![[software]](/images/mediatype_software.gif) | The [Shareware] DOS Collection
This archive is a collection of all shareware games found in The DOS Collection released between 1981 and 1992. What is this? =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Here's a continuation of an archive of [Shareware] DOS games, named in a TOSEC inspired convention, accurately titled with publisher data and year of release, with flags for languages, hacked versions, bad dumps and everything else you'd come to expect in a "full set" of games...
Keywords: DOS games; Vintage computer games
Downloads: 714 |
| Emlith
Keywords: Windows games; Vintage computer games; Puzzle games
Downloads: 1 |
| FiveStones
Five Stones is a computer program playing go-moku and renju.
Keywords: Windows games; Vintage computer games; Board games
Downloads: 1 |
| Fyrad
ConneConnect four is a two players' game which takes place on a 7x6 rectangular board placed vertically between them. Both players put alternately a piece of their own colour (red or yellow) into one of the columns of the board. The goal is to get four pieces in a row. All directions count - horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Who can connect four first is the winner, alternately there is a draw.
Keywords: Windows games; Vintage computer games; Board games |
| WINCraps - SMJ
"Craps is a betting game played with two dice. Players stand around a table on which the game is played and take turns being the shooter. To play the game each player makes as few or as many different bets as they like. Each bet is on a different combination showing up on the dice and pays off odds depending on the likelihood of that combination in fact showing up. The shooter is no different from other players in how the bets are paid off - he or she is merely the person whose turn it is to thr...
Keywords: Windows games; Vintage computer games; Board games |
| Gomoku - XY Consulting
"Gomoku is a game for everyone. All it takes is a little concentration. Two players, one playing black pieces and the other playing white pieces, alternately put one of their pieces onto a board with 19x19 grids. A piece is placed at the intersection of a horizontal and a vertical grid. Whoever has five consecutive pieces in a row (horizonatally, vertically or diagonally) wins the game."
Keywords: Windows games; Vintage computer games; Board games |
| Caro
Caro is an old games that my friends and I used to play in high school. It was played on a large grid paper could be any size but not less than 10×10. I remember this wasn't my favorite game because I always lost for my friends. However, with the help of a wonderful test team, and lots of help from school plus help of the powerful Visual Basic 3.0 allow me to design and program Caro to be a very smart player.
Keywords: Windows games; Vintage computer games; Board games
Downloads: 1 |
| Square Royal
The player must place cards from the pack of cards on a 4x4 board. The aim of the game is to get jacks, queens and kings to their rightful places. Kings must go in the four corners, queens must go between them and jacks must go below and above the kings. If a king is to be placed on the board and there is no kings place available the game is lost. Same goes for jacks and queens. When the board has been filled and the game not yet completed, cards, other than jacks, queens and kings can be remove...
Keywords: Windows games; Vintage computer games; Board games
Downloads: 2 |
| Terrace
The Terrace Card Game is a two pack patience game described by David Pelter in his book The Penguin Book of Patience. It has numerous names used around the world and may more prosaically be called Queen of Italy or Signora. The game Terrace is one of a family of related games with slightly varying rules and layouts. The principle variants described in the book have all been implemented in this program.
Keywords: Windows games; Vintage computer games; Board games
Downloads: 2 |
| Trickle Down
Connect Four. The window can be re-sized.
Keywords: Windows games; Vintage computer games; Board games
Downloads: 1 |
| MicroBalls
A basic Ataxx game on an 8x8 board. The game has two levels of difficulty easy and very easy.
Keywords: Windows games; Vintage computer games; Board games
Downloads: 1 |
| Four-In-A-Row - Conquest Software
Keywords: DOS games; Vintage computer games; Board games
Downloads: 3 |
| Cubix - Scandere Software
Cubix 2-Triplets- All 3 Windows 3d Cubix games, Cubix-Squared, The Wall and Tetrix combined in one shareware game with 8 levels Real 3d stradegy games you play in and around cubes and pyramids 3 games per level for 1 or 2 players. Play anyone anywhere over IRC, Chat, CB sim, etc. Can run many games simultaneously.
