
Game company profile: Virgin Interactive

Games by Virgin Interactive
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1986DOSaction-adventure
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1988DOSaction beat 'em up
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1989DOSstrategy poker, cards
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1989DOSadventure interactive fiction
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1989DOSstrategy board game
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1989DOSstrategy board game
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1990DOSsimulation political simulation
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1990DOSracing racing: off-road
Ivan 'Iron Man' Stewart's Super Off Road is an abandoned diagonal-down off-road racing game developed by Leland and released by Virgin Interactive in 1990 for DOS, but also published for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, C64, ZX Spectrum and a lot of 8-bit and 16-bit consoles. Super Off Road is a classic fixed-screen track-racing similar to Super Sprint and was converted from the arcade hit of the same name.
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1990DOSsports basketball
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1990DOSrpg action RPG
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1991DOSrpg action RPG
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1991DOSsports pool / snooker
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1991DOSadventure interactive fiction
Magnetic Scrolls was one of the finest developer companies dedicated to Interactive Fiction. The Magnetic Scrolls Collection is a trilogy of Magnenic Scrolls adventures remade using the Wonderland engine: Fish!, Corruption, The Guild of Thieves. The new window-based interface made text-adventuring easy even for gamers not used to a text-only interface and the three games included are more than enough for many hours of reading and playing.
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1991DOSaction
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1991DOSstrategy real-time strategy
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1991Windows 3.xstrategy board game
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1991DOSpuzzle tile-matching
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1991DOSrpg action RPG
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1992DOSsports pool / snooker
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1992DOSstrategy real-time strategy
Dune II, released in 1992, is a pioneering real-time strategy game developed by Westwood Studios. Set in the world of Frank Herbert's Dune, players command noble houses in a battle for control over the planet Arrakis. With base-building, resource management, and tactical combat, the game introduced key elements of the genre and influenced future RTS titles such as Starcraft, Warcraft and Red Alert.
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1992DOSstrategy real-time strategy
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1992DOSsimulation political simulation
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1992DOSrpg
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1992DOSadventure point and click adventure
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1992DOSadventure point and click adventure
The Legend of Kyrandia: Book One is the first installment in The Legend of Kyrandia series of point-and-click adventure games developed by Westwood Studios and released in 1992 for DOS, Amiga, Mac, etc.. The story revolves around Malcolm, who has seized power and turned Brandon's grandfather, Kallak, into stone. To save Kallak and the kingdom, Brandon must embark on a journey filled with puzzles, challenges, and interactions with various characters and creatures.
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1992DOSadventurefreeware point and click adventure
Lure of the Temptress is an DOS fantasy adventure game, developed by Revolution Software, designed by Dave Cummins and published by Virgin Interactive in 1992. Lure of the Temptress was the first game to use Virtual Theatre, a game engine also developed by Revolution Software. Lure of the Temptress was later released as freeware in 2003.
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1992DOSaction platform
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1992DOSWindows 3.xstrategy board game
Monopoly Deluxe is an abandoned turn-based top-down Monopoly adaptation of the classic board game, developed by Parker Brothers and released by Virgin Interactive in 1992. Monopoly Deluxe was published for DOS, Windows 3.1, and Macintosh.
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1992DOSvehicle simulation space simulation
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1993DOSsports soccer
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1993DOSrpgprotected dungeon crawl, first-person party-based RPG
Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos is a classic role-playing video game released by Westwood Studios in 1993. It is the first installment in the Lands of Lore series and is known for its immersive gameplay, storyline, and impressive graphics for its time. Lands of Lore is an first-person party-based role-playing game (RPG) that combines elements of real-time combat with traditional RPG mechanics. Players navigate a first-person perspective as they explore a fantasy world, engage in combat, solve puzzles, and interact with NPCs (non-player characters).
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1993DOSadventure point and click adventure
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1993Windows XP/98/95adventureprotected puzzle adventure
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1993DOSrpg action RPG
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1994DOSadventurefreeware point and click adventure
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1994DOSstrategyprotected real-time tactics
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1994DOSaction platform
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1994DOSaction platform
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1994DOSadventure point and click adventure
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1994DOSracing racing: car
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1994DOSvehicle simulation flight simulation
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1994DOSsports golf
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1994DOSaction platform
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1995DOSstrategyfreeware real-time strategy
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1995DOSWindows XP/98/95actionprotected platform
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1995DOSvehicle simulation naval simulation
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1995DOSracingprotected
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1995Windows XP/98/95adventureprotected puzzle adventure
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1996DOSstrategyfreeware real-time strategy
Command & Conquer: Red Alert is a real-time strategy (RTS) video game developed by Westwood Studios and published by Virgin Interactive in 1996. It is part of the Command & Conquer series and is set in an alternate history where World War II never occurred, leading to a different global conflict.The success of Red Alert led to several sequels, expansions, and even a remastered edition that was released in 2020, which updated the graphics and sound while preserving the classic gameplay.
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1996DOSstrategyprotected turn-based tactics
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1996DOSactionprotected fighting
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1996Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMacadventureprotected point and click adventure
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1997Windows XP/98/95Linuxadventureprotected point and click adventure
Blade Runner is one of those point & click adventure games that somewhat manages to fully capture the spirit of a cult movie without copying the original plot. Fans of the Blade Runner movie will enjoy this game, even without Harrison Ford.
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1997Windows XP/98/95adventureprotected point and click adventure
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1997DOSWindows XP/98/95rpgprotected
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1998Windows XP/98/95strategy real-time strategy
Dune 2000 is an abandoned science fiction classic real-time strategy game based on the popular Dune franchise. The Dune "universe" took form in the books of science fiction writer Frank Herbert and went on to include movies, TV series, comics, and of course video games. Dune 2000 is one of the finest RTS of its era; it was developed by Westwood Studios and released by Virgin Interactive for PC in 1998 and features both single player and multi player game modes.