Abandonware DOS title

Abandonware action games

Action video games are a genre of video games that emphasize physical challenges, hand-eye coordination, and reaction time. These games typically involve fast-paced gameplay, where players control a character who must navigate through a dynamic environment filled with obstacles, enemies, and other challenges. The primary focus is on the player's ability to react quickly and make split-second decisions.
pacmania-champ-03

Pac Maniac

DOS1993 maze
pacpc-04

Pac PC

DOS1995freewareremake maze
pac-girl-splash

Pac-girl

DOS1982 maze
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Pac-in-Time

DOS1993 platform
Pac-in-Time is an abandoned action side-scrolling platformer game developed by Kalisto Entertainment and released by Mindscape in 1993 for DOS. Pac-in-time was but also published for other platforms such as Amiga, Game Boy, Mac, SNES. Pac-in-Time is essentially Fury of the Furries reskinned with Pac-Man as the main character.
pacman-atari-02

Pac-Man

DOS1983 maze
Pac-Man is a classic arcade game created by Namco and first released in Japan on May 22, 1980. It was later released in North America by Midway Games. The game was designed by Toru Iwatani and has become one of the most famous and influential video games of all time. The main goal of Pac-Man is to navigate a maze, eating all the pac-dots (smal...
packman-splash

Pack-Man

DOS1983remake maze
pang-02

Pang remake

DOS1992remake
pango-02

Pango

DOS1983remake maze
paperboy-4

Paperboy

DOS1988
Paperboy was one of (if not THE) arcade hit of 1985. It was developed by Atari for the arcades and later published by Mindscape for DOS in 1988. More conversion were made for quite a few other platforms. Paperboy gameplay is peculiar: you control a boy riding a bicycle and your goal is to deliver as many newspapers as you can to a number of ho...
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Paperboy 2

DOS1991
Paperboy 2 is the sequel to the much acclaimed coin-op arcade hit Paperboy in which you have to deliver newspapers to subscribers while avoiding every kind of obstacle. Paperboy 2 is an isometric action game developed by Tengen and was released by Mindscape in 1991 for a number of platform. The DOS version of the game is abandoned.
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PC*Bert

DOS1997freeware
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PC-Man

DOS1982remake maze
PC-Man is an abandoned top-down Pac-Man clone in every regard: from the shape of the protagonist, to the cute ghosts. PC-Man was designed by Greg Kuperberg, developed by Orion Software and released in 1982 for DOS. As PC-Man, you have to move through a one screen maze to collect dots (pills? wafers?) and avoid being touched by one of the usual Pac-...
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Pharaoh's Tomb

DOS1990
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Pharoah's Curse

Windows 3.x1998remake platform
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Pinball Dreams

DOS1993protected pinball
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Pinball Dreams 2

DOS1994protected pinball
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Pinball Fantasies

DOS1994 pinball
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Pinball Illusions

DOS1995 pinball
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Pinball Magic

DOS1990 pinball
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Pinball World

DOS1995 pinball
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Pit Fighter

DOS1991 fighting
Pit Fighter is an arcade-style fighting game that was originally released in arcades in 1990 by Atari Games. It was later ported to various home gaming platforms, including DOS, the Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), and others. It was one of the first arcade games to feature digitized live-action charactersThe game is a...
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Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure

Windows XP/98/951995 platform
Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure is a platform video game that was originally released in 1994. It is a sequel to the classic 1982 game Pitfall! but features updated graphics and gameplay mechanics. The game was developed by Activision and initially released for various platforms, including PC, the Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNE...
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Pocahontas

DOS1995 platform
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Pong Kombat

DOS1994freeware
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Popcorn

DOS1988freeware block breaker
popeye2-02

Popeye 2

DOS1992 platform
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Postman Pat 3: To the Rescue

DOS1992
Postman Pat 3 is a retro video game based on the popular British children's television series Postman Pat. Released in 1992 by Alternative Software, it was available for platforms like the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, and Commodore 64. In Postman Pat 3, players take on the role of Pat Clifton, the friendly postman from the show. Unlike earlier ga...
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Pray for Death

DOS1996protected fighting
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Prehistorik

DOS1991protected platform