Bootloader
Software concept
Typical of 1980s computers. A bootloader includes a minimal OS on the same media as the game. To play, one must (re)boot the system while the game's boot disk is in drive.
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games
9platforms
IIE 1988
DOS 1985
DOS 1987
IIE 1990
MAC 1985
IIE 1987-04
DOS 1984
IIE 1985-11
IIE 1987
IIE 1989
DOS 1984-05-10
DOS 1984
To emulate PC bootloader games, you might want to use [[link:http://www.oldskool.org/pc/flopper/ Flopper]].
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Games by year
The first Bootloader video game was released in 1978.
Sierra On-Line, Electronic Arts and Infocom published most of these games.