Mainframe Games List

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Games documented under the Mainframe platform aren't part of a unified platform, but playable on one or more Mainframe or Minicomputers. Mainframes are large expensive computers that have been around since just after World War II and are generally much more powerful than computers people use in their houses. They generally aren't created to play games on, but many games have been created to run on these computers.

This platform is closely tied to the Terminal platform, as usually a mainframe is accessed through an external Terminal. In most cases we will document such games under the Mainframe platform. Notable exceptions are if games are run over larger networks such as PLATO.

Games that were released in a standard BASIC programming language format are also documented under the Mainframe platform as they are likely to be playable on most Mainframe and Mini computers as well as a large number of micro computers.

There are 631 video games on Mainframe. They were released between the years 1948 and 1994. 717 people from 79 developers and publishers are credited with these titles!

There are 25 Mainframe games released in the year 1961.

Title	Released	Genres	Moby Score
A.S.C.O.T.	1961	Simulation, Strategy / tactics, Educational	n/a
Airline Operating Game	1961	Simulation, Strategy, Educational	n/a
Airline Sales Game	1961	Simulation, Strategy / tactics, Educational	n/a
BBC Vik: The Baseball Demonstrator	1961	Simulation, Sports	n/a
Business Simulator	1961	Simulation, Strategy, Educational	n/a
Checker Demonstration Program	1961	Strategy / tactics	n/a
Checkers	1961	Strategy	n/a
Darwin	1961	Strategy, Puzzle	n/a
Fort Simulation U. S. A.	1961	Simulation, Strategy / tactics, Educational	n/a
General Airline Game	1961	Simulation, Strategy, Educational	n/a
General Management Simulation: Model 4	1961	Simulation, Strategy / tactics, Educational	n/a
Investment Game	1961	Simulation, Strategy, Educational	n/a
Kalah	1961	Strategy / tactics	n/a
M.I.T. Marketing Game	1961	Simulation, Strategy, Educational	n/a
Management Game for the Natural Gas Transmission Industry	1961	Simulation, Strategy, Educational	n/a
Manufacturing Management Simulation: Model 1	1961	Simulation, Strategy, Educational	n/a
Marketing Strategy Simulation: Exercise III	1961	Simulation, Strategy, Educational	n/a
Materials Management Simulation: Model 2	1961	Simulation, Strategy, Educational	n/a
Physical Distribution Simulation: Model 1	1961	Simulation, Strategy, Educational	n/a
Production Management Simulation	1961	Simulation, Strategy, Educational	n/a
Retail Management Game	1961	Simulation, Strategy / tactics, Educational	n/a
The Task Manufacturing Game	1961	Simulation, Strategy, Educational	n/a
The Travelers Management Decision Game	1961	Simulation, Strategy / tactics, Educational	n/a
University of Texas Small Business Game	1961	Simulation, Strategy, Educational	n/a
Wharton Executive Game	1961	Simulation, Strategy, Educational	n/a