List of video games, filtered by Grouvee tag: Ranking Early Computer Games
Metal Gear
Jul 13, 1987
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★ 3.1
Metal Gear is considered to be the progenitor of the stealth game genre, it was also the first video game designed by Hideo Kojima, who also directed many of the …
MSX2
Wii
Wasteland
Jan 2, 1988
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★ 3.2
The game mechanics were based directly on those used in the tabletop role-playing games Tunnels and Trolls and Mercenaries, Spies and Private Eyes created by Wasteland developers Ken St. Andre …
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure
Jul 1, 1989
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★ 3.9
Europe, 1938. The Lost Ark was just a warm up! Now Adolph Hitler is after the most powerful talisman of all- the Holy Grail. A few brave men stand in …
SimCity
Oct 3, 1989
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★ 3.7
SimCity, later renamed SimCity Classic, is a city-building simulation video game, first released on February 2, 1989, and designed by Will Wright for the Macintosh computer. SimCity was Maxis's second …
Acorn Archimedes
Acorn Electron
Amiga
Amstrad CPC
Atari ST/STE
BBC Microcomputer System
Commodore C64/128/MAX
DOS
FM Towns
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PC-9800 Series
Sharp X68000
ZX Spectrum
+11 more
King's Quest: Quest for the Crown
May 10, 1984
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★ 3.4
King's Quest: Quest for the Crown is the first game in the King's Quest series. Players control Sir Graham, a knight of Daventry, who is tasked by King Edward to …
Amiga
Apple II
Apple IIGS
Atari ST/STE
DOS
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sega Master System/Mark III
+5 more
Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel
Dec 1, 1987
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★ 3.4
Police Quest: In Pursuit of The Death Angel is an adventure game in which gameplay is centered on interacting with the environment to resolve a series of scenarios. These largely …
Hero's Quest: So You Want to Be a Hero
Oct 1, 1989
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★ 4.1
The little town of Spielburg is populated mostly by beer-drinking humans and some centaurs who like working in the field. Spielburg is surrounded by forests and mountains, where all kinds …
Amiga
Atari ST/STE
DOS
The Oregon Trail
Dec 3, 1971
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★ 3.5
The Oregon Trail is a computer game originally developed by Don Rawitsch, Bill Heinemann, and Paul Dillenberger in 1971 and produced by the Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium (MECC) in 1974. …
CDC Cyber 70
HP 2100
Zork
Jun 1, 1977
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★ 3.5
Zork is one of the earliest interactive fiction computer games, with roots drawn from the original genre game, Colossal Cave Adventure. The first version of Zork was written in 1977–1979 …
Amiga
Amstrad CPC
Amstrad PCW
Apple II
Atari 8-bit
Atari ST/STE
Commodore 16
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Commodore Plus/4
DOS
Mac
PC-9800 Series
PDP-10
PDP-11
TRS-80
TRS-80 Color Computer
Tatung Einstein
+14 more
Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?
Apr 23, 1985
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★ 3.5
Woldwide crime wave! Acme Detective Agency hot on the trail of master thief Carmen Sandiego and her henchmen. Wanted: Detective to locate and capture Carmen and her gang. Must be …
Galaxian
Sep 15, 1979
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★ 3.2
Galaxian is a shooter arcade game developed by Namco in 1979. It was released by Namco in Japan and a few months later by Midway Games in North America. The …
Arcade
Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!!
Sep 1, 1985
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★ 3.3
Déjà Vu is a point-and-click adventure game that draws inspiration from "noir" detective novels that were popular in the 1940s.
