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| x Prince of Persia |
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1989 | Platform game | Red Orb Entertainment |
Prince of Persia is a platform game, originally developed by Jordan Mechner and released in 1989 for the Apple II, that represented a great leap forward in the quality of animation seen in video games.
After the original release on the Apple II,...
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| Action-adventure game | Jordan Mechner | ||||
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| Brøderbund Software | |||||
| x The Last Express |
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1997 | Adventure | Smoking Car Productions |
The Last Express is a video game created by Jordan Mechner and Smoking Car Productions, published in 1997. It is an adventure game that takes place on the Orient Express, days before the start of World War I. It is noted as being one of the few...
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| Robert Cook | |||||
| x D/Generation |
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1991 | Action-adventure game | Robert Cook |
D/Generation is an arcade adventure computer game with puzzle elements, published for the PC, Amiga and Atari ST 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...
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| Isometric projection | James M. Brown | ||||
| x Civilization |
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1991 | Turn-based strategy | MicroProse |
Sid Meier's Civilization is a turn-based strategy "4X"-type strategy video game created by Sid Meier and Bruce Shelley for MicroProse in 1991. The game's objective is to "Build an empire to stand the test of time": it begins in 4000 BC and the...
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| x David's Midnight Magic |
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1982 | Pinball | David Snider |
David's Midnight Magic is an early computer pinball simulation written by David Snider and released by Brøderbund in 1982. (The game was published in Europe by Ariolasoft).
The game was originally released for the Apple II computer platform and was...
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| x Lode Runner |
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1983 | Platform game | Douglas E. Smith |
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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| x Pinball Construction Set |
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1983 | Pinball | BudgeCo |
Pinball Construction Set (PCS) is a video game by Bill Budge published by Electronic Arts. It was released for the Apple II and Atari 800 in 1983 and was later ported to other platforms, such as the Commodore 64 and DOS (as a booter).
Pinball...
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| x Spore |
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Sep 7, 2008 | Life simulation | Maxis |
Spore is a multi-genre single-player god game developed by Maxis and designed by Will Wright. The game was released for the Microsoft Windows and Macintosh operating systems in September 2008 as Spore. A special edition of the game, Spore: Galactic...
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| x Raid on Bungeling Bay |
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1984 | Shooter game |
Raid on Bungeling Bay was the first video game designed by Will Wright. It was published by Brøderbund for the Commodore 64 in 1984 and the NES and MSX computers in 1985. The Commodore 64 version was published in the UK by Ariolasoft, and the NES...
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| x SimCity |
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1989 | City-building game | Maxis |
SimCity is a city-building simulation video 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...
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| Simulation video game | Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development | ||||
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| x The Sims |
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Feb 4, 2000 | Life simulation | Maxis |
The Sims is a strategic life-simulation video game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. Its development was led by game designer Will Wright, also known for developing SimCity. It is a simulation of the daily activities of one or...
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| x Karateka |
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1984 | Action game | Jordan Mechner |
Karateka is a 1984 computer game by Jordan Mechner, the creator of Prince of Persia. Karateka was Mechner's first hit game, and was designed while he was attending Yale University. The game was renowned at the time for its realistic animations. In...
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| x Choplifter |
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1982 | Action game | Dan Gorlin |
Choplifter is a 1982 Apple II game developed by Dan Gorlin and published by Brøderbund. It was ported to other home computers and, in 1985, Sega released a coin-operated arcade game remake, which in turn received several home ports of its own. While...
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| x Choplifter III |
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Sep 9, 1994 | Action game | Krome Studios Melbourne |
Choplifter III: Rescue Survive (チョップリフターⅢ) is a shoot 'em up video game for the Super NES, which was released both in North America, Europe and Japan in 1994.
In Europe, a remake of Choplifter II was released under the same name, and later ported to...
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| Strategy video game | Brøderbund Software | ||||
| x Castle Wolfenstein |
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1981 | Stealth-based game | Muse Software |
Castle Wolfenstein is an early stealth-based action-adventure shooter arcade game developed by Muse Software for the Apple II. It was first released in 1981 and later ported to MS-DOS, the Atari 8-bit family, and the Commodore 64.
Castle Wolfenstein...
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| x Super Mario Bros. |
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Sep 13, 1985 | Platform game | Nintendo |
Super Mario Bros. (スーパーマリオブラザーズ, Sūpā Mario Burazāzu) is a 1985 platform video game developed by Nintendo, published for the Nintendo Entertainment System as a sequel to the 1983 game Mario Bros. In Super Mario Bros., the player controls Mario (and...
