Abandonware DOS title

Abandonware action games sorted by release date

Action video games are a genre of video games that emphasize physical challenges, hand-eye coordination, and reaction time. These games typically involve fast-paced gameplay, where players control a character who must navigate through a dynamic environment filled with obstacles, enemies, and other challenges. The primary focus is on the player's ability to react quickly and make split-second decisions.
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Time Bandit

DOS1989 maze
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...
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Titan

DOS1989 action puzzle, block breaker
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Tongue of the Fatman

DOS1989 fighting
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Toobin

DOS1989
Toobin 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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Ulises

DOS1989 platform
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X-Men: Madness in Murderworld

DOS1989 beat 'em up
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Alpha Waves

DOS1990 platform
Alpha Waves is what happens when someone programs a 3D platformer using only triangles and pure imagination. You bounce. That’s it. You bounce through abstract levels that look like a geometry teacher’s daydream, all while calming music lulls you into a weird sense of floating peace. It is part game, part meditation session, and entirel...
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Altered Beast

DOS1990 beat 'em up
Altered Beast is a classic side-scrolling beat 'em up arcade game developed and published by Sega. It was originally released in arcades in 1988 and later ported to various home consoles, including the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.Players control a resurrected centurion who battles through five levels filled with undead creatures and other mythical beas...
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Back to the Future Part 2

DOS1990
1990’s Back to the Future Part 2 for DOS is a game that tries very hard to be as confusing as time travel itself. You’re Marty McFly, zipping between timelines, avoiding paradoxes, and trying to not get arrested for pixelated trespassing. The gameplay consists of side-scrolling, light puzzle-solving, and deep regret. It looks like someo...
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Batman: the Movie

DOS1990
The 1990 adaptation of Tim Burton’s Batman hit DOS screens with a moody mix of driving, platforming, and side-scrolling bat-beatdowns. Batman: The Movie swings between genres like a bat on a bungee cord. One moment you're cruising through Gotham, the next you’re grappling across rooftops like a vigilante Spider-Man with fashion sense. I...
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Billy The Kid

DOS1990 shooting gallery
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.
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Bounce Zone

DOS1990
If gravity had a sense of humor, it would look like Bounce Zone. This 1990 DOS oddball is part platformer, part physics experiment, and part unintentional comedy. You bounce. A lot. Off walls, enemies, your own ego. Precision is optional—chaos is guaranteed. With janky charm and gameplay that feels like a trampoline made of banana peels, it&r...
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Colorado

DOS1990
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Commander Keen 1: Marooned on Mars

DOS1990 platform
Commander Keen 1: Marooned on Mars is a platform video game developed by id Software and published by Apogee Software in 1990 as shareware for MS-DOS. The game follows the adventures of an eight-year-old genius named Billy Blaze, who uses his homemade spaceship to travel to various alien planets to save the Earth from alien invaders known as V...
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Commander Keen 2: The Earth Explodes

DOS1990protected platform
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Commander Keen 3: Keen Must Die!

DOS1990protected platform
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Cougar Force

DOS1990 beat 'em up, racing: motorcycle, flight simulation
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Crime Wave

DOS1990 beat 'em up
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Dangerous Dave

DOS1990protected platform
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Horror Zombies from the Crypt

DOS1990 platform
Horror Zombies from the Crypt is a platform game released in 1990 by Millennium Interactive for the Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS platforms. The game is heavily inspired by 1950s horror movies, both in atmosphere and design, offering a mix of dark humor and gothic horror. The story centers around Count Frederick Valdemar, who lives in a mansion ...
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Ikari III: The Rescue

DOS1990 beat 'em up
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Joust VGA

DOS1990remake platform
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Kingdom of Kroz 2

DOS1990 maze
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LadyLove

DOS1990freewareNSFW
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Lorna

DOS1990NSFW beat 'em up
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Lost Adventures of Kroz

DOS1990freeware maze
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Mario Bros VGA

DOS1990remake platform
Mario Bros VGA is a fan made remake of the original Mario Bros by Nintendo, the game that popularized the character of Mario, the Italian plumber that first appeared in Donkey Kong. Mario Bros VGA is a fixed-screen platform arcade game that truly shines when played in co-op with a friend.
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Mighty Bomb Jack

DOS1990 platform