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name	publisher(developer)	year	description	platform
4D Sports Boxing	Mindscape;Electronic Arts (Distinctive Software)	1990	Step into a new generation of sports games. Featuring Tru-Motion, the most fluid, lifelike sports animation ever.* [17]* [103]* [82]* [22]*** [52]	MS-DOS
4D Sports Driving	Mindscape;Brøderbund (Distinctive Software)	1990	Mindscape and award winning developers DSI bring a new era of games to your home computer - with the 4D Sports series. Here the 4th Dimension is realism and the action is amazingly real. 4D Sports Driving lets you loose on the most amazing test track ever built in the fastest and best cars the world's motor industry have ever created. This is the ultimate proving ground where you can test these super cars to destruction - literally! Take your pick from the mechanical stars of Road, Racing Circuit or Dirt Track including cars by Porsche, Ferrari, Lambourghini, Audi, Lancia and Honda. Put these power cars through their paces on stunts including the nerve-rackin' 360° loop the loop, the hair raisin' jumps, the breath takin' topsy turvey tunnels and the heart stoppin' pipe! Without a doubt 4D Sports Driving gives you the best selection of supercars and stunt obstacles ever seen in a driving game! 4D Sports Driving presents you with a large selection of 'ready-to-race' tracks to really test your skills to the limit. In addition 4D Sports Driving gives you a comprehensive editor to create your own 'nightmare' track - which you can save for future use or challenge a friend with. * Race against the clock or 6 different intelligent dare devil racers. * Amazing 'seat of the pants' stunt driving simulator * Fast, detailed and smooth polygon graphics. * Choose from 11 different performance cars. * Select from pre-set tracks or design your own. * 4D Sports Vision replay system lets you re-live your most perilous crashes and amazing stunts. * User selectable camera angles. * Digital sound effects and music scores.* [144]* [49]* [33]* [62]* [103]* [83]* [17]4D Sports Driving [22]Reviewed as "Skid Marks". Screenshots of the level editor are slightly different from the final version, might be reviewed from a prototype version. [22]* [63]*Reviewed as "Skid Marks". [52]* [37]*Reviewed as "Skid Marks". Screenshots of the level editor are slightly different from the final version, might be reviewed from a prototype version. [37]*Excellent 3D racing simulation with real cars. From Distinctive Software, the makers of Hard Drivin' Even can create your own tracks! And race from AI-based computer character opponents. called "stunts" in the game. as in "stunts.exe"	MS-DOS
4x4 Off-Road Racing	Epyx	1988	You're King of the Mountain on the Off-Road race circuit, winning events everywhere from the frigid midwest to the muddy south. Now you're sitting on a ton of hot truck in the desert, racing toward a heat-rippled horizon dotted with sand traps and tire-ripping rocks. And you're wishing you brought more water along for the ride... Survival of the Fastest Off-road racing is a test of speed and survival. First you pick your challenge: The Georgia Mud Fest, The Michigan Winter Wreck-off, the Death Valley Trek or the Baja Challenge. Then you choose a truck, customize it and stock it with tools. And survival supplies like food and water. Just in case. Makes the Grand Prix Look Like Sissy Stuff Those guys in fancy race suits don't use winches to lift rigs out of mud bogs. They don't change tires punctured by razor sharp cacti. And when it snows - they don't even have to race. In Off-Road racing these rough and tumble conditions are all part of the exciting challenge! * Claw over desert dunes, "bog" through mud holes, slide through ice - four exciting races over a variety of obstacles and terrains. * Customize the truck of your choice with the right gear for your chosen race terrain. * Bring along supplies for off-road repairs: tools, winches, spare tires, parts - even a mechanic. * Race rig-to-rig against die-hard opponents including a screamin' demon truck.* [83]* [1]	MS-DOS
