Games and software

The following pages list games and software for computers and consoles. Storage formats include cartridges, cassettes, floppy disks and CDs/DVDs.

Console games and software

3DO software (10)

Cartridges for the Arcadia 2001 family (>20). Games are compatible with the Arcadia 2001, Schmid TVG 2000, Tchibo tele-fever and several other systems. Further games: Soccer and Jump Bug (loose cartridges), Jungler (with manual and overlays), Hobo (with manual and overlays), Brain Quiz (with manual), Cat Trax (with overlays), Escape (with manual and overlays), Escape (worn box with cartridge), Super Gobbler (with manual), Turtles/Turpin (with manual and overlays), The End (overlay), Escape (torn blue packaging, no manual)

Atari:

• Atari 2600. (Only the manual for Space Invaders (CX2632) is currently present.) All games for the Atari 2600 console were released on cartridges. http://www.atariage.com/index.html lists all games. The games generally also run in the Atari 7800’s emulation mode.
• Atari 7800
• Atari Lynx. There are 71 licensed, released games in total, plus around 50 games that exist as prototypes or were not licensed by Atari. Wikipedia provides an overview of all games.
• Atari Jaguar. Overviews of Jaguar games on German Wikipedia and English Wikipedia.

Bally Videocade cartridges (8). Astrocade included an updated Bally BASIC cartridge with some Astrocade consoles. It has the ID 6004, 4 KiB of memory and an internal 2000-baud interface with an audio connector labelled “Audio Cassette Jack (IN/OUT)”. This cartridge dates from 1981; the first BASIC cartridge dates from 1978. Bally Alley provides a list of all cartridges.

Bandai WonderSwan game cartridges (2). Games for Bandai’s WonderSwan (WS) and WonderSwan Color (WSC) handheld consoles. Lists include Wikipedia’s WonderSwan games and WonderSwan Color games.

Commodore Amiga CD32 games and software

ColecoVision cartridges (>10). Cartridges for the ColecoVision/CBS ColecoVision console; The Video Game Critic reviews some of the games.

Games for the Epoch Game Pocket Computer (1)

Fairchild Channel F (SABA Videoplay) (5)

Gamepack (GP32) cartridges (3)

Intellivision cartridges (>20). A total of 136 cartridges were released for the Intellivision I and II; see also Intellivision Productions (which counts 125) and intellivision.us. Many games came from Mattel itself, with others from INTV, Imagic and other companies.

Interton (Grundig) VC4000 cartridges (>20)

Nintendo software and cartridges:

• NES (>10)
• SNES (>20)
• N64 (3)
• WII (6)
• GB (>35)
• GBC (2)
• GBA (>10)
• DS (>5)

NUON games and software (8)

Pioneer LaserActive Laserdiscs (22). Software for the Pioneer LaserActive was released on large Laserdisc media.

Philips G7000/Magnavox Odyssey2 cartridges (>15). The cartridges, called “Videopac”, come in several versions. Games commonly came in black cardboard boxes or plastic cases, sometimes with different labels. Each official game had a Videopac number. Videopac.com provides useful descriptions of all games.

Philips CD-i software (CDs) (>15)

NEC PC Engine/SuperGrafx (HuCard, CD-ROM, Super-CD-ROM²) (>100)

NEC PC-FX games (CD) (7). The PC-FX was not a particularly successful console (<100,000 units sold). NEC released it only in Japan (December 1994 – February 1998), so its games are also only in Japanese, and the range of 60 titles is not extensive. With no copy protection, the media are easy to copy today, but the language barrier makes the games less appealing to Western players. Some enthusiasts are nevertheless interested in the large selection of erotic games for adults (hentai games) and use translations to explore these “Yellow Label Games”. Overviews of all games are available at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_PC-FX_games and http://www.pcenginefx.com/PC-FX/html/pc-fx_world_-_game_directory.html.

SNK (Neo Geo) software and cartridges (>10)

Sega software and cartridges:

• SAT (30). There are around 600 games, most of which are listed on Wikipedia. Details of games and demos are also available at Sega Saturn Collection.
• DC (>15). There are around 1000 titles in total. The SEGA-DC.DE fan site provides an overview of all games.

Sony software and cartridges:

• PS1 (>210). There are almost 2,500 game titles; a Wikipedia article lists most of them alphabetically.
• PS2 (>100)
• Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP) games and software
• PS3 (2)
• PS4

Tiger Electronics game.com cartridges (7). All software for the game.com came from Tiger Electronics.

