Abandonware DOS title

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Comanche: Maximum overkill

DOS1992 vehicle simulation
If you ever wanted to fly a helicopter that looks like it belongs in a Michael Bay fever dream, Comanche: Maximum Overkill (1992, DOS) is for you. This voxel-powered beast puts you...
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ScummVM

Windows XP/98/952001freeware application
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Detroit

DOS1994 simulation
Forget muscle cars and highways—Detroit (1994) is all about running your own automobile empire. Starting in the early 20th century, you’ll design cars, juggle productio...
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Spellcasting 201: The Sorcerer's Appliance

DOS1991protectedNSFW adventure
Spellcasting 201: The Sorcerer's Appliance is an adventure game released in 1991, developed by Steve Meretzky and published by Legend Entertainment. It’s the second installme...
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day

DOS1991 action
Terminator 2: Judgment Day is one of the many adaptations of the Terminator franchise. This one is based on the movie of the same name, but it's not as good as the movie, according...
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Push-Push Penguin

Windows XP/98/95Windows 10/112004freewareremake action
Push-Push Penguin is an expanded version of the classic Sega's 1982 arcade game Pengo, incorporating features like power-ups, a combo system, and a more diverse array of enemies, b...
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Caveman Ugh-Lympics

DOS1989 sports
Before the IOC cracked down on fun, Caveman Ugh-Lympics gave us the primeval sporting event we never knew we needed. Clubs, fire, and the 100-meter mate drag—yes, that’...
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F-19 Stealth Fighter

DOS1988protected vehicle simulation
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King's Quest 5: Absence makes the heart go yonder

DOSWindows 3.x1990protected adventure
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A Night with Troi

DOS1991NSFW adventure
A Night with Troi (1991) sounds like a fan fiction gone too far - and, well, that’s pretty much what it is. It’s a DOS-based “adventure” in the loosest sens...
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3D-Maze

Windows 3.x1991 action
Ah, 3D-Maze. If you used Windows 3.x, you probably saw this lurking in the corner of your screen savers like a digital minotaur. Released in 1991, it’s not quite a game, but ...
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Borland Turbo Pascal 3.0

DOS1986 application
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V for victory: Velikiye Luki

DOS1992protected strategy
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King's Quest III Redux: To Heir is Human

Windows 10/11Mac OS2011freewareremake adventure
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Might and Magic 4: Clouds of Xeen

DOS1992protecteddemo rpg
Might and Magic IV: Clouds of Xeen is a role-playing video game developed and published by New World Computing in 1992. It's part of the long-running Might and Magic series. In Clo...
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Sabre Team

DOS1994protected strategy
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Wolfenstein 3D

DOSMac OS1992protecteddemo shooter
Wolfenstein 3D is the first-person shooter that popularized the whole genre in the early 90s and is considered one of the greatest games ever made. Wolfenstein 3D was designed by J...
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Pitstop 2

DOS1984 racing
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CHAMP Ms. Pac-man

DOS1994remake action
She’s pink, she’s fast, and she’s got a bow. CHAMP Ms. Pac-man reimagines the iconic maze-chaser with smooth controls and new levels while keeping that glorious m...
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Buck Rogers: Matrix Cubed

DOS1992protected rpg
This sequel takes the same D&D-in-space formula and tries to go bigger, bolder, and... okay, maybe just more complicated. Buck Rogers: Matrix Cubed continues the galactic strug...
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Annals of Rome

DOS1988 strategy
In Annals of Rome, you don’t just play history — you command it, badly. This 1988 strategy title lets you take control of the Roman Empire and try to keep it from falli...
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Space Federation

DOS1994 simulation
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Quest for glory 1: So you want to be a hero

DOS1989protected adventure
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B-1 Nuclear Bomber

DOS1981 vehicle simulation
Ever wanted to be responsible for ending the world in fewer than ten keypresses? B-1 Nuclear Bomber (1981) gives you that chance, wrapping global annihilation in glorious monochrom...
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Beverly Hills Cop

DOS1990 action-adventure
Take Eddie Murphy’s swagger, remove the charm, add some DOS chiptunes, and you get Beverly Hills Cop—a game adaptation that asks: “What if being a wisecracking de...
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Little Big Adventure 2 (Twinsen's Odyssey)

DOSWindows XP/98/951997protected action-adventure
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Classic Concentration

DOS1988 puzzle
Classic Concentration brings the Alex Trebek game show to DOS, complete with low-res puzzles and that addictive memory card-flipping mechanic. Match two elephants, and boom—y...
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Mechwarrior 2: Mercenaries

DOSWindows XP/98/951996 vehicle simulation
MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries is a standalone expansion to MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat, released in 1996 by Activision. Part of the larger BattleTech universe, the game puts pl...
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Metal Mutant

DOS1991 action