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EcoQuest II: Lost Secret of the Rainforest, released in 1993
Released for: DOS
Point-and-click; Adventure
scummvm compatible
From the Internet Games Database
https://www.igdb.com/games/ecoquest-ii-lost-secret…
#games #adventures #pointnclick #adventuregames #old #history #retrocomputing #retrogaming #retro #image #screenshots #1990s #90s #scummvmcompatible #dos
Cruise for a Corpse, released in 1991
Released for: Atari ST/STE, DOS, Amiga
Point-and-click; Adventure
Thriller
detective, murder, crime solving, crime, rotoscoping, physical copy protection, really unfortunate game name
From the Internet Games Database
https://www.igdb.com/games/cruise-for-a-corpse
#games #adventures #pointnclick #adventuregames #old #history #retrocomputing #retrogaming #retro #image #screenshots #1990s #90s #detective #murder #crimesolving1 #crime #rotoscoping #physicalcopyprotection #reallyunfortunategamename #atarist #dos #amiga #thriller
buried in the boxes of Nibble, MacWorld, MacAddict and MacUser mags were these gems.
i'm beyond excited to finally read a Sierra InterAction mag after decades of wishing i had been able to subscribe as a kid 🙏
Crime City, released in 1992
Released for: DOS, Amiga
Point-and-click; Adventure
crime
From the Internet Games Database
https://www.igdb.com/games/crime-city--1
#games #adventures #pointnclick #adventuregames #old #history #retrocomputing #retrogaming #retro #image #screenshots #1990s #90s #crime #dos #amiga
Crime Time, released in 1990
Released for: Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, Amiga
Point-and-click; Adventure
death, crime, amnesia
From the Internet Games Database
https://www.igdb.com/games/crime-time
#games #adventures #pointnclick #adventuregames #old #history #retrocomputing #retrogaming #retro #image #screenshots #1990s #90s #death #crime #amnesia #c64 #dos #amiga
Quest for Glory V: Dragon Fire, released in 1998
Released for: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Point-and-click; Puzzle; Role-playing (RPG); Adventure
Action, Fantasy
ghosts, assassin, bloody, magic, minigames, guild, death, permadeath, gambling, blackjack, backtracking, undead, traps, princess, dialogue trees, easter egg, teleportation, pizza, sequel, mad scientist, silent protagonist, climbing, swimming, day/night cycle, boss fight, leveling up, world map, human, polygonal 3d, pop culture reference, non-player character, centaurs, arena combat, minotaurs, treasure chest, moral decisions, side quests, potion, black market, grapple, real-time combat, underwater gameplay, stat tracking, self-referential humor, movie reference, theft, sleeping, item combination, merchants, character import, fetch quests, regicide, mana, monarchy, frankenstein's monster, levitation, poisoning, random encounter, new game plus, paladins, airship, prince, real time game clock, negotiation, comic relief, box art - half of face displayed
From the Internet Games Database
https://www.igdb.com/games/quest-for-glory-v-drago…
#games #adventures #pointnclick #adventuregames #old #history #retrocomputing #retrogaming #retro #image #screenshots #1990s #90s #ghosts #assassin #bloody #magic #minigames #guild #death #permadeath #gambling #blackjack #backtracking #undead #traps #princess #dialoguetrees #easteregg #teleportation #pizza #sequel #madscientist #silentprotagonist #climbing #swimming #dayslashnightcycle #bossfight #levelingup #worldmap #human #polygonal3d #popculturereference #nonplayercharacter #centaurs #arenacombat #minotaurs #treasurechest #moraldecisions #sidequests #potion #blackmarket #grapple #realtimecombat #underwatergameplay #stattracking #selfreferentialhumor #moviereference #theft #sleeping #itemcombination #merchants #characterimport #fetchquests #regicide #mana #monarchy #frankensteinsmonster #levitation #poisoning #randomencounter #newgameplus #paladins #airship #prince #realtimegameclock #negotiation #comicrelief #boxarthalfoffacedisplayed #win #mac #action #fantasy
Void, released in 1998
Released for: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Point-and-click; Puzzle; Adventure
From the Internet Games Database
https://www.igdb.com/games/void--7
#games #adventures #pointnclick #adventuregames #old #history #retrocomputing #retrogaming #retro #image #screenshots #1990s #90s #win
There are three big adventure game projects going on for the C64 right now:
* Leisure Suit Larry 1 rewrite (fully fresh port with optimized graphics)
* Secret of Monkey Island (SCUMM to 6502, plus all new graphics, sound by @Nordischsound)
* AGI Compiler (converts original AGI games to .crt cartridge files, slightly buggy and slow, but supports all AGI games)
This is an awesome state for adventure games on the C64!
#adventuregames #retrogaming #commodore #c64
Physicus: Save the World with Science!, released in 1999
Released for: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Point-and-click; Puzzle; Adventure
Educational, Mystery
3d, physics, edutainment, pre-rendered backgrounds, pre-rendered graphics
From the Internet Games Database
https://www.igdb.com/games/physicus-save-the-world…
#games #adventures #pointnclick #adventuregames #old #history #retrocomputing #retrogaming #retro #image #screenshots #1990s #90s #3d #physics #edutainment #prerenderedbackgrounds #prerenderedgraphics #win #mac #educational #mystery
Construction of The Dining Room: Colonel's Bequest
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A less-than-heroic Lord!
