Written by IlmariThe end of the year is coming quite fast, and since we are just getting used to the idea of a community driven blog, we thought that we should begin the discussion of the year ahead a bit earlier than Trickster used to. After all, we want to have more time to get eager volunteers for upcoming games.
For anyone uncertain about how this works, all games marked by Accepted are on the official gaming list. Readers can spend CAPs to transfer to the official list games which are marked as Borderline (50 CAPs for an individual or 100 CAPs for a joint effort) or Disregarded (200 CAPs). Just like last time, the below is now set in stone, so don't bother heading off to Moby Games to vote or Wikipedia to edit the Notable list. Any CAP trades need to occur before the introduction post for the last game of 1990 (King’s Quest V), after which time 1991's playlist will be set. Next year's games are to be played approximately in the chronological order wherever possible. All discussion on CAP trades for the 1991 playing list should be had on this post. The admin will be adjusting the CAP leaderboard and each game's status as trades are made.
This is the year when adventure games in general finally turned from parser-based EGA games into point-and-click games with beautiful graphics and hauntingly good music. I am sure many of you will want to relive your memories with some of the old classics coming up, or perhaps some of the more unfamiliar games might appear interesting. If you want to play and blog some of the games accepted in the official gaming list, you can express your interest in the comments here. So here we go!
The Adventures of Willy Beamish
| Is it clearly a graphic adventure game? | Yes |
| Does it have 20 or more Moby Games ratings? | Yes (72) |
| Is it on the Wikipedia Notable Games list? | Yes |
| Result | Accepted |
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| There’s a definite Bart Simpson vibe going on here |
Castle of Dr. Brain
Is it clearly a graphic adventure game? | No |
Does it have 20 or more Moby Games ratings? | Yes (44) |
Is it on the Wikipedia Notable Games list? | No |
Result | Accepted (group) |
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| More of a puzzle game, but still beats Myst |
Conquests of the Longbow: The Legend of Robin Hood
| Is it clearly a graphic adventure game? | Yes |
| Does it have 20 or more Moby Games ratings? | Yes (69) |
| Is it on the Wikipedia Notable Games list? | Yes |
| Result | Accepted |
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| I liked it more than Conquest of Camelot. Does anyone want to play Robin Hood? |
Cruise for a Corpse
| Is it clearly a graphic adventure game? | Yes |
| Does it have 20 or more Moby Games ratings? | Yes (37) |
| Is it on the Wikipedia Notable Games list? | Yes |
| Result | Accepted |
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| Will the curse of the French games be finally lifted? |
EcoQuest: The Search for Cetus
| Is it clearly a graphic adventure game? | Yes |
| Does it have 20 or more Moby Games ratings? | Yes (50) |
| Is it on the Wikipedia Notable Games list? | Yes |
| Result | Accepted |
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| Let our ecopowers combine! |
Elvira II: The Jaws of Cerberus
| Is it clearly a graphic adventure game? | No |
| Does it have 20 or more Moby Games ratings? | Yes (22) |
| Is it on the Wikipedia Notable Games list? | Yes |
| Result | Accepted (Group) |
Is there still some love for Elvira? Or are all busy washing their hair? |
Free D.C.!
| Is it clearly a graphic adventure game? | Yes |
| Does it have 20 or more Moby Games ratings? | No (12) |
| Is it on the Wikipedia Notable Games list? | No |
| Result | Accepted (Zenic Reverie) |
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| I’ve never even heard of this game |
Heart of China
| Is it clearly a graphic adventure game? | Yes |
| Does it have 20 or more Moby Games ratings? | Yes (40) |
| Is it on the Wikipedia Notable Games list? | Yes |
| Result | Accepted |
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| Grand Adventure in Far East |
Hugo II: Whodunit?
