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1989Broderbund · Amiga, Apple II, FM Towns +3
An educational game which is set in a child's bedroom.
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136 games like Pararena · 1980 – 2016


Broderbund · Amiga, Apple II, FM Towns +3
An educational game which is set in a child's bedroom.
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Stuart Smith · Apple II, Apple IIGS, Commodore 64 +1
Adventure Construction Set (ACS) is a game creation system written by Stuart Smith that is used to construct tile-based graphical adventure games. ACS was published by Electronic Arts in 1984 for the Commodore 64, then for the Apple II, Ami
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Yahoo Software · Kaypro
Aliens is a text-only clone of Space Invaders written for the CP/M operating system and made to be operated on the early Kaypro line of luggable computers. It was written by Yahoo Software of Los Angeles, California. Along with Star Trek, C
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FM Towns, Macintosh 512K, PC-9800 Series +3
Darwin's Dilemma is a puzzle video game originally for Classic Mac OS. It was developed by André Ouimet and published in 1990 by Inline Design. The goal is to match creatures together. After enough matches the creatures will "evolve" into n
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macOS
Lunar Rescue is a horizontally scrolling shooter with elements of Lunar Lander and Gravitar. It was developed by Practical Computer Applications and released for Classic Mac OS in 1988 by XOR Corporation. The game was written by Richard Nyg
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Vortex Software · ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC
Revolution is an isometric 3D puzzle video game released by U.S. Gold in 1986 for the ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC. It was programmed by Costa Panayi and is a development of the earlier 3D games Highway Encounter and Alien Highway.
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Amiga, Atari ST, Atari ST/STE +2
This is a puzzle game that involves tiles of different colours, which must be manipulated to clear a succession of increasingly-difficult levels. You are presented with 2 sets of tiles, and must make the left one identical to the 'control'
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Windows, macOS
Golden Gate Killer (marketed under SFPD Case File: The Body in the Bay in the UK and SFPD Homicide in the US) is an interactive police detective simulation developed by American studio Interworks and released in 1995, and published by Groli
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Game Boy Color
Driver (subtitled "You Are the Wheelman" in North America) is an action driving video game and the first installment in the Driver series. Developed by Reflections Interactive and published by GT Interactive, it was released on the PlayStat
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Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIGS +5
Questron II a 1988 role-playing video game published by Strategic Simulations for the Apple II, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, Commodore 64, IBM PC, and Amiga. It is the sequel to 1984's Questron. Questron II is credited to Westwood Associates in th
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Nintendo console exclusive
SNES, Windows, macOS
Gearheads is a strategy video game developed by R/GA Interactive and Philips Media, and published by Philips Media for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS in June 1996. The player deploys wind-up toys to get them across an arena while attempting t
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KnowWonder · Windows, macOS
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, released in the United States as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, is a 2001 video game developed by KnowWonder and published by Electronic Arts for Windows. A version for Mac OS was developed
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Nintendo exclusive
SNES
The second game in the Lennus / Paladin's Quest series. The games development was very troubled and took four years instead of the planned two. Upon release it sold very poorly, even after being promoted through Nintendo Power. This caused
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Ambrosia Software · macOS
A top-down shooter similer to Xevious, exclusive to the Mac OS (classic). Precedes Deimos Rising.
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Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1
Panther is a Commodore 64 game designed and implemented by Peter Adams and published by Mastertronic in 1986. A version for Atari 8-bit computers followed in 1987, then a ZX Spectrum port in 1989. The player pilots a strange-looking aircraf
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Artic Software · Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Sinclair ZX81 +1
You are marooned on a strange planet and have to repair your space ship in order to get back home.
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Haïku Studios · MS-DOS, Windows, macOS
An Adventure game developed for DOS and Windows in 1996 by the now defunct French Haiku Studios and published by Philips Media. One year later there was a release for the Apple Macintosh.
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Nick Pelling · Acorn Electron, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore 64 +4
A classic 2d platform puzzle game.
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PlayStation console exclusive
Human Code · PlayStation, Windows, macOS
Lode Runner 2 is a sequel to the original Lode Runner and its remakes. The game is played in isometric view unlike its predecessors.
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TX Digital Illusions · Amiga, Apple IIGS, Atari ST/STE +6
Sub Battle Simulator is a naval combat simulation game released by Epyx in 1987. The game was developed by Digital Illusions, Inc. It was released for the Amiga, Apple IIGS, Commodore 64, Atari ST, Macintosh, MS-DOS, and the Tandy Color Com
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Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1
The Fury is a racing video game. It was developed by Creative Reality and published by Martech Games. It was released for the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum in 1988. The box art was illustrated by Rodney Matthews. The game recei
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Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64 +1
The Great American Cross-Country Road Race (UK re-release title: American Road Race) is a racing video game written by Alex DeMeo for Atari 8-bit computers and published by Activision in 1985. It was ported to the Apple II and Commodore 64.
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3DO, 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Windows +1
Icebreaker is a puzzle/shooter that has the player take control of a flying pyramid who has to navigate through 150 levels blasting other stationary pyramids. The stationary pyramids are either green, blue or red and can turn into each othe
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Nintendo console exclusive
Engine Software · Android, Nintendo 3DS, iOS
Proun+ is a great combination of art and a racing game, inspired by paintings by Mondriaan and Kandinsky.
