Abandonware DOS title

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Alien Syndrome

DOS1989 shooter
Alien Syndrome (1989) is a top-down shooter where you save hostages, shoot aliens, and scream internally because you’re always out of time. It’s frantic arcade action a...
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Temple of Apshai Trilogy

DOS1985 rpg
The Temple of Apshai Trilogy is a series of classic role-playing games developed by Automated Simulations (later known as Epyx) in the late 1970s and early 1980s. These games were ...
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Turbo Pascal 7

DOSWindows 3.xMac OS1992 application
Turbo Pascal 7 (TP7) is a programming language and integrated development environment (IDE) that was popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was developed by Borland as an ev...
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FIFA Soccer 96

DOS1995 sports
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Road Runner

DOS1989 racing
Road Runner is a video game based on the popular Looney Tunes cartoon series featuring Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote. The game was originally developed by Atari Games and rel...
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Jeopardy!

DOS1987 puzzle
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Sokoban

Windows XP/98/951999 puzzle
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Airborne Ranger

DOS1988 shooter
Strap in and crawl through the mud - Airborne Ranger (1988) is here to chew bubblegum and infiltrate enemy lines. And it's all out of bubblegum. This tactical action game lets you ...
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Thexder

DOS1987 action
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California Games 2

DOS1990 sports
The sequel nobody asked for, but we’re still kinda glad happened. California Games 2 adds even weirder sports: jet-skiing, hang gliding, and bodyboarding, which is like surfi...
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Nox

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2000protected rpg
Westwood Studios decided to take a break from commanding and conquering to give us Nox, a fast-paced action RPG with more personality than it has any right to. You can play as a wa...
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EcoQuest: The Search for Cetus

DOS1991 adventure
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Police Quest 3: The Kindred

DOS1991protecteddemo adventure
Police Quest 3: The Kindred is an adventure video game developed and published by Sierra On-Line in 1991. It is the third installment in the Police Quest series, which was designed...
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It Came from the Desert

DOS1990freeware action-adventure
It Came from the Desert is an abandonware action-adventure game developed by Cinemaware and released in 1990 for PC (DOS) and Amiga. It Came From the Desert is an action-adventure ...
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Flashback: The Quest for Identity

DOS1993protected action-adventure
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Oil Imperium

DOS1989 simulation
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Beavis and Butt-Head in Virtual Stupidity

Windows XP/98/951995 adventure
If you ever wanted to play a point-and-click adventure where the protagonists have the combined IQ of a slice of cheese, Beavis and Butt-Head in Virtual Stupidity is your masterpie...
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Unreal Gold

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS2000 shooter
Unreal Gold is a first-person shooter (FPS) video game developed by Epic MegaGames and published by GT Interactive. It was originally released in 1998 for Windows. Unreal Gold is a...
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Commander Keen 6: Aliens Ate my Baby Sitter!

DOS1991 action
Billy’s babysitter has been abducted by aliens, and he’s not having it. Commander Keen 6: Aliens Ate My Baby Sitter! is the series at its most Saturday-morning-cartoon ...
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Deadlock: Planetary Conquest

Windows XP/98/95Windows 3.x1996protected strategy
If you’ve ever wanted to play interstellar Monopoly while arguing with alien neighbors, Deadlock: Planetary Conquest is your ticket. Released in 1996, this strategy gem tosse...
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Darius Gaiden

Windows XP/98/951998 shooter
Darius Gaiden is a visually stunning side-scrolling shooter where every boss is a giant, weaponized sea creature from a neon-soaked fever dream. You’ll pilot your ship throug...
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Elite Plus

DOS1991 vehicle simulation
Elite Plus is an enhanced version of the classic space trading and combat simulator Elite, released by MicroPlay in 1991 for MS-DOS. It was designed as an update to the original 19...
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3-Demon

DOS1983 action
3-Demon from 1983 is basically Pac-Man with a taste for LSD. You’re in a first-person maze, munching dots while glowing ghosts try to ruin your day. It’s surprisingly c...
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The Chessmaster 2000

DOS1986 strategy
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Castle of Dr. Brain

DOS1991 adventure
Castle of Dr. Brain is a puzzle lover’s fever dream. It’s like someone crammed a Mensa test into a haunted house and added robot arms. You’re solving logic grids,...
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Donald Duck's Playground

DOS1986 adventure
Before Donald Duck’s Playground, most kids were told video games were a waste of time. Here, Donald proves otherwise by turning menial labor into an epic adventure. Want to s...
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The Three Stooges

DOS1987freeware action
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Mechwarrior 2: Mercenaries

DOSWindows XP/98/951996 vehicle simulation
MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries is a standalone expansion to MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat, released in 1996 by Activision. Part of the larger BattleTech universe, the game puts pl...
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Axe of Rage

DOS1989 action
If Conan had a bad day and took it out on a few dozen goblins, you'd get something close to Axe of Rage. This 1989 DOS hack-n-slash isn't exactly subtle—you're a barbarian, t...
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Gobliins 2: The Prince Buffoon

DOS1993protected adventure