| Is it clearly a graphic adventure game? | Yes |
| Does it have 20 or more Moby Games ratings? | Yes (20) |
| Is it on the Wikipedia Notable Games list? | Yes |
| Result | Accepted |
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| It can’t be worse than the first one, right? |
It Came From The Desert
| Is it clearly a graphic adventure game? | No |
| Does it have 20 or more Moby Games ratings? | Yes (54) |
| Is it on the Wikipedia Notable Games list? | No |
| Result | Disregarded |
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| Transferred to 1991 when Trickster found out its real publishing date. Still no adventure game |
Leisure Suit Larry 1: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards (remake)
| Is it clearly a graphic adventure game? | Yes |
| Does it have 20 or more Moby Games ratings? | Yes (98) |
| Is it on the Wikipedia Notable Games list? | No |
| Result | Accepted (Ilmari) |
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| If you count Softporn, this is the third version of the same game. Still not tired of it? |
Leisure Suit Larry 5: Passionate Patti Does a Little Undercover Work
| Is it clearly a graphic adventure game? | Yes |
| Does it have 20 or more Moby Games ratings? | Yes (64) |
| Is it on the Wikipedia Notable Games list? | Yes |
| Result | Accepted |
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| Larry V: one of the easiest games to beat |
Les Manley in: Lost in L.A.
| Is it clearly a graphic adventure game? | Yes |
| Does it have 20 or more Moby Games ratings? | No (14) |
| Is it on the Wikipedia Notable Games list? | No |
| Result | Accepted (Aperama) |
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| First game was awful, do we really want to make someone suffer through the second? |
Martian Memorandum
| Is it clearly a graphic adventure game? | Yes |
| Does it have 20 or more Moby Games ratings? | Yes (37) |
| Is it on the Wikipedia Notable Games list? | Yes |
| Result | Accepted |
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| Second game in the Tex Murphy series |
Maupiti Island
| Is it clearly a graphic adventure game? | Yes |
| Does it have 20 or more Moby Games ratings? | Yes (27) |
| Is it on the Wikipedia Notable Games list? | Yes |
| Result | Accepted |
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Transferred to 1991 when Trickster found out its real publishing date.
Mortville Manor wasn’t very good, which doesn’t bode well for this game |
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
| Is it clearly a graphic adventure game? | Yes |
| Does it have 20 or more Moby Games ratings? | Yes (452) |
| Is it on the Wikipedia Notable Games list? | Yes |
| Result | Accepted |
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| I guess we’ll have to fight over who gets to play it |
Police Quest 3: The Kindred
| Is it clearly a graphic adventure game? | Yes |
| Does it have 20 or more Moby Games ratings? | Yes (58) |
| Is it on the Wikipedia Notable Games list? | Yes |
| Result | Accepted |
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| Riddle: What was first black, then white and now brown? |
Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective
| Is it clearly a graphic adventure game? | No |
| Does it have 20 or more Moby Games ratings? | Yes (27) |
| Is it on the Wikipedia Notable Games list? | Yes |
| Result | Accepted (Joe Pranevich) |
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| I wonder if this is an elementary game |
Space Quest I: Roger Wilco in the Sarien Encounter (remake)
| Is it clearly a graphic adventure game? | Yes |
| Does it have 20 or more Moby Games ratings? | Yes (56) |
| Is it on the Wikipedia Notable Games list? | No |
| Result | Accepted (Andy Panthro) |
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| Does someone want to go through the first Space Quest again? |
Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers
| Is it clearly a graphic adventure game? | Yes |
| Does it have 20 or more Moby Games ratings? | Yes (109) |
| Is it on the Wikipedia Notable Games list? | Yes |
| Result | Accepted |
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We skipped a couple of Space Quests and jumped straight to number ten…
Oh wait, this was a time travel story (and the best SQ, I’d say). |
Spellcasting 201: The Sorcerer's Appliance
| Is it clearly a graphic adventure game? | No |
| Does it have 20 or more Moby Games ratings? | No (18) |
| Is it on the Wikipedia Notable Games list? | Yes |
| Result | Accepted (Ilmari) |
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| Second in a series of rowdy games of spell and sorcery |
Timequest
| Is it clearly a graphic adventure game? | No |
| Does it have 20 or more Moby Games ratings? | Yes (20) |
| Is it on the Wikipedia Notable Games list? | Yes |
| Result | Accepted (Ilmari) |
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A less known classic of Legend Entertainment.
I wonder who will use all their CAPs for these masterpieces of interactive fiction |
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