Amiga
Apple IIGS
Atari ST/STE
Commodore C64/128/MAX
DOS
Family Computer
Mac
Nintendo Entertainment System
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PC-8800 Series
PC-9800 Series
+8 more
Tex Murphy: Mean Streets
Jan 31, 1989
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★ 2.9
The year is 2033. Your name is Tex Murphy, Private Investigator in San Francisco. You've been hired by the beautiful daughter of a university professor to uncover the facts about …
Amiga
Atari ST/STE
Commodore C64/128/MAX
DOS
Linux
Mac
Nintendo Entertainment System
PC (Microsoft Windows)
+5 more
King's Quest III: To Heir is Human
Oct 1, 1986
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★ 3.6
King's Quest III: To Heir is Human is an adventure game in the King's Quest series. Players control Gwydion, a young slave to the evil wizard Manannan in the land …
King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne
Jun 20, 1985
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★ 3.4
King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne is an adventure game in the King's Quest series. Players control King Graham, now ruler of Daventry, as he searches for a bride in …
Xevious
Dec 10, 1982
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★ 2.8
It's a nightmare, but it's true! Research shows that we are the actual aliens on Earth, and the ruthless Xevions are the original inhabitants. Now the Xevions want Earth back …
Amstrad CPC
Apple II
Arcade
Atari 2600
Atari 5200
Atari 7800
Atari ST/STE
Commodore C64/128/MAX
FM-7
PC-8800 Series
PC-9800 Series
Sharp X1
Wii
Xbox 360
ZX Spectrum
+12 more
King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella
Sep 23, 1988
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★ 3.7
King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella is an adventure game in the King's Quest series. Players control Princess Rosella, daughter of King Graham, as she embarks on a quest …
Commando
Apr 2, 1985
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★ 3.0
Several levels await your super-tough Commando in this arcade conversion. Armed with only a standard rifle and a few grenades you must take on hordes of enemies. Some are wandering …
Acorn Electron
Amiga
Amstrad CPC
Apple II
Arcade
Atari 7800
Atari ST/STE
BBC Microcomputer System
Commodore 16
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Commodore Plus/4
DOS
FM-7
Intellivision
MSX
PC-8800 Series
Wii
ZX Spectrum
+15 more
Bad Dudes vs. Dragon Ninja
Mar 2, 1988
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★ 2.7
Bad Dudes Vs. DragonNinja, often referred to simply as Bad Dudes (on the American NES port of the arcade original), and known in Japan simply as DragonNinja is a 1988 …
Amiga
Amstrad CPC
Apple II
Arcade
Atari ST/STE
Commodore C64/128/MAX
DOS
MSX
ZX Spectrum
Zeebo
+7 more
Space Quest II: Vohaul's Revenge
Nov 14, 1987
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★ 3.7
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into space, He's Back! And he wants revenge! Sludge Vohaul, the demented evil scientist (whose sinister plan you unknowingly foiled …
Space Quest III: The Pirates Of Pestulon
Mar 24, 1989
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★ 3.7
Space Quest III: The Pirates of Pestulon continues the hilarious space-faring adventures of Roger Wilco, the unlikely hero and intergalactic garbageman. In this installment, players must unravel the mystery behind …
Super Hang-On
Apr 4, 1987
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★ 3.1
Super Hang-On is a 1987 motorcycle racing arcade game by Sega, and the sequel to the acclaimed Hang-On. A version of this game, in the full simulated-motorcycle cabinet used by …
Amiga
Amstrad CPC
Arcade
Atari ST/STE
Commodore C64/128/MAX
DOS
Mac
PlayStation 3
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Sharp X68000
Wii
ZX Spectrum
+9 more
Ultima
Jun 1, 1981
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★ 2.9
Ultima (later titled, Ultima: The First Age of Darkness) is the first game in the Ultima series of role-playing video games created by Richard Garriott. The game was one of …
Apple II
Atari 8-bit
Wonder Boy: Monster Land
Jul 1, 1987
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★ 3.6
Wonder Boy: Monster Land is an action role-playing platform video game developed by Westone. It was released by Sega for the arcades in 1987 and for the Sega Master System …
Arcade
Wii
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Dec 31, 1985
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★ 3.1
The player takes control of a master, a general capable of commanding as many states as he can acquire, and, if successful, unifies China. As many as eight may play, …
Space Quest: The Sarien Encounter
Oct 1, 1986
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★ 3.7
He's out to clean up the universe... ...But he doesn't do windows. Strap into your computer station and prepare for blast-off. If the thrilling graphics don't blow you off your …
Rogue
Dec 31, 1980
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★ 3.6
Rogue is a dungeon crawling video game first developed by Michael Toy and Glenn Wichman around 1980. It was a favorite on college Unix systems in the early to mid-1980s, …
Amiga
Amstrad CPC
Atari 8-bit
Atari ST/STE
Commodore C64/128/MAX
DOS
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PC-8800 Series
PDP-11
TRS-80 Color Computer
ZX Spectrum
+9 more
Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny
Mar 1, 1988
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★ 3.4
After a century of relative peace, the Avatar of Virtue is summoned back to the medieval kingdom of Britannia to deal with a new threat: the usurper Lord Blackthorn, a …
Might and Magic: Book I
1986
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★ 3.0
Book I: The Secret of the Inner Sanctum was the first game in what would become known as the Might and Magic franchise, featuring a Dungeons and Dragons inspired role-playing …
