1996

First Person Shooters:

| 3D Game Alchemy / Tricks of the DOOM Programming Gurus (2nd Edn) | 3D Hamster's Adventure | 3D Nightmares | 3D Violence 2 | Action Ware 10: Extra Levels for Quake | Action Ware 12: Extra Levels for Heretic & Hexen | Action Ware 14: Extra Levels for Rise of the Triad | Action Ware 3: Extra Levels For Doom | Action Ware 4: Extra Levels for Doom 2 | Adolf-X 3D: The Execution of Hitler | Aftershock For Quake | Aftershock Toolbox for Quake | Alien Trilogy | Arcade Explosion | Arcade Explosion volume II | Ashes To Ashes: Feeding The Fires Of War | Ass Troids | Assassin 2015 | BonBon Paradise | CD ROM AKTIV No 3: Duke Nukem & Quake Add Ons Special | Chemical Warfare | Chex Quest | Chex Quest 2 | Chill Manor | Colosso Adventures, The | Continuum | Corridor 8: Galactic Wars (cancelled) | CyberDillo | Cylindrix | Death Match: The Ultimate Game Player's Kit | DeathMatch 2 for Doom II | Delusions | Deus | Digital Warfare | Doom 2: Hell To Pay | Doom 2: Perdition's Gate | Doom II Extras: Down & Dirty | Doom: Kick Attack! | Duke Nukem 3D | Duke Nukem 3D Atomic Edition / Plutonium Pack | Duke Nukem 3D Level Design Handbook | Duke Nukem 3D Screensaver & Entertainment Pack | Duke Nukem 3D Strategies & Secrets | Duke Nukem 3D: Total Chaos | Duke Nukem 3D: Total Meltdown | Duke!Zone 500 For Duke Nukem 3D | Dungeon of Terror | Duracell: Run The Bunny | Eradicator | Escape P.O.W. | Fate (cancelled) | Final Doom | Firewall: Man vs. Machine | Freedom Soldier 3D / Attack of the Genetic Bugs | Game Box Volume 1 | GameMania for Quake #1 | H!Zone: For Hexen and Heretic | Heretic: Shadow Of The Serpent Riders | Hexen: Deathkings Of The Dark Citadel | In Pursuit Of Greed / Assassinators | Instant Doom Levels: Level Master II For Doom, Doom II, Heretic, Hexen | Island Peril | Josephine: Portrait of an Assassin | Killing Time | Marathon 2: Durandal | Marathon Infinity [MAC] | Master Won Liu 3D | Maximum Death for Doom II | Maximum Death For Heretic | Maze!, The | MindFlight | More Duke | Nuke It! v2.0 | Platinum 3D Action | Power Duke | Powerslave (Ruins: Return of the Gods) / Exhumed | Prawo Krwi [PL] | Prime Target {MAC} | Q.... Das Nachbeben | Q2 for Quake | Qu.......ke | Qua.. it! Volume 1 / Earth-Quake | Quake | Quake 'em | Quake Deathmatch Maker | Quake: Dark Hour | Quake: Eternal Darkness | Quakestar | Realms Of The Haunting | Return of the Dämons | Reverence (cancelled) | Rex Blade: The Apocalypse / Domination | RoboQuest | Rodger Ramrod | Santa Slayer | Secret Agent: The Escape | Sergeant Blood / Sargent Blood: Alien Challenge | Space Hulk 2: Vengeance Of The Blood Angels | Strife: Quest For The Sigil | Subterraneans (cancelled) | Super Duke Volume 1 [G] | Super Duke Volume 2 [G] | Super Duke Volume 3 [G] | SuperCharged Xpansion Pack | Superdead | Target Gear [J] | Terminator, The: SkyNet | Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri (Free Fall) | Tetsujin Returns [J] | Toolkit For Duke Nukem 3D | Toolkit for Quake | Transland | Ultimate | Vendetta | Warhammer 40,000: Dark Crusaders (cancelled) | Westworld 2000 | Wild Varmint Bounty Hunter | Witchaven 2: Blood Vengeance | XS: Shield Up Fight Back | Zone Force | ZPC (Zero Population Count): No Flesh Shall Be Spared

Third Person Shooters:

| A.D. Cop | A.I. Wars: The Insect Mind | Amok | Archimedean Dynasty | Area 51 | AstroRock | Bedlam | Crusader: No Regret (The Next Chapter) | Cyberia 2: Resurrection | Deadly Tide | Death Rally | Descent 2 | Descent 2: The Infinite Abyss / Vertigo Series | Die Hard Trilogy | Divide: Enemies Within, The | Hellbender | Hive, The | House Of The Dead | HyperBlade | L.A. Blaster | Lemmings Paintball | Maximum Roadkill / Maximum Road Race | MegaRace 2 | Muzzle Velocity | Necrodome | Pepsi Virtual Reality Game | Pie Jackers | Ravage D.C.X. | Rebel Runner - Operation: Digital Code | Revolution X | Russian Roulette | Scorched Planet | SlamScape | Solar Crusade: Chaos Control 2 | Soultrap | Speed Rage | Star Control 3 | Strike Base / Space Visitors | Super Stardust | SWIV 3D | T-Mek | Terra: Battle for the Outland / Terra: 2120 | ThunderGun: The Cybwar Mission | Time Commando | Tomb Raider | Tunnel B1 | Twisted Metal | Virtua Squad / Virtua Cop | Zeitgeist: Laser Fighter (Jupiter Strike)

Free Fan-Made Games:

| Bust Hillary 3D | Chex Quest 3

Simulations:

| A-10 Cuba! | Action Ware 17: Extra Missions for U.S. Navy Fighters | Agile Warrior F-111X | Air Power: Battle in the Skies | Annihilator Tank | Armageddon: Hondon Sog-euro | Assault Rigs | Back to Baghdad | Banzai Bug | Battle Gear [K] | Battlecruiser 3000AD | BLAM! Machinehead | Bow Hunter | CyberDome | Das Hexagon-Kartell [G] | EF2000 TACTOM | F-22 Lightning II | F!Zone for Fury³ | Flight Action | Flying Corps | Giants Of Steel | HIND: The Russian Combat Helicopter Simulation | Jane's Combat Simulations: Advanced Tactical Fighters | Jane's Combat Simulations: Advanced Tactical Fighters - NATO Fighters | Jane's Combat Simulations: AH-64D Longbow | Jane's Combat Simulations: AH-64D Longbow - Flash Point Korea | Krazy Ivan | MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries | MechWarrior 2: NetMech | Metal Rage: Defender of the Earth | Nihilist | No Gravity / Space Girl | Privateer 2: The Darkening | Renegade: Return to Jacob's Star (cancelled) | Shattered Steel | Shellshock | Silent Hunter | Silent Hunter Patrol Disk | Silent Thunder: A-10 Tank Killer II | SimCopter | SSN, Tom Clancy's | Star Trek: Combat Arena | Starfighter 3000 | Strike Point: The Hex Missions | Su-27 Flanker | Super Air Combat [J] | Surface Tension | Top Gun: Fire At Will | Warhawk / AirAssault [J] | Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom

ShootEm Up 2D/3D:

| Abductor | Astro Force | BARQ: The Rise of Freedom | Blast Zone! | Cake Fight | CHAMP Galaxia | Cosmic Ambush | Cybrice | Dark Moon | Day of Pigs | Deep Fortress | Deep Red | Drug Killers | Duke Nukem Forever (cancelled) | Eden Too Far / Into The Storm [K] | Fast Gun | Fire Fight | Firewind | Full Metal Jacket [K] | Full Metal Jacket 2 [K] | Galaxi | Galaxy Fighter, The | Glook | Gracillis V | Interpose | Interpose: X-Mas Greetings | Invaders 1978 | Katapult | Kops | Legend of Eden2, The [J] | Machine Nation | Nemesis 2: Return of Dragon Force | Obliterator | Operation Carnage | Operation Overkill | Pike: Operation Thunderbolt [Ru] | Piranha | Prodigy for Windows | Radias | Ravage | Return Fire | Revolte | Roketz | S.T.O.R.M. | Saboteur | Seek and Destroy | Sibal Monkey Adventure 2 / Sibal Wonsung-iui Moheom 2 | Sideline | Space Bastards | Space Invaders: The Original Game | Space Rocks 3D | Spaced | SplayMaster | Stargunner | Stellar Stryker | Taito Retro Arcade Pack | Titei Senki / Strike Force | Tracer | Triplane Turmoil | Twork | Tyger Spirit | Vanguard Ace: Vertical Madness | Wingstar | Zeb | ZugyA


FPS Year Summary - 1996

Duke Nukem 3D was the first commercial implementation of a new engine known as BUILD, developed by Ken Silverman. Even though it still had enemies rendered in sprites, the engine had solid technical and gameplay advantages over the games that had come before. Set in a near-future science fiction world, Duke Nukem 3D places the player into the boots of world-renowned hero and tough guy Duke Nukem. Duke is essentially a caricature of the stereotypical macho action hero, spouting one-liners throughout the game. The Build editor had a real-time What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) interface, meaning that level designers could lay out a level in two dimensions, then immediately switch into a 3D mode to see what the level would look like. The game had the ability to give the illusion of dynamically altering portions of the level, allowing effects such as buildings exploding and collapsing, ground cracking in earthquakes, and certain walls that players could destroy with rocket launchers or explosive barrels. It also added in the ability to destroy or interact with a large number of in-game objects. Fire hydrants could be smashed, urinals interacted with, coke cans exploded, and it featured smashable mirrors that reflected the architecture around them, as well as Duke. Humour is something that sets the game apart from most other FPS games. Seven months later came Quake which brought true three dimensional polygons into the development realm and explored the online play space above and beyond any other game available. It also started the graphic card add-on for the PC hardware market as well. The game featured dynamic lighting, and realistic water, and a variety of enemies that ranged from towering lightning-shooting behemoths to twisted knights to zombies that would throw hunks of their own bloody entrails at the player. Multiplayer proved to be Quake's strong suit, with the game featuring support for the TCP/IP networking protocol, allowing multiplayer games to now take place over the burgeoning internet. A later update to the game would add in a system known as QuakeWorld, which added client-side prediction to the game, greatly improving network performance on slow dial-up connections. Commercial level editors were available for games like Descent and Quake but game companies soon realised that providing fans with built-in editors or releasing free Software Development Kits (SDKs) made their games longer-lasting and more profitable so this trend ended quickly. Chex Quest was a popular and colorful free FPS advertisement for a breakfast cereal still remembered fondly by its fans and used the Doom engine. Few promotional FPS games have been made and mostly they are for movies. Some promotional mods or levels for existing games have also been made (check the Mod/TCs page). It's a quick way to expose a product to teenagers.

Duke Nukem 3D
Quake
Chex Quest

Realms Of The Haunting is an atmospheric horror FPS that utilises full-motion video (FMV) sequences filmed with professional actors to advance the very creepy story. As cd-rom drives began to be more common, games took advantage of the huge space on them compared to floppy disks and big movie files were now possible. What made this game memorable is that between the FMVs, you are actually moving and fighting in a 3d environment. Most other FMV games like the Cyberia series were rail shooters where you were set on a pre-planned course and shot at enemies as they came along. House Of The Dead was a popular arcade FPS that was this type of rail shooter. This trend didn't last for many years as it offers limited gameplay than a fully explorable 3D environment. However it was the first popular emergence of the zombie shooter which would grow in popularity in the future. Tomb Raider brought about the TPS (third-person shooter) where you saw the character you controlled from behind. It helped that your heroine was sexy and Lara Croft became one of the best known videogame characters ever in its numerous sequels. It brought a fully explorable 3D environment with gameplay elements drawn from 2D platform games. You could see how your character moved to jump, climb, swim, manipulate objects.

Video of gameplay for FPS games by Balg()rG: 1996, 1996-1997.

