Abandonware DOS title

The most popular fixed screen 2D games

In a fixed-screen 2D game, the gameplay is confined to a single screen with no vertical or horizontal scrolling. The screen remains static, and the overall gameplay occurs within the boundaries of this fixed screen.
Fixed-screen games were common in the early days of video gaming, especially in arcade games. This design was largely due to technical limitations of early hardware, which made scrolling more difficult to implement. As a result, many early arcade classics, such as Pac-Man or Space Invaders, relied on fixed-screen mechanics.
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Xixit

DOS1995 Optik Software
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Swap

DOS1992 Microids
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CHAMP Kong

DOS1996remake ChamProgramming corp.
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Duck Hunt

DOS1995freewareremake
Duck Hunt is a faithful remake based on the original light gun game Duck Hunt published by Nintendo in 1984. Duck Hunt was a shooting gallery game with a straightforward gameplay: use your gun to shoot down ducks. If you fail to shoot enough birds, the game ends.
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Color Balls

DOS1996
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Willy the Worm

DOS1985
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Hard Hat Mack

DOS1984
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Super Stardust

DOS1996 Housemarque
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Bubble Trouble

Windows XP/98/951998
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Jump 'n Bump

DOS1998freeware Brainchild Design
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Inve$t

DOS1990 Starbyte Software
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Joust VGA

DOS1990remake
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Mah Jongg Solitaire

DOS1987 Arcanum Computing
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Lexi-Cross

DOS1991 Platinumware
Lexi-Cross is an abandoned science fiction tv show-styled puzzle game. Lexi-Cross was developed by Platinumware and released for DOS by Interplay Productions in 1991. The gameplay is a turn-based mix between Scrabble and Wheel of fortune with elements of Battleship.
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Boxer Rebellion

DOS1982
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Pac-girl

DOS1982 Magicom Multimedia
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Caesars Palace

DOS1989 Virgin Interactive
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Frogger Jr.

DOS1984
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Power Struggle

DOS1988 Personal Software Services
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Armada 2525

DOS1991
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Clue Master Detective

DOS1989 Dalali Software
Clue Master Detective is an abandoned strategy game developed by Dalali Software and released by Leisure Genius in 1989 for DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, C64. Clue Master Detective is based on the well known board game Clue (also known as Cluedo). Clue can be played in single player, but the best gaming experience come from the multi-player mode.
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Tracon for Windows

Windows 3.x1993 Wesson International
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Bunny Bricks

DOS1993 Silmarils
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Super Speed

DOS1995
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Styx

DOS1984 Windmill Software
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Space Commanders 2

DOS1985remake
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Amazing Maze

DOS1983
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Oil's Well

DOS1984 Sierra On-Line
Oil's Well is an action-puzzle game released by Sierra On-Line in 1983/84. It was originally made for platforms like the Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, and MS-DOS, but was later ported to other systems. The game is set in an underground world, and the player controls a machine designed to collect oil from a network of caverns and tunnels. The...
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Klax

DOS1990 Atari