Abandonware action games sorted by release date
Action video games are all about speed, fast moving and dexterity. The main action varies according to the kind of game, which can include jumping from platforms, running, beating up other human players or computer controlled adversaries, etc.
If the action is focused on shooting adversaries, the game belongs to the shooter genre. There's also the action-adventure genre, where the action elements are less intense and the gameplay incorporates one or more adventure elements such as inventory management, puzzles and a lot more thinking in general.
There are quite a lot of action sub-genres. In maze games, the action takes place in a labyrinth (the mother of all maze games is Pac-Man). Platformers are action games where you're going to spend most of the time jumping on some kind of platform (Bubbgle Bobble, Prince of Persia). There's also two types of games that involve physical combat: fighting games and beat 'em ups. Fighting games are all about 1 vs 1 combat in a single screen (Street Fighter 2, Mortal Kombat). In beat 'em ups (Golden Axe, Double Dragon) you have to fight hordes of enemies and advance to the next level.
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Action games
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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.
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DOS19843.4/5
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DOS1984remake3.3/5
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DOS19843.7/5
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DOS19842.8/5 Atari
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DOS19844.1/5
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DOS19843/5
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DOS19843.9/5 Epyx
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DOS19844.3/5 Parker Brothers
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DOS19843.4/5 Sierra On-Line
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DOS19843.9/5
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DOS19844.1/5 Parker Brothers
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DOS19843.9/5 Windmill Software
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DOS19843.9/5
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DOS1984remake4/5
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DOS1985remake4.1/5
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DOS19853.6/5
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DOS19853.9/5 Datasoft
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DOS19853.6/5
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DOS19853.8/5 Konami
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DOS19853.9/5 Konami
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DOS19863.6/5
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DOS1986freeware3.4/5 Wordworks Software
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DOS19864.1/5 Mindscape
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DOS1986remake2.8/5
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DOS19864.1/5 Broderbund
Karateka is a martial arts themed action / fighting game released by Broderbund in 1986 for DOS. Karateka is the first game designed by Jordan Mechner, the father of the Prince of Persia franchise. Karateka was also published for Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, C64, MSX, NES, ZX Spectrum.
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DOS19862.5/5 Acclaim Entertainment
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DOS1986remake3.8/5 COMPUTE! Publications
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DOS19863.8/5 Palace Software
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DOS19863.8/5 System 3