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Blood
DOS1997protected shooter
Ah yes, Blood (1997)—the cheerful little game where you rise from the grave, wield a pitchfork, and quote evil-sounding movie lines while setting cultists on fire. It’s...
Cutthroats: Terror on the High Seas
DOS1999 simulation
Tie Break
DOS1990 sports
Color Lines
DOS1992 puzzle
In Color Lines (1992, DOS), colors aren’t just pretty—they're plotting your demise. You match five or more balls in a row before your screen becomes a chaotic rainbow p...
Age of Wonders
Windows XP/98/951999protecteddemo strategy
Mix one part turn-based strategy, one part fantasy novel, add a dash of dragon, and you get Age of Wonders (1999). This is the game where wizards rule, elves sulk in forests, and y...
Bomberman
DOS1992 action
It’s Bomberman (1992, DOS), the legendary bomb-dropping game where you play a suspiciously cute guy with an infinite bomb supply and questionable indoor safety habits. You mo...
Prophecy: the Fall of Trinadon
DOS1989 rpg
Duck Hunt
DOS1995freewareremake shooter
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 ...
Alpha Waves
DOS1990 action
Alpha Waves is what happens when someone programs a 3D platformer using only triangles and pure imagination. You bounce. That’s it. You bounce through abstract levels that lo...
Seek and Destroy
DOS1996 shooter
Seek and Destroy was a shoot'em up published by the well known Epic Megagames in 1996 that tried to change the usual shoot'em up gameplay for the better. Instead of wave after wave...
FIFA Soccer Manager
Windows XP/98/951997 sports
Betrayal at Krondor
DOS1993protected rpg
If you like your RPGs verbose, Betrayal at Krondor is basically a fantasy novel you play. Set in Raymond E. Feist’s Midkemia, the game oozes with narrative depth, detailed ch...
The Ancient Art of War
DOS1984 strategy
The Ancient Art of War is a classic video game that was released in the late 1980s. Developed by Evryware and published by Broderbund, it was available on various platforms, includ...
Double Dragon II: The Revenge
DOS1988 action
Double Dragon II: The Revenge (1988) takes everything that made the first game fun and cranks it up a notch. The story begins with tragedy—Marian, the damsel from the first g...
Sid Meier's CivNet
Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x1995 strategy
CivNet is a multiplayer adaptation of the original Sid Meier's Civilization game, released in 1995. It was developed and published by MicroProse for MS-DOS and Windows. This versio...
Tetris
DOS1987 puzzle
Tetris is the kind of game that looks harmless until you realize you’ve been staring at falling blocks for three hours straight. Released in 1987, this deceptively simple puzzle ...
Indianapolis 500
DOS1989 racing
Indianapolis 500 in 1989 was one of the earliest racing simulators to take itself very seriously, and that seriousness paid off. Rather than arcade thrills, it focused on realism, ...
President Elect: 1988 Edition
DOS1987protected simulation
President Elect: 1988 Edition is a political simulation game developed by Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI) and released in the mid-1980s. The game simulates U.S. presidential elec...
Dungeon Master
DOS1992 rpg
Dungeon Master is a classic computer role-playing game (CRPG) developed by FTL Games and released in 1987. It's considered one of the pioneering titles in the dungeon crawler genre...
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Windows XP/98/952002protected rpg
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind is a critically acclaimed open-world action role-playing video game developed by Bethesda Game Studios. It was released in 2002 and is the third in...
Star Trek: Starfleet Command
Windows XP/98/951999protected vehicle simulation
Star Trek: Starfleet Command (1999, Windows XP) is a dream come true for anyone who memorized warp core schematics. It’s a tactical space combat simulator that rewards patien...
Hostage: Rescue Mission
DOS1989 shooter
Hostage: Rescue Mission puts you in a high-stakes situation where planning and precision matter far more than reflexes. Released in 1989, it blends strategy with action, asking you...
Lynx
DOS1992freeware application
Grand Prix
DOS1989 simulation
Grand Prix is one of those games that tries to bottle the thrill of Formula racing and pour it into a DOS machine that wheezes like an overworked engine. In Grand Prix, you get a s...
PHM Pegasus
DOS1987 vehicle simulation
Iron Seed
DOS1994freeware simulation
Released in 1994, Iron Seed is a DOS space sim that tried to be both philosophical and technical. You’re leading a fledgling human colony across the stars, tinkering with dip...
Bust-A-Move Again
DOSWindows XP/98/951996 puzzle
If you've ever wanted to pop bubbles while being taunted by adorable dinosaurs, Bust-A-Move Again (1996, DOS) is your jam. It’s like Tetris met a bubble tea menu and had a hy...
Normality
DOS1996protecteddemo adventure
Normality is a first-person adventure video game developed by Gremlin Interactive and released in 1996. The game is set in a dystopian future where a totalitarian regime known as t...
Terminal Velocity
Windows XP/98/95DOS1995protected shooter
Terminal Velocity is all about speed, freedom, and blowing things up while flying at ridiculous velocities. The open environments give a sense of scale rarely seen at the time, and...
Lamborghini: American Challenge
DOS1992 racing
Lamborghini: American Challenge (1992) is what happens when arcade racing meets a poster-covered teenage bedroom. You race exotic cars across the U.S., earn money, upgrade vehicles...






























