Abandonware DOS title

Games featuring modem multiplayer mode

Games supporting modem play can be played by multiple players on PCs connected using... guess what?... a modem. Back in the day, being able to play via modem didn't involve Internet at all.
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Falcon 3.0

DOS1991protected Sphere
Falcon 3.0 arrived in 1991 and decided that realism wasn’t enough: it wanted obsession. This sequel didn’t just improve graphics and sound, it doubled down on systems, ...
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Falcon AT

DOS1988 Sphere
Often overlooked, Falcon AT from 1988 is an interesting hybrid that tries to bridge hardcore simulation with a slightly more accessible presentation. While it still respects the se...
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Fates of Twinion

DOS1993 Sierra On-Line
Fates of Twinion, released in 1993 for DOS, is a classic action-adventure platformer with a fantasy twist and a surprisingly playful tone. You control a hero navigating colorful wo...
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FIFA Soccer 96

DOS1995 Extended Play Productions
There was a time when digitized sprites and surprisingly loud crowd noise felt like cutting-edge sports science, and FIFA Soccer 96 proudly lived in that moment. The big selling po...
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FIFA Soccer 97

DOSWindows XP/98/951996 Electronic Arts
With FIFA Soccer 97, EA decided indoor soccer was exactly what the world had been waiting for, and honestly, they weren’t entirely wrong. The pace is frantic, the rebounds ar...
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FIFA: Road to World Cup 98

Windows XP/98/951997 Electronic Arts
If nostalgia had a soundtrack, it might be Blur’s “Song 2,” forever tied to FIFA: Road to World Cup 98. This was the entry where the series suddenly felt cool, co...
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Final Doom

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1996 id Software
Released in 1996 for DOS, this beast is not a new game so much as an ultra-hard remix of Doom II, crafted by level designers who apparently thought “too much ammo” was ...
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Fire Power

DOS1988 Silent Software
Few titles announce their intentions as clearly as Fire Power. This is top-down tank warfare with all the subtle grace of a marching band in a library. You roll into battle, shells...
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Fleet Command

DOS1999protected Sonalysts
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Front Lines

DOS1994 Impressions Games
Front Lines, released in 1994, is a straightforward DOS action game that wears its inspiration proudly. You’re thrown into military combat scenarios with minimal narrative fr...
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Get Medieval

Windows XP/98/951998 Monolith Productions
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Global Conquest

DOS1992 Ozark Softscape
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Global Domination

DOS1993 Impressions Games
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Global Effect

DOS1992 Millennium Interactive
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Grand Prix 2

DOS1995 MicroProse Software
Grand Prix 2 is an abandoned Formula 1 racing game designed by Geoff Crammond and published by MicroProse Software in 1995 for DOS. Grand Prix 2 is the sequel to Formula One Grand ...
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Grand Theft Auto

DOSWindows XP/98/951997 DMA Design
In Grand Theft Auto the player takes the role of a criminal who can freely roam around the city (Liberty City) completing tasks for the local mobs: stealing cars, killing pedestria...
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Ground Control

Windows XP/98/952000protected Massive Entertainment
Ground Control is a strategy game developed by Massive Entertainment and released by Sierra On-Line in 2000. More precisely Ground Control is a real time tactical game with a sci-f...
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Gruntz

Windows XP/98/951999 Monolith Productions
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Hard Drivin' 2

DOS1990 Atari
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Hardball 4

DOS1994 MindSpan
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Heretic

DOS1994protecteddemo Raven Software
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Heroes of Might and Magic

DOSWindows XP/98/951995 New World Computing
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Hexen: Beyond Heretic

DOS1995protected Raven Software
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Icewind Dale

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2000protected Interplay Productions
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IndyCar Racing

DOS1993 Papyrus Design Group
IndyCar Racing is a racing simulation video game developed by Papyrus Design Group and published by Virgin Interactive. Released in 1993 for MS-DOS, it marked a significant step fo...
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International Moto X

DOS1996 Renegade Software
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Interstate '76

Windows XP/98/951997protected Activision
Interstate '76 is a vehicular combat video game developed and published by Activision. It was released in 1997 for Microsoft Windows. The game is set in an alternate history 1976, ...
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Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games

DOS1996protected Sir-tech Software
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Knights of the Sky

DOS1990protected MicroProse Software
Knights of the Sky (1990, DOS) throws you into the cockpit of a biplane during WWI, where every dogfight is a dance of death and machine oil. With dynamic campaigns and customizabl...
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Krazy Ivan

Windows XP/98/951996 Psygnosis
If Krazy Ivan (1996, Windows XP) had a motto, it’d be “Blow it up first, ask later.” You pilot a massive mech across post-apocalyptic battlefields, obliterating a...