Classic adventure

This game dazzled gamers with solid gameplay and a quirky sense of humour. You take on the role of Guybrush Threepwood, a would-be pirate who finds himself pitted against the evil LeChuck, an undead pirate who has kidnapped your love interest, governor Elaine Marley.

Licence: Demo
Online: http://www.lucasarts.com/
Operating system: DOS
Requires: N/A

Install instructions: Download the file to your local drive then double-click the ZIP file and extract it to your chosen directory. Then from DOS (this also works with some Windows configurations) run SAMPLER.EXE.

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Giant ants! Radiation! Fifties B-grade movies! Paying homage to the 1954 sci-fi movie classic Them, this game transports you back to a time when widespread paranoia and fear were a fact of life. A meteor has crashed outside a small Midwestern US town, and the ensuing radiation has caused normal ants to grow to horrifying proportions! Gasp!

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Licence: Free full working version
Online: http://www.cinemaware.com/game_itcame.asp
Operating system: DOS
Requires: No requirements for the PC version, the Amiga version requires an Amiga emulator such as WinUAE.

Install instructions: Download the file to your local drive then double-click the ZIP file and extract it to your chosen directory. Then from DOS (this also works with some Windows configurations) run DESERT.BAT.

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The king of the land of Kyrandia has been slain at the hands of Malcolm, the crazed jester-sorcerer. Brandon, the heir apparent, must pursue Malcolm across the kingdom in an attempt to thwart his evil schemes and reclaim his birthright. This game is built on a play style borrowed from games like Monkey Island.

Licence: Non-playable demo
Online: http://www.westwood.com/
Operating system: DOS
Requires: 

Install instructions: Internet Explorer users just click on the file and choose Open to run the setup program straight from the CD. Netscape users download to your local drive and run the EXE file.

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The original in one of the oldest computer games series around, this is a text-based classic. At a time when graphics were but a glimmer in game programmers' eyes, Zork relied instead on masterful story-telling to draw you into its fantasy world setting. We have included Zork I, II and III for your gaming pleasure.

Licence: Free
Online: http://www.activision.com/
Operating system: Windows 95, DOS, Mac OS
Requires: 

Install instructions: Windows users: Internet Explorer users just click on the file and choose Open to run the setup program straight from the CD. Netscape users download to your local drive and run the EXE file. 
Mac users: Decompress with Stuffit Expander and copy the folder to your hard disk.

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Windows 95 Zork I		Windows 95 Zork II		Windows 95 Zork III

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DOS Zork I		DOS Zork II		DOS Zork III

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Mac Zork I		Mac Zork II		Mac Zork III

 

 

Licensed from the legendary comic-book adventures created by Steve Purcell, this is another LucasArts adventure classic. A dog and ælagomorphÆ (read rabbit) odd couple, Sam and Max are freelance cops who find themselves visiting the most tacky tourist traps in the US, trying to track down a kidnap victim.

Licence: Demo
Online: http://www.lucasarts.com/
Operating system: DOS
Requires: 570K RAM, 1.2M hard disk space, VGA

Install instructions: Download the file to your local drive then double-click the ZIP file and extract it to your chosen directory. Then from DOS (this also works with some Windows configurations) run SNMDEMO.EXE. There is also a README file to assist in configuring the game. For Windows installation make sure you install the demo into the directory 'SNMDEMO' on your C: drive.

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You are a janitor aboard an intergalactic starship and it's up to you to save your people by retrieving a stolen device from the Sariens. Featuring innumerable Star Wars in-jokes at the expense of droids, sandworms, cantina bands and landspeeders this game has spawned many popular sequels.

Licence: N/A
Online: http://www.sierra.com/
Operating system: DOS
Requires: N/A

Install instructions: N/A

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		Demo not available

Released in 1991, this is another great title from Sierra and Dynamix. Set in 1930s Asia, the game's novelty lies in the fact that the puzzles in the game can usually be solved in several ways. It also features arcade-style action segments. Akin to an Indiana Jones movie (or game), the story is compelling and well conceived. The only real complaint is that the game is a tad short.

Licence: N/A
Online: http://www.sierra.com/
Operating system: DOS
Requires: N/A

Install instructions: N/A.

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This sequel to LucasArts' very first adventure game, Maniac Mansion, returns you to the mansion to foil the evil Purple TentacleÆs schemes. The game is an almost perfect mix of Warner Brothers cartoons and classic LucasArts adventure gaming. It is frequently voted, both online and in print, the best adventure game of all time.

Licence: Non-playable demo
Online: http://www.lucasarts.com/
Operating system: DOS
Requires: N/A

Install instructions: Download the file to your local drive then double-click the ZIP file and extract it to your chosen directory. Then from DOS (this also works with some Windows configurations) run DOTTDEMO.EXE.

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Indy's back from nowhere, and on a trail to a missing piece of Atlantis. Help Doctor Jones find out what really happened to Atlantis. You can use one of three different paths to win the game, one being in cooperation with another character. The time for new gods is calling, the time for Atlantis is here!

Licence: Demo, cannot make or restore save-games
Online: http://www.lucasarts.com/
Operating system: DOS
Requires: 286 12MHz processor, 640K RAM, 520K hard disk space, VGA

Install instructions: Download the file to your local drive then double-click the ZIP file and extract it to your chosen directory. Then from DOS (this also works with some Windows configurations) run INSTALL.EXE and follow the onscreen instructions.

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