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The most interesting games released in 1990

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Super Ski 2
Super Ski 2

Sports 03 May 1990

Super Ski 2 is an excellent continuation of the Microids sports game, in which you will be able to take part in six competitions, which are part of the Winter Olympics.

PC

Highway Patrol 2
Highway Patrol 2

Racing 04 April 1990

In Highway Patrol 2 player will play the role of a traffic police officer, whose task is to prosecute criminals attacking petrol stations. The program was produced by Microids and has several interesting features not found in other car races.

PC

Stunt Driver
Stunt Driver

Racing 04 April 1990

The Stunt Driver is a product of Spectrum Holobyte, in which the player will sit behind the wheel of Ford Mustang '66 and take part in crazy car races. In addition to driving on the usual winding track, there are various obstacles in the form of sloping roads, drawbridges, loops and similar assortment.

PC

Future Wars: Adventures in Time
Future Wars: Adventures in Time

Adventure 04 April 1990

Future Wars: Adventures in Time is the first adventure game by Delphine Software from the so-called Cinematique series. They were mainly characterized by the use of a "point & click" interface, which was still rare at the turn of the eighties and nineties. The program will allow you to take on the role of a window-cleaning worker in skyscrapers, who accidentally discovers a time travel machine in the back office of his boss.

PC

Ivan Stewart's Ironman: Off Road Racing
Ivan Stewart's Ironman: Off Road Racing

Racing 06 June 1990

Ironman: Super Off Road is an off-road car race on a specially prepared track, named after Ivan Stewart, one of the most outstanding drivers in this type of competition. The game has a typical arcade character and looks like the former Amiga hit called Skidmarks.

PC

Nightbreed: The Interactive Movie
Nightbreed: The Interactive Movie

Adventure 06 June 1990

After a pretty good platformer, Impact Software Development decided to follow the blow and prepare another game based on the story of Nightbreed, directed by Clive Barker. The programme is subtitled The Interactive Movie and, like the original, tells the story of Aaron Boone.

PC

Nightbreed: The Action Game
Nightbreed: The Action Game

Arcade 04 April 1990

Nightbreed is an arcade game based on the plot of the film under the same title, which was directed by Clive Barker, an outstanding creator of horror films. It tells the story of Aaron Boone, suspected of a series of murders of a young man who, tormented by nightmares, ends up in a gloomy and devastated cemetery.

PC

Centurion: Defender of Rome
Centurion: Defender of Rome

Strategy 20 May 1990

The player will play the role of the commander of the Roman legions, whose task is to conquer the whole world (Europe, Asia Minor and North Africa), using both diplomacy and force.

PC

Red Baron (1990)
Red Baron (1990)

Simulation 11 March 1990

Red Baron is one of the most famous aircraft simulators in the history of computer entertainment, dealing with the subject of air fights during the First World War. Depending on your preferences, the player will play the role of a German or Allied pilot and will perform a number of missions on board one of more than twenty planes.

PC

Colorado
Colorado

Adventure 11 September 1990

In Colorado, the player plays the role of a fearless trapper, who sets off on a mission to find a mythical gold mine, protected by an Indian named Lonely Wolf. Before reaching his goal, however, he will have to perform several smaller tasks: recover the stolen pipe of the Apacz room, subdue the bandits occupying one of the numerous mines in the area, and save the son of the Cheyen tribe leader, who was kidnapped by a giant eagle.

PC

Operation Stealth
Operation Stealth

Adventure 23 March 1990

Operation Stealth is the second adventure game after Future Wars: Adventures in Time by Delphine Software from the Cinematique series, characterized by the use of the "point & click" interface, which at the beginning of the nineties was still a rarity.

PC

Panza Kick Boxing
Panza Kick Boxing

Sports 20 August 1990

Panza Kick Boxing is a French-based Futura sports game that was once lent by Andre Panza, a popular player in the sport. Playing the role of a novice fist, the player will have the opportunity to train reliably, take part in sparring duels and finally take part in a real tournament.

PC

Klax
Klax

Arcade 12 March 1990

Klax is an arcade and logic game, which debuted on coin-up machines for the first time in 1989, thanks to the Atari concern. The main goal of the game is to create hands from blocks of the same color, moving towards the player on a horizontal platform.

PC

Amberstar
Amberstar

RPG 21 April 1990

Amberstar is an RPG game that will take you to a fantastic world called Lyramion. Your task is to find the 13 pieces of the title talisman, which, when put together, will help to annihilate the evil Lord Tarbos, who threatens peace in the kingdom. This gentleman was once defeated by the people of Lyramion, but is now preparing revenge, which can lead to tragedy.

PC

The Bard's Tale III: Thief of Fate
The Bard's Tale III: Thief of Fate

RPG 11 June 1990

The third part of the cult cycle The Bard's Tale was also the first to be produced without the participation of Michael Cranford. The responsibility for the creation of the game fell on the shoulders of Brian Fargo, which unfortunately also affected its quality.

PC

Pinball Magic
Pinball Magic

Arcade 06 August 1990

Before 21st Century Entertainment began to achieve significant success in the field of computer flippers, many companies tried to create their own flippers. Among them was Pinball Magic, presented by the French company Loriciel, which in the electronic entertainment market was mainly known for its simple and pleasant arcade.

PC

Crime Wave
Crime Wave

Action 12 March 1990

Crime Wave is a typical, "walking" shooter with a view from the side, divided into several large stages. The player's only task is to break through at the end of the board, killing enemies coming from all sides.