Realms Of The Haunting
House Of The Dead
Tomb Raider



First Person Shooters

3D Game Alchemy / Tricks of the DOOM Programming Gurus (2nd Edn) SAMS Publishing [top]

The original "Tricks of the DOOM Gurus" contained everything you needed for the creation of your own add-on scenarios for id Software's games DOOM and DOOM II. The fully revised (and retitled) second edition ("3-D Game Alchemy for DOOM, DOOM II, Heretic and Hexen") brings you even more! The technical content of the book has been extended to cover Raven Software's adaptations of the DOOM engine, Heretic and Hexen. The new edition covers everything from installing and running the games themselves, through designing and building your own add-on data files to hacking at the executable code itself. It provides the tools you need (on CD-ROM) together with full instructions for getting the most out of them. New since the first edition is a section on advanced DOOM editing and hacking techniques, providing unique insight into ways of mastering the mysteries of the greatest 3D game successes of all time.
And, as if this wasn't enough, the CD-ROM has (quite literally) been filled with the very best of the add-on game levels to be had. Here you will find the greatest collection of third party WADs ever assembled on CD, some specially prepared for this book, all readily accessible by means of a custom designed game launcher. Virtually all of the new WADs can be played straight off the CD-ROM and take up no extra space on your hard disc. In addition, the book has reviews of the greatest WADs of all time, with tips and hints on how you too can make it into the gallery of master Alchemists! (It even tells you how to distribute your masterpiece on the Internet.)
Screenshots
ISO Demo 138MB (uploaded by Scaryfun)


3D Hamster's Adventure Michael Yu Chak Tin / Laser Point Shareware [top]

A kid's game where you guide a hamster through a maze while eating enough fruit to advance to the next level. Beware the giant mice which you can kick or throw strawberry bombs at. Energy biscuits give you extra power too. It was made with GCS Pie In The Sky engine.
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Shareware 1Mb ( @ CD TextFiles)
Videos
Full Demo 3.63MB (uploaded by scaryfun)


3D Nightmares CD Factory [top]

A huge collection of new great levels for some of the best 3D games ever made. It has new levels for Doom 2, Duke Nukem 3D, Descent 2, Warcraft 2 and Command & Conquer. There's also a user friendly menu system.
Full Demo ~47MB (upped by Scaryfun)
Full Demo 47MB (uploaded by Wastrel)


3D Violence 2 IDG Communications Nederland [top]

This CD-ROM contains: more than 423 new levels for Duke Nukem 3D. It also contains lots of hints and cheats, BBS ready, and list of Internet sites.
ISO Demo 72MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Action Ware 10: Extra Levels for Quake Action Ware [top]

This compilation for the game Quake includes: Demo versions of levels, Cheats, Editors, More than 70 levels, Maps, Patches, Pictures (viewers included), Utilities and desktop programs, Sounds, Network, Mdl's.
ISO Demo 121MB (uploaded by Egon68)


Action Ware 12: Extra Levels for Heretic & Hexen Action Ware [top]

The disc contains shareware/demo versions, utilities, add-on levels, and other related files for the Raven Software games Heretic and Hexen.
ISO Demo 345MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)
ISO Demo 158MB (uploaded by Egon68)


Action Ware 14: Extra Levels for Rise of the Triad Action Ware [top]

This compilation cd-rom includes: Rise of the Triad shareware version; More than 70 levels for Rise of the Triad; Saved games of the shareware version of Rise of the Triad; Cheats; Editor; Frequently asked questions & answers; Loader; Network programs; Patches; Pictures (viewers included); RTS maker (sound); Utilities.
ISO Demo 92MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Action Ware 3: Extra Levels For Doom Action Ware [top]

This compilation cd contains: Shareware version of Doom (version 1.9) for Dos and Windows 95; Cheats; Editors; Pictures (viewers included); More than 800 extra levels (WAD files); Sounds; Text about everything you want to know about Doom; Patches for the registered and shareware version of Doom; Programs for use with doom (utilities etc.). You must have the original Doom game if you want to make use of the extra levels.
ISO Demo 381MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Action Ware 4: Extra Levels for Doom 2 Action Ware [top]

This compilation CD-Rom includes: Cheats; Editors; Pictures (viewers included); More than 1600 extra levels (WAD files); Sounds, turn your Doom II game into a real nightmare; Text about everything you want to know about Doom II; Patches for upgrading your Doom II version (note: you must upgrade from Doom II version 1.2.); Programs for use with Doom II (utilities etc.).
ISO Demo 526MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Adolf-X 3D: The Execution of Hitler Weierheiser Concepts [top]

This is a long forgotten shareware FPS made with Pie in the Sky Software's 3D Game Creation System. It puts you in the middle of WWII. You have been selected to go on a Top Secret Mission in Europe. Your Mission - The Assassination of Adolf Hitler. When you arrive in Europe you are arrested and taken to a Secret Nazi Prison Camp. The Nazis grill you with questions and beat you pretty bad. As you sit there, beaten and bloody, the guards decide to take a smoke break. When they leave the room you notice a Shotgun left on the floor as bait. What do you do ? The choice is yours, either sit there and wait for round two, or pick up that shotgun and kick some serious ass. The game is afoot.
Videos
Level Demo 2MB (uploaded by Official Site)


Aftershock For Quake HeadGames / GT Interactive [top]

Aftershock contains a handful of single-player and deathmatch levels that will have you scared out of your pants such as "Descent Into Horror," "Elevator of Pain," "The Adobe," "Decarlo," "Tower of Death," "Hell Hole," "Death Walk," "Darmack," "Glensheen," "The Surface," and more. Play updated Deathmatch modes that deliver a major impact. As well, there's a Quake level editor and a selection of hints & cheats for the original version. It has DOS and Windows 95 menu programs to launch your favorite levels. The Deluxe Edition has 50 exclusive levels.
Reviews
UK / USA / Deluxe Edition ISO Demos 18MB/18MB/15MB (uploaded by GigaWatt)
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Video


Aftershock Toolbox for Quake HeadGames / Head Games Publishing [top]

Ultimate tools for Quake. Create your own new slipgate complexes. Create new levels, maps, monsters, weapons, textures and sounds.
Reviews
ISO Demo 71MB (uploaded by GigaWatt)


Alien Trilogy Probe Entertainment / Acclaim [top]

You play as Ellen Ripley in this movie-inspired game. The levels are quite dark, just like the movies. The aliens come in different well known forms like facehuggers, chestbursters and full grown aliens in various sizes and colours. But you'll also combat cyborgs, colonists and marines. Multiplayer is kind of a letdown: just deathmatch (without Ripley or alien characters) and no co-op support although this game seems to be made for it. Sounds and weapons will be familiar to those who have seen the movies. Although announced, there was never any 3d acceleration and the animations are pretty shabby. If you move, you go slightly sideways. But when you run this just becomes comical, like you have some bad spasms. Also absent is a useful save function. Fans of the movies will be very disappointed. Another game with a nice idea but bad implementation.
Screenshots
Full Demo 16MB ( @ Fajnegry.prv.pl)
Infos
Full Demo 19MB ( @ Abandonia)
Videos
ISO Demo 342MB (upped by Egon68)
Fan-Made Patched Install & Play version ISO Demo (provided by Delacroix & upped by Scaryfun) 425MB
Level Demo 3.8MB (uploaded by DOS Games Archive)
Level Demo with intro video, one music track, and you can either play in 256 or 16-bit colour (uploaded by CD Textfiles)
Preview Demo (pre-release build 256-colors only of first 2 game levels + intro video) 15MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)
Full Demo with DOSBox (works on Win10) 202MB (uploaded by The Collection Chamber)


Arcade Explosion US Dreams [top]

The ultimate CD-ROM for all Heretic, Dark Forces, Descent, X-Wing, Rise of the Triad and Hexen lovers. More than 2000 new levels, utilities and editors for use with the original games.
ISO Demo 494MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Arcade Explosion volume II US Dreams [top]

The ultimate companion CD-ROM for Duke Nukem 3D. It contents Duke Nukem 3D v1.3D (shareware version), patch, screensaver & entertainment pack, 260 maps for extra levels, cheat codes, wallpaper, 5 viewers to look at the pictures, FAQ, and help text on how to build your own levels. The original Duke Nukem 3D is required to play this add-on.


Ashes To Ashes: Feeding The Fires Of War Deep River Multimedia Studio / Corel [top]

Big application developer Corel tried their hand at games and came up with this mediocre one. The graphics engine is actually a 2.5D engine using animated sprites. You battle through 8 different large outdoor environments with rolling terrain and the chance to operate several types of vehicles, including turrets, tanks, etc. The enemy AI though is not so good and music is somewhat inappropriate at times.
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Level Demo 4MB ( @ ag.ru)
Video
Full Demo ~39MB (upped by Scaryfun)
ISO Demo (3DSL release by 3DShootMaster) ~48MB (uploaded by scaryfun)


Ass Troids VCA Interactive [top]

Utilizing the latest in sprite technology, cum your way through 5 levels of intergalactic game play. Your goal, to disarm an evil sperm robbing space craft threatening the sexual freedom and future of mankind. Solve the numerous puzzles and fight your way to the core of your sexual being. Reward yourself as you shoot your wad.
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ISO Demo 540MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Assassin 2015 BlueSky Software / Inscape [top]

After you are dishonorably discharged out of the army (for not being willing to kill innocent people) you are sent to take out a fiendish scientist. The game starts right after you've done this and you try to escape the scene of your crime. A lot of well done cutscenes make the game intruiging but dumb enemies and annoying, illogical puzzles break this game down.
Screenshots
Full Demo ~15MB (upped by Scaryfun)
Video
Clone ISO Demo 498MB (uploaded by Egon68)


BonBon Paradise Emagsoft [top]

This contains 20 shooting games which increase and test your IQ. It entertains your whole family, improves your reflex action, enhances eye, hand and brain coordination. The player must shoot targets within a time limit. Other games haver you: shooting falling objects to protect a worker walking across a building site; shooting planes or clay pigeons or hawks to protect balloons; shooting cards to match or create a poker hand from moving cards, and others.
Screenshots
ISO Demo 415MB (uploaded by scaryfun)
Videos
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CD ROM AKTIV No 3: Duke Nukem & Quake Add Ons Special HUB A.B. [top]

This is a Shareware CD-ROM with English content, but with CD-printing and descriptions on the cover in Swedish. Content: Emulator programs, Extra levels for Duke Nukem & Quake, Demo programs, Tutorials, Advanced game levels, Game solutions, Tips & Tricks, Games, Extras.
ISO Demo 550MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Chemical Warfare Drew Costigan [top]

Blast your way through the front gate of a secret underground military installation in this FPS made with Pie In The Sky's Game Creation System. Battle it out with enemy guards as you descend deeper and deeper into the subterranean complex, acquiring an impressive arsenal of weapons and equipment along the way. You must find a computer disk that contains vital information about the toxic chemicals that are being produced inside this facility. Through wave after wave of enemy reinforcements, you make your way back up to the surface and search for the rescue helicopter which is waiting to carry you, and the disk, to safety... before time runs out. The fate of the entire world is in your hands! Battle your way through 7 levels with 7 different weapons: the Karate kick, the Slime Gun, the Grenade toss, the Machine gun, the Gas Grenade toss, the Rocket Launcher, and the Shotgun.
Videos
Free Game 3MB (uploaded by scaryfun)
Screenshot


Chex Quest Digital Cafe / Ralston Purina [top]

Chex Quest is a total conversion of the computer game Doom (specifically Ultimate Doom). This game, notable for being the first video game ever to be included in cereal boxes as a prize, was found in 5.7 million boxes of Chex cereal. In the game, the hero is the Chex Warrior, whose job was to fly to the planet Bazoik to save the citizens taken captive by Flemoids and use his zorcher to send those evil, flem-slinging creatures back into their own dimension. They we were giving away a custom-designed interactive game that was a $35 retail value, making it the highest-value toy ever offered in a box of cereal.
They were able to do this partly because AOL covered the cost of stamping out all of those CD-ROMs in return for including a free trial subscription on the disc.
ChexQuest was a huge success. What was intended to be a three-month promotion flew off retailer shelves in the first six weeks. The brand secured a 295 percent increase in incremental sales, a 48 percent increase in share points and 42 million free offline PR impressions.

