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Trixter's Abandonware: Adventure

Last modified on Fri Oct 3 11:05:34 1997

Title File Size Graphics Sound Cracked? Boots? Runs on: Comments Extras
Adventure Construction Set 158 KB c p y n 8086
Airball 138 KB c,e,t,v,h p,X y n all You're a bubble of air trying to escape from a castle
Altered Destiny c,e,v,t a,t,X n n all Unique storyline; involving
Aragon 272 KB c,e p y n 8086
Archipelagos c,e,t,v p ? n all Nice fast 3D graphics; weird adventure/strategy game
Beyond Castle Wolfenstein 60 KB c P y y 8086 Castle Wolfenstein and Beyond Castle Wolfenstein were the first game to have digitized voices across all platforms they were released on.
Continuum c,e,v,t,h p,A,t ? n 8086,286 Exquisite music if you have an Adlib board... really quite nice
Countdown 2.52 MB v P,a,s,X y n all
Dark Castle 326 KB c,e,t,h P n n 8086,286,386 Excellent port of the popular Mac game, except that this one's in color.
Defender of the Crown (dir) c,e,t p,t ? y 8086 Bootable version that supports EGA; extremely rare
Demon Stalkers 370 KB c,e,t P y n all Gauntlet clone; has level editor
Dragon Wars 644 KB c,e,t P y n all Bard's Tale-like game made by Interplay in 1988 (presumably after they got tired of the Bard's Tale series). Improves on the traditional Bard's Tale gameplay a bit.
Dungeon Master 878 KB c,e,t,v p,a,s,X y n all A classic on the Atari and Amiga
Fantastic Four 110 KB c p y n all Another Questprobe game, like The Hulk
Heart of China 6.57 MB v p,a,t,s,X ? n 286+ Created using the same engine/concept as Rise of the Dragon, this Dynamix game wasn't as nearly well received. It's a great game, but it's lacking some of the unique charisma that ROTD had. Screenshot
Impossible Mission 2 c,e,t P y n all
It Came From The Desert 1.47 MB c,e,t p,s y n all Another Cinemaware classic
Jewels of Darkness 147 KB c,h p n n all Cool text adventure with graphics; not cracked, but you can play the game with the save-feature disabled
King of Chicago 304 KB c p n n 8086 Another fine Cinemaware game
Last Ninja 2 319 KB c,e p y n all Sequel to Last Ninja... didn't do too well. Rare.
Last Ninja 346 KB c,e,t p ? n ? The classic C64 game, ported to the PC
Les Manley: Lost in LA 3.53 MB v p,a,s,t,X y n all Another title from Accolade in response to the Sierra's Leisure Suit Larry series. This one's a bit more randy.
Les Manley: Search for the King 711 KB c,e,t,v p,a,t y n all Accolade's response to Sierra's Leisure Suit Larry series. Les Manley has better puzzles, IMHO.
Loom 1.17 MB e,? p,? y n all One of the most original Adventures ever made.
Maniac Mansion 199 KB c,e,t p,t y n all Flagship Lucasarts game using their older SCUMM adventure system. This version is cracked--you don't need the code to get past the door.
Martian Memorandum 6.44 MB v P,s,a,X y n all Good classic from Access; precursor to Under a Killing Moon
Mean Streets 1.92 MB c,e,v P,a,s,X ? n all First impressive use of digitized graphics and sound
Megatraveller 488 KB c,e,v ? ? n ?
Might and Magic 260 KB c p y n all Bard's Tale and Wizardry-inspired RPG
Mindshadow 216 KB c p y n all Text adventure with graphics circa 1984
Moebius 285 KB c,C,e,t,h,v,X p y n 8086 Cool almost-undefinable RPG that has an overhead Ultima-like perspective, with fighting elements. A truckload of graphic options; read the readme.1st file.
Neuromancer 626 KB c,C,e,t p ? n all Cyberpunk classic Hints
Out of this world 1.08 MB e,v P,a,s y n 286+ One of the most amazing games ever programmed... a truckload of rotoscoped animation in a small package.
Phantasie 3 175 KB c p y n 8086
