Abandonware DOS title

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LA Law: The Computer Game

DOS1992 adventure
Based on the hit TV series, LA Law: The Computer Game (1992) lets you live out legal drama without needing a law degree—though it certainly helps. You manage cases, interview...
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Dogs of War

Windows XP/98/951996demo strategy
Dogs of War (1996) drops you into a gritty mercenary’s life where missions mean money, and money means better gear. Set on Windows XP, the game blends strategy and action wit...
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Hidden Agenda

DOS1989 simulation
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Fort Apache

DOS1992 strategy
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Shamus

DOS1984 action-adventure
Shamus is a maze action game developed by William Mataga and published by Synapse Software in 1982. The game became popular on various home computer platforms of the early 1980s. I...
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Settlers of Catan

DOS1998 strategy
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Stratego

DOS1990 strategy
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Grandmaster Chess

DOS1992protected strategy
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Tapper

DOS1984 action
Tapper is what happens when someone gamifies bartending and gives you the reflexes of a caffeinated octopus. You’re a mustachioed bartender juggling multiple counters, pourin...
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Van Buren (Fallout 3)

Windows XP/98/952003canceleddemo rpg
Van Buren was a science fiction post-apocalyptic RPG being developed by Black Isle Studios and never published. Van Buren was the direct sequel to Fallout 2, part of the Fallout fr...
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China Sea Trader

DOS1989 simulation
Forget piracy—China Sea Trader makes hauling porcelain and spices across 19th-century Asia feel like a cutthroat business. It’s part economic sim, part geography lesson...
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Push-Push Penguin

Windows XP/98/952004freewareremake action
Push-Push Penguin is an expanded version of the classic Sega's 1982 arcade game Pengo, incorporating features like power-ups, a combo system, and a more diverse array of enemies, b...
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Red Baron

DOS1990protected vehicle simulation
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Ultima 2: Revenge of the Enchantress

DOS1983 rpg
Ultima 2 asks the pressing question: what if you mixed time travel with fantasy and a truly mean sorceress named Minax? The answer is chaos. You’ll bounce between eras—...
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Visual Basic 3

Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x1993 application
Visual Basic 3 (VB3) is a programming language and integrated development environment (IDE) released by Microsoft in 1993. It is part of the Visual Basic (VB) series, which is know...
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Boppin

DOS1994freeware puzzle
Boppin (1994, DOS) is a puzzle game that starts out cute and then sucker-punches you with its sinister undertone—literally. You throw blocks to match symbols, release trapped...
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Eye of the beholder 3: Assault on Myth Drannor

DOS1991protected rpg
Eye of the Beholder III: Assault on Myth Drannor pushes the series into more ambitious territory. Released in 1991, it features a larger scope and a more complex narrative, set in ...
masteroforion-5

Master of Orion

DOS1993protected strategy
hook-04

Hook

DOS1992 adventure
lombard-rally-01

Lombard RAC Rally

DOS1988 racing
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Night Hawk: F-117A Stealth Fighter

DOS1991protected vehicle simulation
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Blues Brothers RPG

Windows XP/98/952004freeware rpg
Yes, this exists. Blues Brothers RPG (2004, Windows XP) is what happens when someone looks at a legendary blues duo and says, “What if they fought zombies with saxophones?&rd...
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Dark Sun 2: Wake of the Ravager

DOS1994protected rpg
Dark Sun 2: Wake of the Ravager takes the harsh desert world of Athas and turns up the intensity. Building on its predecessor, it offers deeper role-playing, improved combat, and a...
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Conqueror

DOS1990 vehicle simulation
Conqueror is what happens when a tank simulator and an arcade game go on a date and forget their purpose. You drive a tank in a pseudo-3D landscape, blow up stuff, and command squa...
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Hill Street Blues

DOS1991 simulation
Hill Street Blues is an old DOS "driving" game developed by Krisalis in 1991. The gameplay it's similar to a Grand Theft Auto clone (we're talking about GTA 1 or 2) in which you ar...
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Borland Eureka: the Solver

DOS1987 application
Borland Eureka: the Solver is an abandoned text-based application developed by Borland Software Corporation and released in 1987 for DOS. The product is designed to solve complex p...
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Goal!

DOS1993 sports
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Earthworm Jim

DOS1995protected action
By the time Earthworm Jim hit DOS, its reputation already preceded it, and it largely lived up to the hype. This is a platformer that thrives on absurdity: a worm in a spacesuit, b...