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Prince of Persia
Prince of Persia (often shortened to "POP") is a platform game, originally developed by Jordan Mechner in 1989 for the Apple II, that was widely seen as a great leap forward in the quality of animation seen in computer games. Mechner used a process...
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- 1989
D/Generation
D/Generation is an arcade adventure computer game with puzzle elements, published for the PC and Amiga by Mindscape in 1991. It was later ported to the Amiga CD32 in 1993, the new version largely based upon the Amiga version but allowing use of the...
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Initial release date:
- 1991
Civilization
Sid Meier's Civilization is a turn-based strategy computer game created by Sid Meier for MicroProse in 1991. The game's objective is to "...build an empire to stand the test of time". The game begins in 4000 BC, and the players attempt to expand and...
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Initial release date:
- 1991
Lode Runner
Lode Runner is a 1983 platform game, first published by Brøderbund. It is one of the first games to include a level editor, a feature that allows players to create their own levels for the game. This feature bolstered the game's popularity, as...
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Initial release date:
- 1983
SimCity
SimCity is a city-building simulation game, first released in 1989 and designed by Will Wright. SimCity was Maxis' first product, which has since been ported into various personal computers and game consoles, and spawned several sequels including...
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Initial release date:
- 1989
Trinity
Trinity is an interactive fiction computer game written by Brian Moriarty and published in 1986 by Infocom. It is widely regarded as one of the company's best works. Award winning interactive fiction author Michael S. Gentry described Trinity as ".....
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Initial release date:
- 1986
Planetfall
Planetfall is a science fiction interactive fiction computer game written by Steve Meretzky, and the eighth title published by Infocom in 1983. Like most Infocom games, thanks to the portable Z-machine, it was released for several platforms...
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Initial release date:
- 1983
Castles
Castles is a video game developed by Quicksilver and published by Interplay Entertainment in 1991 and 1992. The game involves the construction of a series of castles on the western coast of England during the 11th century. Castles was quickly...
Initial release date:
- 1991
Balance of Power
Balance of Power is a computer strategy game of geopolitics during the Cold War, written by Chris Crawford and published in 1985. The game is notable for engaging the player in nail-biting brinkmanship without using any graphics more complicated...
Initial release date:
- Feb 1985
Railroad Tycoon
Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon is a business simulation designed by Sid Meier. The game can now be downloaded and played for free.
The objective of the game is to build and manage a railroad company by laying track, building stations, and buying and...
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Initial release date:
- 1990
Starflight
Starflight is a computer game published by Electronic Arts and developed by Binary Systems in 1986. Originally developed for DOS and Tandy, it was later released for the Amiga, Atari ST, Macintosh and Commodore 64. A fully-revamped version of the...
Initial release date:
- 1986
Border Zone
Border Zone is an interactive fiction computer game written by Marc Blank and published by Infocom in 1987. It was released for most popular personal computers of the day, such as the IBM PC, Apple II, and Commodore 64. Unlike most other purely text...
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Initial release date:
- Oct 8, 1987
Deadline
Deadline is an interactive fiction computer game published by Infocom in 1982. Written by Marc Blank, it was one of the first murder mystery interactive fiction games. Like most Infocom titles, Deadline was created using ZIL, which allowed the easy...
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Initial release date:
- 1982
Suspect
Suspect is an interactive fiction computer game designed by Dave Lebling and published by Infocom in 1984. It is the last murder mystery Infocom released, bringing an end to a popular genre of titles such as Deadline and The Witness. Like most...
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Initial release date:
- Oct 5, 1984
Plundered Hearts
Plundered Hearts is an interactive fiction computer game created by Amy Briggs and published by Infocom in 1987. It was released simultaneously for several popular computer platforms of the time, such as the PC and Commodore 64. Plundered Hearts was...
Initial release date:
- Jul 30, 1987
Elite
Elite is a seminal space trading computer game, originally published by Acornsoft in 1984 for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron computers. The game's title derives from one of the player's goals of raising their combat rating to the exalted heights...