Phantasie 194 KB c p y n 8086
Rise of the Dragon 6.53 MB v p,a,s,t,X y n 286+ Excellent "blade runner"-type graphic adventure. The music is extremely good, and sets the mood perfectly. This game set an example for others to follow.
Rocket Ranger c,e,t p y n all Probably the best Cinemaware title ever created: Action, structure, mood, storyline, strategy, etc. are all perfectly balanced. Manual
Sinbad 625 KB c,e p y n 8086,286 Cinemaware game, but one of the more disappointing PC conversions.
Snoopy 117 KB c,e,v,X p y n all Cute little adventure game with nice graphics of the Peanuts characters.
Sorcerian 1.22 MB e p,t,a,X y n 286+
Space Rogue 281 KB c,e,v,t p y n ?
Spiderman 147 KB c y n all Graphic/Text adventure. Very hard, but hey, it's Spiderman. :-) Screenshot
Starflight 1 and 2 Boxed Set 899 KB c p y n 8086 Everything you need to play Starflight 1 and 2
Talisman, Challenging the Sands of Time 323 KB c,? y n all Another fine Polarware (Transylvania, Crimson Crown) adventure.
Tass Times in Tonetown 258 KB c p y n 8086 A wacky and unique text adventure game with graphics and an interface for common commands. Supports a serial mouse on com1 for the interface. Oh, and I finally found the walkthrough! (but play without it for as long as you can, since this game has nice oldskool flava) Screenshot
Hints
Temple of Apshai Trilogy 79 KB c p ? n 8086
The Amazing Spider-Man c,e,v p,a y n all
The Colony c,e,v,h,t,X p y n 8086 Buggy game, but 3D adventure
The Crimson Crown (Transylvania II) 154 KB c,t y n all The sequel to Transylvania Patches
The Hobbit 261 KB c ? y all Displays squashed graphics on a VGA card, but plays fine on a CGA card.
The Hulk 102 KB c y n all Text adventure with graphics
The Immortal 546 KB c,e,v,t p,a,t,X y n all
The Pawn -- A Magnetic Scrolls Adventure 385 KB v,? p y n ? Magnetic Scrolls adventures were text adventures of Infocom's quality, but also had additional graphics of your current location. Many say they were ahead of their time. Only seven were produced, sadly.
The Third Courier 430 KB e,? p y n ?
The Three Stooges 501 KB c,e,t P,t y n 8086,286 Another excellent Cinemaware game, funny, with good music and sound
Times of Lore 268 KB c,e,t p,a,t,X ? n 8086,286 Excellent music, even on a CMS Game Blaster
Transylvania 102 KB c,t p y n all One of the earliest widely-known text adventures with graphics Screenshot

Patches
Tunnels and Trolls 1.06 MB e p y n all Top-down RPG with a nice interface for the time
Wasteland 695 KB c,e p y n all Probably the best RPG ever created in its time... Incredibly rich universe, well-drawn graphics, NPC's have personalities (and wills) of their own (they can actually refuse to do something or share their money), and the list goes on and on. Full docs are included. This is one of my top 5 favorite games of all time. If you need the manual in a different format than Microsoft Word, different versions of the manual (and game, for that matter) are available at Rubblefanger.
Weird Dreams 495 KB c,e,v p ? n 286+ Weird game with excellent graphics
Windwalker 530 KB c,C,e,v,t,h,X p,a y n ? Sequel to Moebius (but Moebius has more charm ;-)
Wizardry 190 KB c p ? y all This is the second released version of the original Wizardry, which fixed incompatibilities with PC compatibles and added new/improved graphics. Make sure you write-protect the copy you make, or it won't run.
Zyll 27 KB p y n 8086 A real-time text adventure! Plus, two people could play side-by-side either cooperatively or competitively.

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