Abandonware DOS title

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manic-miner-02

Manic Miner remake

DOS1997remake action
Manic Miner is a quintessential platformer game that emerged in the early 1980s, developed by Matthew Smith for the ZX Spectrum. It stands as a hallmark of the 8-bit gaming era, ce...
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Trivial Pursuit

DOS1989 strategy
Trivial Pursuit is a popular trivia board game that was adapted into a computer game for various platforms, including DOS. In the game, players answer trivia questions from va...
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The mist

DOS1985 adventure
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African Raiders-01

DOS1989 racing
You, a motorcycle, and a desert that stretches forever - African Raiders-01 puts you in the Dakar rally with all the elegance of a brick on wheels. Navigate dust storms, sand ...
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Earthworm Jim 2

DOS1996protected action
If the first game was controlled chaos, Earthworm Jim 2 is joyful anarchy. It cranks up the weirdness, throwing genre shifts and unexpected mechanics at the player with gleeful aba...
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Rusty

DOS1993 action-adventure
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Ultima 8: The Lost Vale

DOS1994canceled rpg
The Lost Vale is the great “what if” of the Ultima series. Developed as an expansion to Pagan but never officially released, it became the stuff of legend. Players were...
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Strip Poker 2 plus

DOS1988NSFW strategy
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King of Chicago

DOSMac OS1987 action-adventure
galaxy-4

Galaxy

DOS1981 strategy
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CD-Man v2.0

DOS1992 action
It’s Pac-Man, but with sunglasses. CD-Man v2.0 (1992) is a slick, souped-up clone that trades in yellow cheese for 90s attitude. Maze-chomping, ghost-dodging, and the occasio...
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Dangerous Dave: Risky Rescue

DOS1993protected action
Dangerous Dave: Risky Rescue puts Dave back in hero mode, diving into a dangerous compound to rescue his brother. Expect tight platforming, unpredictable enemy patterns, and traps ...
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Cartooners

DOS1989 application
Cartooners lets you live out your childhood dream of being a one-person animation studio… minus the caffeine addiction. It’s a charming sandbox where you can draw your...
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Nobunaga's Ambition 6

DOS1994 strategy
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Netherworld

DOS1990 shooter
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The 7th Guest

Windows XP/98/951993protected adventure
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Entomorph: Plague Of The Darkfall

Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.xMac OS1995protected rpg
Part action-RPG, part body-horror fairy tale, Entomorph: Plague of the Darkfall (1995) is the game where you slowly transform into an insect and, somehow, that’s not even the...
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Mines of Titan

DOS1989 rpg
Mines of Titan (also known as Mars Saga for other platforms) is an abandoned single-player RPG with a sci-fi setting (you're going to Mars!). Mines of Titan was developed by Westwo...
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Tubular Worlds

DOS1994 shooter
zork-nemesis-01

Zork Nemesis

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1996protected adventure
Dark, moody, and surprisingly creepy, Zork Nemesis is what happens when the whimsical world of Zork goes goth. The text adventures are gone—now it’s full-motion video, ...
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Dalek Attack

DOS1992 shooter
Dalek Attack is the digital embodiment of Doctor Who’s “run for your life” mantra—except here, you can also shoot back. Playing as the Doctor or one of his ...
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Flying Corps

DOSWindows 3.x1997protected vehicle simulation
orbiter-01

Orbiter

DOSMac OS1986 vehicle simulation
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Decision at Gettysburg

DOS1990 strategy
If adrenaline-fueled car chases aren’t your thing, maybe meticulous Civil War simulations are. Decision at Gettysburg (1990) is a detailed, turn-based strategy game that lets...
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IBM Centipede

DOS1983 shooter
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10th Frame

DOS1987 sports
Time to hit the lanes in 10th Frame, a bowling simulator so committed to realism it even simulates the wait between turns. You line up your shot, set your spin, and pray the ancien...
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Aaargh

DOS1988 action
Aaargh (1988) is exactly what you’ll scream as your giant monster stomps through cities with all the grace of a drunk kaiju. On DOS, this arcade-ish game lets you smash stuff...
yie-ar-kung-fu-2-03

Yie Ar Kung Fu 2: The Emperor Yie-Gah

DOS1985 action
The sequel nobody expected but everyone button-mashed through. Yie Ar Kung Fu 2 adds more characters, more chaos, and less coherence. This time you’re Lee (no relation to Bru...
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Terminal Velocity

Windows XP/98/95DOS1995protected shooter