Abandonware DOS title

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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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Jeopardy!

DOS1987 puzzle
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Striker 95

DOS1995 sports
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CHAMP Galaxia

DOS1996 shooter
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Logo

DOS1990NSFW puzzle
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Sword of the Samurai

DOS1989protected strategy
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The Perfect General

DOS1991 strategy
Strategy fans, sharpen your wits: The Perfect General (1991, DOS) marches onto the battlefield with hex-based tactics, satisfyingly crunchy mechanics, and a strict “no button...
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Battle for Atlantis

DOS1990 strategy
Fancy a war under the sea? Battle for Atlantis (1990) asks the age-old question: what if submarines had grudges? This top-down, action strategy title throws you into a deep-sea tur...
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Mortal Pong

DOS1995freeware action
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Escape from delirium

DOS1995 adventure
Escape from Delirium feels like someone took a pulp adventure novel, dipped it in a bucket of chaos, and fed it to a DOS system. You wake up with amnesia (because of course you do)...
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Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS2005protected simulation
Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space is a science fiction roguelike game developed by Digital Eel. Originally released in 2005, it is the sequel to Strange Adventures in Infinite...
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Crazy Nick's Software Picks: King Graham's Board Game Challenge

DOS1992 strategy
Trade in your sword and crown for a dice cup in King Graham’s Board Game Challenge. The noble hero of King’s Quest takes a break from slaying dragons to play board game...
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Shannara

DOS1995protected adventure
Shannara (1995, DOS) adapts the beloved fantasy world into a point-and-click adventure steeped in prophecy, magic, and earnest heroism. Drawing from the novels by Terry Brooks, it ...
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The Invaders

DOSWindows XP/98/951989remake shooter
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Sanitarium

Windows XP/98/951998protected adventure
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Syberia 2

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2004protected adventure
Syberia 2 is an adventure game developed by Microïds and released in 2004 as a direct sequel to the critically acclaimed Syberia (2002). The story picks up where the firs...
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Ys: The Vanished Omens

DOS1989 rpg
Welcome to the Ys series, where you swing swords by running headfirst into enemies. The Vanished Omens introduces Adol Christin, red-haired hero extraordinaire, as he embarks on a ...
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Starglider 2

DOSMac OS1989 vehicle simulation
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Project: Space Station

DOS1987 simulation
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Bust-A-Move Again

DOSWindows XP/98/951996 puzzle
If you've ever wanted to pop bubbles while being taunted by adorable dinosaurs, Bust-A-Move Again (1996, DOS) is your jam. It’s like Tetris met a bubble tea menu and had a hy...
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Video Casino

DOS1987 strategy
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Archipelagos

DOS1989 puzzle
Archipelagos is like a fever dream after watching too much Myst. You’re dropped onto strange, floating islands inhabited by stone monoliths and evil terrain-infecting sludge....
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Jackal

DOS1989 shooter
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Kingdoms of Germany

DOS1994 strategy
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CHAMP Asteroids

DOS1997remake shooter
A remake of the arcade classic, CHAMP Asteroids lets you relive the joy of spinning wildly in space and smashing rocks with a tiny triangle-shaped ship. It’s like cosmic road...
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The Rocketeer

DOS1991 action
Inspired by the film, The Rocketeer (1991, DOS) lets you strap on a jetpack and soar—well, mostly hover—through an adventure packed with gangsters, Nazis, and mid-centu...
hanafuda-03

HanaFuda

Windows XP/98/951999 strategy
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Operation Harrier

DOS1990 shooter