Abandonware DOS title

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Core War Plus

DOS1984 strategy
In Core War Plus, programming isn’t just for making spreadsheets—it’s for virtual combat. You write tiny programs that battle for control of computer memory, turn...
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Encyclopedia of War: Ancient Battles

DOS1988 strategy
If you’ve ever wanted to command armies older than your great-great-great-grandparents, Encyclopedia of War: Ancient Battles is your time machine with a keyboard. Released in...
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Serve & Volley

DOS1988 sports
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Tass Times in Tonetown

DOS1986 adventure
Welcome to Tass Times in Tonetown, where the ‘80s collided with science fiction and nobody cleaned up the mess. It’s a bizarre adventure full of punk hairdos, neon colo...
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Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver

Windows XP/98/951999protected action-adventure
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver is an action-adventure game released in 1999, developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Eidos Interactive. It’s the second game in the Legacy...
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Ghost Master

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2003protected simulation
Ghost Master is a strategy and simulation game developed by Sick Puppies and published by Empire Interactive. It was originally released for Microsoft Windows in 2003 and later por...
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Flightmare

DOS1984freeware shooter
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Crossbow: The Legend of William Tell

DOS1990 shooter
In Crossbow: The Legend of William Tell, you’re not just a heroic archer—you’re a babysitter for an entire group of reckless companions who have an uncanny talent...
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Independence War

Windows XP/98/951997protected vehicle simulation
Independence War takes space combat seriously, almost stubbornly so. Instead of arcade-style dogfights, it presents a Newtonian flight model where momentum, inertia, and positionin...
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ELIZA for DOS

DOS1988 application
ELIZA, created in the mid-1960s by Joseph Weizenbaum at MIT, was one of the first computer programs to simulate human conversation. Designed as a natural language processing demons...
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Subwar 2050

DOS1993 vehicle simulation
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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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Metaltech: Battledrome

DOS1994 vehicle simulation
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When Two Worlds War

DOS1993 strategy
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BC Racers

DOS1995freeware racing
Ever wondered what The Flintstones would look like if they got into illegal street racing? BC Racers is exactly that, with stone-age muscle cars, power-ups that make zero sense, an...
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Batman Returns

DOS1992 action
Just like the movie, Batman Returns (1992) is dark, gritty, and full of dudes in clown makeup getting punched in the face. You play as the Caped Crusader in a beat-‘em-up sid...
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Math Circus

DOS1993 puzzle
Math Circus (1993) is proof that educational games in the DOS era were either unbearably boring or secretly brilliant — and this one leans heavily toward the second category....
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Wembley Rugby League

DOS1996 sports
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The Final Battle

DOS1991 adventure
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Murders in Venice

DOS1990 adventure
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Thunderhawk AH-73M

DOS1992 vehicle simulation
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Kingdoms of Germany

DOS1994 strategy
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The Temple of Elemental Evil

Windows XP/98/952003protected rpg
The Temple of Elemental Evil is a computer role-playing game (CRPG) released in 2003 by Troika Games and published by Atari. The game is set in the World of Greyhawk, one of D...
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System Shock

DOS1994protected action-adventure
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Shard of Spring

DOS1987protected rpg
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The Cool Croc Twins

DOS1992 action
mind-mirror-04

Mind Mirror

DOS1986 simulation
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The Summoning

DOS1992protected adventure