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Currently hosting 8 freeware (former commercial) games!
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Home of Retro PC Gaming
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| Adventures of Robbo 1993 | |||||||||
| User rating: 6 | DOS Freeware (former commercial) | Puzzle | |||||||
| Developed by xLand Games | Compatibility guide | ||||||||
| Published by Epic MegaGames | |||||||||
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Adventures of Robbo is a fun little puzzle game by the creators of Heartlight PC. You guide Robbo through levels in which push objects but not pull them, and he can shoot at enemies or blow up bombs when he has enough battery power. He must collect all bolts in every level without being destroyed or blocking his access to the bolts or the exit, so planning is very important. Along with Heartlight PC and Electro Man, this game was part of the Epic Puzzle Pack, and was the only game not to be released as a shareware version. The original, unreleased shareware version has been lost, but programmer Maciej Miasik has generously recompiled it from the original source code. The full version features more levels and voice. Downloads
AvailabilityDeveloper xLand generously released this game as freeware under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 license on 25 June 2006.
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| Beneath a Steel Sky 1994 | |||||||||
| User rating: No rating | DOS Freeware (former commercial) | Adventure | |||||||
| Developed by Revolution Software | Compatibility guide | ||||||||
| Published by Revolution Software | |||||||||
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A point-and-click adventure set in a dystopian future with a hero whose life has obvious parallels to John from Brave New World. As Robert Foster, you are the son of citizens of the city, but you have been raised by a tribe that lives in the wilderness. Security agents kidnap you and return you to the city, but you manage to escape following a helicopter crash. With only your faithful sidekick, a robot named Joey, you must escape the city and find out why you were brought here. The graphics and sound are quite good in this immersive world, and interaction with the people who live in it is ingenious and full of witty dialog. It takes a lot of thinking to solve some of the puzzles. The CD-ROM version of the game replaces the text with voice and adds cut scenes that are drawn like comic books. DownloadsBeneath a Steel Sky CD Version (67874k) AvailabilityRevolution Software generously released this game as freeware under the Beneath a Steel Sky Freeware License.
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| Command & Conquer 1995 | |||||||||
| User rating: 8 | DOS Freeware (former commercial) | RTS | |||||||
| Developed by Westwood Studios (Virgin Interactive) | |||||||||
| Published by Virgin Interactive | |||||||||
| Graphics: VGA 320×200×256c | |||||||||
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Command & Conquer is the first game in one of the most popular real-time strategy series of all time. Two factions, the Global Defense Initiative and the Brotherhood of Nod, fight to control an extraterrestrial element called Tiberium. You choose one side to command, build factories to process Tiberium, and build vehicles and weapons to destroy the enemy. The levels are imaginatively designed, and there is a great variety of vehicles and attacks at your disposal. Developed by Westwood Studios, a Virgin Interactive company since 1992. There are only 3 levels in the shareware demo, all of them GDI levels. In order, they are levels 1, 10 and 6. DownloadsCommand & Conquer Shareware Demo v1.0a (9149k) AvailabilityCopyright holder Electronic Arts generously declared Command & Conquer Gold, a Windows 95 version of this game with a Windows XP patch, freeware on 31 August 2007.
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| Kosmonaut 1989 | |||||||||
| User rating: No rating | DOS Freeware (former commercial) | Racing | |||||||
| Developed by BlueMoon Software | Compatibility guide | ||||||||
| Published by BlueMoon Software | |||||||||
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More of a driving game than a racing game, since there are no other cars. This challenging game requires you to make it to the end of interstellar highways without being destroyed by obstacles, or running out of gas or oxygen. The title screen calls the game "Skyroads", the name that BlueMoon used for the popular 1993 sequel. BlueMoon's website calls the game Kosmonaut, and the executable file is called kosmo.exe, which suggests that the game was either marketed as Kosmonaut, or the name was changed retroactively. DownloadsKosmonaut Freeware (74k) Play online AvailabilityBlueMoon Software has generously released this game as freeware.
