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Mystery House
1980 video game
King's Quest I
1984 video game
Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards
1987 video game
Leisure Suit Larry Goes Looking for Love (in Several Wrong Places)
1988 adult video game
Leisure Suit Larry 3: Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals
1989 video game
The Hobbit
1982 interactive fiction video game based on novel by J. R. R. Tolkien
Space Quest I
1986 video game
Space Quest III
1989 video game
Space Quest II
1987 video game
King's Quest IV
1988 video game
A Mind Forever Voyaging
1985 video game
King's Quest III
1986 video game
King's Quest II
1985 video game
Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel
1987 video game
Softporn Adventure
1981 video game
Deadline
1982 interactive fiction computer game
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
1984 interactive fiction video game
Leather Goddesses of Phobos
1986 video game
Ballyhoo
1985 video game
Wishbringer
Wishbringer: The Magick Stone of Dreams is an interactive fiction video game written by Brian Moriarty and published by Infocom in 1985. It was intended to be an easier game to solve than the typical Infocom release and provide a good introduction to interactive fiction for inexperienced players, and was well received.
Bureaucracy
1987 interactive fiction computer game
Corruption
1988 video game
Dracula
1986 text adventure game
Zork Zero
1988 video game
Moonmist
Moonmist is an interactive fiction game written by Stu Galley and Jim Lawrence and published by Infocom in 1986. The game was released simultaneously for the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit computers, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, TRS-80, TI-99/4A, and Mac. It is Infocom's twenty-second game. Moonmist was re-released in Infocom's 1995 compilation The Mystery Collection, as well as the 1996 compilation Classic Text Adventure Masterpieces.
Trinity
1986 video game
Enchanter
1983 video game
Wizard and the Princess
1980 video game
The Colour of Magic
1986 video game
Beyond Zork
1987 video game
The Pawn
1985 video game
Planetfall
Planetfall is a science fiction themed interactive fiction video game written by Steve Meretzky, and published in 1983 as the eighth game from Infocom. The original release was for Apple II, Atari 8-bit computers, TRS-80, and IBM PC compatibles (both as a self-booting disk and for MS-DOS). Atari ST and Commodore 64 versions were released in 1985. A version for CP/M was also released. Planetfall was Meretzky's first published game, and it proved one of his most popular works and a best-seller for Infocom. It was one of five top-selling games to be re-released in Solid Gold versions with in-game
Lord of the Rings: Game One
1985 video game
Fish!
Fish! is a text adventure game by Magnetic Scrolls released in 1988. The game was designed by John Molloy, Phil South and Peter Kemp with contributions by Rob Steggles.
Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur
1989 video game
Masters of the Universe: The Super Adventure
1987 video game
Borrowed Time
1985 video game
Border Zone
1987 video game
Sorcerer
1984 video game
The Mask of the Sun
1982 video game
Jinxter
Jinxter is an interactive fiction video game developed by Magnetic Scrolls and published by Rainbird in 1987 for 8-bit and 16-bit home computers of the time. Jinxter tells the story of a man on a mission to save the fictional land of Aquitania from the looming threat of evil witches. The game was well received by critics upon its release.
Jewels of Darkness
1986 video game
Mindshadow
1984 video game
Cutthroats
1984 video game
The Lurking Horror
1987 video game
Myth
1989 video game
Questprobe featuring Human Torch and the Thing
1985 video game