Abandonware DOS title

Remakes: new versions of old games sorted by release date

Games developed for DOS and other defunct home computers (or Personal Computers) date back to the 80s of the past century. This means they are old and it's diffucult to make them run on modern systems. Graphics, user experience and sound made huge leaps forward over the years, but somehow these old games managed to be remembered by me, you and someone crazy enough to put a lot of effort into remake them.
Some of these old games have been remade from scratch to varying degrees of faithfulness, whether by the hands of big gaming companies, indie developers or simply by individuals who had enough free time and coding skills.
astrofire-3

Astro Fire

DOS1994freewareremake ORT Software
Astro Fire (1994) is the illegitimate love child of Asteroids and a particularly angry fireworks show. You pilot a tiny ship with a death wish through an endless barrage of asteroids, enemies, and power-ups that may or may not be ...
champ-ms-pacman-05

CHAMP Ms. Pac-man

DOS1994remake ChamProgramming corp.
super-mario-bros-03

Super Mariio Bros

DOS1994remake
manhole-masterpiece-03

The Manhole: CD-ROM Masterpiece Edition

Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.xMac OS1994protectedremake Cyan Worlds
xquest-03

XQuest

DOS1994remake
ackack-attack-03

Ack-Ack Attack!

DOS1995remake PLBM Games
In Ack-Ack Attack! (1995, DOS), you operate an anti-aircraft gun and do your best to shoot down waves of enemy planes with what appears to be a potato cannon. The game is loud, frantic, and wonderfully simple — a throwback t...
duck-hunt-03

Duck Hunt

DOS1995freewareremake
Duck Hunt is a faithful remake based on the original light gun game Duck Hunt published by Nintendo in 1984. Duck Hunt was a shooting gallery game with a straightforward gameplay: use your gun to shoot down ducks. If you...
indenture-02

Indenture

DOS1995remake
mspacpc-1

Ms Pac PC

DOS1995remake Magicom Multimedia
pacpc-04

Pac PC

DOS1995freewareremake
river-raid-remake-01

River Raid remake

DOS1995freewareremake
space-invaders-clone-splash

Space Invaders

DOS1995remake
zorlim-arcade-volley-02

Zorlim's Arcade Volleyball

DOS1995freewareremake
Released in 1995 for DOS, Zorlim's Arcade Volleyball is what happens when someone decides regular volleyball isn’t chaotic enough. Picture stick figures with the agility of caffeinated spiders and a physics engine that took ...
champkong-1

CHAMP Kong

DOS1996remake ChamProgramming corp.
champ-pacem-02

CHAMP Pac-em

DOS1996remake ChamProgramming corp.
hamurabi-01

Hamurabi remake

DOS1996freewareremake
tempest-2000-03

Tempest 2000

DOS1996remake Atari
Tempest 2000 is a video game developed by Llamasoft and published by Atari Corporation. It was released in 1994 for DOS, Mac, the Atari Jaguar console, etc. Tempest 2000 is an enhanced remake of the original Tempest, which was rel...
african-adventure-01

African Adventure

DOS1997remake
African Adventure is one of those games that feels like it was made during a two-hour layover at the airport - but somehow, it works. Set in the savannah, it combines survival, exploration, and a splash of educational trivia (prob...
champ-asteroids-01

CHAMP Asteroids

DOS1997remake ChamProgramming corp.
champ-galagon-03

CHAMP Galagon

DOS1997remake ChamProgramming corp.
champ-invaders-03

CHAMP Invaders

DOS1997remake ChamProgramming corp.
manic-miner-02

Manic Miner remake

DOS1997remake
Manic Miner is a quintessential platformer game that emerged in the early 1980s, developed by Matthew Smith for the ZX Spectrum. It stands as a hallmark of the 8-bit gaming era, celebrated for its innovative design and enduring ch...
super-bomber-blast-02

Super Bomber Blast Beta

DOS1997remake
acid-tetris-02

Acid Tetris

DOS1998freewareremake
If you ever looked at regular Tetris and thought, “What this really needs is eye-melting colors and a possible migraine,” then Acid Tetris (1998, DOS) is your jam. It’s the classic block-dropper, now with a palet...
wizard-of-wor-98-03

Wizard of Wor 98

DOS1998remake
civ2-test-of-time-02

Civilization II: Test of Time

Windows XP/98/951999remake Atari
Civilization II: Test of Time is an abandoned turn-based strategy game developed by Atari and released by MicroProse Software in 1999 for Windows. Civilization II: Test of Time is a remake of the cult classic Civilization 2, witho...
jet-set-willy-remake-05

Jet Set Willy remake

DOS1999freewareremake
Jet Set Willy is a classic platform video game released for various home computers in the 1980s. It was developed by Matthew Smith and published by Software Projects for the ZX Spectrum in 1984. The game is the sequel to Manic Min...
xenon-2000-05

Xenon 2000: Project PCF

Windows XP/98/952000remake Bitmap Brothers
Xenon 2000: Project PCF is a vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up video game and originally released in 2000. It is a sequel to the earlier game "Xenon 2: Megablast," which was developed by The Bitmap Brothers and released in 1989.In X...
attack-mutant-camels-03

Attack of the Mutant Camels

DOS2001freewareremake
If you've ever stared at a camel and thought, "What if it shot lasers and had a personal grudge against humanity?", Attack of the Mutant Camels is the fever dream you've been waiting for. Released in 2001 for DOS — yes, some...
auf-wiedersen-monty-rem-01

Auf Wiedersehen Monty

Windows XP/98/952001remake
In Auf Wiedersehen Monty, our favorite marsupial is back, and this time he's taking a very pixelated Eurotrip. Released for Windows XP in 2001, it's a nostalgia-fueled platformer that insists you master gravity-defying jumps and m...