Retro games, abandonware, freeware and classic games for PC and Mac
NHL Hockey, also known as EA Hockey in Europe, was released in 1991 for the SEGA Mega Drive and marked the beginning of the EA NHL series. It would become one of the most iconic sports game franchises of all time.
2 players competitive genesis original game hockey licensed sports top-down
Manic Miner is a platform game initially created for the ZX Spectrum by Matthew Smith and released by Software Projects in 1983. The game was ported to many platforms in the follow...
Year: 1990 Genre: Platformer
hop and bop platformer side-scrolling zx spectrum
Mega Man (aka Rockman) is a platform game developed and published by Capcom in 1987 for the NES. It is the first in the Mega Man franchise, boasting a voluminous game library. Three years later, it was released for MS-DOS.
Year: 1987 Genre: Platformer
anime nes original game platform-shooter platformer side-scrolling
Mousetrap is a platformer created by Microvalue for the Commodore 64 and Atari 8-bit in 1987. The same year it was ported to Amiga and Atari ST. Somehow inspired to Mappy and Ma...
Year: 1987 Genre: Platformer
clear-screen arcade platformer
Backlash is a 3D shooter created by the British studio Novagen for the Atari ST in 1987 and ported to Amiga in 1988. The game was programmed by Paul Woakes and designed by Bruce Jordan, the founders of the company.
3d behind-view shoot-em-up first-person polygons science fiction shooter vector graphics
Chris Crawford’s Eastern Front (1941) is a wargame released in 1981 for the Atari 8-bit family. It is widely recognized as one of the earliest examples of a truly sophisticated computer wargame for home systems.
atari 8-bit original europe historical battle map-based historical simulation strategy turn-based strategy war wargame
Exile is an action video game ported by Audiogenic to the Amiga, Commodore 64, and Atari ST in 1991. The original title was developed in 1988 by Superior Software for the BBC Micro.
action-adventure aga bbc micro metroidvania multi-directional puzzle platformer science fiction
Roadwar Europa is a futuristic turn-based strategy game designed by Jeff Johnson and developed for the Apple II and Commodore 64. It was released initially in 1986 and published by Strategic Simulations Inc.
apple 2 original game mutants post-apocalyptic science fiction strategy turn-based strategy wargame
Seven Cities of Gold by Ozark Softscape, is often considered one of the most groundbreaking strategy and exploration games of its era. Designed by Dan Bunten (later Danielle Bunten...
Year: 1986 Genre: Simulation
4x adventure-strategy age of discovery atari 8-bit original history open world procedurally generated sea trading simulation trading
Robotron: 2084 (also known as Robotron) is one of the arcades that made the history of video games. Developed by Eugene Jarvis and Larry DeMar of Vid Kidz and released by Williams Electronics in 1982, it was a huge commercial success.
2d arcade coin-op conversion flip-screen shoot-em-up science fiction shooter twin-stick shooter
Tiger Road is a side-scrolling beat 'em up released by Capcom in 1987. The game combines martial arts with fantasy elements, placing players in the role of Lee Wong, a heroic warri...
arcade brawler coin-op conversion martial arts progressive beat-em-up side-scrolling
Steel Empire is an action-strategy game created by Silicon Knights for the Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS, released in 1992. Denis Dyack and Rick Goertz designed this title. It's the ...
action strategy hotseat mecha multiplayer science fiction strategy tactics top-down
Conan: The Cimmerian is an action-adventure with RPG elements created by Synergistic Software for PC and Amiga and released in 1991 by Virgin Games. The game is officially based on...
action-adventure adventure-rpg fantasy licensed multi-directional novel sword and sorcery
Monty Python's Flying Circus is a comedy arcade game developed by Core Design and published by Virgin in 1990. It was released for Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, Amiga, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum.
humour licensed platform-shooter shooter tv series