Keywords: Windows games; Vintage computer games; Puzzle games
Downloads: 2 |
| Crib - Nashua PC
Keywords: Windows games; Vintage computer games; Board games
Downloads: 1 |
| CrossWords
"The object of CrossWords is to guess the theme to the crossword puzzle. To help you solve the puzzle, you are given letters from the puzzle in the form of clues and hidden words."
Keywords: Windows games; Vintage computer games; Puzzle games
Downloads: 1 |
| Blocks
Unfold all blocks, two blocks at a time, if the color of the two blocks is the same then the two blocks will remain unfolded.
Keywords: Windows games; Vintage computer games; Puzzle games |
| Who Trivia - Merit Software
Keywords: DOS games; Vintage computer games; Puzzle games |
| Jelly Bean Factory - Summit Software
Very addicting puzzle game. 256-color VGA graphics with digitized music and sound effects. Minimum 286 required. Supports Sound Blaster Sound Blaster Pro and joystick.
Keywords: DOS games; Vintage computer games; Puzzle games |
| Tommy's Kaiser - Tommy's Toys
4-handed trick-taking game like Euchre or Whist or Forty-Two invented in Canada. The goal is to try to win a special Kaiser card while avoiding another special Zonker card. You play 1 hand the computer plays the rest. Works with any DOS PC or clone any monitor no mouse or joystick needed. Programmed by aliens from outer space
Keywords: DOS games; Vintage computer games; Board games
Downloads: 1 |
| Gaps
The GAPS card game is somewhat similar to and is a variation of the Solitaire card game where the object of the game is to stack the cards in their proper sequential order and suit. For example, when the game is started the user is in the 6-card mode where a combination of six cards and/or blank spaces appear in each row. The object of the game is to properly move the cards so that they are aligned up in sequential order, A-2-3-4-5, of the same suit in each row, where each row holds a different ...
Keywords: Windows games; Vintage computer games; Board games |
| PARSEC - Code Toad Productions
Parsec is a game of deductive reasoning. Players try to discover the positions of objects placed on a grid by shooting rays into the grid and watching the results.
Keywords: Windows games; Vintage computer games; Puzzle games |
| Block-Logic
The goal of Block-Logic is to flip each of the Pads to match the Goal Pad. However, each time you click a Pad, it not only flips itself, but, its neighbors. To figure out which Pads are affected, try clicking on each Pad and watching the results.
Keywords: Windows games; Vintage computer games; Puzzle games |
| Blob - Creative Software Design
Keywords: Windows games; Vintage computer games; Board games |
| Cribbage Squares Solitaire - DARTCY Productions
The object of Cribbage Squares Solitaire is to build the best possible cribbage hands in both the rows and columns. Cards are dealt from the deck one at a time. You select the position to place this card by moving the mouse to that position in the grid and clicking the left mouse button. Alternatively, you can also drag the card to desired position in the grid. When 16 cards have been dealt from the deck the computer will turn over the Starter card and will then score the hands based on the trad...
Keywords: Windows games; Vintage computer games; Board games
Downloads: 3 |
| Fall-Zone
FALL-ZONE is a simple yet addictive strategy game. You must guide ERIC through the falling mines to collect the gold bars. When you pick up a WIPER, the mines are counteracted for a few moves, or you can pick up dynamite and blast a path through. You only need to collect 3 of the 4 gold bars to progress to the next screen, so plan your route carefully! When you have collected 3 bars, you progress to a screen with a higher mine fall-rate.
