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Hack
DOS1984freeware rpg
Released in 1984, Hack is one of those games that quietly shaped an entire genre while pretending not to care if you understood it or not. This early roguelike doesn’t bother...
SimEarth
DOSWindows 3.x1990 simulation
SimEarth is a simulation in which you can shape and mold a planet in almost every way you can imagine. In SimEarth our planet is simulated as a whole: life, climate, atmosphere are...
In The Hunt
Windows XP/98/951993 shooter
In The Hunt is a side-scrolling shooter that looks like Metal Slug took a deep breath and dove underwater. Released in arcades first and later ported to PC, it’s all about pi...
Black & White
Windows XP/98/952001 strategy
Black & White (2001) is what happens when a god game gets a bit too literal. You play as a deity, complete with a giant hand, an enormous ego, and a giant pet that poops on vil...
Mixed-up Fairy Tales
DOS1991 adventure
Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament
DOS1995 racing
Frontier: First Encounters
DOS1995 vehicle simulation
If Frontier: Elite 2 opened the door to a vast universe, Frontier: First Encounters in 1995 basically kicked it wide open and invited you to wander in. This sequel expands the form...
Elite Plus
DOS1991 vehicle simulation
Elite Plus takes everything intimidating about Elite and polishes it just enough to feel slightly less hostile. The visuals are improved, the interface smoother, but the soul remai...
MicroLeague baseball
DOS1984 sports
The Fool's Errand
DOS1989freeware puzzle
The Fool's Errand is a puzzle-adventure computer game created by Cliff Johnson and released in 1987 for Macintosh and later for MS-DOS. The game follows the journey of a namel...
Lucky Luke
Windows XP/98/951997 action
In Lucky Luke (1997, Windows), the fastest gun in the West is also the funniest. Based on the beloved Belgian comic, the game mixes platforming and slapstick as Luke outsmarts band...
Castle Adventure
DOS1984freeware action-adventure
Castle Adventure is what happens when a medieval fantasy RPG gets crammed into a game smaller than your average selfie. ASCII graphics? Check. Typing commands like “GET SWORD...
Spirit of Adventure
DOS1991 rpg
Altered Beast
DOS1990 action
Altered Beast is a classic side-scrolling beat 'em up arcade game developed and published by Sega. It was originally released in arcades in 1988 and later ported to various home co...
Akalabeth: World of Doom
DOS1981freeware rpg
Ah yes, the game that crawled so Ultima could run. Akalabeth is a wireframe dungeon crawl where you descend into monster-infested labyrinths with the elegance of a lost spreadsheet...
Strip Poker Professional: REV B
DOS1995NSFW strategy
Speedball
DOS1988 sports
Speedball is like hockey, but with more metal, more violence, and fewer rules. It’s future-sport brutality where scoring goals is optional—knocking opponents unconsciou...
Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty
Windows XP/98/951999protected strategy
You thought the first one was hard? Commandos: Beyond the Call of Duty laughs at your pain and then asks you to infiltrate a Gestapo HQ with a knife and a prayer. This standalone e...
Times of Lore
DOS1989 rpg
Times of Lore is an abandoned action RPG designed by Chris Roberts, developed and released by Origin Systems in 1989 for DOS and many more 8 bit and 16 bit platforms. Compared to U...
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
DOS1993 adventure
Fievel's back, and this time it’s personal. An American Tail: Fievel Goes West lets you step into the little cowboy boots of everyone’s favorite Russian mouse as he tri...
Team Suzuki
DOS1991 racing
Motorcycle racing has never looked so… polygonal. Team Suzuki puts you in the leather suit of a professional racer hurtling around pixel-perfect tracks. The controls are twi...
Mixed-up Mother Goose
DOS1987 adventure
Afterlife
DOSWindows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS1996protected simulation
Afterlife is a simulation strategy game developed and published by LucasArts. It was released in 1996 for Microsoft Windows and later made available on other platforms. The game wa...
Bio Menace Episode 1: Dr. Mangle's Lab
DOS1993freeware action
Mutants! Explosions! Green slime! Bio Menace kicks off with Dr. Mangle’s Lab, a side-scrolling blast of carnage where you, Snake Logan (yes, really), shoot your way through a...
La Abadia del Crimen
DOS1987 action-adventure
La Abadía del Crimen (1987) is famously unforgiving, and it knows it. Inspired by Umberto Eco’s The Name of the Rose, this is an isometric adventure where breaking the...
Mech Commander: Gold
Windows XP/98/951999 strategy
Mech Commander: Gold (1999) is tactical perfection for fans of giant robots and careful planning. Set in the BattleTech universe, the game puts you in command of a mercenary squad ...
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
DOS1992 action
Mega Man X
DOS1995protected shooter
All Dogs Go to Heaven
DOS1989 action
This 1989 game is based on the animated movie where dogs die, go to heaven, then come back for revenge (sort of). The DOS adaptation? Well, it’s more like All Pixels Go Nowhe...
Army Men 2
Windows XP/98/951998protected strategy
Army Men 2 doubles down on everything from the first game - more weapons, more plastic carnage, more trips to “The Real World” where you fight in bathtubs and backyards...






























