Castle Wolfenstein looks simple, but it still makes for an exciting game.Īnd, maybe we wouldn’t have games like Thief without it! 1.Mystery House (also known as Hi-Res Adventure #1 : Mystery House) is an adventure computer game released in 1980 by Roberta and Ken Williams for the Apple II as part of their Hi-Res Adventure line. Alcohol will impair your accuracy and movement, and there are also guard uniforms that will trick some of the lower ranking guards as you move past them. To say this game came out in the 80s, it’s actually pretty advanced.
Imagine a really… really basic version of Link moving around the Yiga Clan hideout in BotW, and you’ll get the idea of the game. You can shoot them, but they don’t go down easily and are much more likely to kill you than the other way around. If you make a noise by moving too quickly, you’ll alert the Nazi guards moving around the castle. Do you know how hard it is to be stealthy in levels that basically consist of a few red lines? Still, back in the day, this courageous escape game was everything.Īnd, it’s one of the earliest examples of having to be stealthy in a computer game. Of course, you’ve got to use your imagination a little as the graphics are super simple. It’s a dangerous tale of a prisoner escaping from the clutches of the Nazi’s, stealing their war plans and leaving Castle Wolfenstein with their life intact. The Ancient Art of War (1984)Ĭastle Wolfenstein takes the silver medal in todays best PC 80s PC games. With 500 worlds to conquer, there’s plenty value for money too! 6. Punish idiots who built on a flood plain by flooding them, build a volcano to rain lava down on their creations, and generally cause calamity wherever you go. Or the believers of someone else, at any rate.Īs a god, you also have powers to mess with other towns and villages. Once your city is ready, you must pick a hero that will go out into the world in the name of your god, a champion to destroy the non-believers. Find land that’s perfect to build on, make a village, and watch as more followers come. Game against other gods as you raise a civilisation and send them to war against the other people who believe in your opponent gods. If you’ve ever read any Terry Pratchett books and remember the gods playing games with each other, then Populous is very similar to that concept. Populous is widely heralded as one of the best PC games of all time, not just of the 80s. Lode Runner boasts one of the earliest level editor modes out of any game too imagine feeling what it’s like to be a game dev for the very first time! 9.
It’s the same premise through 150 screens, with the levels getting progressively harder as you advance.Īnd, when you’ve completed the game, there’s a level editor to mess around with too.
Once all the gold has been reclaimed from a screen, you can move onto the next. Make holes for the guards to fall into, allowing you to hop over them and carry on collecting gold. It’s not enough to just move willy-nilly through the levels you have to think and plan ahead in order to avoid the guards and survive. If you’re good at Pac-Man, then you’ll be good at this game. Robotic guards are after you as you try to reclaim a bunch of stolen gold. Well, the original Lode Runner is just as tense and tough to crack, and it’s kickstarting our list of the best 80s PC games with a bang. I remember getting Lode Runner 3-D for the N64 back as a kid.
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