Since their humble beginnings as text-based narratives, adventure games have come a long way.
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Since their humble beginnings as text-based narratives, adventure games have come a long way.
Starcross is an interactive fiction/text adventure published by Infocom in 1982. The story was written by Dave Lebling, one of the authors of Zork: The Great Underground Empire. ...
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Deadline is a text adventure published by Infocom in 1982. It was written by Marc Blank, one of the principal authors of Zork: The Great Underground Empire. The game was initially released for the Apple II, Atari 8-bit, and TRS-80.
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Knight Tyme is a graphic adventure published by Mastertronic in 1986 for 8-bit platforms, initially from the ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC. Later it was ported to Commodore 64 and MSX.
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Star Trek: The Next Generation - Echoes from the Past is a graphic adventure based on the popular TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation. The game was developed by Spectrum Holob...
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5 Days a Stranger is a freeware horror-themed point-and-click adventure developed by Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw using AGS and released for Windows in 2003.
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Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels is an interactive fiction written by Bob Bates and published by Infocom. It was released for MS-DOS, Apple II, Commodore 64, Macintosh, and Amiga in 1988.
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is a graphic adventure created by Coktel Vision. It is a videogame adaptation of the famous sci-fi novel by Jules Verne, written in 1870. The game was ...
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Spellbound is an adventure-platformer created by David Jones for Mastertronic. It was published under the label Mastertronic Added Dimension in 1985 for the ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC.
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Maupiti Island is a graphic adventure created by Lankhor in 1990 for the Amiga and Atari ST, later ported to MS-DOS. It's the second detective/mystery title created by the French studio based in Paris.
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Murders in Venice is an adventure game developed by Cobra Soft and released by Infogrames initially for Amiga and Atari ST in 1989. One year later, it was ported to MS-DOS. In this...
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GamesNostalgia pays a small tribute to Sir Roger Moore with James Bond 007: A View to a Kill, an interactive fiction created by Angelsoft. The game was released for Apple II, DOS, and Macintosh in 1985.
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A Journey Into Xanth is an fantasy Adventure game developed by and published by PD-Freeware in 1993 for DOS.
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Tau Ceti is a mix of action, adventure, and space simulation initially developed for the ZX Spectrum by Pete Cooke in 1985. The game was also ported to Atari ST, C64, and MS-DOS. A...
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King's Quest III Redux is an enhanced remake of the popular point-and-click adventure published by Sierra in 1986. This fantastic remake features hand-painted backgrounds and new c...
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