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Protostar: War on the Frontier

DOS1993 vehicle simulation
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Cadaver: The Payoff

DOS1991 action-adventure
Karadoc’s back, and apparently inflation hit the dungeon economy hard—he wants his gold! Cadaver: The Payoff is less a sequel and more a direct continuation, like findi...
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Bionic Commando

DOS1988 action
In Bionic Commando, you're a soldier with no jumping ability—because who needs knees when you have a grappling arm? Swing through 1988 DOS architecture like a pixelated Tarza...
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221B Baker Street

DOS1986 strategy
You are Sherlock Holmes, and someone has committed a crime, possibly because they couldn’t handle the game’s UI. 221B Baker Street is a detective board game where your ...
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Powermonger

DOS1992 strategy
Powermonger takes the god-game formula of Populous and gives it teeth. Instead of playing benevolent deity, you’re more like a slightly cranky warlord, sending little soldier...
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The Great Escape

DOS1986protected action-adventure
As a prisoner of war, you must find a way to escape a prison in Germany in 1942. The prisoner has a daily routine which will follow if not controlled by the player for a certain am...
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Flashback: The Quest for Identity

DOS1993protected action-adventure
Flashback: The Quest for Identity feels like a playable sci-fi movie that misplaced its budget but kept its ambition. You wake up with amnesia, which is gaming shorthand for &ldquo...
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Afterlife

DOSWindows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS1996protected simulation
Afterlife is a simulation strategy game developed and published by LucasArts. It was released in 1996 for Microsoft Windows and later made available on other platforms. The game wa...
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Joe and Mac Cavemen Ninja

DOS1991 action
Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja is a side-scrolling platformer video game developed and released by Data East in 1991. Known as "Joe & Mac" in North America and "Caveman Ninja" in...
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Chessmaster 3000

DOS1991 strategy
Ah, Chessmaster 3000. The title alone sounds like it should have lasers and robot arms, but what you get is a thoughtful, elegant chess sim that finally brings charisma to the game...
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Legend of Kyrandia 2: Hand of fate

DOSMac OS1993protecteddemo adventure
The Legend of Kyrandia: Hand of Fate is the second installment in the Legend of Kyrandia point and click adventure game series developed by Westwood Studios. It was released in 199...
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Alien Breed

DOS1993protected shooter
If Doom and Gauntlet had a lovechild, Alien Breed would be the weird kid who hangs out in dark corridors with a shotgun. Released in 1993 for DOS, this top-down shooter throws you ...
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Tomb Raider II

Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protected action-adventure
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Super Mario Kart remake

Windows Vista/7/82008remake racing
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Eagle Eye Mysteries: The Original

DOS1993 adventure
Before London called, Eagle Eye Mysteries: The Original laid the groundwork with a simpler, more classroom-friendly approach to detective work. This is edutainment done with confid...
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Operation: Inner Space

Windows 3.x1994protecteddemo shooter
Operation: Inner Space is a 1994 Windows 3.x game that takes players on a strange journey through the microscopic world inside the human body. Rather than exploring distant planets...
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UMS: The Universal Military Simulator

DOSMac OS1988 strategy
UMS: The Universal Military Simulator is exactly what its name promises and maybe a little more than you bargained for. Released in 1988, it offers a sandbox approach to warfare th...
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Deus Ex

DOSMac OS2000protecteddemo rpg
Deus Ex is a critically acclaimed action role-playing video game developed by Ion Storm and published by Eidos Interactive. It was released in 2000 and was designed by Warren Spect...
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Marathon 2: Durandal

Windows XP/98/95Linux1996 shooter
Marathon 2: Durandal builds confidently upon the original by refining the action, expanding the story, and introducing multiplayer features that became legendary among fans. The ca...
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Star Trek: The Promethean Prophecy

DOSMac OS1986 adventure
A text/graphic adventure from 1986 for DOS and Mac, Star Trek: The Promethean Prophecy is the precursor to Kobayashi Alternative but far more playable. You explore alien worlds, so...
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AlphaMan

DOS1995 rpg
Ever wondered what would happen if a roguelike and a B-movie had a radioactive baby? AlphaMan is the answer. Set in a post-apocalyptic world where mutant banana slugs might be your...
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God of Thunder

DOSWindows XP/98/951993freeware rpg
God of Thunder is a classic computer game developed by Adept Software and released in 1993. It's a puzzle platformer with a fantasy theme. In the game, you control Thor, the Norse ...
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Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament

DOS1995 racing
Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament expands the miniature racing formula with more vehicles, more tracks, and a host of new ways to turn tiny cars into surprisingly serious competit...
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Les Manley in: Lost in L.A.

DOS1991protected adventure
In 1991, Les Manley in: Lost in L.A. continued the misadventures of its perpetually unlucky protagonist with another humorous point-and-click adventure. This time, Les navigates th...
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Future Wars: Adventures in Time

DOS1990 adventure
Time travel stories tend to get complicated quickly, and Future Wars: Adventures in Time embraces that chaos with enthusiasm. Released in 1990, this cinematic adventure casts you a...
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Brutal: Paws of Fury

DOS1995 action
A martial arts tournament starring fluffy animals with serious anger issues? Yes, please. Brutal: Paws of Fury is what happens when someone watches too much kung fu cinema and then...
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Master of Orion

DOS1993protected strategy
Space exploration reaches impressive heights in Master of Orion, a strategy classic that challenges players to guide an interstellar civilization toward galactic supremacy. Coloniz...
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Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday

DOS1990protected rpg
In the 25th century, bureaucracy is still awful—but now you also have laser guns. Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday is a surprisingly solid sci-fi RPG that blends space oper...
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Legend of Kyrandia 3: Malcolm's Revenge

DOSMac OS1994protecteddemo adventure
The Legend of Kyrandia: Malcolm's Revenge is the third and final installment in the Legend of Kyrandia series. This point-and-click adventure game was developed and published by We...
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Pepper's Adventures in Time

DOS1993demo adventure