Abandonware DOS title

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Archimedean Dynasty

DOS1996protected vehicle simulation
In Archimedean Dynasty, humanity did the logical thing after wrecking the surface world: moved underwater and started shooting each other in submarines. It's part tactical sim, par...
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688 Attack Sub

DOS1989 vehicle simulation
Dive, dive! This 1989 DOS simulator puts you in control of a nuclear submarine, though most of the action involves pushing buttons and waiting very patiently. Think of it as the &l...
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Crash Garrett

DOS1987 adventure
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The Amazing Spider-Man and Captain America in Dr. Doom's Revenge!

DOS1989 action
The Amazing Spider-Man and Captain America in Dr. Doom's Revenge! is a crossover that feels like a comic book come to life, complete with iconic heroes and a villain who clearly en...
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Little Big Adventure

DOS1994protected action-adventure
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Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos

DOSMac OS1993protected rpg
Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos (1993) is a classic first-person RPG that understands pacing better than many of its peers. It offers a rich fantasy world, memorable characters,...
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Zork Zero: The Revenge of Megaboz

DOS1989 adventure
With Zork Zero, Infocom decided to throw everything into the cauldron: graphics, mouse support, and a jester who won’t shut up. A prequel to the original trilogy, it’s ...
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Thief: The Dark Project

Windows XP/98/951998protected action-adventure
Thief: The Dark Project is a first-person stealth video game developed by Looking Glass Studios and published by Eidos Interactive. Released in 1998, it is considered a groundbreak...
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WWF Wrestlemania

DOS1992 sports
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Star Trek: Starfleet Command

Windows XP/98/951999protected vehicle simulation
Star Trek: Starfleet Command (1999, Windows XP) is a dream come true for anyone who memorized warp core schematics. It’s a tactical space combat simulator that rewards patien...
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Sam and Max Hit the Road

DOSWindows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS1993protecteddemo adventure
Sam & Max Hit the Road is a point-and-click adventure game developed and published by LucasArts. It was released in 1993 and is based on the characters Sam and Max created by c...
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Black Sect

DOS1993 adventure
Ah, Black Sect (1993), where the puzzles are cryptic, the villagers are creepy, and the atmosphere is so thick you could spread it on toast. A classic first-person point-and-click ...
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Double Dragon 3: The Rosetta Stone

DOS1992 action
Double Dragon 3: The Rosetta Stone (1992) is what happens when a simple beat-’em-up decides to go globetrotting. Instead of just brawling through alleys, Billy and Jimmy trav...
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Online

Windows XP/98/952005 strategy
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Beauty and the Beast

DOS1992 puzzle
This isn’t Disney’s musical fairytale—it’s a DOS game, which means Beauty and the Beast is way more "puzzle platformer" than "tale as old as time." You play...
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Betrayal at Krondor

DOS1993protected rpg
If you like your RPGs verbose, Betrayal at Krondor is basically a fantasy novel you play. Set in Raymond E. Feist’s Midkemia, the game oozes with narrative depth, detailed ch...
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Music Construction Set

DOS1984 application
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Plundered Hearts

DOSMac OS1987 adventure
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The Beverly Hillbillies

DOS1993 adventure
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Skate or Die

DOS1988 sports
Skate or Die is the embodiment of late-’80s “cool,” complete with neon chaos, absurdly dangerous skate events, and characters who look like they stepped out of a ...
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Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession

DOS1994protected rpg
In Strahd’s Possession, you’re tossed into the mists of Barovia, where Count Strahd—smooth, sinister, and eternally well-groomed—looms over everything. The ...
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Alcatraz

DOS1992 shooter
Alcatraz (1992) asks the question: what if Rambo got locked in prison and had to bust out while flexing dramatically the entire time? This top-down action game puts you in the very...
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Wolfpack

DOS1990 vehicle simulation
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Mega Man 3

DOS1992 shooter
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3D-Maze

Windows 3.x1991 action
Ah, 3D-Maze. If you used Windows 3.x, you probably saw this lurking in the corner of your screen savers like a digital minotaur. Released in 1991, it’s not quite a game, but ...
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Die Hard

DOS1989 shooter
Before “yippee-ki-yay” became gaming shorthand for chaos, Die Hard (1989) tried to capture the movie’s skyscraper shootout on DOS. You play as John McClane, trapp...
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Marathon 2: Durandal

Windows XP/98/95Linux1996 shooter
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Fascination

DOS1991NSFW adventure
Fascination, released in 1991 for DOS, is a point-and-click adventure that clearly wanted to be edgy, mysterious, and just a little bit scandalous. Set in a neon-soaked future full...
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Quarantine

DOS1994 racing
Quarantine is a futuristic racing/driving game released by GameTek in 1994 for DOS. Quarantine is set in a dark dystopian futuristic city where the player drives around in a taxi c...
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Great Naval Battles vol. 5: Demise of the Dreadnoughts 1914-18

DOS1996protected vehicle simulation
Great Naval Battles vol. 5: Demise of the Dreadnoughts takes you back even further, exploring naval warfare at a time when technology and tactics were evolving rapidly. In Great Na...