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| x Sargon |
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1978 |
Sargon (or SARGON) is a line of chess-playing software for personal computers.
The original SARGON was written by Dan and Kathleen 'Kathe' Spracklen in a Z80-based computer called Wavemate Jupiter III using assembly language through TDL Macro...
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| x Chess |
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Chess | Apple Inc. |
Chess is a chess game for Mac OS X, and its progenitor, OPENSTEP, featuring a high-quality graphical display and support for chess variants such as crazyhouse and suicide chess. Also included are different skins featuring metal, grass, marble and...
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| x Interstate '76 |
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Mar 28, 1997 | Vehicular combat game | Activision |
Interstate '76 is a vehicular combat video game for Windows. It was developed and published by Activision and released in March 1997.
There are four play modes available in the game: the "T.R.I.P." (an acronym for "Total Recreational Interactive...
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| x EverQuest |
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Mar 16, 1999 | MMORPG | Sony Online Entertainment |
EverQuest (EQ), is a 3D fantasy-themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) that was released on the 16th of March, 1999. The original design is credited to Brad McQuaid, Steve Clover, and Bill Trost. It was developed by Sony's...
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| Massively multiplayer online game | 989 Studios | ||||
| Fantasy | |||||
| x FMO Chess Club |
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Stu Megan |
Q What is it?
FMO CHESS CLUB is a free private online CHESS CLUB requiring membership. Q How do I join? Click on the link on the front page. If no link is present, the club is closed to new membership. Enter an ID and password , valid email address ... |
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| x Star Trek: The Next Generation - A Final Unity |
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1994 | Adventure | MicroProse |
Star Trek: The Next Generation – A Final Unity is a computer game by Spectrum HoloByte, based on the Star Trek universe.
The cast of Star Trek: The Next Generation reprise their roles, providing the voices of their respective characters.
While on...
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| Puzzle game | Spectrum HoloByte | ||||
| x Falcon |
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Flight simulator |
The Falcon line of computer games is a series of simulations of the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft. The games were developed and published by Spectrum HoloByte (later MicroProse). They were noted for their high level of realism unseen in...
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| x Chessmaster |
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Oct 27, 2004 | Chess | Ubisoft |
Chessmaster is a chess playing computer game series which is now owned and developed by Ubisoft. It is the best-selling chess franchise in history, with more than five million units sold as of 2002.
The Chessmaster chess engine is called The King,...
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| Board game | Ubisoft Romania | ||||
| Traditional game | |||||
| x Fritz |
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Turn-based strategy |
Fritz is a German chess program developed by Frans Morsch and Mathias Feist and published by ChessBase. There is also a version called Deep Fritz that is designed for multiprocessing.
The latest versions of the consumer products are Deep Fritz 12...
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| x MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat |
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1995 | Shooter game | Activision |
MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat is a 1995 video game produced by Activision. It is part of the MechWarrior series of video games. It separates itself from the original board game BattleTech by placing the player inside the cockpit of the...
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| x MechWarrior 3 |
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1999 | Shooter game | Zipper Interactive |
MechWarrior 3 is an entry in the MechWarrior series. It featured a new 3D accelerated graphics engine at the time of its release. The game contains over 20 missions, with access to 18 different mechs.
The story opens with a short briefing of the...
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| x MechWarrior 4: Vengeance |
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Nov 24, 2000 | Action game | FASA Interactive |
MechWarrior 4: Vengeance is a computer game developed by FASA Interactive and published by Microsoft. It was released on November 24, 2000. This game is the fourth game in MechWarrior series. It takes place in BattleTech universe where the pinnacle...
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| x Trinity |
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1986 | Interactive fiction | Infocom |
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.
The plot blends historical and fantastic elements as part of a prose poem regarding...
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| x Planetfall |
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1983 | Interactive fiction | Infocom |
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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| Hidden & Dangerous |
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Jul 29, 1999 | Tactical shooter | 2K Czech |
Hidden & Dangerous is a WWII 1999 computer and video game developed by Illusion Softworks and published by Take-Two Interactive and TalonSoft for Windows, the Dreamcast, and the PlayStation. The PlayStation port of the game was developed by...
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| Stealth-based game | Rockstar Lincoln | ||||
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| Hidden & Dangerous 2 |
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Oct 24, 2003 | Tactical shooter | 2K Czech |
Hidden & Dangerous 2 (commonly abbreviated HD2) is a third-person shooter / first-person shooter (playable in both modes) video game in stealth-based mode, with a touch of tactical elements, developed by Illusion Softworks (which became 2K Czech) a...