Apple II
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Mac
Nintendo Entertainment System
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD
+3 more
Might and Magic II: Gates to Another World
Dec 1, 1988
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★ 3.3
The Sequel to the successful Might and Magic I, it boasted better graphics, a larger world, but still pretty much the same game engine and presentation. Embark on a glorious …
Amiga
Apple II
Commodore C64/128/MAX
DOS
MSX
Mac
PC-8800 Series
Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Sharp X1
Sharp X68000
Super Famicom
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
+9 more
Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress
Aug 24, 1982
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★ 2.5
After obtaining aid from the lords of the realm in Ultima I, your character travels back in time, locates the mad wizard Mondain, slays him, and ends his reign of …
Apple II
Atari 8-bit
Atari ST/STE
Commodore C64/128/MAX
DOS
FM-7
Mac
PC-8800 Series
PC-9800 Series
+6 more
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
Sep 1, 1981
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★ 3.4
The Mad Overlord Trebor was once only power-mad, but went off the deep end after he acquired a magical amulet of immense power, only to have it stolen from him …
Apple II
DOS
Batman
Dec 31, 1989
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★ 3.1
The movie of the decade is now the game of the year! Just when you thought you'd heard the last of his heinous cackling, The Joker is back in an …
Renegade
Dec 31, 1987
· Port
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★ 2.6
Unlike Technos' subsequent game Double Dragon, the playing field is limited to one two-screen-wide area (a subway platform, a harbor, an alley, a parking lot and the hideout of a …
Police Quest II: The Vengeance
Nov 1, 1988
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★ 3.2
The second game released in the Police Quest franchise. It follows the adventures of Sonny Bonds after his recent promotion to the Homicide squad in the fictional town of Lytton, …
Castle Wolfenstein
Sep 1, 1981
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★ 2.8
Castle Wolfenstein is a slow-paced stealth game set in World War II. The game's main objective is to traverse the levels of the castle to find the secret war plans …
NetHack
Jul 28, 1987
· Fork
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★ 4.0
NetHack is a single-player roguelike video game originally released in 1987 with ASCII graphics. It is a descendant of an earlier game called Hack, which was inspired by Rogue. The …
DOS
Linux
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Elite
Sep 20, 1984
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★ 3.7
Elite is a space trading video game, written and developed by David Braben and Ian Bell and originally published by Acornsoft for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron computers in …
Acorn Archimedes
Acorn Electron
Amiga
Amstrad CPC
Apple II
Atari ST/STE
BBC Microcomputer System
Commodore C64/128/MAX
DOS
MSX
Nintendo Entertainment System
Tatung Einstein
ZX Spectrum
+10 more
Sword of the Samurai
Dec 31, 1989
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★ 3.7
Enter Japan in the Age of Warring States. At the center of this role-playing, action-adventure simulation of combat, statesmanship and intrigue, you are a samurai warrior struggling for Honor. More …
La Abadía del Crimen
Dec 31, 1987
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★ 3.3
La abadía del crimen (The Abbey of Crime) is a computer video game programmed in 1987 by Paco Menéndez and Juan Delcán. The game was originally conceived as a version …
Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz
Nov 1, 1981
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★ 3.3
The adventure begins in the Barrow from "Zork I" armed only with the trusty brass lantern and sword of elvish antiquity. The purpose of the game is not initially clear. …
Amiga
Amstrad CPC
Amstrad PCW
Apple II
Atari 8-bit
Atari ST/STE
Commodore 16
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Commodore Plus/4
DOS
Mac
PDP-11
TRS-80
TRS-80 Color Computer
Tatung Einstein
+12 more
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Sep 14, 1984
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★ 3.5
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is a classic Interactive Fiction game. Though divergent from the source material, the main characters, locations, and concepts are here. Unlike the book, death …
Amiga
Amstrad CPC
Amstrad PCW
Apple II
Atari 8-bit
Atari ST/STE
Commodore 16
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Commodore Plus/4
DOS
Mac
TRS-80
TRS-80 Color Computer
Tatung Einstein
Texas Instruments TI-99
Web Browser
+13 more
Zork III: The Dungeon Master
Sep 1, 1982
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★ 3.3
In the third game of the adventure game series Zork, you are once again a nameless adventurer, only this time you won't travel through a beautiful magical land, but are …
Amiga
Amstrad CPC
Amstrad PCW
Apple II
Atari 8-bit
Atari ST/STE
Commodore 16
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Commodore Plus/4
DOS
Mac
PDP-11
TRS-80
TRS-80 Color Computer
Tatung Einstein
+12 more
Defender of the Crown
Nov 1, 1986
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★ 3.1
The Age of Chivalry! A time of lusty wenches and black hearted villains. King Richard has been murdered and England is thrown into civil war! Amidst the ringing clash of …
Amiga
Amstrad CPC
Apple IIGS
Atari ST/STE
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Commodore CDTV
DOS
Legacy Computer
Linux
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Philips CD-i
ZX Spectrum
iOS
+11 more
Buster Bros.
