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Amiga 1985

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Mindshadow is a text adventure with graphical still images and one of the earliest Amiga games. It was the first game developed by Brian Fargo's company Interplay, originally written in 1984 for the Apple II by Allen (or Ayman) Adham, co-founder of Silicon & Synapse, programmer on Battle Chess and The Lost Vikings, and lead designer of World of Warcraft. The game was released by Activision.

Mindshadow

log entries

2015-09-29

5867
I have always been very focused on graphics in games, especially when I was younger, so I never played a lot of text adventures on the Amiga. I have a vague memory of seeing the Mindshadow box somewhere in those days, but I never played it.
5868
I have steel, shell, and used a vine to crawl down to a cave. What now?
5872
Oh, you have to dig in the cave to get a map.
5873
I've intepreted the map as: 'stand in front of the hut, and move NNEN, EESS, E.'
5874
And to go back: W, NNWW, SWSS.
5875
I find a rock in the cave, climb up the vine, and then I fell to my death, because I was overencumbered? Game over, start again. That seems overly harsh.
5876
You can drown in quick sand! That's the punishment for misreading the map.
5877
Yes, I got some straw, used a rock on the steel and lit a fire ... inside a straw hut. I'm dead.
5878
Dammit, I was being too clever. I wanted to burn the hut or the old ship to make a great big fire, but all I needed was a little fire in the location where you start the game. Why there? When I look at the ocean, I see a ship from that location.
5879
The game only has 3 parts, and I've completed the first.

2018-11-12

9295
This tweet from 2013 by Brian Fargo, CEO of Interplay Productions, mentions Ayman Adham as programmer on Mindshadow:
Another bit of trivia: I hired the eventual founder of Blizzard, Ayman Adham to program for me on Mindshadow.

267 games in database, 78 completed (29%). Year range: 1966-2016, median: 2004.

box art - small boxes - screenshots - list

Tetris

NES 1988@265

★

Mahou Daisakusen

Arcade 1993@1447

Resident Evil Revelations 2

Playstation 4 2015@1368

Brogue

Windows 2010@2064

Shovel Knight

WiiU 2014@1289

Blockout

Amiga 1989@793

★

Batman: Arkham Knight

Playstation 4 2015@1393

Dr. Dude

Pinball 1990@1324

★

Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition

Windows 2012@1489

Jackal

NES 1988@1269

★

Halo 5: Guardians

Xbox One 2015@1457

★

Gears of War 3

Xbox 360 2011@320

★

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

Playstation 4 2015@1431

★

Contra: Hard Corps

SEGA Genesis 1994@1476

Star Fleet I: The War Begins!

Amiga 1987@830

★

Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-

Playstation 4 2014@1306

★

Crisis Force

NES 1991@1363

Gang Beasts

Windows 2014@1253

R-Type

Arcade 1987@521

Dig Dug

Arcade 1982@984

Pac-Mania

Amiga 1988@534

Gradius

NES 1986@1467

★

Mortal Kombat X

Playstation 4 2015@1345

Alien Resurrection

Playstation 2000@1409

★

Bloodborne

Playstation 4 2015@1344

Super Turrican

SNES 1993@1461

★

Diablo III: Reaper of Souls - Ultimate Evil Edition

Playstation 4 2014@1470

★

Demon's Souls

Playstation 3 2009@1352

★

Gauntlet

Playstation 4 2015@1478

★

Street Fighter II': Special Champion Edition

SEGA Genesis 1993@940

Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation

Xbox 360 2007@1313

★

Puyo Puyo Tetris

Playstation 4 2014@1298

★

Kirby's Avalanche

SNES 1995@941

Fallout 4

Playstation 4 2015@1464

Rocket League

Playstation 4 2015@1414

Centaur

Pinball 1981@1325

Alien: Isolation

Playstation 4 2014@1228

Haunted House

Pinball 1982@1353

★

Hybris

Amiga 1987@2

Backlash

Amiga 1988@502

Williams Arcade's Greatest Hits:

Robotron: 2084

SNES 1996@1333

★

Arkanoid: Doh It Again

SNES 1997@942

Driveclub: PlayStation Plus Edition

Playstation 4 2015@1410

Space Shuttle

Pinball 1984@1355

Pin-Bot

Pinball 1986@1326

Firepower

Pinball 1980@1322

★

Castlevania: Rondo of Blood

PC Engine 1993@329

Central Park

Pinball 1966@885

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

Playstation 4 2014@1421

Virus

Amiga 1988@695

★

Ultra Street Fighter IV

Windows 2014@1275

★

Helldivers

Playstation 4 2015@1320

Nethack

Unix 1987@629

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Pinball 1991@873

★

Tekken 3

Playstation 1998@71

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Xbox 360 2011@1369

★

Super Mario Maker

WiiU 2015@1436

Dune II: Battle for Arrakis

Amiga 1993@652

Super Mario Bros. 3

NES 1988@1265

F/A-18 Interceptor

Amiga 1988@160

Elite: Dangerous

Windows 2014@1157

★

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

Playstation 4 2014@1206

Tiger Heli

NES 1986@1483

Kirby's Adventure Wii

Wii 2011@1422

Legend of Grimrock

Windows 2012@1158

Infra Arcana

Windows 2010@615

Metroid

NES 1986@1271

R-Type Dimensions:

