A cross between a simulator and an arcade game in which the player has to fly a Lancester bomber and drop bombs over dams in Germany during World War II. Whereb...
In this game the player can manage a soccer team in England. It was later released as a 2-player version renamed to "2 Player Super League".
Centipede is a vertical shooter in which you must destroy centipedes and other bugs before they reach the bottom of the screen and destroy you.
Jetpac is a 2D shooter for the BBC Micro, ZX Spectrum and VIC-20. The game was developed by Rare and released in 1983.
A managerial soccer game. This time the player directs the career of a striker who starts in the 4th UK soccer league division and has to rise through the divis...
Making fun of Tolkien before it was cool.
A text adventure game from Level 9, using their KAOS adventure system.
Secret Mission is the third text adventure game created and and developed by Scott Adams.
Sabreman must search out the lost sections of the Wulf amulet in this colourful flick screen maze game whilst fighting off the many beasts, and the Wulf itself,...
Jet-Boot Jack is a platformer in which the player controls a character named Jack who wears jet-boots.
This shape-based Russian mind-bender set the stage for innumerable puzzle games to follow.
A simulation in which the player takes control of a light aircraft flying at night.
A text adventure by Scott Adams and the sequel to "Savage Island Part One" in which the player is still trying to find the secret of the island in the Pacific O...
A strategy game in which the player commands Napoleon's forces against the computer controlled, combined Anglo-Dutch army of Wellington.
Sail the high-seas in this text based pirate adventure.
A time-travelling strategy challenge
The popular Parker Brothers board game has been released on nearly every home console available, and many of them include several "house rules" to spruce up the...
Boulder Dash is a vintage maze puzzler in which players collect diamonds before time runs out.
The follow-up to the text adventure "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole" developed by Level 9 Computing.
Classic arcade game where you, as Bentley Bear, must collect gems while avoiding enemies.
An arcade game that originally came out in 1985, the goal of Paperboy is to go from house to house delivering papers while avoiding obstacles.
You are space adventurer Mike Finn. After receiving a distress call, you plot a course for planet Phoebus. Crew members from Earth are being held hostage by the...
A James Bond game released for numerous 1980s computer systems.
The earliest computerized adaptation of the word-based board game Scrabble.
Countdown to Doom is a text-adventure, designed and written by Peter Killworth, originally for the BBC Micro. It is the first in Killworth's "Doom" trilogy.
One of a kind. A tense vector graphics game where you can't move, often compared to a 3D chess game.
A text adventure game from Brian Howarth.
An early arcade platformer that has 100 levels. Released by Taito in 1986, it was one of the first games to feature two-player cooperative play and multiple end...
Miner Willy wants to sleep after a large party, the only thing in his way is his house keeper who will not let Willy sleep until he tidys up his 60 room mansion...
Based on the famous martial artist of the same name, Bruce Lee is a 1984 action-adventure platformer starring Bruce himself. Navigate a perilous fortress while ...
Bounty Bob Strikes Back is a sequel to Miner 2049er and has nearly identical gameplay.
An early sports game from Konami, this was released on a variety of platforms in 1984.
An educational puzzle adventure game, designed to encourage children's reading skills and problem solving.
Compilation of 50 mini-games on one cassette published by Cascade Games for various platforms.
Adventureland was the first text adventure game released for home computers. It is also the first work by Scott Adams.
007: Licence to Kill is a top-down shooter based on the James Bond movie of the same name. The game was developed by Quixel and published by Domark Software Inc...
Gremlins: The Adventure is a text adventure games based on the film "Gremlins". It takes place in one house, in which there are many gremlins that the player mu...
In this text adventure, written by Scott Adams, the player must explore a once-thriving mining town in search of the 13 hidden treasures.
A text adventure and a tie-in to the 20th Century Fox film "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension".
DESTROY THE ENEMY ARMY as Super Joe in this influential top-down shooter.
A game based upon the TV series of the same name.
A 3D pool game for 80s computer systems.
This text adventure, written by Alvin Files and Scott Adams, will transport the player inside the pyramid of doom where all treasures and a way out must be foun...
A platformer from UK developers The Assembly Line. Eliminate the enemies in the order shown with a springy ball that has a mind of its own.
A fighting game from 1987 that was released on various computer platforms.