Initial release date:
- 1984
The Secret of Monkey Island
The Secret of Monkey Island is an adventure game developed by Lucasfilm Games. The game spawned a number of sequels, collectively known as the Monkey Island series. Released in October 1990, The Secret of Monkey Island is the fifth game to use the...
Initial release date:
- 1990
Maniac Mansion
Maniac Mansion is a graphical adventure game originally released in 1987 by Lucasfilm Games (now known as LucasArts). Maniac Mansion has become known among gamers and programmers for its highly-acclaimed gameplay and its introduction of new ideas...
Initial release date:
- Oct 1987
Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders
Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders is a graphical adventure game, originally released in October 1988, published by LucasArts (known at the time as Lucasfilm Games). It was the second game to use the SCUMM engine, after Maniac Mansion. The...
Initial release date:
- Oct 1988
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure is a graphical adventure game, originally released in 1989 (to coincide with the release of the film of the same name), published by Lucasfilm Games (now LucasArts). It was the third game to...
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Initial release date:
- Jul 1989
LOOM
Loom is a graphical adventure game originally released in 1990. It was both developed and published by Lucasfilm Games (now called LucasArts) and was the fourth game to use the SCUMM adventure game engine. The project was led by Brian Moriarty, a...
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Initial release date:
- Jan 1990
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom is a 1985 action arcade game developed and published by Atari Games. It is based on the 1984 film of the same name, the second film in the Indiana Jones franchise. It is also the first Atari System I arcade game...
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Initial release date:
- 1985
Operation Stealth
Operation Stealth, also known as James Bond 007: The Stealth Affair in the United States, is an adventure game from Delphine Software International, released in 1990. The game is mainly the work of Paul Cuisset (programming) and Jean Baudlot (sound)...
Initial release date:
- 1990
Cruise for a Corpse
Cruise for a Corpse (orig. Croisière pour un cadavre) is an adventure game from Delphine Software International, made for the Amiga, Atari ST and IBM PC.
The game is designed as a murder investigation. The player assumed the role of Raoul Dusentier,...
Initial release date:
- 1991
Another World
Another World, known as Out of This World in North America and Outer World in Japan, is a 1991 cinematic platformer designed and developed by Eric Chahi. The graphics and box art were designed by Chahi, while the music was composed by Jean-François...
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Initial release date:
- 1991
Flashback: The Quest for Identity
Flashback, released as Flashback: The Quest for Identity in the US, is a cinematic platformer developed by Delphine Software of France, a now defunct company, and published by U.S. Gold in United States and Europe, and Sunsoft in Japan. The game is...
Initial release date:
- 1992
Future Wars
Future Wars (original name Les voyageurs du temps: la menace, aka Time Travelers: the menace, aka Adventures in Time) is an adventure game from Delphine Software International, released in 1989. The game is mainly the work of Paul Cuisset (story and...
Initial release date:
- 1989
Populous
Populous is a computer game developed by Bullfrog in 1989 and is regarded by many as the first pc god game. In 1991, Populous won the Origins Award for Best Military or Strategy Computer Game of 1990 as well as 1990 Computer Game of the Year in...
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Initial release date:
- Jun 5, 1989
Powermonger
Powermonger is a real-time strategy game developed by Bullfrog in 1990, derived from the Populous engine but presented using a 3-dimensional game map. It won Computer Gaming World's 1991 Strategy Game of the Year award.
The game features a 3...
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Initial release date:
- 1990
Populous II
Populous II: Trials of the Olympian Gods is a computer game in the Populous series for the Amiga, Atari ST and DOS-based computers, developed by Bullfrog Productions.
Populous II is a direct sequel to Bullfrog's earlier game Populous and is one of...
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Initial release date:
- 1991
Llamatron
Llamatron is a computer game written by Jeff Minter of Llamasoft for the Atari ST afterwards Amiga and PC (DOS) in 1992. It is very similar in gameplay to the 1982 arcade game Robotron: 2084, although in Jeff Minter's distinctive style.
The game is...
