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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DOS19902.8/5
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DOS19903.9/5 Distinctive Software
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DOS19904.1/5 Silmarils
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DOS1990protected4.2/5 id software
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DOS1990protected4/5 id software
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DOS1990protected4.1/5 id software
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DOS19903.9/5 Coktel Vision
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DOS19903.7/5 Access Software
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DOS1990protected3.9/5 Softdisk Publishing
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DOS19904.1/5 Incredible technologies
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DOS19903.7/5 Astral Software
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DOS19903.5/5 SNK Corporation
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DOS1990remake4.3/5
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DOS19903.2/5 Apogee Software
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DOS1990freeware4.2/5
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DOS19903.9/5 Topo Soft
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DOS1990freeware3.3/5 Apogee Software
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DOS1990remake4.2/5
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 first saw 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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DOS19903.8/5
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DOS19903.7/5 Tecmo
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DOS19904.1/5 Tecmo
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DOS19903/5 Coktel Vision
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DOS19904/5 Arc Developments
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DOS19904/5 Micro F/X Software
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DOS19903.7/5 Loriciels
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DOSMac19904.2/5 Broderbund
Prince of Persia is an abandoned DOS platform game set in Middle East, developed and released by Broderbund in 1990. Designer Jordan Mechner created a game that made a lasting impression of gamers thanks to a clever use of a tecnique called rotoscoping which makes the animation of the protagonist very realistic.
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DOS19903.6/5 Taito
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DOS1990freeware3.1/5 Apogee Software
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DOS19904.1/5 Core Design
Rick Dangerous 2 is a clear example of a sequel done right. Developed by Core Design and released in 1990 on a plethora of platforms, Rick Dangerous 2 is a classic platform game with a (linear) story. The first levels can be played in any order: an ice cave, Hyde Park in London, a forest and the atomic mud mines. The fifth level will become availab...
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DOS19904/5 id software