Abandonware DOS title

The most popular based on a novel games

A lot of old games were based on a book, being it a novel or even a short story. Some novels that inspired developers to create video games are The Lords of the Rings (by J. R. R. Tolkien, Rendez Vous with Rama (by Arthur Clarke), The Mist (by Stephen King).
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Treasure Island

DOS19853.5/5 Byron Preiss Video Productions
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Lone Wolf: The Mirror of Death

DOS19913.8/5 Mr. Micro
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Farenheit 451

DOS19843.4/5 Telarium
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9 Princes in Amber

DOS19854.1/5 Telarium
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Alice in Wonderland

DOS19893.3/5
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ICON: Quest for the Ring

DOS19843.6/5 Macrocom
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War of the Lance

DOS1990protected4.3/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
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Frankenstein

DOS19944.1/5 Junkyard
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The Wizard of Oz

DOS19853.9/5 Windham Classics
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Dragonflight

DOS19913.6/5 Thalion
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Castle Elsinore

DOS19923.5/5 Temple Software
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Scrooge

DOS19913/5 Leisuresoft
Scrooge is an abandoned interactive fiction graphic adventure game developed and released by Leisuresoft in 1991 for DO. Scrooge is based on the popular Christmas tale of the same name.
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The Rocketeer

DOS19912.8/5 NovaLogic