Nov 29, 1989
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★ 3.7
Pang, originally released in Japan as Pomping World and in North America as Buster Bros., is a 1989 arcade action game developed by Mitchell Corporation. Its core gameplay is similar …
Amiga
Amstrad CPC
Arcade
Atari ST/STE
Commodore C64/128/MAX
DOS
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD
ZX Spectrum
+6 more
Jetpac
May 1, 1983
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★ 3.2
The 'Acme Interstellar Transport Company' is delivering spaceship kits to various planets in the solar system throughout the Galaxy; and as chief test pilot, all you have to do is …
BBC Microcomputer System
Commodore VIC-20
ZX Spectrum
Lunar Lander
Aug 1, 1979
· Port
·
★ 2.9
Lunar Lander is an arcade game released by Atari, Inc. in 1979, which uses a vector monitor to display vector graphics. The object is to pilot a lunar landing module …
Arcade
Atari 8-bit
TRS-80
The Colonel's Bequest
Feb 1, 1989
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★ 3.6
The Colonel's Bequest is a character-driven graphic adventure game by Sierra On-Line. It was developed for Atari ST, Amiga, and MS-DOS in 1989. It was the first of the short-lived …
Archon
Nov 1, 1983
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★ 3.4
Archon: The Light and the Dark was a game developed by Free Fall Associates which loosely modeled the game of Chess, with a number of additions to the gameplay. It …
Amiga
Amstrad CPC
Apple II
Atari 8-bit
Commodore C64/128/MAX
DOS
FM-7
Mac
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PC-8800 Series
Sharp X1
ZX Spectrum
+9 more
Impossible Mission
Dec 31, 1984
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★ 3.5
The situation: for three days have the strategic central computers of the great powers acted up. An unknown person manipulates their programmes; at the end of these programmes is the …
Acorn Electron
Amstrad CPC
Apple II
Atari 7800
BBC Microcomputer System
Commodore C64/128/MAX
PC-8800 Series
PlayStation Portable
Sega Master System/Mark III
Sharp X1
Wii
ZX Spectrum
+9 more
Colossal Cave Adventure
Mar 31, 1976
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★ 3.4
Colossal Cave Adventure is a text adventure game, developed originally in 1976, by Will Crowther for the PDP-10 mainframe. The game was expanded upon in 1977, with help from Don …
PDP-10
PDP-11
Crystal Castles
Jul 8, 1983
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★ 2.7
Crystal Castles is an arcade game released by Atari, Inc. in 1983. The player controls a cartoon bear by the name of Bentley Bear, who has to collect gems located …
Acorn Electron
Amstrad CPC
Apple II
Arcade
Atari 8-bit
Atari ST/STE
BBC Microcomputer System
Commodore C64/128/MAX
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Xbox 360
ZX Spectrum
+8 more
The Lords of Midnight
Dec 31, 1984
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★ 2.7
The Lords of Midnight is an award winning adventure video game, written by Mike Singleton, and released in 1984 for the ZX Spectrum. Very well received from the beginning, it …
Amstrad CPC
Commodore C64/128/MAX
ZX Spectrum
Rick Dangerous
Dec 31, 1989
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★ 3.7
The game is largely based on the Indiana Jones movie Raiders of the Lost Ark. Set in 1945, British agent Rick Dangerous travels to the Amazon jungle to search for …
Chase H.Q.
Dec 31, 1988
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★ 2.9
At the start of each level the player is informed who they are pursuing, a great distance away: They must apprehend the criminal before their time limit expires. The criminal's …
Amiga
Amstrad CPC
Arcade
Atari ST/STE
Commodore C64/128/MAX
FM Towns
Sharp X68000
ZX Spectrum
+5 more
Heavy Barrel
Feb 1, 1987
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★ 3.4
Heavy Barrel is a 1987 overhead run and gun arcade game by Data East. Terrorists have seized the underground control complex of a nuclear missile site, and it is up …
Wizardry: Knight of Diamonds - The Second Scenario
May 1, 1982
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★ 2.6
Are you ready to take the next step into the world of Wizardry? A step so dangerous, the mere utterance of a spell can decimate the entire city of Llylgamyn. …
Apple II
Commodore C64/128/MAX
DOS
FM-7
Family Computer
Game Boy Color
Mac
Nintendo Entertainment System
PC-8800 Series
PC-9800 Series
Sharp X1
+8 more
Knight Lore
Dec 1, 1984
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★ 2.4
Although the third game in the Sabreman series, it was the first completed and withheld due to fears that sales of Sabre Wulf would be affected. The player, as Sabreman, …
The Great Escape
Dec 31, 1986
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★ 3.0
The Great Escape is an isometric action-adventure game. Controlling a prisoner of war in a German camp, your goal is to break out undetected. There are numerous ways to freedom …
Atic Atac
Dec 31, 1983
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★ 2.8
The game takes place within a castle in which the player must seek out the "Golden Key of ACG" through unlocking doors and avoiding enemies. It was Ultimate's second game …
BBC Microcomputer System
ZX Spectrum