I am Looking for Four Obscure Computer Games

[Abe Sargent]

I have no idea what they were called. Knowing that would help me find them. I've looked on websites and have been unsucessful intracking down a single one of these three games. Here is what I remember:


Game #1 - Was played on the PC during the late 80's or early 90's. You raced around a track in a car, and based on your position you would get money. Then you could use that money to buy weapons, armor, mines, better suspension, engine, etc. You basically drove around these various tracks firing at other cars and trying to avoid their attacks while also trying to finish a race.


Game #2 - These last three are most likely Apple games, although I may be wrong. It was from the early to mid 80's. I played it in Gifted Class when I was in fourth grade, 1986. This game featured a haunted mansion of some sort where you walked through walls and had to take on challenges. It was a very deep game and I remember that it had text elements.

Game #3 - I was exposed to this game over the summer after my fourth or fifth grade year (1986-87) in Voyage of the Mimi II. IT was a game that everybody played but I was never able to finish. I was shipwrecked on an island and I had to choose the flora and fauna of the island. Having done that, I had to contruct a house, hunt animals, gather plants, fish, and so forth and survive. If I chose a poor ecosystem, the island could not support me for the winter. Different activites used different amounts of food. I do not know if the game was directly linked to VotM II or not, but it was a lot of fun and fairly educational. My review of VotM II mterial on the web does not reveal this game.

Game #4 - This game I vaguley recall but it had the most depth. Although i was exposed to it the same summer as VotM II at the same place, I don't think that it was connected with VotM II. It involved me moving about a robot, entering it and storing stuff there, mavigating a maze-like futurisitc area, using tools I find, figuring out how to cross into new areas, and so forth.



If you know of or have information on these games, I'd love to see what you can show me!!! I just know that the information for these four games has got to be out there somewhere.

-Anxiety

[NoMyths]

Game #1 is Death Rally ... used to have it, but a roommate stole the CD and it is no longer in my employ.

[nilodor]

http://store.yahoo.com/3drealms/deathrally.html

This is the official place to get death rally. However there is also a shareware version kicking around that lets you play some of the game.

[Abe Sargent]

Originally posted by NoMyths
Game #1 is Death Rally ... used to have it, but a roommate stole the CD and it is no longer in my employ.

AT first, when I was reading up on Death Rally that you linked to, i was all like "yeah, that's it" But then I looked at the screenshots and release date. This is, unfortunately, not the game that I am looking for. Death Rally was released in 1996, my game was being played in 9th grade Computer class after we finished our assignments. In 1996 I was freshman in college. So, my game is at least 1992. Probably older than that.

And it was a first person, Pole Position style view, not a top down one.

On the other hand, Death Rally looks cool and has a similar premise. I may do a little more investigation on it. If I like it, I may pick it up.

-Anxiety

[Calis]

Isn't the one you're looking for, but as far as cars/blowing crap up games, none can hold a candle to the greatness that was Autoduel.

[Abe Sargent]

Originally posted by Calis
Isn't the one you're looking for, but as far as cars/blowing crap up games, none can hold a candle to the greatness that was Autoduel.

Yeah, I've always wished that I could have played Autoduel during the time when those graphics wouldn't have put me off. I tried it once around 6 months ago and I just couldn't get into it. You can always go back and play games you used to play because you are acclimated to it. But it's harder for me to try new games.

On another note, after 90 minutes of searching, I have found game #4 -

The Robot Odyssey (1985). Looks like a great and deep game. Maybe I can get the desire to play it.

-Anxiety

[3ric]

#1 could be Carmageddon. http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=3716

#3 sounds like Settlers, or Settlers 2. http://www.gamesdomain.com/gdreview/...p96/sett2.html There's a brand new Settlers 4 for sale now.

[Thomkal]

Did you check the underdogs site? They have many old games there including educational ones which some of your list sound like.


http://www.the-underdogs.org/

[Abe Sargent]

Originally posted by 3ric
#1 could be Carmageddon. http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=3716

#3 sounds like Settlers, or Settlers 2. http://www.gamesdomain.com/gdreview/...p96/sett2.html There's a brand new Settlers 4 for sale now.

Carmageddon was released in 97.

I don't think it's settler, although I haven't seen any screenshots yet, my quick research shows them to be different games.

-Anxiety

[Abe Sargent]

Originally posted by Thomkal
Did you check the underdogs site? They have many old games there including educational ones which some of your list sound like.


http://www.the-underdogs.org/

I figure that #1 is on there somewhere, and #4, which I have since found, is on there. But no luck with #2 and #3.

-Anxiety

[Abe Sargent]

2 and ahalf hours of searching. I went back to Underdogs and literally looked at every racing game they had.

#1 is found. Deathtrack (1990).

The easiest one has been found. Two to go!

-Anxiety

[Abe Sargent]

Despite more time spent looking, #2 and #3 are still eluding me.

-Anxiety

[Sloan]

Is game #1 Rock and Roll Racing? http://acorn.cybervillage.co.uk/emulation/recom/rnr.htm

The pics in that link are from the NES, but i think there was an earlier version of the game.

[Abe Sargent]

Originally posted by Sloan
Is game #1 Rock and Roll Racing? http://acorn.cybervillage.co.uk/emulation/recom/rnr.htm

Game #1 has been found, as has #4. We're still looking for the middle two.

-Anxiety

[Mustang]

2. Might just be named 'Haunted Mansion'

3. Ecosystems With Island Survivors?? (Circa 1985 for Apple computers)

[sabotai]

2might be a game made by a game made by Sierra. Forget the name, but the wife of Ken Williams (forget her name, Roberta?) was the creater of it.

[Abe Sargent]

Originally posted by Mustang
2. Might just be named 'Haunted Mansion'

3. Ecosystems With Island Survivors?? (Circa 1985 for Apple computers)

Not number 2m but.....

#3 is it! Thanks Mustang!!!!!

-Anxiety

[Abe Sargent]

Originally posted by sabotai
2might be a game made by a game made by Sierra. Forget the name, but the wife of Ken Williams (forget her name, Roberta?) was the creater of it.

I looked through an old Sierra catalog but couldn't find it. Not sure if it as exhaustive or not, however.

-Anxiety