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Archimedean Dynasty
DOS1996protected vehicle simulation
In Archimedean Dynasty, humanity did the logical thing after wrecking the surface world: moved underwater and started shooting each other in submarines. It's part tactical sim, par...
Machiavelli the Prince
DOS1995protected simulation
Romantic encounters at the dome
DOS1988 adventure
Galaxy
DOS1981 strategy
Star Fleet 2: Krellan Commander
DOS1989 strategy
Decision in the Desert
DOS1985 strategy
Before Gettysburg, there was Decision in the Desert (1985), which simulates WWII’s North African campaign. Expect hex maps, endless sand, and the occasional tank battle that ...
Arachne WWW
DOS1996freeware application
Arachne is a graphical web browser for DOS. Arachne was developed by Michal Polák and released in the early 1990s as a text-mode web browser with limited graphical capabilit...
Moonmist
DOS1986 adventure
In Moonmist (1986), you’re invited to a spooky English castle where, naturally, murder and mystery are on the menu. This Infocom text adventure mixes romance, ghost stories, ...
Ishar 2: Messengers of Doom
DOS1994protecteddemo rpg
Ishar 2 (1994, DOS) picks up where the first game left off, and then throws in more ways to punish careless adventurers. It’s a first-person RPG where managing your party isn...
Moraff's Revenge
DOS1988 rpg
Dark Castle
DOSMac OS1986 action
Released in 1987, Dark Castle is infamous for two things: its moody castle setting and its protagonist’s uncanny ability to slip on stairs as if they’re coated in banan...
Warp Rogue
Windows XP/98/95Linux2004freeware rpg
4D Sports Tennis
DOS1990 sports
Before Virtua Tennis, there was this: 4D Sports Tennis, where physics and pixels politely shake hands and then forget why they were introduced. Released in 1990 for DOS, this game ...
Nord and Bert Couldn't Make Head or Tail of It
DOS1987 adventure
Infocom really went off the rails with Nord and Bert, and bless them for it. This is a text adventure not about dragons or spaceships, but about puns. Yes, literal wordplay puzzles...
Big Business
DOS1990 simulation
Step into the gray, morally ambiguous world of corporate domination with Big Business. It’s Monopoly with fewer dice and more spreadsheets. Crush your competitors, manipulate...
3d World Boxing
DOS1992 sports
Released in 1992, 3D World Boxing tried its best to bring the sweet science into the third dimension. The result is less Rocky and more “two mannequins in pajamas slap each o...
Legions
Windows 3.xMac OS1994 strategy
Star Wars: Rebel Assault
DOSMac OS1993protected shooter
Dr. Ruth Computer Game of Good Sex
DOS1986 puzzle
Back in 1986, when most PC users were still figuring out floppy disks, along came Dr. Ruth Computer Game of Good Sex, a title that promised to educate while entertaining. Imagine t...
Fox Ranger
DOS1992 shooter
Star Wars Rebellion
Windows XP/98/951998protected strategy
Boulder Dash 2: Rockford's Revenge
DOS1985 puzzle
Boulder Dash II is the sequel to the original Boulder Dash game. It was released in 1985 and follows the same basic gameplay mechanics as its predecessor while introducing new leve...
Elevator
DOS1986freeware action
Elevator is one of those early arcade-style games that sounds boring on paper and becomes oddly stressful in practice. You’re navigating elevators, rescuing people, and avoid...
Advanced Destroyer Simulator
DOS1990 vehicle simulation
Welcome aboard, Captain! Advanced Destroyer Simulator throws you into the high seas with all the firepower and radar beeps a '90s DOS machine can handle. Manage torpedoes, dodge de...
Xenon
DOS1988 shooter
Xenon, released in 1988, was a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up video game developed by The Bitmap Brothers. Xenon was initially released for the Commodore 64, and later, it was p...
Monuments of Mars
DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1991freeware action
Monuments of Mars (1991) is one of those puzzle-platformers where patience is less a virtue and more a survival tool. You’re stranded on Mars, exploring alien ruins filled wi...
The Island of Dr. Brain
DOS1992 adventure
Grand Slam Bridge
DOS1986 strategy
BurgerTime
DOS1982 action
Ah, BurgerTime. The game that asked the important question: what if we made a platformer about a tiny chef assembling giant burgers while being chased by sentient hot dogs? You gui...
The Cycles
DOS1989 racing
The Cycles: International Grand Prix Racing is a motorcycle racing simulation game developed and published by Accolade in 1989. The game is part of the wave of realistic racing sim...






