Keywords: Windows games; Vintage computer games; Strategy games
Downloads: 3 |
| Star Reach Demo - Interplay
"Star Reach features split-screen action to allow two opponents to play head to head, or against computer opponents. Players can also go it alone and play against one to three computer opponents. Programmed in 32-bit protected mode, players will thrill to the real-time, simultaneous strategy with over 20 scenarios, a 4-channel digital soundtrack and digitized speech. With stereo music, 3-D rendered battle-space ships, multiple scenarios and seven alien species, multiple combinations assure that ...
Keywords: DOS games; Vintage computer games; Action games
Downloads: 5 |
| LomTrixx - Digital Nightmares
A basic Tetris game. The shareware version allows you to advance until you hit level 4.
Keywords: Windows games; Vintage computer games; Puzzle games
Downloads: 2 |
| Pyramid Challenge
"There are many variations of the game of Solitaire, Pyramid Challenge, also known as Tut's Tomb, is one variation. Each game round starts with twenty eight cards dealt face upwards to the board forming a pyramid. The remaining cards form the deck. The object of the game is to eliminate all 28 playing cards by playing off all the cards in pairs that add up to 13. Aces count as 1, jacks as 11, queens as 12, and kings as 13...
Keywords: Windows games; Vintage computer games; Board games
Downloads: 1 |
| MindBuster!
A computerized version of the game of Mastermind. Enhanced to allow the computer to play against the user. Also allows for solo or two-player versions. Numerous options: 3 to 8 colors, 4 or 5 holes, tracks best games, visual scoring assistance, comprehensive Windows Help file. Try out your logical and deductive skills. Can be played with or without a mouse.
Keywords: Windows games; Vintage computer games; Puzzle games
Downloads: 1 |
| Win-Gomoku
A basic Gomoku game for Windows.
Keywords: Windows games; Vintage computer games; Board games
Downloads: 1 |
| Robots Lite - The Media Company
The object of the game is to avoid the robots, causing them to collide with each other, creating scrap heaps. Robots are also destroyed if they run into a scrapheap. If a robot collides with you, you are dead and the game is over.
Keywords: Windows games; Vintage computer games; Action games
Downloads: 1 |
| Reversi
A simple game of Othello.
Keywords: Windows games; Vintage computer games; Board games
Downloads: 1 |
| MasterMind
The goal of this game is to guess the computer's colors combination before it discovers yours. You can either play against the computer or a friend.
Keywords: Windows games; Vintage computer games; Puzzle games
Downloads: 2 |
| Nuts!
Nuts is a puzzle game. In the game there are seven six-sided nuts. Each nut has a number on each of its six sided. The object of the game is to arrange the nuts so that the numbers that touch each other.
Keywords: Windows games; Vintage computer games; Puzzle games
Downloads: 1 |
| Rhapsody!
This is a two player animated game for Windows. Each player has a King Kong who will try to capture the other player's King Kong. You will select how many battle points it takes to win a game.
Keywords: Windows games; Vintage computer games; Strategy games
Downloads: 1 |
| Connect 4
"Connect4 is a classic strategy board game where the object is to connect four pieces of the same color in a row. Either vertically, horizontally, or diagonally. This game is a great one for kids ages 8 and up and for adults. While younger children might also enjoy it, they might find the computer opponent to be too difficult. You can play against the computer or a friend, change the board size, difficulty level, and other settings."
Keywords: Windows games; Vintage computer games; Board games
Downloads: 7 |
| Othello - R.D. Software
"Othello is a strategy game played on an eight by eight square grid. The rules are very simple, and the game deceptively so. The object of the game is to capture as many of your opponent's pieces as possible. Play consists of each player in turn adding a piece to the board, until the board is full. Each player starts with two pieces and tries to capture those belonging to the other by surrounding them...
Keywords: Windows games; Vintage computer games; Board games
Downloads: 2 |
| ZoneGame from Outer-Space
I used to play a game called Crossfire on the Apple II, when I was a kid at school. It was years ago, but I liked it, and here is my effort to recreate something like it.