See also: #Chex Quest HD

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Full Demo 4Mb ( @ Caiman)
Infos
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Full Demo 4MB ( @ Juego Viejo)
Video Review
Full Demo ( @ Gamers.org - as a Doom 2 .wad file)
ISO Demo 210MB (uploaded by scaryfun)
2008 Full Demo v1.4 *includes Chex Quest 1-3 8.7MB (uploaded by chucktropolis.com)


Chex Quest 2 Digital Cafe / Ralston Purina [top]

The sequel, Chex Quest 2, starts with the Chex Warrior returning to his home planet and landing in Chex City. As he lands he notes with a little apprehension that everything is quiet... Too quiet. As he leaves his ship, it becomes apparent that the Flemoid threat has reached his homeworld. Grabbing his trusty zorcher again, he races to the rescue of his beloved home.
He battles through a spaceport, a cinema, a museum, and through the city until he reaches the sewers, where he faces The Maximus. This game was downloadable from the Chex Quest website.
Screenshots
Full Demo 29MB (uploaded by MyAbandonware)
Video
Full Demo 2.5MB (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)
2008 Full Demo v1.4 *includes Chex Quest 1-3 8.7MB (uploaded by chucktropolis.com)


Chill Manor Capitol Multimedia, Inc. / Simon & Schuster Interactive [top]

Chill Manor, the little known sequel to I.M. Meen (also for DOS), centers around an old woman named Ophelia Chill, who is, surprisingly, the wife of I.M. Meen, whose real name is finally revealed as "Ignatius Mortimer Meen". She has taken "The Book of Ages" and, as she states in her intro song, has "torn out all the pages" and is "making little changes on each one". In other words, she is going to literately rewrite history and make her and Ignatius the leaders of the most powerful empire in the world. You must stop her. Playing as one of four special agent kids, you must roam through the halls of Ophelia's Manor and find 5 pages of the Book of Ages. After you find them, you shall have to read info from your voucher and fix the pages by replacing the italicised words and replace them with the correct one from your voucher. But watch out. Many enemies and creatures shall try and catch you (deplete your health to 0). If this happens, you won't die; you'll never be born. Killer Rats, Persian Sorcerers, Beefeater Werewolves and Undead Pharohs await your courage and agility. Show your smarts and you'll be empowered with wicked weapon s, mysterious strengths, Diamonds of Valor and Rubies of Courage. Check out the Plasma Gauntlet that sprays gooey plasma balls. Or the Spirit Cannon, that fires blasts out of a bat-shaped head. If you need time to recover, put on the Spirit Cloak and go invisible -- but only for 10 seconds. It has challenging educational content - teacher-tested and approved, 20 action-packed levels with varied historical themes and creepy creatures to battle, and fast-paced, smooth scrolling, 3-D action.
Videos
ISO Demo 44MB (uploaded by Egon68)
ISO Demo + Scans 47MB (uploaded by Egon68)


Colosso Adventures, The Campana Productions [top]

The Colosso Adventures are FPS made with GCS and were released as three episodes. The first one was released in April 1996 and is called Escape from Dr. Colosso. The story begins with our beautiful Red Princess being kidnapped by a mad scientist named Dr. Colosso. You must rescue her and save the world from this killer. The doctor is a hideous man who has made hundreds of men and monsters work for him and fight you with all they have. It's your life against theirs to reach our princess and destroy the mad doctor. You have friends along the way to help you and weapons to use for a good fight. If you can fight your way out from Colosso's dungeon, and follow the mad doctor through the portholes of time, you can win your princess back and make the world right.
The second episode is called Colosso Revenge, and was released in December of 1996. After the princess has been saved you learned that the mad doctor has left his monster machine on overload. You must now race to stop the machine before the world is destroyed. You had better hurry. As long as the machine is running you can still save us all, but more men and monsters are being made to fight you.
The Colosso Secret is the third and final episode of the series. The world is safe now from Dr. Colosso, but you still have all these mindless men and monsters stalking you everywhere you turn. Your only hope to end this madness is to find the Colosso Secret! Return these creatures to the other side of the time gates, and close them for good. Due to improved memory management the registered version has more graphics, more animations, and more monsters than any other episode in the series.
Later those three episodes were released together in one CD called The Colosso Value Pack.
Screenshots
Episode 1 Shareware v1.4 ~3MB ( @ cd.textfiles.com)
Videos
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Episode 2 Shareware v1.2 ~3MB ( @ cd.textfiles.com)
Episode 3 Shareware v1.0 ~3MB ( @ cd.textfiles.com)


Continuum Jordan J Wales and K Conor Welch, Intuitive Impulse Software [top]

At the AREA 51 secret research facility in Nevada, a project, code-named CONTINUUM is nearing the final stages of completion. Using technology recovered from the 1947 UFO crash at Roswell, New Mexico, the secret bureau of the CIA, the elusive Section 7 has created the impossible. The aging Dr. Richard Golchan, one of the principle architects of the project, and a long-time friend of your father's, is having second thoughts. He calls you to his estate in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, to reveal to you what he fears is a project that could destroy the fabric of the space-time continuum, disrupting the universe as we know it today. It is up to you to stop this from happening. Prepare to embark on a great adventure, in a furious battle against Section 7, a battle for which the prize is the CONTINUUM itself. The game was made with the Pie In The Sky GCS (Game Creation System). It has a rich 3-D environment to explore, with ambient sound and many interactive elements. There's characters to question and gain clues from; some could turn out to be friends, while others might be working against you. It also has intro screens at each locale and movie cutscenes (full version only) that set the stage during the adventure. Beautiful outdoor scenes, and detailed indoor sets help bring the adventure to life.
Reviews
Shareware Level Demo ~4.1MB (@ Official Site)
Videos


Corridor 8: Galactic Wars (cancelled) Capstone / Intracorp [top]
Corridor 8: Galactic Wars was to be the sequel to Corridor 7, but never made it past a prototype stage. There aren't any screenshots here because there's nothing really to take a screenshot of, especially since many Doom graphics are used as scratch art. The game was somewhat ambitious according to its design document, with six episodes of ten maps each, divided into two campaigns of three episodes: an 'allied' and an 'axis'.
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Prototype and Source Code ~8MB ( @ KBW's Corridor 7 Page)
Videos


CyberDillo Pixel Technologies / Panasonic [top]

Guide the Cyberdillo, a disco king, through discos while collecting platform shoes, bellbottoms, 8-track players and other 70's paraphernalia. It uses an overly complex 3D Doom-clone game engine. There's a plunger gun and flushing toilets, urine, barf, and dog butts. Not much fun though due to the pixilated graphics but the 70's disco soundtrack is the best part of the game.
Review/Screenshots
Full Demo 8MB (uploaded by scaryfun)
Video


Cylindrix Hotwarez LLC / Goldtree Enterprises [top]

Cylindrix is a 3-on-3 combat game with 360 degrees of freedom that is similar to Spectre VR but with a wider variety of ships, as well as the addition of drivers. Attack and be attacked from all angles as you battle in huge orbiting arenas that are each unique in physics, atmospheric conditions, and configuration. You must build your team from 37 warriors from 10 alien races and select from 8 vehicles, each with unique maneuverability, speed, and firepower. Choose your ship, your shipmates whom will have ships of their own and command your groups to win by taking over the Cylindrix. You'll also have to face the COMPUTER'S choices of it's group and it's ships! A FAST PACED GAME in REAL TIME 3D COMBAT. You must try to outwit the computer, but usually the computer will outwit you! Game is also playable by modem; head-to-head! The developer has now released the game and source code for free.
Screenshots
Full Demo 5.57MB (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)
Reviews
Freeware Game & Source Code 7.5MB (uploaded by HardGeus)
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Death Match: The Ultimate Game Player's Kit Micro Star Software [top]

This compilation pack for Doom, Doom II & Doom: Thy Flesh Consumed adds over 7000 new levels, editors, as well as other utilities.
2CDs ISO Demo ~330MB (upped by Scaryfun)


DeathMatch 2 for Doom II Simitar Entertainment [top]

Deathmatch will warp you directly to your selected level or play or you may also stack up to 10 levels to play one after the other, Over 900 new levels! Connect to any of 300 Game Connection sites in the national directory. The multi player screen allows you to connect via network or modem. Easy to use graphical interface complete with On-Line help, on-off-respawn monsters and skill levels. Over 30 amazing special effects including guns, sounds, music, graphical add-ons and editing utilities!
It requires registered version of DOOM I or DOOM II 1.666.
ISO Demo 188MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Delusions U-Neek Software [top]

This is a multi-level 3D action game made using Game Creation System's Pie In The Sky engine where you wander a maze-like building battling bad guys and destroying creepy monsters. Features include 256-color graphics, digitized sound effects and music, and great animation.
Full Demo 4MB (uploaded by scaryfun)


Deus Silmarils / ReadySoft [top]

The successor to Robinson's Requiem. Silmarils saw the potential of RR and released this indirect sequel. This time around you, as a bountyhunter, land on an alien planet. You'll fight the natives who are armed with spears, bows and some more advanced weaponry. Just like in Robinson's Requiem you have to keep track of your needs regarding food and water, your limited gear, temperature and need for healing. Saving can be done anytime and anywhere. The graphics offer high resolution surroundings but no hardware acceleration. Minor points are also the limited freedom of moving and a lot of clipping errors. Trees and other objects seem to pop out of the ground at random. Still, Deus is an interesting game and should be looked at by people who like a realistic world.
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Full Demo 17Mb ( @ Abandonia)
Video
Full Demo 15MB ( @ Juego Viejo)
ISO Demo 385MB (uploaded by scaryfun)


Digital Warfare Craig Wessel / MIS:Press [top]

This is the companion CD-ROM that comes with Craig Wessel's strategy guide "Digital Warfare" (ISBN 1-55828-483-4). It features a compilation of third-party multiplayer/deathmatch oriented add-ons and utilities for the following games: Descent, Doom, Doom 2, Heretic, Hexen, Mechwarrior 2, Rise of the Triad.
ISO Demo 85MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Doom 2: Hell To Pay Wraith Corporation / WizardWorks [top]

In this commercial 32-level pwad, your character battles his way out of the Holding Cells and fights the horrors that wait in the ordeals of the Slave Quarters, Industrial Park, Space Port, space ship, Io Base, and, finally, Planet Hell itself. After playing each level, you are treated to original artwork and text which reveals important plot information about the next level. There are levels containing real-world objects you can look at and, in most, cases interact with like cranes, hologram projectors, blood processors, trucks, a spaceship, rocket launches, even a life-sized computer. As well, it has some of the most challenging tricks and traps ever devised. This addon was also later included in D!Zone Gold.
Screenshots
ISO Demo ~46MB (upped by otiscrusher)
Infos
ZDoom Port/Total Conversion
Video


Doom 2: Perdition's Gate Wraith Corporation [top]

Each of the 32 levels here makes for an extremely difficult experience in single player mode, with innovative level architecture further defining the "classic" feel of the original Doom Shareware episodes. It has been designed with deathmatch in mind. Each of the levels plays fast in deathmatch for even the most demanding players. There are several ways to reach key areas to set up ambushes or brute force attacks. This addon was also later included in D!Zone Gold.
Screenshots
Full Demo 4MB (uploaded by bullthorn)
Infos
ISO Demo ~6MB (upped by BDV)
Video
ZDoom Port/Total Conversion


Doom II Extras: Down & Dirty Software Solutions [top]

This is a Canadian compilation for Doom II of various wads, editors, faqs, loaders, movies, sounds, various utilities, etc.
ISO Demo 94MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Doom: Kick Attack! Tim Willits / Digital Marketing Associates for Kick [top]

Ever play Doom? If not, then we repectfully suggest that you've been living in a cave these past few years. Kick Soda and the folks at ID Software have teamed up to produce Kick Attack - an entirely new level for Doom and Doom II. You're a veteran Quality Control Manager at a Kick bottling plant. Your world is one of suits and ties, tests and reports, but above all making sure that every bottle of Kick that hits the streets is a brain-mashing brew of nitro-driven fizz. You are not having a good day. The line has been shut down and you pulled the cord. You didn't need a spectrometer to know that something was wrong - this batch was weak, it did nothing for mouth or mind. It lacked, well...Kick. So you, with loosened tie and your jacket on a hook were crawling through passageways trying to find the problem. Storage tanks, feeder pipes, filling nozzles, just what you expected...but wait. What's that? Out of a newly cut scar on the side of an otherwise pristine wall came a crudely fashioned pipe. Clumsily welded to a major feeder main, it disappeared into the darkness. Punching a small hole in the pipe with a screwdriver, the liquid that dripped to the ground confirmed what you already feared - it was Alpine Spew. Someone was using Alpine Spew to take the kick out of Kick! You could already hear them echoing up from below: Surfer Mutants with Flattops shouting "Hey Dude!" The screams of flying two liter bottles with teeth so sharp they'd tear you apart faster than the Spew itself. And most chilling, the taunts of a musty old lounge singer: "C'mere baby..." It sounded like he wanted your career to be over too. Something had to be done and you were the man to do it. Tie off, armed only with the pistol from your desk and a can of Kick you crawled into the inky abyss. It was time to Kick some Alpine ass. When it's finished downloading, copy it to the same directory as doom.exe, then double click the kick.exe file. It will self-extract into three files; kick.bat, a readme file called kickdoom.txt, and the level itself.. To get started just double-click kick.bat and look out!
Infos
Free Addon for Ultimate Doom 622kb (uploaded by DoomWorld)
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Free Addon for Doom 2 627kb (uploaded by DoomWorld)
Videos
Free Addon for Ultimate Doom & Doom II 3.3MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Duke Nukem 3D 3DRealms / GT Interactive [top]

Angry aliens invade the earth!...and they like it here. You will find them in pornshops, stripclubs and filmstudios. Duke improved the graphics standard set by Doom with nice effects like earthquakes and hefty explosions. Also the environment was destructable, you could even play pool. It was filled with gags from beginning to end. New features like security cameras, steroids which made you faster and a 'Holo-Duke' which could fool enemies made this game fun. And there were of course lots of cool weapons like the freezer gun (turn an enemy into a frozen statue, then kick them to bits) and the shrinker (make someone little then step on him). The shotgun was as cool as in Doom and the pipebombs were a nice addition. Duke 3D really is fun because of the realistic settings and the ever-present humor. Unfortunately the puzzles still only consisted of finding the right button to press. After you cleared earth from those pesky aliens you can take the fight to the aliens spaceship. Everywhere you will find prisoners and chained women (which you can't free, but you can shoot them). The fact that you could shoot prisoners (and strippers on earth too) caused some commotion with the government and concerned parents. Duke 3D offers full 45 degree views, detailed bitmaps and top shooter gameplay. The only shame is that there aren't many different enemies in the game. With the included Build editor, the internet was soon swamped with new levels which only added to the popularity of the Duke. It set a new standard for gameplay and humor in shooter games.

