The Sentinel (The Sentry in the U.S.) is one of the first games of the famous designer and coder Geoff Crammond, the author of the Grand Prix series. Developed initially for the BB...
Year: 1986 Genre: Puzzler Updated: 2021-02-18Tags: 3d bbc micro first-person polygons puzzle-solving real-time virtual world
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...
Year: 1986 Genre: Adventure Updated: 2021-02-21Tags: fantasy interactive fiction sinclair ql text adventure text with still pics
Knight Tyme is a graphic adventure published by Mastertronic in 1986 for 8-bit platforms, initially from the ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC, later for Commdore 64 and MSX. The game wa...
Year: 1986 Genre: Adventure Updated: 2020-10-04Tags: 2d fantasy flip-screen graphic adventure puzzle-solving science fiction zx spectrum
Uridium is a science fiction side-scrolling shoot 'em up originally designed by Andrew Braybrook for the Commodore 64. It was one of the most popular game for the 8-bit home comput...
Year: 1986 Genre: Shooter Updated: 2019-08-23Tags: commodore 64 science fiction shoot em up space flight
The Chessmaster 2000 is the first title in the popular Chessmaster series created by The Software Toolworks. The game, developed initially for MS-DOS, was released in 1986 for PC, Amiga, Commodore 64, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, and MSX.
Year: 1986 Genre: Strategy Updated: 2020-08-31Tags: board game chess hotseat isometric
Strip Poker: A Sizzling Game of Chance is an adult card game developed and published by Artworx Software Company in 1982 originally on the Apple II. Between 1983 and 1987 it was po...
Year: 1986 Genre: Puzzler Updated: 2021-02-21Tags: adult cards ham mode poker tiles
Silent Service is a warfare submarine simulator designed by legendary Canadian video game creator Sid Meier, known for the acclaimed Sid Meier's Civilization. The game was publis...
Year: 1986 Genre: Simulation Updated: 2021-02-18Tags: history military naval submarine vehicular combat simulator war ww2
Tales of the Unknown: Volume I - The Bard’s Tale (or simply The Bard's Tale) is a role playing game designed by Michael Cranford and developed by Interplay. Released initially ...
Year: 1986 Genre: Role Playing Updated: 2021-02-21Tags: apple 2 original game dungeon crawler fantasy sword and sorcery turn-based
King's Quest is a graphic adventure created by Roberta Williams in 1983, originally for the IBM PCjr, then ported to many platforms including Apple II, Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, and many others.
Year: 1986 Genre: Adventure Updated: 2021-02-18Tags: agi engine fantasy graphic adventure point and click puzzle-solving
Marble Madness is an arcade created by Atari Games and published initially in 1984. You have to guide a rolling ball (a marble) down your path, viewed from an isometric perspective, avoiding obstacles and enemies.
Year: 1986 Genre: Arcade Updated: 2021-02-18Tags: 2 players arcade coin-up conversion isometric multiplayer rolling ball
Gradius is a horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up developed and published by Konami, initially in 1985 as an arcade. The game was ported to MSX and NES in 1986 and released outside Japan with the name "Nemesis.
Year: 1986 Genre: Shooter Updated: 2020-03-07Tags: arcade coin-up conversion science fiction shoot em up
Dragon Quest, known as Dragon Warrior in the US, is a Japanese-style role-playing game created by Chunsoft for the NES and released in 1986. It's the first game of the famous Drago...
Year: 1986 Genre: Role Playing Updated: 2021-04-11Tags: fantasy jrpg top-down turn-based
Defender of the Crown is a strategy game designed by Kellyn Beck and it's one of the first and most influential Amiga games. It was Cinemaware's first game, and was originally rele...
Year: 1986 Genre: Strategy Updated: 2021-02-21Tags: amiga original game europe fantasy historical battle history map-based historical medieval mythology robin hood