Atari 8-bit Games
A.E.
Dec 31, 1982
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★ 2.8
A.E. is an arcade style shooting game in which you have to shoot down waves of evil flying mechanical stingrays in order to save your planet.
Mission Asteroid
Dec 31, 1980
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★ 2.5
An asteroid is on collision course with Earth and it's up to the player to prevent the inevitable catastrophe. "Mission Asteroid" is the third text adventure with graphical illustrations by …
Pirate Adventure
Dec 31, 1978
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★ 3.3
Your goal in this text adventure is to find a pirate treasure using two word commands.
Acorn Electron
Apple II
Atari 8-bit
BBC Microcomputer System
Commodore 16
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Commodore PET
Commodore Plus/4
Commodore VIC-20
FM-7
PC-8800 Series
PC-9800 Series
TRS-80
TRS-80 Color Computer
Texas Instruments TI-99
ZX Spectrum
+13 more
Colony 7
Dec 31, 1982
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★ 2.5
Colony 7 is an arcade shoot 'em up published by Taito Corporation in 1981. It contains elements of both Taito's own Space Invaders and Atari's Missile Command. The main innovation …
Atari 8-bit
Scott Adams' Graphic Adventure #1: Adventureland
Dec 31, 1982
· Expanded Game
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★ 2.0
Graphical version of the original Scott Adams all-text adventure, Adventureland.
Tanktics: Computer game of Armored Combat on the Eastern Front
Dec 31, 1979
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★ 2.3
Using only text commands, players engage in turn-based tank battles against AI opponents.
Drelbs
Dec 31, 1983
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★ 2.7
Drelbs is a maze game written by Kelly Jones for the Atari 8-bit family and published by Synapse Software in 1983. The playfield is a maze of gates, similar to …
Apple II
Atari 8-bit
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Hover Bovver
Dec 31, 1983
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★ 2.3
The lawn needs mowing and your mower doesn't work. You look next door and see your neighbor's lawnmower. When he's not looking, you grab his lawnmower and start mowing your …
Atari 8-bit
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Alternate Reality: The Dungeon
Dec 31, 1987
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★ 2.0
Alternate Reality: The Dungeon is a first person dungeon crawler released on early home computer systems.
Apple II
Atari 8-bit
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Chicken
Dec 31, 1982
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★ 1.3
Home computer clone of Activisions Freeway in which you have to steer a chicken across a heavily frequented highway.
Atari 8-bit
Snake Byte
Dec 31, 1982
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★ 3.3
You are a hungry snake and set out to eat apples which appear on the screen. After each devoured apple your snake grows longer. Having eaten ten apples a door …
Squish 'em
Dec 31, 1983
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★ 1.3
A action game written by Tony Ngo that was published for various 8-bit platforms. The player controls Sam who must climb to the top of a 48 story building and …
Space Eggs
Dec 31, 1981
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★ 3.0
A single screen shoot'em up, similar to Space Invaders, written by Nasir Gebelli and published by Sirius Software for the Apple II and Atari 8-bit platforms.
Apple II
Atari 8-bit
Dr. Seuss Fix-Up the Mix-Up Puzzler
Dec 31, 1984
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★ 2.0
Designed for children ages 4–10, Dr. Seuss' Fix-Up the Mix-Up Puzzler is an electronic sliding puzzle featuring six Dr. Seuss characters: the Cat in the Hat, the Grinch, a Star-Bellied …
Questprobe featuring Human Torch and the Thing
Dec 31, 1985
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★ 1.0
Questprobe 3: Fantastic 4 is the third in a text-adventure series featuring Marvel Super Heroes.
