Atari 8-bit Games
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
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 …
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 …
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
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
Cyclod
Dec 31, 1982
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★ 2.0
A 2D action maze game in which the player controlls an eyeball and has to move bricks into segments of snakes to smash them. Designed by Hunter Hancock and published …
Apple II
Atari 8-bit
Basil the Great Mouse Detective
Apr 1, 1987
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★ 2.0
Snooper Troops
Dec 31, 1982
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★ 1.3
The first in a series of 'edutainment' titles long before the portmanteau term was popularized by marketing executives, Snooper Troops had younger players trying to solve the mystery of "The …
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.
Super Bishi Bashi Champ
Sep 1, 1996
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★ 4.0
The second arcade game in the Bishi Bashi series.
Arcade
Atari 8-bit
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 …
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
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 …
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
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
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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 …
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
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
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
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
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
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
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. …
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
+7 more
Gridrunner
Dec 31, 1982
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★ 2.7
Gridrunner is a lot like Atari's arcade classic, Centipede.
Atari 8-bit
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Commodore VIC-20
Dragon 32/64
TRS-80 Color Computer
ZX Spectrum
+3 more
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
The Eternal Dagger
Dec 31, 1987
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★ 2.0
The Eternal Dagger is the sequel to the popular roleplaying game Wizard's Crown.
Apple II
Atari 8-bit
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Winter Challenge: World Class Competition
Dec 31, 1988
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★ 2.3
A collection of five different winter sports. Released under the name Winter Olympiad 88 in Europe.
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
Dunjonquest: Upper Reaches of Apshai
Dec 31, 1981
· Expansion
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★ 1.7
An expansion module for "Dunjonquest: Temple of Apshai" containing 150 more rooms split into four episodes.
Mr. Robot and His Robot Factory
Dec 31, 1983
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★ 3.0
Mr. Robot and His Robot Factory is a single-player platform game created for the Atari 8-bit family by Ron Rosen and ported to the Apple II and Commodore 64. The …
MicroLeague Baseball
Feb 1, 1984
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★ 3.7
Micro League Baseball is a 1984 baseball simulation video game. It was developed by Micro League Sports Association and published by Micro League Multimedia Inc. It was released on Amiga, …
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.
The Cosmic Tunnels
Dec 31, 1983
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★ 2.7
A action game written by Tim Ferris and published by Datamost for the Commodore 64 and the Atari 8-bit family.
Atari 8-bit
Commodore C64/128/MAX
Pogo Joe
Dec 31, 1983
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★ 2.0
Pogo Joe is a computer game for the Commodore 64 and Atari 8-bit family, written by William F. Denman, Jr. and Oliver Steele. Michael Haire did the artwork, and Steven …
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
+3 more
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
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 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 …
ThunderFox
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
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
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
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 …