Abandonware action games sorted by release date
Action video games are all about speed, fast moving and dexterity. The main action varies according to the kind of game, which can include jumping from platforms, running, beating up other human players or computer controlled adversaries, etc.
If the action is focused on shooting adversaries, the game belongs to the shooter genre. There's also the action-adventure genre, where the action elements are less intense and the gameplay incorporates one or more adventure elements such as inventory management, puzzles and a lot more thinking in general.
There are quite a lot of action sub-genres. In maze games, the action takes place in a labyrinth (the mother of all maze games is Pac-Man). Platformers are action games where you're going to spend most of the time jumping on some kind of platform (Bubbgle Bobble, Prince of Persia). There's also two types of games that involve physical combat: fighting games and beat 'em ups. Fighting games are all about 1 vs 1 combat in a single screen (Street Fighter 2, Mortal Kombat). In beat 'em ups (Golden Axe, Double Dragon) you have to fight hordes of enemies and advance to the next level.
Action games
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DOS19933.8/5 Titus Interactive
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DOS19933.7/5 Tsunami Media
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DOS19934.2/5 Silicon & Synapse
The Lost Vikings is an old DOS platform-puzzle game, developed by Silicon & Synapse and published by Interplay Productions in 1993. In The Lost Vikings you have to solve puzzles by controlling three characters (glorious vikings!), each with a single skill of its own.
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DOS19934.2/5
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DOS1993freeware3.7/5 Epic MegaGames
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DOS1994freeware3.7/5 Dataware
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DOS1994freeware3.5/5
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DOS19944.2/5 Blizzard Entertainment
Blackthorne is a sci-fi / fantasy abandoned action platform game designed by Ronald Millar, developed by Blizzard Entertainment (yes, the creators of Diablo and World of Warcraft) and was released by Interplay Productions in 1994 for DOS and Mac. Blackthorne was also published for SNES, Sega 32X, Game Boy Advance and other systems.
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DOS1994remake4/5 ChamProgramming corp.
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DOS19944/5 Virgin Interactive
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DOS19943.5/5
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DOS19944.3/5 Virgin Interactive
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DOS19944/5 X-ample Architectures
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DOS19943.9/5 Junkyard
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Windows 3.xMac19943.8/5
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DOS1994protected4.2/5 Apogee Software
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DOS1994protected3.8/5 Epic MegaGames
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DOS1994protected3.9/5 Epic MegaGames
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DOS19943/5 Shadow Software
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DOS19944.1/5 Presage Software
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DOS19943.4/5
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DOS1994protected4.1/5 Midway Manufacturing Company
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DOS1994freeware4.1/5 Diversions Entertainment
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DOS1994protected3.1/5 21st Century Entertainment
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DOS19944.2/5 Digital Illusions
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DOS19943.2/5 Mirage Technologies
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DOS19943.4/5 Amtex
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DOS1994remake4.3/5
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DOS19943.9/5 Creative Edge Software
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DOS19944.1/5 Westwood Studios