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Initial release date:
- 1991
Revenge of the Mutant Camels
Revenge of the Mutant Camels is a surreal horizontally-scrolling shooter computer game, designed and programmed by Jeff Minter and released on the Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64 and IBM PC. The Commodore 64 version of the game was commercially...
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Initial release date:
- 1984
Rainbow Islands
Rainbow Islands (レインボーアイランド, Reinbō Airando) is a 1987 arcade game developed and published by Taito. The game is subtitled "The Story of Bubble Bobble 2" and is the sequel to Taito's hit game Bubble Bobble from the previous year. It is the second of...
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Initial release date:
- 1987
Bubble Bobble
Bubble Bobble (バブルボブル, Baburu Boburu) is an arcade game by Taito, first released in 1986 and later ported to numerous home computers and game consoles . The game, starring the twin Bubble Dragons Bub (Bubblun) (バブルン, Baburun) and Bob (Bobblun) ...
Initial release date:
- 1986
Parasol Stars
Parasol Stars (パラソルスター, Parasoru Sutā) is a video game by Taito released in 1991. It is a sequel to Rainbow Islands (see below paragraph). It is technically the third game in the Bubble Bobble series.
Unlike many of the other games in the series,...
Initial release date:
- 1991
Midwinter
Midwinter is a first-person action role-playing game with strategy elements for the Atari ST, Amiga and PC. It was released in 1989 by Microplay/Rainbird, and was designed by Mike Singleton. The game was successful enough to spawn a sequel,...
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Initial release date:
- 1989
Flames of Freedom
Flames of Freedom is a first-person shooter action role-playing game with simulation elements published by MicroProse in 1991. This game was the sequel to Midwinter, and is sometimes referred to as Midwinter II: Flames of Freedom. In addition to a...
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Initial release date:
- 1991
B.A.T.
B.A.T. (expanded: Bureau of Astral Troubleshooters) is a futuristic point and click adventure game with some computer role-playing game (CRPG) elements. It was released in 1990 and available on several home computer platforms. It was developed by...
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- 1990
B.A.T. II - The Koshan Conspiracy
B.A.T. 2 - The Koshan Conspiracy is a futuristic point and click adventure game written by Computer's Dream and published by Ubi Soft in 1992. It is the sequel to the 1990 game B.A.T.
It is a futuristic role-playing game in which the player explores...
Initial release date:
- 1992
Chase H.Q.
Chase H.Q. (チェイスH.Q., "Chase Headquarters") is an arcade racing game, released in 1988 by Taito. In the game the player assumes the role of a police officer named Tony Gibson in a black Porsche 928 chasing after a fleeing criminal. Along with his...
Initial release date:
- 1988
Lemmings 2: The Tribes
Lemmings 2: The Tribes, a computer game released in 1993, is the first real sequel to the popular puzzle game Lemmings. As with the original, it was developed by DMA Design and published by Psygnosis. The gameplay remains mostly the same as the...
Initial release date:
- 1993
Lethal Xcess
Lethal Xcess is a shoot 'em up game developed by two members of the Atari ST demo crew X-Troll and published by Eclipse in 1991.
Lethal Xcess was coded by Claus Frein and Heinz Rudolf. Originally it was planned to be an independent release, but in...
Initial release date:
- 1991
Hudson Hawk
Hudson Hawk is a platform game developed by Special FX for the Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum. It was released in 1991 and pusblished by Ocean Software. Sony Imagesoft released it in the US for the Game Boy and NES. In Spain it was...
Initial release date:
- 1991
Little Computer People
Little Computer People, also called House-on-a-Disk, is a life simulation game/god game released in 1985 by Activision for the Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, ZX Spectrum and Apple II. An Amiga version was released in 1987. A Family Computer...
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Initial release date:
- 1985
A Prehistoric Tale
A Prehistoric Tale is a 1990 computer game for the Amiga and Atari ST. The game has both puzzle and platformer elements to it. It is said to be inspired by the Commodore 64 game Dino Eggs. The game is particularly notable for its title music, an...
Initial release date:
- 1990
Shinobi
Shinobi (忍 -SHINOBI-) is an arcade game, developed and published by SEGA. It was originally released in 1987 and ported to numerous systems. The game spawned numerous sequels. A re-worked version was released for Xbox 360's Xbox Live Arcade on June...
