The best abandonware action games
Action video games are all about speed, fast moving and dexterity. The main action varies according to the kind of game, which can include jumping from platforms, running, beating up other human players or computer controlled adversaries, etc.
If the action is focused on shooting adversaries, the game belongs to the shooter genre. There's also the action-adventure genre, where the action elements are less intense and the gameplay incorporates one or more adventure elements such as inventory management, puzzles and a lot more thinking in general.
There are quite a lot of action sub-genres. In maze games, the action takes place in a labyrinth (the mother of all maze games is Pac-Man). Platformers are action games where you're going to spend most of the time jumping on some kind of platform (Bubbgle Bobble, Prince of Persia). There's also two types of games that involve physical combat: fighting games and beat 'em ups. Fighting games are all about 1 vs 1 combat in a single screen (Street Fighter 2, Mortal Kombat). In beat 'em ups (Golden Axe, Double Dragon) you have to fight hordes of enemies and advance to the next level.
Action games
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DOS1994protected4.2/5 Apogee Software
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DOS19894.2/5 Ideas From the Deep
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DOS19884.2/5 Midway Manufacturing Company
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Windows XP/98/9519974.2/5
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DOS19934.2/5
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DOS19924.2/5 Epic MegaGames
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DOS19904.1/5 Ocean Software
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DOS1993protected4.1/5 Softdisk Publishing
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DOS1995protected4.1/5 Shiny Entertainment
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Windows XP/98/952004freewareremake4.1/5
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DOS19904.1/5 Tecmo
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DOS19834.1/5 Nintendo
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DOS19894.1/5 Palace Software
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DOS19924.1/5 Hudson soft
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DOS1994freeware4.1/5 Diversions Entertainment
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DOS19864.1/5 Mindscape
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Windows XP/98/9519954.1/5 Sega
Comix Zone is a peculiar science fiction and superhero themed action game.It was developed and released by Sega in 1995 for Windows and other platforms. What makes Comix Zone different from other similare titles is that the game world is framed like a comic book.
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DOS1985remake4.1/5
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DOS1990protected4.1/5 id software
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DOS19934.1/5 ChamProgramming corp.
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DOS19904.1/5 Core Design
Rick Dangerous 2 is a clear example of a sequel done right. Developed by Core Design and released in 1990 on a plethora of platforms, Rick Dangerous 2 is a classic platform game with a (linear) story. The first levels can be played in any order: an ice cave, Hyde Park in London, a forest and the atomic mud mines. The fifth level will become availab...
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DOSWindows XP/98/9519964.1/5 Infogrames
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DOS19924.1/5 Epic MegaGames
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DOS19934.1/5 Team 17
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DOS19944.1/5 Presage Software
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DOS19894.1/5 Domark Software
Toobin is an abandoned action game developed by Domark Software and released in 1989. Toobin runs on DOS but was also published for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Boy Color, MSX, NES, ZX Spectrum. It's a conversion from a popular arcade game (at the time).
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DOS19894.1/5 Taito
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DOS19904.1/5 Incredible technologies
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DOS19894.1/5 Electronic Arts
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DOSMac19934.1/5 Broderbund