Abandonware DOS title

The most popular PvP (player VS player) games

Of all the multiplayer modes available for a game, PvP (Player VS Player) is one of the most appreciated. The thrill of competing in some way against a human opponent is something that changes the way you're playing and is often completely different than fighting a computer opponent. In fact, the first games in history lacked a computer opponent (it needed more resources, more code, etc.), there was PvP before everything else.
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Laserwars

DOS1994
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Star Control 3

DOS1996protected Legend Entertainment
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Take Down

DOS1989
Take Down lets you relive the golden era of SWAT fantasies—when every problem could be solved with tactical entry and a well-placed flashbang. As leader of an elite anti-terr...
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Pray for Death

DOS1996protected Light Shock Software
With a title like Pray for Death, you know you’re not signing up for a cheerful platformer. This is a fighting game with a gothic, heavy-metal aesthetic that screams 1996. It...
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Tunneler

DOS1991freeware
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Magic: The Gathering Interactive Encyclopedia

Windows XP/98/951999 Wizards of the Coast
Magic: The Gathering Interactive Encyclopedia is an abandoned "educational" application and turn-based strategy game based on he Magic: The Gathering collectible card game. MT...
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England Championship Special

DOS1991 Tiertex Design Studios
England Championship Special (1991, DOS) is the kind of football game that doesn’t pretend to know what the Premier League will look like in 30 years—it just wants you ...
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Scrabble

DOS1989
The 1989 Scrabble release feels a bit like playing the board game on an old typewriter. It’s clunky, monochrome, and oddly charming. The computer AI is less of a challenge an...
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Squarez Deluxe!

DOS1993freeware Adept Software
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Serve & Volley

DOS1988 Artech Studios
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International Athletics

DOS1992 True Emotions Software
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Volleyball Simulator

DOS1987 Time Warp Software
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NFL Football

DOS1992 Distinctive Software
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Mortal Pong

DOS1995freeware
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Theatre of War

DOS1992protected Artech Studios
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Chopper Duel

DOS1993freeware
Think Top Gun but with less Tom Cruise and more pixelated explosions. Chopper Duel pits you against a friend (or the AI) in one-on-one rotorcraft carnage. It’s fast, twitchy,...
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Death by Backgammon

DOS1990
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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Wembley Rugby League

DOS1996 Denton Designs