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Let's Adventure! A Journey into Adventure Games (1980-1999)

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By Alex Bevilacqua 22 min read

When I was growing up in the 80’s my favourite games to play were adventure games. I’ve always found myself going back to this genre, and as I grew up and moved into software development the ScummVM project held a certain appeal as it combined two passions for me.

Though I was never very active in the project, I tried to contribute in various ways over the years, finally seeing some success recently with the Asylum engine being merged.

When I stumbled across the CRPG Addict’s blog many years ago I wanted to do something similar, but for adventure games. I’ve decided to take a run at this as (a very long time ago) I used to write for an online magazine (Game Over) under the pseudonym “Lothian”. A quick Google search will unearth some examples if you’re curious …

It’s worth calling out the reviewers at The Adventure Gamer, who have been blogging about these games in a similar fashion as the CRPG Addict for nearly as long. Both sites go far more in depth than I plan to and focus on documenting their playthroughs. My goal here is to summarize the experience, though the format may change over time depending on how well received this is (and if I can stay focused or not 😅).

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Guidelines

The Full Game List is 363 titles, however I only plan on playing those that are available in English. Any title that can be played using ScummVM likely will be as this facilitates things like keeping track of play time, taking screenshots, managing save states and more.

I don’t plan on playing the games in order either, as this might become a bit tedious. I will be starting with Mystery House however as we might as well kick this journey off at the very beginning and see where it takes us from there.

For a number of the older Sierra Online games there are SCI remakes that replaced the text parser with a point-and-click interface. I may review some of these games twice to cover both experiences, however this likely won’t be the norm.

Scoring

My criteria won’t be as involved as the CRPG Addict’s GIMLET, however I want to be consistent with how each game is being measured.

When writing for Game Over we also had a fixed set of criteria (Graphics, Sound, Gameplay, Fun, Multiplayer, Overall). I want to bring something like this over to this series, however in a way that won’t penalize older entries in the list too much due to “poorer” graphics/sound.

The scoring we’ll be using for this series will focus on the following:

[15] Graphics
The overall visual experience of the game can include background art, character models, game interface, cutscenes, inventory design and basically anything that you can see while playing the game.

[10] Sound
What do you hear? Is there ambient music or background noise? If the game is voiced are the actors giving it their all or phoning it in? Are sound effects present and enhancing the experience, or jarring/distracting.

[25] Plot / Progression
What’s the quality of the overarching story in this game? Does it grab your attention and hold it or is it sort of “just there” as a forced reason for you to interact with this virtual world? How does the plot progress, and does everything wrap up at the end? When the game is over do you feel satisfied and want to learn more about this world and its inhabitants?

[15] Characters / Development
Is the main character interesting and engaging? Are there other characters you interact with and are they fleshed out or just hollow NPCs there to deliver basic instructions? Do the main and supporting characters add depth to the world and gaming experience and how do they grow and evolve as the game progresses?

[15] Gameplay / Experience
This is a game … so is it fun to play? The goal is to get from some starting point to some ending point, but was this journey worth your time? Sometimes these games can be a joy to play through and sometimes they’re a slog and focus too heavily on “filler” or elements that artificially pad out play time.

[5] Replayability
Once the game is complete would you ever find yourself itching to play it again? Was the game fun to play or experience, or offer some variety of gameplay or character selection that could entice you back for repeated playthroughs.

[10] Impact / Impression
Final thoughts and impressions on this game as a whole. Were you left wanting more, or were you rushing to the end to get it over with.

[5] Bonus / Surprise
Anything unexpected or notable that’s worth calling out?

Each game will be ranked using the above, with the score represented as a percentage. Note that the first 84 games were originally scored using a different system. If you happen to be curious how this evolved, check out “Overhauling My Scoring Criteria” for more information.

Games List

The games list for this journey is available via this Google Sheet, and has been taken from Wikipedia’s List of Graphic Adventure Games. This only includes entries from 1980 through 1999.

As I work through the list I’ll link the reviews below. You can also find the reviews (in order of publication) under the “Let’s Adventure!” category page or sorted by score.