Keywords: Windows games; Vintage computer games; Action games
Downloads: 1 |
| MacBlaster 2000 - Hankware
"Gameplay is easy. Simply click on 'New Game' and use the arrow keys to move the PC (you) left and right. The up key fires mice at the macs. Note that they will be firing at you at the same time. You must avoid the bolts-o-death fired by the macintoshes and the copyright blocks or you die. If you hit a mac it will die and fade into nothingness. In later levels, hitting a mac only once will cause it to grimace and continue firing at you...
Keywords: Windows games; Vintage computer games; Action games
Downloads: 3 |
| Link Four - R&R Engineering
"Link Four is a strategy game where two players take turns stacking red and blue marbles in a 7x7 grid in an attempt to be the first player to establish a linear arrangement of four or more marbles in adjacent grid positions (i.e. to ""get four in a row""). Two grid positions are considered adjacent if neither their rows nor columns differ by more than one (thus ""four in a row"" can be achieved either vertically, horizontally, or diagonally)...
Keywords: Windows games; Vintage computer games; Board games
Downloads: 1 |
| Houses
Houses illustrates how to make buildings out of the blocks in the HOUSES block set. It also illustrates how you can have the character change to another character.
Keywords: DOS games; Vintage computer games; Action games
Downloads: 2 |
| Starfield - Wyndware
Uncover the stars while clicking on the fewest possible tiles in the fastest amount of time.
Keywords: Windows games; Vintage computer games; Puzzle games
Downloads: 2 |
| Tommy's Pegs - Tommy's Toys
The olde English game Bulls & Cows a.k.a. MASTERMIND! Works with any IBM PC or clone any monitor no mouse or joystick needed. Programmed by aliens from outer space!
Keywords: DOS games; Vintage computer games; Puzzle games
Downloads: 2 |
| The Lost Trail - Asymptote Software
The goal of The Lost Trail is to move the 10 playing pieces in such a way as to get the large red square at the top and center of the puzzle, to the bottom and center of the puzzle. After this is accomplished a message will appear to acknowledge success. Once the goal is achieved reducing the number of moves to reach the goal can also be challenging.
Keywords: Windows games; Vintage computer games; Puzzle games
Downloads: 4 |
| WinShark Poker - JOS
Keywords: Windows games; Vintage computer games; Board games
Downloads: 1 |
| RusCell Malachite (Big)
Windows 16M colors Klondike solitaire in style of Russian tales
Keywords: Windows games; Vintage computer games; Board games
Downloads: 1 |
| DustyDOTs
"The object of the game is to connect the DOTs to form as many boxes as possible without letting your opponent capture any boxes. Connect DOTs by placing the mouse pointer to the right or bottom area where the line is wanted, then press the left mouse button. Once a line is positioned it cannot be changed. The player who completes a box captures that box. The computer will then search for additional captures for you...
Keywords: Windows games; Vintage computer games; Board games
Downloads: 1 |
| Halloween Match
"You start the game with ten pieces of candy corn. Each time you win a hand you get to eat one piece of candy corn. The player that eats all their candy corn first wins the game. To win a hand, you need to match as many tiles as you can in your hand. You and the computer will select tiles one at a time. As you select tiles, they will be placed in your hand. After both hands have five tiles, you will be told who won the hand."
Keywords: Windows games; Vintage computer games; Puzzle games
Downloads: 1 |
| Volutare 96
Volutare is a two-dimensional Rubix cube-style puzzle game. The screen contains multi colored cubes. It's your job to flip the adjacent cubes until they all show the same color. You can choose different grid sizes and cube colors.
Keywords: Windows games; Vintage computer games; Puzzle games
Downloads: 2 |
| Kainan2
Kainan2 for Windows is a old fashioned shooting game. The object of the game is simply to shoot down those marbles that caused us so much pain in Kainan for Windows.
Keywords: Windows games; Vintage computer games; Action games
Downloads: 1 |
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