Atari 8-bit Games
Adventureland
Dec 31, 1978
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★ 3.1
A text based Adventure Game for the TRS-80, later enhanced with visual scenes in various ports. Only allowed 2-Word input and was largely based on Colossal Cave Adventure.
Acorn Electron
Apple II
Atari 8-bit
BBC Microcomputer System
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Commodore PET
Commodore VIC-20
Dragon 32/64
FM-7
PC-8800 Series
PC-9800 Series
TRS-80
TRS-80 Color Computer
Texas Instruments TI-99
ZX Spectrum
+12 more
Ace of Aces
Dec 31, 1986
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★ 2.4
Ace of Aces is a combat flight simulator developed by Artech Digital Entertainment in 1986. The game takes place during World War II and the player flies a RAF Mosquito …
Amstrad CPC
Atari 7800
Atari 8-bit
Commodore C64/128/MAX
DOS
MSX
Sega Master System/Mark III
ZX Spectrum
+5 more
Raster Blaster
Dec 31, 1981
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★ 3.6
Raster Blaster is one of the very first video pinball titles, and Bill Budge's precursor to his seminal Pinball Construction Set. The table included is very similar to the Williams …
Apple II
Atari 8-bit
Championship Lode Runner
Dec 31, 1984
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★ 2.7
The object of the game is to pick up all the gold pieces (which appear as piles of gold) and get them to the top. Using non-violent methods, enemies had …
Apple II
Atari 8-bit
Commodore C64/128/MAX
DOS
FM-7
MSX
PC-8800 Series
PC-9800 Series
SG-1000
Sharp X1
+7 more
Bounty Bob Strikes Back!
Jan 2, 1985
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★ 2.6
Bounty Bob returns in this new and exciting follow-up adventure to Miner 2049er. This time around it's even tougher than before and Bob needs your help more than ever to …
Attack of the Mutant Camels
Dec 31, 1983
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★ 2.7
The player controls a small jetplane and has the task of killing giant yellow camels before they reach the home base. Doing so requires several dozens of shots. The camels …
Atari 8-bit
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Commodore VIC-20
Ninja
Dec 31, 1986
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★ 3.5
Ninja is a beat 'em up game. As a Ninja, the player attacks a fortress made of individual fixed screens which can be explored non-linearly.
Sorcerer
Jan 31, 1984
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★ 2.8
Many centuries ago, the Earth was ruled by Sorcerers and Wizards. They possessed mystical powers capable of both good and evil. The most respected influences in the land were from …
Amiga
Amstrad CPC
Amstrad PCW
Apple II
Atari 8-bit
Atari ST/STE
Commodore C64/128/MAX
DOS
Mac
TRS-80
+7 more
Kaiser
Dec 31, 1984
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★ 3.5
Kaiser is a 1984 game for Atari 400/800, Commodore 64, Schneider/Amstrad CPC in which your goal is to become the German Kaiser.
Amstrad CPC
Atari 8-bit
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Thrust
Dec 31, 1986
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★ 3.2
The aim of this shooter game is to pilot a spacecraft which must pick up a pod using a tractor beam and fly it into space. The ship and pod …
Acorn Electron
Amstrad CPC
Atari 8-bit
Atari ST/STE
BBC Microcomputer System
Commodore 16
Commodore C64/128/MAX
ZX Spectrum
+5 more
Night Mission Pinball
Dec 31, 1982
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★ 2.7
Night Mission Pinball is a pinball game simulation. You can change many physical parameters of the machine to suit your playing style or your whim such as the number of …
Protector
Dec 31, 1981
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★ 2.3
Protector is Synapse Software's first game in 1981 written by Mike Potter for the Atari 400/800. The objective is to rescue stranded people from buildings.
Atari 8-bit
BBC Microcomputer System
Commodore VIC-20
Agent USA
Dec 31, 1984
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★ 3.3
Somewhere in America, a dangerous FuzzBomb is on the loose and Agent USA must intervene.
Caverns of Khafka
Dec 31, 1983
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★ 2.5
Find 5 holy seals in a labyrinth and attach them to the gate at the temple of Pharao Khafka to open the gate. Enter the tomb, outwit the ghost guards …
Atari 8-bit
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Star Blazer
Dec 31, 1982
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★ 2.7
Horizontal space shooter. You are a fighter pilot on several hazardous missions. In each level you have to fulfill one mission like bomb the radar, destroy the tank etc. The …
Santa Paravia and Fiumaccio
Dec 31, 1978
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★ 2.5
Santa Paravia en Fiumaccio is a video game in which each player becomes the ruler of a fledgling Italian city-state around the year 1400. The goal of the game is …
Amiga
Apple II
Atari 8-bit
Atari ST/STE
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Commodore PET
DOS
TRS-80
Texas Instruments TI-99
+6 more
Questprobe featuring Spider-Man
Dec 31, 1984
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★ 1.7
The second in Scott Adams' series of Questprobe text adventures, starring Spider-Man.
