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The Great Giana Sisters
DOS1987remake action
The Great Giana Sisters is a platform video game developed by Time Warp Productions and published by Rainbow Arts. It was originally released in 1987 for the Commodore 64 and other...
DND
DOS1984 rpg
Before there was Baldur’s Gate or Skyrim, there was DND. This 1984 DOS dungeon crawler is as old-school as it gets, complete with ASCII graphics, endless hallways, and monste...
Italy 1990
DOS1990 sports
Commander Keen 6: Aliens Ate my Baby Sitter!
DOS1991 action
Billy’s babysitter has been abducted by aliens, and he’s not having it. Commander Keen 6: Aliens Ate My Baby Sitter! is the series at its most Saturday-morning-cartoon ...
2400 A.D.
DOS1988 rpg
Ah, 2400 A.D. A game where you can rebel against a robot police state… by slowly walking around in beige. Released in 1988, it’s what happens when you mix Orwellian dy...
A Mind Forever Voyaging
DOSMac OS1985 adventure
If you ever wanted to play a video game that doubles as a philosophical think piece, A Mind Forever Voyaging (1985) is your ride. Released for DOS and Macintosh, this is one of Inf...
Anvil of dawn
DOS1995protected rpg
Anvil of Dawn is what happens when 1995 tries to reinvent the fantasy RPG and ends up creating something strangely beautiful. It’s first-person, it’s real-time, and it&...
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...
Wolfpack
DOS1990 vehicle simulation
APB
DOS1989 racing
In APB (1989), you’re a cop in a little squad car with a huge attitude problem. Your job? Pull over criminals, avoid donuts, and try not to smash into every tree, wall, and p...
Roller Coaster Tycoon
Windows XP/98/951999protected simulation
System Shock 2
Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS1999protected action-adventure
System Shock 2 is a first-person action role-playing video game developed by Irrational Games and Looking Glass Studios. It was released in 1999 and is known for its innovative gam...
Drakkhen
DOS1989 rpg
Drakkhen (1989) was weird—wonderfully, gloriously weird. A 3D RPG before 3D was really ready, it let you roam a strange fantasy world full of surreal landscapes, bizarre enem...
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...
Jetfighter 2: Advanced Tactical Fighter
DOS1990 vehicle simulation
A-10 Tank Killer
DOS1989 vehicle simulation
Explosions? Check. Missiles? Check. Graphics that look like someone spilled gray soup on your monitor? Double check. A-10 Tank Killer lets you pilot a flying war machine and rain c...
Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse
DOS1994protected rpg
In Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse (1994), you’re not some grizzled barbarian or pointy-hatted wizard - no, you’re a noble corsair with charm, a sword, and a knack for gett...
Raiden
DOS1994 shooter
Raiden is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up game developed by Seibu Kaihatsu and first released in arcades in 1990 and later for many home computers and consoles. Raiden fol...
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...
Bloodstone: an Epic Dwarven Tale
DOS1993 rpg
If you’ve ever dreamed of being a grumpy bearded guy swinging an axe and saving the world before second breakfast, Bloodstone: an Epic Dwarven Tale is your jam. Released in 1...
Blue Angel 69
DOS1989NSFW puzzle
Caution: subtlety not included. Blue Angel 69, released in 1989 for DOS, is basically what happens when a programmer tries to mix erotic art with a tile-based puzzle game and ends ...
Theme Hospital
DOSWindows XP/98/951997protecteddemo simulation
DOSBox
Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS2002freeware application
DOSBox is an open-source emulator that allows you to run software and games designed for the MS-DOS operating system on modern computers. As you probably already know, MS-DOS was a...
Dungeon Keeper
DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protected strategy
Ah, Dungeon Keeper, where you’re not the hero—you’re the evil overlord. And it feels so good. Released in 1997, this Bullfrog classic flipped the script on fantas...
Renegade
DOS1988 action
It Came from the Desert
DOS1990freeware action-adventure
It Came from the Desert is an abandonware action-adventure game developed by Cinemaware and released in 1990 for PC (DOS) and Amiga. It Came From the Desert is an action-adventure ...
Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams
DOS1991 rpg
Then there’s Martian Dreams, the Ultima game where you travel to Mars in the 19th century with none other than Sigmund Freud and Nikola Tesla. Yes, it’s as delightfully...
Die Hard
DOS1989 shooter
Before “yippee-ki-yay” became gaming shorthand for chaos, Die Hard (1989) tried to capture the movie’s skyscraper shootout on DOS. You play as John McClane, trapp...
Spy Hunter
DOS1984 racing
Ancient Domains of Mystery (ADOM) v1.1
Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1996freeware rpg
ADOM is what happens when a rogue, a wizard, and a hungry troll walk into a dungeon and never come out. Released in 1996, this roguelike classic is brutal, brilliant, and unapologe...






























