Ween: The Prophecy (1992): Coktel Vision’s Race Against an Eclipse
In 1992, most PC adventure games were happy to let you wander for as long as you liked. Ween: The […]
The Legend of Kyrandia Book Three: Malcolm’s Revenge (1994) — Westwood Lets You Play the Villain
Most trilogies end with the hero. Kyrandia ends with its clown. Closing a Trilogy by Switching Sides Developed by Westwood
Inherit the Earth: Quest for the Orb (1994): A Gentler Kind of Adventure Game
What if the point-and-click adventure genre’s most memorable mid-90s release wasn’t about wisecracking pirates or gothic murder, but about a
History
Why Nobody Makes Space Combat Sims Anymore
For about six years, cinematic space combat was one of PC gaming’s biggest genres, capable of headline budgets, movie-star voice
Star Trek: Judgment Rites (1993): Interplay’s Finest Enterprise Adventure
Of the two Star Trek adventures Interplay built around the original series cast, Judgment Rites is the one I keep
Games
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary (1992) — Interplay Finally Gets It Right
Interplay Finally Gets Star Trek Right Licensed Star Trek games had a rocky history before 1992. Interplay Productions changed that
Toonstruck (1996): Christopher Lloyd’s $8 Million Cartoon Gamble
An $8 Million Bet on Christopher Lloyd Toonstruck is a 1996 graphic adventure developed by Burst Studios and published by
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (1995): Harlan Ellison’s Bleakest Adaptation
AM has exterminated humanity and kept five people alive specifically to torture them forever. That’s the entire premise, stated up
Curse of Enchantia (1992): Core Design Before Tomb Raider
Core Design Before Tomb Raider Long before Lara Croft, Core Design was a British studio trying to break into the
Ecstatica (1994): One Developer’s Ellipsoid Nightmare
Picture a game that looks like stop-motion claymation, was built almost entirely by one person, and quietly anticipated survival horror
Lost Eden (1995): Cryo’s Strange Prehistoric Fantasy
Cryo’s Prehistoric Fantasy Humans and dinosaurs living side by side isn’t a new idea in fiction, but Cryo Interactive built
Rex Nebular and the Cosmic Gender Bender (1992): MicroProse’s Unlikely Adventure Game
What happens when a studio built on flight sims and grand strategy decides to make a comedy adventure game? In