Graphical Adventure Games


Games in this section are on a par with retail-only games. Most have 3D
scrolling graphics, animation, VGA or SuperVGA graphics, and musical
soundtracks and sound effects played through sound cards.


Contents:

-----Arcade Adventure Games
-----Exploration-Type Games
-----Mystery Adventures
-----Caves & Dungeons
-----Space "Trek" Games
-----Game Makers

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-----Arcade Adventure Games:

[ABYSS]
Rooms of the Abyss (Binder, Martin & Lichtenwalner, Damon; $2) is a 3-D
role-playing adventure game. You will explore King Edward's castle,
searching for the evil wizard Deerg. Collect armor, keys, and gold coins
while doing battle with snakes, bats, and poisonous spiders. You will gain
experience in your battles, and you must maintain health points to continue
on. VGA and 640K required.

[ABYSS1, ABYSS2, ABYSS3]
The Catacomb Abyss (Gamer's Edge; $15-$30) is an incredible three-dimensional
arcade/adventure game from the makers of Wolfenstein 3D. As the town Wizard
you are called upon to use your courage and magical abilities to defeat the
diabolical plans of the evil Nemesis. In your quest you will explore the
maze-like Towne Cemetery, gathering healing potions, collecting gems and
weapons, and blasting Magic Missiles and Zappers at an amazing variety of
bizarre monsters. Games can be saved at any point during play, and if you're
lucky enough to find the Hourglass you can even stop the flow of time. This
game is filled with secret passages, puzzles, treasures, and playfully
gruesome levels. The beautiful scrolling EGA/VGA graphics and AdLib compatible
sound effects easily rival similar commercial games on the market. Requires
590K free RAM and 900K+ of disk space.

[ANCIENTS]
Ancients I: The Deathwatch (FARR-WARE; $24) is a 3-D fantasy adventure game
with outstanding graphics. Your party of four characters must explore the
city of Locklaven and ultimately enter the dungeon to eradicate an unknown
evil. You can visit several shops, bartering for weapons and food and
drink. You can try your luck at the Wheel of Despair at the Casino, or toss
down some ale at the Dragon Inn. Within the Temple of Healing, the priests
can heal your character or even resurrect the dead. Only the proper mixture
of magic, wits, and brute strength will prevail against the powers of
darkness. A mouse and 1.3+meg of disk space are required.

[BANDOR1, BANDOR2, BANDOR3, BANDOR4]
Bandor 1.1 (Magic Lemon Software; $20) is a 3-D "Dungeons and Dragons" type
graphic adventure game. In your quest to become a hero of Bandor, you will
assemble a party of daring adventurers to prevent the evil Storm King's
minions from overrunning your city. Visit the armory to obtain weapons, and
head to the Training Grounds to improve your fighting skills and increase
your magical knowledge. The Priests of P'Tah will offer you healing (for a
small fee), and valuable information can be overheard at the Keg & Ale
tavern. This is a very vast game, with impressive graphics and an excellent
mouse-based interface. Requires 2.25 meg of hard disk space, MCGA or better
video, and 580K free RAM. Sound Blaster support is also provided.

[BANDOR_2]
Bandor II: Wrath of the Storm Giant King (Magic Lemon Software ASP; $20) is
the second in a series to the 3-D graphic adventure game, Bandor. Bandor II
takes you through the forest to meet Wanaidi and Roligel, to the slums to
fight the Dark Servants, and to a cave to fight the Storm Giant King
Wraith. Requires 2.5 meg of hard disk space, 580K free RAM and at least a
286. Sound Blaster support is also provided.

[BASH]
Monster Bash 2.1 (Apogee Software; $39) is a horror adventure/arcade game
with gruesome graphics. Johnny Dash must save his dog from the underworld
of Count Chuck. The program features 8 megs compressed animated and
scrolling EGA/VGA graphics, digitized sound and voice effects, Ad Lib and
SoundBlaster support, uniquely animated monsters, opening and closing
animated/cinematic sequences, joystick support, three skill levels,
save/restore up to 10 games, built in hints, and many secret places and
bonuses. Requires a 286 or faster.

[CLYDES]
Clyde's Adventure 2.0 (Moonlite Software; $26) In this edition, Treasure of
Tahookaboo, you must search the eight deadly castles of Tahookaboo for
hidden treasure. As you search the seemingly endless rooms you'll have to
deal with force fields, dead ends, killer stalagmites, and much more
without running out of energy. Your only weapon is a magic wand which can
blast through bricks and light bombs to blow out walls. Other features
include a four-way scrolling playfield, music and sound effects, adjustable
playing speed, save/restore game options, and joystick support. Requires
512K free RAM and a 286 or better CPU.

