Abandonware DOS title

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doom2-5

Doom 2: Hell on Earth

DOSWindows XP/98/951994protected shooter
If Doom was the apocalypse, Doom II: Hell on Earth was the encore nobody asked for but everyone wanted. Released in 1994, it doubled down on everything: bigger maps, nastier monste...
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Chessmaster 9000

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2002 strategy
Chessmaster 9000 is a chess game developed by Ubisoft and released in 2002. It's part of the Chessmaster series, which has been around since the 1980s. Chessmaster 9000 was known f...
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Bad Blood

DOS1990 rpg
Set in a post-apocalyptic world where leather vests are apparently immune to radiation, Bad Blood lets you wander the wasteland deciding whether to be a brute, a brainiac, or a mut...
colonization-6

Colonization

DOSWindows 3.xLinuxMac OS1994protected strategy
Sid Meier's Colonization is Civilization’s scrappy, historically charged cousin. You start with a tiny ship and a dream: exploit the New World before the other European power...
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Business Simulator

DOS1987 simulation
Do you find spreadsheets thrilling? Does the idea of profit margins make your heart race? Then Business Simulator is your kind of party. It’s all about running a faceless com...
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Ivan 'Iron Man' Stewart's Super Off Road

DOS1990 racing
Ivan 'Iron Man' Stewart's Super Off Road is an abandoned diagonal-down off-road racing game developed by Leland and released by Virgin Interactive in 1990 for DOS, but also publish...
ihnom-4

I have no Mouth and I Must Scream

DOS1995protecteddemo adventure
xmen1-03

X-Men: The Official Game

Windows XP/98/952006 action
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Ascii Sector

Windows Vista/7/8LinuxDOS2007freeware simulation
Ascii Sector is what happens when someone takes Privateer, removes the graphics, and replaces them with pure ASCII and sheer willpower. It’s open-world space sim meets roguel...
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Big Red Racing

DOS1995 racing
Big Red Racing is what happens when you combine arcade mayhem with zero regard for realism and lots of British sarcasm. Drive everything from dump trucks to hovercrafts, insult you...
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After Burner

DOS1989 vehicle simulation
If you’ve ever wanted to fly a jet fighter at Mach “Oh no, I crashed again,” After Burner is the game for you. This 1989 DOS classic straps you into an F-14 and l...
ums-1

UMS: The Universal Military Simulator

DOSMac OS1988 strategy
UMS, short for Universal Military Simulator, is a computer-based wargame simulation developed by Rainbird Software in 1988. It was designed with the intention of providing players ...
serfcity-6

The Settlers

DOS1993protected strategy
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B.A.T. 2 : The Koshan Conspiracy

DOS1992 adventure
Ah, B.A.T. 2, the cyberpunk sequel that decided the future needed more trench coats, tech jargon, and inexplicably confusing interfaces. Released in 1992 for DOS, this game throws ...
ms-freecell-03

Microsoft FreeCell

Windows XP/98/951991 strategy
nhl_96-07

NHL 96

DOS1995 sports
wolfenstein3d-2

Wolfenstein 3D

DOSMac OS1992protecteddemo shooter
Wolfenstein 3D is the first-person shooter that popularized the whole genre in the early 90s and is considered one of the greatest games ever made. Wolfenstein 3D was designed by J...
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Solar Winds 2: Galaxy

DOS1993 shooter
turbo-pascal-7-01

Turbo Pascal 7

DOSWindows 3.xMac OS1992 application
Turbo Pascal 7 (TP7) is a programming language and integrated development environment (IDE) that was popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was developed by Borland as an ev...
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Loom

DOSLinuxMac OS1990protecteddemo adventure
Loom is a graphic adventure game developed and published by Lucasfilm Games (now LucasArts). It was designed by Brian Moriarty and is known for its unique gameplay mechanics and em...
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Transport Tycoon

DOS1994 simulation
Transport Tycoon is a business simulation game that puts the player at the head of a transport company to compete against rival companies. The player can build stations, airports, ...
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Indianapolis 500

DOS1989 racing
anotherworld-4

Another World

DOS1991protected action-adventure
Another World (1991) is a cinematic platformer with big ideas, minimal UI, and a shocking willingness to let you die within five seconds of starting. You play as a scientist who ge...
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Championship Manager Italia

DOS1993 sports
Take the tactical seriousness of Championship Manager and sprinkle on some espresso. Championship Manager Italia gives you control over Italy’s finest (and most temperamental...
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Mega Man 3

DOS1992 shooter
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Beavis and Butt-Head in Virtual Stupidity

Windows XP/98/951995 adventure
If you ever wanted to play a point-and-click adventure where the protagonists have the combined IQ of a slice of cheese, Beavis and Butt-Head in Virtual Stupidity is your masterpie...
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Alien Legacy

DOS1994 strategy
Alien Legacy (1994) is like SimCity crashed into Star Trek and nobody called the insurance company. It’s a real-time strategy/simulation game that has you managing a colony i...
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Monster Truck Madness

Windows XP/98/951996 racing
Monster Truck Madness (1996) is proof that “subtlety” and “monster trucks” don’t belong in the same sentence. With Microsoft at the wheel, you’r...