Computer Game Reviews
Below is a list, as complete as I have been able to make it, of the
professionally-designed, commercially distributed, non-shareware
computer games I have played during my lifetime. Follow a game's link
to see a review of that game.
If you have corrections or other information about the games on this list--specifically
complete company names and histories or release dates for those games without complete
documentation--please send me mail.
Please read these important notes about
these reviews.
A B C D E F
G H I J K L
M N O P Q R S
T U V W X Y Z
- Adventure: Colossal Cave (Crowther and Woods, 1977 or earlier)
- The Adventures of Willy Beamish (Dynamix/Sierra On-Line, 1991 or 1992)
- Afterlife (LucasArts, 1996)
- Alice in Wonderland (Windham Classics, 1985)
- Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (Firaxis Games, 1999)
- A Mind Forever Voyaging (Infocom, 1985)
- Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur (Infocom, 1989)
- Ballyhoo (Infocom, 1985)
- The Bard's Tale Construction Set (Interplay, 1991)
- Battle Chess (Interplay Productions, 1988)
- BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception (Infocom, 1988)
- BattleTech: The Crescent Hawk's Revenge (Infocom, 1991)
- Below the Root (Windham Classics, 1985)
- Betrayal at Krondor (Dynamix, 1993)
- Beyond Zork: The Coconut of Quendor (Infocom, 1987)
- The Black Cauldron (Sierra On-Line, 1986 or 1987)
- Border Zone (Infocom, 1987)
- Bureaucracy (Infocom, 1987)
- Callahan's Crosstime Saloon (Legend Entertainment, 1997)
- Champions of Krynn (SSI, 1990)
- Chessmaster (Spectrum Holobyte, various editions over the years)
- Circuit's Edge (Infocom, 1990)
- Sid Meier's Civilization (Microprose, 1991)
- Sid Meier's Civilization II (Microprose, 1996)
- Civilization II: Test of Time (Microprose, 1999)
- Codename: ICEMAN (Sierra, 1989)
- The Colonel's Bequest (Sierra, 1989)
- Companions of Xanth (Legend Entertainment, 1993)
- Conquests of Camelot: The Search for the Grail (Sierra, 1989 or 1990)
- Conquests of the Longbow: The Legend of Robin Hood (Sierra, 1991 or 1992)
- The Coveted Mirror (Penguin Software, 1983)
- The Curse of Monkey Island (LucasArts, 1997)
- Cutthroats (Infocom, 1984)
- The Dagger of Amon Ra (Sierra, 1992)
- Day of the Tentacle (LucasArts, 1993)
- Deadline (Infocom, 1982)
- Death Gate (Legend Entertainment, 1994)
- Dungeon Hack (SSI, 1993)
- Dungeon Master (FTL Software, 1987)
- The Elder Scrolls: Arena (Bethesda Softworks, 1994)
- The Elder Scrolls: Daggerfall (Bethesda Softworks, 1996)
- The 11th Hour: The Sequel to The 7th Guest (Virgin/Trilobyte, 1995)
- Enchanter (Infocom, 1983)
- Eric the Unready (Legend Entertainment, 1993)
- The Even More Incredible Machine (Sierra On-Line, 1993)
- Eye of the Beholder (SSI, 1991)
- Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon (SSI, 1992)
- Eye of the Beholder III: Assault on Myth Drannor (SSI, 1993)
- Faces...Tris III (Spectrum Holobyte, 1990)
- Fooblitzky (Infocom, 1986)
- Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist (Sierra On-Line, 1993)
- Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers (Sierra On-Line, 1993)
- Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within (Sierra On-Line, 1995)
- Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned (Sierra On-Line, 1999)
- Frederik Pohl's Gateway (Legend Entertainment, 1992)
- Gateway 2: Homeworld (Legend Entertainment, 1993)
- Gateway to the Savage Frontier (SSI, 1991)
- Gold Rush! (Sierra On-Line, 1987 or so)
- Gobliiins (Sierra On-Line, 1991 or so)
- Hacker (Activision, 1985)