[COMIC]
Captain Comic 3 (Denio, Michael; $10-$20) is a terrific EGA game with great
graphics -- true arcade quality. We were so impressed with an earlier
version, which could be given away but not distributed for a disk fee, that
we gave it away for free just so people could see it. The author has given
us special permission to distribute the disk for our normal fees. EGA
compatible video required.

[COSMOS]
Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure I: Forbidden Planet (Apogee Software Productions;
$20) Cosmo is a lovable little alien with green skin, red hair, and suction
cups for hands. He and his family were on their way to Earth to when their
ship was struck by a blazing comet, forcing them to land on a mysterious
uncharted planet. His parents soon turn up missing, and he is forced to
journey across a forbidden planet full of dangers and surprises. This game
features multi-scrolling graphics, loads of animated creatures, Ad
Lib/SoundBlaster compatible music and sound effects, joystick support, game
save/restore options, and much more. Requires a 286 or better, EGA/VGA, and
a hard disk.

[CRYSTL1, CRYSTL2]
Crystal Caves Vol. 1 (Apogee Software; $15-$33) (Episode: Troubles with
Tribbles) is an action packed arcade game from the makers of Duke Nukum and
Commander Keen. This game includes arcade-quality puzzles and EGA/VGA
graphics, screen effects, arcade sounds, joystick support and more. As Mylo
Steamwitz, you'll explore the planets of Altair in search of vast
treasures. In some levels of this game, Mylo will walk up-side-down. In
other levels, there is such low gravity that the recoil from Mylo's laser
pistol can knock him into other dangers. Some levels are without lights,
and others are packed full of falling hammers, egg-dropping alien bats,
free roaming slither eyes, web-shooting alien spiders, and more. Each level
features all new graphics. Requires EGA/VGA and a hard disk.

[CUBMAZE]
Cubics' Maze & Cosmic Mines (Dunavant, James C.; $0) contains two exciting
games. In Cubics' Maze, hostile aliens have placed you in a vast 3-D maze.
If you can find your way out and defeat the creatures within, you will be
allowed to live. This game requires VGA, and a 286+. A mouse is recommended
but not required. Cosmic Mines is a space shoot-em-up that requires you to
destroy an unending barrage of alien mines. Requires EGA or better, and a
286+.

[DEF_BOST]
Defender of Boston (Wisseman, Tim; $10-$16) is a real-time mystery
adventure set in the 1920's. As a Boston investigator, you must solve the
mystery of Rock Island by gathering clues and other materials. Requires
VGA, hard disk and a mouse. A Sound Blaster compatible sound card is
optional.

[DARKAGES]
Dark Ages: Price of Destiny Vol. I (Scenario Software; $15) is a splendid
animated, scrolling, arcade game in which you rescue the Great Kingdom as
you try to survive traps and creatures. Background music consists of eight
original theme songs which require an Ad Lib or Sound Blaster card.
The graphics are very good and require EGA or VGA. The scrolling animation
requires a 286 or faster CPU.

[DUKENUKM]
Duke Nukum (Apogee Software; $15) is a top-quality arcade game from the
publishers of Commander Keen. In addition to arcade-quality EGA/VGA
graphics, Duke Nukum features four-way scrolling scenes, arcade sound
effects, joystick support and much more. In addition to the usual running,
jumping and weapon firing, the Duke can do somersaults and use hooks to
walk on ceilings. The game has over one meg of animation and graphics.
Requires 640k, EGA/VGA and a hard drive.

[DUKEED]
DukeEdit 1.6 is an easy way of finding your way through the dangerous world
of Duke Nukum.

[ELECBODY]
ElectroBODY 1.2 (XLanD-ADAMIK; $29) You are Jack, a cyborg with the brain
and qualities of a human, but in a high-tech body and with powerful
weapons. Jack must fight to get back the spaceship that was invaded by the
robots that killed his family. The program features high quality graphics,
and Sound Blaster compatible digitized sound effects and music. Requires
640K RAM, 12+ Mhz cpu.

[ELF1]
Elfland Vol. 1: Gorgimer's Castle (Erikson, Carl; $15-$20) is a fantastic
arcade/adventure game. You take on the role of Elfie (or Elfita for girls),
and try to save your Elf villiage from the evil Trolls. You'll gather
different fruit weapons, talk to other characters, explore caverns and
castles, and figure out some puzzles on this heroic quest. The game
features colorful four-way scrolling backgrounds, Sound Blaster support
with digitized sound effects and music, save/restore game options, three
difficulty levels, joystick support, and much more. The variety of comical
animated creatures make this game suitable for children and adults alike.
Requires 640K, EGA/VGA, and a hard disk or high-density floppy.

