Abandonware DOS title

Games based on movies sorted by year, newest first

In the 80s and the 90s we all saw a lot of good blockbuster movies come out. Some of them were good, some of them were bad. Unfortunately, most of video games based on movies (called 'tie-in') were really bad. Developers tried to put everything they could in those games and divided gameplay in different parts, each of them with a different gameplay: platform, driving sim, puzzle, etc. The best games based on a movie are those that focus on a single genre: Indiana Jones games, Star Wars games etc.
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Robocop

DOS19894/5 Data East
Robocop is an abandoned beat 'em up / run and gun shooter game developed and released by Data East in 1989 for a number of platforms, including DOS. Robocop is a conversion from an arcade game released by Data East in 1988 and it was based on the movie of the same name, Robocop, by Paul Verhoeven. Your goal is to get to the final boss by shoot...
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Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

DOS19893.4/5 Mindscape
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The Untouchables

DOS19894/5 Ocean Software
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Psycho

DOS19883.4/5 Starsoft Development
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Rambo 3

DOS19883.6/5 Ocean Software
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Star Trek: First Contact

DOS19883.6/5 Simon & Schuster Interactive
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Star Wars

DOS19884.2/5 Atari
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The Train Escape to Normandy

DOS1988protected4.2/5 Artech Studios
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Who framed Roger Rabbit

DOS19883.8/5 Silent Software
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Willow

DOS19883.9/5 Brian A. Rice
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Platoon

DOS19873.6/5 Ocean Software
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The Three Stooges

DOS1987freeware3.6/5 Cinemaware
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Top Gun

DOS19873.4/5 Ocean Software
Top Gun is an abandoned flight combat simulation game developed by Ocean Software and released by Thunder Mountain in 1987 for DOS and a number of other 8 bit platforms. As the title suggests, Top Gun is based on the movie of the same name starring Tom Cruise.
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James Bond 007: Goldfinger

DOS19864.1/5 Angelsoft
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The Black Cauldron

DOS1986freeware3.7/5 Sierra On-Line
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The Great Escape

DOS1986protected4.1/5 Denton Designs
As a prisoner of war, you must find a way to escape a prison in Germany in 1942. The prisoner has a daily routine which will follow if not controlled by the player for a certain amount of time.
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James Bond 007: A View to a Kill

DOS19853.9/5 Angelsoft
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Rambo First Blood Part 2

DOS19854.1/5 Angelsoft
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The Goonies

DOS19853.9/5 Datasoft
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Gremlins

DOS19842.8/5 Atari
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Novatron

DOS19823.3/5 Verisoft