R-Type II

Xbox 360 2009@522

★

Dark Souls

Xbox 360 2011@335

★

Dead Space

Xbox 360 2008@1

★

R-Type III: The Third Lightning

SNES 1993@181

★

Tekken Tag Tournament 2

Xbox 360 2012@464

★

Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin

Playstation 4 2015@1425

Bejeweled

Android 2014@1301

★

Tekken 5

Playstation 2 2005@57

Zanac

NES 1987@1459

★

Life Force

NES 1987@1454

DonPachi

Arcade 1995@14

Xexex

Arcade 1991@1396

Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance

Playstation 2 2001@1142

★

Shadow of the Beast

Amiga 1989@535

★

Transformers: Devastation

Playstation 4 2015@1445

Ultimate Chicken Horse

Windows 2015@1448

★

Nidhogg

Playstation 4 2014@1299

Binary Domain

Playstation 3 2012@1375

★

XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Xbox 360 2012@470

★

Soma

Playstation 4 2015@1487

Grid 2

Windows 2013@630

★

Resident Evil 6

Xbox 360 2012@786

Badlands

Amiga 1990@1342

Dungeon Keeper

DOS 1997@674

Age of Wonders

Windows 1999@1481

Spy Hunter

NES 1987@1486

Marble Madness

NES 1988@1485

Klax

SEGA Genesis 1990@1484

Golf

NES 1984@1482

Return of the Jedi

Amiga 1988@936

Populous

Amiga 1989@722

Futuridium EP Deluxe

Playstation 4 2014@1480

Dwarf Fortress

Windows 2006@1479

Galaga: Demons of Death

NES 1988@1452

Blockout

SEGA Genesis 1991@1443

Sonic 3D Blast

SEGA Genesis 1996@1477

Sonic the Hedgehog

SEGA Genesis 1991@351

Super Hang-On

SEGA Genesis 1990@407

Utopia 9 - A Volatile Vacation

Windows 2015@1460

Space Manbow

MSX 1989@1458

Gradius

Arcade 1985@969

Parodius! From Myth to Laughter

Arcade 1990@1468

★

Operation Thunderbolt

Arcade 1988@1466

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

SNES 1991@485

Ikaruga

Xbox 360 2008@1035

★

Batsugun

Arcade 1993@1446

Tiger Heli

Arcade 1985@1465

Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar

SEGA Genesis 1992@1463

★

Dogyuun

Arcade 1992@1462

Ghosts 'n Goblins

NES 1986@1272

★

Forza Horizon 2 Presents Fast & Furious

Xbox One 2015@1444

Forgotten Worlds

SEGA Genesis 1989@922

★

Truxton

SEGA Genesis 1989@1451

Dragon's Fury

SEGA Genesis 1990@258

Gradius III

SNES 1990@1450

★

Espgaluda

Arcade 2003@1456

Raiden Trad

SEGA Genesis 1991@1453

★

Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes

Playstation 4 2014@838

Truxton

Arcade 1988@1004

Jumpman

Atari 8-bit 1983@1449

★

Kirby's Adventure

NES 1993@1273

★

Super Mario Bros.

NES 1985@169

★

Super R-Type

SNES 1991@231

Rolling Thunder

Arcade 1986@1439

★

WWF WrestleMania

Amiga 1991@966

★

New Super Mario Bros. U

WiiU 2012@581

★

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater

Playstation 2 2004@51

Ikaruga

Windows 2014@1437

★

Rare Replay:

Battletoads Arcade

Xbox One 2015@1433

Rare Replay:

Snake Rattle 'n' Roll

Xbox One 2015@1434

Rare Replay:

Cobra Triangle

Xbox One 2015@1435

Sky Force 2014

Android 2014@1401

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime

Windows 2015@1432

★

Donkey Kong Country Returns

Wii 2010@232

Angband

Unix 1990@608

Rogue: The Adventure Game

Amiga 1986@1429

Netpack

Windows 2011@596

Heroes of the Storm

Windows 2015@1428

Pac-Man 256

Android 2015@1426

★

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

Playstation 3 2008@152

Rising Thunder

Windows 2015@1424

Batman: The Video Game

NES 1989@1267

Limbo

Playstation 4 2014@1420

XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Windows 2012@1419

★

The Legend of Zelda

NES 1986@1270

Banshee

CD32 1994@1418

★

Amnios

Amiga 1991@725

Dungeon Master

Amiga 1988@1417

★

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Playstation 1997@1411

★

Tekken 5:

