Abandonware action games sorted by release date
Action video games are all about speed, fast moving and dexterity. The main action varies according to the kind of game, which can include jumping from platforms, running, beating up other human players or computer controlled adversaries, etc.
If the action is focused on shooting adversaries, the game belongs to the shooter genre. There's also the action-adventure genre, where the action elements are less intense and the gameplay incorporates one or more adventure elements such as inventory management, puzzles and a lot more thinking in general.
There are quite a lot of action sub-genres. In maze games, the action takes place in a labyrinth (the mother of all maze games is Pac-Man). Platformers are action games where you're going to spend most of the time jumping on some kind of platform (Bubbgle Bobble, Prince of Persia). There's also two types of games that involve physical combat: fighting games and beat 'em ups. Fighting games are all about 1 vs 1 combat in a single screen (Street Fighter 2, Mortal Kombat). In beat 'em ups (Golden Axe, Double Dragon) you have to fight hordes of enemies and advance to the next level.
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DOS19893.8/5 Tiertex Design Studios -
DOS19893.7/5 Atari -
DOS19893.9/5 Opera Soft -
DOS19893.3/5 Capstone -
DOS19893.1/5 Emerald Software -
DOS19894/5 Cosmi Corporation -
DOS19894.2/5 Coktel Vision -
DOS19893.3/5 Infogrames -
DOS19894.2/5 Ideas From the Deep -
DOS19894/5 Taito -
DOS19894.3/5 Core DesignRick Dangerous is an action-packed platformer game set in the 1940s. As the fearless explorer Rick, you'll navigate treacherous environments, avoid deadly traps, and defeat enemies to uncover ancient treasures. With retro graphics and challenging gameplay, it's a must-play for platforming enthusiasts.
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DOS19893.9/5 Cinemaware -
DOS19893.9/5 Sega -
DOS19894/5 Hewson ConsultantsStormlord is an abandoned DOS platform game set in a fantasy world, developed and published by Hewson Consultants in 1989 and designed by Raffaele Cecco. There was some controversy about the scantily clothed fairies in the game.
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DOS19893.5/5 Capcom -
DOS19892.7/5 Tynesoft Computer Software -
DOS19893.3/5 Silmarils -
DOS19893.6/5 Konami -
DOS19893.8/5 Paragon Software -
DOS19894/5 MichTron -
DOS19893.4/5 Infogrames -
DOS19893.5/5 Titus Interactive -
DOS19893/5 Brian A. Rice -
DOS19894.1/5 Domark SoftwareToobin is an abandoned action game developed by Domark Software and released in 1989. Toobin runs on DOS but was also published for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Boy Color, MSX, NES, ZX Spectrum. It's a conversion from a popular arcade game (at the time).
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DOS19893.5/5 Opera Soft -
DOS19903.9/5 InfogramesAlpha Waves (also known as Continuum) was the ultimate relaxing experience for PC. As a platform game, Alpha Waves it's an ok game; not bad, not very good, but if you consider the whole relaxing experience, it's worth a try. Alpha Waves stands the test of time, after all these years it's still fairly playable. Try it on a lazy evening and you might...
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DOS19904.1/5 Sega -
DOS19903.8/5 Images Software -
DOS19904.1/5 Ocean Software -
DOS19903.2/5 Tynesoft Computer Software