Abandonware DOS title

Games released in 1989 sorted by title, from Z to A

zorkzero-1

Zork Zero: The Revenge of Megaboz

DOS19894/5 adventure
zork-quest-2-02

Zork Quest: The Crystal of Doom

DOS19893.8/5 adventure
ancient-land-of-ys-03

Ys: The Vanished Omens

DOS19894.1/5 rpg
Ys: The Vanished Omens (also known as The Ancient Land of Ys) is an abandoned top-down open-world action RPG designed by Masaya Hashimoto, developed by Nihon Falcom and released by Kyodai Software Marketing for DOS in 1989. Ys: The Vanished Omens was published (earlier) for quite a few other home computers and console.
word-perfect-5-02

Word Perfect 5

DOS19893.9/5 application
wings-of-fury-02

Wings of Fury

DOS19894.1/5 shooter
windwalker-1

Windwalker (Moebius 2)

DOS19892.8/5 rpg
wheretimecarmensandiego-1

Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?

DOS19894.1/5 adventure
Where in Time Is Carmen Sandiego? is an educational computer game and television game show franchise created by Broderbund. It focuses on teaching geography and history while players try to track down the infamous thief, Carmen Sandiego, and her gang across different historical periods.The game was first released in 1989, followed by the TV show in...
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Westphaser

DOS19893.2/5 shooter
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Welltris

DOS19893.9/5 puzzle
wayne-gretzky-hockey-1

Wayne Gretzky Hockey

DOS19893.9/5 sports
waterloo-02

Waterloo

DOS1989protected4.1/5 strategy
warmiddleearth-1

War in Middle Earth

DOS19893.9/5 strategy
War in Middle-earth is a real-time strategy game developed by Synergistic Software and published by Melbourne House. It was released in 1988 for various platforms including the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, and Amstrad CPC.The game is based on J.R.R. Tolkien's epic fantasy world of Middle-earth, specifically focusing on the events depicted in "The Lor...
vette-5

Vette!

DOS19894/5 racing
ulises-1

Ulises

DOS19893.5/5 action
tasm-02

Turbo Assembler (TASM)

DOSWindows 3.xWindows XP/98/9519894.4/5 application
Turbo Assembler, often referred to as TASM, is an x86 assembler for MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows. It was part of the Turbo Assembler/Turbo Debugger (TASM/TD) package that Borland released as part of their Turbo Assembler product line. Borland was a software company known for its development tools during the 1980s and 1990s.
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Tunnels of armageddon

DOS19893.8/5 racing
Tunnels of Armageddon is a video game developed by Logical Design Works and released in 1989 by California Dreams for various home computer systems, including DOS, the Commodore 64 and Amiga.In Tunnels of Armageddon, players control a character navigating through a series of underground tunnels and caverns. The game features a combination of side-s...
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Trivial Pursuit

DOS19893.4/5 strategy
Trivial Pursuit is a popular trivia board game that was adapted into a computer game for various platforms, including DOS. In the game, players answer trivia questions from various categories in order to collect pie pieces that correspond to those categories. The goal is to collect all the pie pieces and complete a full pie before your opponents.
trantor-last-stormtrooper-01

Trantor: The Last Stormtrooper

DOS19893.1/5 shooter
tracon1-02

Tracon: Air Traffic Control Simulator

DOS19893.8/5 simulation
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Toobin

DOS19894.1/5 action
Toobin is an abandoned action game developed by Domark Software and released in 1989. Toobin runs on DOS but was also published for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Boy Color, MSX, NES, ZX Spectrum. It's a conversion from a popular arcade game (at the time).
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Tongue of the Fatman

DOS19893/5 action
tko-03

TKO

DOS1989protected3.5/5 sports
titan-03

Titan

DOS19893.5/5 action
tintinmoon-1

Tintin on the Moon

DOS19893.5/5 action
timesoflore-4

Times of Lore

DOS19894.1/5 rpg
Times of Lore is an abandoned action RPG designed by Chris Roberts, developed and released by Origin Systems in 1989 for DOS and many more 8 bit and 16 bit platforms. Compared to Ultima (the much more popular franchise also by Origin) Times of Lore is a washed down RPG, more similar to a NES game. In fact, Roberts was inspired by The Legend of Zelda.
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Time Bandit

DOS19894.4/5 action
Time Bandit is a classic top-down arcade-style video game that was released in 1982 for various home computer systems, such as the Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, and others. It was developed by MichTron. In Time Bandit, players control a character who must navigate through a series of maze-like levels, battling various enemies and collecting treasure a...
thunderblade-05

Thunderblade

DOS19893.4/5 shooter
battle-of-britain-05

Their Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain

DOS19894.2/5 vehicle simulation
Their Finest Hour: The Battle of Britain is an abandoned historical combat flight simulation game set in Great Britain (obviously) during World War 2. Their Finest Hour was designed by Lawrence Holland, developed and released by LucasArts in 1989 for DOS, Amiga, Atari ST.
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The Usurper

DOS19893.8/5 adventure