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The list below was generated on July 28, 2021 and may have diverged from what is currently listed on Wikipedia

  1. Mystery House (On-Line Systems) - 1980
  2. Wizard and the Princess (On-Line Systems) - 1980
  3. Mission Asteroid (On-Line Systems) - 1980
  4. Cranston Manor (On-Line Systems) - 1981
  5. Ulysses and the Golden Fleece (On-Line Systems) - 1981
  6. Adventureland (Adventure International) - 1982
  7. Kabul Spy (Sirius Software) - 1982
  8. Time Zone (On-Line Systems) - 1982
  9. Transylvania (Penguin Software) - 1982
  10. The Dark Crystal (On-Line Systems) - 1983
  11. Star Arthur Legend: Planet Mephius (T&E Soft) - 1983 (Japanese only)
  12. Portopia Renzoku Satsujin Jiken (Yuji Horii, Chunsoft) - 1983 (Japanese only)
  13. Rendezvous with Rama (Telarium) - 1984
  14. Below the Root (Dale Disharoon) - 1984
  15. Dallas Quest (Datasoft) - 1984
  16. Okhotsk ni Kiyu: Hokkaido Rensa Satsujin Jiken (Yuji Horii, Login Software) - 1984 (Japanese only)
  17. Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom (Hudson Soft) - 1984
  18. Wingman (TamTam) - 1984 (Japanese only)
  19. King’s Quest: Quest for the Crown (Sierra On-Line) - 1984
  20. The Crimson Crown - Further Adventures in Transylvania (Penguin Software) - 1985
  21. Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True (ICOM Simulations) - 1985
  22. Perry Mason: The Case of the Mandarin Murder (Telarium) - 1985
  23. King’s Quest II: Romancing the Throne (Sierra On-Line) - 1985
  24. The Black Cauldron (Sierra On-Line) - 1986
  25. J.B. Harold Murder Club (Riverhillsoft) - 1986
  26. Labyrinth: The Computer Game (Lucasfilm Games) - 1986
  27. Murder on the Mississippi (Activision) - 1986
  28. The Scoop (Telarium) - 1986
  29. Tass Times in Tonetown (Interplay Productions, Brainwave Creations) - 1986
  30. Uninvited (ICOM Simulations) - 1986
  31. Space Quest: The Sarien Encounter (Sierra On-Line) - 1986
  32. King’s Quest III: To Heir Is Human (Sierra On-Line) - 1986
  33. Suishō no Dragon (Square) - 1986 (Japanese only, though a fan translation exists)
  34. La Abadía del Crimen (The Abbey of Crime) (Opera Soft) - 1987 (Spanish only)
  35. Mortville Manor (Lankhor) - 1987
  36. Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel (Sierra On-Line) - 1987
  37. Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards (Sierra On-Line) - 1987
  38. Shadowgate (ICOM Simulations) - 1987
  39. The Faery Tale Adventure (MicroIllusions) - 1987
  40. Méwilo (Coktel Vision) - 1987 (German, French only)
  41. Maniac Mansion (Lucasfilm Games) - 1987
  42. Space Quest II: Vohaul’s Revenge (Sierra On-Line) - 1987
  43. Déjà Vu II: Lost in Las Vegas (ICOM Simulations) - 1988
  44. Gold Rush! (Sierra On-Line) - 1988
  45. Manhunter: New York (Evryware) - 1988
  46. Neuromancer (Interplay Productions) - 1988
  47. King’s Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella (Sierra On-Line) - 1988
  48. Leisure Suit Larry Goes Looking for Love (in Several Wrong Places) (Sierra On-Line) - 1988
  49. Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders (Lucasfilm Games) - 1988
  50. Police Quest II: The Vengeance (Sierra On-Line) - 1988
  51. Snatcher (Konami) - 1988
  52. B.A.T. (Computer’s Dream) - 1989
  53. Emmanuelle (Coktel Vision) - 1989
  54. Legend of Djel (Coktel Vision) - 1989
  55. Future Wars (Delphine Software International) - 1989
  56. KULT: The Temple of Flying Saucers (Exxos, ERE informatique) - 1989
  57. Manhunter 2: San Francisco (Evryware) - 1989
  58. Mean Streets (Access Software) - 1989
  59. Transylvania III: Vanquish the Night (Polarware) - 1989
