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California Games
DOS1988 sports
Radical! Gnarly! And other 80s slang words! California Games is what happens when sports simulations meet neon-colored vibes and a love of spandex. You’ll hacky sack, BMX rac...
Pyramid Power
DOS1986remake action
Pyramid Power (1986) is what happens when archaeology meets abstract strategy. You’re not dodging mummies or solving hieroglyph puzzles—instead, you’re stacking t...
Moraff's Dungeon of the Unforgiven
DOS1993 rpg
Traders
DOS1992 simulation
PHM Pegasus
DOS1987 vehicle simulation
Settlers of Catan
DOS1998 strategy
Decisive Battles of the American Civil War: Vol. 2
DOS1989 strategy
By 1989, SSI doubled down with Vol. 2, offering more battles, more maps, and the same demanding mechanics. If you enjoyed the first, you’ll feel right at home; if you didn&rs...
Doom: The Roguelike
DOS2005freeware rpg
Long before indie developers made “roguelike” a buzzword, someone decided to fuse Doom with permadeath and ASCII graphics. The result: Doom: The Roguelike (2005). On pa...
One-Nil Soccer Manager
DOS1992 sports
One-Nil Soccer Manager is a text-based soccer management simulation game that was popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was developed for various home computer systems, inc...
Warlords 3: Reign of Heroes
Windows XP/98/951997 strategy
By 1997, Warlords 3: Reign of Heroes decided it was time to grow up a bit—or at least pretend to. Now running on Windows, it adds quests, diplomacy, and a stronger narrative ...
Tyrian 2000
DOS1999freeware shooter
Tyrian 2000 is what happens when a classic shoot ’em up decides to go all in and then some. Released in 1999, it delivers relentless action, an absurd variety of weapons, and mor...
Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia
Windows XP/98/951999protected strategy
Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia is often spoken of with a certain reverence, and it is not hard to see why. Everything comes together with a confidence th...
Over the Reich
Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x1996 strategy
EF 2000
DOS1995 vehicle simulation
For flight simulation enthusiasts, EF 2000 was nothing short of a revelation. It offers a deep, realistic portrayal of modern air combat, complete with complex avionics and demandi...
Escape from Hell
DOS1990 rpg
Escape from Hell asks the important question: what if escaping the underworld were less Dante and more sarcastic road trip? You descend into a demon-infested landscape armed with d...
Formula One
DOS1994 racing
Formula One (1994) approaches racing with a slightly more accessible grin than its stern predecessors. It still wants you to care about apexes and braking zones, but it’s hap...
Midway Campaign
DOS1983 strategy
X-Men: Children of the Atom
DOS1997demo action
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 p...
3-D Helicopter Simulator
DOS1987 vehicle simulation
Released in 1987, this is less of a simulator and more of a fever dream where you pilot a flying box over a grid pretending to be terrain. 3-D Helicopter Simulator was ambitious fo...
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...
Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame
DOSMac OS1993 action
The Fellowship of the Ring
DOS1986 adventure
Countdown
DOS1990 adventure
In Countdown, the clock is always ticking—literally. This spy thriller adventure drops you into a web of international intrigue, shady characters, and puzzles that don’...
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...
The Feeble Files
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protected adventure
Silent Service 2
DOSMac OS1990protected vehicle simulation
Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight
DOS1992 rpg
Moonstone: A Hard Days Knight is an action-RPG and strategy game developed by Rob Anderson and published by Mindscape in 1991 for the Amiga and later for MS-DOS. The game is famous...
The Need for Speed
DOS1995 racing
The Need for Speed is a first-person perspective racing game developed and published by Electronic Arts in 1995 for DOS. The game immerses players in high-speed races with the prim...
Populous: The Beginning
Windows XP/98/951998protected strategy
Space Quest 5: The Next Mutation
DOS1993protected adventure
In Space Quest 5: The Next Mutation, Roger Wilco finally receives something resembling a promotion. Released in 1993, the game puts him in charge of a spaceship and a crew, which f...






