[FBIFRED]
FBIFred (Spezzano, Richard; $10) You are an FBI agent searching for a
secret access code in a rat infested New York City subway. This
multi-screen mission contains many hidden secrets. Requires EGA/VGA.

[FGODMOM]
F. GodMom 4.0 (Blackwell, John; $5-$20) is an arcade/logic game in which
you play a fairy godmother on a mission to free fifty of your fellow fairy
godmothers. Your only weapons are your wits and a magic wand of
transformation, and you must make your way across fifty levels while
avoiding killer crabs and dangerous dimensional implosions. If you succeed,
you will see the freed fairies dance for joy in your honor. Other features
include a save/restore game option, on-line help and hints, a boss key, and
a pause control. Sound effects and joystick support are also provided. This
is a challenging and entertaining game with a rather humorous twist and
great graphics.

[HARRY]
Halloween Harry 1.1 (Apogee Software Productions; $35) Aliens have landed
in New York City and are intent on turning humans into mindless zombies in
their conquest of the universe. Harry is our only hope in defeating their
ghoulish advances. Help Harry blow away the aliens with an arsenal of
weapons, including flame throwers, missiles and grenades. Rescue the
captives at each level before finding the way out and on to the next
adventure. Featured are a colorful tutorial, fantastic, scrolling,
perspective-based graphics and three skill levels. Requires a 386+ and
256-color VGA. It supports joysticks, gamepads and Sound Blaster compatible
sound cards.

[HOOSIER]
Hoosier City: Assault of the Orcs (MVP Software ASP; $15-$33) is an arcade
adventure game. You must explore dangerous underground caverns and spooky
crypts to track down and capture a dragon in order to drive invaders away
from Hoosier City. It features original Sound Blaster music and sound
effects. Requires 512K RAM and EGA/VGA.

[HUGO1]
Hugo's House of Horrors (Gray Design Associates ASP; $20) is a challenging
adventure game that uses a combination of colorful 3-D animated graphics
and text. You control Hugo's destiny as he tries to rescue his sweetheart,
Penelope, who is imprisoned inside the haunted house. EGA and over 900K of
disk space is required. (Don't ask us for advice; we couldn't get past the
Mad Scientist.)

[HUGO2]
Hugo II: Whodunit? (Gray Design Associates ASP; $20) is an animated 3D
adventure game by the authors of Hugo's House of Horrors. This time a
murder mystery is afoot with a couple of fiendish twists and a large
helping of humor along the way. There's a revolving bookcase, a saucey
French maid, a murderer, and lots more with many different screens and
characters. Requires EGA, 360K, and over 900K of disk space.

[HUGO3]
Hugo III: Jungle of Doom (Gray Design Associates ASP; $24) is the third
installment of this popular adventure game series. Can Hugo outwit the evil
witch-doctor, find the mysterious pool of life, and finally defeat his
arch-enemy the Old Man? The game features excellent EGA/VGA graphics, a
turbo mode for high-speed exploring, built-in hints, and much more.
Requires 400K RAM and 1 meg of hard disk space.

[HWJOGGER]
Heavy Water Jogger 1.0 (Viable Software Alternatives; $20) you must attempt
to prevent meltdown of a nuclear plant. As Fred Fluke, jogger
extraordinaire, you must avoid robots, jump pits, avoid radiation sickness,
keep from getting your Reeboks wet, and locate keycards to find the control
room to stop a disaster. The 256-color graphics require VGA or better
video. This game also requires 512K, a hard drive, and a 286+.

[JILL]
Jill of the Jungle (Epic MegaGames ASP; $15) is a professional quality,
arcade game with 16 levels of play. The game features scrolling VGA/EGA/CGA
graphics, great sound effects, game save option, joystick support and a
musical sound track for Sound Blaster compatible cards. As Jill, you run,
jump, swim, climb and sometimes fly through the jungle, eating apples to
stay healthy, killing animated monsters, and collecting keys to open doors
and gems to open gates. There are secret icons that transform Jill into
other creatures, such as birds, fish, and frogs. With games of this
quality, we don't see how anyone ever gets any work done on a computer any
more. Requires 286+, 512K and DOS 3.0+.

[KEN1, KEN2, KEN3]
Ken's Labyrinth (Epic MegaGames ASP; $34) is a 3D, virtual reality,
adventure game. Aliens from the planet Zogar have kidnapped your dog Sparky
and placed you in a 10-level labyrinth. You must battle mechanical spiders,
robotic soldiers and moving holes to rescue your dog. It features hi-res
graphics, music, digital sound, and support for a joystick and mouse.
Requires VGA, 512K and a 386 or faster.

