1985

Frankie Goes to
Hollywood

FROM: Denton Designs/Ocean

BEHIND THE MUSIC: Launched on British home micros, this offbeat adventure saw you playing mini-games, solving murders and otherwise attempting to escape life as a boring, nondescript sod on Liverpool's streets. Admittance to the fabled Pleasuredome, the ultimate goal, came at a price, though: Specifically, having to boost your sex, war, love and religion attributes, each statistic inspired by ciphers on the dance-pop staple's album covers.

WHY IT ROCKS: Hailed as a classic across the pond, it helped break down barriers for independent gamemakers and was amongst the first titles to dabble with symbolism. (A prominent genre fixture in the decadent celebrity multimedia "experiences" released nearly a decade following.) Plus, it had "Relax (Don't Do It)"!

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