688 Attack Sub	Electronic Arts	1988	[22]* [52]*The game was originally released in 1988, with the 1989 release including support for Hercules graphics, improved VGA graphics, added sound (1988 version had no sound) and generally expanded gameplay.	MS-DOS
A-10 Tank Killer	Dynamix	1989	In A-10: TANK KILLER, you take command of the ugliest, most indestructible and devastating plane ever built, the A-10 Thunderbolt II, affectionately known as "The Warthog." Fly low and dirty through smoke-filled battlefields, ripping apart enemy tanks with your 30mm "tank killing" cannon. The battle comes up fast and furious as you skim the ground to support allied troops. Take hits that would cripple any other aircraft and laugh when a wing or engine gets blown off during battle. Intercept radio messages, get strategy tips from Jake, your co-pilot, and take your stomach on a 3 Dimensional roller-coaster ride it'll never forget. All of this in unbelievably brilliant 256 color VGA, of course.*[media=youtube]0i2_bBxQwzw[/media]* [87]* [103]* [33]* [83]* [49]* [22]* [1]*Review for add-on "A-10 Tank Killer: Thunderbolt 1.5" [52]* [52]* [37]* [37]	MS-DOS
A-Train	Maxis;Artdink;Ocean (Maxis)	1992	The (rail) road to riches Cities all over the world are masses of idling, polluting, honking cars. We need mass transit - but local, state and national governments haven't been able to make it work. If you can create and operate a successful privately held mass transit operation, you'll do the world a service and reap huge financial rewards - but that's only the beginning... First, manage your railroad - transport passengers and freight, extend your lines, and develop the most efficient and profitable routes and schedules. Then, borrow from the bank, buy and develop land, expand your holdings into hotels, factories, resorts and department stores, play the stock market, and build a financial empire. • Six different scenarios present a variety of development styles and challenges. • Build high-rise offices, department stores, hotels, golf courses, amusement parks, stadiums, ski resorts, and more. • On-screen day/night cycles and seasonal changes mark the passage of time. • More than 20 advisors offer their expert opinions on how you should run your business. • No meddling government officials with their monopoly-busting anti-trust laws to get in your way.* [22]* [52]* [37]*A-Train was enormously successful in Japan (released by Artdink), so Maxis decided to bring out a version for Western computers. On first sight somebody could say it is a mixture of "Railroad Tycoon" and "Sim City", but A-Train is a hardcore business-simulation. Earn money with building up a functioning an profitable railway system and go into the real-estate business. If you are successful you can see the city grow and prosper.	MS-DOS
Aaargh!	Melbourne House;Arcadia Systems (Binary Design)	1988	Destruction is the name of the game as two mighty monsters pulverize buildings, torch attacking insects and flying reptiles, search for food - not to mention the occasional native - to restore your strength as you battle to reach the fiery volcano and your chance to grab the golden egg. Bulldoze your way through the 12 cities of the Lost Island in a quest for the Golden Dragon's Egg. With head-to-head battles against your only rival in the mean monster stakes along the way, this is a real challenge. Fast all-action, hand-to-hand combat, huge colorful animated graphics, superb backdrops and ear-splitting stereo sound effects, all combine to make AAARGH an instant hit!	MS-DOS
ABC Wide World of Sports Boxing	Data East;Cinemaware;Mindscape (Acme Interactive;Cinemaware)	1991		MS-DOS
Abrams Battle Tank	Electronic Arts (Dynamix)	1989	[1]* [52]Note: M1 Abrams entered service in 1980 (that's like 8 years prior to making this game itself), but it's [i]still[/i] in service, and so, this is not eligible for being marked as historical.**Uses the same engine as Betrayal at Krondor.	MS-DOS
