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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...
Battlezone
DOS1983 shooter
In 1983, Battlezone asked: what if vector graphics could give you war-induced vertigo? You’re in a tank, in a wireframe world, fighting other tanks. That’s it. But it&r...
Astro Fire
DOS1994freewareremake shooter
Astro Fire (1994) is the illegitimate love child of Asteroids and a particularly angry fireworks show. You pilot a tiny ship with a death wish through an endless barrage of asteroi...
Aces of the deep
DOS1994 vehicle simulation
Ever wanted to experience the grim, claustrophobic life of a WWII submarine captain without leaving your desk? Aces of the Deep (1994, DOS) delivers that dream in spades — to...
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...
SimCopter
Windows XP/98/951996 vehicle simulation
Shadowgate
DOSWindows 3.xMac OS1988 adventure
Shadowgate is an abandoned fantasy-themed adventure game developed by ICOM Simulations and released by Mindscape in 1988 for Macintosh, DOS, and also for Amiga, Apple IIgs, At...
Eishockey Manager
DOS1993 sports
Eishockey Manager is proof that spreadsheets can, in fact, be thrilling—if you really love ice hockey. Released in 1993, this is a hardcore management sim that skips the flas...
Return to Zork
DOS1993 adventure
“Want some rye? ‘Course you do!” If that line triggers PTSD, congrats: you’ve played Return to Zork. This not-quite-sequel turns the beloved text adventure ...
Montezuma's Revenge
DOS1984 action
In Montezuma’s Revenge (1984), you play Panama Joe, an explorer who spends more time falling into pits than actually raiding temples. This early platformer is all about timin...
Utopia: The Creation of a Nation
DOS1992 simulation
Utopia: The Creation of a Nation is a simulation video game released in 1992 by Konami. It allows players to build and manage a colony on a distant planet, where they must ensure t...
Final Doom
DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1996 shooter
Released in 1996 for DOS, this beast is not a new game so much as an ultra-hard remix of Doom II, crafted by level designers who apparently thought “too much ammo” was ...
Crazy Cars
DOS1987 racing
Back in 1987, Crazy Cars asked the eternal question: how fast can you go before the road becomes an abstract blur? Armed with a sleek sports car and the confidence of someone who&r...
NHL 96
DOS1995 sports
Police Quest: Open Season
DOSWindows 3.x1993protected adventure
Incursion
Windows Vista/7/8LinuxMac OS2007freeware rpg
Pinball Illusions
DOS1995 action
Ghosts 'n Goblins remake
Windows XP/98/952004freewareremake action
Ghosts 'n Goblins is an iconic arcade game developed by Capcom, first released in 1985. It’s widely remembered for its challenging gameplay and its distinct horror-fantasy ae...
Lost in Time
DOS1993 adventure
Time travel is confusing enough, but Lost in Time (1993, DOS) makes it gloriously absurd. You wake up in a ship’s hold in the 19th century, trying to figure out how you got t...
R-Type
DOS1989 shooter
R-Type is a horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up developed and published by Irem in 1987. The game quickly gained popularity for its challenging gameplay and impressive graphics at ...
Boulder Dash
DOS1984 puzzle
Boulder Dash is a classic action-puzzle video game that was first released in 1984 by First Star Software. In Boulder Dash, players control a character named Rockford as he di...
Pharaoh
Windows XP/98/951999protected simulation
Pharaoh is a city-building strategy game released in 1999 by Impressions Games and published by Sierra Studios. It is set in ancient Egypt and is heavily inspired by Caesar III, an...
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
DOS1981 rpg
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord is a role-playing video game that was first released in 1981. It's one of the pioneering titles in the dungeon-crawling genre and one ...
Microsoft Flight Simulator 3.0
DOS1988 vehicle simulation
Beneath a Steel Sky
DOS1994freeware adventure
Beneath a Steel Sky is a classic point-and-click adventure game released in 1994, developed by Revolution Software. Set in a dystopian, cyberpunk future, the game is renowned for i...
Ascendancy
DOS1995 strategy
Ascendancy is the friendlier, trippier cousin of Master of Orion. It’s 4X strategy in space, with bizarre alien races, psychedelic menus, and a soundtrack that sounds like it...
Hero's Quest: So you want to be a hero
DOS1989 adventure
I have no Mouth and I Must Scream
DOS1995protecteddemo adventure
River Raid remake
DOS1995freewareremake shooter
Nicky Boom
DOS1992 action






























