Abandonware DOS retro gaming news

The very popular magazine TIME compiled a comprehensive list of the 100 best video games of all time, for every platform that ever existed. Take a look and judge for yourself. There's even a poll that no user ever voted...

Today, we're used to high quality TV series such as Game of Thrones, Daredevil, Madmen. This level of writing wasn't always the top priority of the producers of TV series aired a few decades ago. Anyway, lot of us old guys remember fondly series like The A-Team, Miami Vice and, of course, Star Trek.You may not know that there ...

Aleshar World of Ice is an old top-down perspective RPG game released for DOS in 1997, designed by Ossi Honkanen. Aleshar is an open world (sort of), fantasy RPG set in a world covered with ice and snow.

Starglider is a first person combat sci-fi simulator rendered in wireframe vector graphics and inspired by the coin-op Star Wars. Starglider was conceived initially for the Amiga and the Atari ST, and later ported on many systems, including MSDOS. A sequel, Starglider 2, was published in 1988. Play Starglider online on AbandonwareDOS! The javascript library that allows DOS games to be played ...

Not many people know that the first games created by Sid Meier were flight simulations. Solo Flight was published by MicroProse in 1983 for Commodore 64, Apple II, Atari, and a year later, in 1984, for PC. The game takes place in the United States. As a fliying mailmain, the goal of the game is to deliver mail across the U.S.A.

System Shock 2 is a old cyberpunk science fiction shooter game for Windows, part of the System Shock series. Electronic Arts released System Shock 2 in 1999. It is NOT available for download.

Dr. Doom's Revenge is not a very good game and it has a very very long title. It feels clunky, too linear, and the gameplay progression was too slow. I played it on my old Commodore 64 back in 1989 (or was it 1990?) and it captured my interest for a very short time.One thing must be said though... the original box ...

As you probably already noticed, Abandonware DOS wears a new dress. This brand new website comes with many advantages: - it's responsive: it will gracefully adapt to any device, cellphone, tablet, desktop pc - it's faster and better: new php code, better security, things a web developer will notice - it will allow me to be more productive: more content ...

SimTower is an old Windows 3.x (1994) building and business simulation game where the player is tasked with the management of a skyscraper nonetheless. Raise floors, build apartments, shops, offices and try to avoid bankrupcy if you can.SimTower spawned some similar games for mobile devices, most notably the wonderful Tiny Tower, It's surprisingly good even after all these years.Publisher:&...

Have you ever played Ultima 7: The Black Gate? If you did, leave a comment and let us know what you think about it. Did you play for countless hours as I did?

Qix is a classic arcade games that every vintage game conoisseur should know. The original version hit the arcades in 1981 and was an instant success. The gameplay is really simple: draw squares and rectangles to captures areas of the screen without dyiing. When you manage to claim the majority of the screen, you win. Play Qix online on AbandonwareDOS! The ...

Being the only one to keep AbandonwareDOS updated is not an easy task. I have many ideas but lack the time to put them into practice. Recently I managed to add new features such as:a list of important video games awardsgames that can be played online directly in your browserDOSBOX compatibility chartsNow it's time to stop and think about ...

Psygnosis was a quite popular developement company based in the United Kingdom. Pete Lane, a fan of AbandonwareDOS, sent me some very old ORIGINAL posters.Poster #1: just a posterPoster #2: seeing is believingPoster #3: barbarians and terrorpodsPsygnosis developed a few PC titles: here they are.

OpenTTD, as the name implies, is an open source remake of the wonderful Transport Tycoon by Chris Sawyer. Actually, OpenTTD does more than recreate the original game. The user interface got better and more user friendly; it's possible to download add-ons, custom AIs, new vehicles, etc; and, of course, OpenTTD is available for a wide range of operative systems. OpenTTD ...

Recently I stumbled on some javascript projects aimed at playing DOS games online using DOSBOX. I tried some of them and decided to add the feature on AbandonwareDOS. The feature is still experimental, but it works. Try it! Play Cabal online on AbandonwareDOS! The project I'm using is called JsDOSBOX, maintained and developed by Kevin O'Dwyer.

Quarantine is a first person shooter / racing game hybrid created by Imagexel and published by Gametek. Quarantine is set in a dark dystopian future, in a city where the player drives around in a sci-fi taxi cab, picking up passengers and killing everyone else.If you loved Carmageddon, you will also like Quarantine. Stay away if you don't like gratuitious ...

Have you ever played Maniac Mansion? I'm sure a lot of you played and finished Maniac Mansion back in the day. If you did, leave a comment and let us know what you think about it. Did you like it? Did you finish it? Was it too easy or to hard?

Painters Guild is in developement and nobody knows when it will be released, but it's a really promising and interesting little game. As the official site states: "In Painters Guild you can make paintings, sell them and develop your guild into the greatest of the Renaissance.". Painters Guild is, simply put, a pixellated simulation of a renaissance painting "bottega". ...

Earthworm Jim is one of the best platform games ever released for PC back in the 90es by Activision. What makes Earthworm Jim a great abandonware game is the perfectly balanced gameplay and the humor of titular character. Even the name "Jim", together with the science fiction setting is a pun to a popular TV series ('Jim, ...

Have you ever played SimTower? If you did, leave a comment and let us know what you think about one of the lesser known Maxis management simulations. Did you like it?