Warlords, designed by Steve Fawkner and first released in 1990 for MS-DOS, is one of the foundational titles in the turn-based strategy genre. It predates many of the classics that would come later.
fantasy hotseat map-based historical multiplayer rpg elements strategy turn-based strategy wargameEye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon is a role-playing game developed by Westwood Associates and the sequel to Eye of the Beholder. It used a improved version of the fi...
Year: 1991 Genre: Role Playing
d&d dungeon crawler fantasy forgotten realms real-time role-playing rpg sword and sorceryNight Hawk: F-117A Stealth Fighter 2.0 is the sequel of the combat flight simulator F-19 Stealth Fighter by MicroProse. Released for MS-DOS in 1991, it features 256-color VGA gra...
Year: 1993 Genre: Simulation
3d aviation combat flight simulation middle east simulationAction Soccer was created by Ludimedia SAS, a Ubisoft subsidiary, and released in 1995 for the MS-DOS platform. It was mostly focused on bringing an arcade version of soccer/football with a very distinctive perspective.
football soccer sim sportsSuperhero League of Hoboken is an adventure role-playing game created by Steve Meretzky and published by Legend Entertainment in 1994 for DOS. This game is an amalgam of different play styles and genres, a match made in heaven.
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2 players action-adventure aliens co-op genesis original game procedurally generated split-screen top-down actionUltima V: Warriors of Destiny is the fifth entry in the role-playing video game series Ultima. It was released initially in 1988 for DOS, Apple II, and Commodore 64, later followed by other platforms.
Year: 1988 Genre: Role Playing
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racing science fiction shooter vehicular combat simulatorEmerald Mine II, released in 1990 for the Amiga by Kingsoft, is the direct sequel to one of the most beloved puzzle games on the Commodore platform. The series, originally designed...
2 players amiga original game boulder dash variants co-op maze chase puzzlerJames Clavell's Shogun is the computer game adaptation of the famous novel Shogun by James Clavell. The game was created by Infocom and released in 1989 for Amiga. Apple II, MS-DOS, and Macintosh.
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