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Norton Commander 5.5
DOS1998 application
Norton Commander was one of the most popular and influential file management applications ever released for MS-DOS. Introduced in 1986, it featured an innovative, dual-pane interface that allowed users to perform tasks like copyin...
NASCAR Racing
DOS1994 racing
Sanitarium
Windows XP/98/951998protected adventure
Yendorian Tales: The Tyrants of Thaine
DOS1997 rpg
Laura Bow 2: The Dagger of Amon Ra
DOSWindows 3.x1992protecteddemo adventure
Laura Bow 2: The Dagger of Amon Ra is a point-and-click adventure game developed and published by Sierra On-Line in 1992. The game is a sequel to The Colonel's Bequest and follows the adventures of the protagonist, Laura Bow, a yo...
Alien Cabal
DOS1997freeware shooter
Imagine Doom got abducted by aliens, experimented on, and sent back to Earth with a case of amnesia. That’s Alien Cabal (1997). It’s a weird mix of FPS action and X-Files paranoia, with pixelated bad guys who look like...
MicroMan
Windows 3.x1993freeware action
Wing Commander Academy
DOS1993protected vehicle simulation
Panzer General 2
Windows XP/98/951997protected strategy
Bubble Trouble
Windows XP/98/951998 action
Here comes another bubble game—but this one packs a punch. Bubble Trouble is a frantic shoot-’em-up where you pop evil bouncing bubbles before they bounce you out of existence. It’s part arcade mayhem, part refle...
Xixit
DOS1995 puzzle
Hidden Agenda
DOS1989 simulation
Borderworld
DOS1996 adventure
Borderworld (1996, DOS) is a sci-fi RPG with big ideas, a tiny budget, and enough ambition to fuel a space shuttle. You’re thrown into a galaxy of politics, smuggling, and star-hopping adventure, where everyone has a quest a...
The Price is Right
DOS1990 puzzle
Might and Magic 7: For Blood and Honor
DOS1999protected rpg
Might and Magic VII: For Blood and Honor is a fantasy role-playing game (RPG) developed by New World Computing and released in 1999. It is the seventh installment in the long-running Might and Magic series. The game is set in...
Xenophage: Alien BloodSport
DOS1996freeware action
Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament
DOS1995 racing
The Temple of Elemental Evil
Windows XP/98/952003protected rpg
The Temple of Elemental Evil is a computer role-playing game (CRPG) released in 2003 by Troika Games and published by Atari. The game is set in the World of Greyhawk, one of D&D's most famous campaign settings. The story ...
Mean Streets
DOS1989protected adventure
Romance of the Three Kingdoms 2
DOS1990 strategy
Romance of the Three Kingdoms II is a turn-based strategy game developed and published by Koei. It was released in 1989 for various platforms, including the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), MS-DOS.In Romance of the Three Kingd...
Crazy Cars 2
DOS1989 racing
The Incredible Toon Machine
Windows 3.x1994 puzzle
The Incredible Toon Machine is a puzzle video game developed by Jeff Tunnell Productions and published by Sierra On-Line in 1994. It serves as the successor to the game Sid & Al's Incredible Toons and is part of the The Incred...
Fatal Relations
Windows XP/98/951998NSFW adventure
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, including Apple II, Atari ST, Amiga, and MS-DOS. The Anc...
Crescent
DOS1993NSFW adventure
Willow
DOS1988 action
Remote Control
DOS1989 puzzle
Dungeons of Kairn
DOS1989 rpg
African Adventure
DOS1997remake adventure
African Adventure is one of those games that feels like it was made during a two-hour layover at the airport - but somehow, it works. Set in the savannah, it combines survival, exploration, and a splash of educational trivia (prob...
Super Solvers: Treasure Cove
DOS1992 puzzle