Acorn Electron
Amstrad CPC
Apple II
Atari 8-bit
BBC Microcomputer System
Commodore C64/128/MAX
DOS
ZX Spectrum
+5 more
Block Buster
Dec 31, 1981
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★ 3.0
Block Buster is a Rubik's Cube game for the 8-bit Atari computer. Players can scramble and solve a Rubik's Cube. The game tracks the length of time and number of …
Atari 8-bit
The Earth Dies Screaming
Dec 31, 1983
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★ 2.0
A space shooter designed by Dan Thompson for the Atari 2600 that was also released under the name "Final Orbit" for the Atari 8-bit and Commodore VIC-20 homecomputers.
Atari 2600
Atari 8-bit
Commodore VIC-20
Super Bunny
Dec 31, 1983
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★ 2.0
A Frogger or Freeway clone written by Vic Leone and published by Datamost for the Apple II, C64 and Atari 8-bit home computers.
Apple II
Atari 8-bit
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Superman: The Game
Dec 31, 1986
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★ 1.7
Superman is a video game released for home computers. The plot has Superman going after Darkseid.
Amstrad CPC
Atari 8-bit
BBC Microcomputer System
Commodore 16
Commodore C64/128/MAX
ZX Spectrum
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Jet-Boot Jack
Dec 31, 1983
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★ 2.0
Music notes have escaped throughout the world, and Jet-Boot Jack must collect them up. There are ten levels, the first five of which can be played from the main menu. …
Snooper Troops: Case #2 - The Case of the Disappearing Dolphin
Dec 31, 1982
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★ 1.3
The 2nd and final in the series of detective/problem solving games for kids. Armed with your Snoop-mobile, the snoopNET computer, a wrist-radio, flashlight and pen and paper, you're the detective …
Airball
Dec 31, 1987
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★ 2.7
"Now you're really in trouble" said the evil Wizard. "I'm turning you into a ball of air and sending you into my mansion, with over 250 rooms, to search for …
Crush, Crumble and Chomp!
Dec 31, 1981
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★ 2.7
Crush, Crumble and Chomp! lets the player take control of a myriad of monsters whose only purpose is to destroy cities before being defeated by the army.
Oregon
1971
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★ 3.7
A text-based educational computer game where players make a wagon trip through the Oregon Trail in the year 1847. It serves as a precursor to the more popular 1985 game …
The Guild of Thieves
Dec 31, 1987
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★ 2.7
The Guild of Thieves is an interactive fiction game by Magnetic Scrolls first published by Rainbird in 1987. The game also takes place in Kerovnia like the previous game The …
Acorn Archimedes
Amiga
Amstrad CPC
Amstrad PCW
Apple II
Atari 8-bit
Atari ST/STE
Commodore C64/128/MAX
DOS
Mac
ZX Spectrum
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Queen of Hearts
Dec 31, 1983
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★ 2.7
Queen of Hearts is a early pinball game. The ball is launched from the top right of the screen. The player controls flippers in the bottom half of the screen, …
Apple II
Atari 8-bit
C'est La Vie
Dec 31, 1983
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★ 2.3
In this 2D top-down action game the player must help Jacques to get as rich as he can by collecting dollar bills scattered on the streets while avoiding obstacles.
Apple II
Atari 8-bit
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Orc Attack
Dec 31, 1983
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★ 2.7
The humans came in their thousands. They poisoned our food supplies and made the waters toxic. We escaped to the mountains but the damage had been done Having ingested the …
Atari 8-bit
Commodore C64/128/MAX
ZX Spectrum
The Count
Dec 31, 1979
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★ 3.0
You are trapped in the castle of a Transylvanian count and only have three days and nights to defeat the count. In order to do so you have to solve …
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
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Phantasie II
Dec 31, 1986
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★ 3.0
In 1986, SSI published the next part of the series, Phantasie II. Again, the Dark Lord Nikademus was the nemesis. This time Nikademus had fashioned an evil orb, and with …
The Golden Baton
Dec 31, 1981
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★ 2.7
A text adventure game from Brian Howarth.
