Abandonware DOS title

The best female protagonist games

Before Tomb Raider, not many games involved main female characters. Carmen Sandiego, Laura Bow, Elvira, Jill of the Jungle and eve Ms. Pac-Man were exceptions to the "male" rule followed by early video games.
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The Wizard of Oz

DOS19854/5 Windham Classics
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Where in Europe is Carmen Sandiego?

DOSMac OS19884/5 Broderbund
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CHAMP Ms. Pac-man

DOS1994remake3.9/5 ChamProgramming corp.
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Plundered Hearts

DOSMac OS19873.9/5 Infocom
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Lorna

DOS1990NSFW3.9/5 Topo Soft
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Elvira: the Arcade Game

DOS19913.9/5 Flair Software
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Tomb Raider II

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protected3.9/5 Core Design
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Geisha

DOS1990NSFW3.9/5 Coktel Vision
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Lost in Time

DOS19933.9/5 Coktel Vision
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City of Lost Children

DOS19973.9/5 Psygnosis
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The Quest for the Time-bird

DOS19893.9/5 Infogrames
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Ms. Pac-Man

DOS19843.9/5 Atarisoft
Ms. Pac-Man is a classic arcade game released by Midway in 1982 (1984 for DOS) as a follow-up to the original Pac-Man (1980), developed by Namco. While its core gameplay is similar - navigating a maze, eating dots, and avoiding ghosts - there are key differences. Ms. Pac-Man features four distinct maze designs, moving bonus fruits, and mo...
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Angel 3

DOS1990NSFW3.9/5 JAST USA
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Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego?

DOS19863.9/5 Broderbund
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Fascination

DOS1991NSFW3.9/5 Coktel Vision
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King's Quest 4: The Perils of Rosella

DOS1988protecteddemo3.8/5 Sierra On-Line
King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella is an adventure game developed and published by Sierra On-Line in 1988. It is the fourth installment in the popular King's Quest series created by Roberta Williams. The game was originally released for MS-DOS and Apple II computers and later ported to other platforms.The story of King's Quest IV follows Prince...
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Metal & Lace

DOS1993NSFW3.8/5 MegaTech Software
Metal & Lace: The Battle of the Robo Babes is a video game developed by Megatech Software and published by Forest Interactive in 1993. It's an adult-themed fighting game for MS-DOS.In the game, players control customizable female robots known as "Robo Babes" in one-on-one combat. The emphasis on customization allows players to modify their robo...
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Jill of the Jungle 3: Jill Saves the Prince

DOS19923.8/5 Epic MegaGames
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Vynil Goddess from Mars

DOS19953.8/5 Six Pound Sledge Studios
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The Operative: No One Lives Forever

Windows XP/98/9520003.7/5 Monolith Productions
The Operative: No One Lives Forever is a first-person shooter with stealth gameplay elements, developed by Monolith Productions and released by Fox Interactive in 2000 for Windows, Mac and PS2. As Cate Archer, a spy working for a secret organization in the 60s, you have to find out who killed your colleagues. No One Lives Forever is the first of th...
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Traffic department 2192

DOS1994freeware3.7/5 P Squared
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Laura Bow 2: The Dagger of Amon Ra

DOSWindows 3.x1992protecteddemo3.7/5 Sierra On-Line
Laura Bow 2: The Dagger of Amon Ra is a point-and-click adventure game developed and published by Sierra On-Line in 1992. The game is a sequel to The Colonel's Bequest and follows the adventures of the protagonist, Laura Bow, a young investigative journalist.In the game, the Dagger of Amon Ra is a valuable Egyptian artifact rumored to have mystical...
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Inner Worlds

DOSLinux19963.7/5 Sleepless Software
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Gnome Ranger

DOS19873.7/5 Level 9 Computing
Gnome Ranger is an abandoned fantasy adventure game, developed and published by Level 9 Computing in 1987 for DOS. Gnome Ranger was designed by Peter Austin who also designed the sequel Gnome Ranger 2: Ingrid's Back.
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Pac-girl

DOS19823.7/5 Magicom Multimedia
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Silicon Dreams

DOS19863.6/5 Level 9 Computing
Silicon Dreams by Level 9 Computing is a trilogy of interactive fiction (text adventure) games released in the mid-1980s. The trilogy includes three separate games: Snowball, Return to Eden, and The Worm in Paradise. Each game combines elements of science fiction with puzzle-solving and exploration. All three games are text-based, relying on d...
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Barbie Super Model

DOS19933.6/5 Tahoe Software Productions
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Sexy Fighter

DOS1993NSFW3.5/5 Kingformation
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Marble Cooking

DOS1994NSFW3.4/5 Negative
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Barbie

DOS19923.4/5 Imagineering Inc.