  60. Space Quest III: The Pirates of Pestulon (Sierra On-Line) - 1989
  61. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Lucasfilm Games) - 1989
  62. Quest for Glory: So You Want to Be a Hero (Sierra On-Line) - 1989
  63. The Colonel’s Bequest (Sierra On-Line) - 1989
  64. Codename: ICEMAN (Sierra On-Line) - 1989
  65. Leisure Suit Larry III: Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals (Sierra On-Line) - 1989
  66. Altered Destiny (Accolade) - 1990
  67. Countdown (Access Software) - 1990
  68. Earthrise: A Guild Investigation (Matt Gruson) - 1990
  69. Geisha (Coktel Vision) - 1990
  70. Hugo’s House of Horrors (Gray Design Associates) - 1990
  71. Les Manley in: Search for the King (Accolade) - 1990
  72. Maupiti Island (Lankhor) - 1990
  73. Operation Stealth (Delphine Software International) - 1990
  74. Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire (Sierra On-Line) - 1990
  75. Rise of the Dragon (Dynamix) - 1990
  76. Conquests of Camelot: The Search for the Grail (Sierra On-Line) - 1990
  77. Loom (Lucasfilm Games) - 1990
  78. Spellcasting 101: Sorcerers Get All The Girls (Legend Entertainment) - 1990
  79. The Secret of Monkey Island (Lucasfilm Games) - 1990
  80. King’s Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! (Sierra On-Line) - 1990
  81. The Adventures of Willy Beamish (Dynamix) - 1991
  82. Conquests of the Longbow: The Legend of Robin Hood (Sierra On-Line) - 1991
  83. Cruise for a Corpse (Delphine Software International) - 1991
  84. Fascination (Coktel Vision) - 1991
  85. EcoQuest: The Search for Cetus (Sierra On-Line) - 1991
  86. Elvira II: The Jaws of Cerberus (Horrorsoft) - 1991
  87. Gobliiins (Coktel Vision) - 1991
  88. Heart of China (Dynamix) - 1991
  89. Hugo II, Whodunit? (Gray Design Associates) - 1991
  90. Les Manley in: Lost in L.A. (Accolade) - 1991
  91. Martian Memorandum (Access Software) - 1991
  92. Police Quest III: The Kindred (Sierra On-Line) - 1991
  93. Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective (ICOM Simulations) - 1991
  94. Spellcasting 201: The Sorcerer’s Appliance (Legend Entertainment) - 1991
  95. Timequest (Legend Entertainment) - 1991
  96. Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers (Sierra On-Line) - 1991
  97. Metal Slader Glory (HAL Laboratory) - 1991 (Japanese only, though a fan translation exists)
  98. Leisure Suit Larry 5: Passionate Patti Does a Little Undercover Work (Sierra On-Line) - 1991
  99. Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge (LucasArts) - 1991
  100. Amazon: Guardians of Eden (Access Software) - 1992
  101. B.A.T. II – The Koshan Conspiracy (Computer’s Dream) - 1992
  102. Bargon Attack (Coktel Vision) - 1992
  103. The Dagger of Amon Ra (Sierra On-Line) - 1992
  104. Dark Seed (Cyberdreams) - 1992
  105. Daughter of Serpents (The Scroll) (Eldritch Games) - 1992
  106. Dune (Cryo Interactive) - 1992
  107. Eternam (Infogrames) - 1992
  108. Gobliins 2: The Prince Buffoon (Coktel Vision) - 1992
  109. Hook (Ocean) - 1992
  110. Hugo III, Jungle of Doom! (Gray Design Associates) - 1992
  111. Inca (Coktel Vision) - 1992
  112. Inspector Gadget: Mission 1 - Global Terror! (Azeroth, Inc.) - 1992
  113. KGB (Cryo Interactive) - 1992
  114. Leather Goddesses of Phobos 2: Gas Pump Girls Meet the Pulsating Inconvenience from Planet X! (Infocom) - 1992
  115. The Legacy: Realm of Terror (Magnetic Scrolls) - 1992
  116. Linus Spacehead’s Cosmic Crusade/Cosmic Spacehead (Codemasters (NES version), Supersonic Software) - 1992
  117. The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Serrated Scalpel (Mythos Software, Inc.) - 1992
