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Computer Gaming World (CGW) was an American computer game magazine published between 1981 and 2006. One of the few magazines of the era to survive the video game crash of 1983, it was sold to Ziff Davis in 1993. It expanded greatly through the 1990s and became one of the largest dedicated video game magazines, reaching around 500 pages by 1997.
Mystery House is an adventure game released by On-Line Systems in 1980. It was designed, written and illustrated by Roberta Williams, and programmed by Ken Williams for the Apple II. Mystery House is the first graphical adventure game and the first game produced by On-Line Systems, the company which would evolve into Sierra On-Line. It is one of the earliest horror video games.
Earl Weaver Baseball is a baseball video game (1987) designed by Don Daglow and Eddie Dombrower and published by Electronic Arts. The artificial intelligence for the computer manager was provided by Baseball Hall of Fame member Earl Weaver, then manager of the Baltimore Orioles. EWB was a major hit, and along with John Madden Football helped pave the way for the EA Sports brand, which launched in 1992. A Sega Genesis version was planned but cancelled.
Hyper Sports, known in Japan as Hyper Olympic '84, is an Olympic-themed sports video game released by Konami for arcades in 1984. It is the sequel to 1983's Track & Field and features seven new Olympic events. Like its predecessor, Hyper Sports has two run buttons and one action button per player. The Japanese release of the game sported an official license for the 1984 Summer Olympics.
World Tour Golf is a 1986 video game by Evan and Nicky Robinson, Paul Reiche III and published by Electronic Arts for Commodore 64, Amiga, Apple IIGS, and DOS.
Epidemic! is a turn-based strategy game in which the player stands in control of a world on the brink of extinction. It was developed by Steven Faber for the Apple II and published by Strategic Simulations in 1982. It was ported to the Atari 8-bit family.
World Class Leader Board is a 1987 video game published by Access Software. It is part of the Leader Board series.
Guns of Fort Defiance is a 1981 video game published by The Avalon Hill Game Company.
Millionaire: The Stock Market Simulation is a 1982 video game published by Blue Chip Software.
Tycoon: The Commodity Market Simulation is a 1983 video game published by Blue Chip Software.
Baron: The Real Estate Simulation is a 1983 video game published by Blue Chip Software.
3 in 1 College & Pro Football is a sports video game published by Lance Haffner Games for the Apple II in 1984. It was ported to the Atari 8-bit family, Commodore 64, and MS-DOS.
Squire: The Financial Planning Simulation is a 1984 video game published by Blue Chip Software.
Six-Gun Shootout is a 1985 video game written by Jeff Johnson for the Atari 8-bit family and published by Strategic Simulations.
Star Crystal is a 1985 video game published by Ba'rac Limited.
Grand Slam: World Class Tennis is a 1986 video game published by Infinity Software.
Pure-Stat Baseball is a 1986 video game published by Sublogic.
Darkhorn: Realm of the Warlords is a 1985 video game published by The Avalon Hill Game Company.
Super Cycle is a 1986 video game published by Epyx. It is a clone of Hang-On.