Albion (1995): Blue Byte’s Sci-Fi RPG That Deserved Better
In 2227, the interstellar factory ship Toronto arrives at what its survey data insists is a dead rock, good for […]
Dark Sun: Shattered Lands (1993): SSI’s Boldest AD&D Gamble
Most Advanced Dungeons & Dragons computer games of the early 1990s dropped you into familiar territory: green forests, noble knights,
Eye of the Beholder II (1991): Westwood Gives the Dungeon Crawl a Story
By late 1991, SSI’s Advanced Dungeons & Dragons license had already produced one certified hit in the original Eye of
Might and Magic IV: Clouds of Xeen (1992): Half of One of DOS RPG’s Best Tricks
New World Computing had already released three Might and Magic games by 1992, but Clouds of Xeen is the one
Wizardry VII: Crusaders of the Dark Savant (1992): Sir-Tech’s Deepest RPG
By 1992 the Wizardry series had been running for a decade, and Sir-Tech used that decade of experience to build
Ultima V (1988) Review: When Britannia’s Own Virtues Become a Weapon
When a Tyrant Wears the Virtues as a Weapon What if the very ideals your hero stands for could be
Ultima VI: The False Prophet (1990): Where Origin’s World Simulation Began
Long before “immersive sim” was a genre label anyone used, Origin Systems built a game where nearly every object in
Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders (1988): Lucasfilm’s Weirdest World Tour
What does a tabloid reporter do when he stumbles onto proof that aliens are broadcasting a global “stupidity ray” to
Maniac Mansion (1987): The Game That Invented SCUMM
Every LucasArts adventure game you’ve ever loved — Monkey Island, Day of the Tentacle, Sam & Max — owes its
Loom (1990): The LucasArts Adventure With No Inventory At All
Loom is the LucasArts game that dared to ship an adventure with no verbs, no inventory screen, and technically no
Leisure Suit Larry III (1989): Al Lowe’s Riskiest Larry Game
By the time Al Lowe sat down to write the third Leisure Suit Larry game, he had a problem most
Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel (1987): Jim Walls Brings Real Procedure to Adventure Games
Most 1980s adventure games let you shoot first and think later. Police Quest does the opposite: forget to read a