  118. The Palace of Deceit: The Dragon’s Plight (Game Syndicate Productions (Cliff Bleszinski)) - 1992
  119. Plan 9 from Outer Space (Gremlin Ireland) - 1992
  120. Putt-Putt Joins the Parade (Humongous Entertainment) - 1992
  121. Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Vol. II (ICOM Simulations) - 1992
  122. Ringworld: Revenge of the Patriarch (Tsunami Games) - 1992
  123. Spellcasting 301: Spring Break (Legend Entertainment) - 1992
  124. Star Trek: 25th Anniversary (Interplay) - 1992
  125. Nightshade (Beam Software) - 1992
  126. Frederik Pohl’s Gateway (Legend Entertainment) - 1992
  127. Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (LucasArts) - 1992
  128. Lure of the Temptress (Revolution Software) - 1992
  129. Quest for Glory III: Wages of War (Sierra On-Line) - 1992
  130. The Legend of Kyrandia: Fables and Fiends (Westwood Studios) - 1992
  131. King’s Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow (Sierra On-Line) - 1992
  132. Curse of Enchantia (Core Design) - 1992
  133. Rex Nebular and the Cosmic Gender Bender (MicroProse) - 1992
  134. The Adventures of Melvin Freebush (Sherwood Forest Games) - 1993
  135. Blue Force (Tsunami Games) - 1993
  136. Dare to Dream (Epic MegaGames) - 1993
  137. Dracula Unleashed (ICOM Simulations) - 1993
  138. EcoQuest 2: Lost Secret of the Rainforest (Sierra On-Line) - 1993
  139. Eric the Unready (Legend Entertainment) - 1993
  140. Fatty Bear’s Birthday Surprise (Humongous Entertainment) - 1993
  141. Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist (Sierra On-Line) - 1993
  142. Gobliins Quest 3 (Coktel Vision) - 1993
  143. Inca II: Nations of Immortality (Coktel Vision) - 1993
  144. Innocent Until Caught (Divide By Zero) - 1993
  145. The Legend of Kyrandia: Hand of Fate (Westwood Studios) - 1993
  146. Lost in Time (Coktel Vision) - 1993
  147. Pepper’s Adventures in Time (Sierra On-Line) - 1993
  148. Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon (Humongous Entertainment) - 1993
  149. Return of the Phantom (MicroProse) - 1993
  150. Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective Vol. III (ICOM Simulations) - 1993
  151. The Journeyman Project (Presto Studios) - 1993
  152. Space Quest V: Roger Wilco – The Next Mutation (Dynamix) - 1993
  153. Tajemnica Statuetki (Metropolis Software House) - 1993 (Polish only)
  154. Veil of Darkness (Event Horizon Software) - 1993
  155. Shadow of the Comet (Infogrames) - 1993
  156. The 7th Guest (Trilobyte) - 1993
  157. Leisure Suit Larry 6: Shape Up or Slip Out! (Sierra On-Line) - 1993
  158. Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle (LucasArts) - 1993
  159. Return to Zork (Infocom) - 1993
  160. Myst (Cyan) - 1993
  161. Simon the Sorcerer (Adventure Soft) - 1993
  162. Companions of Xanth (Legend Entertainment) - 1993
  163. Police Quest: Open Season (Sierra On-Line) - 1993
  164. Sam & Max Hit the Road (LucasArts) - 1993
  165. Star Trek: Judgment Rites (Interplay) - 1993
  166. Gateway II: Homeworld (Legend Entertainment) - 1993
  167. Jack in the Dark (Infogrames) - 1993
  168. Quest for Glory: Shadows of Darkness (Sierra On-Line) - 1993
  169. Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers (Sierra On-Line) - 1993
  170. Jurassic Park (Sega of America) - 1993
  171. Alice: An Interactive Museum (Toshiba-EMI) - 1994
  172. Are You Afraid of the Dark: The Tale of Orpheo’s Curse (Viacom New Media) - 1994
  173. The Bizarre Adventures of Woodruff and the Schnibble (Coktel Vision) - 1994
  174. BloodNet (MicroProse) - 1994
  175. Commander Blood (Cryo Interactive) - 1994
  176. Return to Ringworld (Tsunami Games) - 1994
  177. DreamWeb (Creative Reality) - 1994
