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Silicon Dreams
DOS19863.6/5 adventure
Silicon Dreams by Level 9 Computing is a trilogy of interactive fiction (text adventure) games released in the mid-1980s. The trilogy includes three separate games: Snowball, Return to Eden, and The Worm in Paradise. Each game combines elements of science fiction with puzzle-solving and exploration. All three games are text-based, relying on d...
Skullduggery: Adventures in Horror
DOS19863.4/5 adventure
Space Quest 1: The Sarien Encounter
DOSMac OS19864.3/5 adventure
Space Quest I: The Sarien Encounter is a graphic adventure game developed and published by Sierra On-Line, released in 1986. It was created by the duo of Scott Murphy and Mark Crowe, who later became known as the "Two Guys from Andromeda". The game is renowned for its humor and engaging story set in a science fiction universe.In Space Quest I playe...
Star Trek: The Promethean Prophecy
DOSMac OS19864/5 adventure
Starflight
DOS19864.1/5 rpg
Starflight is a classic space exploration and role-playing video game released in 1986 by Binary Systems and published by Electronic Arts. It is known for its innovative gameplay, as well as its open-ended approach to space exploration and storytelling.The game is set in a massive, procedurally generated universe with thousands of star systems to e...
Starglider
DOS19863.7/5 vehicle simulation
Tag Team Wrestling
DOS19863.5/5 sports
Tass Times in Tonetown
DOS19863.9/5 adventure
Tera: La Cité des Crânes
DOS19863.2/5 rpg
The Black Cauldron
DOS1986freeware3.8/5 adventure
The Chessmaster 2000
DOS19864.2/5 strategy
The Fellowship of the Ring
DOS19864.1/5 adventure
The Great Escape
DOS1986protected4.1/5 action-adventure
As a prisoner of war, you must find a way to escape a prison in Germany in 1942. The prisoner has a daily routine which will follow if not controlled by the player for a certain amount of time.
The Pawn
DOS19864/5 adventure
TheDraw 4
DOS19863.3/5 application
Transylvania
DOS1986freeware4/5 adventure
Trinity
DOS19864.1/5 adventure
Turbo Prolog 2.0
DOS1986protected4.1/5 application
Wall Street Raider
DOS19864.4/5 simulation
Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego?
DOS19863.9/5 adventure
Wordstar 4
DOS19864.2/5 application
WordStar 4 was a popular word processing software program during the early days of personal computing. WordStar 4 included features typical of word processors in that era, allowing users to create, edit, and format documents. It used a command-driven interface, where users would enter specific commands to perform various tasks. The software wa...
World Games
DOS19863.5/5 sports
World Karate Championship
DOS19863.9/5 action
Yacht Racing Simulator
DOS19863.4/5 racing
10th Frame
DOS19874/5 sports
3-D Helicopter Simulator
DOS19873.7/5 vehicle simulation
ACE 2
DOS19873.4/5 vehicle simulation
Ace of Aces
DOS19873.9/5 vehicle simulation
Acheton
DOS19873.7/5 adventure
Adventure Construction Set
DOS19873.9/5 rpg
Adventure Construction Set is an abandoned application developed by Stuart Smith and published for DOS, Amiga, Apple II and Commodore 64 by Electronic Arts in 1987. As the name suggests, ACS is a game-building system (we're talking about adventure RPGs) that lets you edit maps, items, creatures, etc. Included with ACS is a complete game called...