See also: #3D Nightmares, #3D Violence 2, #Arcade Explosion volume II, #Beyond The Meltdown, #CD ROM AKTIV No 3 Duke Nukem & Quake Add Ons Special, #Chartbusters 9, #Come Get Some!, #Deathmatch Manifesto, #Duke Assault, #Duke It Out In DC, #Duke - It's Zero Hour, #Duke Nukem 3D Atomic Edition / Plutonium Pack, #Duke Nukem 3D Level Design Handbook, #Duke Nukem 3D Screensaver & Entertainment Pack, #Duke Nukem 3D Strategies & Secrets, #Duke Xtreme, #Duke!Zone 500, #Duke!Zone 2, #More Duke, #Nuke It! 1000, #PCZone March 1997 Coverdisk: Over 500 Quake Levels & Utilities plus Over 500 Duke Levels, #Penthouse Paradise, #Power Duke, #Super Duke: Volume 1, #Super Duke: Volume 2, #Super Duke: Volume 3, #Superdead, #Supergames Volume 1, #Time of Reckoning, #Toolkit For Duke Nukem 3D, #Total Chaos, #Total Meltdown

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LameDuke Beta 4mb (@ Old Version) Beta Demo 5MB (@ vo-noobs.com)
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Pre-Release
Shareware Demo ~5MB ( @ Lost Treasures Fr)
How to run on WinXP
Meltdown multiplayer utility ~8MB ( @ Official Site) *supports EDuke32, xDuke, hDuke, Blood, Shadow Warrior (DOS), Shadow Warrior (SWP), and Redneck Rampage
Infos
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Total Conversions & Source Port
Reviews
Full Demo 17MB (uploaded by Juego Viejo)
Fan-made levels
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ISO Demo ~41MB (uploaded by Scaryfun)
Video
Duke Xtreme fan-made package ISO Demo ~724MB (upped by Scaryfun)
included in Duke Nukem 3D HRP 5.3 Fan-Made Compilation 871MB (uploaded by 3Spot)
Duke Nukem 3D HRP (latest rep.) Totally Maniacal Edition / Repacked Mods 2GB/10GB (uploaded by 3Spot)
Steam Full Demo 45MB (uploaded by oldman)
included in 3D Realms Anthology - Full Demo 494MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Duke Nukem 3D Atomic Edition / Plutonium Pack 3DRealms / GT Interactive [top]

This version offers a new 11-level fourth episode with ingenious level design and 3 new enemies: the Protector Drone, the Pig Cop Tank, and a new boss known as The Alien Queen. It also includes a new weapon, the Microwave Expander, complete with its own ammo. It also has several improvements to the scripting language of the game, allowing the game's active modding community to create new enemies and items without overwriting the existing ones. A feature exclusive to the Atomic Edition is the Fake Multiplayer computer controlled bots which can be launched at the DOS prompt. These bots are capable of putting up a decent offline fight against the player to give a glimpse of what the player can find in real online games or if the player has no available connection. They can also be useful for testing DukeMatch sessions offline during the creation of a map. There are still a lot of gags but the difficulty seems a bit too easy.

The new fourth episode was also released as the plutonium pack for owners of the original Duke3D.

In 2013, a Megaton Edition by Devolver Digital used a new engine that runs natively under new operating systems with enhanced OpenGL graphics. However, the DOS version of Duke Nukem 3D: Atomic Edition is also included (running with DOSBox).

See also: #20th Anniversary Edition World Tour, #Duke Caribbean: Life's A Beach, #Duke: Nuclear Winter, #Duke Nukem: Kill-A-Ton Collection, #Ultra Level Add-On

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JFDuke3D binaries 20051009 (installer) WinXP Patch 0.8MB
Reviews
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included in Pre-Order Bonus CD - ISO Demo 681MB (uploaded by Wastrel)
Duke Nukem 3D: Megaton - Full Demo 292MB (uploaded by Delacroix)
Plutonium Pack Full Demo ~26MB (upload by Scaryfun)
ISO Demo ~629MB (upload by Scaryfun)
Duke Nukem 3D HRP (latest rep.) Totally Maniacal Edition / Repacked Mods 2GB/10GB (uploaded by 3Spot)
Full Demo plus Meltdown Online Utility, source ports, a few mods and maps (@ FPS Legends) 50MB
Good Old Games Version ISO Demo 92MB (uploaded by Shattered)
Duke Nukem 3D Atomic Edition, Duke It Out In DC, Duke: Nuclear Winter - Fan-Made Pack 231MB (uploaded by 3Spot)
Music Pack (ogg format) 123MB (uploaded by 3Spot)
Duke Nukem 3D Atomic Edition, Duke It Out In DC, Duke: Nuclear Winter: Music-Enchanced eDuke32 Version 391MB (uploaded by 3Spot)
GOG Digital ISO Demo v2.0.085 + Bonus OST, Maps + Mods, eDuke32, HRP 33MB (uploaded by hgdagon)
included in Mega Pack Raze FPS Games - Full Demos with new APIs to run on modern o/s 1.8GB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Duke Nukem 3D Level Design Handbook Matt Tagliaferri and Christen D. Klie / Sybex Inc [top]

Written in cooperation with Apogee, this official handbook includes fifty brand new Duke levels on an enclosed cd. This program includes complete instructions, tips and design secrets for using the level editing tools provided on this file. In addition, there's an exclusive, proprietary conversion utility that lets players convert all their DOOM and Heretic levels into Duke Nukem levels, thus more levels to use in Duke3D. It also contains some voice files and other sounds, Duke Nukem Screen Saver, Duke Nukem Themes, 3D Realms and APOGEE FAQs, etc.
Website with book text?
ISO Demo ~34MB (upload by Scaryfun)


Duke Nukem 3D Screensaver & Entertainment Pack GT Interactive [top]

This carries forth the very essence of the Duke Nukem 3D game: blood, gore, death, and destruction! It contains: 5 Fully animated screen saver modules, 16 electronic jigsaw puzzles based upon Duke Nukem 3D scenes, 25 ultra cool wallpaper tiles, 50 full screen wallpaper images of Duke Nukem 3D scenes, 16 music tracks from the game, in MIDI format, 25 hip and happening sound clips from the game that can be used to customize your desktop, and a still image (slide show) screen saver based upon the 50 scenes (above).
Video
Shareware Level Demo v1.1 ~1.4MB ( @ CNET France)
ISO Demo ~15MB (upload by Scaryfun)


Duke Nukem 3D Strategies & Secrets Jonathan Mendoza / Sybex Books [top]

The only officially authorized guide to the revolutionary game, Duke Nukem 3D! It features exclusive coverage of game cheats, extensive multilevel maps, hints, winning strategies, plus interviews with the developers. The companion CD offers Duke Nukem maps, video walkthroughs of every DN3D level, and 6 playable demonstration versions of other Apogee games.
Full Demo ~34MB (upload by Scaryfun)


Duke Nukem 3D: Total Chaos Multi-Tech [top]

Total Chaos is a compilation of over 700 hand picked custom levels for Duke Nukem 3D, where over 160 of them are for single-player. To ease the installation of the levels, an installer is included on the disc. The installer makes it simple to install/uninstall the exact levels the user wants via a graphical interface.
ISO Demo ~111MB (upload by Scaryfun)


Duke Nukem 3D: Total Meltdown Sierra Online Inc. [top]

This is Sierra's first entry into the world of expansions. "Total Meltdown" comes with 500 all-new levels for Duke Nukem 3D, new textures, animations, sounds and 35 new face-chomping characters are also included. In contrast to most other commercial add-ons each level has been carefully tested and rated. It's designed for Duke:V1.3. There is a Level Customizer. The CD contains a folder called "Anims" for animation, in there are 4 different folders for the differant actions with about 100 gif's for each of the characters in different poses. The textures are also in the gif format. There are FAQs included but they are all old versions of updated docs available on the internet today. This title shouldn't be confused with the PSX conversion of the original Duke Nukem 3D which also was "Total Meltdown".
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ISO Demo ~135Mb (upload by Scaryfun)


Duke!Zone 500 For Duke Nukem 3D Simply Silly Software / Wizard Works [top]

The CD contains 500 levels collected from the Internet and from BBSs (1996). It also contains some utilities (a couple of front-ends, grp utilities, EditCon), con-file replacements and tutorials on the Build editor.
Infos
Full Demo ~17MB (uploaded by Scaryfun)
included in Mega Pack Raze FPS Games - Full Demos with new APIs to run on modern o/s 1.8GB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Dungeon of Terror Jim Ball [top]

This is a shareware game made with Game Creation System's Pie In The Sky engine. The date is October 25, 1925. In the story, there are two plots. 1) Your dream castle home has turned into a living nightmare as you must struggle to vanquish the evil forces contaminating your happy home of your ancestors' castle in England for over 700 years. 2) You must stop a new society of men calling themselves Blue Soldiers, for they are turning your new home into a place to sell and hide beer and wine as they make money on Prohibition in U. S. in Chicago. 3) On this quest you will be presented with other mysteries, find out what happened to a lady that vanished back in 1907 on June 17, at precisely 4:28PM. You are plunged into a nightmare. A heavy sense of evil fills the very castle itself. Your quest must ultimately lead to other worlds beyond our reality. TO THE DARK SIDE, AND MAYBE TO HELL ITSELF! This is a 3D Halloween adventure horror game. Wolfenstein style 3D adventure of haunted castle game in the 1920s with 1920's music of ragtime age.
Videos
Full Demo 4MB (uploaded by scaryfun)


Duracell: Run The Bunny Adware Interactive [top]

Definitely one of the worst promotional games ever made. Through 6 terrible levels you control the Energizer bunny, one of the most recognizable corporate mascots in the world . The goal in each level is to find the two drumsticks, a drum, and a Duracell battery to bring to the Energizer bunny so he can start drumming thereby opening the way for you to the next level. The graphics, gameplay, and even sounds are pretty awful...the only good thing is that it was freely downloadable.
Screenshots
Full Demo 1Mb ( @ Arcades 3D)
Video
Floppy Image ISO Demo 1MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Eradicator Accolade [top]

A mediocre shooter with a lot of jumping puzzles. It has Duke-like graphics, although they used their own engine which also allowed for a behind-view. Disable an automated fortress that has been mysteriously reactivated. It's up to you to eradicate the hordes of destructive, cunning enemies. Choose 1st- or 3rd-person player perspectives. 3rd-person perspective allows you to view enemies that sneak up from behind and lets you better control your character's movement. It has twice as many weapons as other games, including deadly ones like the agile spider bomb. 3 distinct characters let you triple the hours of gameplay and make net-play more challenging. Enhance gameplay with unique "picture-in-picture" views that let you switch your views, control your weapons and enemies, and see 2 areas at once. There's over 25 levels and over 20 rippin' weapons. Defeat 20 different types of cunning enemies and bosses. Up to 8 players can compete in deathmatch and cooperative play.
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Level Demo 8MB ( @ Download.com)
Video
Portable Full Demo 70MB (uploaded by Juego Viejo)
Full Demo ~16MB ( @ Fajnegry)
Full Demo & Movies & Music Addons ~24MB + 15MB + 12MB (upped by Scaryfun)
ISO Demo 313MB (uploaded by Egon68)
GOG Digital ISO Demo v.2.0.0.3 448MB (uploaded by hgdagon)


Escape P.O.W. Sassy Software / Viper Byte [top]

Two days ago two military and two civilian personal were scanning the Northern Territory when they accedentally crossed the enemy lines and were captured. There has been no sign of them so your command center sent you to retrieve them and destroy all their fuel so they have no transportation. You jump in your jet and was quick to take the mission. You crossed the border and suddenly your engine started to fail.Your jets underside smacked into the ground hard and everything went blank. You suddenly are revived as the cold floor sends chills up your spine. Quickly you jump up and sadly see you to are now in a P.O.W. prison cell ! Your objective in this game created with Pie In The Sky 3D Game Creation System is to rescue any survivors and destroy all fuel.
Videos
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Shareware Level Demo 4MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Fate (cancelled) Dogbone Software / Capstone, Intracorp Entertainment (cancelled) [top]

A nice-looking game using the Build Engine (Duke Nukem 3D, Blood) for which a demo was made. Unfortunately, the full game was never completed, I guess it was "fate", but the demo is still worth a try. The beginning of the game takes place on Pymandros. You have been captured by the Lesyrgian Troops who have come to your planet to regain the All-Father. They are keeping you in a guarded area of the temple for interrogation. You can escape by breaking down the door or you can move a barrel to jump into an air duct.
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Beta Demo ~6MB (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)
Video