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Graftgold · ZX Spectrum
ZX spectrum version of the popular Commodore game "Paradroid." Updated with 3D isometric levels.
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Dan Gorlin · Apple II
Airheart is an action game designed and programmed by Dan Gorlin for the Apple II and published by Broderbund in 1986. It requires a 128K Apple IIe (or later) to run, as it uses the 16-color double hi-res graphics mode. After three years of
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Spellbound Entertainment · Linux, Windows, macOS
Airline Tycoon is a business simulation game by Thomas Holz and Robert Kleinert, in which the player must successfully manage an airline. The original was developed by Spellbound Entertainment, and published by Infogrames Deutschland, but t
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Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Commodore 64 +3
Aliens: The Computer Game is a 1986 video game developed and published by Activision for the Commodore 64, Apple II based on the film of the same title. As Activision's UK subsidiary Electric Dreams Software had independently released their
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Amiga, Atari ST, Atari ST/STE +1
A 3-Dimensional universe of shapes, colors, sounds... and chaos. To enter the world of Continuum is to encounter an alternate reality. Your journey will take you across a vast geometric universe- 12 different maze regions with more than 25
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Ambrosia Software · macOS
An action-packed arcade game based on the classic shoot-em-up, Centipede, but with engaging, colorful animations and fun, wacky sounds. It was released exclusively for the Mac operating system by the indie developer, Ambrosia Software.
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Pixel Maniacs · Linux, Switch, PS4 +4
ChromaGun is a first person puzzler about colors. The basic principle is as easy as applying it is complex: exit the chambers via the exit doors. Use the ChromaGun to colorize walls and WorkerDroids to progress in the chambers. WorkerDroids
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Thin Chen Enterprise · NES
Colorful Dragon (Chinese: 變色龍; pinyin: Biànsèlóng; lit. 'Chameleon'), is a maze video game developed and published by Sachen for the Nintendo Entertainment System on 1989 in Asia. Bunch Games later licensed the game for distribution in Nort
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Strategic Simulations · Amiga, Apple II, Atari 8-bit +4
Computer Baseball is a sports simulation game published by Strategic Simulations in 1981. It was released for the Apple II, Atari 8-bit computers, and later for the Commodore 64, Macintosh, IBM PC, and Amiga.
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Apple II
An adventure game developed by Microcabin in 1982. It is also known as Takara Building Adventure.
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Gonzalo Suárez Girard · Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, Commodore C64/128/MAX +4
Goody is a platform game developed by Gonzalo Suárez Girard and released in 1987 by the Spanish company Opera Soft. The game was released for Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, MSX, ZX Spectrum, and for MS-DOS compatible computers. Goody was the fir
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Durell Software · Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1
A side scrolling game with the Harrier aircraft.
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Yahoo Software · Kaypro, CP/M
Ladder is a platform game similar to Nintendo's Donkey Kong written for the CP/M operating system and made to be operated on the early Kaypro line of luggable computers. Ladder was written by Yahoo Software of Los Angeles, California. Along
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Origin Systems · Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST/STE +4
Moebius: The Orb of Celestial Harmony is a video game produced by Origin Systems and designed by Greg Malone. It was originally released in 1985 for the Apple II. Versions were also released for the Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Macintosh,
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Electronic Arts · Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64 +2
On board of the dirigible Zinderneuf a murder has taken place and you have only until the airship lands to find the culprit. Through interrogation (forceful, naive or polite) and finding clues you have to pinpoint the murderer. High repla
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Rocket Science Games · Linux, Windows, macOS
Obsidian is a first-person 3-D graphical adventure/puzzle game, in which the player controls scientist Lilah Kerlins, who has to stop artificial intelligence Ceres from recreating the world.
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Lankhor · Atari ST, Atari ST/STE
A mixture of a puzzle game and a horizontal scrolling shoot'em up that was developed and published by Lankhor.
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Strategic Simulations · Apple II, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX
Panzer Strike is a 1988 tactical wargame that simulates small unit actions during World War II. It was made for Apple II and Commodore 64 and was released by Strategic Simulations. Panzer Strike spawned the follow-up titles Typhoon of Stee
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macOS
PlayMaker Football is an American football simulation developed by PlayMaker Software and released in 1989 for the Mac by Broderbund. It was ported to Windows, PC-98, and Palm OS. PlayMaker Football 2.0 was released in 1996 for MS-DOS and W
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The Learning Company · Windows, macOS
Reader Rabbit (fully titled "Reader Rabbit and the Fabulous Word Factory" or alternatively known as "Reader Rabbit Builds Early Learning & Thinking") is a 1984 educational video game and the first of the long-running Reader Rabbit edutainme
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Digital Image Design · Atari ST, Game Gear, Handheld Electronic LCD +6
RoboCop 3 is a video game based on the 1993 film of the same name. Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS versions were developed by Digital Image Design and published by Ocean Software in December 1991. The Digital Image Design version includes multi
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Windows, macOS
Abstract musical platform game first developed for SGI systems in 1991, later ported to Mac and Windows. Used procedural generation to make new levels on demand.
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