Abandonware DOS title

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Computer Diplomacy

DOS1984 strategy
Do you enjoy betrayal, backstabbing, and pretending to be a global power while actually being terrible at geography? Computer Diplomacy is the digital version of the classic board ...
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Spelljammer: Pirates of Realmspace

DOS1992protected rpg
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Axet

DOS1994freeware action
Few games from 1994 dared to ask the real question: “What if you gave an axe to someone with absolutely no training and dropped them into a dungeon with the reflexes of a slo...
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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...
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Siege

DOS1992 strategy
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Thunderhawk AH-73M

DOS1992 vehicle simulation
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Creatures Village

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2001protected action-adventure
Creatures Village trades explosions for adorable AI pets in a colorful sandbox world. You raise, teach, and care for Norns—genetically simulated cuties with personalities as ...
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Redneck Rampage

DOS1997protected shooter
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Death by Backgammon

DOS1990 strategy
Only in the early ’90s could a game like Death by Backgammon exist with a straight face. It’s 1990, you’re on DOS, and suddenly backgammon isn’t just a quie...
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Homey D. Clown

DOS1993 action-adventure
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Gearheads

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1996 puzzle
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Monopoly

DOS1985 strategy
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Color Buster

DOS1992 puzzle
Color Buster (1992, DOS) is Sokoban’s rebellious cousin. You push colored blocks across labyrinthine floors like an underpaid warehouse worker in a pastel fever dream. Simple...
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Battle Isle 2200

DOS1994protected strategy
With Battle Isle 2200 (1994), the series goes full 3D cinematic—with cutscenes so dramatic you’d think they were auditioning for a soap opera in space. The gameplay is ...
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DJ Puff

DOS1993 action
You probably didn’t know you needed a game about a rapping, music-spinning dragon, but DJ Puff fills that oddly specific void. Released in 1993 for DOS, this platformer featu...
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Nobunaga's Ambition 2

DOS1989 strategy
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Guardians of Infinity: to Save Kennedy

DOS1988protected adventure
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Full Metal Planete

DOSMac OS1990 strategy
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Snood

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1996freeware puzzle
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Uplink: Hacker Elite

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS2001protected simulation
Uplink is a computer hacking simulation game released in 2001 by Introversion Software. The game allows players to take on the role of a hacker for hire and engage in various hacki...
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Star Control 2

DOS1992protected strategy
omegacomplex-4

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...
pcpool-01

PC Pool

DOS1984 sports
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Great Naval Battles vol. 4: Burning Steel, 1939-1942

DOS1995protected vehicle simulation
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CyberRace

DOS1993 racing
Designed by sci-fi author Syd Mead, CyberRace combines futuristic vehicle design with high-speed competition. The result is a visually striking racer that feels like it came straig...
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Moraff's Morejongg

Windows XP/98/951992 puzzle
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Defender of Boston: The Rock Island Mystery

DOS1992 rpg
In this 1992 DOS RPG, you play as an agent of the Faunus Foundation, protecting the world from cosmic horrors. Set in 1921, the game combines detective work with Lovecraftian eleme...