[HELIUS]
Helious I (Puckett, Sean M.; $12) is a strategy arcade game. Features
include nine levels of gameplay, beautiful graphics, and joystick support.
The object is to move an air-filled ball around by releasing it's air in
any of four directions, collecting all the blue gems and the team flag. You
will encounter many other weird symbols along the way. When you finish a
level, you're presented with a symbol. To win the game, you must match the
nine symbols with each of the nine levels. Requires a 386 or better and
640K RAM.

[KEEN]
Commander Keen Volume 1 (Apogee Software; $15) is a richly complex
run-jump-explore type game with high quality EGA/VGA smooth scrolling
graphics. Animation is done at 60 frames per second (motion picture
cartoons are filmed at only 24 frames per second). The story behind
Commander Keen is amusing and entertaining. This is definitely one of the
top quality games in shareware. Requires EGA/VGA, 520k RAM. A joystick is
optional.

[KDREAMS]
Keen Dreams (Gamer's Edge; $15) is another exciting installment in the
continuing adventures of Commander Keen. In this episode you must defeat
the evil King Boobus Tuber and his endless army of killer vegetables and
fruits. You will face Tater Troopers, Sour Grapes, Broccolashes,
Asparagustos, and a host of other organic foes as you explore the
vegetarian Land of Tuberia. The game features beautiful scrolling
backgrounds, AdLib Sound Blaster effects, keyboard and joystick support,
high score display, and incredible animation that even the most die-hard
Nintendo fan will appreciate. Requires 560K free RAM and EGA or better
video.

[KEENGALX]
Commander Keen: Goodbye Galaxy (Apogee Software; $35) is a spectacular
sequel in the Commander Keen saga. It contains excellent high-speed EGA/VGA
graphics and animation with over 1.6 meg of action packed cinematic
sequences. In this episode Commander Keen again wanders the Shadowlands and
must save the galaxy from hordes of hilarious (but deadly) aliens. Other
features include music through Ad Lib compatible cards, tilted levels, a
demo mode, three skill levels, and much more. Requires a hard disk, and
EGA/VGA.

[KEEN_CGA]
Commander Keen: GoodBye Galaxy - CGA (Apogee Software; $35) is a version of
Keen for CGA. See KEENGALX.

[LASTHALF]
The Last Half of Darkness (Soft Lab; $22) Your strange Aunt (rumored to be
a witch) has recently died while working on a powerful magic potion. You
are her only living relative and you can gain title to her estate and
fortune if you continue her studies in the field of magic. Thus begins an
excellent adventure, as you search the creepy old house for the missing
ingredients to the magic potion. The graphics are really nice, and scary
sounds and actual talking can be heard through your PC speaker. Sound
Blaster support is provided for enhanced sound effects. Use of a mouse
speeds game play along, but is not required. EGA/VGA and a hard disk are
required.

[ORION]
Orion Odyssey (Dalrymple, Billy; $10) With your jetpack firmly strapped to
your back, you must try to accumulate as many points as possible while
destroying alien beings and finding and using useful artifacts. You must
also monitor your health status, fuel consumption, and ammunition. Flying
is extremely tricky, and inertia and gravity must be taken into
consideration. This is a very challenging game with excellent graphics. You
will have to work pretty hard just to find all the parts of the game.
Requires 512K free RAM, EGA/VGA, and 1.5 meg of hard disk space.

[OXYD_V39]
Oxyd 3.9 (Dongleware Publishing, Inc.; $39) is an incredible arcade/puzzle
game. Only you can save the world from suffocation by opening all the
oxygen-producing "Oxyds". Through increasingly devious landscapes you must
open each Oxyd by matching patterns and colors. Along the way you'll find
umbrellas to prevent you from free-falling to your doom, dynamite and bombs
to blast through walls, laser cannons to disintegrate objects, and much
more. Features include being able to play with a friend via modems, sound
card support, a timed game option, and the ability to restart a level if
you make too many errors. This archive includes Hercules, EGA, and VGA
versions. The program requires 512K EMS to use a sound card and 1 meg EMS
to run the souped-up 256-color VGA version. This is an excellent game, with
highly imaginative graphics.

[PAGAN_1, PAGAN_2]
Paganitzu Part 1 (Apogee Software; $15-$33) (episode: Romancing the Rose)
is an adventure/arcade game with an incredible cinematic ending and an epic
story. You're an adventurer like Indiana Jones, trapped in a dangerous
Aztec pyramid, full of secret rooms, creatures, artifacts, and traps. There
are 20 chambers. It has vivid EGA/VGA graphics (plus CGA support), joystick
support, arcade sound effects and much more. Requires 500K and a hard disk
or high density floppy.

