Text-based games: ASCII, etc. sorted by release date
In the past, lots of games used ASCII characters (text) to represent the game world. These text-only video games may seem primitive and outdated and, in fact, the genre almost died with the fast evolving graphics of modern games.
A few genres traditionally linked to the beautiful world of ascii characters still survives: roguelikes (nethack, angband, etc.) and interactive fiction, for example.
A few genres traditionally linked to the beautiful world of ascii characters still survives: roguelikes (nethack, angband, etc.) and interactive fiction, for example.
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Dungeons of Kroz 2
DOS1989 Apogee Software
Grand Prix
DOS1989 Wizard Games
James Clavell's Shogun
DOS1989 Infocom
James Clavell's Shogun, a text adventure game developed by Infocom and released in 1989. Infocom was known for its interactive fiction games, and "James Clavell's Shogun" was one of its later releases.This text adventure game is based on James Clavell's novel "Shogun" and follows the story of John Blackthorne, an English navigator who becomes invol...
Legend of the Red Dragon
DOS1989 Robinson Technologies
Math Cad 2.5
DOS1989
Meteors
DOS1989 Apogee Software
Myth
DOS1989 Magnetic Scrolls
Ooze: Creepy Nites
DOS1989 Dragonware Games
PKzip
DOS1989protected PKware
Rockstar!
DOS1989 Wizard Games
Scapeghost
DOS1989 Level 9 Computing
Star Fleet 2: Krellan Commander
DOS1989 Interstel Corporation
Star Saga: Two - The Clathran Menace
DOS1989 Masterplay Publishing Corporation
The Fool's Errand
DOS1989freeware Synergistic Software
The Fool's Errand is a puzzle-adventure computer game created by Cliff Johnson and released in 1987 for Macintosh and later for MS-DOS. The game follows the journey of a nameless fool through a magical land inspired by Tarot cards. The story is whimsical and surreal, presented as a series of interconnected chapters that blend fairytale-like st...
The Golden Fleece
DOS1989
The Usurper
DOS1989 Sir-tech Software
Turbo Assembler (TASM)
DOSWindows 3.xWindows XP/98/951989 Borland Software Corporation
Turbo Assembler and Tools 5.0, often referred to as TASM, is an x86 assembler for MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows. As a key component of Borland's suite of development tools, TASM was packaged alongside Turbo Debugger (TD), forming the Turbo Assembler/Turbo Debugger (TASM/TD) bundle. Turbo Assembler was favored for its speed and compatibilit...
Word Perfect 5
DOS1989 Corel
Zork Zero: The Revenge of Megaboz
DOS1989 Infocom
Arj
DOS1990
ARJ is a file compression utility and file format created by Robert K. Jung. The name "ARJ" stands for "Archived by Robert Jung." It was popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s as a compression tool for MS-DOS and other systems. ARJ offered high compression ratios and various features, such as archive encryption and error recovery.
At the Carnival
DOS1990freeware
Boggle
DOS1990 HVB Software
Cascade
DOS1990 PC Solutions
CheckIt 3
DOS1990
Gumboots Australia
DOS1990 Reckon Software
Hockey League Simulator
DOS1990 Bethesda Softworks
Kingdom of Kroz 2
DOS1990 Apogee Software
Lost Adventures of Kroz
DOS1990freeware Apogee Software
Mo'Slo
DOS1990protected Dr.David's Super Crispy Software
The previous file hosted here was put online by mistake (it was the deluxe version, not the basic one). Copyright holders kindly allowed Abandonware DOS to link directly to their website where you can buy the deluxe version of Mo'Slo.
Norton Editor 2
DOS1990 Peter Norton Computing