Abandonware action games
Action video games are a genre of video games that emphasize physical challenges, hand-eye coordination, and reaction time. These games typically involve fast-paced gameplay, where players control a character who must navigate through a dynamic environment filled with obstacles, enemies, and other challenges. The primary focus is on the player's ability to react quickly and make split-second decisions.
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TwinBlok
DOS1996 block breaker, action puzzle
Ugh!
DOS1992
Ulises
DOS1989 platform
Ultimate Body Blows
DOS1994protected fighting
Ultra Mortal Kombat Vendetta
Windows XP/98/952001freeware fighting
Uncover It
DOS1994NSFW block breaker
Vixen
DOS1988 beat 'em up
Volfied
DOS1991
Volfied is an arcade game developed and released by Taito Corporation in 1989. It's a puzzle game that gained popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The game is named after the fictional planet "Volfied", where the gameplay...
Vynil Goddess from Mars
DOS1995 platform
Who framed Roger Rabbit
DOS1988
Williams Arcade Classics
DOS1995 platform, shoot 'em up
Willow
DOS1988
Willy the Worm
DOS1985
Wizard of Wor 98
DOS1998remake maze
World Karate Championship
DOS1986 fighting
Wreckers
DOS1991
X-Men: Children of the Atom
DOS1997demo fighting
X-Men: Children of the Atom is a fighting video game developed by Capcom and released in arcades in 1994. The game features characters from Marvel Comics' X-Men series, including popular mutants like Wolverine, Cyclops, Storm, and...
X-Men: Madness in Murderworld
DOS1989 beat 'em up
X-Men: The Official Game
Windows XP/98/95Windows 10/112006 fighting
Xargon
DOS1993freeware platform, run and gun
Xenocide
DOS1990
Xenophage: Alien BloodSport
DOS1996freeware fighting
Xonix
DOS1984remake
Yabog
DOS1995freeware block breaker
Imagine a game where a gelatinous green creature (that may or may not be sentient chewing gum) bounces its way through logic puzzles and physics that occasionally remember gravity exists. Yabog is a DOS-era oddity that doesn't exp...
Yie Ar Kung Fu
DOS1985 fighting
The proto-fighting game that walked so Street Fighter could punch. Yie Ar Kung Fu is pure arcade joy: a brave martial artist named Oolong fights a rogue’s gallery of opponents with names like “Star” and “Fa...
Yie Ar Kung Fu 2: The Emperor Yie-Gah
DOS1985 fighting
The sequel nobody expected but everyone button-mashed through. Yie Ar Kung Fu 2 adds more characters, more chaos, and less coherence. This time you’re Lee (no relation to Bruce, allegedly), battling an army of themed fighter...
Zool
DOS1992 platform
Forget Sonic. Forget Mario. Zool is a ninja from the Nth Dimension, which is apparently a place where hyperactive insects fight sentient sweets. Speed is the name of the game, and Zool never walks—he zips, spins, and somersa...
Zool 2
DOS1994 platform
The ninja ant is back—and this time, he brought a friend. Zool 2 doubles down on the sugar-fueled mayhem of the first game with more levels, more enemies, and even more inexplicable candy-based architecture. Choose between Z...
Zorro
DOS1995 platform
From the dusty archives of 1995 DOS gaming comes Zorro, a side-scrolling platformer that asks the question: what if the legendary masked hero had the reflexes of a hungover sloth? With clunky controls and combat that’s more ...
Zyclunt
DOS1995 beat 'em up
Zyclunt is a side-scrolling action game developed and published by Phantagram in 1995. The game is set in a dystopian future where incurable diseases and a rise in criminal activities have brought society to the brink of collapse....