[PIPES_RP]
Pipes (Person, Roy Sr.; $10) is an action/arcade game. Your Robot Drone
must stop the water leaks underground, kill the monsters, and collect the
gold. The game has great graphics and is fun to play. Features include
joystick support, sound effects and 4-way scrolling screens. Requires a
286+ and VGA.

[RED_ROCK]
Secret Agent: The Hunt for Red Rock Rover (Apogee Software; $15-$30) You
are a government agent whose mission is to parachute into a high-security
island outpost and get back the plans to the ultimate satellite laser
weapon. It has excellent graphics, smoothly scrolling scenes, joystick
support and challenging fun. Requires EGA/VGA.

[ROBOMAZ2]
Robomaze II volume 1 - The Lobby 1.1 (MVP Software ASP; $15-$30) lets you
control the Stalker Robot to fight against the tyrannical Dictator's
fearsome forces. You have 40 dangerous rooms to explore in the Tower,
picking up money, ammo, and keys to further your progress. You can use the
keyboard or a joystick and save and recall games. This is a professionally
done arcade style game, with excellent graphics.

[ROBOMAZ3]
Robomaze III volume 1 - The Dome (MVP Software ASP; $20) lets you control
the Stalker Robot to fight against the tyrannical Dictator's fearsome
forces. Complete the quest that began in Robomaze II. There are new
enemies, underground caves and hideouts to explore. This is a top-notch
game with excellent graphics. EGA/VGA required.

[SIMSPACE]
SIMSpace (Rockland Software Productions; $35) is a spaceship flight and
combat simulator. The screen is the bridge and all the controls work via a
mouse. You must complete as many missions as you can before you die.
Features include photo quality bitmapped and rendered graphics with digital
and FM sound, many types of planets, wormholes, matter movers, shuttles and
over 250 different types of missions. Requires VGA, mouse, 3-9MB of disk
space and a sound card.

[SILCITY]
Silicon City 2.5d (Lyric Software Co.; $22) is an interesting 3D strategy
game. Due to massive over population, all of the Earth's people have been
digitized and transferred to a large computer universe. Your job is to
rescue the helpless inhabitants of Silicon City from a deadly virus that
has infected the incubators. This game features excellent EGA/VGA graphics.
A mouse is recommended.

[SQUEST2]
Sword Quest 2 (NGS Software; $12) is a fantasy role-playing game based in a
world of dragons, knights, and magic. Your quest is to free a world from
the power of an evil dragon king. During pursuit, you are challenged by
many divergent monsters and confusing puzzles. You get hints from people in
towns you encounter, learn magical spells, and find hidden items. It
features Adlib/Sound Blaster music support. Requires EGA/VGA.

[SOLAR1, SOLAR2]
Solar Winds 1: The Escape (Epic MegaGames ASP; $34) is a gripping
action-filled quest through outer space. You are Jake Stone (renowned
interstellar bounty hunter) and you must discover the secret of your past
and the mystery of a distant human race from across the galaxy, while
blasting away at hostile alien attackers. This game features beautiful
256-color scrolling VGA graphics, Sound Blaster-compatible music and sound
effects, and joy stick support. The elements of strategy combined with
outstanding arcade action, cinematic animation, and an interesting story
line make this an excellent choice for game players of all ages. Requires a
286 or faster machine, 512K free RAM.

[SUPERZZT]
Super ZZT: Monster Zoo 1.1 (Epic MegaGames ASP; $14-$27) in this sequel to
the popular ZZT series, you must journey through the giant seven-level
Monster Zoo, shooting monsters and solving puzzles every step of the way.
This game features a colorful four-way scrolling play field, on-line hints
at the press of a button, mouse support, and numerous diabolical twists
that are sure to keep you up way past your bedtime. Requires 512K and DOS
3.0+.

[XORU]
Xoru (Castle Technologies; $20) is a pseudo-medieval story-quest where you
compete to conquer the great Evil Titan. Features include sound effects,
challenging puzzles, scary monsters, secret treasures, and lavish
descriptions.

[FREEBUSH]
Melvin Freebush (Sherwood Forest Software; $15 is a 3-D adult adventure
game where the object is to find the love of your life. Be careful, the
wrong move will get you thrown out of town Requires VGA and a hard drive.


-----Exploration-Type Games:

[ANTHILL]
Anthill (Busch, Chris; $10) puts you inside a giant ant bed in the Amazon.
You must work your way through the nest, picking up ant eggs and gems while
avoiding the deadly ants. The game has many levels of play, each more
dangerous and challenging than the last. EGA/VGA required.

