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Daryl F. Gates’ Police Quest: Open Season (1993)

Daryl F. Gates’ Police Quest: Open Season

Sierra On-Line, Inc.

As a LAPD homicide detective, you must find the serial killer loose on the streets. The killings seem randon and clues, some valuable and some not, must be collected with true to life police procedure.

Darker (1995)

Darker

Psygnosis Limited

In this spaceflight ‘simulator’ / 3D shooter, your race (the Delphins) is sharing a far away planet with the Halons. Your side of the planet is constantly engulfed in total darkness but the Delphins have adapted to this life. The Halons used to live in the light but recent events have caused their side of the planet to fall go dark and now they are attacking you in an attempt to take over your technology.

Dark Reign: The Future of War (1997)

Dark Reign: The Future of War

Activision, Inc.

Dark Reign narrowly beat Total Annihilation as the first RTS to incorporate 3D movement and positioning. This increases the strategic advantage of hills and mountains. Each mission puts you in the role of commander of either the Imperial army or the Freedom fighters in a campaign to undermine and eventually destroy the opposing force. This game has many unusual features for the RTS genre. AI patterns you to simply give a unit the order “Search and Destroy” and it would drive off towards the enemy’s last known location, in search for something to kill. There is also “explore” mode which let your units do all the map exploring for you. A mission/campaign editor is also provided.

Dark Ages (1991)

Dark Ages

Apogee Software, Ltd.

You are the prince and heir to the land’s greatest kingdom. Garth, a wizard of immense power and greed, banished you as a child to far away while he ran the kingdom with an iron hand.As you grew, you were taught the ways of a master fighter. And you learned well. Return to your kindgom to end Garth’s rule!

CyberMage: Darklight Awakening (1995)

CyberMage: Darklight Awakening

Electronic Arts, Inc.

In the year 2044 AD, world governments have fallen apart and the Earth is ruled by ruthless corporations doing anything for profit. However, rebels are fighting against corporate control all over the planet. In this world you save the life of a stranger, giving your own life in the process. Taking you to his lab, the stranger uses you in a secret experiment and is able to revive you. You awaken with a strange crystal embedded in your forehead, giving you control over a weird power known as the Darklight. The lab is attacked by the forces of NeCrom, who also controls the Darklight. You must escape from the lab, learn about the Darklight and the aliens bringing it to the planet and finally confront NeCrom who is your evil counterpart.

Cybergenic Ranger: Secret of the 7th Planet (1990)

Cybergenic Ranger: Secret of the 7th Planet

Symtus

Cybergenic Ranger is a side-scrolling shoot’em up arcade game where you must shoot your way to success. You have to explore 7 different planets to collect some pods and discover the secret of the “7th Planet”.

Curse of the Azure Bonds (1989)

Curse of the Azure Bonds

Strategic Simulations, Inc.

Your party have been ambushed, captured and cursed with five azure bonds. These bonds have dangerous magical powers that can take control of you at the most inopportune times. You must search for the source of the bonds, and free your party from the curse.

Crystal Caves (1991)

Crystal Caves

Apogee Software, Ltd.

Crystal Caves is a side-scrolling platform game, where the objective is to finish all 16 levels, collecting every single crystal within. On his way, Mylo is threatened by numerous monsters, such as bats, robots, mine carts or dinosaurs; there are also a lot of hazards such as stalactites and stalagmites, pipes which leak harmful water or poisonous mushrooms which kill instantly. Mylo has three health points, and if he is harmed enough times to deplete them all, he dies (but thankfully he has unlimited lives). To defend himself, Mylo has a missile pistol, which is able to take out most enemies, but not all. Many levels require the player to act fast and plan beforehand, as it’s easy to get Mylo stuck in an impossible-to-win situation – if this happens, the level must be restarted.

Croc: Legend of the Gobbos (1997)

Croc: Legend of the Gobbos

Fox Interactive, Inc.

All is not well in Croc’s world. His friends, the Gobbos, have been captured by the evil Baron Dante. It is your mission in this 3D platformer to search through 42 different levels to save all of your friends before it’s too late.

Croc 2 (2000)

Croc 2

Fox Interactive, Inc.

Croc is on a quest to find his parents. However, Baron Dante has kidnapped the Gobbos kings. Croc then turns his attention to rescue all of the Gobbos kings.