Alcantor

Atari ST - Released - 1991

"Alcantor" is a french educational game developed by Lankhor and released in 1991 on the Atari ST. The goal of the game is to allow the hero, ALCANTOR, to earn enough money to buy some magic spells and regain its human appearance. There are 11 tests (observation, logic, grammar, vocabulary, memory, ...). It's for the kids between 7 and 13 years old.

Alive

Amstrad CPC - Released - 1991

Alive is an adventure game on Amstrad CPC. Different puzzles to solve and various pitfalls to avoid are on the program to hope to survive.

Black Sect

MS-DOS - Released - 1993

A book of spells has been stolen. A sinister Community is terrorizing a small village in the Yorkshire Moors. It is time for you to help. Go and search for the book of spells that has disappeared. Your trail takes many days and nights over the lonely moors. You may discover the secret entrance of the black sect's hidding place. But for you the adventure has only just begun...

Black Sect

Commodore Amiga - Released - 1994

A book of spells has been stolen. A sinister Community is terrorizing a small village in the Yorkshire Moors. It is time for you to help. Go and search for the book of spells that has disappeared. Your trail takes many days and nights over the lonely moors. You may discover the secret entrance of the black sect's hidding place. But for you the adventure has only just begun...

Black Sect

Atari ST - 1994

A book of spells has been stolen. A sinister Community is terrorizing a small village in the Yorkshire Moors. It is time for you to help. Go and search for the book of spells that has disappeared. Your trail takes many days and nights over the lonely moors. You may discover the secret entrance of the black sect's hidding place. But for you the adventure has only just begun...

Burglar

Amstrad CPC - Released - 1991

Detective story in the style of "Mortville Manor", with a parser. Released exclusively in the compilation Black Soft vol. 1

Elemental

Atari ST - Released - 1988

Elemental is set on the planet of the same name. The player takes the role of a two-year old Roundline, basically a living ball, who has to pass the great ordeal. Every of the 32 levels plays out on a non-scrolling field where the player has to evade two enemies and touch certain tiles. This causes objects to appear which can be picked up and dropped at another place. If an enemy touches an object, it transforms into a pill which also has to be picked up and dropped elsewhere. There are save tiles where the enemies can't touch the player.

G.Nius

Commodore Amiga - Released - 1988

Your job is to supervise the maintenance robots of the space station, when it makes a crash landing on an unknown planet... Your aim: to escape from the wreck before it disintegrates completely, keeping out of the way of the robots, who by now have become uncontrollable. 100% arcade action in a side-on 3-dimensional universe.

G.Nius

Atari ST - Released - 1988

In G.Nius the player takes the role of G.Nius, a robot, who has crash landed with his space ship. Now he has to escape the ship before it vaporizes. Unfortunately he is at the bottom of the ship, the escape is at the top, and the lift is not working. To activate the lift, G.Nius has to visit all rooms of a floor and destroy the switches. This procedure has to be repeated on every floor. Various obstacles try to hinder his progress: traps, falling wreckage and havoc security robots cause his energy to decrease when touched. If it reaches zero, one of the three lives is lost. An additional problem are holes in the ground which bring G.Nius back to a lower floor when falling in. Additional ammo for his gun and energy can be gained by killing the security robots. An alternative way to get rid of them is to activate magnets which trap them to the ship's wall. The rooms, shown in a half-isometric perspective, are randomly divided when starting a new game, but there is also a save option available.

Infernal House

Amstrad CPC - Released - 1991

It’s Friday the 13th of April, 1990. You’re a private detective, and your journalist friend Sophie disappeared three days ago while investigating the infernal house of Professor Tcherslawsky. You know from one of his colleagues, Rainer Gelehrtman, that he has worked on some diabolical experiments in the past, and fear the worst as you enter the house. But nothing can prepare you for the shocking and horrific fate that has befallen Sophie, and many other innocent people as well... This is a very nice French adventure which has some excellent graphics; the introduction sequence is very well done indeed and a welcome addition to the game. Although you can’t save your current position, there is little opportunity for dying, but the game is still quite a challenge, with several secret rooms and clues to be discovered around the house.

Killdozers

Atari ST - Released - 1988

Killdozers is a tank based game where you have to make your way to deliver a scientist prisoner and then rush to the exit in a limited time.The game is viewed from the top and features a full game editor where you can create new levels and play with them. The main originality of the game is in the combat; you have three different type of weapons that give you damage to different role playing like characteristics. The blue bullets attacks the armour of the tanks, the green the shield and the red the life. When you reduce armour, shield or life points from your opponent, you increase your own. This opens up new strategic possibilities like for example, eating the shield of an opponent with green bullets to better kill it with the red ones.The opponents are able to fight together using a number of strategies.

