Abandonware DOS title

The most popular text-based games

In the past, lots of games used ASCII characters (text) to represent the game world. These text-only video games may seem primitive and outdated and, in fact, the genre almost died with the fast evolving graphics of modern games.
A few genres traditionally linked to the beautiful world of ascii characters still survives: roguelikes (nethack, angband, etc.) and interactive fiction, for example.
at-slow-1

At-slow4

DOS19893.2/5
forbidden-castle-03

Forbidden Castle

DOS19854/5 Angelsoft
gumboots-australia-02

Gumboots Australia

DOS19904/5 Reckon Software
infidel-1

Infidel

DOS19833.3/5 Infocom
airtrax-1

Air Trax

DOS19833.4/5
caverns-of-kroz-2-2

Caverns of Kroz 2

DOS19893.3/5 Apogee Software
dracula-in-london-03

Dracula in London

DOS19883.5/5 SDJ Enterprises
fish-01

Fish!

DOS19883.8/5 Magnetic Scrolls
suspect-01

Suspect

DOS19844.2/5 Infocom
supernova-1

Supernova

DOS1987freeware3.5/5 Apogee Software
meteors-05

Meteors

DOS19893.6/5 Apogee Software
hamburger-hell-02

Hamburger Hell

DOS1986remake2.8/5
mission-mainframe-04

Mission: Mainframe

DOS19873.9/5
hamil-01

Kingdom of Hamil

DOS19873/5 Topologika Software
codebreaker-02

Codebreaker

DOS1994freeware3/5
castleelsinore-1

Castle Elsinore

DOS19923.5/5 Temple Software
starfleet1-battle-begins03

Star Fleet 1: The War Begins

DOSMac OS19853.8/5 Interstel Corporation
ooze-01

Ooze: Creepy Nites

DOS19893/5 Dragonware Games
pasrun_001

The Astronomy Quiz

DOS19883.2/5 Softdisk Publishing
voodoisland-1

Voodoo island

DOS19853.8/5 Angelsoft
javelin-spreadsheet-01

Javelin

DOS19853.3/5
star-saga-2-2

Star Saga: Two - The Clathran Menace

DOS19893.9/5 Masterplay Publishing Corporation
avon-1

Avon

DOS19893.4/5 Topologika Software
megapede-02

Megapede

DOS19923/5
the-golden-fleece-03

The Golden Fleece

DOS19894/5