Vectrex cartridges (3). The number of games for the Vectrex console is limited, and all were released between 1982 and 1983. However, the homebrew community has continued to release new games in recent years.

Microsoft Xbox games and software (>50):

• Microsoft Xbox games and software. Games for the first-generation Microsoft Xbox console.
• Microsoft Xbox 360 games and software

Home computer games and software

Software for Acorn computers (3). Acorn Computer GmbH supplied the “Willkommen” cassette with 15 programs when the computer was purchased.

Apple and Macintosh games and software: Apple II, Mac OS (>5), Mac OS X

Atari:

• Atari 400/800/XL/XE. Games for Atari’s 8-bit systems based on the MOS 6502 CPU. Between 1979 and 1992, the computers evolved from the Atari 400 to the Atari XE, while generally remaining fully software-compatible. Software initially appeared on cartridges; cassettes later followed as an inexpensive storage medium.

Games and software for Commodore computers and consoles (>370):

• VC20. Brief descriptions of many cartridges can also be found in Zimmers Cartzilla, and of cassettes in Zimmers Tapelist.
• C64
• 264 series
• C128. The Commodore 128 is an unusual computer because it effectively combines three systems: in Commodore 128 mode, the MOS Technology 8502 CPU runs at around 2 MHz, uses 128 KiB of RAM and provides a higher resolution; in C64 mode, the 8502 drops back to around 1 MHz; in CP/M mode, a Z80 CPU operates, giving the C128 access to a large range of business applications.
  Almost all C64 software runs on the C128, but there are exceptions such as He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Pengo and Frantic Freddie, which either do not work or have limitations such as missing sound. These are exceptions, however, and compatibility issues also exist within the C128 range, between the C128, C128D and C128DCR. Technically, the reasons lie in slightly different memory usage rather than the CPU; Wikipedia provides details.
• Amiga

Amstrad (Schneider) CPC software (>35). Software for the Amstrad (Schneider) 464/664/6128. The computer was sold with “standard software”: Schneider Computer Software (Präsentation + Anwendungen) and Oh Mummy, Amsoft/GEM Software, 1984, cassette only. Game reviews are available from CPC Games Reviews and CPC Wiki, among other sources.

Dragon software (3)

Games for FM Towns (1)

MSX and MSX2 software and cartridges (>40)

Games and software for NEC PC-8801/PC-88 (1)

EXL 100 software (1)

Oric-1 and Oric Atmos software and games (1)

Phillips P2000 cartridges (1)

Sinclair (later Amstrad) software (>50), Sinclair QL games and software

Sharp MZ-700 and MZ-800 software and games (6)

Games and software for Sharp X1 (2)

Spectravideo SV-318/SV-328 games and software (>10). Almost 200 titles were released for Spectravideo’s SVI-318/SVI-328 home computers. Roger Samdal provides a software overview on his Spectravideo website.

Thomson software and cartridges (8). Software for the Thomson MO5 and TO7/TO7-70.

Texas Instruments Home Computer software (>10). Software for the TI-99/4A and compatible systems.

PC games, DOS, Microsoft Windows games and software (>5)

Cassettes and floppy disks containing software for multiple systems are less common:

• Ninja (C64/128, Atari 400/800/XL and IBM). Mastertronic
• The Goonies (C64 & Atari). Datasoft
• Dampf-Maschine (Atari and C64). EUROPA Computer-Club
• Mini-Text (Atari and C64). EUROPA Computer-Club
• Computer-Kran (Atari and C64). EUROPA Computer-Club
• Rasen-Mäher (Atari and C64). EUROPA Computer-Club
• Sofware Club: C64/C128 (Cover, Chess, Picasso, Zepplin, Nemo, Volt), VC20 (Cover, Visitors, Jumping, Mr. Chomp), C16+4 (Cover, Poker, Fantatron, Super Mind), Spectrum (Bugs Bunny, Zombusters, Helicopter, 3D), MSX (Lift, Bomber)
• Software Club: C64 (Cover, Jan Solo, Star Trek, Bio Invaders, Identikit, Calculator, Swap), VC20 (Cover, Danger, Graphic Routine), C16/+4 (Bio Invaders, Dama, Identikit, Lotto), Spectrum (Puzzle, Ambulace, Visitors, Footing), MSX (Vortex, Dama)

Wikipedia pages list all popular games for many consoles.