Polarware / Penguin Software, Inc.

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Transylvania (Game)

31 December 1982

A game with a text interface and optional graphics. Players must locate the missing Princess Sabrina while surviving the hostile land.

AMI​ PC​ APL2​ +5

Transylvania III: Vanquish the Night (Game)

31 December 1990

The third and final game in the Transylvania series of graphical text adventures

AMI​ PC​ A2GS​

All Dogs Go to Heaven (Game)

31 December 1989

AMI​ PC​

The Spy's Adventures in North America (Game)

1 October 1986

The Spy's Adventures in North America is an educational game.

PC​ APL2​ C64​

Expedition Amazon (Game)

31 December 1983

Expedition Amazon follows four team members on an expedition to navigate the ruins of the Incan civilization.

APL2​ C64​

Talisman: Challenging the Sands of Time (Game)

31 December 1987

PC​

Bouncing Kamungas (Game)

1 March 1983

An action game in which the player is a watermelon farmer armed with a pitchfork who has to plant and defend watermelons from the hungry kamungas until they can be harvested.

APL2​ C64​

The Spy Strikes Back! (Game)

1 March 1983

A espionage action game with the aim to collect nine clues scattered about a well-guarded castle to defeat plans of the international terrorist Dr. Xavier Tortion.

APL2​ A800​ C64​

Published Games

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Transylvania (Game)

31 December 1982

A game with a text interface and optional graphics. Players must locate the missing Princess Sabrina while surviving the hostile land.

AMI​ PC​ APL2​ +5

Sesame Street Crayon: Numbers Count (Game)

11 June 1987

AMI​ APL2​ C64​

Electric Crayon Deluxe: Dinosaurs Are Forever (Game)

31 December 1988

An educational game where players color in pictures of dinosaurs.

AMI​ PC​

Sesame Street Crayon: Opposites Attract (Game)

1 May 1987

AMI​ PC​ APL2​ +1

Sesame Street Crayon: Letters For You (Game)

4 June 1986

APL2​ C64​

The Spy's Adventures in North America (Game)

1 October 1986

The Spy's Adventures in North America is an educational game.

PC​ APL2​ C64​

Expedition Amazon (Game)

31 December 1983

Expedition Amazon follows four team members on an expedition to navigate the ruins of the Incan civilization.

APL2​ C64​

Spy's Demise (Game)

31 December 1983

The player controls a spy who must make his way up several floors to reach his goal. The player must dodge elevators that move up and down throughout the level

APL2​ A800​ TI99​

Sword of Kadash (Game)

31 December 1984

An incredibly difficult action RPG for the Commodore 64 and Apple IIe. You wander a dungeon full of skeletons, demons, bats, and other creatures in search of the sword of Kadash.

APL2​ AST​ C64​

Talisman: Challenging the Sands of Time (Game)

31 December 1987

PC​

The Quest (Game)

31 December 1984

The Quest is a graphical adventure game published by Penguin Software, notable for its text parser that could process entire sentences.

APL2​ A800​ C64​ +1

Electric Crayon: This Land Is Your Land (Game)

Unknown Release

PC​ APL2​

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Polarware / Penguin Software, Inc.

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Developed Games

• Transylvania (Game)
• Transylvania III: Vanquish the Night (Game)
• All Dogs Go to Heaven (Game)
• The Spy's Adventures in North America (Game)
• Expedition Amazon (Game)
• Talisman: Challenging the Sands of Time (Game)
• Bouncing Kamungas (Game)
• The Spy Strikes Back! (Game)
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Published Games

• Transylvania (Game)
• Sesame Street Crayon: Numbers Count (Game)
• Electric Crayon Deluxe: Dinosaurs Are Forever (Game)
• Sesame Street Crayon: Opposites Attract (Game)
• Sesame Street Crayon: Letters For You (Game)
• The Spy's Adventures in North America (Game)
• Expedition Amazon (Game)
• Spy's Demise (Game)
• Sword of Kadash (Game)
• Talisman: Challenging the Sands of Time (Game)
• The Quest (Game)
• Electric Crayon: This Land Is Your Land (Game)
• Bouncing Kamungas (Game)
• The Spy Strikes Back! (Game)
• view all →

Franchises

• Electric Crayon (Franchise)
• Sesame Street (Franchise)
• Transylvania (Franchise)
• Stellar 7 (Franchise)

People

• None

Characters

• Bert (Character)
• Cookie Monster (Character)
• Ernie (Character)
• Barkley (Character)
• Big Bird (Character)
• Count von Count (Character)
• Gir Draxon (Character)
• Mr. Snuffleupagus (Character)
• Oscar the Grouch (Character)
• Telly Monster (Character)

Concepts

• Edutainment (Concept)
• CGA Graphics (Concept)
• Games Based on Television Shows (Concept)
• Kid Friendly (Concept)
• Licensed Game (Concept)
• 2D (Concept)
• Parser (Concept)
• Pixel Art (Concept)
• Vampire (Concept)
• ASM Hit (Concept)
• Anthropomorphism (Concept)
• Coloring (Concept)
• Declarative Title (Concept)
• Dinosaur (Concept)
• Dodge (Concept)
• Dog (Concept)
• First-Person Perspective (Concept)
• Games Based on Movies (Concept)
• Goblins (Concept)
• In Game Anti-Piracy Effects (Concept)

Locations

• Sesame Street (Location)
• Transylvania (Location)
• Europe (Location)
• Fortress (Location)
• Jungle (Location)
• Underground (Location)
• Unnamed North American Location (Location)

Objects

• Amulet (Object)
• Axe (Object)
• Bottle (Object)
• Bullet (Object)
• Crown (Object)
• Dagger (Object)
• Key (Object)
• Pistol (Object)
• Ring (Object)
• Scroll (Object)
• Shield (Object)
• Sword (Object)
• Tank (Object)