Tekken

Playstation 2 2005@1416

Entwined

Playstation 4 2014@1415

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Xbox 360 2007@631

★

Pac-Man Championship Edition DX+

Windows 2013@1413

Styx: Master of Shadows

Playstation 4 2014@1412

Einhänder

Playstation 1997@328

★

Battle Arena Toshinden

Playstation 1995@1403

★

Tobal 2

Playstation 1997@1405

G-Darius

Playstation 1998@1407

Marble Madness

Arcade 1984@1300

Starfighter Sanvein

Playstation 2000@1406

★

Bloody Roar

Playstation 1997@1404

Art of Fighting

Neo Geo 1992@1402

Laser Squad

ZX Spectrum 1988@1399

Laser Squad

Amiga 1989@1329

Rex

ZX Spectrum 1988@1397

R-Type

ZX Spectrum 1988@1398

Pac & Pal

Arcade 1983@1395

Jackal

Arcade 1986@1222

★

Diablo III

Windows 2012@413

God Hand

Playstation 2 2006@1394

★

Fallout 3

Xbox 360 2008@6

Mini Motor Racing EVO

Windows 2013@1392

Boot Hill

Arcade 1977@1391

Gun Fight

Arcade 1975@1390

The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing

Windows 2013@1159

Blockout

Arcade 1989@1146

Dark Edge

Arcade 1993@1387

★

Street Fighter

Arcade 1987@1386

★

Cyber Police ESWAT

Arcade 1989@1385

★

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

Xbox 360 2012@458

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Playstation 4 2015@1383

★

Operation Wolf

Arcade 1987@1382

★

Diablo

Windows 1996@636

TIS-100

Windows 2015@1381

Pipe Dream

Amiga 1989@1379

Lemmings

Amiga 1991@957

agar.io

Windows 2015@1378

Extase

Amiga 1990@1377

★

Ninja Gaiden II

Xbox 360 2008@25

Grand Theft Auto V

Xbox 360 2013@1376

★

Broken Age

Windows 2014@783

Earth Defense Force 2025

Playstation 3 2013@1373

DuckTales: Remastered

Playstation 3 2013@1374

Resistance 2

Playstation 3 2008@1372

Ninja Gaiden Sigma

Playstation 3 2007@1370

Journey

Playstation 3 2012@462

Volgarr the Viking

Windows 2013@1366

Environmental Station Alpha

Windows 2015@1365

Ziggurat

Playstation 4 2015@1362

Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft

Android 2015@1361

Windjammers

Neo Geo 1994@705

Q*bert

Arcade 1982@1358

Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3

SNES 1996@262

Hotline Miami

Playstation 4 2014@1356

Jungle Jim

Amiga 1991@1354

Superfrog

Amiga 1993@766

Rise of the Dragon

Amiga 1991@919

Z-Out

Amiga 1990@667

Cue Ball Wizard

Pinball 1992@1350

★

Axiom Verge

Playstation 4 2015@1349

Pegasus

Amiga 1991@1343

Alien Breed

Amiga 1991@721

The NewZealand Story

Amiga 1989@515

Battle Chess

Amiga 1988@858

Final Fantasy XV

Playstation 4 2016@1340

Silkworm

Amiga 1989@933

Silkworm

Arcade 1988@1339

Phonopath

Macromedia Flash 2015@1338

Starblaze

Amiga 1989@1337

Katakis

Amiga 1988@1336

Turrican 3

Amiga 1993@1335

Rick Dangerous

Amiga 1989@435

R-Type

Amiga 1989@530

Tales of Maj'Eyal

Windows 2012@1332

R-Type

Android 2011@1237

Hitman Go

Android 2014@1331

Terrordrome

Windows 2012@1330

God of War: Ascension

Playstation 3 2013@1328

Defender

Arcade 1980@748

El Dorado City of Gold

Pinball 1984@1323

Grim Fandango Remastered

Playstation 4 2015@1321

★

Day of the Tentacle

DOS 1993@1319

Lotus Turbo Challenge 2

Amiga 1991@669

Lone Survivor

Playstation 4 2014@1317

Duck Hunt

NES 1984@1307

Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge

Amiga 1990@668

★

Super Off Road: The Baja

SNES 1993@1312

Wheel of Fortune

NES 1988@1259

Super Mario Bros. 2

NES 1988@1311

James Pond: Underwater Agent

Amiga 1990@1309

Ace Combat: Assault Horizon

Xbox 360 2011@425

Cannon Fodder

Amiga 1993@538

The Order: 1886

Playstation 4 2015@1308

Marble Madness

Amiga 1986@663

Kingdom Rush Origins

Android 2014@1305

Besiege

Windows 2015@1303

★

Kingdom Rush Frontiers

Android 2013@1251

Popeye

Arcade 1982@1304

★

Hexic HD

Xbox 360 2005@109

★

Kingdom Rush

Android 2013@1302

Puyo Puyo Tsu

Arcade 1994@1297

Puyo Puyo

Arcade 1992@1296

Sunset Overdrive

Xbox One 2014@1279

★

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker

WiiU 2014@1287

Crossy Road

Android 2015@1292

Warframe

Playstation 4 2013@1293

Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time

Android 2013@1295

Anno 1404

Windows 2009@1291

Spintires

Windows 2014@1274

Lucky's Tale

Windows 2016@1522