Final Doom ID Software / GT Interactive [top]

When the first levels and editors for Doom came out on the internet, the market was flooded with (mostly bad) compilation cd's. ID software decided to release two (user made) projects bundled with Doom 2: Evolution and The Plutonia Experiment. Work on TNT: Evilution was started by TeamTNT, a group of WAD-making hobbyists. Just days before it was to be released as a free download online, the project was noted and snapped up by id Software, and finished in November 1995. Brothers Dario and Milo Casali, who had contributed four levels to TNT: Evilution, were assigned the task of creating what became Plutonia after having sent an 8-level WAD they had created to American McGee and managing to impress him along with the rest of the id Software crew. They created 16 levels each for Plutonia in four months time, and submitted them in January 1996. There are no new enemies, only new graphics and music. These levels start out great (especially Evolution) but tend to get confusing and less spectacular (just like Doom 2 itself). Also included was Doom95 the official port for Windows 95, which is also available as a patch (see mod/addon section). A Windows 2000/XP/Vista version was released on Steam on Aug 03, 2007 which had executables modified to use a DOSBox variant (v 0.70).
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Mouse Driver 1kb (uploaded by ClassicDoom)
Review
Total Conversion
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GOG ISO Demo + Doom TNT [Evilution] & Plutonia Experiment wads 27MB (uploaded by speedracer)
Video
ISO Demo 52MB (uploaded by Scaryfun)
The id Anthology 4CD ISO Demo included in CD2 : Doom 2, Ultimate Doom, Doom 2: The Master Levels, Final Doom. MAC version included in CD4 : Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, Doom 2, Final Doom. (upload by Scaryfun)
Full Demo v1.9 17MB (uploaded by Maraakate)
included in Doom Collector's Edition ISO Demo 86MB (uploaded by Shattered)
included in Doom - Risen3D Totally Maniacal Edition 1.12GB (uploaded by 3Spot)
GOG ISO Demo v2.0.0.5 26.5MB / ISO Demo 31.6MB / Doom Collector's Edition ISO Demo 50.6MB (uploaded by hgdagon)
id Anthology - 4CD ISO Demo 588MB (uploaded by hgdagon)
Full Demo v1.9 included in iD Software: The 90's Collection 653MB (uploaded by yamibito)
Master Levels v1.9 iwad 7.6MB (uploaded by black_demon)
The Plutonia Experiment + TNT: Evilution - Floppy Images ISO Demo 8.1+8.5MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)
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included in The Doom Royal Collection - Fan-Made DOOM, DOOM II & Final DOOM DOSBox Pack 102MB (uploaded by black_demon)
TNT: Evilution & The Plutonia Experiment included in Doom Enhanced Classic Bethesda 2019 (Update Aug 2022) + Full Mods 880MB (uploaded by black_demon)


Firewall: Man vs. Machine Visionary Media, Inc. / WizardWorks Software [top]

This game is a rail shooter similar to Star Wars: Rebel Assault. There are levels in the first person where the player is limited to shooting enemies with a goal somewhat awkward, but also phases played in a third person view with obstacles to avoid. More than half of the game takes place in "cyberspace". MiraCom's super computer has forcibly taken control of the multinational corporation from its human directors. Unless mankind surrenders the computer will destroy Paris. You play as the Blue Arrow, fighter pilot and computer scientist. As part of the assault force you will pilot your cybership through eleven levels of realistic 3D, from the real world to cyberspace. Follow clues from your allies and unravel twisted puzzles to reach your goal. The only way to escape from MiraCom’s strange cyber world is to fight past the Firewall protecting the evil computer and destroy it. Prepare your assault; the fate of world depends on your skill and intelligence alone.
Screenshots
ISO Demo 341MB (uploaded by scaryfun)
Video


Freedom Soldier 3D / Attack of the Genetic Bugs Jim Ball [top]

This is a 15 level shareware FPS made with the Pie In The Sky engine. With danger and excitement, your mission begins normally on alien world you call home, Crwand - where your race has been taken from your home, Erthron, 100 years ago. Now the time has come for your race to attack the Skull aliens, your dreaded enemy, so that you can obtain freedom for your race from the aliens who made you all slaves. "No more!" you say. A rebel army has been formed, and you are part of that army. Your mission is to terminate the Skull leaders themselves and stop the race called Nuls, who have teamed with the aliens to try to stop your army before it gets a chance to make any headway. You are at WAR. For the survival of your race, you must WIN. Mission 2: Attack of the Genetic Bugs It is now six months past the completion of your first mission and the termination of the Skull leaders and the Nulls. You now face the reality that something has come to pass, that has endangered the rebel army, which is located at the base in NO MAN'S LAND. The empire is making an army of GENETIC BUGS. It is guarded by many storm-troopers and other aliens, as well as the bugs themselves. You must go in and destroy the lab and all computer data on the subject of the genetic bugs for the survival of the rebel army. THIS IS ALL OUT WAR.
Screenshots
Shareware Level Demo 1.51MB (uploaded by scaryfun)
Videos
Level Demo v1.1 26MB (uploaded by Itch.io)


Game Box Volume 1 CDRI [top]

A compilation of shareware games and game-related files (add-ons, documentation, utilities, etc.) oriented towards BBS operators. Includes sections for DOS, Windows and OS/2, and specific collections of add-ons for Doom and Heretic, although many other game add-ons are scattered throughout the rest of the disc.
ISO Demo 604MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


GameMania for Quake #1 Tech Express [top]

Another unofficial and extremely rare addon from the Mania series. This Quake addon includes: level demos, new levels for single and MP, cheats and console commands, server files, and list of secrets. The CD is menu driven and completely in English.


H!Zone: For Hexen and Heretic Wizardworks [top]

This is an add-on for both Heretic and Hexen. It comes with 12 new episodes and over 250 additional levels as well as new textures, sounds, weapons and monsters. There's also a comfortable interface system which allows you to load your levels, change certain parameters and create multiplayer games.
Screenshots
ISO Demo ~32MB (uploaded by Scaryfun)
Videos
H!Zone exclusive levels for Heretic as IWads & exclusive levels for Hexen as regular PWads 64.1/3.8MB (uploaded by Delacroix)
Heretic & Hexen Series ISO Demos + Mods, Extras, Scans (uploaded by hgdagon)


Heretic: Shadow Of The Serpent Riders RavenSoftware / ID Software, GT Interactive [top]

This is just a retail version of Heretic with 2 new episodes of 20 new levels, which were available to the buyers of the original shareware version as a patch. The Ossuary episode takes the player to the shattered remains of a world conquered by the Serpent Riders many centuries ago, and The Stagnant Demesne episode has the player enter D'Sparil's birthplace.
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Addon Patch htic13p.exe for registered Heretic (htic_v12 is required) 1.4+2.8MB (uploaded by DukeWorld)
Reviews
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Full Demo v1.3 (copied from the ToD CD) ~16MB (upped by Shattered)
Video
ISO Demo 59MB (uploaded by scaryfun)
Video Review
Towers of Darkness: Heretic, Hexen & Beyond USA + EU ISO Demos (includes: Hexen, Hexen: Deathkings of the Dark Citadel, and Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders) 618MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)
Full Demo v1.3 7MB (uploaded by Maraakate)
Heretic & Hexen Series ISO Demos + Mods, Extras, Scans (uploaded by hgdagon)
Full Demo v1.3 included in iD Software: The 90's Collection 653MB (uploaded by yamibito)


Hexen: Deathkings Of The Dark Citadel RavenSoftware / GT Interactive [top]

This is an expansion pack for Hexen. You have to escape from the realm of the dead and make your way to the dark Citadel. There are no new additions to the engine. Three new hubs with 20 big levels and a couple of deathmatch levels make up for a long but not very entertaining game. Up to eight players can now compete over a LAN in multiple deathmatch modes. The final level of the expansion, the Dark Citadel itself, is an arena-like level, which features teleporting waves of monsters and three bosses (Fighter, Cleric, and Mage clones). This pack did not initially include nor enable any music for the extra levels. This was later fixed with dkpatch.
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Full Demo v1.1 9MB (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)
Video
ISO Demo 3MB (uploaded by DJ OldGames)
ISO Demo 59MB (uploaded by scaryfun)
Towers of Darkness: Heretic, Hexen & Beyond USA + EU ISO Demos (includes: Hexen, Hexen: Deathkings of the Dark Citadel, and Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders) 618MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)
wad included in iD Software: The 90's Collection 653MB (uploaded by yamibito)
Heretic & Hexen Series ISO Demos + Mods, Extras, Scans (uploaded by hgdagon)


In Pursuit Of Greed / Assassinators Mind Shear Software / SoftDisk [top]


A pretty good shareware raycasting 3D shooter (a.k.a 2.5D shooter) where you are a mercenary in the future hired by one gang to take out another gang. It is the year 15432 during the third age of man. Scavenger hunts mean big money for the criminal elite. Covertly recruited by an enigmatic faction of the A.V.C. you are a member of the red hunter elite acquisition squad. Using your needling ship, the Red Hunter, it is your job to wrap through to unsuspecting fringe worlds... plummet from orbit in your drop ship, suppressing noncooperative entities (NOPs) as best you can in order to acquire your primary target items. The size and speed of the drop ship should be sufficient to drive noncooperatives from the drop zone upon impact. In short, if it's moving around, kill it... and if it's not nailed down, steal it. Don't be put off by the first few dull levels, the game gets better in quality as it progresses. It has a random item generator so ammo, health and other items appear in different places when you replay the game. It features music by reknowned demoscene musician Andrew Sega (Necros), including his famous track "Point of Departure". There was a re-release with some possible changes in 1997 as Assassinators. In Dec/2014, the original developer released the game as freeware along with the source code and a partially completed Windows port.
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Level Demo 5Mb ( @ Ag.ru)
Video
ISO Demo ~136MB (upped by Scaryfun)
1997 Assassinators Shareware Episode 1 ISO Demo (thanks to hfric & uploaded by Scaryfun) 49MB
Freeware Version 38MB (uploaded by Red Shadow Software)
Source Port


Instant Doom Levels: Level Master II For Doom, Doom II, Heretic, Hexen Sams Publishing / Macmillan Digital Publishing [top]

This has more than 1,000 additional game levels, and instructional sample level (.wad) files discussed in the electronic book. There's a collection of the finest level editors, tools, and utilities available, including special editions or registered versions of the main editors discussed in the electronic book. It contains the Tricks of the Doom Gurus ebook.
Full Demo (@ cd.textfiles.com)
ISO Demo (provided by Delacroix & upped by Scaryfun) 125MB


Island Peril electric fantasies / Atlantean Interactive Games [top]

Island Peril is a Doom clone of a different sort. It features a brilliant story acted out with much gusto and a flair for drama (and regular readers will be thrilled to hear that the guy who starred in Alley Cats, the best strip bowling game on the market, can still find work). You're Dick Danger, D.A., and your bikini-clad girlfriend has been captured by the Evil Boss (that's E.B. to you and me). You must kill a bunch of things and sit through the worst video ever created for a computer game until you get the final confrontation, where - you'll just have to play to find out.
Screenshots
Full Demo 5MB ( @ Juego Viejo)
Video
Full Demo 2Mb ( @ Arcades 3D)
Full Demo 2MB (uploaded by bullthorn)
ISO Demo 64MB (uploaded by Egon68)


Josephine: Portrait of an Assassin Media Age Software [top]

This is a Doom clone from the summer of 1996. Terrible textures, awful gameplay and bad controls make a really abysmal game. The 200mb of live-action cutscenes can't save this game either. There's 14 CD audio tracks with 11 bands (featuring ANTHRAX), and 11 action packed levels. It also includes Game Builder Pro/3D Lite mission editor.

