Retro games, abandonware, freeware and classic games for PC and Mac
The Pawn is a text adventure created by Magnetic Scrolls initially for the Sinclair QL and published by Sinclair Research in 1985. The game wasn't very successful and one year late...
adventure fantasy sinclair ql text adventure with pictures text parser
Rainbow Islands is the sequel to Bubble Bobble and was developed and published by Taito in 1987 for arcades only. It would remain a coin-op until 1990 when it was ported to the Amiga, Commodore 64, and other home platforms.
Year: 1990 Genre: Platformer
arcade coin-op conversion fantasy jumper platformer vertical-scrolling
Rock Star Ate My Hamster is a fun managerial game written and programmed by Colin Bradshaw‑Jones for Codemasters. It was published in 1988 for the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum.
business simulation comedy humour management strategy
St. Dragon (full name Tenseiryuu Saint Dragon) is a sci-fi side-scrolling shooter initially released as an arcade by Jaleco in 1989. Storm Entertainment handled the conversions to Amiga, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, and Atari ST.
arcade coin-op conversion fantasy h-scrolling shoot-em up science fiction shooter
Santa's Xmas Caper is an excellent little platformer with Santa as the main character, developed and published by Zeppelin Games in December 1992. The game was released for MS-DOS and Amiga.
Year: 1992 Genre: Platformer
c64 original game christmas fantasy holidays platformer
ABC Wide World of Sports Boxing (aka TV Sports Boxing) is a licensed boxing game developed by Acme Interactive and Cinemaware Corporation. It was published by Data East USA in 1991 for DOS and Amiga.
2 players boxing competitive sports
Police Quest II: The Vengeance is an adventure game released in 1988 as a sequel to Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel. The game was created by Jim Walls for Sierra On...
adventure crime & punishment detective graphic adventure mystery north america point and click
Venus The Flytrap is a shooter/platformer created by Gremlin Graphics and released in 1990 exclusively for the Atari ST and Amiga. In the game, you control a robot insect that has ...
atari st platform-shooter post-apocalyptic science fiction shooter
Wonder Boy in Monster Land is the second game in the famous series of 2d platformers created by SEGA. Released originaly as an arcade in 1986, the game was ported to Master System ...
Year: 1989 Genre: Platformer
2d basher coin-op conversion fantasy platformer rpg elements
Virus (known as Zarch when initially created for the Acorn Archimedes) is a 3d shooter designed by David Braben. It is one of the first real 3D games ever made. Initially program...
3d birds-eye view science fiction shooter
Shufflepuck Cafe is a virtual air hockey-esque game developed and published by Brøderbund and released in 1988 initially for Macintosh. It was ported to other platforms in the following years, including the Amiga and DOS.
bat and ball paddle pong science fiction sports
Space Rogue is a 3D space flight RPG developed and published by Origin Systems in 1989 for the Apple II, Commodore 64, DOS, and Mac. It was ported in 1990 to the Amiga, PC-98, and a few others.
Year: 1990 Genre: Simulation
first-person rpg elements science fiction simulation space exploration space flight spaceship trading