  178. Gadget: Invention, Travel, & Adventure (Synergy, Inc.) - 1994
  179. Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller (Take-Two Interactive Software) - 1994
  180. Igor: Objective Uikokahonia (Pendulo Studios) - 1994
  181. Inherit the Earth: Quest for the Orb (The Dreamers Guild) - 1994
  182. The Journeyman Project Turbo (Presto Studios) - 1994
  183. The Legend of Kyrandia: Malcolm’s Revenge (Westwood Studios) - 1994
  184. Noctropolis (Flashpoint Productions) - 1994
  185. Plague of the Moon (Rebelsoft) - 1994
  186. Superhero League of Hoboken (Legend Entertainment) - 1994
  187. Under a Killing Moon (Access Software) - 1994
  188. Universe (Core Design) - 1994
  189. Dragonsphere (MicroProse) - 1994
  190. Beneath a Steel Sky (Revolution Software) - 1994
  191. Policenauts (Konami) - 1994
  192. Death Gate (Legend Entertainment) - 1994
  193. King’s Quest VII: The Princeless Bride (Sierra On-Line) - 1994
  194. Dragon Lore: The Legend Begins (Cryo Interactive) - 1994
  195. The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery (Sierra On-Line) - 1995
  196. The Big Red Adventure (Dynabyte) - 1995
  197. Chewy: Esc from F5 (Blue Byte) - 1995
  198. Chop Suey (game) (Theresa Duncan) - 1995
  199. Cosmology of Kyoto (Softedge) - 1995
  200. The Daedalus Encounter (Mechadeus) - 1995
  201. The Dark Eye (Inscape) - 1995
  202. Discworld (Teeny Weeny Games/Perfect 10 Productions) - 1995
  203. Dust: A Tale of the Wired West (Cyberflix) - 1995
  204. EVE Burst Error (C’s Ware) - 1995
  205. Flight of the Amazon Queen (Interactive Binary Illusions) - 1995
  206. Frankenstein: Through the Eyes of the Monster (Amazing Media) - 1995
  207. Guilty (Divide By Zero) - 1995
  208. Heaven’s Dawn (Art 9 Entertainment Inc.) - 1995
  209. In the 1st Degree (Adair & Armstrong) - 1995
  210. Jewels of the Oracle (Dreamcatcher Interactive) - 1995
  211. The Journeyman Project 2: Buried in Time (Presto Studios) - 1995
  212. Karma Curse of the 12 Caves (Dreamcatcher Interactive) - 1995
  213. Kingdom: The Far Reaches (Virtual Image Productions) - 1995
  214. The Orion Conspiracy (Divide By Zero) - 1995
  215. Panic in the Park (Imagination Pilots) - 1995
  216. Prisoner of Ice (Infogrames) - 1995
  217. Qin: Tomb of the Middle Kingdom (Learning Technologies Interactive) - 1995
  218. SilverLoad (Millennium Interactive) - 1995
  219. Skyborg: Into the Vortex (SkyBox International) - 1995
  220. Teen Agent (Metropolis Software House) - 1995
  221. Touché: The Adventures of the Fifth Musketeer (Clipper Software) - 1995
  222. Wolfsbane (Midnight Games) - 1995
  223. Lost Eden (Cryo Interactive) - 1995
  224. Nocturnal Illusion (Apricot) - 1995
  225. Full Throttle (LucasArts) - 1995
  226. Aliens: A Comic Book Adventure (Cryo Interactive) - 1995
  227. Star Trek: The Next Generation – A Final Unity (Spectrum HoloByte) - 1995
  228. Space Quest 6: The Spinal Frontier (Sierra On-Line) - 1995
  229. Roberta Williams’ Phantasmagoria (Sierra On-Line) - 1995
  230. Beavis and Butt-Head in Virtual Stupidity (Viacom New Media) - 1995
  231. Scooby-Doo Mystery (The Illusions Gaming Company) - 1995
  232. Clock Tower (Human Entertainment) - 1995 (Japanese only, though a fan translation exists)
  233. Ripley’s Believe It or Not!: The Riddle of Master Lu (Sanctuary Woods) - 1995
  234. I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (The Dreamers Guild) - 1995
  235. Torin’s Passage (Sierra On-Line) - 1995
  236. Mission Critical (Legend Entertainment) - 1995
  237. Shivers (Sierra On-Line) - 1995
  238. Simon the Sorcerer II: The Lion, the Wizard and the Wardrobe (Adventure Soft) - 1995
  239. Total Distortion (Pop Rocket) - 1995