Aces of the Pacific	Sierra On-Line (Dynamix)	1992	Review for the add-on "Aces of the Pacific WWII: 1946". [22]* [22]* [52]* [37]*[b]Addons:[/b] - Scenery Disk - "World War II: 1946"	MS-DOS
Advanced Civilization	Avalon Hill	1995		MS-DOS
After Burner	Sega (Distinctive Software)	1989	[52]* [37]*I have seen this game listed for MS-DOS on other sites under "After Burner" or "After Burner II" or its even listed under both names as separate games. As a matter of fact there is only one release for DOS-PCs. It is titled "After Burner" on the box and manual. But there is this strange animated "II" in the title screen in the game itself, maybe because it is based more on the "After Burner II" arcade version (which is only marginally different from the first After Burner arcade game).	MS-DOS
Agent USA	Scholastic (Tom Snyder Productions)	1985	This is a boot loading game that does not require an operating system be running on the computer (the disk provides its own). It only needs an 8088/8086 IBM-PC or compatible computer. You play Agent USA as he attempts to eradicate the FuzzBomb epidemic. He must grow the only cure for the FuzzBomb, crystals, that replicate only when laid still outdoors. Since they cure the infected (FuzzBodies), they extremely valuable to the average citizen that does not want to be infected. They are likely to be stolen while replicating. If a citizen or Agent USA are holding crystals when touched by a FuzzBody, a crystal is destroyed rather getting the infection. Agent USA can block or push citizens to protect his crystal farm. Additionally, a FuzzBody is cured and becomes a normal citizen if they touch (and break) a crystal. Agent USA will be traveling the US via trains. Fuzzbodies will be spreading the infection in the mean time. And the original FuzzBomb is located in one of the infected cities. The ultimate goal is to find the source, the original FuzzBomb, and drop 100 crystals on it. This is an edutainment game that introduces train scheduling, ticket buying, geography, time zones, and epidemic spread.***Not really a DOS game as it wasn't installed or required no O/S to be installed on the PC. It's a so called "PC booter" game.	MS-DOS
Air Attack!	RufusPro Software	1988		MS-DOS
Airborne Ranger	MicroProse	1988	You are a member of the elite corps selected for your courage, ingenuity and special skills to go on the most dangerous missions. Parachute behind enemy lines armed only with a machine gun and hand grenades. This fast-paced action simulation challenges your strategic skills and reflexes. Control one soldier's battle against overwhelming odds. You can run, walk or crawl across full-scrolling 3D terrain using trees, bushes and ravines to avoid the enemy or set up an ambush. Whether rescuing hostages from a terrorist prison or infiltrating the headquarters of an enemy unit, every mission takes careful planning and pinpoint execution. Drop caches of weapons and first aid supplies, outmaneuver the enemy, then locate the pick-up zone in order to reach safety!* [83]* [17]* [22]* [1]*** [52]	MS-DOS
Albion	Blue Byte	1995	Latest version: 1.38 (as of 1996-07) English version is pre-patched.**[b]Minimum:[/b] MS-DOS 5.0 * 486 CPU * 256 color VGA GPU * 8 MB RAM * 3 MB free HD space * 2x CD-ROM drive * MS-compatible mouse The game box also mentions Win95 as potential platform, but this is only because Win95 was still quite backwards compatible with DOS 5.0.