[ARCTIC]
Arctic Adventure vol.1 2.0 (ARCTIC) (Micro F/X Software; $10) is another
installment in the exciting Nevada Smith adventure series. You start on the
arctic map and must find your way around the hazardous ice caves, searching
for the remaining fragments of a map that will eventually lead you to the
location of the hidden treasure cave. Nevada will face freezing waters,
diabolical traps, slippery ice patches, falling stalactites, runaway
snowballs, and even the Abominable Snowman. CGA only.

[CRUSHER]
Crusher
(Soleau, William; $12)
is an adventure, arcade, and strategy game in one. You must avoid monsters;
gather oxygen, bombs, and diamonds; find secret spies and rescue beautiful
women. There are 25 different scenes. Requires EGA/VGA.

[CRUSHER2]
Crusher Castle II 1.1 (Soleau, William; $12) is the sequel to Crusher, the
adventure strategy game. The objective is to escape from a haunted castle
of 25 rooms filled with ghosts. You collect bombs, candles, find maps, open
closets, find passageways and more. It features animated graphics, and no
two adventures are the same. Requires EGA/VGA.

[DALOMAN]
Daloman Depths 1.0 (Pique, Lloyd; $0) You become one of four characters in
a quest for the lost idol. Explore mazes, some in plain two dimensions,
others are in three. You find traps, potions, chests, and plenty of
monsters. EGA/VGA.

[FIRST_EX]
First Expedition (Englestad, Steve ASP; $24) is a seagoing graphic
adventure game. You are an explorer navigating and searching out old and
new islands in a fantasy ocean world of sea monsters, storms, and mazes.
Each day is about an eight-minute period. The world being explored is
20,000 by 20,000 units. Longitude and latitude are measured by these
coordinates. Navigation is done by the night stars.

[GLDHUNT]
GoldHunt 1.1 (Soleau, William; $12) try to pick up the pots of gold as you
avoid the deadly sensors and roaming Red Devils. There are 10 different
levels in this game, and it is very challenging. EGA or VGA is required.

[HOGBEAR]
HogBear (Hogbear Software, Inc.; $10) is an adventure text/graphics game
fashioned after the game of CASTLE. A few interesting twists have been
added to the game. The monsters can be reincarnated at random and you'll
have to watch out for the Hogbear! Other features are a save-as-you-play
mode and the ability to toggle sound on and off.

[INSANITY]
Insanity (Wizard Games; $20) is a huge maze-based adventure game where
insanity rules. Find clues, solve puzzles and try to stay alive where the
unexpected is common, and pandemonium is at every turn. This is a highly
challenging and entertaining game suitable for all of the family.

[KINGDOM]
Kingdom of Kroz II (Miller, Scott; $8) is a combination of arcade action,
strategy, and adventure game exploration and trial and error. Some of the
features include creature animation, flowing lava, sideways levels, magic
(both good and bad), many special effects, and built-in instructions.

[KROZ]
Lost Adventures of Kroz (Apogee Software; $22) is the seventh volume of the
Kroz series of games. It has 75 unique play fields (screens) of action,
exploration and puzzle-solving. The player assumes the role of a dauntless
adventurer, armed with only a whip for protection. Each level has specific
hazards to overcome, plus as many as 1000 creatures. Features include
flowing lava, spears, moving boulders, growing forests, creature animation,
moving walls, gravity, diary screens, multiple game saves, a permanent high
score chart and many more. Some levels are played from a bird's-eye view,
while others are played as if viewing from the side. Color and graphics are
not required, but a color monitor will add a lot to the game.

[LORRI]
The Rescue of Lorri in Lorrinitron (BC Software; $5) is a graphic adventure
game in which the beautiful Princess Lorri has been kidnapped, and your
services are required by the King to rescue her. You must recruit allies in
your quest, fight the denizens of darkness, and face unknown danger at
every step. The screen is normally a window that pans across the
countryside as you move. When you enter a village or castle, the screen
zooms in for more detail. EGA/VGA and over 900K of disk space are required.

[MAJIK]
Quick Majik Adventure (Neurosport; $37) is a graphical adventure game with
spells, monsters and magic items. It offers detailed, colorful VGA and EGA
graphics, but it will work on CGA systems too. Requires a hard disk or high
density disk.

[MORFWRLD]
Moraff's World 7.0 (Moraffware; $?) is a fantastic 3-D maze adventure game.
This is a massive extension and improvement of Moraff's Revenge. It
has 16 levels of dungeons and 20 classes of monsters, and provides a
panoramic 360-degree view of the surrounding dungeons. As you explore
different areas, a map of where you have been is revealed. The outstanding
graphics are compatible with many video configurations, from monochrome to
Super VGA. 640K RAM is required, and a 286 or faster machine is
recommended.

