An adventure game for the NES published by Sunsoft. A boy named Kyle must rescue the princess of a kingdom where very small humans and animals peacefully co-exist.
Ripple Island (occasionally seen translated as "Lipple Island") is a graphic adventure game where the player interacts with the world using a series of commands, such as "pick up", "walk" or "use".
Rather than the usual murder mystery games which were the trend at the time, Ripple Island instead adopts a fantasy storybook setting where smaller humans and friendly animals, such as raccoons and rabbits, co-exist peacefully. The kingdom is threatened by the arrival of Gerogeru, a self-styled Emperor of Darkness and giant frog, after he kidnaps the princess. Kyle, a young boy and the game's protagonist, is attempting to rescue her.
The game was never released outside of Japan. It was, however, re-released as part of a Japan-only PS2 compilation based on Sunsoft's works. It also received a manga adaptation.
A murder mystery graphic adventure game for the Famicom. It was never released outside of Japan.
Satsui no Kaisou: Soft House Satsujin Jiken ("Hierarchy Of Murderous Intent: The Software House Serial Murders") is a menu-based adventure game by Hyperware in which the player is a young man attempting to solve the murder of a successful software developer. Like in many Famicom adventure games, the player can gather clues by examining sites of interest, talking to various people and keeping track of the information they've gathered. As the case continues, more people working for the titular game company start dying and the player is given more murders to solve.
Time is an important factor in the game as talking to right people and being in the right places at the right moments will prove instrumental towards solving the mystery. The President of the game company only gives the protagonist three days to solve the case before they get the police involved, giving the player a strict deadline. The game's writer will intr
Dragon Scroll: Yomigaerishi Maryuu is an adventure game developed by Konami in 1987 for the Famicom. It is often compared to The Legend of Zelda in terms of game play, but it is considerably more difficult due to the lack of clues or information on how to proceed.
The game is non-linear, and you must explore different territories in search of the eight stolen magical artifacts that maintain a sleep spell over a large and dangerous dragon. Enemies roam the overworld and dungeons, and must be defeated in order to earn experience points. Experience points are used to increase the player's level, which makes him stronger and gives him access to stronger weapons and magic. Most useful items are well hidden and, even when obtained, are difficult to determine their appropriate use. The game features a password system which allows you to continue play where you left off.
A famous writer announces her engagement and starts to receive threats and gets blackmailed. The main character is a detective tasked with identifying the stalker. As the investigation proceeds, a murder occurs.
La Chose de Grotemburg is a text adventure with graphics in French. The protagonist returns to his town after travelling to find his young wife dead. The search for the one responsible bring the character to different locations such a forest, an underground environment and a mansion where the one responsible resides.
Most of the screen provides a view of the environment with detailed graphics. At the bottom of the screen text descriptions appear and commands are entered. On the right possible movement options based on the four wind directions are displayed.
Explore the mazes of the Great Pyramid of Ra! Each level is a new, larger, random maze to solve. Find tools and supplies abandoned by earlier, failed expeditions, try to avoid the traps, and encounter dangerous animals and the fearsome Guardians as you seek the three sacred Talismans of Ra the Sun-God.
A Slovak text adventure recently re-released in English based around the subject of computer hacking and system penetration. It is an unofficial sequel to The Stig 3, by Fuxoft and there is important info that can help a user in this game. The story takes place in the (then) near future of 1991 in New York. You play as Tim Coleman, a programmer\hacker and your job is to hack Jack Ragger and clean out his accounts.
The Secret Of Little Hodcome is a text adventure from Zenobi Software with mild horror elements.
Once upon a time the player had a distant, and forgotten relative. That relative is no more meaning that the player has inherited a cottage in the tiny hamlet of Little Hodcome. After a bit of not-too-productive research, 'Where is this place?', off you trot to meet the estate agent.
Naturally, this being an adventure, all is not well in the English countryside and the object of the game is to uncover and vanquish whatever evil force lurks there.
The Mystery of Arkham Manor is a detective adventure horror game inspired by H. P. Lovecraft's fictionalized world of Arkham.
The player will play as the London Chronicle’s freelance reporter, and he will start the game moments after he arrives by train at the local train station. He has to be both reporter and detective to decipher what has been happening in the villag. But the only clue he has in his possession is Colonel Lemin’s intriguing letter.
During the gameplay there are several characters to be interviewed, objects to be picked up, photographs to be taken, stories to be reported, and questions to be made to the newspaper.
Take on the might of the corrupt Empire on behalf of the ailing Federation in this epic future fantasy! Erra Quann, the treacherous alien scientist who designed Flagship Quann Tulla, the pride of the Federation, has hijacked the ship and piloted it to an outpost of the evil Empire where he plans to sell the secret of its engines. As a member of the elite Federation secret service, your mission is to stop him! The battle will take place in the energy-shattered hull of the Quann Tulla, through deep space and on to the final desperate conclusion on a distant alien world. The fate of the universe is once more (gulp!) in your hands!
Federation is a graphic text adventure and is an enhanced version of the 1985 text adventure Quann Tulla by 8th Day software. This version included graphics for each location as well as some minor location differences and some different directions.
Pals Around Town is a computer game published by Hi Tech Expressions in 1987 and programmed by Children's Television Workshop. It was released for the Atari and the IBM PCjr in cartridge form.
The basis for the game was strictly educational. The player could pick a character (Sesame Street characters available included Bert and Ernie, among others) and could interact with various objects in a variety of settings. Two such settings were a school classroom and an outdoor playground. Some items that could be interacted with included a fishbowl and a globe.
Surreal Slovak text adventure game taking place in an insane asylum co-inhabited by fictionalized versions of Sybilasoft themselves.
Received an English translation in 2021 as part of an initiative by the Slovak Game Developers Association in cooperation with Slovak Design Museum, with funding by the Slovak Arts Council.
Slovak murder simulator text adventure game in which the player can kill a person of their choosing (by entering their name) and then cover up the tracks. One can explicitly choose to murder an "unpopular politician."
Received an English translation in 2021 as part of an initiative by the Slovak Game Developers Association in cooperation with Slovak Design Museum, with funding by the Slovak Arts Council.
Slovak text adventure game based on the 1846 historical novel by Alexandre Dumas.
Received an English translation in 2021 as part of an initiative by the Slovak Game Developers Association in cooperation with Slovak Design Museum, with funding by the Slovak Arts Council.
The Warden Game is a text-adventure style game that helps players understand the contradictions of prison life in an age of mass incarceration. Designed by Ed Mead around 1987, while he was incarcerated at the Washington State Reformatory at Monroe, the game explores power in prison and how individuals exercise it.
The player takes on the role of the father of a family that moves into the Amityville haunted house. Little by little, the house comes to life and he has to face more and more horrible events. He is a prisoner of the house and the goal is to get out alive after 24 days.
There used to be a small island beyond the south of the town where you live. The name of the island is animals paradise Animal Land. One day, a murder case occurred in this quiet and peaceful village of peace. The victim is the owner of the Concon Jewelry Store, the fox Gonkichi. You received a report and started investigating with the police dog Oidon.
The game plays out similarly to Portopia Satsujin Renzoku Jiken and others similar detective games. You select various commands in the menu to investigate crime scenes and quiz suspects.
Supernova is a text based adventure where you must find another life to live, after years of working your life away in some dusty, mucked up mine. The mines main source, barren metal, is running low, so it's time find another way of bringing in the profits.