***It is the year 2227, and the gigantic interstellar factory ship TORONTO cruises toward a lifeless planet endowed with a wealth of minerals. While studying the planet in his shuttle craft, the pilot -Tom Driscoll- unavoidably crash lands. Against all expectations he survives to discover his craft has landed in a world rich in flora and fauna - and inhabited by intelligent beings. How could the data on the planet of Albion be so wrong? Take on the role of Tom Driscoll and explore the extensive world of Albion and its endless surprises. Experience its vast beauty and its strange cultures... but beware of its many hidden dangers! You, and the companions you acquire on your journey, will experience countless adventures. Your resourcefulness, skills of negotiation and ability to deal with numerous inhabitants will be repeatedly tested. Your resolve in battle will determine not only your own fate, but that of the whole world! Features * Role-playing adventure with engaging 150,000 word storyline. * Turn-based, tactical, battle sequences, with dozens of magical spells. * Interactive dialog system lets you dictate the next move. * Hundreds of different 2-D and 3-D graphic scenarios combine to create the endless depth of Albion. * User-friendly, mouse-controlled package with auto-mapping facility in the 3-D mode. * Dynamic stereo sound effects put you right into the action. * Characters have their own personalities, cultural backgrounds and levels of intelligence. * No elves, dwarves, orcs and dragons to contend with. * Extensive playing time without impossible to win battles and unsolvable puzzles. * Full of life, secrets, surprises and magic. * It's time for you to travel through this strange world with only your mission in mind so be careful who you trust! * Up to six members in your party. (Image captions) * Journey across the fascinating landscapes of Albion and experience the rich details. * Discover new and mysterious places, with exotic cities portrayed in smooth 3-D graphics. * You will be encouraged to interact and converse with Albion's wide range of inhabitants. * Your magical abilities and tactical cunning will also be tested by the planet's more malevolent creatures. [Box blurb]	MS-DOS
Alley Cat	IBM (Synapse Software)	1984	Originally released as a IBM PC bootloader but was later re-released as a regular DOS game.***A very nice game in which you play a cat that has to overcome all kind of adventures to find his loved one.	MS-DOS
Alpha Waves	Infogrames;Data East (Infogrames)	1990	ALPHA WAVES They have created the dream machine... Your password to a new world: ALTERNATE REALITY. The programme: explore a labyrinth of waves and light, discover the mechanics of dreams and challenge the power of the ALPHA waves. A hallucinating experience, rich in unreal sensations, so far unknown. * 2 MODES: EMOTION / ARCADE * 256 ROOMS TO DISCOVER * UNIVERSE IN REAL TIME 3D * 1 OR 2 PLAYERS SIMULTANEOUSLY * 100 % NEW AGE* [22]* [62]* [83]* [82]* [33]* [17]* [52]* [37]	MS-DOS
Altered Beast	Sega (Unlimited Software)	1990	Awaken the beast within you... ALTERED BEAST Zeus has called upon you! Only a brave and fearless warrior can save his beloved daughter Athena, from the cunning clutches of Nelf, evil Lord of the Underworld. Risen from the grave, you are presented with Supernatural powers beyond this world. Collect the 'mystical' spirit halls and transform into all awesome array of creatures — as Strongman, punch and kick harder than ever before, as WereWolf and WereTiger rip the flesh of the demons of hell and as Bear, knock out your enemies with one bad breath! You hear the distant cries of the beautiful Athena and as the terrors of the Underworld tighten their grasp, the beast within you rises to face the final battle!!	MS-DOS
Altered Destiny	Accolade	1990	THIS DEFINITELY ISN'T KANSAS. An Animated Graphic Adventure™ One minute you're just a guy eating nacho-flavored popcorn. The next you're sucked through a TV into a fantastic alien world filled with exotic landscapes and lifeforms. Welcome to the surprisingly new destiny of P. J. Barrett. Follow P.J. through a marvelous universe of acid pools and frags, quirls and fluboxes, floaters and wraiths. There's a deep mystery here that only he — with your help — can solve. Put away the reality you've known. You won't be needing it on this trip. Written and designed by Michael Berlyn, Creator of Infidel and Suspended, Author of "The Eternal Enemy.* [142]* [90]* [49]* [83]* [33]* [22]* [52]* [37]***Requires an 8088 or 8086 CPU, DOS 3.0-3.3, CGA/EGA/MCGA/Tandy/PCjr/VGA/VGA(Tweaked) video, Adlib/Game Blaster (CMS)/Generic MPU-401 MIDI devices/Tandy/PCjr sound, Keyboard, Mouse. [Zerothis]	MS-DOS
