The most interesting games released in 1986

Adventure 01 January 1986

Although Princess Sabrina was finally saved by a fearless daredevil, the problems of the royal family did not end. The evil vampire Dracul returned with vengeance and began a new reign of terror in the Transylvanian land.

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Adventure 01 January 1986

Transylvania is a textual adventure, prepared in 1982 with Apple II computers in mind. The main designer of this product is Antonio Antiochia, who not only invented the story told in the game, but also tried to create colorful illustrations. The whole was programmed by Penguin Software, Inc., later known as Polarware. The PC conversion of Transylvania was not released until 1986.

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RPG 15 October 1986

A first-person RPG that combines elements of fantasy and science fiction developed by New World Computing. The plot of Might and Magic Book One revolves around solving the mystery of a holy site called the Inner Sanctum. The action is set in the land of VARN which we traverse with a party of six heroes that complete various quests and fight all sorts of monsters. In our journey, we meet a man name Corak and take part in his crusade against Sheltem, a villain who impersonates a king.

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Action 11 May 1986

World Karate Championship is an arcade game created by System 3 Software studio. Originally, the programme was only published in Europe under the name International Karate.

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Arcade 11 December 1986

The main character in Dédale is a little man who wants to regain his desired freedom. However, before he succeeds in this art, he must first pass through a complex of nine labyrinths. Of course, you, the player, will help him to find the right way to the exit.

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Arcade 12 April 1986

Castlevania is a traditional platformer where we can lead Simon through the dark corridors of a huge fortress, inhabited by creatures from hell rhodium.

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Sports 12 March 1986

Winter Games is another sports game by Epyx, which appeared at PeCetach in 1986. This time the authors decided to touch upon the subject of winter sports and combine them into a series of competitions held on the model of the Olympics.

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Adventure 12 August 1986

Fellowship of the Ring is Beam Software's second game after The Hobbit, referring to the work of J.R.R. Tolkien. This time the authors were kidnapped for the writer's most outstanding work - The Lord of the Rings. Similarly to the original, the game is a text adventure, coloured from time to time with simple drawings.

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Arcade 12 May 1986

A legendary arcade-logical game, developed by Russian student Alexey Pajitnov in 1986. The main goal of the Tetris competition is to arrange the blocks falling into the wells in such a way that they form lines.

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Sports 20 August 1986

Alex Higgins was the youngest world champion in the history of snooker (when he first reached for the title, he was 23 years old). No one should be surprised that this charismatic billiard player became a hero of a sports game published by Lindensoft in 1986.

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Action 10 July 1986

The Ninja is an archaic murder, the greatest triumph among the owners of eight-bit speed demons signed with the Atari logo. PeCet conversion is just as good and playing with it gives as much pleasure as in the original.

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Action 10 July 1986

The Great Escape is a great action game with an admixture of adventure elements, developed by Denton Design. You play the role of a prisoner whose only task is to escape from the camp under cover of the night. Several roads lead to the desired freedom, but each of them is equally dangerous. Only thanks to cleverness and a bit of luck can you succeed in outwitting German soldiers. It is worth to try, after all, you still have nothing to lose.

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Racing 20 May 1986

One of the oldest car races for home computers, a faithful adaptation of the slot machine game, which was designed in 1982 by the Japanese company Namco and published in the United States by Atari.

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Adventure 02 December 1986

The third part of the legendary adventure game called King's Quest, set in the magical kingdom of Daventry and surrounding lands.

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Strategy 20 May 1986

Defender of the Crown is an excellent strategy game with loosely woven arcade elements, created in 1986 by the then reliable Cinemaware company. The player will play the role of one of the four Saxon princes and with the help of a sword will cut the way to the throne without saving his competitors.

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