Attack on Windscale

Commodore 64 - Released - 1983

The atomic core is going critical because of an alien sonic vibrator transmitter. Save Windscale! Kill the aliens! find the transmitter and destroy it before the devastating nuclear explosion rips out the heart of the countryside.

Birth of the Phoenix

Atari Jaguar - 1992

Birth of the Phoenix is a beginner level text adventure game. The game was designed to teach new players how to use and appreciate an adventure game. Gameplay and descriptions are entirely text-based, and actions are performed by writing VERB + NOUN commands. The player gathers a variety of inventory items to solve puzzles during their quest. The player's goal is to recover the fabled phoenix, which is reborn every 500 years. The player must bring the bird to the Temple of the Sun, where it can be ignited and reborn. Along the way, the player my recover a number of treasures including precious...

Four Gates to Freedom

Commodore VIC-20 - Released - 1983

Four Gates to Freedom consists of two parts: an action game and an adventure game. The action game has to be played first and after completing it the player is given a code that is needed to start the adventure game. The game tells the story about a star cruiser that when exploring a far away planet is captured by a race of warrior ants. The crew and twenty scientist that were on board are drugged for future use as food for ants. The player's task is to destroy the four gates of the title and gain entry to the catacombs were the captives are held. The action game is a fixed screen...

Quest for the Garden of Eden

Commodore 64 - Released - 1984

Travel back through time to stop Adam from eating the apple! Avoid the obstacles of the ages! Jump over Robert Bruce's spider! Beware Cleopatra's fine asp! Watch out for Dr. Livingstone's gorilla! But whatever you do, get back to the garden for all our sake's. Plan in arcade or adventure mode, or do both!

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Commodore 128 - Released - 1983

Phoenix combined an action game on one side of the tape, with a text adventure on the other. You needed to perform sufficiently well in the action game in order to get a password to begin the adventure game. Often the two games were very loosely related.

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Commodore 64 - Released - 1983

Once upon a time, many years ago before YOP schemes were invented and the Manpower Services Commision was but a twinkle in a civil servant's eye, young lads were apprenticed to masters. Now, this is your once-in-a-lifetime chance to become apprenticed to a sorcerer. Unfortunately, the sorcerer has whisked himself away on holiday leaving your in change of the practice. At first, all goes well but then the mischievous brooms decide to flood your reservoir. With the aid of your magic wand, you must nudge the brooms into dropping the water, but take care if you fail, the brooms will...