Abandonware DOS title

The most popular rotoscoping games

Rotoscoping is an animation process used to "draw" over a motion picture footage, frame by frame, to obtain a realistic animated scene. Rotoscoping was extensively used by Jordan Mechner for Prince of Persia and other games.
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Prince of Persia

DOSMac OS1990 Broderbund
Prince of Persia is an abandoned DOS platform game set in Middle East, developed and released by Broderbund in 1990. Designer Jordan Mechner created a game that made a lasting impression of gamers thanks to a clever use of a tecnique called rotoscoping which makes the animation of the protagonist very realistic.
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Mortal Kombat

DOS1993protected Midway Manufacturing Company
Mortal Kombat is one of the most popular one-on-one fighting games, and it's no surprise that it has spawned numerous sequels. Players choose from seven digitized characters and battle their way to the top, facing all other opponents. One of the game's most distinctive features is the "Fatality", a special finishing move that allows players to defe...
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Curse of Enchantia

DOS1992 Core Design
Curse of Enchantia is a point-and-click graphic adventure game that was released in 1992. It was developed by Core Design and initially published by Core Design in Europe and by Cyberdreams in North America.In Curse of Enchantia, players control a teenage boy named Brad who is mysteriously transported to the fantasy world of Enchantia. The game fol...
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Flashback: The Quest for Identity

DOS1993protected Delphine software
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Ultra Mortal Kombat Vendetta

Windows XP/98/952001freeware
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Another World

DOS1991protected Delphine software
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Blackthorne

DOS1994 Blizzard Entertainment
Blackthorne is a sci-fi / fantasy abandoned action platform game designed by Ronald Millar, developed by Blizzard Entertainment (yes, the creators of Diablo and World of Warcraft) and was released by Interplay Productions in 1994 for DOS and Mac. Blackthorne was also published for SNES, Sega 32X, Game Boy Advance and other systems.
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Mortal Kombat 2

DOS1994protected Midway Manufacturing Company
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Karateka

DOS1986 Broderbund
Karateka is a martial arts themed action / fighting game released by Broderbund in 1986 for DOS. Karateka is the first game designed by Jordan Mechner, the father of the Prince of Persia franchise. Karateka was also published for Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari ST, C64, MSX, NES, ZX Spectrum.
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King's Quest 6: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow

DOSWindows 3.x1992protected Sierra On-Line
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Dragon's Lair 2: Time Warp

DOS1990protected Sullivan Bluth Interactive Media
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Space Ace

DOS1989 ReadySoft
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Space Ace 2: Borf's Revenge

DOS1991 ReadySoft
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Pit Fighter

DOS1991 Atari
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, the Sega Genesis, Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), and others. It was one of the first arcade games to feature digitized live-action charactersThe game is a...
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Universe

DOS1994 Core Design
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Mortal Kombat 3

DOS1995protected Midway Manufacturing Company
Mortal Kombat 3 is a fighting action game developed by Midway Manufacturing Company and released by GT Interactive Software in 1995 for DOS and Windows as well as for many other platforms. Mortal Kombat 3 is the third chapter of the acclaimed Mortal Kombat series that spawned many sequels, a few TV series and even movies (with various degree of suc...
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