Le Sceptre d'Anubis is a French text-based adventure game with graphics set in the Pyramid of Djoser. The player takes a role of an experienced archeologist on vacation in Egypt, who occasionally discovered an ancient papyrus in one of the souks or Cairo. Deciphering its hardly readable hieroglyphs, he realized that the secret entrance within this pyramid leads to the tomb of Amenhotep II, holding the gift of the gods: The Scepter of Anubis. Trying to find it, the archeologist was going on an expedition equipped with a high-tech hieroglyph decryptor, a flashlight, and a gun, but forgetting to take a water. So, typing in the commands in form of "verb + noun", the player should help the archeologist to find the Scepter of Anubis avoiding the numerous traps and hostile pyramid's inhabitants.
Asteka (アステカ) is an early graphical adventure game that was created by Tsuneyuki Miyamoto at Nihon Falcom. The title was initially released for the NEC PC-88 and was later ported to other Japanese computers. While exploring the Palenque ruins in southern Mexico, the player takes the role of an archeologist where they use the game's katakana text parser to interact with the world and solve puzzles. The game was technically impressive for its time due to how quickly it could load new images, similar to Falcom's Demons Ring, and for its use of digitized photographs for some of its graphics.
Asteka was most likely released on April 13, 1985 according to early advertisements. However, even Falcom contradicts itself on the title's exact publication date. Falcom's official corporate timeline on their website says Asteka was released in February 1985 while their 2017 pop-up museum, along with the Falcom Chronicle anniversary book, claims it was released on April 10, 1984.
A direct sequel to Asteka was released in
Thayer's Quest is a game for the RDI Halcyon. Control the wizard's apprentice Thayer as he attempts to prevent the evil Sorsabal from taking over the five kingdoms.
Demons Ring is an "Occult Fantasy Adventure" game released in March 12, 1984 for the NEC PC-88 and was an early title developed by Nihon Falcom. The game involves the player solving puzzles by interacting with the environment through the use of a text parser and was an example of Falcom's technical know-how at the time. Every contemporary Japanese adventure game released for computers during this period would draw its graphics line-by-line and slowly fill in the colors, a long process that would need to be done anytime the scene changed to a new image. Demons Ring, on the other hand, could transition to different images in under half a second, a feature that was heavily advertised by Falcom and something that would eventually become a standard for the genre moving forward.
White Viper -- an epic saga of true love and bravery -- in five parts. You are the hero -- a gallant knight from a noble family and betrothed to the beautiful princess. Your family coat of arms features a large white snake, and because of this you are known as -- the White Viper!
One day when the princess was out walking you saw her attacked by an evil spirit, sent by a wicked Wizard! In vain you tried to protect her, but the spirit whisked her away, along with your armour.
But all is not lost, you find a wild horse which you catch and tame. On it you gallop off to the rescue. But the quest is long -- first you must reach the castle of the Wizard, recovering your armour on the way. If you make it that far you will have to encounter the Wizard in person, but if you can defeat him you will be crowned king and take the hand of the princess.
Many centuries ago, the Earth was ruled by Sorcerers and Wizards. They possessed mystical powers capable of both good and evil. The most respected influences in the land were from the good Sorcerers. This fact continually disturbed the evil Wizards, and they eventually decided to use their power to conquer the countryside and enslave its people. They devised a plan to systematically eliminate the good Sorcerers by sending wave after wave of diabolical creatures to ravage the world.
As the bravest of the good Sorcerers you have been asked to destroy these forces and save the planet. As a reward for your bravery: whenever you overcome or destroy a creature, you will receive a treasure.
Knowing your bravery the Wizards have done everything within their power to keep you from succeeding. They don't believe you will survive their first three waves of evil, but just in case you do they have several surprises waiting, Only you can discover through bravery and talent how evil they can become.
To give you more power over
Serra Pelada is a text-based adventure game developed by Renato Degiovani and published by the magazine Micro Sistemas, based on the peak of gold mining in Serra Pelada in the 1980s.
A superb graphic fantasy role playing/trading game. You start the game as a new captain of a merchant ship at anchor just outside the port of Aron's Bay. Your first ship is just a coastal vessel and unsuited to the rigours of travel across the vast oceans, but make a profit from your trading around the coastal ports and you'll soon be able to buy yourself and your men a larger, ocean-going vessel.
As a secret agent you have to find and infiltrate the secret hideout of a megalomaniac who threatens to destroy the world's largest cities unless he is made ruler of the world.
Horror Castle is a text adventure. Starting in the forest outside a dark castle, the player must find their way into the castle and rescue the princess. Numerous clues, dangers, and traps litter the castle and its surrounding grounds and dungeon.
Earth is in trouble from the Black Wizard Velnor, as he has finally found the tomb of Grako to turn himself into a demon. Time is short as he prepares for the change and so instead of sending a huge army to stop him, you have been chosen for this quest. You have arrived at Mt. Elk and you must enter the mountain and find Velnor hidden in the Goblin Labyrinth to stop his evil plan.