1980s computer games list

Arcanum: of Steamworks and Magick Obscura Seconded. Arx Fatalis. Axis and Allies. B Flying Fortress. Bad Mojo. Battle Bugs Seconded. Battle Chess. Battlefield Battle Isle. Battle Realms: Winter of the Wolf. Battlezone Seconded Thirded. Beneath a Steel Sky. Betrayal at Krondor Seconded.

Blade Runner seconded. Blake Stone. Blood Seconded. Bioforge Seconded. Birth of the Federation. Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars. Caesar III Updated. Castles II. Chex Quest. Chuckie Egg. The Clue! Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord. Commanche 4. Commander Keen. Commander Keen 4. Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines. Conquests of Camelot. Crusader: No Regret. The Curse of Monkey Island. Cyber Gladiators. Dark Age of Camelot.

The Dark Eye. Dark Legions. Dark Reign. Descent Seconded. Delta Force: Black Hawk Down. Dink Smallwood. Dino Park Tycoon. Dark Seed. Day of the Tentacle Seconded. Deus Ex. Die by the Sword. The Dig Seconded. Doom Collection Seconded. Duke Nukem 3D. Dune 2: The Building of a Dynasty.

Dungeon Keeper Seconded. Dungeon Keeper 2. Dungeon Siege. Emperor: Battle for Dune. Emperor of the Fading Suns. Epic Pinball. Escape Velocity Nova Seconded. Exile 3: The Ruined World.

FA Nighthawk. Fallout 2 Seconded. Freddy Pharkas, Frontier Pharmacist. Freedom Fighters. Freedom Force. FreeSpace 2 Seconded. Frontier Elite II. Full Throttle. Fury 3. Frontier: Elite 2. Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers. Gabriel Knight: The Beast Within. Gender Wars. Giants: Citizen Kabuto Seconded. Goblins 3. Gothic Seconded. Gorky Grand Prix Legends. Grand Theft Auto 3. Grim Fandango Seconded.

Ground Control Seconded. Halo: Combat Evolved Seconded. Heavy Gear Seconded. Head Extreme Destruction Zone. Hexen: Beyond Heretic. The daddy of PCs, this is the computer that really helped launch the home personal computer market. It debuted in and helped establish a multi-billion pound industry.

To Apple fans, the Apple Mac was the computer that helped usher in a better time for computer users. It had an impressive 0. It was launched in Japan in and in the US and Europe in It became the first microcomputer to sell one million units. As well as colourful keys, this had a tape recorder built in. With 64k of RAM and a Z80 processor, it went on to become a best seller. Windows-only, with Flopper emulator. StarFlight - A graphics-intensive game, but while the graphics were good for the time, they were not at all the focus of the game.

The player is a simple ship captain — not a fleet commander, just an explorer, going on mining, diplomatic, and occasional military missions. Eventually a plot develops in a way you will never expect if you've never played the game or heard spoilers, and it works really well even if it does get a bit space opera-y. It was really an amazing game that influenced many games that followed it.

Wasteland - Possibly the best computer RPG ever, and that can be said without hyperbole. It had one of the best and most innovative character development systems ever built, one that you may find yourself wishing more games imitated. Despite graphics that are decidedly primitive by today's standards, it managed to immerse players in its post-apocalyptic world brilliantly well. It has its annoying moments, but it's still a game any lover of RPGs owes it to him or herself to play.

This was one of the few movie adaptations that actually lived up to its promise. It pulled you into the movie's storyline but with some great puzzles and fun sequences along the way.

I must have played this game at least a dozen times before I got tired of it. The awesome Fate of Atlantis sequel is also available on Steam, but came out in , so can't get its own listing here. Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar - This was the game that really changed computer RPGs from pure hack-and-slash into games with real stories that you could really be interested in.

It may or may not be the best of the legendary Ultima series, depending upon whom you ask, but many consider it one of the best games ever made. It's still highly playable, and still an easy world to immerse yourself in. StarFlight 2 - Yes, the sequel really is good enough to deserve its own place on the list.