Abandonware DOS title

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mad-show-01

Mad Show

DOS1988 action
Mad Show turns the circus into an unexpectedly demanding platform adventure where performers face considerably more danger than enthusiastic applause. Jumping, climbing, and avoidi...
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Atic Atac remake

Windows XP/98/952006freewareremake action-adventure
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Scavengers of the Mutant World

DOS1988 rpg
Scavengers of the Mutant World (1988) takes you to a post-apocalyptic wasteland where radiation has turned most life forms into something between a potato and a death machine. Your...
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Chagunitzu

DOS1990 puzzle
Before Indiana Jones had a whip, Chagunitzu had block puzzles. Released in 1990 by Softdisk (and developed by a young John Romero), this game is a precursor to God of Thunder and p...
suspended-01

Suspended

DOS1983 adventure
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Ace 2.02

DOS2001 application
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Starquake

DOS1988 action
Starquake is a weird DOS science fiction platform game developed by Bubble Bus Software in 1988 and designed by Stephen Crow and Dave Collins. The Commodore 64 version bo...
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Myth

DOS1989 adventure
Myth is a dark fantasy adventure that draws heavily on ancient legends, presenting a world filled with heroes, monsters, and dangerous quests. Players explore mysterious environmen...
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Boxer Rebellion

DOS1982 action
Before realistic fighting games, there was Boxer Rebellion—a 1982 title so primitive, it makes Pong look flashy. It’s boxing with fewer rules and more pixels per punch....
dfend-splash

D-Fend Reloaded

Windows Vista/7/82008freeware application
D-Fend Reloaded it's one of the most user-friendly front ends for the popular DOS-BOX emulator. The installer download includes the latest versione of DOS-BOX and is available for ...
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Skyfox II: The Cygnus Conflict

DOS1988 vehicle simulation
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Air Trax

DOS1983 vehicle simulation
Ah yes, Air Trax from 1983 - a game where “flight” is more of a philosophical concept. It’s clunky, it's slow, and it looks like it was coded in someone’s g...
laxius-power-1-02

Laxius Power

Windows XP/98/952002NSFW rpg
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Follow the Reader

DOS1992 adventure
Follow the Reader (1992, DOS) is an educational oddity that feels like a kindly librarian discovered the power of DOS and decided to make literacy a competitive sport. You guide wo...
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Hocus Pocus

DOS1994protected action
Hocus Pocus is the kind of platformer that seems to run on pure sugar and cheerful chaos. You play as a young wizard with more enthusiasm than common sense, bouncing through colorf...
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Super ZZT

DOS1992 action
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Holiday World Tycoon

Windows XP/98/952004 simulation
Holiday World Tycoon is the sort of game that feels like it was designed after someone spent a bit too long staring at a postcard rack in an airport gift shop and thought, &ld...
sonic-millennium-02

Sonic Millennium Edition

Windows XP/98/952000freeware action
bounce-zone-3

Bounce Zone

DOS1990 action
If gravity had a sense of humor, it would look like Bounce Zone. This 1990 DOS oddball is part platformer, part physics experiment, and part unintentional comedy. You bounce. A lot...
waterworld-03

Waterworld

DOS1997 strategy
Based on the famously chaotic 1995 movie, Waterworld (1997, DOS) somehow manages to be more confusing than the film itself—and that’s saying something. This action-adve...
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Fleet Sweep

DOS1983 shooter
Fleet Sweep takes the high drama of naval warfare and filters it through early-80s minimalism. Think less cinematic spectacle and more abstract tension as you maneuver through trea...
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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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Die Hard 2: Die Harder

DOS1992 shooter
When Die Hard 2: Die Harder hit DOS in 1992, it decided the airport setting meant “time for an on-rails shooter.” Picture John McClane glued to a track, blasting bad gu...
trolls-tale-07

Troll's Tale

DOS1984 adventure
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Golden Oldies: Volume 1 - Computer Software Classics

DOS1985 adventure
Golden Oldies: Volume 1 - Computer Software Classics is less a single game and more a time capsule, offering a collection of early titles that remind you just how far gaming has co...
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Brix

DOS1992freeware puzzle
If Tetris and a Rubik’s Cube had a weird love child, it’d be Brix. This 1992 brain-snapper is a tile-sliding puzzle game where every move counts and logic is your only ...
daffy-duck-pi-02

Daffy Duck PI: The Case of the Missing Letters

DOS1991 puzzle
Daffy Duck PI: The Case of the Missing Letters is a Looney Tunes spin on the classic edutainment formula. As Daffy, you’re on the trail of a nefarious plot to steal the alpha...
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Unnecessary Roughness

DOS1993 sports
Unnecessary Roughness takes American football and gives it a slightly rougher, more arcade-like edge. Released in 1993, it doesn’t aim for pure simulation, instead focusing on fa...
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Winter Supersports 1992

DOS1992 sports