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| Lure of the Temptress 1992 | |||||||||
| User rating: No rating | DOS Freeware (former commercial) | Adventure | |||||||
| Developed by Revolution Software | |||||||||
| Published by Revolution Software | |||||||||
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A point-and-click adventure game – what many people call a Sierra-style game – with pretty good animation for the time. In the days before graphics, this would have been a text adventure. The "Look" option gives you information about your surroundings and the objects you wish to examine. In a medieval fantasy world, you must escape from a dungeon and save the kingdom. One interesting feature is that you have a sidekick who you can give instructions to carry out. The village people go about their lives without you and even have conversations with each other, which creates a fun sense of realism. DownloadsLure of the Temptress v1.0 English (1778k) Play online AvailabilityRevolution Software has generously released this game as freeware. NOTE: When the game first begins, move the cursor to the menu at the top of the screen and RESTART the game. This bypasses the copy protection system.
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| Psion Chess 1985 | |||||||||
| User rating: No rating | DOS Freeware (former commercial) | Traditional | |||||||
| Developed by Psion Software | Compatibility guide | ||||||||
| Published by Psion Software | |||||||||
| Graphics: Hercules 720×348 mono CGA 640×200 mono | |||||||||
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Using an engine written by legendary chess engine programmer Richard Lang, Psion Chess was ahead of its time. Despite monochrome graphics, Psion Chess could be viewed in either 2D or 3D. Designed for high resolution monochrome Hercules Graphics Cards, the Hercules option sets the resolution to 720×384 and uses dithering to simulate shades of gray. The "IBM color card" option reduces the resolution to 640×400 for color graphics cards, still in monochrome, but without dithering. The playing strength doesn't go quite as low as modern chess software, but the easiest level can be beaten by a novice player, and it makes a great opponent for even very skilled players. To illustrate Psion Chess at its weakest level, I played this game as white on Level Novice E0. 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Bb3 b4 7. Nd5 Nxe4 8. d4 d6 9. Nd2 Ng5 10. Nf3 Nxf3+ 11. Qxf3 Be6 12. O-O exd4 13. Nf4 Kd7 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. Qf7+ Kc8 16. Qxe6+ Kb7 17. Bd5 Qe8 18. Qg4 Qe5 19. c4 Rd8 20. Bf4 Qe8 21. Bg3 Kb6 22. a4 h5 23. Qf4 Qe2 24. a5+ Nxa5 25. Qxd4+ c5 26. Qh4 Re8 27. Qh3 Nxc4 28. Qd7 Na5 29. Rxa5 Kxa5 30. Ra1+ Kb6 31. Qb7# White checkmates Psion Chess v2.13 (96k) Play online AvailabilityAuthor Richard Lang and copyright holder Psion Software have generously released this game as freeware.
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| Roketz 1996 | |||||||||
| User rating: No rating | DOS Freeware (former commercial) | Shooter | |||||||
| Developed by BlueMoon Software | |||||||||
| Published by BlueMoon Software | |||||||||
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A space combat game for play against a computer or another human over a network connection. Ships can move in 360 degrees and there is a small amount of gravity. Money is earned during combat which can be used to upgrade your ship in many different ways. The computer opponent's skill level can be adjusted, but the computer upgrades when you do so that it maintains the same difficulty level regardless of how powerful you become. This surprisingly good game features impressive graphics and sound and addictive gameplay. Roketz Freeware (8217k) AvailabilityBlueMoon Software has generously released this game as freeware.
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| Telengard 1985 | |||||||||
| User rating: 8 | DOS Freeware (former commercial) | RPG | |||||||
| Developed by Daniel Lawrence | Compatibility guide | ||||||||
| Published by Daniel Lawrence | |||||||||
| Graphics: CGA 320×200×4c | |||||||||
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Daniel Lawrence's dungeon crawl game for mainframe computers, DND, was so popular that university students were using up all the system resources playing it. Under increasing pressure from system administrators, Lawrence bought a Commodore PET 2001 and decided to port the game for use on microcomputers. Unfortunately, the maps wouldn't fit in memory any more, so he reduced the number of dungeons from three to one, and instead of a map, he had the game generate the map algorithmically. This allowed him to create a 200×200 grid with 50 levels – that's two million "rooms" – from a small piece of code at runtime. The game was ported to many different computers and published by Avalon Hill. While DND was text-based, the PC version of Telengard featured CGA graphics. As in DND, you can pick up magical items, fight monsters, cast magic, and find treasure. Hit points and skill at casting magic increase as you gain experience points and level up. Whereas DND is turn-based, Telengard is played in real time, which means that monsters can attack you even when you're not moving. Telengard v5.04 (53k) Play online AvailabilityAuthor Daniel Lawrence has generously released this game as freeware.
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