- Hero's Quest I: So You Want to be a Hero? (Sierra On-Line, 1990)
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Infocom, 1984)
- Hollywood Hijinx (Infocom, 1986)
- Hoyle's Book of Games (Sierra On-Line, 1989)
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (LucasFilm Games, 1990)
- Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (LucasArts, 1992)
- Infidel (Infocom, 1983)
- It Came From the Desert (Cinemaware, 1990)
- Jones in the Fast Lane (Sierra On-Line, 1991 or so)
- Journey: The Quest Begins (Infocom, 1989)
- King's Quest: Quest for the Crown (Sierra On-Line, 1984)
- King's Quest I: Quest for the Crown (SCI Remake) (Sierra On-Line, 1990 or so)
- King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne (Sierra On-Line, 1985)
- King's Quest III: To Heir is Human (Sierra On-Line, 1986)
- King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella (Sierra On-Line, 1988)
- King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! (Sierra On-Line, 1990)
- King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow (Sierra On-Line, 1992)
- King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride (Sierra On-Line, 1994)
- Leather Goddesses of Phobos (Infocom, 1986)
- The Legend of Kyrandia (Westwood Studios, 1992)
- Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards (Sierra On-Line, 1985)
- Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards (VGA Remake) (Sierra On-Line, 1990 or so)
- Leisure Suit Larry II: Looking for Love (in Several Wrong Places) (Sierra On-Line, 1989)
- Leisure Suit Larry III: Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals (Sierra On-Line, 1990)
- Leisure Suit Larry V: Passionate Patti Does a Little Undercover Work (Sierra On-Line, 1992)
- Leisure Suit Larry VI: Shape Up or Slip Out! (Sierra On-Line, 1993)
- Leisure Suit Larry VII: Love for Sail! (Sierra On-Line, 1996)
- Lemmings (Psygnosis, 1991)
- Lemmings II: The Tribes (Psygnosis, 1994)
- Les Manley in: The Search for the King (Accolade, 1990)
- Lighthouse (Sierra On-Line, 1996)
- Loom (LucasFilm Games, 1990)
- The Lost Vikings (Interplay, 1991 or so)
- The Lurking Horror (Infocom, 1987)
- The Magic Candle (Mindcraft, 1989)
- Magic Carpet (Bullfrog Productions, 1994)
- Manhunter: New York (Sierra On-Line, 1988)
- Manhunter: San Francisco (Sierra On-Line, 1989)
- Maniac Mansion (Lucasfilm Games, 1985 or 1986)
- Might and Magic: Clouds of Xeen (New World Computing, 1992)
- Might and Magic: Darkside of Xeen (New World Computing, 1993)
- Mission Asteroid (On-Line Systems, 1982 or 1983)
- Mission Critical (Legend Entertainment, 1995)
- Moonmist (Infocom, 1986)
- Mortal Kombat (Acclaim, 1994)
- Mortal Kombat 2 (Acclaim, 1995)
- The Mummy's Curse (Highland Computer Services, 1981)
- Myst (Broderbund Software, 1993)
- Mystery House (On-Line Systems, 1980)
- Neuromancer (Interplay, 1988)
- Nord and Bert Couldn't Make Head or Tail of It (Infocom, 1987)
- Phantasmagoria (Sierra On-Line, 1995)
- Planetfall (Infocom, 1983)
- Plundered Hearts (Infocom, 1987)
- Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel (Sierra On-Line, 1986)
- Police Quest II: The Vengeance (Sierra On-Line, 1989)
- Police Quest III: The Kindred (Sierra On-Line, 1992)
- Police Quest IV: Open Season (Sierra On-Line, 1994)
- Police Quest: SWAT (Sierra On-Line, 1996)
- Pool of Radiance (SSI, 1988)
- Pools of Darkness (SSI, 1991)
- Quest for Glory I: So You Want To Be A Hero? (Sierra On-Line, 1991)
- Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire (Sierra On-Line, 1990)
- Quest for Glory III: Wages of War (Sierra On-Line, 1992)