La Crypte des Maudits

Amstrad CPC - Released - 1991

La crypte des maudits (The Cursed Crypt) is a French first-person adventure game and the follow-up to the 1990 CPC title La secte noire. In the first game a dwarf stranger managed to dismantle the demonic organization La secte noire who terrorized Issegeac, a quiet little village in the Périgord Noir in France. In this sequel survivors of the sect have returned and they are now gathered in the castle of Golin the gnome. The terrified villagers go looking for the kind stranger again and they find him in a forest. He returns to the castle to deal with the sect. As in the first game it consists of several single-screen rooms. The environment takes up the largest portion of the screen in the top left part, a character is on the right, the text parser where all commands are entered is at the bottom and a compass is in the bottom right. Basic commands are entered for moving around, picking up items and performing actions. Below the parser portion sentences appear to provide descriptions or feedback on the player's actions. The game supports saving and loading, but not in the third and final part.

La Malediction

Amstrad CPC - Released - 1991

La malédiction is an adventure video game developed by Fabien Privat for the Amstrad CPC and published in 1991 by Lankhor. In the game, a wizard named Xarton casts a curse upon the forest of Enar. The game was met with polarized reviews upon release.

La Secte Noire

Amstrad CPC - Released - 1990

La secte noire (The Black Sect) is a French first-person adventure game. It takes place in Issegeac, a quiet little village in the Périgord Noir in France, that is terrorized by a dark sect. The player is a dwarf stranger who appears to help the villagers by retrieving a magical tome the sect has stolen. The game consists of several single-screen rooms exploring the village and its surroundings. The environment takes up the largest portion of the screen in the top left part, there is fantasy artwork on the right and the text parser where all commands are entered is at the bottom. Basic commands are entered for moving around, picking up items and performing actions. Below the parser portion sentences appear to provide descriptions or feedback on the player's actions. The game supports saving and loading.

L'Affaire Ravenhood

Amstrad CPC - Released - 1993

This game was released by Lankhor as a freeware in french language only. It's an unofficial sequel from Mortville Manor. The story takes place 2 years after the Mortville Manor investigation. You still play the private investigator Jerome Lange during summer 1953.

Le Tresor d'Ali Gator

Amstrad CPC - Released - 1991

Legend tells of a pirate called Ali Gator whose treasure lies in a castle. You have gone to the castle to search for the treasure. It’s a simple exploration game where you wander around a maze of only 49 rooms, but there are many traps to catch you out. The game is quite a departure for Lankhor, who specialised in text adventures on the CPC – and they should have stuck to what they knew best. It’s written by Claude Le Moullec, who also wrote dozens of listings for French magazines, and in fact, it was originally intended to be a listing as well.

Maupiti Island

MS-DOS - Released - 1991

Maupiti Island is a nonlinear police investigation with graphics in 2D and is the sequel to Mortville Manor. Whilst famous detective Jerome Lange is at sea, a cyclone (Harry) approaches and obliges his ship to put in at Maupiti Island until the weather calms. Then, as if things were not bad enough already, a woman called Marie disappears from the island! Lange gives up on his holiday to investigate, and discovers many hidden secrets lurking beneath the surface of Maupiti Island.

Maupiti Island

Atari ST - Released - 1990

Maupiti Island is a nonlinear police investigation with graphics in 2D and is the sequel to Mortville Manor. Whilst famous detective Jerome Lange is at sea, a cyclone (Harry) approaches and obliges his ship to put in at Maupiti Island until the weather calms. Then, as if things were not bad enough already, a woman called Marie disappears from the island! Lange gives up on his holiday to investigate, and discovers many hidden secrets lurking beneath the surface of Maupiti Island.

Maupiti Island

Commodore Amiga - 1990

Maupiti Island is a nonlinear police investigation with graphics in 2D and is the sequel to Mortville Manor. Whilst famous detective Jerome Lange is at sea, a cyclone (Harry) approaches and obliges his ship to put in at Maupiti Island until the weather calms. Then, as if things were not bad enough already, a woman called Marie disappears from the island! Lange gives up on his holiday to investigate, and discovers many hidden secrets lurking beneath the surface of Maupiti Island.

