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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Sexy Fighter

DOS1993NSFW Kingformation
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Plundered Hearts

DOSMac OS1987 Infocom
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Dino Crisis

Windows XP/98/951999 Capcom
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Barbie

DOS1992 Imagineering Inc.
Released in 1992, Barbie for DOS is what happens when someone asks, “What if pink could be a video game?” You play as Barbie on a quest to collect accessories and win K...
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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 out...
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Traffic department 2192

DOS1994freeware P Squared
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CHAMP Ms. Pac-man

DOS1994remake ChamProgramming corp.
She’s pink, she’s fast, and she’s got a bow. CHAMP Ms. Pac-man reimagines the iconic maze-chaser with smooth controls and new levels while keeping that glorious m...
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Lost in Time

DOS1993 Coktel Vision
Time travel is confusing enough, but Lost in Time (1993, DOS) makes it gloriously absurd. You wake up in a ship’s hold in the 19th century, trying to figure out how you got t...
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Eagle Eye Mysteries in London

DOS1994 Stormfront Studios
Set in a foggy, postcard-perfect version of the British capital, Eagle Eye Mysteries in London takes the educational detective formula and gives it a polite accent. You play a youn...
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Syberia

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2002protected Microids
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Where in Europe is Carmen Sandiego?

DOSMac OS1988 Broderbund
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Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator

Windows XP/98/951999protected
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Inner Worlds

DOSLinux1996 Sleepless Software
Inner Worlds is the kind of side-scroller that sneaks up on you. At first, it’s a fantasy action-platformer—monsters, dungeons, the usual—but then you discover th...
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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,...
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Tomb Raider II

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protected Core Design
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Pepper's Adventures in Time

DOS1993demo Sierra On-Line
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Syberia 2

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2004protected 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 firs...
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The Wizard of Oz

DOS1985 Windham Classics
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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 s...
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Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1998protected Core Design
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Pac-girl

DOS1982 Magicom Multimedia
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Joan of Arc

DOS1989 Chip
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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, des...
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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 ...
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Silicon Dreams

DOS1986 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, Retur...
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Eagle Eye Mysteries: The Original

DOS1993 Stormfront Studios
Before London called, Eagle Eye Mysteries: The Original laid the groundwork with a simpler, more classroom-friendly approach to detective work. This is edutainment done with confid...