Looking for an old top-down CGA game (played ~1990–93 on an 8088, but very probably older) \ VOGONS

Looking for an old top-down CGA game (played ~1990–93 on an 8088, but very probably older)

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First post, by jordi.g.r

Posted on 2026-09-17, 17:12

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Hi all! I'm trying to identify a game from my childhood. My memory of it is very fuzzy, so please take the details below with a grain of salt: some of them may not be 100% accurate.

- IBM PC, CGA 4-colour graphics, played from a 5.25" floppy on an 8088
- Top-down view (like Boulder Dash), no scrolling: the screen flips when you reach the edge
- You control a small person; I don't think you could shoot
- The setting included a jungle, possibly other areas too
- Enemies moved along fixed patterns (they didn't chase you)
- Energy bar; touching certain objects made a crude buzzing PC-speaker sound and drained energy
- Sound effects only, no music
- Visually it reminds me of Digger / Boulder Dash; the colours were similar to the CGA versions of Marble Madness or Pole Position
- The title might have been something like "Diamonds", but I'm really not sure

Any ideas are welcome, even if they only match part of the description. Thanks!

Reply 1 of 4, by dominusprog

Posted on 2026-09-17, 17:15

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Check this channel, you might find what you are looking for.

https://www.youtube.com/@OldAndNewVideoGames

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Reply 2 of 4, by jordi.g.r

Posted on 2026-09-17, 17:29

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Thanks a lot for the tip! I had a look and there's a ton of material on that channel, so hopefully I'll get lucky and spot it. I'll report back if I find it!

Reply 3 of 4, by leileilol

Posted on 2026-09-17, 20:48

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Rockford was my first thought. Chagunitzu was another

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Reply 4 of 4, by jordi.g.r

Posted on 2026-09-18, 12:58

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No, it's neither of those two games. Thanks for the tip. I've already ruled out games like: Rockford, Chagunitzu, Paganitzu, Boulder Dash, Digger, The Seven Spirits of Ra, Wanderer, Temple of Apshai Trilogy (and a few others).
I’m going to keep searching through videos featuring compilations of ’80s DOS games (judging by the graphics, it’s most likely from before 1990) to see if it pops up by chance.
Another detail that rings a bell is that I think its executable file was DIAMOND.EXE (though I’m not sure). I’ve searched for games with that name, and it’s none of these: Diamond Digger, Diamond Peter, Diamond Dash, Diamond.
It sucks that my mind can’t bring up any more memories, though I’m convinced that if I saw it, I’d recognize it.

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