Abandonware DOS title

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Druglord

DOS1991 simulation
In Druglord, you’re back on the mean streets, older, wiser, and with slightly better ASCII. Think of it as Drug Wars’s bigger, nastier cousin. You start broke, deal with shady contacts, dodge law enforcement, and try n...
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DarkSpyre

DOS1990 rpg
Before Diablo made clicking on dungeons cool, DarkSpyre was already throwing players into labyrinths filled with monsters and puzzles. Released in 1990, it combines hack-and-slash action with surprisingly brainy challenges. The pr...
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Operation Bodycount

DOS1994 shooter
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Aaargh

DOS1988 action
Aaargh (1988) is exactly what you’ll scream as your giant monster stomps through cities with all the grace of a drunk kaiju. On DOS, this arcade-ish game lets you smash stuff, roast villagers, and battle other monsters in du...
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Vynil Goddess from Mars

DOS1995 action
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The all new Family Feud

DOS1989 puzzle
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Suspect

DOS1984 adventure
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Unreal (Ordilogic)

DOS1991 shooter
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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 than chainsaws and demons. You’ll type in com...
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Rusty

DOS1993 action-adventure
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The Kristal

DOS1989 adventure
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Last Knight in Camelot

DOS1996 action
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The Untouchables

DOS1989 shooter
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Hoverforce

DOS1990 shooter
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Omni Play Basketball

DOS1990 sports
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Star Trek: the Kobayashi alternative

DOS1985 adventure
If text adventures are your thing, Star Trek: The Kobayashi Alternative (1985, DOS) will either delight or destroy you. You type commands to guide Kirk and crew through a no-win scenario that tests your logic, patience, and tolera...
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Pick 'n Pile

DOS1990 puzzle
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Reaping The Dungeon

DOS1993 rpg
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WinFrotz

Windows XP/98/952002freeware application
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Visual Star Trek

DOS1990 simulation
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Rex Nebular and the cosmic gender-bender

DOS1992protected adventure
What if Leisure Suit Larry and Monkey Island had a love child in outer space, raised by gender-swapped aliens? You’d get Rex Nebular and the Cosmic Gender-Bender, a hilarious, raunchy, surprisingly clever point-and-click adv...
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Omnicron Conspiracy

DOS1989 adventure
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Transworld

DOS1990 simulation
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Netscape Navigator 4

Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x1997 application
Netscape Navigator was one of the earliest web browsers that played a crucial role in popularizing the World Wide Web. It was developed by Netscape Communications Corporation and released in 1994. Netscape Navigator was among the ...
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Tintin on the Moon

DOS1989 action
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Harpoon II

DOS1994protected vehicle simulation
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The Final Crusade of Kroz

DOS1990freeware action
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Football Fanatic

DOS1998freeware sports
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Radix: Beyond the Void

DOS1995 shooter