based on Disney characters that’s unfortunately not as well known as its contemporary Black Cauldron, Donald Duck’s…

  • Donald’s Alphabet Chase

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Westwood Studios GAME PUBLISHER:Disney Copyright 1988, Disney This Westwood game for kids is still replete with the unmistakable Westwood hallmarks of great graphics and fun gameplay. Even the simplistic task of capturing different animated alphabets is spruced up with varied animations. Perfect for pre-schoolers…

  • Don’t Go Alone

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Accolade GAME PUBLISHER:Accolade Copyright 1989, Accolade The one and only RPG from Accolade is a refreshing game set in modern-day haunted house. Control a party of four intrepid adventurers as they battle over 100 spooks in a muti-level maze. Innovatice touches include making alchemical…

  • Doomdark’s Revenge

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Mike Singleton GAME DEVELOPER:Beyond Software GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1995, Beyond Software Chris Wild did a superb job on unofficial PC conversions of Lord of Midnight and its sequel Doomdark’s Revenge, Mike Singleton’s epic RPGs first released for the Spectrum and Commodore 64. Like Mike Singleton’s later…

  • DopeWars for Windows

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Beermat Software GAME PUBLISHER:Beermat Software Copyright 1999, Beermat Software DopeWars is a unique simulation of an imaginary drug market, based on John E. Dell’s DOS-based Drug Wars game that was popular on numerous BBS’s in the mid 1990s. Your goal is to make as…

  • DR DOS v.6.0

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Digital Research GAME PUBLISHER:Digital Research Copyright 1992, Digital Research Dr. Dos was Digital Research’s attempt at updating MS-DOS. It included a memory and disk manager, easy-to-understand explanations of commands and errors, even an optional GUI enviornment. A great alternative if you don’t want to…

  • Dr. Drago’s Madcap Chase

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Blue Byte GAME PUBLISHER:Blue Byte Copyright 1997, Blue Byte Dr. Drago’s Madcap Chase is a unique strategy game for up to 8 players that is similar to Monopoly on a grand scale. The object of the game is to reach various destinations first and…

  • Dr. Dumont’s Wild P.A.R.T.I.

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Michael Berlyn GAME DEVELOPER:Brainwave Creations GAME PUBLISHER:Freeware Copyright 1987, Brainwave Creations This long-lost piece of IF from the power duo that brought you such classics as Oo-Topos and Infidel are back in this zany adventure game that is centered around physics principles. As a hapless student…

  • Dr. Floyd’s Desktop Games

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:MicroProse GAME PUBLISHER:MicroProse Copyright 1993, MicroProse Undoubtedly the most obscure MicroProse release ever (with possible exception of Sid Meier’s CPU Bach), this is an uneven collection of games and toys designed for Windows 3.1, starring mad scientist Dr. Floyd. The games rank from the…

  • Dr. Ruth’s Game of Sex

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Avalon Hill GAME PUBLISHER:Avalon Hill Copyright 1985, Avalon Hill A trivia game featuring everyone’s favorite sex therapist Dr. Ruth, this is a standard trivia game about you-know-what. Some questions are quite difficult even if you consider yourself an expert in the area . The…

  • Dr. Sbaitso

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Creative Labs GAME PUBLISHER:Creative Labs Copyright 1992, Creative Labs A cool personal psychiatrist program shipped with Sound Blaster and Sound Blaster Pro, Dr. Sbaitso was designed to showcase digitized voices Sound Blaster card was able to produce. Tell your problems or ask questions using…

  • Dr. Who: Dalek Attack

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:Admiral Software GAME PUBLISHER:Admiral Software Copyright 1992, Admiral Software One of a handful of games based on a cult “B” TV-series hit Dr. Who , Dalek Attack is a straightforward platform game that captures much of the show’s idiosyncratic charm. Unfortunately, gameplay is not…

  • Dracula in London

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:SDJ Enterprises GAME PUBLISHER:SDJ Enterprises Copyright 1988, SDJ Enterprises This is a simplistic but fun board game that needs 6 people to play (you’d think they could come up with a decent computer AI by 1988….) as various characters from Bram Stoker’s novel. The…

  • Dracula Unleashed

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER: GAME DEVELOPER:ICOM Simulations GAME PUBLISHER:Viacom Newmedia Copyright 1995, ICOM Simulations ICOM’s last game (although no longer in their name), in contrast to the horrible Sherlock Holmes games earlier that used the same FMV-based engine, is a surprisingly good adaptation of the classic Bram Stoker novel.…

  • Dragon’s Breath

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Andrew Bailey GAME DEVELOPER:Palace Software GAME PUBLISHER:Palace Software Copyright 1990, Palace Software Yet another Amiga hit that failed to impress the PC market, Dragon’s Breath(a.k.a. Dragon Lord) is a great fantasy strategy game that puts you in control of an army of dragons in your quest…

  • Dragon Strike

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Brett W. Sperry & Louis Castle GAME DEVELOPER:Westwood Studios GAME PUBLISHER:Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) Copyright 1990, Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) Another excellent, largely unknown game from Westwood, this unique game is essentially a 3D (yes, 3D) dragon flight simulation: fight through progressively harder missions on dragonback,…

  • Dragon Wars

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Brian Fargo GAME DEVELOPER:Interplay GAME PUBLISHER:Interplay Copyright 1990, Interplay The true successor to Interplay’s acclaimed Bard’s Tales games that unfortunately never got as much attention, Dragon Wars is an epic fantasy game that combines the best elements of Interplay’s previous RPGs. Fans of classic sci-fi RPG…

  • Dragonriders of Pern

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Jim Connelly GAME DEVELOPER:Everlasting GAME PUBLISHER:Everlasting Copyright 1987, Everlasting The Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey ranks among the most unique and imaginative fantasy novels ever created, so it is not surprising that a strategy game based on its world would be of the most…

  • Dragonsphere

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Matt Gruson GAME DEVELOPER:MicroProse GAME PUBLISHER:MicroProse Copyright 1994, MicroProse After the disappointing Return of the Phantom, Matt outdid himself with this game, incidentally the very last he’d have produced for MicroProse. The game casts you as a king of a faraway kingdom who must journey across…

  • Dragonworld

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    From the Database of Home of the Underdogs GAME DESIGNER:Byron Preiss & Michael Reaves GAME DEVELOPER:Telarium GAME PUBLISHER:Telarium Copyright 1986, Telarium Dragonworld is a Telarium game that, true to the company’s tradition, is based on a fantasy series of the same name. Your task is to journey to your friend Hawkwind to save the Last…