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Street Rod (1989)
8.1/10on IGDB
Released
Your first move in this 1989 DOS racer is opening the classifieds. Buy a car you can afford, then decide what to change before heading out to race. A major job like chopping the roof takes time, and you have only the summer to beat the top racer. The garage decisions matter long before you reach the starting line.
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The Even More Incredible Machine (1993)
Released
Set a ball in motion, watch it miss a pulley by an inch, and move one part before trying again. This expanded 1993 DOS edition turns the contraption puzzle into an exercise in watching cause and effect. The extra pieces and puzzles make it a good place to try the series’ original style of play.
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Lure of the Temptress (1992)
6.7/10on IGDB
Released
Revolution Software’s first adventure has villagers who go about their business while you look for them. Rescuing Ratpouch gives you someone you can ask to do things, including pushing a set of bricks to open a passage. Pick this to see a point-and-click world in which getting another person to act can be the whole solution.
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Sword of the Samurai (1989)
8.0/10on IGDB
Released
A duel can settle an insult, but your family’s standing also depends on land, alliances, and whether someone can inherit when you die. MicroProse’s 1989 game moves between quick sword fights and decisions whose consequences may take a generation to see. It is a good introduction to the sort of DOS strategy game that keeps changing what it asks you to do. The GOG edition runs in DOSBox.
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Eric the Unready (1993)
Released
Legend Entertainment gives this 1993 comic adventure an illustrated scene, a place to type, and menus for building the same commands with a mouse. Start by clicking a verb to see which prepositions and objects you can use next. The GOG edition retains both controls. Keep its manual handy for the copy-protection question about armor measurements.
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D/Generation (1991)
Released
A courier enters a research tower with a delivery and finds the doors locked behind him. Treat each isometric room as a puzzle: work out which door a keycard opens and how to get a trapped worker out before moving on. The 1991 Mindscape original gives you a good taste of keyboard-driven action where seeing the whole room matters. A later release is labeled D/Generation HD.
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Will Harvey's Zany Golf
The windmill is familiar miniature golf. Then you reach the hamburger, where clicking makes the burger bounce higher so you can time a putt underneath. Its short course keeps introducing new rules, making the game an easy first stop for the playful side of DOS sports games. GOG packages the DOS version with DOSBox.
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Pizza Tycoon (1994)
7.3/10on IGDB
Released
Buying tables and choosing a city makes sense if you’ve played a business sim. Arranging your own toppings for a pizza contest is where this 1994 DOS game gets interesting. It asks you to care about individual pies while you plan the larger business. Look for the same game under the title Pizza Connection in GOG’s DOSBox edition.
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Superhero League of Hoboken (1994)
Released
A hero who can see inside a closed pizza box makes a strange recruit until a particular problem calls for exactly that skill. This 1994 Legend Entertainment game links party combat with illustrated adventure puzzles and gives its heroes some deliberately narrow talents. Start here when a conventional fantasy party sounds too familiar. GOG’s release runs in DOSBox.
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Warlords II Deluxe (1995)
Released
Send a hero on a quest while your armies press for territory, then see how a differently drawn map changes those priorities. The 1995 DOS Deluxe edition adds scenarios to the earlier Warlords II and can generate new maps. It gives a first-time player a clear look at turn-based fantasy strategy. The Warlords I + II collection includes this Deluxe edition.
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Albion (1995)
7.6/10on IGDB
Released
Blue Byte’s RPG starts with a spaceship and soon has you exploring a world that its crew barely understands. Exploration alternates between overhead and first-person views, while encounters use a turn-based grid. Try it to see how a DOS RPG could make a new place feel unfamiliar simply by changing what you can see. GOG’s edition runs in DOSBox.
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4D Sports Boxing
Build up a boxer between bouts and notice how speed, power, and stamina change the match you can afford to fight. Distinctive Software’s 1991 DOS game renders the fighters as simple polygonal figures, which makes their movement especially easy to watch. Look for the original Mindscape box with this title. A later Electronic Arts edition turns up as 4-D Boxing.
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