Acorn Electron
Atari 8-bit
BBC Microcomputer System
Commodore 16
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Commodore Plus/4
Commodore VIC-20
Dragon 32/64
TRS-80
ZX Spectrum
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Prisoner 2
Dec 31, 1982
· Remake
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★ 2.0
Graphic remake of the purely text-based original "Prisoner" which was based on the iconic TV series with Patrick McGoohan in the lead.
Apple II
Atari 8-bit
DOS
Secret Mission
Dec 31, 1979
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★ 2.7
This adventure takes place in a nuclear power plant and using two word commands you must prevent a reactor meltdown.
Acorn Electron
Apple II
Atari 8-bit
BBC Microcomputer System
Commodore 16
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Commodore Plus/4
Commodore VIC-20
Dragon 32/64
FM-7
PC-8800 Series
TRS-80
TRS-80 Color Computer
Texas Instruments TI-99
ZX Spectrum
+12 more
Special Delivery: Santa's Christmas Chaos
Dec 31, 1984
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★ 2.0
In the main, horizontally scrolling section, Santa rides his sleigh and tries to collect presents being dropped by his helpers while avoiding clouds and mountains. The presents from the Red …
Atari 8-bit
Commodore C64/128/MAX
ZX Spectrum
Racing Destruction Set
Apr 1, 1985
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★ 3.7
An isometric racing game that sets itself apart by the large number of customizable options. The game comes with 50 built-in tracks, and the intuitive editor makes for infinite variety …
Atari 8-bit
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Dragonriders of Pern
Dec 31, 1983
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★ 1.3
The Dragonriders of Pern is a series of science fiction stories written primarily by Anne McCaffrey. The purpose of the game is for the player to battle Thread and engage …
Atari 8-bit
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Necromancer
Dec 31, 1982
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★ 2.3
The player controls the wizard Illuminar who attempts to grow an army of trees to attack Tetragorn the Necromancer and his evil minions who are attempting to take over a …
Atari 8-bit
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Computer War
Dec 31, 1983
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★ 2.0
It's thermonuclear war! Break the computer code to launch your missiles, then guide your interceptors before enemy missiles converge with your cities. This is a game in two parts. The …
Atari 8-bit
Commodore VIC-20
Texas Instruments TI-99
Jewels of Darkness: Colossal Adventure
Dec 31, 1982
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★ 2.3
Colossal Adventure takes its cue from the very earliest mainframe text adventures. Our hero must rescue the elves and find fifteen pieces of treasure. There are many dark areas, so …
Picnic Paranoia
Dec 31, 1982
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★ 2.7
Armed with a fly swatter the player guards four picnic tables and has to fend of an invasion of insects trying to steal the food placed on the tables.
Apple II
Atari 8-bit
Texas Instruments TI-99
Scram
Dec 31, 1980
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★ 1.7
Manage a nuclear power plant with a Pressurized Water Reactor design, carefully monitoring its output for signs of component damage to repair in the wake of earthquakes. Can you shut …
Atari 8-bit
Ollie's Follies
Dec 31, 1984
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★ 2.3
Dodge the robots and find the exit in this platformer from Fanda.
Atari 8-bit
Commodore C64/128/MAX
The Great American Cross-Country Road Race
Dec 31, 1985
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★ 1.7
Apple II
Atari 8-bit
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Zenji
Aug 1, 1984
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★ 1.7
Let us call the "Many" the "Elements." Then let us see that in the vast blackness, beyond the beyond, the Elements assemble around the Source. Some are connected, some are …
The Dallas Quest
Aug 23, 1984
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★ 2.0
When a game is faithful to the poor writing and wildly implausible plot conventions of a soap opera, does that make it a bad game or an effective adaptation of …
Druid
Dec 31, 1986
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★ 4.0
Druid is an adventure game with different puzzles and riddles where you play as a druid who searches for a wise master and helps to magic forest dwellers. Overcome all …
Amstrad CPC
Atari 8-bit
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Family Computer Disk System
MSX
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
ZX Spectrum
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