Abandonware DOS title

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Adventure in Serenia

DOS1982 adventure
Before heroes had inventory screens and voice acting, there was Adventure in Serenia, the lovechild of a text parser and a fever dream. Released in 1982, this proto-graphic adventu...
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Battle Bugs

DOS1994 strategy
What if ants could use bazookas and beetles had battle plans? Battle Bugs answers this crucial question by turning your screen into a war zone where tiny insects wage strategic war...
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Spellcasting 201: The Sorcerer's Appliance

DOS1991protectedNSFW adventure
Spellcasting 201: The Sorcerer's Appliance is an adventure game released in 1991, developed by Steve Meretzky and published by Legend Entertainment. It’s the second installme...
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Q*Bert

DOS1984 action
Q*bert is a classic arcade game that was created by Warren Davis and Jeff Lee and was released by Gottlieb in 1982. The main goal of Qbert is to change the color of every...
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Blades of steel

DOS1990 sports
Blades of Steel is hockey the way it was meant to be. Fast, brutal, and occasionally resembling a bar fight on ice. The game lets you punch other players mid-match and the announce...
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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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Hard Drivin'

DOS1990 racing
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Menzoberranzan

DOS1994protected rpg
Menzoberranzan is a old DOS fantasy first person perspective RPG developed by DreamForge Intertainment in 1994 from an original idea by John McGirk. Menzoberranzan setting is based...
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Gremlins

DOS1984 action
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Wings of Fury

DOS1989 shooter
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D-Zone

DOS1992 strategy
D-Zone is what you’d get if someone blended city-building with military strategy and sprinkled in a dash of chaos. You’re tasked with running a base while fending off a...
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The Magic Candle 2: The Four and Forty

DOS1991 rpg
The Magic Candle 2 (1991, DOS) expands the world, story, and ambition of its predecessor. With forty heroes scattered across a sprawling realm, you’ll spend as much time mana...
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Destruction Derby

DOS1995 racing
Destruction Derby (1995) is the game that taught us driving isn’t about speed or elegance—it’s about gleefully ramming your car into other vehicles until only twi...
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High Seas Trader

DOS1995 simulation
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1893: A World's Fair Mystery

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS2003 adventure
1893: A World's Fair Mystery is an interactive fiction game developed by the American studio Illuminated Lantern and released in 2002. Set during the Chicago World's Columbian Expo...
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King's Quest 5: Absence makes the heart go yonder

DOSWindows 3.x1990protected adventure
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Borland DBase 5

DOS1994 application
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Pools of Darkness

DOSMac OS1991protected rpg
Pools of Darkness is a computer role-playing game (CRPG) developed and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc. (SSI). It is the fourth entry in the "Gold Box" series of Dungeons &...
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4x4 Offroad Racing

DOS1988 racing
Released in 1988 for DOS, this game lets you drive monster trucks across deserts, swamps, and icy wastelands with all the grace of a drunken forklift. It’s less about speed a...
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Ragnarok

DOS1993freeware rpg
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Streets of SimCity

Windows XP/98/951997 vehicle simulation
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Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk

DOS1993 action-adventure
If Dizzy was an egg on an adventure, Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk turns that concept up a notch with a proper fairytale plot. Released in 1993 for DOS, the game sees Dizzy set out...
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Omni Play Basketball

DOS1990 sports
If you’ve ever wanted to command a basketball team without having to actually dribble or break a sweat, Omni Play Basketball (1990, DOS) has your number. The game lets you ma...
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Roller Coaster Tycoon

Windows XP/98/951999protected simulation
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Boulder Dash 2: Rockford's Revenge

DOS1985 puzzle
Boulder Dash II is the sequel to the original Boulder Dash game. It was released in 1985 and follows the same basic gameplay mechanics as its predecessor while introducing new leve...
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Railroad Tycoon Deluxe

DOS1993 simulation
Railroad Tycoon Deluxe feels like someone took the original game, showered it with confetti, tuned the engine, and handed it back with a wink. Better colors, refined scenarios, and...
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Dungeon Crawl

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinux1997freeware rpg
If you ever wanted to explore endless, procedurally generated tunnels filled with monsters, traps, and the occasional existential crisis, Dungeon Crawl is your kind of misery. Rele...
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Allan Border's Cricket

DOS1993 sports
In Allan Border’s Cricket (1993), you get to live the thrill of... waiting. A lot. But when the action kicks in, it’s surprisingly engaging. Named after the Australian ...
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Bad Street Brawler

DOS1987 action
Bad Street Brawler is a beat 'em up video game developed by Beam Software and published by Mindscape. Originally released for the Commodore 64 in 1987 and later for other platforms...
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Alone in the Dark 3

DOS1994protected action-adventure
By the time Alone in the Dark 3 (1994, DOS) rolls around, Edward Carnby has seen it all - so now it’s off to the Wild West, because of course it is. Zombies? Check. Cowboys? ...