Retro games, abandonware, freeware and classic games for PC and Mac
The 350th game on GamesNostalgia is our favourite game ever: Frontier: Elite II. You can download here the PC version, which had a more advanced graphics engine, featuring texture mapping, compared to the Amiga version.
Year: 1993 Genre: Simulation
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Frontier: First Encounters is a space combat and trading sim created by David Braben with his company Frontier Developments. First Encounters is the third installment of the Elite...
Year: 1995 Genre: Simulation
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Elite is a famous space flight and trading sim created by David Braben and Ian Bell for the BBC Micro. The game was published by Acornsoft and Firebird and released for several home computers starting in 1984.
Year: 1985 Genre: Simulation
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Virus (known as Zarch when initially created for the Acorn Archimedes) is a 3d shooter designed by David Braben. It is one of the first real 3D games ever made. Initially program...
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Virus 2000 (a.k.a. V2000) is the remake/sequel to the 1987 David Braben game, Zarch (later Virus). It was developed by Frontier Developments and published by Grolier Interactive in 1998 for PlayStation and Windows.
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Elite Advanced is a reverse-engineered version of the famous space trading sim Elite by David Braben and Ian Bell. This new edition was created by AmiGer for the Amiga and released in 2005.
Year: 2005 Genre: Simulation
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