Abandonware DOS title

abandonware games sorted by popularity

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EGA Bomb

DOS1988 strategy
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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Konami's Ping Pong

DOS1996 sports
You don’t need a joystick the size of a tree to enjoy Konami’s Ping Pong (1996, DOS). Simple, fast, and maddeningly addictive, this digital table tennis game nails the ...
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Endless Horror

DOS1993 action
Despite its title, Endless Horror doesn’t go for cheap jump scares—it prefers the slow, creeping kind of dread that seeps in while you stare at murky DOS graphics and w...
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Jumpman Lives!

DOS1991remake action
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Ant Attack!

DOS1994freeware action
Released in 1994 (long after it originally debuted on other platforms), Ant Attack! is what you get when you mix isometric graphics, giant ants, and questionable urban planning. Yo...
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Jonny Quest: Curse of the Mayan Warriors

DOS1993 action-adventure
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Flying Tigers

DOS1994 shooter
Flying Tigers (1994, DOS) throws you into the Pacific theater with a grin and a trigger finger that never quite rests. It’s loud, brash, and unashamedly action-oriented, the ...
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Microsoft Word

Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x1983 application
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The Wizard of Oz

DOS1985 adventure
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Dragon's Lair

DOS1989protected adventure
By 1989, Dragon’s Lair had already become legendary in arcades, so its DOS port had a lot to live up to. Spoiler: it couldn’t quite match the arcade’s gorgeous la...
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Redneck Rampage

DOS1997protected shooter
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World Tour Tennis

DOS1993 sports
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The mist

DOS1985 adventure
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Iron Blood

DOS1996 action
Iron Blood (1996, DOS) is the kind of fighting game that makes you wonder if robots really need martial arts lessons. The story is wafer-thin—something about futuristic warri...
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PC Paintbrush

DOS1984 application
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Mad Mix

DOS1988 action
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Adventure Fun Pak

DOS1987freeware action
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Fantasy Empires

DOS1993protected strategy
Released in 1993, Fantasy Empires is a turn-based strategy game that politely assumes you enjoy spreadsheets as much as swords. Managing kingdoms, armies, and resources, it offers ...
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Fates of Twinion

DOS1993 rpg
Fates of Twinion, released in 1993 for DOS, is a classic action-adventure platformer with a fantasy twist and a surprisingly playful tone. You control a hero navigating colorful wo...
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Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh

Windows XP/98/95DOS1996protected adventure
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Williams Arcade Classics

DOS1995 action
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Shadow of the Comet

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1993protected adventure
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Cloud Kingdoms

DOS1990 puzzle
Imagine being a bouncing ball in a series of floating sky islands full of monsters, traps, and puzzles. Welcome to Cloud Kingdoms, where the laws of physics politely take a backsea...
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Wacky Wheels

DOS1994protected racing
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4th & Inches

DOS1988protected sports
Before Madden became a household name, 1988 gave us this DOS football classic, where plays are drawn like cave paintings and players move like molasses in January. Yet, for its tim...
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GrailQuest

DOS1989 adventure
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Power Struggle

DOS1988 strategy
Power Struggle is the kind of strategy game that quietly asks, “Would you like to control the world?” and then immediately throws you into a geopolitical mess. It&rsquo...
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Rockstar!

DOS1989 simulation