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Hollywood Squares
DOS1989 puzzle
Poker Relay
DOS1989NSFW strategy
Released in 1989 for DOS, Poker Relay (also known as 9 Poker) is less a glamorous casino sim and more a smoky backroom full of pixelated cards and questionable programming. You get...
NFL Pro League Football
DOS1989 sports
Sherlock Holmes: Another bow
DOS1985 adventure
Magic Johnson's Basketball
DOS1989 sports
Dark Side
DOS1988 action-adventure
Dark Side (1988) is a first-person sci-fi adventure set on a moon orbiting a planet that’s about to be destroyed. No pressure. The gameplay combines exploration with puzzle-s...
International Ninja Rabbits
DOS1991 action
Hole in One
DOS1995 sports
Arcade Volleyball
DOS1987 action
In Arcade Volleyball (1987), two pixelated figures smack a ball over a net with all the grace of caffeinated stick figures. It's simple, it's bizarre, and it somehow manages to be ...
Austerlitz 1805
DOS1989 strategy
Starglider 2
DOSMac OS1989 vehicle simulation
Dragonriders of Pern
DOS1987 strategy
Based on Anne McCaffrey’s novels, Dragonriders of Pern (1987) is an odd duck. It tries to blend diplomacy, strategy, and a dash of action into one package. You don’t ju...
Jetpack: Christmas Special
DOS1993 action
Phantis
DOS1987 shooter
Syndicate Wars
DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1996protected strategy
Syndicate Wars is the sequel to the much acclaimed Syndicate developed by Bullfrog in its golden years. Like its predecessor, Syndicate Wars is a real-time tactics strategy game se...
Alien Fires 2199 AD
DOS1988 rpg
Released in 1988, Alien Fires 2199 AD looks and plays like someone tried to translate a fever dream into a sci-fi RPG. You control some dude with a chin of steel and a crew that se...
RAPCON: Military Air Traffic Control Simulator
DOS1989 simulation
Before management sims became a genre unto themselves, RAPCON tried its hand at turning air-traffic control into entertainment. Surprisingly, it works—if you enjoy stress. Yo...
Ikari III: The Rescue
DOS1990 action
Darius Gaiden
Windows XP/98/951998 shooter
Darius Gaiden is a visually stunning side-scrolling shooter where every boss is a giant, weaponized sea creature from a neon-soaked fever dream. You’ll pilot your ship throug...
Archon: the Light and the Dark
DOS1984 strategy
Before Battle Chess, there was Archon. Imagine a board game where pawns and knights settle disputes not with rules, but with full-on gladiatorial combat. Archon gives you light ver...
Omni Play Basketball
DOS1990 sports
If you’ve ever wanted to command a basketball team without having to actually dribble or break a sweat, Omni Play Basketball (1990, DOS) has your number. The game lets you ma...
The Curse of Monkey Island
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protected adventure
The Curse of Monkey Island is the third installment in the iconic Monkey Island point-and-click adventure series developed by LucasArts. Released in 1997, it introduced a new visua...
X-COM: Alliance
Windows XP/98/952002canceled shooter
James Bond 007: Goldfinger
DOS1986 adventure
William Shatner's TekWar
DOS1995 shooter
In the Dead of Night
DOS1995 adventure
In the Dead of Night is one of those mid-90s DOS oddities that feels like it crawled straight out of a programmer’s personal nightmares. Part adventure, part horror, and part...
Battle for Atlantis
DOS1990 strategy
Fancy a war under the sea? Battle for Atlantis (1990) asks the age-old question: what if submarines had grudges? This top-down, action strategy title throws you into a deep-sea tur...
The Great Escape
DOS1986protected action-adventure
As a prisoner of war, you must find a way to escape a prison in Germany in 1942. The prisoner has a daily routine which will follow if not controlled by the player for a certain am...
Demon Stalkers
DOS1989 action
This 1989 DOS game has you hunting down demons in a dark, pixelated world. Equip yourself with weapons, explore eerie environments, and face off against otherworldly creatures. It'...
Winter Supersports 1992
DOS1992 sports






























