Abandonware DOS title

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Dinopark Tycoon

DOS1993 simulation
Move aside, Jurassic Park—Dinopark Tycoon (1993, DOS) gave kids everywhere the chance to run their very own dinosaur zoo without the risk of being eaten alive. This education...
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Fantastic Dizzy

DOS1994 action-adventure
Fantastic Dizzy, released in 1994, stars a cheerful egg with an unfortunate talent for getting into trouble. This platform-adventure hybrid mixes exploration, puzzle-solving, and l...
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Championship Manager 93

DOS1993 sports
Ah, Championship Manager 93, the game that taught us yelling at pixels is a valid emotional outlet. It's you, a keyboard, and a list of players with stamina ratings. No fancy graph...
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Balance of the Planet

DOSMac OS1990 simulation
Environmental doom simulator? Check. Grim statistics? Double check. Balance of the Planet lets you tinker with carbon emissions, wildlife extinction, and deforestation until you ei...
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Total Annihilation Kingdoms

Windows XP/98/951999protected strategy
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Ghostbusters 2

DOS1989 action
Released in 1989, Ghostbusters 2 gives you another shot at wrangling ectoplasm with the world’s most overqualified exterminators. Inspired by the movie sequel, it’s equ...
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Norton Utilities 8

DOS1994 application
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Black Crown

DOS1995 strategy
In Black Crown (1995), you play as a prince with a very punchable name, trying to reclaim his rightful throne by solving puzzles and dying a lot. It's one of those DOS-era games wh...
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Titus the Fox

DOS1992protected action
Titus the Fox is a DOS horizontal scrolling platform game developed by Titus Interactive in 1992. As Titus, you have to advance through 15 levels to rescue your beloved Suzy who ha...
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Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers

DOSWindows 3.xMac OS1993protecteddemo adventure
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers is a point-and-click adventure game developed and published by Sierra On-Line. It was released in 1993 and designed by Jane Jensen. The game is ...
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The adventures of Willy Beamish

DOS1991 adventure
The adventures of Willy Beamish is a point-and-click adventure that perfectly captures the chaos of being a kid with too much imagination and not enough discipline. Willy is consta...
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Commander Keen 4: Secret of the Oracle

DOS1991protected action
Just when you thought Keen could catch a break, Commander Keen 4: Secret of the Oracle drops him into a mystical realm full of bouncing jelly beans and sentient toasters. This is w...
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Guldkorn Expressen

DOS1991 puzzle
Guldkorn Expressen sounds cheerful, and in many ways it is—a Scandinavian oddity that feels like it was assembled with equal parts whimsy and educational intent. You guide a ...
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The Black Cauldron

DOS1986freeware adventure
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Holiday Lemmings

DOS1993 puzzle
Holiday Lemmings takes the familiar chaos of tiny, clueless creatures marching toward doom and gives it a festive twist. Released in 1993, it dresses up the classic formula with ho...
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EF 2000

DOS1995 vehicle simulation
For flight simulation enthusiasts, EF 2000 was nothing short of a revelation. It offers a deep, realistic portrayal of modern air combat, complete with complex avionics and demandi...
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Future Wars: Adventures in Time

DOS1990 adventure
Time travel stories tend to get complicated quickly, and Future Wars: Adventures in Time embraces that chaos with enthusiasm. Released in 1990, this cinematic adventure casts you a...
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Nippon Safes, Inc.

DOS1992freeware adventure
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The Gene Machine

DOS1996 adventure
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Hexx: Heresy of the Wizard

DOS1994 rpg
Hexx: Heresy of the Wizard is a curious mix of puzzle and strategy, wrapped in a fantasy setting that feels both familiar and slightly peculiar. The mechanics encourage careful pla...
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Action Fighter

DOS1989 racing
Action Fighter (1989, DOS) is Sega’s way of saying, “Why choose between car chases and aerial dogfights when you can have both?” You start in a motorcycle, grab s...
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Alpha Centauri

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1999protected strategy
Sid Meier took one look at Earth and said, “Let’s leave this dump.” Thus, Alpha Centauri (1999, Windows XP) was born - a 4X strategy game that takes Civilization ...
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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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Lemmings

DOS1991 puzzle
Released in 1991, Lemmings introduced one of the most unforgettable puzzle concepts ever created. Players must guide an army of tiny green-haired creatures toward safety by assigni...
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Worms

DOSMac OS1995protecteddemo strategy
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Marathon 2: Durandal

Windows XP/98/95Linux1996 shooter
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Bang! Bang!

Windows 3.x1990 strategy
Before Worms made artillery games cute, Bang! Bang! let you and a friend lob cartoonish shells at each other using nothing but angles, wind speed, and pure spite. It's a math lesso...
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Zaxxon

DOS1984 shooter
Back in 1984, Zaxxon was the future. Isometric graphics? Whoa. Shadow effects? Mind blown. But mostly, it was a game about flying a chunky spaceship through a heavily fortified spa...