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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/47907489

Brøderbund might not have been among the most productive game publishers in the eighties and nineties, but you could bet any game they did publish was of a high quality. The American company released games like Lode Runner, Choplifter, Karateka, Prince of Persia, Wings of Fury, SimCity, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego and Myst, and with gems like these they had a big influence on computer and video games as a whole.

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago

Oh yes, Loderunner. And Castles of Dr. Creep!

[–] naticus@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago

Always loved Battle of Olympus on NES.

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Broderbund was an important staple of the Commodore 64 world.

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[–] match@pawb.social 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

they left out ZOOMBINIS. the best game ever made featuring an underground railroad

[–] Quazatron@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

I was very happy with The Print Shop. You could print huge signs and banners by stitching smaller pages together. Fun times.

[–] Denjin@lemmings.world 1 points 23 hours ago

My dad had a mac so as kids we were very limited in what we could play. Broderbund products were therefore a staple in our house. Kid Pix, Zoombinis, Prince of Persia, Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego.

Classics

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Legacy of the Wizard on NES was always my favorite.

Deadly Towers sucks and stole hours of my life