Abandonware DOS retro gaming news

Does anybody remember MadTV? MadTV was a unique business simulation published in 1991 by Rainbow Arts in which the player had to run a TV station. To my knowledge, no other similar game existed (at least not for DOS or Windows, at the time).Thanks to Steam Greenlight, now we have ...

The Spotlight Awards was a video game awards event hosted in the 1990s at the GDC (Games Developers Conference) that covered a lot of gaming platforms.The best video games for 1997 according to the Spotlight awards were:1997Civilization II Best PC/Mac GameCommand and Conquer: Red Alert Best Strategy/War ...

Hookstone developed Sentinel Returns in 1998 for Windows; Psygnosis published it. Sentinel Returns is the follow up to one of the most popular puzzle games ever: The Sentinel (A.K.A. The Sentry).

There's a new blog about retro gaming and it's called Von Blubba. I have to admit that the author is a friend of mine... so, well, he deserves to be here (thank you for the mint copy of Ultima IX!).

Ravenloft: Stone Prophet is a fantasy RPG set in the egyptian Ravenloft campaign that uses the Advanced Dungeons & Dragon ruleset. It's the sequel to Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession and uses the same first person real-time 3d engine. Stone Prophet was developed by DreamForge Entertainment and published by SSI in 1995.

Amberstar is an old school RPG very similar to Ultima 6 that uses a top down view for interiors and small locations and a first person pseudo 3D view for everything else. Unfortunately, the sequel (Ambermoon) was published for Amiga only.

Electronic Games was a magazine published between the 1980s and the 1990s. Electronic Games was one of the first computer magazines entirely focused on video games.  This is a list of the best games published in 1981.1981Asteroids Videogame of the YearAtari VCSAuto Racing Best Sports GameIntellivision)Computer Baseball ...

Supremacy / Overlord is a rare example of a mix between real time strategy and 4x (eXplore, eXpand, eXploid, eXterminate). To be honest, it's not the real time strategy we are used to (Command and Conquer, Warcraft), but it's real time nonetheless.

We all love Ultima VII: The Black Gate (well, I love it and you should too!) and it's not uncommon to find other people who committed themselves to some kind of worship on the web.One in particular named Nakar, wrote a whole report/guide of his adventures in the ...

Rick Dangerous 2 is a clear example of a sequel done right. Developed by Core Design and released in 1990 on a plethora of platforms, Rick Dangerous 2 is a classic platform game with a (linear) story. The first levels can be played in any order: an ice cave, Hyde Park in London, ...

Electronic Games was a magazine (yes, on paper) published in the 1980s and then, after a hiatus, in the 1990s. Electronic Games was one of the first computer magazines entirely focused on video games. Every year, E.C. held a Game of the Year "Arcade Awards".This is a list ...

Hardball is a popular series of baseball video games published by Accolade from 1985 (Hardball! was the first game) to 1998 (Hardball 6). If you are a baseball fan and a video games enthusiast, you can't miss them!

It depends on the game. Some games can run without problems on modern Windows systems without problems, while other games need more attention.A lot of Windows games won't run on Windows 7, 8, or even Vista. What can you do? Well, if the game is available on GOG.com, you can ...

I'm sure many of you old fashioned gamers know what a roguelike is. Rogue, ADOM, Angband, NetHack are some of the classic roguelikes we love to play every now and then. There's even a bunch of them here on AbandonwareDOS.ADOM Recently, Thomas Biskup & Team ADOM released on Steam ...

Albion is an old DOS science fiction top-down perspective RPG developed by Blue Byte Studio in 1995 from an original idea by Erik Simon. Albion features a science fiction setting that incorporates traditional fantasy elements.

Operation Wolf is a military themed, single player, first person, rail shooter. Aim your crossair to the soldiers on the screen and shoot.

Electronic Games was a magazine published in the 1980s and the 1990s, entirely focused on video games. Every year, the magazine held the Game of the Year "Arcade Awards".These are the best games of 1979 according to Electronig Games.1979Air-Sea Battle Best Target GameAtari VCSBally Best Audio and Visual EffectsArcade/...

Leather Goddesses of Phobos is a text adventure (interactive fiction) game developed by the well-known Infocom and designed by Steve Eric Meretzky. It was one of the best-selling adventures published by Infocom.

Another year has passed and Abandonware DOS is still here. So, what's new? I worked behind the curtains and fixed a lot of crappy code. I dropped a font used to write the site name and replaced it with a jpg; the result is an increase in speed load of ...

Lemmings was one of the most iconic puzzle games of all time. It was also one of the most inventive, the idea behind those tiny furred punk suicidal rodents is truly a stroke of genius. Not surprisingly, after the huge success of the first Lemmings, a lot of sequels followed. ...