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3D Space Wars

3D Space Wars is a video game published by Hewson Consultants for the ZX Spectrum in 1983. It is the first game in the Seiddab Trilogy.

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Adventureland (video game)

Adventureland is the first text adventure video game for microcomputers, released by Scott Adams in 1978. The game involves searching for thirteen lost artifacts in a fantasy setting. Its success led Adams to form Adventure International, which went on to publish thirteen similar games in the Adventure series, each in different settings.

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Airball (video game)

Airball is a video game released in 1987 by Microdeal. It was programmed by Ed Scio, with graphics by Pete Lyon, music by Paul Shields, and level design by Pete Scott. Lyon was the artist for other Microdeal games in the late 1980s, such as Goldrunner.. The game was first released for the Dragon 32/64 and TRS-80 Color Computer, with ports following for the Atari ST, Amiga, MS-DOS, Atari 8-bit family, and Game Boy Advance. Airball was ported to the Apple IIGS, but saw an extremely limited run with fewer than 150 sales. A version for the Nintendo Entertainment System from Novotrade and Tengen was cancelled.

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Arcadia (video game)

Arcadia is a 1983 fixed shooter published by Imagine Software on the ZX Spectrum and Commodore VIC-20. It was later ported to the Commodore 64 and Dragon 32.

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B.C. Bill

B.C. Bill is a 2D action video game published by Imagine Software in 1984. It was released for the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, TRS-80 Color Computer, Dragon 32/64 and BBC Micro.

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Barmy Burgers

Barmy Burgers is a 1983 video game written for the ZX Spectrum by Gary Capewell and Gary Sewell and published by Blaby Computer Games in the UK and Ventamatic in Spain. It is a clone of the 1982 arcade game BurgerTime.

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Bonka

Bonka is a clone of the arcade game Space Panic released for the Dragon 32 and Commodore 64 in 1983.

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Cassette 50

Cassette 50 is a compilation of games published by Cascade Games Ltd in 1983, and is an early example of shovelware - computer software marketed primarily on the basis of its sheer quantity rather than other factors such as quality or playability. The compilation was available for many of the microcomputer platforms of the time due to being entirely coded in BASIC.

Chuckie EggW
Chuckie Egg

Chuckie Egg is a video game released by A&F Software in 1983 initially for the ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro, and Dragon 32/64. Its popularity saw it released over the following years for the Commodore 64, Acorn Electron, MSX, Tatung Einstein, Amstrad CPC and Atari 8-bit family. It was later updated for the Amiga, Atari ST, and IBM PC compatibles.

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Cosmic Cruiser

Cosmic Cruiser is a game developed by Imagine Software and released for the BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Dragon 32, and ZX Spectrum in 1984. The object of the game is to fight off an alien raiding party that has taken over a distant space station and save the crew.

The Count (video game)W
The Count (video game)

The Count is a text adventure written by Scott Adams and published by Adventure International in 1979. The player character has been sent to defeat the vampire Count Dracula by the local Transylvanian villagers, and must obtain and use items from around the vampire's castle in order to defeat him.

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Cuthbert Goes Digging

Cuthbert Goes Digging is a 1983 video game for the Dragon 32 home computer. Written by Steve Bak at Microdeal, the game features the hero Cuthbert, who also appears in Cuthbert Goes Walkabout and Cuthbert in the Mines. In the game, the player guides Cuthbert through levels of girders, avoiding 'moronians' fatal to the touch.

Cuthbert Goes WalkaboutW
Cuthbert Goes Walkabout

Cuthbert Goes Walkabout is a maze video game written by Steve Bak for the Dragon 32/64 and published by Microdeal in 1983. A TRS-80 Color Computer port was released the same year. Atari 8-bit family and Commodore 64 versions followed in 1984. The game features the character Cuthbert. The game is based on the Konami arcade game Amidar.

Cuthbert in the MinesW
Cuthbert in the Mines

Cuthbert in the Mines is a platform game for the Dragon 32 home computer published by Microdeal in 1984. It stars Cuthbert, a character who appeared in other releases, including Cuthbert Goes Walkabout and Cuthbert Goes Digging. The gameplay is based on Frogger, but with a vertical playfield. Tandy Corporation licensed it for the TRS-80 Color Computer.

