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An animated interactive movie game similar in play style to Dragon's Lair. The main character is a young computer technician named Lance who gets called to a spooky castle.
The sequel to The 7th Guest, The 11th Hour is a puzzle adventure game that tells its story through full motion video sequences with live actors.
A full-motion video adventure game from King's Quest creator Roberta Williams, Phantasmagoria was one of the best-selling Sierra titles of all time and the subject of controversy for its graphic violence and sexual themes.
Laura Harris' father has gone on a killing spree and taken a hospital hostage. Now she must find out why and she only has two hours to do it. She will explore the darkness of her father's past--and the truth about her entire family--in this real-time adventure from 1995.
An FMV game for the Sega CD where players control a man with a wireless brain implant.
Corpse Killer is an FMV rail shooter released for Sega CD32x, 3DO and Sega Saturn in 1994. Released with the subtitle 'Graveyard Edition' on the Saturn.
A Japanese interactive movie game that emulates Dragon's Lair in both gameplay and use of hand-drawn animation. Also known as Triad Stone on the Pioneer LaserActive add-on Mega-LD, the game is basically Dragon's Lair but with Anime.
A cyberpunk FMV adventure game from 1994.
A FMV first-person martial arts game set in 16th century China, putting players into the role of a mysterious warrior set to defeat the warlords of the villainous Fang Tu.
A one-on-one streetball game that utilized full-motion video sequences and simplistic controls for gameplay.
The third game from Access Software featuring Tex Murphy, Private Investigator, and the first to bring FMV and 3D to the series.
Jonathan Ingram is still trying to get used to the world around him after an accident had left him adrift and frozen in space for 25 years. When his ex-wife calls upon him to help find her missing husband, he finds himself in the midst of a deadly conspiracy.
Building on the "Showdown" mechanic from Mad Dog McCree and its successors, Fast Draw Showdown is a FMV light-gun game built entirely in one-on-one quick-draw duels in the Old West.
The spiritual successor to the 1992 full-motion video game Night Trap, putting players in remote control of an apartment complex's security system as they protect its eccentric tenants from criminals.
A first-person boxing game for the Sega CD that relies entirely on black-and-white full-motion video for its action.
Tomcat Alley is a FMV game that was released for the Sega CD and later the PC. You do not fly the F-14X, you man the weapons and take down those rogue commies. Also, someone named Dorothy Duder is in it. Yes, Duder.
Step into the shoes of a DEA agent tasked with eliminating an evil South African drug cartel in this light-gun shooting sequel to Crime Patrol.
An interactive movie / visual novel / adventure game, released in the early 90s. Gadget has gone on to influence many visionary filmmakers, such as Guillermo del Toro, Alex Proyas, and the Wachowskis.
Help the little town of El Cadron, Texas, to survive an alien invasion. By controlling four cameras mounted with guns, you are their last hope in this interactive movie in which no playthrough is ever the same.
Widely considered to be the CD-ROM's first "killer app", The 7th Guest was a technical marvel that changed the face of adventure gaming and set the stage for Myst.
A FMV light-gun game from the studio behind Mad Dog McCree. Take the role of a Star Ranger and assemble the Star Splitter Cannon to save the galaxy from the evil Captain Talon and his band of space pirates.
A sequel to the FMV light-gun game Mad Dog McCree. Race the outlaw Mad Dog to lost treasure while fighting off Spanish banditos, Native American renegades, and Mad Dog's gang of bandits.
A rail-shooter and one of the first video games on a home console to feature full-motion video gameplay. It was eventually packed-in with the Sega CD unit, making it one of the most widely available games available for the system.
A controversial horror-themed FMV adventure game starring semi-famous actress Dana Plato. As an operative of a special task force, players have to use a hacked surveillance system and numerous traps to protect a group of teenage girls from vampiric creatures.
Japanese-developed visual novel / point-and-click adventure game, released in 1991. The title and imagery is inspired by Alice in Wonderland. Designed and directed by Haruhiko Shono, it pioneered the use of pre-rendered 3D graphics in adventure games, two years before Myst.
A FMV light-gun game from the studio behind Mad Dog McCree. Set in 1920's Chicago, it follows a private detective as he solves the murder of a popular nightclub singer.
Time Traveler is a laserdisc FMV arcade game where the player controls Marshal Gram as he travels through time warps in order to save a damsel in distress. The most notable aspect of the game is its graphics, which appeared to look like holographs.
The first full sequel to the original Dragon's Lair.
One of the earliest FMV light-gun games puts players in control of a mysterious gunslinger in the Old West, tasked with stopping the titular Mad Dog McCree and his band of outlaws.
Namco's arcade game that also made it to the PlayStation. The original arcade version released in 1990 supported up to 28 players. Incredibly powerful for its time, the arcade game ran on up to 16 Namco System 21 "Polygonizer" arcade boards.
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