Abandonware action games
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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DOS19823.6/5 Namco
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DOS19874.4/5 Russco
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DOS19904.1/5 The Learning Company
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DOS19964.3/5 Capcom
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DOS19923.3/5 Epic MegaGames
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DOS1994protected3.5/5 Team 17
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DOS19892.7/5 Tynesoft Computer Software
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DOS19943.5/5 Creative Edge Software
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DOS19843.9/5
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DOS19893.5/5 Silmarils
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DOS19893.6/5 Konami
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DOS19914/5 Distinctive Software
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DOS1990freeware3.8/5 Apogee Software
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DOS19914/5 Syntetic Dimensions
Terminator 2: Judgment Day is one of the many adaptations of the Terminator franchise. This one is based on the movie of the same name, but it's not as good as the movie, according to critics. Terminator 2 is an action game developed by Syntetic Dimensions and released by Ocean Software in 1991 for DOS. It was also published for C64, ZX Spectrum, A...
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DOS19903.9/5 Oxford Digital Enterprises
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DOS19893.8/5 Paragon Software
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DOS19914.2/5 Titus Interactive
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DOS19933.8/5 Titus Interactive
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DOS20013.8/5
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DOS19923.9/5 Arcade Masters
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DOS1990freeware3.7/5 Apogee Software
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DOS19902.9/5 Softie
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DOS19933.7/5 Tsunami Media
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DOS19853.9/5 Datasoft
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DOS1987remake4/5
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DOS19873.7/5 Opera Soft
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DOS19944.1/5 Westwood Studios
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DOS19913.7/5 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 ST.
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DOS19934.3/5 Silicon & Synapse
The Lost Vikings is an old DOS platform-puzzle game, developed by Silicon & Synapse and published by Interplay Productions in 1993. In The Lost Vikings you have to solve puzzles by controlling three characters (glorious vikings!), each with a single skill of its own.
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DOS19914.1/5 Linel