Danger RangerW
Danger Ranger

Danger Ranger is a non-scrolling platform game designed by Ken Kalish and published in 1983 by Microdeal for the Dragon 32/64 and TRS-80 Color Computer. The game was ported to the Atari 8-bit family and Commodore 64 by Rita Jay in 1984.

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Dungeons of Daggorath

Dungeons of Daggorath is one of the first real-time, first-person perspective role-playing video games. It was produced by DynaMicro for the TRS-80 Color Computer in 1982. A sequel, Castle of Tharoggad, was released in 1988.

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Football Manager (1982 video game)

Football Manager is the first game in the Football Manager series.

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Frogger

Frogger is an action game developed by Konami and manufactured by Sega as an arcade video game in 1981. In North America, it was released by Sega/Gremlin. The player directs each frog to its home by crossing a busy road and navigating a hazardous river.

Ghost Town (video game)W
Ghost Town (video game)

Ghost Town is a text adventure developed by Adventure International and released in 1980. It is part of the Adventure series of games developed by Scott Adams, preceded by Adventureland, Pirate Adventure, and Strange Odyssey.

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Hareraiser

Hareraiser is a video game released in 1984 in the UK in two parts: Prelude and Finale. The game was published for Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, BBC Micro Model B, Commodore 64, Commodore VIC-20, Dragon 32, MSX, Oric Atmos, and ZX Spectrum at £8.95 for each part.

The Hobbit (1982 video game)W
The Hobbit (1982 video game)

The Hobbit is an illustrated text adventure computer game released in 1982 for the ZX Spectrum home computer and based on the 1937 book The Hobbit, by J. R. R. Tolkien. It was developed at Beam Software by Philip Mitchell and Veronika Megler and published by Melbourne House. It was later converted to most home computers available at the time including the Commodore 64, BBC Micro and Oric computers. By arrangement with the book publishers, a copy of the book was included with each game sold.

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Horace (video game series)

The Horace video game series was created in the 1980s by William Tang for Beam Software. The series comprised Hungry Horace, Horace Goes Skiing and Horace and the Spiders.

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Jet Set Willy

Jet Set Willy is a platform video game originally written by Matthew Smith for the ZX Spectrum home computer. It was published in 1984 by Software Projects and ported to most home computers of the time.

Jumping Jack (video game)W
Jumping Jack (video game)

Jumping Jack is a platform game designed by Albert Ball, with art by Stuart C. Ball, for the ZX Spectrum and published by Imagine Software in 1983. It was available for the Atari 8-bit family and Dragon 32 under the name Leggit!. In these versions, Jack is renamed Leaping Lenny.

Madness and the MinotaurW
Madness and the Minotaur

Madness and the Minotaur is a text adventure, published in 1981 for the TRS-80 Color Computer by Radio Shack in North America and by Microdeal in the United Kingdom. It was developed by Spectral Associates founder, Thomas Rosenbaum. A Dragon 32 version was published in 1982 by Dragon Data.

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Manic Miner

Manic Miner is a platform video game originally written for the ZX Spectrum by Matthew Smith and released by Bug-Byte in 1983. It is the first game in the Miner Willy series and among the early titles in the platform game genre. The game itself was inspired by the Atari 8-bit family game Miner 2049er. It is considered one of the most influential platform games of all time and has been ported to numerous home computers, video game consoles and mobile phones. Original artwork was created by Les Harvey. Later Software Projects artwork was supplied by Roger Tissyman.

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Mined-Out

Mined-Out is a video game released for the ZX Spectrum in 1983 by Quicksilva. where a player must cross a minefield successfully using logic. Although Mined-Out was not the first game in the style of Minesweeper, it was the first to be released on a home computer, and to display how many mines are adjacent to the player.

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Moon Cresta

Moon Cresta is a shoot 'em up video game released by Nichibutsu for arcades in 1980. In North America, it was licensed to Sega/Gremlin and Centuri, the latter releasing it in arcades as Eagle. Incentive Software published ports of Moon Cresta for the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Dragon 32 and ZX Spectrum home computers.

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Mr. Dig

Mr. Dig is a maze game designed by Rita Jay and published in 1984 by Microdeal for the Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, Dragon 32/64 and TRS-80 Color Computer. The game is a direct clone of Universal's 1982 arcade Mr. Do!.

Mystery Fun House (video game)W
Mystery Fun House (video game)

Mystery Fun House is a text adventure game written by Scott Adams, "Adventure 7" in the series released by Adventure International. The player explores a fun house explore to locate a set of secret plans, solving puzzles along the way. Mystery Fun House was produced in only one week and was among the less easy games in the series.

