Abandonware DOS title

The most popular modern warfare games

Wargame is a niche genre born during the dawn of the video gaming scene. Since the beginning of wargaming, two of the most important aspects were the setting and the time period such as the classical era, Napoleon wars, World War 1 or 2, modern times, or even the future. Modern warfare is exactly that: war happening in modern times. That said, by "modern times" we mean that period which goes from the post-world wars to the present day. Modern warfare was also extensively used as a theme for other genres such as combat flight simulations.
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A Line in the Sand

DOS1992protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
A Line in the Sand (1992) is what happens when a board game about modern Middle Eastern warfare gets turned into a DOS strategy title with all the subtlety of a cold war memo. You command military forces in a region that is perpet...
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F-15 Strike Eagle II

DOS1989 MicroProse Software
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Flight of the Intruder

DOS1990 Rowan Software
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Super Huey II

DOS1988protected Cosmi Corporation
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ACE 2

DOS1987 Artronic Limited
In ACE 2 (1987, DOS), you and a buddy can engage in split-screen dogfights so slow they make real air combat look like fast-forwarded ballet. The graphics are simple, but the charm is in the rivalry — few things bond friends...
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Gunboat

DOS1990protected Accolade
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Platoon

DOS1987 Ocean Software
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Falcon

DOS1987protected Spectrum HoloByte
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MiG-29M Super Fulcrum

DOS1989 Simbiosis Interactive
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The Lost Patrol

DOS1991 Astros Productions
The Lost Patrol is an abandoned multi-type action game set in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam war. The Lost Patrol was developed by Astros Productions (DOS version) and released by Ocean Software in 1991 for DOS, Amiga and Atari...
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Thud Ridge

DOS1988 ACME Interactive
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Infiltrator

DOS1987 Chris Gray Enterprises
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B-1 Nuclear Bomber

DOS1981 Avalon Hill
Ever wanted to be responsible for ending the world in fewer than ten keypresses? B-1 Nuclear Bomber (1981) gives you that chance, wrapping global annihilation in glorious monochrome and a user interface that feels like it was desi...
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Tomahawk

DOS1987 Digital Integration
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Conflict: Korea

DOS1992protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Seal Team

DOS1993 Electronic Arts
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ACE: Air Combat Emulator

DOS1986
This 1986 DOS classic sounds way cooler than it is — ACE: Air Combat Emulator promises combat, but delivers what feels like flying a lawnmower through molasses. Still, for its time, it gave players the thrill of joystick jos...
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Infiltrator 2

DOS1988 Chris Gray Enterprises
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Operation Harrier

DOS1990 Creative Materials
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Gulf Strike

DOS1986 Microcomputer Games Inc.