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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Mine Shaft

DOS1983 Sierra On-Line
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Jumpman Lives!

DOS1991remake Apogee Software
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Endless Horror

DOS1993
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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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15x15 Picture Puzzle

DOS1996freeware
This game is either a delightful brain teaser or a slow descent into madness, depending on how patient you are. 15x15 Picture Puzzle gives you a scrambled mess of tiny square tiles and challenges you to rearrange them into a beautiful image that you’ll spend hours trying to recognize. It’s like doing a jigsaw puzzle with gloves on and a...
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Beneath Apple Manor

DOS1983freeware
Beneath Apple Manor is a pioneering game in the roguelike genre, originally developed and released in 1978 by Don Worth for the Apple II and later re-released for DOS as a "Special Edition". It's one of the earliest known role-playing video games (RPGs) with procedurally generated dungeons.In Beneath Apple Manor, players take on the role of an adve...
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MinerVGA

DOS1989freeware
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Armada 2525

DOS1991
Armada 2525 is what happens when a spreadsheet decides it wants to conquer the galaxy. This is classic 4X strategy with all the bells, whistles, and menus your early '90s heart could desire. You’ll build colonies, research tech, and expand across star systems while trying to remember which of your 300 planets is building what. The AI is about...
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Push-Push Penguin

Windows XP/98/952004freewareremake
Push-Push Penguin is an expanded version of the classic Sega's 1982 arcade game Pengo, incorporating features like power-ups, a combo system, and a more diverse array of enemies, breathing new life into Sega's original concept. According to the Freeware Database, among the many Pengo remakes, Push Push Penguin stands out as the best, offering minor...
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Pac-girl

DOS1982 Magicom Multimedia
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Bananoid

DOS1991freewareremake Banana Development
Is it Breakout? Is it Arkanoid? No — it’s Bananoid, the fruitiest bat-and-ball clone you never asked for. With bananas, monkeys, and psychedelic colors, it feels like someone laced Pong with banana peels and Saturday morning cartoons. It’s not original, but it sure is bananas.
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Kings of the beach

DOS1988 Electronic Arts
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Burger Blaster

DOS1983
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Yie Ar Kung Fu

DOS1985 Konami
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Yabog

DOS1995freeware
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Super Stardust

DOS1996 Housemarque
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Snood

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1996freeware
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Tracon: Air Traffic Control Simulator

DOS1989 Wesson International
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Shanghai II: Dragon's Eye

Windows 3.xMac OS1990 Activision
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Manhole

DOS1992
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Rollo and the Brush Brothers

DOS1983 Windmill Software
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Autobots

DOS1989
Before Michael Bay got his hands on the franchise, Autobots (1989, DOS) offered a more... subtle approach to transforming robot mayhem. Well, not subtle exactly — more like confusing. You drive around a blocky city, fight vaguely car-shaped enemies, and wonder if you're the hero or just traffic. There’s a story in here somewhere, probab...
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O-Pong

DOS1996
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Space Commanders 2

DOS1985remake
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Meteor Mission

DOS1995
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Mah Jongg Solitaire

DOS1987 Arcanum Computing
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Genocide

DOS1996freeware
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Wizard of Wor 98

DOS1998remake
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Stratego

DOS1990 Accolade
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Poko Memorial: 18 Hole Miniature Golf

DOS1987 Gold Hill Software