Abandonware DOS title

Arcade classics: the best coin-ops conversions sorted by title, from Z to A

Back in the day, when going to the "arcades" was a thing, a quite a few exceptional games made video game history. Titles like Pac-Man, Space Invaders, Donkey Kong and later games like Bubble Bobble, Street Fighter 2, Dragon's Lair are known both to video game fans and people who never touched a joystick in their lives. These games often spawned licensed conversions, sequels, fan-games and clones.
galaxian-2

Galaxian

DOS19834/5 Namco
frogger-2

Frogger

DOS19834.1/5 Konami
dragons-lair-1-1

Dragon's Lair

DOS1989protected3.7/5 Sullivan Bluth Interactive Media
doubledragon-1

Double Dragon

DOS19884/5 Technos Japan
donkey-4

Donkey Kong

DOS19834.1/5 Nintendo
digdug-3

Dig Dug

DOS19833.9/5 Namco
Dig Dug is a classic maze arcade action game that was first released by Namco in 1982 as a coin-op and later for a number of other systems. The gameplay of Dig Dug involves digging tunnels through the earth to reach and defeat the various creatures that inhabit the underground maze. The player has an air pump, which he can use to inflate the monste...
defender-4

Defender

DOS19834.2/5 Williams Entertainment
champ-ms-pacman-05

CHAMP Ms. Pac-man

DOS1994remake3.9/5 ChamProgramming corp.
champkong-1

CHAMP Kong

DOS1996remake4/5 ChamProgramming corp.
champ-centipede-03

CHAMP Centipede

DOS1993remake3.7/5 ChamProgramming corp.
champ-asteroids-01

CHAMP Asteroids

DOS1997remake3.9/5 ChamProgramming corp.
bust-a-move-01

Bust-A-Move

DOS1997freeware4/5 Taito
burger-time-01

BurgerTime

DOS19823.8/5 Data East
bubblebobble-3

Bubble Bobble

DOS19894.2/5 Taito
Bubble Bobble is perhaps one of the most popular (and cute!) platform arcade games of all times. The goal of Bubble Bobble is simple: clear each screen from various monsters and reach the final stage. In order to get rid of enemies, dinosaurs Bub and Bob can spit bubbles to trap them, then pop the bubbles to kill them.
boulderdash-3

Boulder Dash

DOS19843.7/5 First Star Software
Boulder Dash is a classic action-puzzle video game that was first released in 1984 by First Star Software. In Boulder Dash, players control a character named Rockford as he digs through caves to collect diamonds while avoiding falling boulders and other hazards. The game is set in a scrolling, grid-based environment, and players must strategic...
dynablaster-01

Bomberman

DOS19924.1/5 Hudson soft
bomb-jack-01

Bomb Jack

DOS19844.5/5 Tecmo
Bomb Jack is a classic arcade platform game developed and published by Tecmo in 1984. The goal of the game is to collect bombs while avoiding enemies; the whole game takes place in a fixed screen. Bomb Jack for DOS is a conversion from the arcade original version. The arcade and the conversions were a huge commercial success.
battlezone-3

Battlezone

DOS19834.2/5 Atari
bad-dudes-02

Bad Dudes VS Dragon Ninja

DOS1988protected4.1/5 Data East
arkanoid-1

Arkanoid

DOS19884.1/5 Taito
Arkanoid is a classic arcade video game that was first released in 1986 by Taito. It is a breakout-style game, which means that the primary objective is to break a wall of bricks or blocks by bouncing a ball off a paddle at the bottom of the screen. The game takes its name and inspiration from Atari's Breakout, which was released in the 1970s. ...