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Maupiti Island amiga

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.

Year: 1990 Genre: Adventure

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Chronomaster dos

Chronomaster is a graphic adventure developed by DreamForge and published by Capstone in 1995 for PC. The game was written by famous novelist Roger Zelazny, known for winning sever...

Year: 1995 Genre: Adventure

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Where in the U.S.A. is Carmen Sandiego? dos

Where in The USA is Carmen Sandiego is the second educational mystery game in the Carmen Sandiego franchise. It was developed and published by Broderbund in 1986 for Apple II and DOS.

Year: 1990 Genre: Puzzler

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Dylan Dog: Murderers dosamiga

Dylan Dog: The Murderers is a 2D action adventure officially based on the Italian comics character Dylan Dog, created by Tiziano Sclavi. The game was created by Simulmondo, Italian...

Year: 1992 Genre: Action

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Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels dos

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.

Year: 1988 Genre: Adventure

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Where in Europe is Carmen Sandiego? dosamiga

Where in Europe is Carmen Sandiego is the third chapter in the Carmen Sandiego series. It was published in 1988 for Amiga, DOS, Commodore 64, and other platforms. This episode, whi...

Year: 1988 Genre: Puzzler

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Sam & Max Episode 4: Abe Lincoln Must Die! windows

Abe Lincoln Must Die! is the fourth episode of the 3D graphics adventure Sam & Max Save the World, developed by Telltale Games. Episode 4 was released for free by the publisher.

Year: 2007 Genre: Adventure

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Deadline dos

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.

Year: 1984 Genre: Adventure

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Murders in Venice amiga

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...

Year: 1989 Genre: Adventure

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Eagle Eye Mysteries in London dos

Eagle Eye Mysteries in London is the sequel to Eagle Eye Mysteries, a first-person detective educational game developed by Stormfront Studios. It was published by EA*Kids in 1994 for PC.

Year: 1994 Genre: Adventure

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Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego? dosnes

Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego was the fourth game based on the popular character Carmen Sandiego. It arrived after Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?, Where in the U.S.A.

Year: 1990 Genre: Puzzler

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Where in America's Past Is Carmen Sandiego? dos

Where in America's Past Is Carmen Sandiego is the 5th game in the Carmen Sandiego mystery educational series. It was released in 1991 for Apple II and MS-DOS. Where in America's Pa...

Year: 1991 Genre: Puzzler

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Where in Space is Carmen Sandiego? dos

Where in Space is Carmen Sandiego is an educational puzzle game produced by Brøderbund Software (Prince of Persia) in 1993 for MS-DOS. Where in Space is the 7th game in the Carm...

Year: 1993 Genre: Puzzler

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James Bond 007: A View to a Kill dos

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.

Year: 1985 Genre: Adventure

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