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Dangerous Dave
DOS1990protected action
Dangerous Dave is the kind of platformer that defined the early ’90s shareware scene: simple, fast, and just tricky enough to make you shout at your monitor. You guide Dave t...
Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters
DOS1990 shooter
If Saturday-morning cartoons and B-movies fused into a pixelated arcade blast, you’d get Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters. This action shooter throws you onto a d...
Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk
DOS1993 action-adventure
If Dizzy was an egg on an adventure, Dizzy: Prince of the Yolkfolk turns that concept up a notch with a proper fairytale plot. Released in 1993 for DOS, the game sees Dizzy set out...
Battle Bugs
DOS1994 strategy
What if ants could use bazookas and beetles had battle plans? Battle Bugs answers this crucial question by turning your screen into a war zone where tiny insects wage strategic war...
Music Time Deluxe
Windows XP/98/951996 application
Last Ninja
DOS1988 action-adventure
Pit Fighter
DOS1991 action
Pit Fighter is an arcade-style fighting game that was originally released in arcades in 1990 by Atari Games. It was later ported to various home gaming platforms, including DOS, th...
Prehistorik
DOS1991protected action
If you’ve ever wondered what a caveman’s life was like—minus the boredom and constant risk of saber-tooth tiger attacks—Prehistorik has you covered. It&rsqu...
Exile II: Crystal Souls
Windows XP/98/95Mac OSWindows 3.x1996freeware rpg
Exile II: Crystal Souls is the kind of RPG that quietly sneaks into your life and then refuses to leave your thoughts. Released in 1996, it looks humble, even a bit scruffy, but be...
A320 Airbus
DOS1993 vehicle simulation
Released in 1993 for DOS, A320 Airbus is less “Top Gun” and more “Intro to Aeronautical Bureaucracy.” It’s a flight simulator so realistic, even real ...
Blasteroids
DOS1989 shooter
Blasteroids is a video game developed and released by Atari, Inc. in 1987. It's a sequel to the classic arcade game Asteroids, which was released in 1979. In Blasteroids, players c...
Bobby Fisher teaches chess
DOS1994 strategy
Ever wanted to get chess lessons from a genius who could crush your soul with a bishop and a glare? Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess (1994, DOS) is your chance. Based on the classic boo...
Sharkey's 3D Pool
DOS1990 sports
Sharkey’s 3D Pool (1990, DOS) delivers billiards with a dash of personality, proving that even virtual felt can have flair. The 3D perspective was impressive for its time, gi...
Sword Quest 1: The Search
DOS1992 rpg
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
DOS1989 action
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom arrived in 1989 with a simple objective: survive collapsing mines, hostile cultists, and endless hazards without losing your fedora. Based on t...
Master of Orion
DOS1993protected strategy
Space Federation
DOS1994 simulation
Klax
DOS1990 puzzle
Slash'Em
Windows XP/98/95LinuxMac OS1997freewareremake rpg
SLASH'EM (Super Lotsa Added Stuff Hack - Extended Magic) is a roguelike game based on NetHack, one of the most famous dungeon-crawling games of all time. It expands upon NetHack 3....
Mission: Impossible
DOS1991 adventure
Dark Reign 2
Windows XP/98/952000protected strategy
Released in 2000, Dark Reign 2 took the futuristic RTS series into full 3D territory. While other games were content with flashy visuals, this one focused on tactical depth and res...
Tomb Raider II
Windows XP/98/95Mac OS1997protected action-adventure
Premier Manager 2
DOS1993 sports
Premier Manager 2 polished the formula, giving football nerds even more stats to obsess over. If you thought juggling line-ups and balancing books was fun in the first game, this s...
Bureau 13
DOS1995 adventure
Paranormal agents, conspiracy theories, and point-and-click puzzles that would make even a ghost sigh in frustration. Bureau 13 is like The X-Files if Mulder and Scully spent more ...
The Flintstones - Dino: Lost in Bedrock
DOS1990 action
Dragon's Lair
DOS1989protected adventure
By 1989, Dragon’s Lair had already become legendary in arcades, so its DOS port had a lot to live up to. Spoiler: it couldn’t quite match the arcade’s gorgeous la...
Team Yankee
DOS1990 vehicle simulation
Based on the Tom Clancy-inspired novel, Team Yankee puts you in charge of a tank platoon during World War III. It’s the Cold War gone hot, and you’re the unlucky comman...
Armor Alley
DOSMac OS1991 shooter
In Armor Alley, you command a helicopter in a warzone that looks like a side-scrolling office meeting gone wrong. It’s strategy meets action: you must manage resources, deplo...
QBasic Gorillas
DOS1991freeware strategy
Gorillas, also known as "Gorillas.bas," is a turn-based artillery game that was included as a sample program with Microsoft QBasic, an IDE and interpreter for a variant of the...
Star Trek: 25th Anniversary
DOS1992protected adventure
If Star Trek: 25th Anniversary isn’t on your DOS nostalgia list, fix that now. Released in 1992, it’s a point-and-click adventure that actually feels like classic Star ...






