Acorn Electron
Apple II
Atari 8-bit
Atari ST/STE
BBC Microcomputer System
Commodore 16
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Commodore Plus/4
DOS
ZX Spectrum
+7 more
Autoduel
Dec 31, 1985
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★ 2.8
A futuristic, fast paced strategy role-playing game by Lord British and Chuckles. Enter the world of tomorrow, a world of futuristic freeways where the right of way goes to the …
Dark Chambers
Apr 1, 1989
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★ 3.0
Dark Chambers is an arcade action game similar to Gauntlet. You are an explorer in an underground maze; your goal is to survive the 26 different levels and collect as …
Atari 8-bit
Pitstop
Dec 31, 1983
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★ 2.8
Pitstop is an action racing game featuring six different race tracks. Your goal is to earn as much money as possible by winning races in the Grand Circuit which consists …
Atari 8-bit
ColecoVision
Commodore C64/128/MAX
The Dreadnaught Factor
Dec 31, 1983
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★ 3.0
"Oh dear." The scene: Space. The cosmic edge. Never deeper, never darker. The Home Team: A Stargate. A squadron of Hyperfighters. A glittering, pulsating sea of unstable energy. (Please--no quick …
Atari 5200
Atari 8-bit
Intellivision
BMX Simulator
Dec 31, 1986
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★ 2.7
AMAZING REALISM - the burms, bumps and ramps really work. Seven courses, each one harder. Two player option and ACTION REPLAY with SLO-MO - all make this the best BMX …
Amiga
Amstrad CPC
Atari 8-bit
Atari ST/STE
Commodore 16
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Commodore Plus/4
MSX
Nintendo Entertainment System
ZX Spectrum
+7 more
Rockford: The Arcade Game
Dec 31, 1987
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★ 2.8
Skyfox
Dec 31, 1984
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★ 2.3
Aliens have invaded your beloved homeland, and you must help save it. You are flying the Skyfox, the most advanced attack fighter plane available to the Federation, from within the …
Amiga
Amstrad CPC
Apple II
Atari 8-bit
Atari ST/STE
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Mac
PC-8800 Series
ZX Spectrum
+6 more
Leather Goddesses of Phobos
Jul 11, 1986
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★ 2.2
The year is 1936, and suddenly the protagonist is abducted by the Leather Goddesses for the final testing in the plan which will enslave every man and woman on earth. …
Amiga
Amstrad CPC
Apple II
Atari 8-bit
Atari ST/STE
Commodore C64/128/MAX
DOS
Mac
Texas Instruments TI-99
+6 more
Conan: Hall of Volta
Dec 31, 1984
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★ 3.2
Journey forth, Conan the Barbarian, and traverse the evil wizard Volta's fortress.
Juno First
Dec 31, 1983
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★ 3.8
Juno First is a shoot 'em up originally developed and published by Konami Corporation for Arcades. The game was later published by Mylstar Electronics (US arcades), Datasoft Inc. (Atari 8-bit, …
The Witness
Dec 31, 1983
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★ 3.5
The Witness was the seventh game released by interactive fiction pioneers Infocom. The player character is a detective who has been summoned to the Cabeza Plana, California office of Mr. …
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
+10 more
Mercenary
Dec 31, 1985
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★ 3.8
Due to an engine malfunction, your spaceship crashes on the planet Targ. Unlike your trusty vessel, you survive the crash and now have to find a way to get away …
Amstrad CPC
Atari 8-bit
Atari ST/STE
Commodore 16
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Commodore Plus/4
ZX Spectrum
+4 more
Rescue on Fractalus!
