Really? I thought that was well documented. Also, first CD-ROM game in general or for PC/DOS?

I’ve alwys had trouble finding a definitive list. It seems most places (mobygames included) will group in re-release versions in the same year as the initial release. Occasional they note the change but not always. Several sites say they know the first cd games but almost all of them say different things. My hope here is to bounce around what several people believe are accurate release dates. With hopes that if some believe others are wrong or have proof otherwise then there is a common place to discuss and get down to the truth.

This would just be a list of IBM PC Compatible/DOS CD games.

bjwil1991 wrote:

JayCeeBee64 wrote:

1993 - MegaRace

Huh. Funny enough, I have that game and the manual. My dad purchased that game in 1993-1994 when we got a CD-ROM drive for our family computer.

I bought it in 1995 from a local surplus software store, CD and a cheap-looking copy of the manual; I believe both came from a Packard Bell (MegaRace was bundled with some PB PCs back then).

root42 wrote:

I loved MegaRace. The game was itself rather 'meh'. But the FMV was great, and the game host brilliant.

Actor Christian Erickson did a great job as Lance Boyle IMHO; some find Lance grating and pompous, I just find him very funny (and strangely appealing) overall. The nifty Adlib soundtrack by Stéphane Picq is also noteworthy for me.

JayCeeBee64 wrote:

I bought it in 1995 from a local surplus software store, CD and a cheap-looking copy of the manual; I believe both came from a P […]
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bjwil1991 wrote:

JayCeeBee64 wrote:

1993 - MegaRace

Huh. Funny enough, I have that game and the manual. My dad purchased that game in 1993-1994 when we got a CD-ROM drive for our family computer.

I bought it in 1995 from a local surplus software store, CD and a cheap-looking copy of the manual; I believe both came from a Packard Bell (MegaRace was bundled with some PB PCs back then).

root42 wrote:

I loved MegaRace. The game was itself rather 'meh'. But the FMV was great, and the game host brilliant.

Actor Christian Erickson did a great job as Lance Boyle IMHO; some find Lance grating and pompous, I just find him very funny (and strangely appealing) overall. The nifty Adlib soundtrack by Stéphane Picq is also noteworthy for me.

Funny. We got that game with our Packard Bell Multimedia 486.

I've got a suitcase full of old jewelcases I saved since childhood stored at my dad's place, from memory in there's stuff like The Magic Death, Mad Dog McCree, Dragon's Lair, Lure of the Temptress, Fire & Ice, Inca, Blue Force, Flash Traffic, Ringworld.. and I've got a couple I can't remember atm that may go back to the very start. One of them only had like 2mb of data and ran on a 286.

I keep going back to that thread whenever I am working on a 386 or 486 build... But so many notable titles are missing. It's not perfect, but includes big titles were left out:

1991
Battle Chess Enhanced
Jones in the Fast Lane
EcoQuest: The Search for Cetus
Mixed‑Up Mother Goose Deluxe
Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective
Stellar 7: Draxon’s Revenge

1992
The Adventures of Willy Beamish
Dune
King's Quest V
LOOM
The Manhole
The Secret of Monkey Island
Space Quest IV
Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi Deluxe Edition

1993
The 7th Guest
Blue Force
Command Adventures: Starship
Day of the Tentacle
Dragon's Lair
Gadget: Invention, Travel, & Adventure
Gateway II: Homeworld
The Journeyman Project
JRR Tolkiens Lord of the Rings Vol 1
Inca
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
King's Quest VI
The Legend of Kyrandia: Book One - Fables and Fiends
Laura Bow II: The Dagger of Amon Ra
Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle
Mad Dog McCree
MegaRace
Metal & Lace
Myst
Police Quest 4
Rebel Assault
Return to Zork
Sam & Max Hit the Road
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary
Ultima Underworld 1 + 2

1994
Creature Shock
Flash Traffic
The Incredible Machine 2
Knights of Xentar
King's Quest 7
Leisure Suit Larry 6: Shape Up or Slip Out!
Might & Magic: The World of Xeen
Might & Magic: World of Xeen
Police Quest: Open Season
Pirates! Gold
Simon the Sorcerer
Under a Killing Moon
Wing Commander I (speech pack)
Wing Commander III
Wing Commander Privateer