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Hugo II: Whodunit is an adventure game for MS-DOS designed by David P. Gray and released in 1991. Created using the same engine as Hugo's House of Horrors, it was followed by Hugo III: Jungle of Doom which was released in 1992.
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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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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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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...
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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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Die Kathedrale (The Cathedral) is a German-only text adventure with graphics created by Weltenschmiede and published by Software 2000 in 1991. The game was released for PC and Amiga.
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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.
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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.
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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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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...
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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...
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