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Battle Chess 2: Chinese Chess
DOS1990protected strategy
In Battle Chess 2: Chinese Chess (1990), the classic formula gets an eastern makeover—complete with new rules, a new board, and a fresh batch of animated fatalities. If you t...
Block O Mania
DOS1989 puzzle
Block O Mania is what happens when a Rubik’s Cube and a sliding puzzle fall in love during a rave. Released in 1989 for DOS, this game will twist your brain into shapes it wa...
Carrier command
DOS1989 vehicle simulation
Part RTS, part simulation, Carrier Command was ahead of its time in the same way that an aircraft carrier is ahead of a canoe. You control a futuristic warship, launch aircraft and...
If It Moves, Shoot It!
DOS1989 shooter
Moonbase
DOS1990 simulation
Moonbase (1990) isn’t about blasting aliens or dodging meteors—it’s about survival, planning, and resource management. You’re tasked with building a functio...
Stormbringer: Elric of Melnibone
Windows XP/98/952000canceled rpg
Omega
DOS1989 strategy
Omega (1989, DOS) is what happens when someone hands you a robot, a wrench, and a thick manual, then says, “Good luck out there.” Instead of piloting a mech, you actual...
Kingdom of Kroz 2
DOS1990 action
Mega Man X
DOS1995protected shooter
Sid Meier's Pirates!
DOS1987protected simulation
Puzzle Fun Pak
DOS1987freeware puzzle
Cosmic Soldier: Psychic War
DOS1989 rpg
In Cosmic Soldier: Psychic War, you’re not just fighting enemies—you’re reading their minds while doing it. This RPG mixes sci-fi exploration with telepathic abil...
Billy The Kid
DOS1990 action
Saddle up, pardner. Billy The Kid puts you in the dusty boots of the infamous outlaw himself. This is the Wild West, DOS-style — pixel pistols, wanted posters, and dialogue t...
Metaltech: Earthsiege
DOS1994 vehicle simulation
Electranoid
DOS1995 action
Electranoid takes the classic Breakout formula, feeds it too much caffeine, and then turns the speed dial to “panic.” This 1995 DOS version is all about reflexes, power...
Zork Nemesis
DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1996protected adventure
Dark, moody, and surprisingly creepy, Zork Nemesis is what happens when the whimsical world of Zork goes goth. The text adventures are gone—now it’s full-motion video, ...
Mirror Magic
Windows XP/98/95Linux1995freeware puzzle
Norton Desktop
DOS1992 application
Stormlord
DOS1989 action
Stormlord is an abandoned DOS platform game set in a fantasy world, developed and published by Hewson Consultants in 1989 and designed by Raffaele Cecco. There was some controversy...
Tiny Skweeks
DOS1992 puzzle
Pac Maniac
DOS1993 action
PKzip
DOS1989protected application
Roadwar 2000
DOS1987protected strategy
Trog
DOS1990 action
Jimmy White Whirlwind Snooker
DOS1991 sports
Yendorian Tales: The Tyrants of Thaine
DOS1997 rpg
In The Tyrants of Thaine, the graphics get a modest upgrade, but the soul remains pure: this is RPG comfort food. You’re once again cast as the world's most overworked advent...
Battle Master
DOS1991 strategy
In Battle Master (1991), you play as a heavily armored murder-hobo leading an army across a fantasy world that really doesn’t want you there. It’s part action-RPG, part...
Teen Agent
DOS1995freeware adventure
Teen Agent is a charming, tongue-in-cheek adventure about a teenager recruited to save the world because, well, why not? With its colorful art, witty dialogue, and delightfully abs...
Lords of Conquest
DOS1987 strategy
Released in 1987, Lords of Conquest is strategy in its most distilled, no-nonsense form. This is a game that drops you onto a map, hands you control of armies, and essentially says...
Kurtan
DOS1990 puzzle
Little-known but oddly captivating, Kurtan (1990, DOS) feels like someone’s ambitious homebrew fantasy experiment gone right. You play a wandering warrior exploring a pixelat...






























