Abandonware DOS title

The most popular 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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Mixed-up Mother Goose

DOS1987 Sierra On-Line
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Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?

DOS1989 Broderbund
Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? is an educational computer game and television game show franchise created by Broderbund. It focuses on teaching geography and history while players try to track down the infamous thief, Carmen Sa...
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Eagle Eye Mysteries in London

DOS1994 Stormfront Studios
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Plundered Hearts

DOSMac OS1987 Infocom
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The Quest for the Time-bird

DOS1989 Infogrames
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Elvira: the Arcade Game

DOS1991 Flair Software
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CHAMP Ms. Pac-man

DOS1994remake ChamProgramming corp.
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King's Quest 4: The Perils of Rosella

DOS1988protecteddemo 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 re...
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Where in Europe is Carmen Sandiego?

DOSMac OS1988 Broderbund
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Pepper's Adventures in Time

DOS1993 Sierra On-Line
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Eagle Eye Mysteries: The Original

DOS1993 Stormfront Studios
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Pac-girl

DOS1982 Magicom Multimedia
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Syberia

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2002protected Microids
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The Operative: No One Lives Forever

Windows XP/98/952000 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 ...
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Barbie Super Model

DOS1993 Tahoe Software Productions
If Barbie was mildly passive in her 1992 debut, Barbie Super Model (1993) puts her on the runway—literally. You’ll practice walking, dodging obstacles, and matching outfits because nothing screams "video game challenge...
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Gnome Ranger

DOS1987 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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Joan of Arc

DOS1989 Chip
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Traffic department 2192

DOS1994freeware P Squared
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Alice in Wonderland

DOS1989
Step into the rabbit hole - no, really, step carefully, or you’ll glitch right through the floor. Alice in Wonderland (1989, DOS) is a surreal, side-scrolling adventure that loosely follows the Lewis Carroll classic, if Lewi...
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Pocahontas

DOS1995 Teeny Weeny Games
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Ms Pac PC

DOS1995remake Magicom Multimedia
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Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego? Deluxe edition

DOS1993 Broderbund
Where in the USA is Carmen Sandiego? Deluxe Edition is an educational computer game released in 1992 by Broderbund Software. It's part of the popular Carmen Sandiego franchise, designed to teach players about geography and history...
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Syberia 2

Windows XP/98/95Mac OSWindows 10/112004protected Microids
Syberia 2 is an adventure game developed by Microïds and released in 2004 as a direct sequel to the critically acclaimed Syberia (2002). The story picks up where the first game left off, with Kate Walker leaving behind h...
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Vixen

DOS1988 Intelligent Design
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The Wizard of Oz

DOS1985 Windham Classics