Amazon	Telarium	1984		MS-DOS
An American Tail: The Computer Adventures of Fievel and His Friends	Capstone Software (Manley & Associates)	1993		MS-DOS
Arkanoid	Taito (Novalogic)	1988	Not to be confused with the Imagine DOS conversion "EU-version" which appeared a year earlier.***"The time and era of this story is unknown. After the mothership "ARKANOID" was destroyed, a spacecraft "Vaus" scrambled away from it. But only to be trapped in space warped by someone..." Shatter the walls of the space system in 33 amazing rounds of a fight for survival! Control the "Vaus", a space vessel that acts as your paddle, in an attempt to break all the colored bricks without the ball falling off the playing field. Break all the bricks to advance to the next challenging level, collecting power-ups along the way!	MS-DOS
Arkanoid II: Revenge of Doh	Taito (NovaLogic)	1989		MS-DOS
Back to the Future Part II	Image Works;Mirrorsoft (Images)	1990		MS-DOS
Back to the Future Part III	Image Works (Probe Software)	1991		MS-DOS
Bad Blood	Origin Systems	1990		MS-DOS
Bannercatch	Scholastic (Tom Snyder Productions)	1984		MS-DOS
Bar Games	Accolade	1989		MS-DOS
Battle Chess	Interplay;Dice Multi Media;GameTap (Interplay)	1988	An entire medieval world at war on the checkered field! Only Battle Chess combines a magnificent chess logic system with colorful and dramatic 3D animations. Featuring 10 levels of play and an opening library of 30,000 moves challenging the most sophisticated players. Play against the computer or your friend or let the computer play against itself.* [17]* [22]*** [1]	MS-DOS
Battle Chess II: Chinese Chess	Interplay (Silicon & Synapse)	1990		MS-DOS
Battle Isle 2	Blue Byte	1994	[22]* [37]*They also published a scenery cd with the title "Titan's Legacy" (Original German title: "Das Erbe des Titan")	MS-DOS
Battletech: The Crescent Hawk's Inception	Infocom (Westwood Studios)	1988	The 31st century is a desperate time. Five Successor States are hopelessly locked in a mortal struggle for power. In this era of endless war, the powerful, death-dealing BattleMechs are valued higher than human life. You are 18-year-old Jason Youngblood, and fate has given you a terrible gauntlet to run. Abruptly wrenched from the intense drilling of 'Mech warrior training, you are plunged into real battle with deadly Kurita warriors. Savage experience is now your unforgiving teacher, and the very survival of The Lyran Commonwealth demands you learn the ruthless precision of battle strategy quickly.* [49]Also released on the compilation "Hits for Six: Volume Four". [33]* [17]*** [22]	MS-DOS
Battletech: The Crescent Hawks' Revenge	Infocom (Westwood Associates)	1990		MS-DOS
Below the Root	Windham Classics (Dale Disharoon)	1984	"A classic role-playing adventure based on the book "Below the Root", part of the "Green Sky" trilogy by Zilpha Keatley Snyder." This game was also produced for the Commodore 64 and apple //c [Nekom]	MS-DOS
Bill Elliot's Nascar Challenge	Konami (Distinctive Software)	1991		MS-DOS
Birds of Prey	Electronic Arts (Argonaut)	1992	Birds of Prey is a flight simulation set in a fictional battle between the Soviet Union (B-side) and the Nato + allied (A-side). The player can fly up to 40 different planes and also control the whole battle campaign.Aircraft available for A-side: BAe Hawk Mk.66 BAe Hawker Siddley Harrier GR. Mk 3 Boeing B-52H Stratofortress Boeing 747-400 Jumbo Jet Dassault-Breguet Mirage F.1E Dassault-Breguet Rafale A Fairchild A-10A General Dynamics F-111 General Dynamics F-16 Grumman F-14A+ Tomcat Grumman X-29 Lockheed C-130H-30 Hercules Lockheed F-104S Starfighter Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird Lockheed TR-1A Lockheed F-117A McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II McDonnell Douglas F-15E