Abandonware DOS title

Text-based games: ASCII, etc. sorted by title, from Z to A

In the past, lots of games used ASCII characters (text) to represent the game world. These text-only video games may seem primitive and outdated and, in fact, the genre almost died with the fast evolving graphics of modern games.
A few genres traditionally linked to the beautiful world of ascii characters still survives: roguelikes (nethack, angband, etc.) and interactive fiction, for example.
3-musketeers-fr-02

The Three Musketeers

DOS1987 Greve Graphics
shadowsmordor-3

The Shadows of Mordor

DOS1988 Beam Software
the-president-is-missing-02

The President is Missing

DOS1988protected Cosmi Corporation
thepatcher-1

The Patcher 6.1

DOS1993
skthemist-splash

The mist

DOS1985 Angelsoft
lurkinghorror-1

The Lurking Horror

DOS1987 Infocom
hitchhikers-splash

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

DOSMac OS1984freeware Infocom
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a humorous free text adventure game based on the novel of the same name written by Douglas Adams (if you never read it, shame on you!). The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was designed by D...
foolserrand-2

The Fool's Errand

DOS1989freeware Synergistic Software
The Fool's Errand is a puzzle-adventure computer game created by Cliff Johnson and released in 1987 for Macintosh and later for MS-DOS. The game follows the journey of a nameless fool through a magical land inspired by Tarot ...
finalcrusadekroz-2

The Final Crusade of Kroz

DOS1990freeware Apogee Software
pasrun_000

The Astronomy Quiz

DOS1988 Softdisk Publishing
templeofkroz-4

Temple of Kroz

DOS1990freeware Apogee Software
taipan-for-windows-01

Taipan for Windows

Windows XP/98/952002freeware
suspended-01

Suspended

DOS1983 Infocom
suspect-01

Suspect

DOS1984 Infocom
supernova-splash

Supernova

DOS1987freeware Apogee Software
super-zzt-05

Super ZZT

DOS1992 Epic MegaGames
stationfall-01

Stationfall

DOS1987 Infocom
starcross-01

Starcross

DOS1982 Infocom
startrekpromethean-splash

Star Trek: The Promethean Prophecy

DOSMac OS1986 TRANS Fiction Systems
nextgen-trivia-01

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Trivia

DOS1990 Micro F/X Software
startrek1stcontact-splash

Star Trek: First Contact

DOS1988 Simon & Schuster Interactive
star-saga-2-1

Star Saga: Two - The Clathran Menace

DOS1989 Masterplay Publishing Corporation
starsaga-splash

Star Saga: One - Beyond the Boundary

DOS1987 Masterplay Publishing Corporation
starfleet2-krellan-01

Star Fleet 2: Krellan Commander

DOS1989 Interstel Corporation
starfleet1-battle-begins03

Star Fleet 1: The War Begins

DOSMac OS1985 Interstel Corporation
sram-02

SRAM

DOS1987 ERE Informatique
spellcasting201-splash

Spellcasting 201: The Sorcerer's Appliance

DOS1991protectedNSFW Legend Entertainment
Spellcasting 201: The Sorcerer's Appliance is an adventure game released in 1991, developed by Steve Meretzky and published by Legend Entertainment. It’s the second installment in the "Spellcasting" series. In Spellcast...
spellbreaker-02

Spellbreaker

DOS1985 Infocom