Abandonware DOS title

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gulf-strike-04

Gulf Strike

DOS1986 strategy
Gulf Strike places you in the cockpit during a very contemporary-for-1986 conflict, blending strategy and simulation with a dash of headline-inspired drama. You manage missions, al...
skaletracker-01

Skale Tracker

Windows XP/98/95Linux2005freeware application
tangled-tales-03

Tangled Tales

DOS1989 rpg
Dungeons & Dragons meets Disney on a sugar rush. Tangled Tales is a bright, humorous RPG that cheerfully pokes fun at fantasy clichés while still serving a solid adventu...
kaiser-03

Kaiser

DOS1992 simulation
p47-03

P47 Thunderbolt

DOS1990 shooter
promanager-splash

Pro Manager

DOS1985 sports
follow-the-reader-01

Follow the Reader

DOS1992 adventure
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Strife

DOS1996protecteddemo shooter
Strife from 1996 is a first-person shooter game developed by Rogue Entertainment and published by Velocity, based on the Doom engine. It's often remembered for being one of the ear...
trivial-pursuit-03

Trivial Pursuit

DOS1989 strategy
Trivial Pursuit is a popular trivia board game that was adapted into a computer game for various platforms, including DOS. In the game, players answer trivia questions from va...
vroom-02

Vroom

DOS1994 racing
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Infiltrator

DOS1987 simulation
Infiltrator drops you into the boots of a helicopter pilot who also happens to be a stealth operative—because the ’80s had no patience for specialization. Between air m...
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Street Sports Soccer

DOS1988 sports
Street Sports Soccer (1988, DOS) trades professional pitches for empty lots, with goalposts made of bricks and wild kids chasing glory. It’s messy, fast, and surprisingly end...
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Dangerous Streets

DOS1994 action
Dangerous Streets is a fighting game that clearly wanted to be the next Street Fighter—and instead became a cult oddity. The character roster is bizarre, the animations oddly...
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Bop'N Wrestle

DOS1988protected sports
If pro wrestling in the '80s had a fever dream after drinking too much neon paint, it would be called Bop'N Wrestle (1988, DOS). You play as Gorgeous Greg, who’s about as gor...
liero-04

Liero

DOS1999freeware strategy
balck-sect-01

Black Sect

DOS1993 adventure
Ah, Black Sect (1993), where the puzzles are cryptic, the villagers are creepy, and the atmosphere is so thick you could spread it on toast. A classic first-person point-and-click ...
spelljammer-03

Spelljammer: Pirates of Realmspace

DOS1992protected rpg
highway-hunter-03

Highway Hunter

DOS1994 racing
luigi-spaghetti-01

Luigi and Spaghetti

DOS1992 action
Luigi and Spaghetti (1992, DOS) sounds like a dinner order but is actually an educational puzzle adventure. You guide a tiny robot named Luigi (no, not that one) through logic puzz...
the-clue-01

The Clue!

DOS1994freeware simulation
pinball-magic-02

Pinball Magic

DOS1990 action
battleformidway-1

Midway Campaign

DOS1983 strategy
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Paganitzu

DOS1991protected puzzle
Paganitzu is a classic puzzle-adventure game released in 1991 by Apogee Software. Set in an ancient pyramid, the game follows the exploits of its protagonist, Alabama Smith, who mu...
tower-assault-03

Alien Breed: Tower Assault

DOS1994protected shooter
Alien Breed: Tower Assault (1994) takes everything you loved about the original - creepy corridors, limited ammo, sudden death - and adds something revolutionary for the time: non-...
returntodoom-splash

Return to Doom

DOS1988 adventure
Before Doom became the 3D gore-fest we all know, there was Return to Doom—and no, it has nothing to do with space marines. This 1988 title is more Choose Your Own Adventure t...
kampfgruppe-05

Kampfgruppe

DOS1987protected strategy
gnome-alone-01

Gnome Alone

DOS1991 strategy