Where in Europe is Carmen Sandiego? is a multiplatform video game where players have to travel through Europe to collect the clue and the warrant necessary to capture Carmen Sandiego or one of her henchmen. The goal of this game is to track Carmen's villains through the continent and arrest them and ultimately arrest Carmen herself.
Production of the game was discontinued in 1990 due to the collapse of the Eastern Bloc of European countries, and the consequent major border and government changes that resulted.
Cecil Pitt and his sidekick, Clive, desperate to get out of the circus theatrics business turn to the world of rock music management. At start player can choose to hire up to four musicians to make up the band. There are a lot of musicians available, parodies of 80/90's pop music stars. The game's ultimate goal is to get four gold records within a year.
Your mission is tough: Find and destroy the evil Quadraliens who have infested Cybernetic Power Station ASTRA and bring the reactor back under control. You have to work your way through ASTRA's nineteen chambers with only six droids, each with its own special features. The chambers require strategy as well as a fast trigger finger, so take your time and plan your moves.
But don't take too long, the temperature's rising toward a meltdown of cosmic proportions. QUADRALIEN is the hit action/strategy game from Europe, now available in North America. It combines sophisticated arcade action with challenging puzzles for hours el great entertainment.
A roadblasters style driving game. You drive in a post-apocalyptic wasteland in your armour-plated car. You earn money by transporting goods from place to place, but watch out for other overlanders trying to stop you.
Nigel Mansell's first licensed computer game recreates all 16 Formula 1 circuits of the time, viewed from behind the car but with a full cockpit-type view below. This is important because the game is very much a simulation rather than an action game.
Before each race you have to do three qualifying laps, and only make the grid if you are fast enough to meet the pre-defined qualifying limit. The races can be between 5 and 20 laps, or at full length if you prefer - fortunately a half-finished season can be saved to cassette or disk.
F1 cars of this era have turbo boosts, and this is available in the game to provide a quick blast of extra speed, which is useful for overtaking but can cause the turbo or the engine itself to be overstressed, as well as using fuel more quickly (pitstops are for tires but not fuel, again in keeping with the era's real Formula 1 rules).
My name is McArra and I belong to the special pacification forces. My mission: find and destroy a nuclear submarine U-5544 that has unbalanced the forces between the two most powerful Earth armies. The name of the operation is Cephalopod and I have heard that you want to help me in this "easy" mission.
At first, we will be sent near the island where is anchored the submarine awaiting orders. We will swim to the coast, and once there... everything will depend on us.
"Navy Moves" is a one-dimensional side scrolling shooter, and the sequel of "Army Moves" and has the same gaming style.
In this arcade-style top-down shooter, originally released in 1988 for the Commodore Amiga, take on the role of members of a 4-man squad fighting through a treacherous jungle environment. Play with up to 4 player local co-op.
Throughout time, man has been a victim of his own intelligence and his insatiable thirst for knowledge.
The Planet Katakis is a horrifying example. Scientists created Machines which became so sophisticated that they longer depended on man - So began a rule of tyranny. The Denarian people tried in vain to destroy the Machines with a mighty ballistic missile, but from the ashes of the nuclear fires the Machines rose up more powerful than ever.
Trapped in an underground stronghold, now the Katakisans only hope for freedom is the KS-H75 Eagle Fighter, an ultra refined space glider. Control the Eagle Fighter in this epic crusade against evil... and win freedom at last for Katakis.
Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels is an interactive fiction computer game designed by Bob Bates and published by Infocom in 1987. Like most titles Infocom produced, the use of ZIL made it possible to release the game simultaneously for many popular computer platforms, including the Apple II, IBM PC, Atari ST, and Commodore 64. Sherlock is based on the legendary fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It is Infocom's thirty-first game and is the first of two Infocom games developed by Challenge, Inc. using Infocom's development tools.
The year is 1887, and all of England is gearing up for the celebration of Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, marking her 50th year as monarch. London, naturally, is especially frenzied. Reading the paper one morning, Sherlock Holmes seizes upon one seemingly unimportant notice: the Tower of London has been closed for "reasons of security." The great detective is unsurprised when, moments later, he is asked to investigate the theft of the Crown Jewe
Help Your Elf To A Weird, Wild Fantasy
The strangest things happen in fairy tales - but nothing so strange as the experiences you will encounter in your travels as Cornelius the Elf. Your true love, Elisa, has been abducted by Necrilous the Not Very Nice, and imprisoned in his dark and formidable castle. To reach her, you must traverse enchanted woods, underground mines, jungle swamps, and snow-capped peaks, where bizarre, villainous creatures and devious puzzles will test your mettle every step of the way!
Fortunately, your magic ring can cast many spells, increasing in power as you tread deeper into the mystical lands of goons, goblins, and demons. You can even control some of the background game features, helping you get to where you think you should be. Numerous secret areas lie deep within the forest, where vital clues can aid your quest, but beware ... you own ghost may materialize to haunt you!