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Ultima III: Exodus is the third game in the Ultima series. Exodus is also the name of the game's principal antagonist. Released in 1983, it was the first Ultima game published by Origin Systems. Exodus features revolutionary graphics for its time, being the first computer RPG to display animated characters. Also, Exodus differs from previous games... 72

Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar is the fourth in the series of Ultima computer role-playing games. It is the first in the "Age of Enlightenment" trilogy, shifting the series from the hack and slash, dungeon crawl gameplay of its "Age of Darkness" predecessors towards an ethically-nuanced, story-driven approach. Ultima IV is different among RPGs in that... 214

Ultima VI: The False Prophet is the sixth part in the computer role-playing game series of Ultima. It was the last in the "Age of Enlightenment" trilogy. It was one of the first major PC games directly targeted to PC systems equipped with VGA graphics and a mouse. In this conclusion to the Second Trilogy, you, the Avatar, are summoned back to save... 64

Uncharted Waters (Daikōkai Jidai) is the first game in the popular Japanese strategy game series, produced by Koei as part of its Rekoeition games. The player assumes the role of Leon Franco, the young, ambitious son of a noble family fallen on hard times in Portugal. The goal of the game is to restore the family's former glory and achieve Leon's dreams.... 367

Uncharted Waters (Daikōkai Jidai) is the first game in the popular Japanese strategy game series, produced by Koei as part of its Rekoeition games. The player assumes the role of Leon Franco, the young, ambitious son of a noble family fallen on hard times in Portugal. The goal of the game is to restore the family's former glory and achieve Leon's dreams.... 174

Uncharted Waters (Daikōkai Jidai) is the first game in the popular Japanese strategy game series, produced by Koei as part of its Rekoeition games. The player assumes the role of Leon Franco, the young, ambitious son of a noble family fallen on hard times in Portugal. The goal of the game is to restore the family's former glory and achieve Leon's dreams.... 196

Universal Soldier is console conversions of Turrican II for the Mega Drive and Game Boy, produced by The Code Monkeys for Accolade, who had kept the rights for the console ports of the franchise. You control Van Damme's character as he turns against his platoon and attempts to bring down the corrupt government organization that created him. Turrican's... 92

Universal Soldier is console conversions of Turrican II for the Mega Drive and Game Boy, produced by The Code Monkeys for Accolade, who had kept the rights for the console ports of the franchise. You control Van Damme's character as he turns against his platoon and attempts to bring down the corrupt government organization that created him. Turrican's... 195

Vampire Killer (Akumajō Dracula) is a platform-adventure video game released by Konami for the MSX2 computer. It is a parallel version of the original Castlevania, which debuted a month earlier for the Famicom Disk System under the same Japanese title. Like in Castlevania, the player controls vampire hunter Simon Belmont, who ventures into Dracula's... 2326

Vinyl Goddess from Mars is a 2D action platformer. The game plays similar to Epic MegaGames's Jill of the Jungle or alternatively Bitmap Brothers's Gods. As Vinyl, you must progress through levels and episodes and eventually repair your broken vessel. The game has three episodes (with only the first episode playable in the shareware version)... 189

VLAK (Train) is an excellent Czech clone of classical game "snake" from the programmer Miroslav Nemecek, where the train in a maze collect different things and not crash into anything. It could serve as an example of programming excellence that everything can fit into 13KB... 6659

Wayne Gretzky Hockey contains everything that could be found in a hockey rink, from big hits and fighting to icings and offsides. It's not only about what is on the ice but also outside, offering the player plenty of coaching options and gives you the ability to create your own players and teams... 180

The Prophecy (known in Europe as Ween: The Prophecy) is a point-and-click adventure game in a fantasy setting, developed by Coktel Vision and MDO, released in Europe in 1992 for MS-DOS, Amiga, and Atari ST. It was published by Sierra On-Line in North America in 1993. The game takes a fantasy setting, in which you play a Wizard deemed to be ‘good’ taking... 82

Zany Golf, also known as Will Harvey's Zany Golf, is a video game with a fantasy take on miniature golf, originally developed for Apple IIGS. The game is played in a 3D isometric viewpoint and allows up to 4 players. At the beginning of the first hole, all players are given five strokes. On completing each hole, the remaining players are given more... 243

William Shatner's TekWar is a 1995 first-person shooter computer game, derived from the TekWar series of novels written by William Shatner. It was designed using the Build engine. The premise details an ex-cop who is hired to be a hitman whose mission is to exterminate drug dealers who peddle `tek`. The two most distinguishable features are the hub-based... 533

Wing Commander is the first, eponymous game in Chris Roberts' science fiction space simulation series set in the 27th century, the games tell the story of humanity's war against the Kilrathi, an alien species of large feline bipeds. Launching from carrier ships, the player fulfills various missions in starfighters. The games were all notable for their... 164

Winter Games is a sports video game developed by Epyx, based on sports featured in the Winter Olympic Games. The game was presented as a virtual multi-sport carnival called the `Epyx Winter Games` with up to 8 players each choosing a country to represent, and then taking turns competing in various events to try for a medal. A snow-and-ice themed follow-up... 599

Winter Games is a sports video game developed by Epyx, based on sports featured in the Winter Olympic Games. The game was presented as a virtual multi-sport carnival called the `Epyx Winter Games` with up to 8 players each choosing a country to represent, and then taking turns competing in various events to try for a medal. A snow-and-ice themed follow-up... 203

Witchaven is a computer game developed using an early version of 3D Realms' Build engine. Although technically a first-person shooter, the game had distinct role-playing and fantasy elements to it, including character progression and a focus on hand-to-hand combat. The player takes on the role of a knight named Grondoval, who has been chosen to travel... 160

Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is the first game in the Wizardry series of computer role-playing games. This was one of the first Dungeons & Dragons-style role-playing games to be written for computer play, and the first such game to offer color graphics. It was also the first true party-based role-playing computer game... 2823