The best abandonware action games
Action video games are all about speed, fast moving and dexterity. The main action varies according to the kind of game, which can include jumping from platforms, running, beating up other human players or computer controlled adversaries, etc.
If the action is focused on shooting adversaries, the game belongs to the shooter genre. There's also the action-adventure genre, where the action elements are less intense and the gameplay incorporates one or more adventure elements such as inventory management, puzzles and a lot more thinking in general.
There are quite a lot of action sub-genres. In maze games, the action takes place in a labyrinth (the mother of all maze games is Pac-Man). Platformers are action games where you're going to spend most of the time jumping on some kind of platform (Bubbgle Bobble, Prince of Persia). There's also two types of games that involve physical combat: fighting games and beat 'em ups. Fighting games are all about 1 vs 1 combat in a single screen (Street Fighter 2, Mortal Kombat). In beat 'em ups (Golden Axe, Double Dragon) you have to fight hordes of enemies and advance to the next level.
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Action games
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DOS19923.9/5 Epic MegaGames
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DOS19903.9/5 Topo Soft
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DOS19843.9/5 Epyx
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DOS19843.9/5
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DOS1991protected3.9/5 Apogee Software
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DOS19893.9/5 Opera Soft
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DOS19903.9/5 Distinctive Software
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DOS19893.9/5 Sega
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DOS19893.9/5 Westwood Studios
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DOS19913.9/5 Loriciels
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DOS19933.9/5 Audiogenic
Krusty's Super Funhouse is an abandoned action game developed by Audiogenic and released by Acclaim Entertainment in 1993 for DOS and for many other platforms, both consoles and home computers. Krusty's Super Funhouse is based on the popular character from The Simpson animated TV series.
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DOS19923.9/5 Spirit of discovery
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DOS1987remake3.9/5 Yahoo Software
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DOS19893.9/5 Polarware
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DOS19873.9/5 Opera Soft
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DOS1994protected3.9/5 Epic MegaGames
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DOS19953.9/5 Kalisto Entertainment
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DOS1993protected3.9/5 CTA Developments
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DOS19943.9/5 Creative Edge Software
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DOS19853.9/5 Konami
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DOS19903.9/5 Oxford Digital Enterprises
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DOS19953.9/5 GameTek
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DOS19923.9/5 Vivid Image
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DOS1992freeware3.9/5 Moonlite Software
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DOS19903.9/5 Coktel Vision
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DOS19923.9/5 Hirographics
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DOS19893.9/5 Cinemaware
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DOS19913.9/5 Oxford Digital Enterprises
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DOS19923.9/5 Arcade Masters
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DOS19843.9/5 Windmill Software