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A database of more than 2700 old video games and applications for DOS and Windows. Retro gaming from the 80s and the 90s: https://www.abandonwaredos.com/
Zero Magazine (1990) - "Games don't come much better than this one. Or if they do, no one round here ever lets me play them" #godgame #retrogaming www.abandonwaredos.com/abandonware-...
Populous - Abandonware DOS
Populous is an abandoned strategy game designed by the video game celebrity Peter Molyneux, developed by Bullfrog. Populous was released by Electronic Arts in 1989 for DOS
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November 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
CVG (1993): "I never thought I'd see a better adventure than Secret of Monkey Island 2, but I was wrong. The game is so impressive that whenever I played it I got an audience, and it wasn't long before everyone wanted a go" #abandonware #retrogaming www.abandonwaredos.com/abandonware-...
Day of the Tentacle - Abandonware DOS
Few games deserve the title of “classic” more than Day of the Tentacle (1993). It’s Tim Schafer
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October 28, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Adapting movies into games is always tricky, but Predator 2 gives it a shot with mixed results. The action is sometimes fun and sometimes just frustrating, thanks to clunky controls. You’ll either laugh or curse, but you won’t be bored. www.abandonwaredos.com/abandonware-... #abandonware #retrogame
Predator 2 - Abandonware DOS
Adapting movies into games is always tricky, but Predator 2 gives it a shot with mixed results. You play as a cop cleaning up
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October 18, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I'm currently enjoying No Man's Sky, but this... was the beginning of the whole genre. #elite #retrogaming
So… this might be featuring (again) in a forthcoming video… 🤔

#elite #retrocomputing
October 16, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Zero Magazine (1990) "It's difficult to explain why Sim City in so appealing. Perhaps it's because you're given the chance to "prove" you've got what it takes to run peoples' lives in a efficient manner." #simcity #retrogaming www.abandonwaredos.com/abandonware-...
SimCity - Abandonware DOS
SimCity (or SimCity Classic) is a popular city building simulation in which you, the mayor of a city, have to build a metropolis from the ground up. You can build police
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October 11, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I own quite a few grey box Infocom games, each one of them full of feelies. I miss those kind of boxes. #infocom #abandonware #retrogaming
Suspect was released 41 years ago today on Oct 5, 1984. It was written by Dave Lebling. It was Infocom's 15th game. You are a reporter who was framed for a murder while attending a Halloween party. You must discover who did this to you and fast. #Commodore #C64 #Commodore64 #Infocom #retrogaming
October 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This is something I clearly remember: old advertising from the 80s.
Advertised in October 1983 : Ocean's 11 from Ocean Software.

#80s #retrogaming
October 3, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Electronic Games (1995): "Welcome to the year 2042. Fill the shoes of Tex Murphy (played by Chris Jones), an out-of-work private investigator living in the war torn ruins of Old San Francisco." #texmurphy #retrogaming #retrogames www.abandonwaredos.com/abandonware-...
Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon - Abandonware DOS
Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon is adventure game set in North America designed by Aaron Conners, Chris Jones, developed by Access Software and released by Access Software in
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September 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Electronic Games (1995): "Master of Magic is a remarkable game, a combination of strategy and role-playing action that hasn’t really been attempted on this scale before.". #masterofmagic #retrogaming #4x www.abandonwaredos.com/abandonware-...
Master of Magic - Abandonware DOS
Master of Magic is a turn based 4x strategy game developed by SimTex and published by the well know Microprose, very similar to Civilization, with a fantasy twist. You play as a wizard and your
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September 26, 2025 at 4:26 AM
"Power Drift feels like a rollercoaster decided it wanted to be a racing game." #abandonware #retrogaming www.abandonwaredos.com/abandonware-...
Power Drift - Abandonware DOS
Power Drift feels like a rollercoaster decided it wanted to be a racing game. The tracks are tilted, twisted, and occasionally
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September 20, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Yes, I can...
I remember quite a few games with really long loading times.
Can you imagine releasing you game on THREE TAPES. The patience you used to need to play roguelikes. #roguelike #retrogaming
September 16, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Download Airport Tycoon "While the graphics might now look like something from a tech-savvy flip phone, the charm lies in watching your tiny airport grow into a bustling hub of chaotic efficiency." #abandonware #retrogaming #retrogame www.abandonwaredos.com/abandonware-...
Airport Tycoon - Abandonware DOS
If you’ve ever dreamed of running an airport without the hassle of jet fuel burns or screaming passengers, Airport
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September 14, 2025 at 3:53 PM
"Pagan is dangerous and merciless, stripping away the moral clarity of earlier titles. Just keep your quicksave handy unless you enjoy reliving the same fall into lava again and again." #retrogaming #ultima www.abandonwaredos.com/abandonware-...
Ultima 8: Pagan - Abandonware DOS
Ultima 8 drops the Avatar into a grim, volcanic world where “fun” is defined as plummeting to your death
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September 12, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Raiden is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up game developed by Seibu Kaihatsu and first released in arcades in 1990 and later for many home computers and consoles.
#abandonware #retrogaming #shmup
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Raiden - Abandonware DOS
Raiden is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up game developed by Seibu Kaihatsu and first released in arcades in 1990 and later for many home computers and
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September 10, 2025 at 5:33 AM
I just found out that someone (Pyrdacor) made a remake of Ambermoon. “Explore a huge fantasy world with lots of interesting people, brutal monsters and all kind of magic.” #remake #retrogaming #amiga www.freegamesutopia.com/game/ambermo...
Ambermoon.net - Free Games Utopia
Download and play Ambermoon.net: a free, optional donation RPG game developed by Pyrdacor. Ambermoon.net is available for Windows, Linux, Mac OSX.
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September 9, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Reposted by Abandonware DOS
A new threat arises from the oceans, 40 years after the Martian Invasion of 1999. Unbelievably ancient, it unleashes a new terror upon the world to the tune of some fitting spooky music that fits it so very well.

📺: Terror from the Deep, MicroProse, 1996 (PS1 version)
September 6, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The Gobliiins series deserves recognition for its clever ‘escape room’ mechanics and its playful use of the letter ‘i’. #retrogaming #abandonware #oldgames
Gobliiins
Commodore Amiga
Published by Coktel vision in 1992

Point & Clicking. Solve puzzles by controlling 3 uniquely skilled Goblin people !!
Lots of trial & error is needed here. A lot of the puzzle solutions aren't obvious. Fun to be had in there though! 😄👍🕹️

#retrogaming #amiga #gaming
September 8, 2025 at 4:35 AM