Initial release date:
- 1987
Battlezone
Battlezone is an arcade game from Atari, Inc released in 1980. It displays a wireframe view (using vector graphics rather than raster graphics) on a horizontal black and white CRT (with green and red sectioned color overlay). Due to its novel...
Initial release date:
- 1980
Gunship
Gunship is an AH-64 Apache helicopter simulation that was released by Microprose in 1986. Its platforms include DOS, Atari ST, Amiga, Commodore 64, MSX and ZX Spectrum. A direct sequel, Gunship 2000, was released in 1991.
The game features missions...
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Initial release date:
- 1986
King's Quest I: Quest for the Crown
King's Quest: Quest for the Crown is a 1984 computer game, originally published for the IBM PCjr simply as King's Quest. The story and the general design of the game was developed by Roberta Williams. Williams was the chief designer of all official...
Initial release date:
- May 10, 1984
Rolling Thunder
Rolling Thunder (ローリングサンダー, Roringō Thundā) is a run and gun arcade game that was released by Namco in 1986. It runs on the Namco System 86 hardware platform and was licensed for US distribution to Atari Games. The player takes the role of a secret...
Initial release date:
- 1986
North & South
North & South is a combined strategy and action game for the Commodore Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, NES, Amstrad CPC, MSX and ZX Spectrum. It was developed and published in 1989 by Infogrames (now Atari Europe).
North & South is an offshoot...
Initial release date:
- 1989
Stunt Car Racer
Stunt Car Racer (also distributed under the title Stunt Track Racer) is a racing video game developed by Geoff Crammond for MicroStyle and was published by in 1989. In the US it was published by MicroPlay.
The game differs from other racing games in...
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Initial release date:
- 1989
RoboCop
RoboCop is a 1987 action movie set in a crime-ridden Detroit, Michigan in the near future. RoboCop centres a police officer that is brutally murdered and subsequently re-created as a super-human cyborg, otherwise known as a "RoboCop". Two sequels...
Initial release date:
- 1988
Journey
Journey: The Quest Begins is an interactive fiction computer game, designed by Marc Blank and David Longosy, and released by Infocom in 1989. Like the majority of Infocom's works, it was released simultaneously for several popular computer platforms...
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Initial release date:
- 1989
Lords of Chaos
Lords of Chaos is a turn-based tactics video game, published in 1990 by Blade Software. It is the sequel to Chaos and an ancestor of the popular X-COM series of games, also written by Julian Gollop. In Lords of Chaos each player controls a wizard...
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Initial release date:
- 1990
Flood
Flood is a 1990 computer game developed by Bullfrog Productions. It was published for the Amiga and Atari ST by Electronic Arts. The game is a Platform game where the objective is to collect all the litter and find the exit to the level. The game...
Initial release date:
- 1990
Shufflepuck Cafe
Shufflepuck Café is a computer air hockey developed by Domark (not a table shuffleboard computer game, as the name would suggest). It was published by Ubisoft (and later Brøderbund) in 1989, for the Amiga, Atari ST, Apple IIGS (leaked version),...
Initial release date:
- 1989
4x4 Off-Road Racing
4x4 Off-Road Racing is a video game of the racing genre released in 1988 by Epyx and developed by Odan MicroDesign. The 4 maps consist of Mud, Ice, Desert and Mountains.
Initial release date:
- 1988
Blasteroids
Blasteroids is one of the sequels to the original 1979 shoot 'em up video game Asteroids. It was developed by Atari Games (which later became Midway Games West) and published in 1987 by Image Works for: arcade cabinet, in 1989 for: Amiga, Amstrad...
Initial release date:
- 1987
Leather Goddesses of Phobos
Leather Goddesses of Phobos is an interactive fiction computer game written by Steve Meretzky and published by Infocom in 1986. Like many other Infocom titles, it was released for the IBM PC (DOS), Atari 8-bit, Amiga, Apple II, Apple Macintosh,...
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Initial release date:
- 1986