Mokowe

Amstrad CPC - Released - 1991

Mokowe is a French first-person adventure game taking place in Kenya's Mokowé settlement in May 1975. The player is a brave adventurer contacted by professor Wilson part of a group to protect elephants. Mokowé's local police contacted the professor about a network of poachers killing elephants systematically. The main character jumps on a plane to assist with the operation right away. The game uses mechanics similar to the author's previous title La secte noire. The game consists of several single-screen locations with exploration, picking up and using objects to solve puzzle and conversations with characters. The environment takes up the largest portion of the screen in the centre with a permanent background behind it. The top left corner shows possible movement options based on compass points. The top also holds boxes for the current date and time. The text parser where all commands are entered is at the bottom. Basic commands are entered for moving around, picking up items and performing actions. A separate key is used to display the inventory. Below the parser portion sentences appear to provide descriptions or feedback on the player's actions. A distinctive game element is the role of the time of day. Certain actions can be only be performed during the day or at night. One of the possible actions is "attendre" (wait) to make time pass. The game can be saved on a separate disk.

Mortville Manor

Atari ST - Released - 1987

Mortville Manor is an adventure game which takes place in 1951. Someone is murdered in an impressive manor, and it's up to Jerome Lange to solve the case. But beware: something otherworldly is going on here... The gameplay focuses on conducting a detective investigation rather than on inventory-based puzzles, though items must be found and examined for its purposes. Conversations with suspects offer a wide variety of topics. The player wanders through the mansion at his own pace, but events would sometimes occur regardless of his actions. The game's interface consists of a drop-down menu with about two dozen different verbs used for interaction.

Mortville Manor

Commodore Amiga - Released - 1988

Mortville Manor is an adventure game which takes place in 1951. Someone is murdered in an impressive manor, and it's up to Jerome Lange to solve the case. But beware: something otherworldly is going on here... The gameplay focuses on conducting a detective investigation rather than on inventory-based puzzles, though items must be found and examined for its purposes. Conversations with suspects offer a wide variety of topics. The player wanders through the mansion at his own pace, but events would sometimes occur regardless of his actions. The game's interface consists of a drop-down menu with about two dozen different verbs used for interaction.

Mortville Manor

Amstrad CPC - Released - January 1, 1988

Mortville Manor is an adventure game which takes place in 1951. Someone is murdered in an impressive manor, and it's up to Jerome Lange to solve the case. But beware: something otherworldly is going on here... The gameplay focuses on conducting a detective investigation rather than on inventory-based puzzles, though items must be found and examined for its purposes. Conversations with suspects offer a wide variety of topics. The player wanders through the mansion at his own pace, but events would sometimes occur regardless of his actions. The game's interface consists of a drop-down menu with about two dozen different verbs used for interaction.

Mortville Manor

MS-DOS - Released - 1988

Mortville Manor is an adventure game which takes place in 1951. Someone is murdered in an impressive manor, and it's up to Jerome Lange to solve the case. But beware: something otherworldly is going on here... The gameplay focuses on conducting a detective investigation rather than on inventory-based puzzles, though items must be found and examined for its purposes. Conversations with suspects offer a wide variety of topics. The player wanders through the mansion at his own pace, but events would sometimes occur regardless of his actions. The game's interface consists of a drop-down menu with about two dozen different verbs used for interaction.

Mortville Manor

ScummVM - 1988

Mortville Manor is an adventure game which takes place in 1951. Someone is murdered in an impressive manor, and it's up to Jerome Lange to solve the case. But beware: something otherworldly is going on here... The gameplay focuses on conducting a detective investigation rather than on inventory-based puzzles, though items must be found and examined for its purposes. Conversations with suspects offer a wide variety of topics. The player wanders through the mansion at his own pace, but events would sometimes occur regardless of his actions. The game's interface consists of a drop-down menu with about two dozen different verbs used for interaction.

Mortville Manor

Apple IIGS - Unreleased - 1989

You are Jérôme Lange, a famous private investigator and have been invited to stay at Mortville Manor, only to find yourself in the middle of strange events. Maupiti Island, a point'n'click sequel, was released in 1990 for the Amiga and PC. It seems to be a sort of text and point & click adventure hybrid.

NO

Commodore 64 - Released - 1989

It kills. It is not Human. But it Exists. 110 locations, animated graphics, more than 35 objects to be examined. An icon driven adventure, making use of pointers and drop down menus. Comprising several integrated arcade games. Multiple and interactive characters.

Outzone

Commodore Amiga - 1991

In Outzone the player takes control over a support space ship which has to aid a safety unit which has to travel through the dangerous outzones. The 28 levels are basically a big escort mission: in order to to protect the steadily moving ship, the player has to destroy all opposition waiting ahead in the usual shooter way. However, there are also blocks in the way which need to be destroyed by ramming them into each other. When they are destroyed in the correct way, they reveal power ups like new weapons, weapon upgrades, life energy, or shields. In order to keep the ship from crashing into non-destroyable blocks, the player has to connect to the ship and change the direction it steers to. When connected, the players own ship can't shoot.

