Underdog games: underrated worth playing
In order to be an underdog, a game has to be "not well known" to the public (not now, nor at the time of its release) or underrated, but worth mentioning and playing for some reason. There are plenty of games that won the love of gamers against all odds; some of them even had a cult following. By the way, this keyword pays tribute to Sarinee Achavanuntakul, the owner of the first version of Home of the Underdogs, the site that started and popularized the abandonware concept.
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Supaplex
DOS1991freeware4.1/5 Think!Ware Development
Super Cauldron
DOS19923.9/5 Titus Interactive
Superfrog
DOS1994protected3.8/5 Team 17
Swap
DOS19923.5/5 Microids
Taipan for Windows
Windows XP/98/952002freeware3.5/5
The Blues Brothers
DOS19914.2/5 Titus Interactive
The Blues Brothers is a platformer that follows the adventures of Jake and Elwood Blues as they try to put their band back together. The player controls one of the Blues Brothers through various levels, each filled with obstacles, enemies, and puzzles. The ultimate goal is to collect musical notes and instruments to assemble the band. develope...
The Typing of the Dead
Windows XP/98/9519993.8/5 Smilebit
The Typing of the Dead is a distinctive video game, essentially a typing adaptation of the classic rail shooter arcade game, The House of the Dead. Initially debuting in 1999 as an arcade machine, it later became available on other platforms as well.In The Typing of the Dead, players wield a keyboard to dispatch approaching hordes of zombies and ot...
Thomas the Tank Engine
DOS19923.8/5 Peakstar Software
Thomas the Tank Engine 2
DOS19933.5/5 Peakstar Software
Time Bandit
DOS19894.4/5 MichTron
Time Bandit is a classic top-down arcade-style video game that was released in 1982 for various home computer systems, such as the Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, and others. It was developed by MichTron. In Time Bandit, players control a character who must navigate through a series of maze-like levels, battling various enemies and collecting treasure a...
Ultra Mortal Kombat Vendetta
Windows XP/98/952001freeware4/5
Virus
DOS19883.9/5
Wacky Wheels
DOS1994protected4.1/5 Apogee Software
Wizard of Wor 98
DOS1998remake3.8/5
Zeitgeist
Windows XP/98/9519963.6/5 Taito
Zeitgeist, also known as Jupiter Strike in North America, is a 3D space shooter developed by Taito and published by Acclaim Entertainment. It was released for the PlayStation and Windows in 1996. Zeitgeist is a rail shooter: the player controls a spaceship that moves along a fixed path, with limited control over the ship's movement within...
Zyclunt
DOS19953.5/5 Phantagram
Zyclunt is a side-scrolling action game developed and published by Phantagram in 1995. The game is set in a dystopian future where incurable diseases and a rise in criminal activities have brought society to the brink of collapse. In this setting, advanced genetic engineering has led to the creation of cybernetic organisms, or cyborgs, which have b...