Play Peppers Adventures in Time Online

Pepper's Adventures in Time came out in 1993 from Sierra On-Line, one of those MS-DOS games that felt like a proper adventure. It was a time when point-and-click was king, and this one had a quirky, educational twist that set it apart from the usual fantasy or sci-fi fare.

You control Pepper, a kid in colonial Philadelphia trying to find a lost dog, but the real star is the time travel. You explore screen by screen, picking up items and solving logic puzzles that often involve famous figures like Ben Franklin. The game throws history quizzes at you, which can feel a bit like school, but they're woven into the puzzles. It moves at a steady pace, not too hard but not a breeze either, especially if your American history is rusty. Playing it feels like a strange, charming field trip where you might have to help Paul Revere with his midnight ride before getting back to the main task.

Each game uses different controls, most DOS games use the keyboard arrows. Some will use the mouse , "Alt" ,"Enter" and "Space bar".