Nostalgic DOS Games

**techieMoe** · 03-30-2006

Because I'm mostly bored today, I thought I'd share a neat little site I found recently that has a bunch of very old (late 1980s to mid-1990s) computer games originally written for DOS and Windows 3.11. Why would I tell Linux users about this? Because thanks to emulators like DOSBox, these graphically-challenged but still fun to play games can have new life breathed in them on Linux, OS X, and even modern MS Windows (which cut off DOS support years ago).

http://www.classicdosgames.com/index.html

Also, I recently found out that Bethesda Softworks (makers of Morrowind and my latest obsession, Oblivion) have released their first Elder Scrolls game, Arena, for free. That's no-cost not open-source, but it will probably still run in DOSBox and if it's from Bethesda it's probably still quite good.

http://www.elderscrolls.com/download...oads_games.htm

**truoc444** · 03-30-2006

they don't make games like they used to. i even bust out my Atari 7800 on occasion to revel in my childhood. this is cool thanks moe.

**carlosponti** · 03-30-2006

i was getting read to start a new thread on this but my co-worker sent me this a 2-d quake. aside from the poor graphics its one of the more entertaining games i have played. the sounds are entertaining as well. every sound in the game sound like voice recordings.

http://www.inside3d.com/frikbot/qake/

edit:
for those of you who couldnt find the sierra games on there.
http://www.vintage-sierra.com/

**thejoeandchip** · 03-31-2006

http://www.abandonia.com/index2.php is my favorite spot for old dos games. nothing beats dune 2. so classic. i also play jim power and raiden.

**onlinebacon** · 03-31-2006

Yup,

DOS games are awesome, especially lemmings, which i LOVE, and worms (iirc) and that sort of stuff, nice find techieMoe

**Game master pro** · 03-31-2006

www.dosgames.com

Very good website for dos games

**fingal** · 03-31-2006

Thanks - my weekend should be all the better for this. Good to see Beneath a Steel Sky which I enjoy playing ... even though I know how to solve every single puzzle!

The first DOS game I played which I loved to pieces was Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards.

I used to play Quake 1 a lot, but didn't really move on from that. Hexen and Heretic were the other faves.

**techieMoe** · 03-31-2006

Originally Posted by fingal

Thanks - my weekend should be all the better for this. Good to see Beneath a Steel Sky which I enjoy playing ... even though I know how to solve every single puzzle!

I was surprised to find Beneath a Steel Sky and Flight of the Amazon Queen on the distro CDs for SuSE 9.2 and 9.3.

**zba78** · 03-31-2006

Lets not forget, Doom was a DOS game...

...those were the days

**pupdaleon** · 03-31-2006

i played doom mostly on SNES never heard of it before after that i was hooked!

as for DOS i played D&D i loved how in one vertion you actualy had to pic the lock yourself useing the right tools in the right order and in time (yes im a uber geek)

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