Abandonware DOS title

The best abandonware shooter games

Shooter video games are all about shooting targets and avoiding being shot down. The kind of game is often defined by the player perspective (FPS stands for First Person Shooter, TPS stands for Third Person Shooter), or by gameplay: shoot'em up, run and gun, shooting gallery.
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Space Harrier

DOS1989 rail shooter, third-person shooter
Space Harrier is a 3rd-person view rail-shooter developed by Sega in 1985. Space Harrier was a hit in the arcades, and later it was converted for a number of platforms, including DOS (4 years later!). The sequels - Space Harrier 3D and Space Harrier II - were never ported to DOS.
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The Operative: No One Lives Forever

Windows XP/98/952000 first-person shooter
The Operative: No One Lives Forever is a first-person shooter with stealth gameplay elements, developed by Monolith Productions and released by Fox Interactive in 2000 for Windows, Mac and PS2. As Cate Archer, a spy working for a secret organization in the 60s, you have to find out who killed your colleagues. No One Lives Forever is the first of th...
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Traffic department 2192

DOS1994freeware shoot 'em up
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P47 Thunderbolt

DOS1990 shoot 'em up
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CHAMP Centipede

DOS1993remake shoot 'em up
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Colosso Secret

DOS1997freeware first-person shooter
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Predator 2

DOS1991 shooting gallery, third-person shooter
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EGA-Roids

DOS1986freewareremake shoot 'em up
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Blort!

DOS1987 shoot 'em up
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Cosmic Crusader

DOS1982 shoot 'em up
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Crossfire

DOS1982 shoot 'em up
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Day of the Viper

DOS1990 first-person shooter
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Wizball

DOS1987 shoot 'em up
Wizball is a  shoot 'em up video game developed by Sensible Software and originally released for various home computer platforms in 1987. The game was published by Ocean Software.In Wizball, players control a wizard who rides a magical green ball. The wizard's mission is to restore color to the world, which has been drained of its vibrant...
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Colosso Revenge

DOS1997freeware first-person shooter
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Alcatraz

DOS1992 run and gun
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Dalek Attack

DOS1992 shoot 'em up
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Alien Breed

DOS1993protected run and gun
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Dragon Force - Day 3

DOS1993 shoot 'em up
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Fox Ranger

DOS1992 shoot 'em up
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Catacomb Abyss

DOS1992protected first-person shooter
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Shooting Gallery

DOS1990 shooting gallery, shoot 'em up
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Sky Shark

DOS1989 shoot 'em up
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Stargate

DOS1983 shoot 'em up
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IBM Centipede

DOS1983 shoot 'em up
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Interpose

DOS1996 shoot 'em up
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Knightmare

DOS1986 shoot 'em up
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Platoon

DOS1987 run and gun
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Space Invaders 2001

Windows XP/98/952001remake shoot 'em up
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Rambo 3

DOS1988 run and gun
Rambo III is an action video game based on the 1988 action film of the same name, featuring the iconic character John Rambo, portrayed by Sylvester Stallone. The game was developed and published by various companies for different platforms, including Sega for its consoles and Ocean Software for home computers. The game follows the plot of the ...
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Astro Dodge

DOS1982 shoot 'em up