PC

Golden Axe
Golden Axe

Action 20 September 1990

A side-scrolling fighting game classified as a slasher, set in a fantasy world, and a conversion of the hit production from arcade machines of the SEGA company. Action of Golden Axe takes place in a land of Yuri, invaded by a barbarian named Death Adder, who kidnapped the king and his daughter, wanting to take possession of the legendary golden axe. Three heroes arise to fight him: a barbarian, a dwarf, and an amazon, each of them specializing in a different type of weapon.

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Bubble Dizzy
Bubble Dizzy

Arcade 03 May 1990

Arcade game with the title egg in the lead role. The player's task is to get out of the ocean floor to the surface, defeat Captain Blackheart and give away the stolen necklace of his beloved.

PC

King's Bounty
King's Bounty

Strategy 04 April 1990

King's Bounty is a strategy game by Jon van Canegh, who later created the famous Heroes of Might & Magic series. As you can easily guess, the described product is their protoplastic.

PC

Police Quest 3: The Kindred
Police Quest 3: The Kindred

Adventure 07 November 1990

Police Quest 3 will once again allow you to play the role of Sonny Bonds, who has managed to get married since the last part of the game. This time, the main task is to stop the pyschopath who commits ritual murders.

PC

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Adventure 29 October 1990

The third adventure game, written by LucasArts. Its plot is based on the plot of the last part of the trilogy about the adventures of Indiana Jones, concerning the search for St. Grail.

PC

Champions of Krynn
Champions of Krynn

RPG 15 June 1990

A classic RPG game based on the principles of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons feature system. In production we move to the world of Dragonlance in order to face evil. The player's task is to lead a team of heroes and perform missions to help find Dragon Lancy. The adventure takes daredevils to many different locations and poses various dangers.

PC

King's Quest V: Absence Makes The Heart Go Yonder
King's Quest V: Absence Makes The Heart Go Yonder

Adventure 09 November 1990

The fifth game in the adventure series named after Roberta Williams. King Graham embarks on a dangerous journey to find out who is behind the disappearance of his castle and the kidnapping of his royal family.

PC

Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire
Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire

Adventure 01 February 1990

Direct continuation of the 1989 Quest for Glory adventure book. After leaving Spielburg on board a flying carpet, we go with three new friends to the desert city of Shapeir. It soon turns out that the mythical land of "The Fairy Tale of a Thousand and One Night" has its own problems, which, as it usually happens, will require your intervention.

PC

Loom
Loom

Adventure 12 April 1990

Loom adventure game was released in 1990, even before the release of the first part of Mokey Island. Two years later LucasArts released an improved version on CD. Not everyone liked this product, but a large number of adventurers hailed Loom as a breakthrough game.

PC

Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers
Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers

Adventure 03 September 1990

The first game in the Space Quest series to reach the VGA era, i.e. 256 colors displayed on the monitor screen (the previous parts had only 16 colors).

PC

Wing Commander: The Secret Missions 2 - Crusade
Wing Commander: The Secret Missions 2 - Crusade

Simulation 30 October 1990

TCS Tiger's Claw goes to the Firekka system in the Antares sector to defend the planets of the peaceful Firekkan race from a devastating attack by Kilrathi's overwhelming forces.

PC

Wing Commander: The Secret Missions
Wing Commander: The Secret Missions

Simulation 30 October 1990

TCS Tiger's Claw is ordered to leave the Vega sector and move to the Deneb sector, where Kilrathi is expected to attack the Earth's Goddard colony.

PC

Wing Commander
Wing Commander

Simulation 27 September 1990

As a beginner pilot, directly after the academy, we are dragged into the whirlwind of the cosmic war with the Kilrathi race. We start our service on the flagship of TCS Tiger's Claw confederation, operating in the Vega sector.

PC

J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I

RPG 04 April 1990

The Lord of the Rings, vol. 1, is a cRPG game based on the story of J.R.R.R. Tolkien's novel "The Lord of the Rings". It includes control of a group of heroes (initially only hobbits) who set off on a dangerous mission to the land of Mordor to destroy the title ring of unimaginable power. If he gets into the roundness of the evil Sauron, the whole land of Middle-earth and all free peoples will inevitably be exterminated....

PC

Fantasy World Dizzy
Fantasy World Dizzy

Action 04 April 1990

Zaks once again reminded about himself. This time the sorcerer's target was troll Rockwart, who under the influence of charm went to the side of evil and at the command of his new master kidnapped our hero's beloved, the beautiful Daisy. Of course, the task of a player who once again plays the role of Dizzy is to find a life partner and thus destroy the sorcerer's plans....

PC

Test Drive III: Road & Car I
Test Drive III: Road & Car I

Racing 20 December 1990

The Passion is the only official addition to Test Drive III: The Passion, which enriches the basic version of the game with two new cars (Dodge Stealth R/T Turbo and Acura NSX) and the premiere route: from Cape Cod to Niagara.

PC

Predator 2
Predator 2

Action 20 September 1990

Another shooting, which was based on the plot of a well-known action film. This time it's the second part of "Predator", a painting about the visit of space hunters on our planet. After a short reconnaissance, the title hunter chose a black policeman, Mike Harrigan, who has been active in actions against drug gangs for a long time.

PC

It Came from the Desert
It Came from the Desert

Adventure 12 May 1990

An adventure and arcade game, in terms of plot referring to the horrors of class B from the sixties. The player takes on the role of a geological dock, which must resist the invasion of mutated, giant ants.

PC

Warlords
Warlords

Strategy 23 April 1990

The first game from the Warlords series is considered by many to be the prototype of the currently popular 3DO Heroes. It is a turn-based strategy set in the realities of the fantasy world. The action takes place in a land called Illuria, where eight opponents, the title Lord of War, fight for total domination.

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