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Flight of the Intruder
DOS19904.2/5 Rowan Software
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I
DOS19904/5 Interplay Productions
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I is an abandoned fantasy top-down DOS RPG game set in the The Lord of the Rings universe. The Lord of the Rings I was developed and released by Interplay Productions in 1990. The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I is based on the popular The Lord Of The Rings book by J.R.R. Tolkien and it's focused on the f...
Romance of the Three Kingdoms 2
DOS19904/5 KOEI
Romance of the Three Kingdoms II is a turn-based strategy game developed and published by Koei. It was released in 1989 for various platforms, including the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), MS-DOS.In Romance of the Three Kingdoms II, players take on the role of a ruler during this period, and their objective is to unify China under their rule. ...
Spirit of Excalibur
DOS19903.8/5 Synergistic Software
Team Yankee
DOS19904.2/5 Oxford Digital Enterprises
The Cardinal of the Kremlin
DOS19903.9/5 Capstone
The Cardinal of the Kremlin is an abandoned simulation game involving espionage, politics and govern management set in the cold war years. It was designed by Kenneth Rothschild, developed by Capstone and released by IntraCorp in 1990 for DOS and Amiga. The Cardinal of the Kremlin was based on the Tom Clancy novel of the same name.
War of the Lance
DOS1990protected4.3/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Conan: the Cimmerian
DOS19914.2/5 Synergistic Software
Dragonflight
DOS19913.6/5 Thalion
Lone Wolf: The Mirror of Death
DOS19913.8/5 Mr. Micro
Megafortress
DOS1991protected4.1/5 Artech Studios
Scrooge
DOS19913/5 Leisuresoft
Scrooge is an abandoned interactive fiction graphic adventure game developed and released by Leisuresoft in 1991 for DO. Scrooge is based on the popular Christmas tale of the same name.
The Rocketeer
DOS19912.8/5 NovaLogic
Castle Elsinore
DOS19923.5/5 Temple Software
Dune
DOS19924.1/5 Cryo Interactive Entertainment
Dune, released in 1992, is a game developed by Cryo Interactive and published by Virgin Games. It's based on the iconic science fiction novel of the same name by Frank Herbert. In Dune, players assume the role of Paul Atreides, the young scion of House Atreides, as he arrives on the desert planet Arrakis with his family to take control of spice pro...
Dune II: The building of a dynasty
DOS19924.2/5 Westwood Studios
Dune II, released in 1992, is a pioneering real-time strategy game developed by Westwood Studios. Set in the world of Frank Herbert's Dune, players command noble houses in a battle for control over the planet Arrakis. With base-building, resource management, and tactical combat, the game introduced key elements of the genre and influenced future RT...
Frederik Pohl's Gateway
DOS19924.1/5 Legend Entertainment
Frederik Pohl's Gateway is one of the best abandoned adventures games from Legend Entertainment. Gateway is an interactive fiction with graphics and an improved interface (unusual for IFs), based on the Frederik Pohl's novel Gateway. Tt was designed by Michael Verdu and Glen R. Dahlgren and published by Legend Entertainment in 1992.
Hook
DOS19924.2/5 Shadow Software
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers
DOS19923.9/5 Interplay Productions
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers is an abandoned fantasy top-down DOS RPG game set in the The Lord of the Rings universe. The Lord of the Rings II was developed and released by Interplay Productions in 1992. The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers is based on the popular The Lord Of The Rings book by J.R.R. Tol...
Pacific Islands
DOS19924.3/5 Oxford Digital Enterprises
Ringworld: Revenge of the Patriarch
DOS19923.8/5 Tsunami Media
Betrayal at Krondor
DOS1993protected4/5 Dynamix
Companions of Xanth
DOS1993protected3.8/5 Legend Entertainment
Gateway 2: Homeworld
DOS1993protected3.9/5 Legend Entertainment
Return of the Phantom
DOS1993protecteddemo3.7/5 MicroProse Software
Return of the Phantom is adventure game set in France, designed by Raymond Benson, developed by MicroProse Software and released in 1993 for DOS only. Return of the Phantom is a third-person adventure game based on the book Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms 3: Dragon of Destiny
DOS19934/5 KOEI
Transarctica
DOS19933.9/5 Silmarils
Death Gate
DOS1994protected3.9/5 Legend Entertainment
Frankenstein
DOS19944.1/5 Junkyard
Return to Ringworld
DOS19943.8/5 Tsunami Media