[MYTHMSTR]
MythMaster (Standley, Carol L.; $25) is a vagabond's adventure in 3-D. As
Anton Schlepp, you must change your vagrant image to likable young hero
MythMaster. You'll explore a kingdom of over 70 locations, talk with many
characters and perform deeds. You will also encounter some danger on your
quest. As you solve puzzles, your score will increase as it is compared to
the total points possible in the game. Requires EGA/VGA, 384K RAM, and 2.5
meg of hard disk space. A joystick is optional.

[PROSPCT]
Prospector 1.0 (Chapel, Lee; $25) is an interesting arcade game with
excellent graphics and play. You must guide the prospector through a 10
level gold mine, picking up gold nuggets, negotiating obstacles such as
elevators and conveyor belts, and avoiding the various creatures living in
the mine. Requires an EGA/VGA.

[PTOMB]
Pharoah's Tomb Vol. 1 3.0
(Broussard, George ASP; $25)
lets you travel through a pyramid, trying to avoid various monsters and traps.
You will find various objects throughout the game that can be used, but you
must figure out what they do. This is a well-designed game with excellent
graphics.

[REVENGE]
Moraff's Revenge Beginner (MoraffWare; $0) is a 3d maze adventure game in
which you must explore dungeons, fighting monsters and searching for
goodies.

[ROVER]
Rescue Rover! (Softdisk Publishing; $15) is an arcade style puzzler. You
must solve intricate puzzles and concoct clever schemes to free your dog
Rover from evil robots. Requires 640K RAM and EGA/VGA.

[UNFORG1, UNFORG2]
Moraff's Dungeons of the Unforgiven I 1.1 (MoraffWare; $?) is a dungeons
and monsters game. You battle flying monsters, female warriors, and water
creatures. It features realistic 3D imaging, built-in help, and support for
Hercules to Super-VGA video. Requires a hard disk or high density floppy.

[VOLCANO]
Volcano Hunter (Informative Technologies ASP; $10) requires you to explore
200 screens of cities, mountains and caverns looking for gold while
avoiding monsters, lava, water-filled caverns, sudden drops and time bombs.
Meanwhile you have to traverse conveyor belts, moving platforms, beamers,
secret doors and ladders. Requires VGA. You will need to read the
documentation before trying this one.

[DAS16]
Denarius Avaricius Sextus 1.6 (Thorsoft; $15) is a graphical adventure game
about a red-haired Roman named Avaricius. Avvy must make his way through
Pompeii, escaping lions, blackmailers, and his nagging wife. Features
include integrated shoot-'em-up, menu or command control, boss key,
save/restore, and corny jokes. Requires EGA/VGA and 1.4MB disk space.


-----Mystery Adventures:

[DRACULA]
Dracula In London (SDJ Enterprises, Inc.; $9) recreates all the suspense
and horror of Bram Stoker's original novel. In this game you assume the
role of a vampire hunter. Explore haunted mansions and much more.

[METRO]
Metropolis [Lori Johnson; $20] is an interactive game in which you must
investigate and solve crimes in the teeming city of Metropolis. This game
is a cross between Blade Runner and Tron, taking place in a futuristic,
pixel-sized world.


-----Caves & Dungeons:

[CASTLE]
Castle Escape (Jarrett, Eric; $5-$12) You must find your way out of a
gloomy dungeon. You will need to obtain items along your journey to
accomplish certain tasks, but you must be careful not to get the wrong
items or use these items at the wrong moment. EGA/VGA and over 1 meg of
disk space are required.

[CAVETHOR]
Caves of Thor Volumn 1 (Replogle, Todd; $10) is a 16-color arcade/adventure
game with a four-way scrolling playfield. You discover a vast underground
empire, an immense network of caves, passages, and chambers on an
expedition in the icy mountains of Norway. Overcome the many creatures that
patrol it. It features great music and hazards such as lava pits, a Thor
Beast, and flowing streams.

[PHAROAH]
Pharoah's Tomb (George Broussard; $25) which lets you travel through a
pyramid, trying to avoid various monsters and traps.

[MORIA1, MORIA2]
Moria (Koeneke, Robert A. and Wilson, James E.; $0) is a single-player
dungeon simulation. A player may choose from a number of races and classes
when creating their character, and then run that character over a period of
days, weeks, even months; attempting to win the game by defeating the
Balrog which lurks in the deeper levels. The player will begin his
adventure on the town level where he may acquire supplies, weapons, armor,
and magical devices by bartering with various shop owners. The game of
MORIA is a complicated and challenging game, and will require a dedicated
player to win. Requires 640k and a hard disk.

