DOS Games

[StanScratch]

Going really old school, I played Rogue for hours upon hours upon hours.
I also played tons of Wing Commander.
Both of these were played on an old IBM, shortly before the days of Windows.

 

[Automate]

Heh. I haven't played the original Rogue, but I have played a lot of (Net)Hack and some other roguelikes (Larn, Moria, Omega). Usually died pretty quickly, but that didn't stop me from trying. Trying probably thousands of times..

60 DOS era games:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCNnYXh1TvU

Mentioning this just in case: the list of games in this video is in the video description.

Oh, and Stunts (1990)! That was a great racing game.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CITIXlw_T4

 

[mteunissen]

The one that springs into my mind - when talking about DOS games - is Leisure Suit Larry...

I'm a bit surprised nobody had mentioned this one yet



But I have to admit - played it much at school back then (when we were not supposed to hehe) in 1994/1995

 

[Sgt.Rouker]

I used to play all kinds of DOS - games, like "Alone in the Dark", "Dune 2" and so on.
I returned to old point & click adventures, play them on my Android.
The current game is "Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis" --> Fun!

 

[Hethan]

Loved Fate of Atlantis.. Anyone remember maniac mansion / Day of the tentacle

 

[Sgt.Rouker]

Sure, just played DoD. Great game!
Maniac Mansion was a little bit more difficult.

 

[Connor Macleod]

My favorites to play were:

Duke Nukem, Police Quest, Space Quest, King's Quest, Leisure Suit Larry, Doom

My favorite title was:

If it moves, Shoot It!

 

[Automate]

Ultima Underworld series: The Stygian Abyss (1992), The Labyrinth of Worlds (1993) by Blue Sky Productions (that became Looking Glass Technologies in 1993). Classics.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bBOnN85p_w

Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri (1996) by Looking Glass Technologies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4qEwkliCVE

Looking Glass and Lucasarts made the best DOS games in those days..

 

[dbradford8589]

In 1982 Asteriods and Space Invaders were the 2 main games I played on my Texas Instruments game player.

 

[Automate]

By the way, remakes of King's Quest I-III and Quest for Glory II:
http://www.agdinteractive.com/games/games.html

 

[Legzman]

My favorites to play were:

Duke Nukem, Police Quest, Space Quest, King's Quest, Leisure Suit Larry, Doom

My favorite title was:

If it moves, Shoot It!

By the way, remakes of King's Quest I-III and Quest for Glory II:
http://www.agdinteractive.com/games/games.html

King's Quest! Fuck yea, that's another great one from my youth! They are free to download?!?!? Huh, might just have to do that! Found this one for my fav, black Cauldron http://www.dosgamesarchive.com/download/the-black-cauldron/

 

[Connor Macleod]

King's Quest! Fuck yea, that's another great one from my youth! They are free to download?!?!? Huh, might just have to do that! Found this one for my fav, black Cauldron http://www.dosgamesarchive.com/download/the-black-cauldron/

I bought most of the original Sierra Online game when they first came out. Before they went to CD's, they were put out on 3.5" floppies, and I still have the original floppies for most of them. I don't have a disk drive anymore, so it's good to know I could get them off the web if I wanna get nostalgic.

 

[Blues84]

Oregon Trail

 

[hardgore]

Wacky Wheels was a great game...

 

[Legzman]

Forgot about Castles. Great strategy/sim style game. Had been looking to DL for free for a few years. FINALLY found a link. Great way to kill an otherwise boring ass day!

 

[Automate]

Castles. Never played that one, but it brought Stronghold (1993) to my mind.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8JbDa33LWw

Oh and Castles is available in gog.com:
http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/castles_castles_2

 

[Legzman]

Castles. Never played that one, but it brought Stronghold (1993) to my mind.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8JbDa33LWw

Oh and Castles is available in gog.com:
http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/castles_castles_2

yep already got it and for free at that, thanks!

Now if I could just find a free version of Sim Ant that actually works I'd be all set! I found one, but it freezes up constantly. I would love to overtake a yard and house again! Good times.

 

[rockmandash]

perhaps i' ve already written it but a good game is Lords of The realm 2 .

 

[Automate]

Matter of fact, there are two remake projects involving King's Quest III.
http://www.infamous-adventures.com/home/

They have a remake of Space Quest II as well.

On to platform games: Jill of the Jungle (1992) series by Epic Megagames. In that time it was in many ways ahead of other platformers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4IArecoE_c

Vinyl Goddess from Mars (1995) by Six Pound Sledge Studios, originally supposed to be Jill of the Jungle 2. It has indeed inherited the solid controls of JotJ, though it still feels quite different. Being a parody, it has an extremely cheesy story.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krvqsmPwwr0

Aaand that's Debra Dare in the title screen. Just in case if you're wondering but don't bother to watch the video all the way.

 

[bigskeeter]

wolfenstein 3d (wolf 3d) and antix