Mugen no Shinzō II is a role-playing game very similar visually and gameplay-wise to early Ultima games. As opposed to the first game, overworld occupies the majority of the screen, and towns can be physically explored in a top-down fashion. Another change is elimination of random enemy encounters in favor of enemies visibly roaming the overworld. Characters can now join the protagonist and participate in battles. Battles are viewed from first-person perspective (with large enemy portraits) and feature simple turn-based mechanics.
In this surreal platformer, released in 1985 for the Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum, you have been transformed into a bird, and must fight to save the human race from the invading Kremins by exploring an expansive world and collecting useful items.
The Amulet is a traditional text adventure where each location is described by text and you use the keyboard to type in commands to interact with each location. The objective is to locate seven shard of a shattered amulet which are scattered through time.
In the middle of a great desert is the walled city of Akbar Khan and hidden within it's walls is The Scroll of Akbar Khan which has the secret to eternal life. You have arrived outside the city to search and find the scroll in this graphic text adventure where the screen shows text describing your location and any objects to hand while a small picture shows the location. You type in two word commands to move about the city and interact with the locations.
The Magician's Ball is a single player text adventure with graphics that features Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells as in-game music.
For reasons of plot line development a little girl has been turned to stone by an evil wizard. The player takes the role of Caro, a magician, and must slay the evil wizard in order to break the spell. Unusually the game allows the player to instruct other characters to perform actions and also has another character, Azul, that the player can become so if Caro dies it is still possible to complete the game.
A curse has fallen on the island of Arulan called Shades and it causes people to vanish and reappear elsewhere. Whatever brought the curse also brought monsters and traps making the island a dangerous place to be. You play a hero determined to find out the truth and rid the island of the curse, monsters and traps, and make the island the lovely place it used to be. You can attempt this quest solo or you can allow three other players to attempt the quest as well, each taking it in turns at various points. Three skill levels can also be picked.
Shades is a flick-screen arcade adventure where each screen is viewed from an elevated angle as you explore the island. You are armed with a sword (a crossbow can be found later) and as you move about the island you can encounter many monsters who can either be avoided, fought or pleaded with but if pleading fails then you can fight or run away. On each screen are many traps and you can search by pressing T but be careful because if there are many traps then not all will be r
The pride and joy of the Federation, the Quann Tulla spaceship has been stolen by it's creator Erra Quann to take to the Evil Empire and sell the secrets of it's engines. You have been tasked to retrieve the ship as well as kill the traitor. Problem is, in the pursuit, your own ship the Crimson Cloud II has been damaged and you have run out of air. You must quickly start breathing again before completing your mission and save the Federation.
Quann Tulla is a text adventure where text on the screen describes your location and you use the keyboard to type in commands to control your hero and interact with each location.
Hotel Alien is a science-fiction themed adventure game.
It happened one starry evening not too long ago. There was a flying saucer sighting that most people paid little attention to. Over a period of several weeks, many strange new guests were seen checking in at the Hotel Alien, run by a sweet little old lady who everyone called Grandma. As time went by, the regular guests checked out of the Hotel and told of strange goings-on inside. Grandma grew increasingly frightened at the mysterious changes that were taking place, and one night she simply disappeared.
The player must explore the 6 floors and basement of the Hotel Alien. Movement occurs by menu commands, or by moving in the mini-map in the top left of the screen. The player must explore the rooms of the hotel. About half of the rooms contain clues to a cryptogram left by Grandma, while the remainder include alien encounters and other interesting rooms. The player must learn the alien language to communicate with some of the hotel's denizens. There are also
Medical simulation game where players are presented with a patient's complaints and must diagnose the issue, prescribe treatment, and operate if necessary. The player must follow well-defined steps in order to prevent patient death during surgery. Served as the basis for 1988's Life & Death.
1999. In the darkness of night an unidentified flying object is discovered. The scientists are flabbergasted. But calculations show that it will collide with Earth in the early morning... It does. News that the object is a weapons-crammed spacecraft strikes everyone with great dismay. Is there War in space? 2.009. Ten years later. Macross -the space cruiser- has been repaired when new UFO's appear in the skies. Their horrifying message: surrender Macross and her crew or total destruction shall be yours.. Enemy commando's even manage to abduct co-pilot Lon. It's up to Prynce, Captain of Macross and Super-Transformer, to avert a disaster. And rescue his beloved Lon from a fate worse than death...
Endurance is a motorcycle racing simulation game released in 1985 for the Amstrad CPC and Sinclair ZX Spectrum. Up to five players compete in turn-based races across various tracks, managing speed, endurance, and strategy. The game features alternating turns and was praised for its realism and challenge.