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| x Far Cry |
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Mar 23, 2004 | First-person Shooter | Crytek |
Far Cry is a first-person shooter video game developed by Crytek Studios from Germany and published by Ubisoft on March 23, 2004, for Microsoft Windows. Far Cry sold 730,000 units within four months of release. It received positive reviews upon...
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| Science Fiction | Ubisoft | ||||
| x The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind |
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Jun 4, 2002 | Computer role-playing game | Bethesda Softworks |
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (often referred to as simply Morrowind) is an action role-playing open world video game developed by Bethesda Game Studios, and published by Bethesda Softworks and Ubisoft. It is the third installment in The Elder...
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| x The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard |
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Nov 1998 | Action-adventure game | Bethesda Softworks |
The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard is an action-adventure game developed and published by Bethesda Softworks with a third person style, set in the world of The Elder Scrolls. The game takes place in Tamriel in the year 864 of the Second Era,...
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| x Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast |
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Nov 19, 2002 | First-person Shooter | Raven Software |
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, often abbreviated JK2 or JO, is a first- and third-person action game developed by Raven Software and published by LucasArts and Activision. The PC version was released in March 2002 and the Mac OS X, Xbox and...
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| Action game | Vicarious Visions | ||||
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| x Star Wars Galaxies |
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Jun 26, 2003 | MMORPG | Electronic Arts |
Star Wars Galaxies (abbv. SWG) was a Star Wars themed MMORPG for Microsoft Windows developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts. Its servers shut down on December 15, 2011.
On 16 March 2000, LucasArts Entertainment announced a...
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| Massively multiplayer online game | Sony Online Entertainment | ||||
| x Stronghold |
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Oct 21, 2001 | Real-time strategy | Firefly Studios |
Stronghold is a historic real-time strategy (RTS) game developed by Firefly Studios in 2001. The game focuses primarily on conquest and expansion through military pursuits, but also provides space for economic strategy and development. There is both...
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| x Stronghold 2 |
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Apr 28, 2005 | Real-time strategy | Firefly Studios |
Stronghold 2 is a real time strategy computer game released in April 2005 in which the player develops a stronghold in the middle ages. It is the sequel to Stronghold, released in 2001, also by Firefly Studios.
The game engine was enhanced over the...
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| x Lords of the Realm |
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1994 | Turn-based strategy | Impressions Games |
Lords of the Realm is a turn-based strategy computer game published and developed by Impressions Games. It was first released on June 15, 1994, and is the first game in the Lords of the Realm series.
The game takes place in a medieval setting, with...
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| x Lords of the Realm II |
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1996 | Turn-based strategy | Impressions Games |
Lords of the Realm II is a computer game published by Sierra Entertainment and developed by Impressions Games. It was first released for the PC on October 31, 1996, and is the second game in the Lords of the Realm series.
The game takes place in a...
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| x Castles |
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1991 | Turn-based strategy | Quicksilver Software |
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 in Wales and the Welsh Marches during the 11th century. Castles was quickly...
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| x Colonization |
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1994 | Turn-based strategy | MicroProse |
Sid Meier's Colonization is a computer game by Brian Reynolds and Sid Meier released by MicroProse in 1994. It is a turn-based strategy game themed on the early European colonization of the New World, starting in 1492 and lasting until 1850. It was...
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| x Myst |
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Sep 24, 1993 | First-person Adventure | Cyan Worlds |
Myst is a graphic adventure video game designed and directed by the brothers Robyn and Rand Miller. It was developed by Cyan (now Cyan Worlds), a Spokane, Washington––based studio, and published and distributed by Brøderbund. The Millers began...
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| x Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri |
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1999 | Turn-based strategy | Firaxis Games |
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (SMAC) is the critically acclaimed science fiction 4X turn-based strategy video game sequel to the Civilization series. Sid Meier, designer of Civilization, and Brian Reynolds, designer of Civilization II, developed Alpha...
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| x Sid Meier's Gettysburg! |
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Oct 14, 1997 | Real-time tactics | Firaxis Games |
Sid Meier's Gettysburg! is a real-time tactical computer game designed by Sid Meier, the co-founder of Firaxis Games, that was released in 1997 by Electronic Arts. In 1998, Gettysburg won the Origins Award for Best Strategy Computer Game of 1997. It...
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| x Sid Meier's SimGolf |
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Jan 23, 2002 | Business magnate | Firaxis Games |
Sid Meier's Sim Golf is a computer game created by Sid Meier, Firaxis, and Maxis in 2002. In the game, players must successfully design golf courses and play them with their default professional golfer, Gary Golf (though this player can be...