The ScummVM Team is pleased to announce that Lord Avalot d'Argent, the quirky 1994 comedic adventure by Thorsoft of Letchworth, is ready for public testing!
The year is 1179. When Baron Michel de Lustie is denied the princess's hand in marriage, he kidnaps her for a steep 50-pence ransom. With England’s finest knight conveniently away on vacation, the desperate king turns to you!
Izzy's Adventure, released in 1996
Released for: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Point-and-click; Adventure
Educational
summer olympics
From the Internet Games Database
https://www.igdb.com/games/izzys-adventure
#games #adventures #pointnclick #adventuregames #old #history #retrocomputing #retrogaming #retro #image #screenshots #1990s #90s #summerolympics #win #educational
Explore Erana's Peace: Quest for Glory 1 Demo
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https://j.holmes.codes/sci0/qg1-demo/pic/10/
#RetroGaming #EGA #AdventureGames #SierraOnline #QuestForGlory
Countdown, released in 1990
Released for: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS
Point-and-click; Puzzle; Adventure
Thriller
spy, detective, gog preservation program
From the Internet Games Database
https://www.igdb.com/games/countdown--2
#games #adventures #pointnclick #adventuregames #old #history #retrocomputing #retrogaming #retro #image #screenshots #1990s #90s #spy #detective #gogpreservationprogram #linux #win #mac #dos #thriller
Dan, released in 1995
Released for: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Point-and-click; Adventure
Action
anime
From the Internet Games Database
https://www.igdb.com/games/dan
#games #adventures #pointnclick #adventuregames #old #history #retrocomputing #retrogaming #retro #image #screenshots #1990s #90s #anime #win #mac #action
Sam & Max Hit the Road, released in 1993
Released for: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS
Point-and-click; Puzzle; Adventure
Science fiction, Comedy
helicopter, dinosaurs, minigames, guitar playing, robots, mummy, ufo, episodic, rabbit, psychic abilities, bird, dialogue trees, crime, dark humor, dog, teleportation, pizza, talking animals, bats, playstation network, chef, digital distribution, single-player only, anthropomorphism, playstation trophies, world map, voice acting, scatological humor, protagonist's name in the title, cat, mind control, breaking the fourth wall, game reference, rat, non-player character, save point, movie reference, steam play, british accent, villain, to be continued, item combination, shape-shifting, tentacles, clone, dynamic soundtrack, dimension travel, one-handed gameplay, recurring character, overweight character, flashback, severed limbs, hidden room, fake game over screen, running gag, whac-a-mole, scumm, gog preservation program, scummvm compatible
From the Internet Games Database
https://www.igdb.com/games/sam-max-hit-the-road
#games #adventures #pointnclick #adventuregames #old #history #retrocomputing #retrogaming #retro #image #screenshots #1990s #90s #helicopter #dinosaurs #minigames #guitarplaying #robots #mummy #ufo #episodic #rabbit #psychicabilities #bird #dialoguetrees #crime #darkhumor #dog #teleportation #pizza #talkinganimals #bats #playstationnetwork #chef #digitaldistribution #singleplayeronly #anthropomorphism #playstationtrophies #worldmap #voiceacting #scatologicalhumor #protagonistsnameinthetitle #cat #mindcontrol #breakingthefourthwall #gamereference #rat #nonplayercharacter #savepoint #moviereference #steamplay #britishaccent #villain #tobecontinued #itemcombination #shapeshifting #tentacles #clone #dynamicsoundtrack #dimensiontravel #onehandedgameplay #recurringcharacter #overweightcharacter #flashback #severedlimbs #hiddenroom #fakegameoverscreen #runninggag #whacamole #scumm #gogpreservationprogram #scummvmcompatible #linux #win #mac #dos #sciencefiction #comedy
Construction of Entrance to the Land of the Leprechauns: Kings Quest 1 SCI (1990)
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on rare occasions i still come across dos games at thrift stores.
and then, once every 20 years, i find a hong kong pirate release:
lucasatrs full thronie is one of my favourite cd-orms
Santa Fe Mysteries: Sacred Ground, released in 1997
Released for: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS
Point-and-click; Adventure
Mystery
detective, full motion video
From the Internet Games Database
https://www.igdb.com/games/santa-fe-mysteries-sacr…
#games #adventures #pointnclick #adventuregames #old #history #retrocomputing #retrogaming #retro #image #screenshots #1990s #90s #detective #fullmotionvideo #win #mac #dos #mystery
Construction of Climbing the Beanstalk: King's Quest 1 SCI Remake (1990)
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Maupiti Island, released in 1990
Released for: Atari ST/STE, DOS, Amiga
Point-and-click; Puzzle; Adventure
Thriller, Mystery
detective, crime
From the Internet Games Database
https://www.igdb.com/games/maupiti-island
#games #adventures #pointnclick #adventuregames #old #history #retrocomputing #retrogaming #retro #image #screenshots #1990s #90s #detective #crime #atarist #dos #amiga #thriller #mystery