  240. Dark Seed II (Destiny Media Technologies) - 1995
  241. The Dig (LucasArts) - 1995
  242. The 11th Hour (Trilobyte) - 1995
  243. Shannara (Legend Entertainment) - 1995
  244. Chronomaster (DreamForge Intertainment) - 1995
  245. Robot City (Brooklyn Multimedia) - 1995
  246. Alien Incident (Housemarque) - 1996
  247. Amber: Journeys Beyond (Hue Forest Entertainment) - 1996
  248. Blue Ice (Art of Mind Productions) - 1996
  249. Creature Crunch (TechToons Ltd.) - 1996
  250. Urban Runner (Coktel Vision) - 1996
  251. The Dame Was Loaded (Beam Software) - 1996
  252. Discworld II: Missing Presumed…!? (Perfect Entertainment) - 1996
  253. Dragon Lore II: The Heart of the Dragon Man (Cryo Interactive) - 1996
  254. Fable (Simbiosis Interactive) - 1996
  255. The Gene Machine (Divide By Zero) - 1996
  256. Kingdom II: Shadoan (Virtual Image Productions) - 1996
  257. Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail (7th Level) - 1996
  258. Mutation of J.B. (Invention) - 1996 (Slovak and German only)
  259. Orion Burger (Sanctuary Woods) - 1996
  260. UFOs (Artech) - 1996
  261. Angel Devoid: Face of the Enemy (Electric Dreams) - 1996
  262. Chronicles of the Sword (Synthetic Dimensions) - 1996
  263. Bad Mojo (Pulse Entertainment) - 1996
  264. Ripper (Take-Two Interactive) - 1996
  265. Spycraft: The Great Game (Activision) - 1996
  266. Zork Nemesis (Zombie LLC) - 1996
  267. Normality (Gremlin Interactive) - 1996
  268. Kingdom O’ Magic (SCi) - 1996
  269. The Pandora Directive (Access Software) - 1996
  270. Azrael’s Tear (Intelligent Games) - 1996
  271. Harvester (DigiFX Interactive) - 1996
  272. The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Rose Tattoo (Mythos Software, Inc.) - 1996
  273. Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars (Revolution Software) - 1996
  274. Timelapse (GTE Interactive Media) - 1996
  275. Lighthouse: The Dark Being (Sierra On-Line) - 1996
  276. Ace Ventura (7th Level) - 1996
  277. Blazing Dragons (The Illusions Gaming Company) - 1996
  278. Drowned God: Conspiracy of the Ages (Epic Multimedia Group) - 1996
  279. Martian Chronicles, The (Byron Preiss Multimedia Company) - 1995
  280. The Neverhood (The Neverhood, Inc.) - 1996
  281. The Pink Panther: Passport to Peril (Wanderlust Interactive) - 1996
  282. Toonstruck (Burst Studios) - 1996
  283. Rama (Dynamix) - 1996
  284. Titanic: Adventure Out of Time (Cyberflix) - 1996
  285. Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail! (Sierra On-Line) - 1996
  286. Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh (Sierra On-Line) - 1996
  287. YU-NO: A girl who chants love at the bound of this world (ELF) - 1996 (Japanese only, though a 2019 remake was localized)
  288. Ark of Time (Trecision) - 1997
  289. The City of Lost Children (Psygnosis) - 1997
  290. Crusader: Adventure Out of Time (Index+) - 1997
  291. Egypt 1156 B.C. (Cryo Interactive Entertainment) - 1997
  292. Jack Orlando (TopWare Interactive) - 1997
  293. Riana Rouge (Black Dragon Productions) - 1997
  294. Sentient (Psygnosis) - 1997
  295. The Simpsons: Virtual Springfield (Digital Evolution) - 1997
  296. Versailles 1685 (Cryo Interactive) - 1997
  297. Voodoo Kid (Infogrames, Eric Sterling Collins, Hubert Chardot) - 1997
  298. WuKung: A Legendary Adventure (Abudoe Software) - 1997
  299. Realms of the Haunting (Gremlin Interactive) - 1997
  300. Obsidian (Rocket Science Games) - 1997
  301. Atlantis: The Lost Tales (Cryo Interactive) - 1997
  302. The Last Express (Smoking Car Productions) - 1997
  303. Shivers II: Harvest of Souls (Sierra On-Line) - 1997
  304. Callahan’s Crosstime Saloon (Legend Entertainment) - 1997