Eagle McDonnell Douglas KC-10A McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet North American X-15A Northrop F-5E Tiger II Northrop F-20A Tiger Shark Northrop B-2 Stealth Bomber Panavia Tornado F Mk.3 (ADV) Rockwell B-1B SAAB JAS-39 Gripen (Gryphon) Aircraft available for B-side: Antonov AN-124 Condor Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 Fishbed N Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 Flogger G Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25 Foxbat E Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-27 Flogger J Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 Fulcrum A Sukhoi Su-21 Flagon F Sukhoi Su-24 Fencer D Sukhoi Su-25 Frogfoot Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker B Tupolev Tu-95 Bear G Tupolev Tu-26 Backfire B Yakovlev Yak-38 MP Forger A The player is required to select one side 'A' or 'B' in the conflict, and keep the save game for each pilot on a separate floppy. Each pilot you can fly different missions and aircraft, but only those from your own side. The player character flies from three land bases and two aircraft carriers on each side, and these bases can be damaged in several ways by enemy action, making them unavailable until repaired and reducing the available aircraft in the campaign.Mission types are: air intercept air superiority long range bombing bomber escort close support and ground attack border or sea patrol reconnaissance troop drop supply drop stealth bombing stealth reconnaissance test pilot An autopilot mode is available for longer cruises, if the enemies are far off. The 'test pilot' mission involves flying the X-15/X-29 and is not a part of the campaign.* [22]* [52]* [37]*Directly from the game box: NATO and Soviet forces have engaged in an all-out war campaign. Armed with 40 front line aircraft, your mission is to devastate the enemy's land, sea and air forces while protecting your own. But your enemy is unpredictable and constantly on the move, repairing and replenishing his forces and carefully planning his next attack. Birds of Prey is a unique simulation of modern warfare. You'll not only experience every aspect of modern air combat but you'll also discover the pure power of 40 fighting aircraft.	MS-DOS
Bloodstone	Mindcraft	1993	According to Wikipedia, this uses Magic Candle 3's engine.	MS-DOS
Bloodwych	Mirrorsoft;Image Works;Ubi Soft (Image Works)	1989	[b]Compilation releases:[/b] - Quest & Glory (together with [game=#42510]Cadaver[/game], [game=#42349]Midwinter[/game] and [game=#203303]B.A.T.[/game])	MS-DOS
Blue Angels: Formation Flight Simulation	Accolade (Artech)	1989	[22]* [1]* [52]* [37]*In this "formation flight simulator" you take the role of one of a couple of jets at an air show and try to fly difficult maneuvers. Graphically very dated today, but back when it was released it was quite O.K. and a nice change from all those military flight sims. [Teran]	MS-DOS
Blue Max: Aces of the Great War	Three-Sixty (Artech Digital Productions)	1990		MS-DOS
Bo Jackson Baseball	Data East;Mindscape (Cinemaware;Acme Interactive)	1992		MS-DOS
Boppie's Great Word Chase	Developmental Learning Materials (Mirror Images Software)	1985		MS-DOS
Breakoff	RufusPro Software	1989		MS-DOS
Bubble Bobble	Taito (NovaLogic)	1989		MS-DOS
Buck Rogers: Countdown to Doomsday	SSI	1990	[63]* [52]* [37]***Using the gold box series system, inspired from ad&d, it's probably one of the best rpg i ever played. [KooKiz]	MS-DOS
Buck Rogers: Matrix Cubed	SSI	1992	The sequel of "countdown to doomsday". The story is a bit boring, but had being improved to use more often non-combat abilities. A must-play. [KooKiz]	MS-DOS
Budokan: The Martial Spirit	Electronic Arts	1989		MS-DOS
Castle of Dr. Brain	Sierra On-Line	1991	The EGA+Tandy version was sold in a separate package.*The EGA+Tandy version was sold in a separate package.* [22]* [52]*[media=youtube]5a6I3qEuDzw[/media]	MS-DOS
Castles	Interplay	1991		MS-DOS

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