When an obscure branch of the CIA hires a convicted killer to do their dirty work for them, she gets caught up in a maelstrom of intrigue and power. You control the not-so-innocent heroine as she works through the objectives set for her by her superiors. When the killings she performs move from dictators and anti-American terrorists to prominent businessmen and politicians, she begins to realize she is helping an organization bent on national domination. And she is the only one who can stand in there way.
Video
Level Demo 9MB ( @ Gamers.org)
Clone ISO Demo 580MB (uploaded by Egon68)
Level Demo + Patches 2&3 + High-Res Upgrade + Fan-Made Levels 19MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)
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Killing Time LogicWare / 3DO [top]

In the early 1930's, Tess Conway, obsessed with ancient Egypt, and her guests vanished without trace... right in the middle of a wild party on the Conway island estate. Sixty years after this events it's your mission to investigate the strange events that took place in those days. Though it's graphically a typical Doom clone, there are some differences: the game has one huge level instead of many smaller ones which allows you to return to old places at any time, i.e. to pick up health packs or ammunition. Also the spirits of Tess and her guests appear occasionally and bring the story of that evening to light helping you to find keys, to unlock doorways, to locate secret passages and to solve puzzles. You must explore the huge estate and its hundred rooms while acquiring needed objects and dispatching sixteen different types of enemies including ducks, hunters, flying heads, evil cooks, crazy clowns, ugly rats, smoking skeletons, and many others. You can check your position at any time by using a map. This is a fun game for those who like haunted mansions. In 2012, a fan-made remake using Adobe Flash CS3 engine was released. It adds sounds from Fallout 2 & Silent Hill 2. On July 23, 2015, ZOOM Platform announced the release of an updated version of Killing Time exclusively for their store. The update work was done by Jordan Freeman Group and published by ZOOM Platform and Prism Entertainment. It made the game compatible with new OS and fixed some sprites to look similar to those FMV enemies in the 3do version but it still uses the maps from the PC version instead of the 3DO ones.
Screenshots
Full Demo ~38MB (upped by Scaryfun)
Reviews
ISO Demo 195MB (uploaded by Egon68)
Video
Patch fixes video playback on Windows XP through 8 + other issues 56MB (uploaded by cubanraul)
Zoom Remake - Video
2012 Fan-Made Remake 112MB (uploaded by Google Drive)
2012 Fan-Made Remake - Video
GOG ISO Demo v2.0.0.4 338MB (uploaded by scaryfun)


Marathon 2: Durandal Bungie Software [top]

This is a conversion of the popular Mac shooter. It has reached cult-status on the Mac, on the PC however it gets lost between better titles. Made by Bungie, the makers went on to later massive success with the Xbox shooter Halo series. Marathon included a strong plot, revealed through a series of computer terminals, and multiple misson types such as rescue, exploration, extermination, and retrieval, a radical change from the simplistic "blast anything that moves" style of most earlier FPSs. It is arguably the first game to use AI controlled teammates, unarmed/ambiant characters, dual wielding, secondary functions on weapons, and free look, most of which are widely used to this day. However, these games did not reach a wide audience, being released on the Apple Macintosh platform, and only Durandal (the second in the trilogy) being released on Windows. All games have since been made available, free of charge, to Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. The Aleph One release of Marathon 2: Durandal includes the classic graphics, and revamped high-definition textures and monsters from the Xbox Live Arcade edition.
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Level Demo 11MB ( @ CNET)
Infos
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Level Addons & Source Port
Video
Full Demo 30MB (uploaded by Abandonia)
ISO Demo ~87MB (@ Bungie.org)
included in: Marathon Trilogy - MAC 2CD ISO Demo 656MB (uploaded by scaryfun)
included in Bungie MAC Action Sack - MAC ISO Demo 293MB (uploaded by scaryfun)
Freeware Game with revamped high-definition textures and monsters from the Xbox Live Arcade edition 87MB (uploaded by Alpeh One)
Marathon Trilogy - MAC 2CD ISO Demo including Definitive Map Collection 644+647MB (uploaded by ishfi)
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Fan-Made Maps Collection (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Marathon Infinity [MAC] Bungie Software Products Corporation [top]

It seemed that you finally escaped Durandal's grasp at the end of Marathon 2, yet for reasons unknown the rampant AI has returned in its stolen alien vessel with a distressing message: a terrible force has been unleashed in the galaxy and the very fabric of time and space is at stake. As the primary enforcer of Durandal's will you once again take on the role of the lone security officer from the Marathon, your quest this time being to follow Durandal's conscience as it warps from different locations in time and space and somehow make sense of what is going on. This is the third and final entry in Bungie's FPS series. It uses the same engine and graphics from its predecessor but features a whole new slew of maps to fight through as well as including a branching storyline that takes the plot to different places depending on how you complete each level. A new feature allows physics models to be built into maps, meaning parameters controlling everything from the behavior of weapons to gravity to which monsters are friends and which are foes can change from level to level. To further increase value, the game includes Forge and Anvil, the level and object editing tools used by Bungie to create the Marathon games as a bonus feature. In 2005, Bungie released the entire trilogy to the public in 2005 as freeware, allowing the games to be freely downloaded.
Screenshots
included in: Marathon Trilogy - MAC 2CD ISO Demo 656MB (uploaded by scaryfun)
Videos
Aleph One - Windows engine + Marathon Infinity Port / Infos 98MB (uploaded by SourceForge)
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Infos
MAC ISO Demo 161MB (uploaded by Macintosh Garden)
included in Bungie MAC Action Sack - MAC ISO Demo 293MB (uploaded by scaryfun)
Marathon Trilogy - MAC 2CD ISO Demo including Definitive Map Collection 644+647MB (uploaded by ishfi)
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Fan-Made Maps Collection (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Master Won Liu 3D M.T. Software / New Era Software [top]

A shareware game made with the very old Pie In The Sky engine. It's a 3-D point-of-view game featuring a Martial Arts master and his enemies. Get Master Won Liu out of the Dungeons of Dr. Chang. The registered version gets all levels plus a MapMaker program and level compiler to create your own levels and games.
Video
Shareware v1.0 1MB ( @ Crying Flower)
Shareware Level Demo included in Bloody Games (1998) ISO Demo 313MB (uploaded by olli)


Maximum Death for Doom II Quality Multimedia [top]

This is a collection of 2400 new levels for Doom II. The CD is completely menu driven. This menu allows the level to start individually and be modified. New weapons, textures and monsters are also included. It includes skill levels, on/off monsters, respawn monsters, many special effects including sounds, graphical addons and gun modifications. Play Doom by modem with a friend or use DWANGO directly from the interface. Also included is an international directory of other DOOM'ers that are looking for some good competition. All levels are categorized as registered levels, deathmatch, top rated and single levels. All levels can be stacked together or played separately without going back to the menu. In addition, on the CD is the "DeeP" Level Editor.
ISO Demo 556MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Maximum Death For Heretic Quality Multimedia [top]

These are mostly converted levels from Doom 1 & 2. User friendly graphical interface with on-line help. Program features include skill levels, on/off/ monsters, respawn monsters and play new levels.
The "DeeP" level editor has been included so that you can make your own levels or modify the levels we have provided. Play Heretic by modem with a friend or use DWANGO directly from the interface. Additional software has been provided on the CD-ROM which allows you to challenge others on the Internet. Select from over 1,600 levels for endless game play. All levels are categorized as registered levels, deathmatch, toprated and single levels. All levels can be stacked together or played separately without going back to the menu.
ISO Demo 48MB (uploaded by scaryfun)
Heretic & Hexen Series ISO Demos + Mods, Extras, Scans (uploaded by hgdagon)


Maze!, The PhreAk Software [top]

This is a shareware Doom clone made with the Pie In The Sky Game Creation System. The shareware release consists of four levels while the registered version has twenty. There is no story or plot to this game. The player walks, or runs, around a maze looking for the exit and shooting and/or avoiding guards and other creatures that are encountered. Some doors open automatically while others require key cards. The default weapon is the 'Ninja Kick' but other weapons, such as a shotgun which does not kill but instead immobilizes the target in a pile of brown goo, can be found during the exploration of the maze. These weapons do not automatically get added to the players arsenal when the character passes over them however, the player must press the 'Enter' key to deploy them. The same mechanism applies to reading messages.
Screenshots
Shareware Level Demo 1.4MB (uploaded by CD Textfiles)
Videos


MindFlight The Other 90% Technologies, Inc. [top]

Earth is about to be seized by alien power. You are who is going to save the planet. Apart from this "standard" node, the rest of the scenario is quite original, because of novelty brought in with MindDrive, a physiological input device, designed especially for game applications. So, the game is "mind-controlled" and this is an inherent part of the plot. In MindFlight we have full-motion, or "6D", control, and it gives lively sense of flight. This is a Descent-like rail shooter in which you fly around using an alien jet-pack (called the "Flight-Pack"). Since it's a rail shooter, you're always moving forward a certain path, but you can move your "ship" left, right, up and down using your thoughts (and the spacebar to toggle between left/right and up/down). Shooting your way into hordes of alien enemies, your mission is (of course) to save the planet earth by restoring the atmosphere and destroying the alien generator who's stealing it. Hurry, you must save humankind. YOU have the POWER.... In your MIND. The game is extremely diverse - somewhere it is a labyrinth game and somewhere is a flight simulator. There you will see open space scenes - mountain view and marine coast; and closed space ones - corridors, caverns and tunnels - all different; a valley burned by aliens and artificial constructions built by alien civilizations. In those environments you will be met by aliens themselves, with their saucers and ships, who will shoot you with lasers, fireballs and whatever else they may have at hand. All this is accompanied by 3D-sound effects and stereo music, of course. The visual effects include explosions, laser beams, various missiles, a transparent waterfall and lighting effects.
Videos
ISO Demo + Scans 62MB (uploaded by scaryfun)


More Duke Kröger Software GmbH [top]

This German CD contains 150 levels for single play and Dukematch, and a level editor.
ISO Demo 12MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Nuke It! v2.0 Crystal Vision Software / Micro Star [top]

The CD contains 309 maps (50 Dukematch) collected from the Internet and BBS (1996) for Duke Nukem 3D. The CD also contains 24 screenshots (bmp files), some tutorials on the Build-editor, one utility (EditCon 1.0). In 1998, 3D Realms filed a lawsuit against Micro Star over its add-on pack Nuke It and won.
Infos
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ISO Demo 14MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)
Screenshots


Platinum 3D Action WizardWorks [top]

This compilation contains the following full versions: Black Knight Marine Strike Fighter (Enhanced Version), Rise of the Triad Dark War (CD Version), and Terminal Velocity (CD Version) all on one CD-ROM. There's even new levels included in this bundle that aren't in the original releases that you can install also (5 new planets for Terminal Velocity, 1000 new levels for ROTT, and 50 new missions for Black Knight Marine Strike Fighter).
ISO Demo 192MB (uploaded by ClassicComputerGames)


Power Duke S.A.D. GmbH [top]

This is a German ultimate level CD-ROM mod and map pack for Duke Nukem 3D. It's an unofficial add-on disc with more than 440 levels on over 650MB. The CD also includes several editors, cheats and hints.
Videos
ISO Demo 636MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Powerslave (Ruins: Return of the Gods) / Exhumed Lobotomy Software / Playmates Interactive, BMG Interactive [top]


This is set in an area around the ancient Egyptian city of Karnak in the late 20th Century. The city has been seized by unknown forces, with forces sent to the valley of Karnak, to uncover the source, disappearing. You are a hardass marine sent in to the valley as the hero to save Karnak and the World. The player finds himself battling hordes of evil creatures including mummies, anubis guardians of the dead, Scorpions and Evil spirits. The chopper which brings you crashes down and from then on you make your way through lots of puzzles and enemies. The PC conversion (from the Sega Saturn) of Exhumed used the Build engine, and does not have the true 3D maps and dynamic lighting as the console version. This version shares sprites with the console versions. The level system is not hub-based in this version, but rather a linear progression, similar to Doom. A lot of gameplay mechanics from the console versions have been altered here as well. As you start the game, all you have to defend yourself is a machete, but just as in any one man war, there are plenty of weapons and pgwer-ups just waiting to be grabbed: an M-60 machine gun, hand grenades, a flamethrower, and a slew of magical items that do everything from making you invincible to replenishing your life meter. Some areas aren't accessible unless you push objects around, either revealing new doorways or providing a stepping stone to jump over a wall. Because there are several places where you have to perform some accurate leaps, the inclusion of a third-person perspective can be a big help in calculating jumps. And the magical items add depth to gameplay because you have to decide what to use and when to use it, not to mention collecting enough "magical essence" to enable to you unleash the spells. And a training mode allows you to get used to the interface and various commands without worrying about enemies. While 12 multiplayer-only levels is acceptable, it doesn't begin to approach the number of multiplayer levels in Duke or Quake. What's more, there's no option to play with monsters on, and you can't exit from one level to another - to move to a new level you have to quit and start a new game.

