Abandonware DOS title

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Ultima 3: Exodus

DOSMac OS1985 rpg
By Ultima 3, the series had discovered the magic of party-based adventuring. No longer a lonely trek, now you command a ragtag group of heroes who bicker only in your imagination. ...
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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 ...
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Frederik Pohl's Gateway

DOS1992 adventure
Frederik Pohl’s Gateway is science fiction that doesn’t hold your hand—or particularly care if you survive. Based on Pohl’s novel, this 1992 adventure drops...
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Sexy Fighter

DOS1993NSFW adventure
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The Humans

DOS1993protected puzzle
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Ultra Mortal Kombat Vendetta

Windows XP/98/952001freeware action
Ultra Mortal Kombat Vendetta is a fan-made love letter to excessive violence and familiar characters, created well after the peak of the franchise it imitates. It throws subtlety o...
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Neuromancer

DOS1989 adventure
The Neuromancer video game, released in 1988 by Interplay Productions, is an adventure/role-playing game loosely based on William Gibson's seminal cyberpunk novel Neuromancer (1984...
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The Ultimate Doom

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1995protected shooter
Ultimate DOOM is an expanded version of the original DOOM (1993), developed by id Software and released in 1995. It includes all three original episodes of DOOM along with a brand-...
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Advanced Civilization

DOS1995 strategy
Think you’re good at making tough decisions under pressure? Advanced Civilization dares you to prove it by turning diplomacy into passive-aggressive warfare. Based on the cla...
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Commander Keen 1: Marooned on Mars

DOS1990 action
Commander Keen 1: Marooned on Mars is a platform video game developed by id Software and published by Apogee Software in 1990 as shareware for MS-DOS. The game follows the adv...
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The Colonel's Bequest

DOS1989protecteddemo adventure
The Colonel's Bequest is a graphic adventure game developed and published by Sierra On-Line. It was released in 1989 for various platforms, including MS-DOS, Amiga, and Atari ST. T...
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Quarantine

DOS1994 racing
Quarantine is a futuristic racing/driving game released by GameTek in 1994 for DOS. Quarantine is set in a dark dystopian futuristic city where the player drives around in a taxi c...
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Uridium

DOS1988 shooter
Uridium is a classic shoot 'em up video game that was originally developed by Andrew Braybrook and published by Hewson Consultants in 1986 for various home computer platforms (incl...
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Dungeon Keeper 3: War for the Overworld

Windows XP/98/952000canceled strategy
Dungeon Keeper 3: War for the Overworld is the ghost of a game that never was. Announced, teased, and then buried alive by shifting studio priorities, it exists only in the fever d...
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Psycho Pinball

DOS1995 action
Released in 1995, Psycho Pinball is what happens when traditional pinball eats too much sugar and loses its mind. It’s loud, colorful, and gleefully unhinged, with four disti...
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PC Globe 5

DOS1987 application
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Rodent's Revenge

Windows 3.x1991 puzzle
Rodent's Revenge is a puzzle video game originally released in 1991 as part of the Microsoft Entertainment Pack for Windows. Developed by Christopher Lee Fraley, the game is simple...
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Adventure Construction Set

DOS1987 rpg
Long before Minecraft let us build worlds, Adventure Construction Set handed you a digital Lego box and said, “Go nuts.” Want to make a dungeon full of orcs and ham san...
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Wall Street Raider

DOS1986 simulation
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Rogue

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac OS1984 rpg
Rogue is one of the first RPGs in the history of video gaming. It's a text-based dungeon crawler in which you have to fight your way in the dungeon to recover the Amulet of Yendor....
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SimuSex

DOS1992NSFW simulation
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A Night with Troi

DOS1991NSFW adventure
A Night with Troi (1991) sounds like a fan fiction gone too far - and, well, that’s pretty much what it is. It’s a DOS-based “adventure” in the loosest sens...
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Star Wars: TIE Fighter

DOS1994protected vehicle simulation
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BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks' Revenge

DOS1990 strategy
BattleTech: The Crescent Hawks' Revenge is a turn-based strategy game developed by Westwood Associates and published by Infocom in 1990. It is the sequel to "Crescent Hawk's I...
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Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Machine

DOS1991protected action
In Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Machine, Keen infiltrates a massive space station engineered to obliterate planets like it’s swatting flies. This is Keen at his most tech...
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American McGee's Alice

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2000 action-adventure
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Heretic

DOS1994protecteddemo shooter
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Hard Nova

DOS1990 rpg
Hard Nova is a sci-fi role-playing game (RPG) developed by Malibu Interactive and published by Electronic Arts. Released in 1990, it is available on platforms such as the DOS, Amig...
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SimCity 3000

Windows XP/98/951999protected simulation
SimCity 3000 is a city-building simulation game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. It was released in 1999 as the third major installment in the SimCity series, f...