The Apple ][ was a popular computer, first released in 1977.

1988

Direct-Controlled Adventure. Sell your home in New York and head out to Gold Rush-era California to strike it rich.

Direct-Controlled Adventure. Travel to the kingdom of Tamir, save a fairy, and find fruit to heal your dying father.

Direct-Controlled Adventure. Earth has been invaded by aliens. Try to overthrow them and save humanity.

Graphic Text Adventure. A curse must be lifted by Curse Day or the empire will fall.

1987

Graphic Text Adventure. The Implementors task you with recovering the Coconut of Quendor.

Direct-Controlled Adventure. A loser hits on women all night before he finds one that will sleep with him.

Point-and-Click Adventure. Break into a spooky mansion to save your cheerleader girlfriend.

Direct-Controlled Adventure. Children's game. Nursery rhymes are mixed up and you have to fix them.

Direct-Controlled Adventure. A cop patrols the street, then goes undercover to take down "The Death Angel".

Direct-Controlled Adventure. The Sarien leader seeks revenge on intrepid janitor Roger Wilco.

1986

Direct-Controlled Adventure. Protect a mystical pig and prevent evil from escaping the Black Cauldron.

Direct-Controlled Adventure. A slave to a wizard must escape from the wizard's house without the wizard seeing.

	Graphical Text Adventure. You are sucked into a movie theater screen of the movie Labyrinth and must escape.
	Direct-Controlled Adventure. A janitor must save his planet from alien invaders known as the Sariens.

1985

Direct-Controlled Adventure. Travel to a faraway land to rescue Valanice from a witch who has imprisoned her in an ivory tower.

1984

Graphical Text Adventure. A simplified remake of The Dark Crystal. Typing is not required. Actions are chosen from a list.

Direct-Controlled Adventure. Sir Graham has to find the three treasures of Daventry to become king.

Graphical Text Adventure. Join Mickey in this game aimed at children. Typing is not required. Actions are chosen from a list.

Graphical Text Adventure. Join Winnie the Pooh in this game aimed at children. Typing is not required. Actions are chosen from a list.

1983

Graphical Text Adventure. A Gelfling named Jen heals the Dark Crystal, which holds the power of nature, by finding a lost shard.

Graphical Text Adventure. In this game aimed at children, 15 treasures were stolen by an evil troll.

1982

Text Adventure A detective must investigate an apparent suicide which is more than it seems.

Graphical Text Adventure. This game is aimed at children. Free 16 animals that were captured by a dragon.

Graphical Text Adventure. A black hole mining ship investigates an anomaly that turns out to be a giant ship.

Graphical Text Adventure. Travel through time, solve puzzles, and meet historical figures.

Text Adventure. Survive the horrors of the dungeon and you earn your reward.

1981

Text Adventure. Enter Cranston Manor to find the 16 treasures to break the curse of the town of Coarsegold.

Text Adventure. Collect items around Count Dracula's castle so that you can ultimately put an end to the evil vampire.

Text Adventure. Retrieve thirteen treasures from an abandoned goldmine-era town by searching Boot Hill and the mine.

Text Adventure. Find your way through the mysterious fun house before the park closes and you are thrown out.

Text Adventure. Find all of the treasures in a recently discovered Egyptian pyramid and escape alive.

Text Adventure. It was the basis for Leisure Suit Larry.  Find items to win the affection of various women.

Text Adventure. Teleport to distant worlds to collect items, so you can fix your spaceship and return home.

Graphical Text Adventure. In ancient Greece, Ulysses must retrieve the golden fleece, a treasure protected by gods.

Text Adventure. Enter the Great Underground Empire once again on a quest to defeat the wizard of Frobozz.

1980

Graphical Text Adventure. An astronaut must travel to an asteroid, and blow it up before it collides with the Earth.

Graphical Text Adventure. Search for treasure and uncover a murderer or else become the next victim.

Text Adventure. Enter a castle and remove the curse that has been placed on Count Cristo by his enemies.

Graphical Text Adventure. A wanderer in the kingdom of Serenia must rescue the king's daughter from an evil wizard.

Text Adventure. Travel through the Great Underground Empire to find the Nineteen Treasures of Zork.

1979

Text Adventure. As a secret agent, you must race against time to complete your mission before a nuclear power plant explodes.

1978

Text Adventure. First commercial adventure game. Travel through an enchanted world in search of 13 treasures.

Text Adventure. Travel from your London flat to a tropical island in search of pirates' gold.