See also: #Powerslave EX, #PowerSlave Exhumed

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Exhumed Full Demo + Custom Levels 107MB (uploaded by Delacroix)
Infos
Beta Demo + Powerslave US Release Shareware Demo + Exhumed Europe Release Shareware Demo 3.7MB+11.7MB+5.96MB (uploaded by RTCM Corvin Page)
Video
Full Demo 9MB (uploaded by MyAbandonware)
Exhumed ISO Demo 214MB (uploaded by Egon68)
Powerslave ISO Demo 216MB (uploaded by scaryfun)
Full Demo with DOSBox & PSX Emulated Version 87MB/190MB (uploaded by The Collection Chamber)
included in Mega Pack Raze FPS Games - Full Demos with new APIs to run on modern o/s 1.8GB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Prawo Krwi [PL] MyysArt / Techland Sp. z o.o. [top]

After the fall of Communism, Poland has become an attractive destination for criminals from the East. To put an end to illegal dealings, the Polish government decided to set up a special anti-terrorist unit called GROM. The player takes on the role of the commander, replacing his predecessor killed in the previous mission. Prawo krwi (Blood right) has three different play type sections, the first being a side-scrolling beat'em up. The character walks to the right and defeats enemies. The game is divided into consecutive missions; some of the missions (two and six) involve first-person shooter gameplay, while the third type of a mission (four and eight) is a simple car chase with a time limit. Each mission is introduced through a short briefing. The player has limited energy and a few extra lives. The main character and all enemies were created using digitized images, recording the actors before performing complicated camera moves and strikes. Some of defeated enemies leave power ups, such as: additional energy, temporary invincibility, extra points and extra life.
Screenshots
Polish Full Demo 2.4MB (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)
Videos


Prime Target {MAC} WizardWorks Software / MacSoft [top]

This is a first-person shooter that makes use of Bungie's Marathon 2 engine. Cathryn Mayfield, who was your friend and an influential senator, has been murdered in her office and now the building is swarming with armed mercenaries. You must fight your way past them and obtain access keys for various parts of the building to uncover secret documents to solve the mystery and expose a conspiracy. Prime Target adds many new features to Marathon engine, including ducking, breaking glass, bullet-holes and blood splashes on doors and walls, many new kinds of access cards, swinging doors and most importantly, movable objects and non-linear play. The various levels represent different parts of a building and you may return to earlier levels in order to access previously unreachable areas.
Screenshots
Ready-to-play Version with emulator 60.55MB (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)
Videos
MAC ISO Demo 320.88MB (uploaded by Macintosh Garden)
MAC Full Demo 10MB (uploaded by Le Grenier Du MAC)


Q.... Das Nachbeben Ari Data [top]

This German compilation (which means The Aftershock) is of the wildest, best, and hardest addons for Quake. There's massive levels for deathmatch and single player, informative texts and new weapons, sounds, fonts, texts, icons, cursor, screensaver, a whole range of Shareware programs and editor tools. It was made for Win 3.1, Win 95. The CD has an auto-start that immediately opens up a manageable menu.
German Full Demo 18MB (uploaded by Quaddicted)


Q2 for Quake Crystal Vision Software / Micro Star [top]

Q2 is a collection of levels for Quake. The add-on contains over 100 independent single-player & multi-players maps.
Screenshots
Full Demo ~7MB (upped by Scaryfun)


Qu.......ke KröGer Software GmbH [top]

German add-on compilation for the id Software game Quake. Includes levels (some of which are in editable format), utilities, weapon and monster patches. A Windows-based menu program is included to access the contents of the disc, which offers the following sections: Neue Level (BSP) - New levels, compiled and playable; Neue Level (MAP) - New levels, in uncompiled editable format; Neue Waffen - New weapons; Editoren + Utilities - Editors and utilites; VB-Run-Dateien - Visual Basic runtime files.
German ISO Demo 28MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Qua.. it! Volume 1 / Earth-Quake Ty-Culture [top]


This is a German unofficial add-on CD for Quake. In this is located mainly additions to the multiplayer. There are: patches / mods, many new single-and multiplayer levels, new weapons with unique functions, editors, levels, textures, sounds, etc.. It has tons of new enemies, and patch to change the game mechanics.
German Full Demo 4MB (uploaded by Quaddicted)
ISO Demo 22MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Quake ID Software [top]

After the success of Doom, Quake was announced as the next revolutionary step in first person shooters. The expectations were extremely high, but there was some disappointment when the shareware version was released. Although the engine was completely new and quite impressive, the actual game was good but nothing near amazing. ID reduced fps-gameplay to its bare minimum: you didn't even have a use-button anymore. Enemies were made out of polygons instead of bitmaps and were well animated. The engine allowed for detailed light effects and detailed water which made the surroundings more realistic. Unfortunately almost all the action took place in brown dungeon-like levels which was a shame considering the engine was capable of much more. The few levels with castles in them were much more convincing. For all Duke 3D fans it was also a drawback that the environment was 'dead': everything was solid, not even glass could be broken. The weapons were well animated but were not very innovative, just like the use of ammo and health packs. What saved Quake were the polygon-based enemies which were quite scary and convincing, like the zombies who threw their own flesh at you. Also the control scheme was well executed. The levels aren't very big but the fact that they were real 3D for the first time (with enemies above and below) and some traps still made them entertaining. Also the fact that you couldn't duck and your jumps were quite lame didn't impress people. But then there was also the multiplayer portion which attracted more attention. The levels were just about right in size and allowed different tactics. Though it only came with deathmatch out of the box, the multiplayer was terribly fun. After the increasing popularity of Quake-Dm, ID released the source code of Quake which allowed developers to come up with innovative mods like CTF, Team Fortress and Quake Rally. After the release of a 3dfx patch players now had hardware acceleration which made the graphics even more impressive. A landmark title if only for the engine and its multiplayer fame. Quake's greatest influence was felt in network-based multiplayer gaming. Because of QuakeSpy, later known as GameSpy, Quake was the first FPS game to really break out of the LAN and gain a widespread fanbase dedicated to multiplayer Internet gaming. Quake also innovated by actively encouraging user-made modifications. These "mods" contributed to its longevity and popularity with players; in some cases (such as Team Fortress) they even developed a semi-independent existence.

See also: #CD ROM AKTIV No 3 Duke Nukem & Quake Add Ons Special, #Chartbusters 10, #Deathmatch Manifesto, #Disposable Heroes, #GameMania for Quake #1, #PC Gamer: The Extended Play Collection Volume 2, #PCZone March 1997 Coverdisk: Over 500 Quake Levels & Utilities plus Over 500 Duke Levels, #Q.... Das Nachbeben, #Q2 for Quake, #Q.E.D. Level Creator For Quake, #Q.E.D. II Level Creator, #Qu.......ke, #Qua.. it! Volume 1 / Quake It!, #Quake 'em, #Quake Addon: Aftershock, #Quake Addon: Dark Hour, #Quake Deathmatch Maker, #Quake: Episode 5 - Dimensions of the Past, #Quake: Eternal Darkness, #Quake MP 1: Scourge Of Armagon, #Quake MP 2: Dissolution Of Eternity, #Quake: Future vs Fantasy, #Quake TC: Malice, #Quake TC: Shrak, #Quake TC: X-Men, #Q!Zone, #Quake Level Master V, #Time of Reckoning, #Tremor for Quake, #Quake: Abyss Of Pandemonium, #Quake 2: Complete Gamer Add-on, #Quake: Eternal Darkness, #Quakestar, #Quake World, #Quake World 3, #Quake World 2001, #Quake (2021), #Qoole for Quake II, Quake & Hexen II, #Superdead, #The Sword Of Ares, #Toolkit for Quake, #Ultra Level Add-On

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Pre-Release Beta 0.91 ~21MB / Deathmatch Test 4MB (uploaded by ModDB)
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Pre-Release
Total Conversions & Source Port
Infos
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Full Demo ~40MB ( @ Fajnegry.prv.pl)
Mods
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Included in Ultimate Quake 1 Fan-Made Compilation *plus Quake MP 1: Scourge Of Armagon, Quake MP 2: Dissolution Of Eternity, Quake TC: Malice, Quake TC: Shrak, Quake TC: X-Men, Quake: Abyss Of Pandemonium, maps, modern source ports, mods, movies 825MB (uploaded by Scaryfun)
Reviews
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ISO Demo with Audio Tracks 416MB (uploaded by Egon68)
Fan-made levels
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The id Anthology 4CD ISO Demo included in CD3 : Quake v1.06 (upload by Scaryfun)
Video
Full Demo v1.01 23MB (uploaded by Maraakate)
Video Reviews
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Quake Ready-To-Play includes many popular mods, both missions packs, and popular source ports (@ FPS Legends) 592MB
ISO Demo 416MB & Music CD-Rip ISO 338MB (@FPS Legends)
Shareware Level Demo v1.09 9MB (uploaded by RGB Classic Games)
Quake DOS & Quake World DOS / Quakepp V2.0 Running Quake Network Games Over A Ppp Con (uploaded by Maraakate)
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v1.09 included in Quake 2000 - Russian Bootleg ISO Demo (Quake v1.09, Quake: Shrak v2.0, Quake II v3.20, Quake II: Juggernaut, Quake II Mission Pack: The Reckoning, Quake II:Zaero, Quake II Mission Pack: Ground Zero, Quake III: Arena) 687MB (uploaded by Scaryfun)
Shareware CD ISO Demo (without iD stuff) / 1.06 shareware floppy ISO / Various other Shareware versions 163MB/9MB/27MB (uploaded by agumon)
Quake Plus (includes Scourge Of Armagon, Dissolution Of Eternity, Ultimate Quake Patch, Kickflip Mod, Slide Mod, Alien Mod, QuakeOne Maps Pack 182MB (uploaded by /VR/'s Gut Emporium)
included in Quake: The Offering - EU Clone 2CD ISO Demo 705MB (uploaded by Egon68)
Quake: The Offering GOG ISO Demo v2.0.0.6, WinQuake - ISO Demo, pre-releases, levels, mapping materials, docs, maps, mods 1.1GB / 444MB (uploaded by hgdagon)
id Anthology - 4CD ISO Demo 588MB (uploaded by hgdagon)
WinQuake v1.09 - Full Demo included in iD Software: The 90's Collection 653MB (uploaded by yamibito)
Shareware v1.06 Floppy Images ISO Demo 8.8MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Quake 'em Cobra Computing, Ltd. [top]

This is one of the many inofficial level collection cds. Only the readme is in German, the rest of the content is English. It contains levels, tools, graphics, cheats and so on. The games for which there is material on the cd are: C&C, Doom 1+2, Duke3d, Heretic, HeXen, MechWarrior 2, MS Flight Simulator, NBA Live, Quake, ROTT, Sim City, Sim City 2000, US Navy Fighter, WarCraft and WarCraft II.
Just as one would expect, this compilation is a mixed-bag. On the one hand the makers seem to have downloaded everything from the net that had one of the games names in its title (like a demo map for HeXen, showing off scripting for those who'd like to map themselves!). But among the tons of random stuff on this cd there's the occasional good map, too.
"Good" means "playable" in this case. However this doesn't mean that those maps are no fun as well. It simply means that you cannot judge the old material from todays standards. If you tend to do so, keep away. For those who did not grow up with these games, it's often hard to imagine what editing was like in that time. You have to bear in mind that it was often rather "hackish" and people were making fullbright square-rooms with thousands of monsters and just as much powerups as well as the most powerful weapons right in front of the player. Also many people discovered some specials, found them to be cool and used them all over the map again and again. Keeping this in mind, the fact that there are levels that do not relay on the player finding doors that have just an ordinary wall texture and also use reasonable architecture are not even half bad. Almost every map in the old days had misaligned textures, btw.
It's the same thing with the maps for the strategy games: lots of insanely stupid maps and a few acceptable to good ones. I didn't take a look at the other games, though, as I don't own them. And I also didn't bother to take a look at anything else than the levels.
ISO Demo 340MB (uploaded by Wastrel)


Quake Deathmatch Maker Virtus Corporation [top]

This is a level maker utility officially authorized by id. It's an easy-to-use level building tool for the general game player. The combination of fully-stocked drag-and-drop palettes, robust object oriented drawing tools and Virtus Corporation's renowned WalkThrough technology, creates a level editor unrivaled for accessibility and ease of use. It also contains 10 new levels that can be played or modified allowing the user to change and create their own world of Quake.
ISO Demo 64MB (uploaded by scaryfun)


Quake: Dark Hour Microforum [top]

POWs are trapped in the world of Quake, soldier, and it's your job to go in and rescue them! This promising premise may well be the best thing about Microforum's well-intentioned, but spotty, offering. The CD is broken up into several sections. The useful and well-organized level installer lists all of the 23 new levels and gives a brief summary of each, complete with helpful hints and a recommendation for either single-player or deathmatch play. When you've decided which levels sound like they'd launch your grenade, you can simply install them with the touch of a button. When actual play time comes, just a couple of mouse clicks load the level of your choice. Unfortunately, when the actual action starts things get a little sketchy. While the levels are inventive and promise plenty of surprises and excitement for deathmatches, the graphics and sound fall far behind the quality of the original id offering. In an attempt to facilitate deathmatch play, each level is extremely crowded with passages, columns, weapons, and power-ups. In addition, the Dark Hour is aptly named. In an effort to create multiple shadowy hiding places, each level is darker than the one before it, making it virtually impossible to see anyone or anything around you. Finally, the distinctive qualities of each level don't offer the continuity necessary for single-player action, making anything played alone a mere practice session for later multiplayer confrontations. The CD also offered an extensive list of worldwide Quake servers, information sites, and gameplay hints.
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Level Demo 2MB ( @ FileFront)
Full Demo ~7Mb (upped by bullthorn)
ISO Demo 160MB (uploaded by Trey)
ISO Demo 9MB (uploaded by GigaWatt)


