Holiday Serpant
By PuavoHard (1999) Quite a nice looking Nibbles-like game. Here you are a serpent, and must collect flowers while avoiding the skulls, and also avoiding running into your tail. This game looks very nice, and includes some SB effects as well. The only small problem is with the camera: It can be very hard to see what’s coming up because of the way it moves, making playing much...
Read MoreGrid Poker
By Jeff Anderson (1995) A really cool, innovative idea. The object is to fill a 5×5 grid with playing cards, trying to make the best possible poker hands going across and down the square. Take a look at the screenshot. It may use basic ASCII graphics (the mark of a true classic DOS game) but it’s really innovative, and fun to play, since playing a game doesn’t take much time at...
Read MoreDune 2
By Westwood (1992) Essential RTS. One of the first. A progenitor. And all the rest of it.The noble Atreides. The insiduous Ordos. And the evil Harkonnen. Play it again for the first time! Download Dune 2 (Mega-Upload) Download Dune 2...
Read MoreDark Woods 2
By Jocke the Beast (2002) Dark Woods 2 is an interesting hybrid strategy/puzzle/adventure game. The objectives for each level vary, but the game involves a series of single-screen challenges. The game is done using ASCII ‘graphics’ and there are no sound effects, yet the gameplay is strangely inviting. You can also make/play your own game maps (see the included file...
Read MoreCyberbox
By Edward D. Collins (1999) CyberBox is a game where you push around boxes to try to get to the exit. Despite it’s somewhat lacking graphics, it is innovative because of the many different types of boxes and the many different puzzle areas. It’s also fairly easy to configure, so you can tailor it to your own tastes. Download Cyberbox (Mega-Upl0ad) Download Cyberbox...
Read MoreCrime Fighter
By Peter Steffan (1993) Crime Fighter shares a few things in common with the Grand Theft Auto series … at least in terms of style. Despite the name, you don’t do much crime fighting here since you play a recently released criminal on a crime binge. This is primarily a strategy game, where you explore the town and commit crimes, interspersed with some puzzles or simple...
Read MoreCosmo Chicken
By Steven H Don Cosmo chicken is similar to the mini game in Sierras Space Quest 3 ‘Astro Chicken’ It also has nearly the exact same graphics. The object is to carefully land your chicken on the landing pad, watching out for dogs, etc. A well made fun game but not likely one you’d play for very long. Download Cosmo Chicken (Mega-Upload) Download Cosmo Chicken...
Read MoreClone
By Silphid Creations This game is a normal puzzle game in the sense that the object is to reach the exit to each level by pushing blocks, collecting keys, etc. The difference here is that there are two ‘player’ characters, whom you move at the same time, who both must reach the exit. Download Clone (Mega-Upload) Download Clone...
Read MoreCatacomb Abyss
By iD Software (1992) This game could have served as the inspiration for the newer 3D game Blood, so similar are the styles. I like it, it’s still quite fun to play. Download Catacomb Abyss (mega-upload) Download Catacomb Abyss...
Read MoreBricks
By Andreas Rottler (1991) It this game the object is to free one brick from the other bricks surrounding it. There is a fair bit of variety among the puzzles. Download Bricks (mega-upload) Download Bricks (4shared)
Read MoreLamers
By Cocktail (1992) Ever played Lemmings? If you have, there have probably been times when (against your best intentions) you slaughted all of the little green-haired guys out of frustration. Well, that’s entirely the point of this Lemmings parody game … to slaughter the ‘Lamers’ as quickly as possible. Download Lamers (mega-upload) Download Lamers...
Read MoreBounce Zone
By Compute! Publications Like Pong, but actually fun to play! There’s actually some skill involved here, as you can send the ball firing towards your opponent (the computer … it’s only a one player game) and also move forward and backwards into the foreground. Pretty cool. Download Bounce Zone (Mega-Upload) Download Bounce Zone...
Read MoreBounce
By Mercetron (2000) The object of the plainly titled Bounce is to collect all of the gems on a particular level and then make it to the exit before time runs out. The game is very colourful and while the controls take a little while to get used to they are very responsive during the game. The difficultly level is rather high, and here, unlike many puzzle game, you’ll need quick reflexes to...
Read MoreBob the Hamster
By Hamster Republic (1994) Inspired by many of the classic arcade games like ‘Mr. Do!’ and ‘Dig Dug’, Bob the Hamster is a decent remake that captures the fun of these old arcade games. The graphics and sounds are decent enough, and the game plays well, although sometimes the intelligence of the enemies isn’t too impressive. Download Bob The...
Read MoreAngband
By Robert Rühlmann (2005) Angband began as a variant of the Roguelike game Moria, but it has eventually became so modified and unique that it now stands alone. Like Rogue, Nethack, etc Angband features very indepth gameplay and randomly generated dungeons. The most current version includes tiled graphics by default, and you begin the game in a simple town. This game has a huge learning curve and...
Read MoreAncient Domains of Mystery
By Thomas Biskup (1994) Ancient Domains of Mystery, or ADOM. In the game the player’s aim is to stop the forces of Chaos that invade the world of Ancardia. Like most roguelikes, ADOM uses ASCII graphics to represent the game world. It features a wilderness map that connects different types of dungeons. Most dungeons are randomly generated on first entering. Once visited, they (with the...
Read MoreAmazon Snake
Somewhat a clone of the classic ‘Nibbles’ game, in this one you are a snake who must gobble up fruit; each time you do, your snake gets longer. (Not meant in any obscene way.) Anyways, the VGA graphics aren’t too bad, but since there’s no variation in the levels, this game could get boring quickly. Download Amazon Snake (Mega-Upload) Download Amazon Snake...
Read MoreAlleycat
Even though this is an extremely old game (1984!) and even though it features archaic 4-colour CGA graphics, it still can be fun to play. AlleyCat has you playing an … uh, alleycat. The object is to jump around an alley (and also inside the apartment building) trying to collect as many mice and other objects as possible while avoiding baddies like dogs, sweeping brooms ? etc. It’s...
Read MoreTetris
By Alexei Pajitnov (1986) The first MS DOS version of Tetris was implemented a few days after Alexey put together his first prototype of the game for the Electronica 60. The MS DOS version is quite different from the Electronica 60 draft which initially had just the glass and a score count. It is 20 years later the same program still runs without any changes, looks and feels the same. The very...
Read MoreCastle Of The Winds
By Rick Saada Castle of the winds is a unique tile tile based rogue based computer game. This is unlike any other rogue games in a number of ways. Its interface is mouse-dependent, it does support some simple keyboard shortcuts. Castle of Winds allows the player to restore saved games after dying. Secondary to its hack and slash game play, Castle of the winds Has a plot loosely based on the Norse...
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