Abandonware DOS title

The most popular PvP (player VS player) games

Of all the multiplayer modes available for a game, PvP (Player VS Player) is one of the most appreciated. The thrill of competing in some way against a human opponent is something that changes the way you're playing and is often completely different than fighting a computer opponent. In fact, the first games in history lacked a computer opponent (it needed more resources, more code, etc.), there was PvP before everything else.
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Cossacks: Back to War

Windows XP/98/952002protected GSC Game World
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Star Control

DOS1990protected Toys for Bob
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MicroProse Soccer

DOS1988protected Sensible Software
MicroProse Soccer is an abandoned action-oriented soccer game, developed by Sensible Software and released by MicroProse Software in 1988. The appeal of MicroProse Soccer was its s...
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Jimmy Connors Pro Tennis Tour

DOS1991 Blue Byte Software
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Total Annihilation Kingdoms

Windows XP/98/951999protected Cavedog Entertainment
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Full Metal Planete

DOSMac OS1990 Hitech Productions
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Micheal Jordan in Flight

DOS1993 ZCT Systems
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WinRisk

Windows 3.x1992
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Dangerous Streets

DOS1994
Dangerous Streets is a fighting game that clearly wanted to be the next Street Fighter—and instead became a cult oddity. The character roster is bizarre, the animations oddly...
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BC Racers

DOS1995freeware Core Design
Ever wondered what The Flintstones would look like if they got into illegal street racing? BC Racers is exactly that, with stone-age muscle cars, power-ups that make zero sense, an...
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Austerlitz 1805

DOS1989 Cornerstone Software
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Xenophage: Alien BloodSport

DOS1996freeware Argo Games
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Krazy Ivan

Windows XP/98/951996 Psygnosis
If Krazy Ivan (1996, Windows XP) had a motto, it’d be “Blow it up first, ask later.” You pilot a massive mech across post-apocalyptic battlefields, obliterating a...
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WWF in Your House

DOS1996 Sculptured Software
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Risk

Windows 3.x1991 Azeroth
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Fiendish Freddy's Big Top O'Fun

DOS1989 Gray Matter
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Wacky Wheels

DOS1994protected Apogee Software
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Super Speed

DOS1995
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Double Dribble

DOS1990 Novotrade Software
Sports games in 1990 weren’t exactly realistic, but Double Dribble made a surprisingly good attempt. This Konami basketball title brought fast-paced, side-scrolling action to...
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World Karate Championship

DOS1986 System 3
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Liero

DOS1999freeware
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Five-a-side Indoor Soccer

DOS1986 Mastertronic
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Wizard of Wor 98

DOS1998remake
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EGA Bomb

DOS1988
EGA Bomb is a small, colorful arcade-style game that knows exactly what it is: fast, simple, and slightly mischievous. Built around classic bomb-dropping mechanics, it challenges p...
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Basket Master

DOS1990 Dinamic Multimedia
What happens when a basketball game forgets about realism and goes full cartoon? Basket Master (1990), that’s what. This Spanish-developed DOS gem pits two oddly animated bal...
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Zorlim's Arcade Volleyball

DOS1995freewareremake
Released in 1995 for DOS, Zorlim's Arcade Volleyball is what happens when someone decides regular volleyball isn’t chaotic enough. Picture stick figures with the agility of c...
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Battle Chess 4000

DOS1992protected Interplay Productions
Set in the far-off future of 1992, Battle Chess 4000 brings space-age flair to intergalactic checkmate. Now your queen is a laser-wielding dominatrix and your pawns might be robots...
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The Battle of the Bulge: Tigers in the Snow

DOS1982protected Tactical Design Group
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WWF European Rampage Tour

DOS1992 Arc Developments
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Legend of the Red Dragon

DOS1989 Robinson Technologies
Legend of the Red Dragon (1989) isn’t so much a traditional game as it is a slice of online history. This BBS door game allowed players to log in, fight monsters, flirt with ...