Retro games, abandonware, freeware and classic games for PC and Mac
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Prince of Persia is a fantasy cinematic 2D platformer originally developed and published by Brøderbund and designed by Jordan Mechner. It was initially released in 1989 for the Apple II.
Year: 1990 Genre: Platformer
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Lemming is a puzzle-platformer created by DMA Design and published by Psygnosis for the Amiga, DOS, and Atari ST in 1991. Lemmings is one of the most iconic puzzle games ever creat...
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure was released in 1989 at the same time as the film. It was developed and published by Lucasfilm games (now LucasArts). It's...
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Bomberman, or as it's known in Europe, Dyna Blaster, is one of my all-time favorite games. Originally created in 1983 for the PC Engine, it was later ported to the Atari ST and the Amiga.
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Another World is a cinematic platformer designed by Éric Chahi for Delphine Software and originally developed for the Amiga in 1991. The game's remarkable success led to ports acr...
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Golden Axe is a side-scrolling hack-and-slash fantasy game created by Sega and released for arcade machines in 1989. The game was ported the same year to the SEGA Mega Drive/Genesi...
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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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Ghosts 'n Goblins Remake is a freeware clone of the 1985 popular side-scrolling platforming game developed by Capcom for arcades..
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Prehistorik is a side-scrolling platformer developed by Titus Interactive and released in 1991 for the Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, and DOS. The game is inspired by the more famous Chuck Rock.
Year: 1991 Genre: Platformer
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Out Run is an arcade racing game created by Sega in 1986. It is one of the best-selling video games of all time. In 1987, it was ported to the Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum. The Ami...
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Dungeon Master, developed by FLT Games initially in 1987 for the Atari ST, is a grid-based 3D action role-playing game. It is one of the best-selling Atari ST games of all time. Th...
Year: 1988 Genre: Role Playing
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North & South is an action/strategy game based on the comic books "The Blue Jackets", released in 1989 for Amiga and Atari ST. It was ported later for DOS, ZX Spectrum and other platforms.
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Double Dragon is a beat them up created by Technos Japan and released in 1987 by Taito. Originally released as an arcade game, versions were also made for home computers and consol...
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The Great Giana Sisters is a 2D platformer inspired to Super Mario Bros (you might say "clone"). It was developed by Time Warp initially for the Commodore 64/128, in 1987, then ported to Amiga and Atari ST in 1988.
Year: 1988 Genre: Platformer
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Stunt Car Racer for the Atari 8-bit is a port of the original C64 game, released in 2018 by two members of the AtariAge forum community. This version brings Geoff Crammond's legend...
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International Karate + is a side-view karate fighting game developed by System 3, initially released for 8-bit platforms. The game, also known as IK+ or Chop N' Drop in the US, was...
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Xenon 2: Megablast is a vertical-scrolling space shooter designed by the Bitmap Brothers. It was originally produced for the Amiga and Atari ST in 1989 and later converted to the PC, Sega Master System, and other platforms.
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Joan of Arc: Siege & the Sword (Jeanne d'Arc in French) is a strategy and action game developed by Chip and released in 1988 for the Atari ST. One year later, Brøderbund published the Amiga and MS-DOS versions.
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Oil Imperium (Black Gold in the US) is a business sim created and published in 1989 by reLINE Software for Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, and Amiga. The game was designed by a group of people that include P.
Year: 1989 Genre: Simulation
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