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King Graham and Queen Valanice were glad to have their children back. Graham thinks that it is time to pass onto them his old adventurers’ hat. When he throws it across the room, he suffers a heart attack and collapses on the floor, and he is carried off to bed. The only way that Graham’s … Continue reading “King’s Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella”
Year: 1988
Platforms: Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIgs, Atari ST, DOS
Genre: Adventure
Theme: Graphic adventure
King Graham and Queen Valanice had two children, Alexander and Rosella, and the kingdom was once peaceful. It wasn’t long until Alexander was snatched from his crib and things started to take a turn for the worse. A three-headed dragon threatens the ever-peaceful Daventry, and requires a maiden to be sacrificed every year. Rosella is … Continue reading “King’s Quest III: To Heir Is Human”
Year: 1988
Platforms: Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIgs, Atari ST, DOS, Macintosh, TRS-80 CoCo
Genre: Adventure
Theme: Graphic adventure
After having recovered the three treasures, King Graham has been crowned king. Now having needing a queen for companionship, Graham searches the land for a maiden, but to no avail, so he turns to the magic mirror for help. The mirror shows him a beautiful girl locked away in a quartz tower in a faraway … Continue reading “King’s Quest II: Romancing the Throne”
Year: 1985
Platforms: Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIgs, Atari ST, DOS, Macintosh, PC Booter
Genre: Adventure
Theme: Graphic adventure
Sir Graham is a brave knight who is sent on a quest to retrieve three treasures that were stolen by deception and stealth: a shield that protects its bearer from invaders, a mirror that foretells the future, and a treasure chest that is forever filled with gold. If Graham takes these treasures back to the … Continue reading “King’s Quest”
Year: 1984
Platforms: Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIgs, Atari ST, DOS, Macintosh, PC Booter, SEGA Master System
Genre: Adventure
Theme: Graphic adventure
In this turn-based strategy game, based on the role-playing game Rune Quest, you take control of a clan of Orlanthi (somewhat resembling iron age Scandinavians) in the magical world of Glorantha. Yours and many other clans have recently migrated to Dragon Pass, a rich and fertile yet vastly unexplored valley. You try to survive and … Continue reading “King of Dragon Pass”
Year: 1993
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Turn-based strategy
The Journeyman Project: Pegasus Prime is a remake of the earlier The Journeyman Project. The game’s graphics and sound have been updated, the game has been modified to be more like the second game in the series Buried in Time and the third game (not released yet then) Legacy of Time. The story is the … Continue reading “The Journeyman Project: Pegasus Prime”
Year: 1993
Platforms: Linux, Macintosh, Windows
Genre: Adventure
Theme: Graphic adventure
After Zubaran, the Lord of Ishar, has defeated the evil Shandar, peace has returned to the land. Unfortunately, it didn’t last for long, since Shandar found a way to retain his spirit, which is looking for a body to possess. Using time manipulation, Shandar is trying to find the dragon of Sith, last survivor of … Continue reading “Ishar 3: The Seven Gates of Infinity”
Year: 1994
Platforms: Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, Macintosh
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Real-time strategy
Ishar 2: Messengers of Doom is the sequel to Ishar: Legend of the Fortress. Following the defeat of Krogh and the banishment of the powers of chaos, Ishar became a cultural and intellectual centre in Kendoria. Over time, people came to the island and settled there. A city named Zach’s Island developed and flourished. Shandar, … Continue reading “Ishar 2: Messengers of Doom”
Year: 1993
Platforms: Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, Macintosh
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Real-time strategy
Ishar: Legend of the Fortress is the sequel to Crystals of Arborea. Morgoth and Morgula, the black god and his witch wife who were defeated in the previous game, had a child, Krogh. Their evil progeny is based in the fortress Ishar, which means “unknown” in the elven tongue, and has plans to reduce to population of … Continue reading “Ishar: Legend of the Fortress”
Year: 1992
Platforms: Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, Macintosh
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Real-time strategy
The year is 1947. Dr. Jones Jr is on a retirement from adventuring, living the life of a scholar and an archaeologist. But soon he meets his old flame …and new enemies. Soviets are tracking parts of a mysterious, powerful machine from ancient Babylon, hoping to use it as a weapon. They must be stopped … Continue reading “Indiana Jones & the Infernal Machine”
Year: 1999
Platforms: Nintendo 64, Windows
Genre: Action
Theme: Puzzle elements