Outzone

Atari ST - Released - 1991

In Outzone the player takes control over a support space ship which has to aid a safety unit which has to travel through the dangerous outzones. The 28 levels are basically a big escort mission: in order to to protect the steadily moving ship, the player has to destroy all opposition waiting ahead in the usual shooter way. However, there are also blocks in the way which need to be destroyed by ramming them into each other. When they are destroyed in the correct way, they reveal power ups like new weapons, weapon upgrades, life energy, or shields. In order to keep the ship from crashing into non-destroyable blocks, the player has to connect to the ship and change the direction it steers to. When connected, the players own ship can't shoot.

Raiders

Atari ST - Released - 1990

Rody & Mastico

Atari ST - Released - 1988

Rody & Mastico

Commodore Amiga - Released - 1989

The game consists of 6 parts, each developing the story further toward its ultimate conclusion. The protagonist Rody and his companion Mastico are on a quest to locate the multicoloured star. To progress through the story, players must correctly answer questions.

Rody & Mastico

Amstrad CPC - Released - 1988

The game consists of 6 parts, each developing the story further toward its ultimate conclusion. The protagonist Rody and his companion Mastico are on a quest to locate the multicoloured star. To progress through the story, players must correctly answer questions.

Rody & Mastico II

Atari ST - Released - 1990

Rody & Mastico II

Commodore Amiga - Released - 1990

We have been waiting for some time for the adventures of our young friend Rody. Our little man and his faithful companion Mastico take us after them on a perilous adventure. Built like its predecessor, this program mobilizes all the attention and sense of observation of the child. It must answer one or two questions of your choice to advance in the game. The graphics and voice synthesis are very well done and allow the youngest to indulge freely in the pleasures of drawing with its carefully studied option . So it is always with pleasure that we find the young hero.

Rody & Mastico III

Atari ST - Released - 1990

Rody & Mastico VI

Atari ST - Released - 1991

Rody Noël

Atari ST - Released - 1990

Saga

Amstrad CPC - Released - 1990

SDAW

Amstrad CPC - Released - 1990

The world has been destroyed by a global disaster (World War III), and most of the humans have turned into mutants. A few survivors created a perfect robot named S.D.A.W. (System de Defense Anti-Wobblegobbledigook). Players take control of S.D.A.W. and live in sewers. They have been given a mission to clean the area of its unwanted occupants by restraining and disarming them

Silva

Amstrad CPC - Released - 1992

Troubadours

Atari ST - Released - 1988

Troubadours is an educational adventure game in French for children aged nine to fourteen. Elements that are part of the game include quests with knights, the French language, poetry and music. After finished the game a bonus arcade game is unlocked where you control an archer from behind, shooting letters.

Vroom

Atari ST - Released - 1991

Vroom is a Formula 1 car racing game that can be played either in arcade or simulation mode. The main options screen allows you to select manual or automatic transmission, number of laps, and training, single race, or full season. The multiplayer option allows two players to race against each other on separate computers. Each track, with different layouts and background graphics, includes many tight curves, steep grades and inclines, as well as tunnels and a pit stop.

Vroom

MS-DOS - Released - 1994

Vroom is a Formula 1 car racing game that can be played either in arcade or simulation mode. The main options screen allows you to select manual or automatic transmission, number of laps, and training, single race, or full season. The multiplayer option allows two players to race against each other on separate computers. Each track, with different layouts and background graphics, includes many tight curves, steep grades and inclines, as well as tunnels and a pit stop. The player-controlled car has working side-view mirrors, which allow you to view the actual action behind you, as well as a working speedometer and gear display. The game features a colorful mix of 3D and 2D graphics, realistic sound effects, and blazing fast, smooth animations.

Vroom

Commodore Amiga - Released - 1992

Vroom is a Formula 1 car racing game that can be played either in arcade or simulation mode. The main options screen allows you to select manual or automatic transmission, number of laps, and training, single race, or full season. The multiplayer option allows two players to race against each other on separate computers. Each track, with different layouts and background graphics, includes many tight curves, steep grades and inclines, as well as tunnels and a pit stop.

Vroom: Data Disk

Atari ST - DLC - 1992

This data disc for Vroom (a Formula 1 racing game) adds 6 new Grand Prix circuits (Montreal, Canada - Monza, Italy - Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany - Estoril, Portugal - São Paulo, Brazil - Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City, Mexico). Atari ST version now has joystick control option in competition mode.