Apr 1, 1985
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★ 2.8
The game utilizes fractal technology to create the craggy mountains of an alien planet, where the visilibility was drastically reduced by the dense atmosphere. The player controls a fictional "Valkyrie" …
Amstrad CPC
Apple II
Atari 5200
Atari 7800
Atari 8-bit
Commodore C64/128/MAX
TRS-80 Color Computer
ZX Spectrum
+5 more
Gato
Dec 31, 1984
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★ 2.0
Gato is a submarine simulator originally released for several personal computers, such as the Apple II, Atari 8-bit, and Commodore 64. Atari had plans to port GATO to the Atari …
The Eidolon
Dec 1, 1985
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★ 3.2
The Eidolon is an innovative first-person shooter developed by Lucasfilm Games in 1985, utilizing advanced fractal technology to create immersive cave environments. Players navigate through eight levels of maze-like caverns, …
Turmoil
Dec 31, 1982
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★ 2.6
The player controls a space ship which is trapped in an area consisting of seven tunnels which are connected by a vertical shaft. Enemies are attacking the player from left …
Troll's Tale
Dec 31, 1983
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★ 2.4
A children's adventure game in the vein of Sierra's Hi-Res franchise, in which an evil troll has capture all the the dwarf king's treasures, and only you can help save …
Knight Orc
Dec 31, 1987
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★ 2.6
Knight Orc is a standard text adventure game, with limited graphics on some platforms, by Level 9 released in 1987. It comes with a short novella by Peter McBride ("The …
Amiga
Amstrad CPC
Apple II
Atari 8-bit
Atari ST/STE
Commodore C64/128/MAX
DOS
MSX
Mac
ZX Spectrum
+7 more
Master of the Lamps
Apr 1, 1985
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★ 2.0
Master of the Lamps is one of the first music video games. It was inspired by tales compiled in One Thousand and One Nights. Gameplay alternates between two modes. In …
Shamus
Dec 31, 1982
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★ 3.0
Shamus is a shooter with light action-adventure game elements written by Cathryn Mataga and published by Synapse Software. The original Atari 8-bit computer version was released on disk and tape …
Apple II
Atari 8-bit
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Commodore VIC-20
Game Boy Color
Legacy Computer
NEC PC-6000 Series
TRS-80 Color Computer
Texas Instruments TI-99
+6 more
Gateway to Apshai
Dec 31, 1983
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★ 2.8
In this almost-but-not-quite Roguelike, you play a lone warrior exploring the mysterious dungeons of Aphsai, collecting treasure and better equipment as you proceed, in addition to leveling up and getting …
Atari 8-bit
ColecoVision
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Mr. Do!'s Castle
Dec 31, 1983
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★ 3.6
Mr. Do!, that king of arcade clowns, is in a bit of a bind - again! This time, a pack of pesky unicorns is trampling the bricked hallways of his …
Who Dares Wins II
Dec 31, 1985
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★ 3.2
Eight invaded townships must be brought back under your control in this Commando-style shoot 'em up, which progresses vertically using a flick-screen system. You are armed with a rifle (activated …
Amstrad CPC
Atari 8-bit
BBC Microcomputer System
Commodore 16
Commodore C64/128/MAX
MSX
ZX Spectrum
+4 more
Fast Eddie
Dec 31, 1982
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★ 1.4
Your objective is to help Eddie capture as many floating prizes as he can jump up and grab. You must keep Eddie hopping over the pesky little Sneakers while guiding …
Monkey Magic
Dec 31, 1984
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★ 2.0
A mixture of a platform and ladders game and a horizontal scrolling shoot'em up that was published by Micro Design aka Solar Software for various 8-bit homecomputers.
Super Zaxxon
Dec 31, 1982
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★ 3.4
You pilot an attack shuttle whose mission is to strafe the enemy's "Asteroid City". Destroy fuel tanks, gun implacements, missiles, fighters and a large dragon. The game uses the same …
Death Sword
Dec 30, 1987
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★ 3.4
Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior is a video game first released for Commodore 64 personal computers in 1987; the title was developed and published by Palace Software, and ported to other …
Acorn Electron
Amiga
Amstrad CPC
Apple II
Atari 8-bit
Atari ST/STE
BBC Microcomputer System
Commodore C64/128/MAX
DOS
ZX Spectrum
+7 more
Fort Apocalypse
Dec 31, 1982
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★ 3.2
Fort Apocalypse is a 2D multi-directional scroller where the player navigates an underground prison in a helicopter, destroying or avoiding enemies while rescuing the prisoners.
Atari 8-bit
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Porky's
Dec 31, 1983
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★ 2.0
Revenge is sweet - and the objective of this game is to "get it." Your task is to help Pee Wee blow up Porky's bar and obtain as many points …
Atari 2600
Atari 8-bit
Voodoo Castle
Dec 31, 1979
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★ 3.6
You are Count Cristo and a curse has been put on you. Your have to lift the curse in this text adventure using two word commands.
Acorn Electron
Apple II
Atari 8-bit
BBC Microcomputer System
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Commodore VIC-20
FM-7
PC-8800 Series
PC-9800 Series
TRS-80
TRS-80 Color Computer
Texas Instruments TI-99
ZX Spectrum
+10 more
Trailblazer
Dec 31, 1986
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★ 3.0
An imaginative action game in which you must guide a ball-shaped craft through a succession of levels. These have a patchwork-quilt type display, with holes to avoid, and squares of …
Amstrad CPC
Atari 8-bit
Atari ST/STE
Commodore 16
Commodore C64/128/MAX
MSX
MSX2
PC (Microsoft Windows)
ZX Spectrum
+6 more
James Bond 007
Dec 31, 1983
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★ 2.0
When it comes to fast-paced action and intrigue, nobody does it better than Bond. James Bond. But you can try when you reenact scenes from four great James Bond movie …