Abandonware action games sorted by release date
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.
Action games
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DOS19913.8/5 Mr. Micro
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DOS19914.1/5 Silmarils
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DOS19913.4/5 Core Design
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DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac1991freeware3.3/5 Scenerio Software
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DOS19914/5 Tengen
Paperboy 2 is the sequel to the much acclaimed coin-op arcade hit Paperboy in which you have to deliver newspapers to subscribers while avoiding every kind of obstacle. Paperboy 2 is an isometric action game developed by Tengen and was released by Mindscape in 1991 for a number of platform. The DOS version of the game is abandoned.
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DOS19913.7/5 Atari
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DOS1991protected4.1/5 Titus Interactive
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DOS19913.5/5 Imagitec Design
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DOS19912.8/5 Starbyte Software
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DOS19913.9/5 Oxford Digital Enterprises
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DOS19913.8/5 Distinctive Software
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DOS19914/5 Syntetic Dimensions
Terminator 2: Judgment Day is one of the many adaptations of the Terminator franchise. This one is based on the movie of the same name, but it's not as good as the movie, according to critics. Terminator 2 is an action game developed by Syntetic Dimensions and released by Ocean Software in 1991 for DOS. It was also published for C64, ZX Spectrum, A...
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DOS19914.2/5 Titus Interactive
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DOS19913.4/5 Astros Productions
The Lost Patrol is an abandoned multi-type action game set in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam war. The Lost Patrol was developed by Astros Productions (DOS version) and released by Ocean Software in 1991 for DOS, Amiga and Atari ST.
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DOS19914.1/5 Linel
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DOS19912.5/5 NovaLogic
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DOS19914.1/5 Littlewing
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DOS19914.2/5 Taito
Volfied is an abandoned action heavily inspired by the classic Qix (draw rectangles in a fixed screen to trap and destroy enemies). Volfied was designed by Fukio Mitsuji, developed by Taito and released by Empire Interactive in 1991 for DOS.
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DOS19914.2/5 Abstrax
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DOS1991freeware4.2/5 Epic MegaGames
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DOS1992remake3.8/5
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DOS19923.4/5 Imagineering Inc.
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DOS19923.9/5 Spirit of discovery
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DOS19924.1/5 Hudson soft
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DOS19924.2/5 Creative Dimensions
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DOS1992freeware3.9/5 Moonlite Software
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DOS19924/5 id software
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DOS1992protected4.1/5 Apogee Software
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DOS19923.9/5 Hirographics
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DOS19924.2/5 East Technology Corp.