[KAIRN]
Dungeons of Kairn (Lawrence, Mike; $15) is an exciting fantasy adventure
game. You are to find the three lost artifacts of power that could destroy
Kairn. When you have recovered all three of the remaining Artifacts,
venture to the Island of Mysterion and destroy the Mad Mage Inshanis. An
optional initiative system causes monsters and characters to act on an
individual basis.


-----Space "Trek" Games:

[CTREK]
CTrek 1.1 (Martin, T. Wendell Jr.; $0) is a fairly simple game of space
ship-to-ship combat designed to utilize the capabilities of Covox's Speech
Thing and Voice Master Key. You can play it without either product, but
either one will greatly increase your enjoyment of the game. It's nice to
be able to pace back and forth, barking orders and receiving verbal reports
(and hearing actual sounds from the show) instead of sitting hunched over a
keyboard, reading a screen and listening to random Beeps.

[DSS]
Dueling Starships A.00.00 (D'Angelo and Dea; $15) is a two-player real-time
battle between opposing starships. The computer screen and keyboard are
split in half allowing the captains of both starships to play simultaneously.

[PDTREK25]
PDTrek 2.5 (McLawhorn, Carl; $?) is about as far removed from the old
non-graphics mainframe "Star Trek" games as the Enterprise is from a row
boat. It has great graphics.

[EGATrek]
EGATrek (Anderson, Nels ASP; $15) is based on the classic space "Trek" games
but takes full advantage of the high resolution of the EGA display. The
further back you go in playing Star Trek on old clunkers like the TRS-80 or
old mainframes, the more you will appreciate the color and graphics of this
version. Expanded help screens are provided, and replays are allowed.

[VTREK]
Visual Trek ($0) is a "Trek" type game. This is a beta version with
no documentation, but anyone familiar with Trek type games should not have
any trouble figuring it out. The program uses VGA graphics and sound and
has many interesting features. A mouse is required and is used to issue all
commands. As the mouse cursor passes over an object (planet, star, Klingon
ship, etc.), a description of the object appears. You move the Enterprise
by clicking on the desired location.

[IGB]
Intra-Galactic Battles (Hause, William D.; $10) is a detailed and
sophisticated "Trek" type of game. It features great sound effects and
beautiful graphics on EGA/VGA of up to 640x480 resolution and 16 colors.
One player can battle computer controlled ship(s) or play against other
human players. Even the documentation, which describes the state of the
known universe, makes for interesting reading.

[TRBOTREK]
Turbo Trek (JDG Simulations, Inc.; $15) puts you in charge of a starship in
combat. You can choose from a variety of scenarios and how to allocate
energy among the ship's devices. You can also design your own scenarios.
You can play against the computer or against other players. Requires
EGA/VGA and a mouse.

[SHADES]
Space Shades (Frank, Rich; $10-$31) is a 3D space flight simulator game
that places you in the cockpit of a Space Cruiser. You control your
cruiser, a space station, and a spy remote while exploring planets in
preparation for your encounter with a hostile enemy. There are graphics
(including EGA/VGA), color text and monochrome text modes. You can
optionally play with a friend via a modem. Requires 340k.

[ULT_UNIV]
Ultimate Universe 1.5 (Bigelow, Garth; $18) is a space-trade war game.
Features include customizable ship with which to defend, explore and
conquer the universe, and ability to create your ship from over 400 devices
and specialty items. It can be set up on a BBS and up to 28 players may
compete in a single campaign, but a BBS system is not required to play it.


-----Game Makers

Also see ADVEN_TX for making text-only adventure games.

[DCGAMES1, DCGAMES2]
DC Games 3.0 (DC Software; $45) allows you to create graphical adventure
and role playing games. This system supports for up to 1000 worlds with 500
characters or objects per world; predefined scripts for a variety of
character types and classes, object types and classes and world types;
graphic files for CGA, EGA, VGA and TANDY screens; and a script programming
language to modify just about every aspect of the game. Other features
include Sound Blaster voice, music and text to-speech drivers; PCX
graphics; execution of DOS programs under script control; and utilities to
convert graphics, print reports, and create voice files. A sample adventure
game with Sound Blaster files is included.

[QSMKR22]
QuestMaker (Marietta Co-opware; $23) lets you play, modify and make your
own animated graphical adventure games using QuestMaker editors in
conjunction with a PCX compatible paint program. You can display an
unlimited number of graphics during game play, and the program allows
players to examine things closer, like maps, objects, and letters. Requires
EGA/VGA, 512K, a hard disk and DOS 3+. A sample tutorial game is included.