- Quest for Glory IV: Shadows of Darkness (Sierra On-Line, 1993)
- Quest for Glory V: Dragon Fire (Sierra On-Line, 1999)
- Return to Zork (Activision, 1993)
- Sam and Max Hit the Road (LucasArts, 1993)
- Seastalker (Infocom, 1984)
- The Secret of Monkey Island (LucasFilm Games, 1991 or so)
- The Secret of Monkey Island II: LeChuck's Revenge (LucasArts, 1992)
- Secret of the Silver Blades (SSI, 1990)
- The 7th Guest (Trilobyte, 1993)
- Shannara (Legend Entertainment, 1995)
- Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels (Infocom, 1987)
- Shivers (Sierra On-Line, 1996)
- James Clavell's Shogun (Infocom, 1989)
- Silpheed (Sierra, 1988)
- SimCity (Maxis, 1989)
- SimCity 2000 (Maxis, 1993)
- SimCity 3000 (Maxis, 1999)
- SimEarth (Maxis, 1990 or so)
- The Sims (Maxis, 2000)
- Softporn Adventure (On-Line Systems, 1983 or so)
- Sorcerer (Infocom, 1984)
- Sorcerian (Sierra On-Line, 1988 or 1989)
- The Space Bar (Boffo Games/Rocket Science, 1997)
- Space Quest: The Sarien Encounter (Sierra On-Line, 1986)
- Space Quest II: Vohaul's Revenge (Sierra On-Line, 1987 or so)
- Space Quest III: The Pirates of Pestulon (Sierra On-Line, 1988 or 1989)
- Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers (Sierra On-Line, 1991)
- Space Quest V: The Last Mutation (Sierra On-Line, 1993)
- Space Quest VI: Roger Wilco in the Spinal Frontier (Sierra On-Line, 1995)
- Spellbreaker (Infocom, 1985)
- Spellcasting 101: Sorcerers Get All the Girls (Legend Entertainment, 1990)
- Spellcasting 201: The Sorcerer's Appliance (Legend Entertainment, 1991)
- Spellcasting 301: Spring Break (Legend Entertainment, 1992)
- Starcross (Infocom, 1982)
- Star Trek 25th Anniversary (Interplay, 1992 or so)
- Stationfall (Infocom, 1987)
- Superhero League of Hoboken (Legend Entertainment, 1994)
- Super Tetris (Spectrum Holobyte, 1991)
- Suspect (Infocom, 1984)
- Suspended (Infocom, 1983)
- Tass Times in Tonetown (Interplay Productions/Activision, 1986)
- Tetris (Spectrum Holobyte, 1987 or so)
- Tetris Classic (Spectrum Holobyte, 1992)
- Thexder (Sierra On-Line, 1986)
- TimeQuest (Legend Entertainment, 1991)
- Time Zone (On-Line Systems, 1982)
- Toonstruck (Virgin Interactive Entertainment/Burst, 1997)
- Treasures of the Savage Frontier (SSI, 1992)
- Trinity (Infocom, 1986)
- Ultima (Origin, 1980)
- Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar (Origin, 1985)
- Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny (Origin,1988)
- Ultima VI: The False Prophet (Origin, 1990)
- Ultima VII: The Black Gate (Origin, 1992)
- Ultima VII, Part II: The Serpent Isle (Origin, 1993)
- Ultima VIII: Pagan (Origin, 1994)
- Ultima IX: Ascension (Origin, 1999)
- Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss (Origin, 1992)
- Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds (Origin Systems, 1992)
- Unlimited Adventures (SSI, 1993)
- Warcraft II: Tides of Darkness (Blizzard, 1995)
- Welltris (Spectrum Holobyte, 1989)
- Wing Commander III: The Heart of the Tiger (Origin, 1994)
- Wishbringer (Infocom, 1985)
- The Witness (Infocom, 1983)
- The Wizard and the Princess (On-Line Systems/Green Valley Publishing, 1982 or 1983)
- Wonderland (Virgin Mastertronic, 1991 or so)
- WordTris (Spectrum Holobyte, 1991)
- Worlds of Ultima II: Martian Dreams (Origin, 1991 or so)
- Zork I: The Great Underground Empire (Infocom, 1980)
- Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz (Infocom, 1981)
- Zork III: The Dungeon Master (Infocom, 1982)
- Zork: Grand Inquisitor (Activision, 1997)
- Zork Zero: The Revenge of Megaboz (Infocom, 1988)
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