Abandonware DOS title

Abandonware racing games sorted by release date

Racing and driving games simulate driving races by putting the player in a variety of driving seats, like Formula 1 cars, motorbikes, all-terrain racing cars, or futuristic vehicles. The goal is usually winning a race against other vehicles in environments of varying degrees of realism. Some games push it to the limits by adding weapons or dispensing with the racing aspect altogether, allowing the player to drive freely.

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Donkey BAS

DOS1981 racing: car
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Novatron

DOS1982 racing: futuristic
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Pitstop 2

DOS1984 racing: car
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Spy Hunter

DOS1984 racing: car, vehicular combat
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Antarctic Adventure

DOS1986 platform, racing: unusual vehicles
Antarctic Adventure (1986) stars a penguin who seems to be training for the Winter Olympics — at full sprint. This early Konami game has you racing across icy terrain, dodging seals, and leaping over yawning crevasses while ...
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Yacht Racing Simulator

DOS1986 racing: unusual vehicles, water sports
Yacht Racing Simulator proves that even in the '80s, developers were brave enough to turn the thrilling world of rich people boating slowly into a video game. With graphics that could charitably be called “minimalist” ...
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Crazy Cars

DOS1987 racing: car
Back in 1987, Crazy Cars asked the eternal question: how fast can you go before the road becomes an abstract blur? Armed with a sleek sports car and the confidence of someone who’s never read a traffic law, you tear through ...
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Ford simulator 1

DOS1987freeware racing: car
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Sky Runner

DOS1987 racing: futuristic, third-person shooter
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Superbike Challenge

DOS1987 racing: motorcycle
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Test Drive

DOS1987 racing: car
Test Drive is a racing game developed by Distinctive Software and released by Accolade in 1987 for multiple platforms, including DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, and Commodore 64. It marked the beginning of the Test Drive franchise...
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4x4 Offroad Racing

DOS1988 racing: off-road, racing: car
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 and more about not flipping your vehicle like a pan...
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Fire and Forget

DOS1988 racing: car, vehicular combat
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Fire and Forget 2

DOS1988 racing: car, racing: futuristic, vehicular combat
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Grand Prix Circuit

DOSMac OS1988 racing: car, racing: Formula 1
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Lombard RAC Rally

DOS1988 racing: off-road, racing: car
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Pole Position II

DOS1988 racing: Formula 1, racing: car
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Super Hang-On

DOSMac OS1988 racing: motorcycle
Super Hang-On is an abandoned motorcycle arcade racing game, developed by Sega, designed by Yu Suzuki and published by Data East for DOS in 1988 (the arcade was released in 1987). Super Hang-On was converted for a great number of ...
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Action Fighter

DOS1989 racing: car, vehicular combat
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 some power-ups, and suddenly you’re flying a ...
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African Raiders-01

DOS1989 racing: car
You, a motorcycle, and a desert that stretches forever - African Raiders-01 puts you in the Dakar rally with all the elegance of a brick on wheels. Navigate dust storms, sand dunes, and controls that were clearly designed by ...
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APB

DOS1989 racing: car
In APB (1989), you’re a cop in a little squad car with a huge attitude problem. Your job? Pull over criminals, avoid donuts, and try not to smash into every tree, wall, and pedestrian. It’s basically Grand Theft Auto i...
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Aspar GP Master

DOS1989 racing: motorcycle
Aspar GP Master is a 1989 motorcycle racing game that invites you to tear up the track with the same grace and control as a caffeinated squirrel on rollerblades. Loosely inspired by Jorge “Aspar” Martínez, the g...
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Chicago 90

DOS1989
In Chicago 90, you either play as the cops or the crooks in a top-down, crime-infested, vaguely Windy City-esque setting. Think of it as a proto-GTA with more sirens and fewer moral grey areas. As the gangster, you must escape the...
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Crazy Cars 2

DOS1989 racing: car
Crazy Cars 2 upgrades the formula with a plot about crooked cops and stolen Ferraris. You’ll speed across vast American highways, dodging patrol cars that spawn with supernatural precision. Roadblocks appear out of thin air,...
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Deathtrack

DOS1989 racing: car, vehicular combat
In 1989, Deathtrack tried to answer a question nobody asked: “What if NASCAR had machine guns?” The result is a futuristic racer where speed and firepower go hand in hand. You’ll blaze through tracks, blast rival...
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F40 Pursuit Simulator

DOSMac OS1989 racing: car
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Ferrari Formula 1

DOS1989 racing: car, racing: Formula 1
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Harley-Davidson: The Road to Sturgis

DOS1989 racing: motorcycle
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Indianapolis 500

DOS1989 racing: car
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OutRun

DOS1989 racing: car