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Ninja Gaiden
DOS1990 action
Ninja Gaiden, released in 1988 for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and later to other platforms, is a side-scrolling action-platformer developed by Tecmo. It follows the story of Ryu Hayabusa, a skilled ninja on a quest for vengeance and justice.In the game, players control Ryu as he battles through six acts, each divided into several stage...
Jack in the Dark
DOS1993 action-adventure
Dalek Attack
DOS1992 shooter
Billy The Kid
DOS1990 action
Saddle up, pardner. Billy The Kid puts you in the dusty boots of the infamous outlaw himself. This is the Wild West, DOS-style — pixel pistols, wanted posters, and dialogue that might make a cactus wince. Whether you’re shootin’ varmints or causin’ a ruckus, justice is whatever you can code in QBasic.
Gnome Ranger
DOS1987 adventure
Gnome Ranger is an abandoned fantasy adventure game, developed and published by Level 9 Computing in 1987 for DOS. Gnome Ranger was designed by Peter Austin who also designed the sequel Gnome Ranger 2: Ingrid's Back.
Airlines
DOS1994 simulation
Think running an airline is easy? Airlines (1994) says “think again.” This old-school management sim hands you a failing fleet and a world map, then laughs quietly as you go bankrupt in under 10 turns. Buy planes, open routes, and try to explain to investors why you scheduled 12 flights to Greenland. It’s dry, brutal, and oddly sa...
Larn
DOS1986freeware rpg
MiG-29 Fulcrum
DOS1991 vehicle simulation
Icewind Dale 2
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2002protected rpg
Star Wars 2
DOS1989 shooter
The Cardinal of the Kremlin
DOS1990 simulation
The Cardinal of the Kremlin is an abandoned simulation game involving espionage, politics and govern management set in the cold war years. It was designed by Kenneth Rothschild, developed by Capstone and released by IntraCorp in 1990 for DOS and Amiga. The Cardinal of the Kremlin was based on the Tom Clancy novel of the same name.
Crime Wave
DOS1990 action
Ogre
DOS1986 strategy
PC Globe 5
DOS1987 application
Xtrek
DOS1991freewareNSFW adventure
Time Bandit
DOS1989 action
Time Bandit is a classic top-down arcade-style video game that was released in 1982 for various home computer systems, such as the Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, and others. It was developed by MichTron. In Time Bandit, players control a character who must navigate through a series of maze-like levels, battling various enemies and collecting treasure a...
Capitalism Plus
DOSWindows XP/98/951997protected simulation
Burntime
DOS1993 strategy
Hexxagon
DOS1993 puzzle
Space Federation
DOS1994 simulation
Oubliette
DOS1983 rpg
Heimdall
DOS1992 rpg
Dark Reign: The Future of War
Windows XP/98/951997protected strategy
Sorcerer
DOS1984 adventure
Crazy Cars 2
DOS1989 racing
Rush'n Attack
DOS1989 shooter
Apache Longbow
DOSWindows XP/98/951995protected vehicle simulation
Step into the cockpit of the Apache Longbow, a 1995 combat flight simulator where you’ll experience the thrilling sensation of trying to figure out keyboard controls before getting shot down by invisible enemies. It's a serious military sim for serious joystick enthusiasts, or anyone who’s ever yelled, “I am the sky god!” be...
Normality
DOS1996protecteddemo adventure
Normality is a first-person adventure video game developed by Gremlin Interactive and released in 1996. The game is set in a dystopian future where a totalitarian regime known as the One True Government (OTG) controls the city of Neutropolis. The player takes on the role of Kent, a rebellious citizen who opposes the oppressive rule of the OTG. The ...
Norton Commander 1.0
DOS1986 application
Norton Commander was a file manager and editor application released by Peter Norton Computing for DOS. Norton Commander used a text-based user interface with side-by-side panels and featured copy, delete, editing and preview any kind of file easily: it was an improvement over the command-line only MS-DOS interface. Norton Commander 1.0 was fir...
Star Trek: the Kobayashi alternative
DOS1985 adventure