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| Golf | Maxis | ||||
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| Strategy video game | |||||
| x Star Control |
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1991 | Science Fiction | Toys For Bob |
Star Control is a science fiction video game that was developed by Toys for Bob and published by Accolade in the early 1990s. Star Control (together with Star Control II) still enjoys a cult following. Modeled after Spacewar!, each of the three...
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| x Flight Unlimited |
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1995 | Flight simulator | Looking Glass Studios |
Flight Unlimited is a 1995 aerobatic flight simulator video game developed and published by Looking Glass Technologies. It allows players to pilot reproductions of real-world aircraft and to perform aerobatic maneuvers. They may fly freely, race...
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| Simulation video game | |||||
| x Flight Unlimited II |
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Dec 12, 1997 | Flight simulator | Looking Glass Studios |
Flight Unlimited II is a 1997 flight simulator video game developed by Looking Glass Studios and published by Eidos Interactive. The sequel to Flight Unlimited, it eschews its precessor's focus on aerobatics in favor of general aviation. Photo...
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| x X-Wing Collector Series & Trilogy |
X-Wing Collector Series and X-Wing Trilogy were compilations from LucasArts of their Star Wars space fighter simulation game titles.
X-Wing Collector Series was the first launch of Windows 95-based versions of both Star Wars: X-Wing and Star Wars:...
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| x Sonic the Hedgehog |
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Jun 23, 1991 | Platform game | Sonic Team |
Sonic the Hedgehog (ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ, Sonikku za Hejjihoggu) is a seminal 16-bit 1991 platform video game developed in Japan by Sega and published for the Sega Genesis. It is the first installment in Sega's flagship Sonic the Hedgehog video game series...
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| Adventure | Backbone Entertainment | ||||
| Racing game | Sega | ||||
| x Operation Flashpoint |
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2001 | Tactical shooter | Bohemia Interactive Studio |
Operation Flashpoint is the title of two separate series of first person tactical military video games. The first series comprises Operation Flashpoint, ArmA (Armed Assualt), and ARMA 2, developed by Bohemia Interactive Studio. The second is an...
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| x Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon |
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Nov 13, 2001 | Tactical shooter | Red Storm Entertainment |
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon (also known as simply Ghost Recon) is a tactical shooter video game developed by Red Storm Entertainment, a Ubisoft subsidiary, and published by Ubisoft in 2001 for the PC. It was ported to the Mac, PlayStation 2 and Xbox in...
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| x Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six |
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Aug 21, 1998 | Tactical shooter | Red Storm Entertainment |
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six is a tactical shooter computer game and the first in the Rainbow Six series. It was developed and published by Red Storm Entertainment for the PC in 1998. It was later ported to Mac OS, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Dreamcast...
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| x Doom |
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Dec 10, 1993 | First-person Shooter | id Software |
Doom (typeset as DOOM in official documents) is a landmark 1993 first-person shooter video game by id Software. It is widely recognized for having popularized the first person shooter genre, pioneering immersive 3D graphics, networked multiplayer...
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| Zombie | Williams Entertainment Inc. | ||||
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| x Quake |
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Jun 22, 1996 | First-person Shooter | Lobotomy Software |
Quake is a first-person shooter video game that was released by id Software on June 22, 1996. It was the first game in the popular Quake series of video games. It was made available on Steam on August 3, 2007.
In single player, players explore and...
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| Zombie | id Software | ||||
| Midway Games, Inc. | |||||
| Midway Games | |||||
| Lobotomy Software | |||||
| x Descent: FreeSpace |
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Sep 30, 1999 | Science Fiction | Volition |
Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War is a 1998 space combat simulation IBM PC compatible computer game developed by Volition, Inc. when it was split off from Parallax Software. Published by Interplay Entertainment, it is also known as Conflict:...
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| Space flight simulator game | Hyperion Entertainment | ||||
| x Half-Life |
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Nov 19, 1998 | First-person Shooter | Valve Corporation |
Half-Life is a science fiction first-person shooter video game developed by Valve Corporation, the company's debut product and the first in the Half-Life series. First released by Sierra Studios, the game was also released for the PlayStation 2. In...
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| Science Fiction | Gearbox Software | ||||
| x Frogger |
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1981 | Action game | Konami |
Frogger is an arcade game introduced in 1981. It was developed by Konami, and licensed for worldwide distribution by Sega/Gremlin. The object of the game is to direct frogs to their homes one by one. To do this, each frog must avoid cars while...
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