Abandonware DOS title

Games released in 1998 sorted by release date

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101: The Airborne Invasion of Normandy

Windows XP/98/951998 strategy
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240 Racing

DOS1998 racing
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Acid Tetris

DOS1998freewareremake puzzle
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Army Men

Windows XP/98/951998 strategy
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Army Men 2

Windows XP/98/951998protected strategy
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Avalon

DOS1998freeware rpg
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Axis and Allies

Windows XP/98/951998 strategy
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Baldur's Gate

Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS1998protected rpg
Baldur's Gate a fantasy RPG set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe which is regarded as the RPG that brought new life in a dying genre in the late 90s. Baldur's Gate was developed by BioWare and released by Black Isle Studios in 1998 for Windows, Lunux and Mac. Some of the innovations that Baldur's Gate introduced to the RPG genre are the ...
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Bubble Trouble

Windows XP/98/951998 action
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Caesar 3

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1998protected simulation
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Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines

Windows XP/98/951998protected strategy
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Darius Gaiden

Windows XP/98/951998 shooter
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Descent: FreeSpace - The Great War

Windows XP/98/951998protected vehicle simulation
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Dink Smallwood

Windows XP/98/951998freeware rpg
Dink Smallwood is an action role-playing video game developed by Robinson Technologies. It was first released in 1997 for Windows and later became freeware. The game was created by Seth Robinson, and it gained a cult following for its humor.The game's plot revolves around the titular character, Dink Smallwood, a pig farmer who embarks on an epic ad...
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Dope Wars

Windows XP/98/951998 simulation
Dope Wars is a text-based simulation game that originated as a DOS program in the early 1980s, but gained popularity in its Windows version released in 1998. The game puts players in the role of a drug dealer navigating the underground economy of buying, selling, and transporting various illegal substances.In the Windows version of the game, player...
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Dune 2000

Windows XP/98/951998 strategy
Dune 2000 is an abandoned science fiction classic real-time strategy game based on the popular Dune franchise. The Dune "universe" took form in the books of science fiction writer Frank Herbert and went on to include movies, TV series, comics, and of course video games. Dune 2000 is one of the finest RTS of its era; it was developed by We...
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DX-Ball 2

Windows XP/98/951998protected action
DX-Ball 2 is a popular brick-breaking game that was first released in 1998 by Longbow Digital Arts. It serves as a sequel to the original DX-Ball, which was inspired by the classic arcade game Breakout and its successor Arkanoid. The core mechanics of DX-Ball 2 involve controlling a paddle at the bottom of the screen to bounce a ball upwards. ...
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Fallout 2

Windows XP/98/951998protected rpg
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Fatal Relations

Windows XP/98/951998NSFW adventure
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Football Fanatic

DOS1998freeware sports
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Fuck Quest

DOS1998freewareNSFW adventure
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Grim Fandango

Windows XP/98/951998protecteddemo adventure
Grim Fandango is an adventure game developed and published by LucasArts. It was released in 1998 and is known for its unique setting and distinctive art style. The game was directed by Tim Schafer, who also co-wrote the script.The story is set in the Land of the Dead and follows the protagonist, Manny Calavera, a travel agent working for the Depart...
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House of the Dead

Windows XP/98/951998 shooter
House of the Dead is an old horror-themed rail shooter game, developed and released by Sega in 1998. The whole gameplay can be summarized in a single sentence "a first-person 3D shooting gallery with zombies". House of the Dead runs on older version of Windows, so you may need a virtual machine to play it properly.
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Jump 'n Bump

DOS1998freeware action
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Lego Loco

Windows XP/98/951998 simulation
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Mega Man X3

Windows XP/98/951998 shooter
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Mega Man X4

Windows XP/98/951998 shooter
Mega Man X4 is a side-scrolling action-platformer video game released by Capcom for Windows, Sony PlayStation, and Sega Saturn in 1997 and 1998. It is part of the Mega Man X series, a spin-off of the original Mega Man franchise.Set in a dystopian future where humans and robots coexist, Mega Man X4 follows two playable characters: Mega Man X and Zer...
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Monopoly (Adam Stevens)

DOS1998 strategy
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Nightlong: Union City Conspiracy

Windows XP/98/951998 adventure
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Norton Commander 5.5

DOS1998 application
Norton Commander was one of the most popular and influential file management applications ever released for MS-DOS. Introduced in 1986, it featured an innovative, dual-pane interface that allowed users to perform tasks like copying, deleting, moving, and previewing files with ease, eliminating the need to type every command manually. This side-by-s...