Abandonware DOS title

The most popular fixed screen 2D games

In a fixed-screen 2D game, the gameplay is confined to a single screen with no vertical or horizontal scrolling. The screen remains static, and the overall gameplay occurs within the boundaries of this fixed screen.
Fixed-screen games were common in the early days of video gaming, especially in arcade games. This design was largely due to technical limitations of early hardware, which made scrolling more difficult to implement. As a result, many early arcade classics, such as Pac-Man or Space Invaders, relied on fixed-screen mechanics.
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Slam!

Windows 3.x1993
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Arcade Trivia Quiz

DOS1993
Think you're smart? Arcade Trivia Quiz (1993) is here to humble you with rapid-fire questions about pop culture, history, and whatever else the developers could fit on a floppy dis...
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Westphaser

DOS1989 Loriciels
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Airlines

DOS1994 InterActive Vision
Think running an airline is easy? Airlines (1994) says “think again.” This old-school management sim hands you a failing fleet and a world map, then laughs quietly as y...
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Tag Team Wrestling

DOS1986 Technos Japan
If you’ve ever wondered what professional wrestling would look like if it were coded on a calculator from the 1980s, Tag Team Wrestling has your answer. Two beefy sprites&mda...
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Trump Castle 2

DOS1991 Brian A. Rice
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Learn The Alphabet

DOS1993 Compedia Software & Hardware
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Pong Kombat

DOS1994freeware
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Cap Man

Windows XP/98/951999
It’s Pac-Man, except it’s… not. Cap Man is a low-budget clone with just enough charm to avoid immediate deletion. You’ve got the dots, the ghosts, the powe...
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Manhole

DOS1992
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Super Bomber Blast Beta

DOS1997remake
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Blort!

DOS1987 Hennsoft
With a name like Blort!, you'd expect a fart joke or a kids’ cartoon gone wrong, but no—it’s a 1987 arcade-style blaster for DOS. You play as a cosmic defender sh...
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Circus Attractions

DOS1989 Golden Goblins
Roll up, roll up! Circus Attractions turns your PC into a low-resolution big top full of minigames, each one zanier than the last. Think clown juggling, lion taming, and tightrope ...
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Bomb Run

DOS1991 PC Solutions
Bomb Run (1991, DOS) sounds like an action-packed thriller—and then you play it and realize you’re just trying to drop bombs in the right spots while flying what feels ...
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Redhook's Revenge

DOS1993 ImagiSoft
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Hole in One

DOS1995 Really Interesting Software Company
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Pick 'n Pile

DOS1990 UBI Soft
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King's Table: The Legend of Ragnarok

DOS1993protected Imagitec Design
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Sarge

DOS1989
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Moraff's Morejongg

Windows XP/98/951992 Moraffware
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Monopoly

DOS1985
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Floppy Frenzy

DOS1982 Windmill Software
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Mine Shaft

DOS1983 Sierra On-Line
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Inve$t

DOS1990 Starbyte Software
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Kangaroo

DOS1982
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Hat Trick

DOS1984 Bally Sente
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Tracon for Windows

Windows 3.x1993 Wesson International