  305. Safecracker (Daydream Software) - 1997
  306. Duckman: The Graphic Adventures of a Private Dick (The Illusions Gaming Company) - 1997
  307. The Feeble Files (Adventure Soft) - 1997
  308. The Journeyman Project: Pegasus Prime (Presto Studios) - 1997
  309. The Space Bar (Boffo Games) - 1997
  310. Spy Fox in “Dry Cereal” (Humongous Entertainment) - 1997
  311. Temüjin: A Supernatural Adventure (SouthPeak Games) - 1997
  312. Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror (Revolution Software) - 1997
  313. The Pink Panther: Hokus Pokus Pink (Wanderlust Interactive) - 1997
  314. Dark Earth (Kalisto Entertainment) - 1997
  315. Armed & Delirious (Makh-Shevet) - 1997
  316. Riven (Cyan) - 1997
  317. The Curse of Monkey Island (LucasArts) - 1997
  318. Zork: Grand Inquisitor (Activision) - 1997
  319. Blade Runner (Westwood Studios) - 1997
  320. Hollywood Monsters (Pendulo Studios) - 1997 (Spanish only, though a fan translation exists)
  321. Ankh: The Tales of Mystery (Artex Software) - 1998
  322. Morpheus (Soap Bubble Productions) - 1998
  323. Nightlong: Union City Conspiracy (Team17, Trecision) - 1998
  324. ZeroZone (R&P Electronic Media) - 1998
  325. The Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time (Presto Studios) - 1998
  326. Black Dahlia (Take-Two Interactive) - 1998
  327. Tex Murphy: Overseer (Access Software) - 1998
  328. Starship Titanic (The Digital Village) - 1998
  329. Sanitarium (DreamForge Intertainment) - 1998
  330. The X-Files Game (HyperBole Studios) - 1998
  331. Hopkins FBI (MP Entertainment) - 1998
  332. Ring: The Legend of the Nibelungen (Arxel Tribe) - 1998
  333. Grim Fandango (LucasArts) - 1998
  334. Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill (Her Interactive) - 1998
  335. John Saul’s Blackstone Chronicles: An Adventure in Terror (Legend Entertainment) - 1998
  336. Juggernaut (Tonkin House) - 1998
  337. King’s Quest: Mask of Eternity (Sierra Studios) - 1998
  338. Dark Side of the Moon: A Sci-Fi Adventure (SouthPeak Games) - 1998
  339. Quest for Glory V: Dragon Fire (Sierra On-Line) - 1998
  340. Discworld Noir (Perfect Entertainment, Teeny Weeny Games (PS)) - 1999
  341. The Forgotten: It Begins (Ransom Interactive) - 1999
  342. Paris 1313 (Dramæra) - 1999
  343. Physicus (HEUREKA-Klett Softwareverlag) - 1999
  344. Scooby-Doo: Mystery of the Fun Park Phantom (Engineering Animation, Inc.) - 1999
  345. Tony Tough and the Night of Roasted Moths (Nayma Software, Prograph Research S.r.l.) - 1999
  346. Zero Critical (Istvan Pely Productions) - 1999
  347. Biosys (JumpStart Solutions Ltd.) - 1999
  348. Beavis and Butt-Head Do U. (The Illusions Gaming Company) - 1999
  349. Amerzone (Microïds) - 1999
  350. Aztec: The Curse in the Heart of the City of Gold (Cryo Interactive) - 1999
  351. Traitors Gate (Daydream Software) - 1999
  352. Dracula: Resurrection (Index+, Canal+ Multimedia and France Telecom Multimedia) - 1999
  353. Faust (Arxel Tribe) - 1999
  354. The Silver Case (Grasshopper Manufacture) - 1999
  355. Spy Fox 2: “Some Assembly Required” (Humongous Entertainment) - 1999
  356. Omikron: The Nomad Soul (Quantic Dream) - 1999
  357. Atlantis II (Cryo Interactive) - 1999
  358. Freddi Fish 4: The Case of the Hogfish Rustlers of Briny Gulch (Humongous Entertainment) - 1999
  359. Nancy Drew: Stay Tuned for Danger (Her Interactive) - 1999
  360. The Longest Journey (Funcom) - 1999
  361. Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned (Sierra On-Line) - 1999
  362. Star Trek: Hidden Evil (Presto Studios) - 1999
  363. The Crystal Key (Earthlight Productions) - 1999
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