Pedro (video game)W
Pedro (video game)

Pedro is a video game developed by Frank Johnson, Aidan Rajswing, Bryce Ducharm, Andrew Impson, Brian Carpenter and Steve Cain for the ZX Spectrum and released by Imagine Software in 1984. The game uses oblique projection to give the impression of three dimensional graphics.

Phantom Slayer (video game)W
Phantom Slayer (video game)

Phantom Slayer is a video game released by Med Systems in 1982 for the TRS-80 Color Computer and Dragon 32/64. Written by Ken Kalish, Phantom Slayer is considered by some an early forerunner of the modern first-person shooter genre.

PimaniaW
Pimania

Pimania is a text-and-graphics adventure game written by Mel Croucher and released by Automata UK in 1982 for the BBC Micro, ZX Spectrum, Dragon 32, and Sinclair ZX81. It is the first real life video game treasure hunt released in the UK. Automata gave a prize of a golden sundial worth £6,000 for the first person to solve the various cryptic clues to its location that were hidden within Pimania.

Pirate AdventureW
Pirate Adventure

Pirate Adventure is a text adventure program written by Scott Adams.

Pyramid of DoomW
Pyramid of Doom

Pyramid of Doom is a text adventure game written by Alvin Files and published by Adventure International in 1979. It is the eighth in the Scott Adams' Adventure series. Files independently reverse engineered Adams' Adventure engine, wrote a new game, and submitted it to Adams, who then tweaked it for release as part of the series.

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Questprobe

Questprobe is a trilogy of graphical adventure video games featuring Marvel Comics characters. The three games are Questprobe featuring The Hulk, Questprobe featuring Spider-Man and Questprobe featuring Human Torch and Thing.

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Questprobe featuring The Hulk

Questprobe featuring The Hulk is a 1984 graphic adventure video game developed and published by Adventure International in collaboration with Marvel Comics and Commodore Business Machines. It is the first installment in Questprobe, a series of graphic adventure games. It was intended to consist of twelve installments, but only three were released before the developer's bankruptcy. The game's narrative follows the Marvel superhero Hulk and his human alter-ego Bruce Banner, who must explore the mysterious lair of the Chief Examiner. The graphics and story outline were created by Marvel artists and writers. Critical reception was generally positive, with much of the praise going to the visuals. Reactions to the gameplay were mixed, especially upon the game's budget re-release, by which time it was considered dated.

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Scarfman

Scarfman is a clone of Pac-Man written by Philip A. Oliver for the TRS-80 computer and published by The Cornsoft Group in 1981. A version for the TRS-80 Color Computer followed in 1982 as Color Scarfman, which uses 64x64 low resolution graphics.

Strange OdysseyW
Strange Odyssey

Strange Odyssey is a text adventure written by Scott Adams and Neil Broome.

Sultan's MazeW
Sultan's Maze

Sultan's Maze was first released in the United Kingdom in 1983 by Gem Software and then in 1984 in Spain and the UK by Amsoft. The game was included in the game packs that came with the computer when purchasing an Amstrad CPC 464.

Tanglewood (1987 video game)W
Tanglewood (1987 video game)

Tanglewood is a puzzle/adventure computer game published by Microdeal for the Dragon 32 and TRS-80 Color Computer in early 1987. It was released for the Atari ST and Amiga in 1988.

Time BanditW
Time Bandit

Time Bandit is an action-adventure game written for the TRS-80 Model I by Bill Dunlevy and Harry Lafnear and published by MichTron in 1983. It was ported to the TRS-80 Color Computer and Dragon 32, but enjoyed its greatest popularity several years later as an early release for the Atari ST. It was also released for the pseudo-PC-compatible Sanyo MBC-55x with 8-color display. Amiga and MS-DOS versions were ported by Timothy Purves.

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Volcanic Dungeon

Volcanic Dungeon is a role-playing video game designed by Roy Carnell and Stuart A. Galloway and released by Carnell Software for the ZX Spectrum, Dragon 32/64 and ZX81 computers in 1983. It is a follow-up to 1982's Black Crystal.

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Voodoo Castle

Voodoo Castle is a text adventure game written by Scott Adams and his wife Alexis. Published by Adventure International in 1979, it is #4 in the Scott Adams Adventure series.