What commercial games published between 1980-1993 other than those by Infocom do you think are worth playing?
Eric the Unready, by Bob Bates 8 votes "Legend games were high quality" [+]"Legend games were high quality" --Hanon Ondricek... "Genuinely funny in parts, nice balance of puzzles" [+]"Genuinely funny in parts, nice balance of puzzles" --Mikalye... "A Classic" [+]"A Classic: Just a handful of games balance humor and puzzles (more on the beginners side) so well. " --Anatol Locker... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Spellcasting 101 - Sorcerers Get All The Girls, by Steve Meretzky 7 votes "Steve Meretsky" [+]"Steve Meretsky: A sort of bawdy precursor to Harry Potter from the author of Leather Goddeses of Phobos" --Hanon Ondricek... "Very clean" [+]"Very clean: The Island of Lost Souls can get a little tedious, but the island where time runs backwards is brilliant, and the final puzzle is very clever indeed." --Mikalye... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
The Hobbit, by Philip Mitchell and Veronika Megler 6 votes "The classic of classics. " [+]"The classic of classics. " ( ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Fish!, by John Molloy, Pete Kemp, Phil South, Rob Steggles 6 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Gateway, by Mike Verdu, Michael Lindner, and Glen Dahlgren 6 votes "Inspired by Heechee trilogy, sense of wonder, interesting hybrid user interface" [+]"Inspired by Heechee trilogy, sense of wonder, interesting hybrid user interface" ( ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
The Guild of Thieves, by Rob Steggles 5 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Knight Orc, by Pete Austin 4 votes "Classic Level 9 adventure" [+]"Classic Level 9 adventure" ( ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Wonderland, by David Bishop, Bob Coles, Paul Findley, Ken Gordon, Richard Huddy, Steve Lacey, Doug Rabson, Anita Sinclair, Hugh Steers and Mark Taylor 3 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --LaFey... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
TimeQuest, by Bob Bates 3 votes "Brilliant multi-layered time travel game" [+]"Brilliant multi-layered time travel game" --Mikalye... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() ![]() | |
Gateway 2: Homeworld, by Mike Verdu and Glen Dahlgren 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() ![]() | |
Gnome Ranger, by Pete Austin 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Spellcasting 201: The Sorcerer's Appliance, by Steve Meretzky 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() ![]() | |
Jinxter, by Georgina Sinclair, Michael Bywater 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --Walter Sandsquish... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() ![]() | |
The Pawn, by Rob Steggles, Peter Kemp, Hugh Steers, Ken Gordon, and Geoff Quilley 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() ![]() | |
Spellcasting 301: Spring Break, by Steve Meretzky 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() ![]() | |
Demon's Tomb - The Awakening, by Simon Price 2 votes "good writing, atmospheric, good parser." [+]"good writing, atmospheric, good parser." ( ![]() ![]() | |
Scapeghost, by Pete Austin 2 votes "atmospheric with strong parser" [+]"atmospheric with strong parser" ( ![]() ![]() | |
Countdown to Doom, by Peter D. Killworth 2 votes "I love all of Peter Killworth's Doom series - proper old school sci-fi." [+]"I love all of Peter Killworth's Doom series - proper old school sci-fi." --J. J. Guest... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() ![]() | |
An Everyday Tale of a Seeker of Gold, by John Wilson and Sean Doran 1 vote "Zenobi's adventures were great fun too!" [+]"Zenobi's adventures were great fun too!" ( ![]() ![]() | |
Spy Snatcher, by Jonathan Partington and Jon Thackray 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() ![]() | |
Avon, by Jon Thackray and Jonathan Partington 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() ![]() | |
Mindfighter, by Anna Popkess and Fergus McNeill 1 vote "Dystopian story..." [+]"Dystopian story which is quite intriguing, despite the confusing connections between the locations." --Simon Deimel... ![]() | |
Lords of Time, by Sue Gazzard and Ian Buxton 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() ![]() | |
Terrormolinos, by Peter Jones, Trevor Lever, Mike Robinson, James Byrne, and Roger Taylor 1 vote "Take ten photos..." [+]"Take ten photos on your summer holiday. I surely remember this game." ( ![]() ![]() | |
Tass Times in Tonetown, by Michael Berlyn and Muffy Berlyn 1 vote "First game I played with "feelies"" [+]"First game I played with "feelies": Even if the world model is a bit oversimplified, and even if the pseudo-futuristic post-New Wave backdrop seems dated, there's something curious about the game that keeps me coming back to play it again. The included broadsheet certainly helped." ( ![]() ![]() | |
Corruption, by Rob Steggles, Hugh Steers 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() ![]() | |
The Horror of Rylvania, by D. A. Leary 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --patrick.brian.mooney... ![]() | |
La diosa de Cozumel, by Andrés Roberto Samudio Monro, Andrés Roberto Samudio Monro, Tim Gilberts, Juan Antonio Darder, Carlos Marqués, and Francisco Carrión 1 vote "Probably the best example of Spanish commercial IF" [+]"Probably the best example of Spanish commercial IF" ( ![]() ![]() | |
Transylvania, by Antonio Antiochia 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Robb Sherwin... ![]() | |
Lancelot, by Christina Erskin, Joan Lamb, Neil Scrimgeour, Dicken Peeke, Nusarath Jahan, Mike Austin, Nick Austin, John Jones-Steele, and Mike Bryant 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() ![]() | |
T-Zero, by Dennis Cunningham 1 vote "Beautifully written and cleverly abstract game through different time zones; quite unique." [+]"Beautifully written and cleverly abstract game through different time zones; quite unique.: Dennis Cunningham is a wonderful writer - few can match him in the history of IF. The game too is Proustian in its dealings with time, decay and Ozymandian hubris. All interwoven with some excellent puzzles." ( ![]() ![]() | |
Myth, by Paul Findley 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ![]() ![]() | |
Ingrid's Back, by Pete Austin, Peter McBride, Godfrey Dowson, Graham Jones 1 vote "Best of Level 9" [+]"Best of Level 9" ( ![]() ![]() | |
Alien Research Centre, by Ian Smith and Sean McClure 1 vote "Semi-commercial I think" [+]"Semi-commercial I think: Not sure if the authors made this in their sparetime or if they were professionals. Anyway, a great two-word parser sci-fi game. " ( ![]() ![]() | |