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Occasionally, the information and files available for download for a game (or application) are updated with particular care and detail. These games, especially noteworthy for one reason or another, are featured here.

The Bard's Tale

rpg abandonware DOS 4/5 download

Released in: 1987

Publisher: Electronic Arts

Developer: Interplay Productions

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The Bard's Tale: Tales of the Unknown was developed by Interplay Productions and published by Electronic Arts for DOS and other systems. The game takes place in the fictional city of Skara Brae, which is overrun by monsters and under the control of the evil wizard Mangar the Dark. Your goal as the player is to assemble a party of adventurers to defeat Mangar and save the city. The Bard's Tale was a first-person, turn-based dungeon crawler where players explored dungeons, recruited adventurers, and engaged in combat. The game was heavily influenced by earlier RPGs like Wizardry and Dungeons & Dragons.

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Might and Magic 7: For Blood and Honor

29th March 2025RPG
Might and Magic VII: For Blood and Honor is a fantasy role-playing game (RPG) developed by New World Computing and released in 1999. It is the seventh installment in the long-running Might and Magic series. The game is set in the fictional world of Enroth and takes place in the same universe as the previous Might and Magic games. Might and Magic VII retains the turn-based combat system of its predecessors, ...
Electronic Games Arcade Awards - 1984

21st March 2025action, RPG, sports, strategy, top games and awards
The Electronic Games Arcade Awards, also known as the Electronic Games Awards or simply the Arcade Awards, were an annual awards ceremony that recognized achievements in the electronic gaming industry during the 1980s and 1990s. The awards were organized by Electronic Games magazine, which was a prominent publication during that era.The Electronic Games Arcade Awards honored outstanding games and game-related products in various categories, including Best Arcade Game, Best ...
Star Trek: Birth of the Federation

15th March 2025simulation, strategy
Star Trek: Birth of the Federation is a turn-based strategy video game set in the Star Trek universe. The game was developed by MicroProse Software and published by Infogrames for Windows in 1999. Players take on the role of one of five major Star Trek races: the United Federation of Planets, the Klingon Empire, the Romulan Star Empire, the Cardassian Union, or the Ferengi Alliance. The goal of the game is ...
Rogue: the first roguelike

8th March 2025play online, RPG, the history of video games
If you're into roguelikes, you already know what Rogue is. One of the first RPGs in video game history, Rogue is a text-based dungeon crawler where you must battle your way through the depths to recover the Amulet of Yendor. It gained popularity around 1980 on mainframes and was later ported to various platforms, including DOS in 1984. Simply put, Rogue is the father of all roguelike games that followed. If you're ...

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Featured theme: Based on a TV game show

The games on Abandonware DOS are categorized by various parameters, including themes and keywords that describe genres, settings, and more. Occasionally, some themes are explored in depth and enriched with new games.

Jeopardy!

abandonware 1987 Based on a TV game show

American and other game shows have often been adapted into video games in the past, especially during the DOS era. Family Feud, Jeopardy!, and Wheel of Fortune are just a few of the quiz shows converted for PC, sometimes successfully, other times not. On other occasions, in the absence of official licenses, developers created entirely original game shows as the ...

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Featured company: Atari

Based in: U.S.A. Active from 1972 to Games by Atari

Atari is an American video game and consumer electronics company, recognized for pioneering the video game industry in the 1970s and 1980s. It was founded by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney in 1972.Atari's breakout moment came with the release of "Pong" in 1972, one of the earliest arcade video games and a simple yet addictive tennis simulation. This success led to the development of a home version, making Atari a household name.Throughout ...

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Retro gaming: the love for old school games

Where does the love for old abandoned games comes from? Our childhood, perhaps. What's left of that age? What do we miss so much? The long afternoons spent walking in the worlds of Ultima or the hours passed impersonating Duke Nukem. Here we are now, slightly aged, eager to pay homage to all those wonderful DOS games.

After all, it's about the passion for old games and a little bit of nostalgia.

The games listed on Abandonware DOS are no longer supported by their respective developers (as far as I know... I often check sites like Steam and GOG). If you find out that a game is still on sale or "protected", please let me know and I'll remove it from Abandonware DOS as soon as possible.

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What does abandonware mean?

Abandonware is a word that describes a software (game or application) no longer supported by its developers or its publishers and is no longer available for sale in any form (digital or retail).

When we talk about abandonware we usually refer to old games for systems no longer available to the public such as DOS, Commodore 64, Amiga, Spectrum, etc.

Some "abandoned" games are still on sale, that's why you will find games tagged as "protected" on Abandonware DOS.

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