One to six players can compete in five olympic events in this game that is also known as Summer Olympiad.
Trivial Pursuit is a video game adaptation of the classic trivia board game.
Thai Boxing is a one-on-one fighting game for European computers, based in the sport of Muay Thai. Most versions displayed a 3D isometric view, but some had 2D ...
Graphical text adventure from Brian Howarth's Mysterious Adventure series
The thirteenth game of the Scott Adams text adventures series and the first which was never released in all-text format.
A multi-event sports simulation set in the Wild West.
A ground breaking text-adventure video game based on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit.
A collection of four mini-games set in the circus that was developed by Subway Software and Tynesoft for various platforms.
Play as a spy in an armored sports car, destroying enemy vehicles and protecting civilian vehicles.
The second game in the Last Ninja series, this time set in modern-day New York.
Created by Ian Bell and David Braben, this space trading / combat game was revolutionary; combining wireframe 3D graphics with open-ended gameplay to create a d...
Hopper is a Frogger clone from Personal Software Services for personal computers in the 1980s.
Save the last human family and blast as many robots as you can in this classic dual-joystick shooter from Williams Electronics.
The seventh entry in the original Scott Adams text adventure series. This time the player finds himself hoplessly lost in the middle of a carnival fun house and...
Revs is a Formula Three racing simulator developed for the BBC Micro, known for its harsh difficulty levels, revolutionary handling and detailed visuals.
Frogger is a classic arcade game with a simple objective: safely maneuver your frog across a busy highway and a deadly river without getting squished!
An Atari arcade game based on the Looney Tunes shorts. Eat birdseed and avoid the clutches of Wile E. Coyote at any cost.
Players control a group of vigilantes in their war against crime in the London Underground subway system. Using the subways as a means to travel from one destin...
After a nuclear war, humanity is trapped underground by a robotic defence system that commands the irradiated surface. You assume control of a robot drone with ...
A text adventure and implementation of the diary books written by Sue Townsend. Playing the game takes the player through a year in the fascinating life of Adri...
A wild west themed action game from Mastertronic.
A game in the Mysterious Adventures text adventure series.
Set a century after the events of Return to Eden, The Worm in Paradise is the third and concluding game in the Silicon Dreams trilogy.
Gorf is a multi-mission fixed shooter featuring five screens. Each of these five missions has its own distinct enemies and rules of play.
Pimania is an adventure game that had a real life prize available to the first person who could solve the puzzle.
A text adventure from Brian Howarth and Wherner Barnes.
An early text adventure developed and published by Level 9 Computing for several platforms.
Repton 3 involves retrieving treasure from cleverly constructed traps of falling rocks whilst avoiding the monsters and spirits.
The sequel to the hit arcade game, Asteroids, it was released in 1980 by Atari. Just as in its predecessor, players are tasked with destroying the dangerous spa...
Jet Set Willy II is an extended version of Jet Set Willy with additional locations.
A platform and ladders game in which the player takes the role of Hercules and must complete the "Twelve Deathly Labours of Hercules".
Jam out to the soundtrack and the sound effects (but not simultaneously) in this Breakout-esque British game from Gremlin.
A sports simulation game with various events that is also known as Commonwealth Games.
The first football management simulator, many of the hallmarks of the incredibly complex games which exist in this genre today are found in embryonic form here...
Tempest is a rotation-based shooter with vector graphics, first appearing in arcades in 1981. It popularized the subgenre of “tube shooters” and also pionee...
Gyroscope is a Marble Madness clone where the players take control of a gyroscope as opposed to a marble. It is presented in a 3D isometric perspective and has ...
The Way of the Exploding Fist is a martial arts fighting game featuring one-on-one Karate bouts. The object is to defeat each opponent under the shobu nihon kum...
A collection of five different winter sports. Released under the name Winter Olympiad 88 in Europe.
One of the all-time great platformers.
Computerized version of the same-named TV game show in which contestants answer trivia questions to complete a path across or down a game board of hexagons.
The first installment in the highly acclaimed SimCity franchise by Maxis' Will Wright. The gameplay centers around developing and managing a city in a variety o...
A sci-fi variant on Breakout that introduces power-ups and enemies to the format. It was originally developed by Taito for the Arcade and published on a multitu...
A collection of three interlinked Level 9 adventures.
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