Abandonware DOS retro gaming news

Mordor: The Depths of Dejenol is fantasy RPG game released in 1995 for Windows 3.x, but it runs flawlessy even Windows XP (see this faq if you want to play Mordor in a virtual machine). Mordor: The Depths of Dejenol is a mix of first-person and top-down perspective dungeon crawler; the game shows the dungeon in by both perspectives at ...

Origin Systems was one of the favourite companies of role-playing games fans like myself. Origin was founded in 1983 by the Garriott family and endured more than 20 years. The two most popular video game series Origin developed were Ultima (a series of top down RPGs) and Wing Commander (space fighting simulator).  retro game historygenrereleased inUltima 2: Revenge of the Enchantressrpg - ...

Electronic Games was one of the first computer magazines entirely focused on video games. Every year, Electronic Games held a Game of the Year "Arcade Awards". This is a list of the best games published in 1982.1982Bosconian Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Coin-Op GameChopper Command Best Action VideogameAtari VCSDavid's Midnight Magic Computer Game of the YearApple IIDeadline Best Computer AdventureApple ...

Megatraveller games are space sci-fi RPGs based on the pen and paper RPG Traveller. Both games features: space exploration, planetary exploration, space combat, trading, interaction with NPCs.Neither Megatraveller games received critical acclaim. Both games were reviewed on many video games magazines; some liked them, some not.A third game, Megatraveller 3: The Unknown Worlds, was planned but never saw ...

SimCity is one of the most successful video game series ever existed and for a good reason. SimCity was a groundbreaking game, to say the least, when it was published in 1989.The concept is simple: you are the mayor of a city and you have to make it flourish. The gameplay involves building roads, residential, commercial, industrial zones, pay attention ...

Championship Manager is one of the most loved soccer management video games ever published for DOS, Amiga and Atari ST. The Championship Manager series endured until 2011 and spawned a plethora of simulation games. The first CM was published in 1992 by Domark and allowed the player to compete only in the English divisions.

In the last months I worked on a side project very similar to Abandonware DOS in concept, but with different content (don't worry, I'm not neglecting anything, I'm still working on Abandonware DOS on a regular basis).The new website is finally online and it's called Free Games Utopia.As the name suggests, Free Game Utopia is all about free ...

Starquake is a weird DOS science fiction platform game developed by Bubble Bus Software in 1988 and designed by Stephen Crow and Dave Collins. The Commodore 64 version boasts a wonderful soundtrack. Unfortunately, the PC version comes with CGA graphics and no soundtrack.

A group of Player Manager fans are developing a wonderful remake called Kick Off World. Some of you may not know that Player Manager was a managerial football game developed by Anco (Kick Off series), designed by the popular Dino Dini and published in 1990.Here's a description of Kick Off World from the developers: "This fan game has almost same 16...

SimGolf is a golf simulation different from other golf games. In SimGolf, the player is tasked with running a golf course, designing holes, taking care of golfers and even playing. It's an underrated game that deserves a place among the best of its genre.

Abandonware DOS is an Abandonware database website designed with the user in mind. I was inspired by sites like IMDB or Mobygames; I wanted to give you a simple interface to browse "vintage" video games and find those old gems of computer entertainment that you used to play many years ago.

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 a clone called Empire TV Tycoon. Yes, you read it ...

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 GameDuke Nukem 3D Best Action GameI Have No Mouth, and ...

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 Best Computer Sports GameApple IIJawbreaker Best Computer Action GameAtari 800, Apple ...

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 land on Britannia. It's simply called The Black Gate - ...