Quake: Eternal Darkness Actura Software [top]

This addon contains 100 free levels, and an all new custom installation manager. It adds Multiplayer Deathmatches and different mods such as bots, skins, and new gameplay modes. It also has unofficial cheats to use when all else fails.
German Full Demo 15MB (uploaded by Quaddicted)


Quakestar Blackstar Multimedia / Magellan Interactive [top]

German compilation CD of levels for the id Software game Quake. Some are in editable .MAP source format while others are in the compiled .BSP format playable in the game. The compilation is very base level shovelware with no special frontend interface and all accompanying authorship information text files for the levels omitted.
ISO Demo 26MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Realms Of The Haunting Gremlin / Interplay [top]

Realms of the Haunting is a relatively unknown game due to Interplay apparently not realising they had such a potential hit on their hands and expended minimal effort in marketing ROTH. You take on the role of Adam Randall, a young American chap whose father was the pastor of a small Cornish village. Your father is recently deceased, and the opening scene finds you in the dark of night in the back of a taxi on your way to a large old house that was somehow connected with your father's mysterious death. As you enter the house the front door shuts behind you, is sealed by a magical ward, and thus the game begins. At first, most of the house is sealed off by doors that are magically warded, but as the game progresses you eventually find a way to get past each door. ROTH utilises full-motion video sequences filmed with professional actors to advance the very creepy story. Early on in the game your character meets a fetching English lass named Rebecca with whom you can discuss many aspects of the interesting reading material and people you will encounter. Unfortunately, she won't help you at all when it comes to a fight. ROTH has quite a lot of combat throughout, interspersed with some clever puzzles. Fortunately you can choose between: Easy, Normal, Hard, and Very hard for the combat difficulty. At first you will find only mundane weapons like a pistol or sword, but later on you come across some magical weapons that are much more powerful yet tricky to use as they take time to recharge. You can pause the action at any time by popping up your inventory, from which you can access health potions, change weapons, etc. Solving puzzles also have an easy or hard setting. This game is highly recommended!
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Level Demo ~162MB ( @ ag.ru)
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Full Demo (upped by bullthorn)
Infos
Full Demo 35Mb (@ Fajnegry)
Manual key assignment in UK release
UK 4CD ISO Demo 1.74Gb (uploaded by Egon68)
US version FIX for 2K/XP/Vista/7 by K.E.
GOG Digital ISO Demo 1.46GB (uploaded by scaryfun)
Video
Patch UK to US 100MB (made by capt.ahab & upped by annoyment)
Limited Edition - 4CD ISO Demo 2.10GB (uploaded by Egon68)
included in Score 294 (2018-08) - Czech DVD ISO Demo 7.9GB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Return of the Dämons Andreas, Atlanta, Achim / A3 Software [top]

This amateur FPS was made by 3 young kids with the Pie In The Sky Game Creation System. It was featured in the "software by our readers" section of the PC Action gaming magazine (11/96) that was popular in Germany back then.
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Free Game 1MB (uploaded by scaryfun)
Videos


Reverence (cancelled) TSi (Three Space Imagery) / Cyberdreams [top]

You have been chosen by the gods themselves to determine future of human race. According to them, humans are weak and pathetic and don’t deserve to exist anymore. You need to pick up a bunch of guns and energize yourself with a wide array of spells and defeat them one by one. The game is divided into four big realms, each with its own theme. Realm of Osiris, an Egyptian god of underworld full of lava lakes and fire demons; Kokyangwuti, Hopi goddess of life, desert-like world; Frejya, Norse goddess of love whose realm lies under the vast waters and last but not least, Manjursi, Tibetan god of wisdom, who has a vast dominion in mountains. One of the last announced projects by Cyberdreams (maker of the Dark Seed games and I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream) was in development by TSi (Three Space Imagery), pioneers in motion capture technology. Due to financial issues that struck Cyberdreams, the game never moved from an alpha phase. The leaked alpha version can be considered almost a full game. It appears to have all levels with most of the graphics, music and sounds.
Videos
Alpha Prototype - ISO Demo (provided by U64!Leaks? & upped by Scaryfun) 157MB
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Alpha Prototype - ISO Demo 350MB (uploaded by Delacroix)


Rex Blade: The Apocalypse / Domination Xtreme Games / Simon & Schuster [top]

In the 35th century, mankind developed almost god-like technology to create Cyborg slaves - machines so shrewd they were almost human. In time, the Cyborgs waged war against man to control the earth. After emerging victorious, mankind banished the Cyborgs to a distant star system via a transdimensional teleporter. It's now 500 years later, and the Cyborgs are planning a massive offensive against mother Earth. You are Rex Blade, part human, part Cyborg, and mankind's last hope. Your mission is to teleport yourself to the Cyborg world and eradicate all life there, before they can destroy earth. A massive arsenal of powerful futuristic weapons will help you succeed. The graphics and the level design are similar to the ones seen in Rise of the Triad, however more futuristic. One really special thing about this game is REX++. This is a programming language within the game, that let's you develop your own programs and games within Rex Blade itself helping you strengthen your abilities and reflexes. Rex Blade was programmed by Xtreme games and released by Simon&Schuster. It was originally planned to release episodes at different times, but only the first episode was ever released (The Battle Begins). Two more episodes were much later released as Rex Blade: The Apocalypse. Xtreme Games even re-released this game as Domination. The game's pretty bad with worse graphics than Doom.
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Rex Blade Demo 3MB (@ Archive.org) / Domination Shareware Demo 5MB ( @ ag.ru)
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Video
Rex Blade:The Battle Begins Full Demo (upped by bullthorn)
Domination Full Demo ~28MB (upped by bullthorn)
Rex Blade:The Battle Begins ISO Demo (3DSL release by 3DShootMaster) ~4MB (uploaded by scaryfun)


RoboQuest Kidum Multimedia / Philips Interactive Media [top]

In this kids shooter, your mission is to rescue the children held captive in the witch's castle. Your assignment: build a powerful 3-D rendered robot strong enough to withstand the evil witch and her forces. Fueled up and geared with an array of strategic tools, players enter the witch's maze-like castle and defend their robots against fearsome guards, ghosts and insects in order to rescue the children. While navigating through five in-depth levels of the maze-like castle, players must pick up keys and collect spells to open secret passages and ward off the evil witch. The 3D gameplay is non-violent, "Doom"-like, and features tools such as bubble gun, de-energizer and more. Customize nine variations of game play by choosing from three levels of difficulty and three types of robots with different powers. View through the eyes of the robot or choose the full screen option giving a third person point of view. Collect and determine use of spells such as blindness and light to counteract the witch's sorcery.
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ISO Demo 139MB (uploaded by scaryfun)
Video


Rodger Ramrod Nonaz inc. [top]

Rodger Ramrod is a X-rated FPS adventure with cartoon animation's hidden in the worlds. You are Rodger and must battle your way through the S&M level. While attempting to satisfy the queen. Rodger is laughed at and humiliated by her until he finds the hidden objects that promise to show her Majesty a royally good time. Our hero's weapons are masturbation, urination, and flatulation. Once he proves himself worthy, he finds himself in the FAG level, where he is constantly covering his ass!
The game includes ten climatic levels: (S&M), (FAG), (FAT), (PRINCES), (DYKE), (HOLLYWOOD), (BIKER), (HILLBILLY), (COWBOY), AND (SPACE) levels.
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Shareware Level Demo 8MB (uploaded by scaryfun)
Full Demo with DOSBox 65MB (uploaded by scaryfun)


Santa Slayer Digital Dialect [top]

Looking for a break from talking with the in-laws? Santa Slayer is a mindless, twisted game, with little if any redeeming value--but it can provide some cheap entertainment, if that's what you're in the mood for. The North Pole is inhabited by evil elves and bogus Santas, and your mission is simple: Kill them. Santa Slayer is a first-person POV game; you play it with a gun in each hand. You use the arrow keys to move around and get your enemies in your crosshairs. Meanwhile, you must dodge explosive gifts hurtled at you by the evil Santas.
Because the game is free, you shouldn't expect terribly sophisticated graphics. Also, the game behaved a bit oddly when we installed it: It gave us an error message saying we had "Insufficient hardware resources." However, we quickly clicked the "OK" button, clicked the logo, and were then presented with single-player or multi-player options. After that, the game loaded successfully. The game was made as a technology demo for the developer's 3D game engine (Cancon).
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Freeware ~2MB ( @ Official Site)
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Video


Secret Agent: The Escape PhreAk Software [top]

This is a shareware Doom clone made with the Pie In The Sky Game Creation System. The player takes the role of the secret agent who must shoot his / her way out of a prison complex. Initially the player starts with no weapons and has only their ninja kick to defeat the prison guards. As they progress through the maze they are able to pick up objects such as messages and weapons such as the Goo Gun.
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Shareware Level Demo 1.6MB (uploaded by CD Textfiles)
Videos


Sergeant Blood / Sargent Blood: Alien Challenge Bill Price / Slaughtervision [top]

This is an arcade adventure game made with Pie In The Sky's Game Creation System. Sergeant Blood's space craft has come under fire from alien beings and crash landed on a hostile planet. Blood was the only survivor. It's up to you to help him search the alien landscape for weapons, clues, and maps while dodging enemy fire and kicking his way out of danger. To install this game, unarchive each ZIP file to separate 3 1/2" diskettes and type INSTALL from the appropriate diskette drive.
Videos
Level Demo 2.5MB (uploaded by scaryfun)


Space Hulk 2: Vengeance Of The Blood Angels Key Game / Electronic Arts [top]

This sequel to Space Hulk gives you a much-improved full-screen 3d FPS experience in addition to the tactical elements of this Warhammer franchise conversion. You start out as a lowly soldier fighting in FPS mode but as you progress through accomplishing your missions, you will gain rank and the ability to control your own troop and issue commands to them. You will then be able to take over for any of your troops and fight again in FPS mode. An entertaining game with good atmosphere and graphics and the added tactical elements make you think between the action fighting.
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Full Demo ~52MB Movie Addon ~35MB Speech Addon ~45MB (upped by Scaryfun)
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Review
ISO Demo ~456MB (uploaded by Scaryfun)
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Full Demo with dgVoodoo to run on modern o/s 379MB (uploaded by The Collection Chamber)


Strife: Quest For The Sigil Rogue / Velocity, CDV [top]

On an alien planet you fall in the hands of radical monks called 'The Order'. Their adversaries, the rebels called the 'The Force', seem to be much nicer. Strife is not a typical shooter, it has some definite RPG aspects. Experience makes your aim and fatigue a lot better. Also, the vast amount of enemies make you sneak a lot more. Information and missions are received from conversations with the townfolk. Strife is reminiscent of Cybermage and System Shock even with the Doom-inspired graphics. Annoying is the fact that although you can save anytime, there's just one place to do that. This doesn't make you tend to wander around which is a shame. Strife is an adequate game with some neat ideas but it doesn't stray far from the path set by System Shock. In 2014, The Original Strife: Veteran Edition was released that included: support for high resolutions with proper aspect ratio, OpenGL for video backend to provide portability and support for vertical sync, dynamic lighting and bloom, widescreen support, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, ability to freely rebind all keyboard, mouse, and gamepad inputs. Completion of missing and unfinished options in the original game, such as: the planned "Capture the Chalice” multi-player mode, marking of current objectives on the auto-map, special HUD for the Torpedo weapon.
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Hack Editor & Source Port
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Full Demo 26MB ( @ Fajnegry) *search szukaj
Veteran Edition - Screenshots/Videos
Full Demo 11MB ( @ Juego Viejo)
ISO Demo 30MB (upped by bullthorn)
Browser-Playable Java Shareware Demo v1.1 5MB (uploaded by RGB Classic Games)
ISO Demo + Levels, Docs, Extras 66MB (uploaded by hgdagon)
Shareware Level Demo included in Bloody Games (1998) ISO Demo 313MB (uploaded by olli)
2014 Veteran Edition - ISO Demo 316MB (uploaded by Egon68)
2014 Veteran Edition - GOG Digital ISO Demo v2.0.0.2 395MB (uploaded by hgdagon)
Standalone Veteran Edition - Digital ISO Demo, original DOS + DOS beta versions 260MB (uploaded by Delacroix)


Subterraneans (cancelled) Full Moon Digital Media [top]

This demo disc contains a prototype release of the first-person shooter Subterraneans and the digital comic Origins of the Puppet Master by Full Moon Features imprint Full Moon Digital Media. Neither title was published, and they exist only in this unfinished state. Subterraneans uses the DOS Pie in the Sky engine and seems at least loosely based on one of the studio's unproduced movies. It's noticeably incomplete: it leans heavily on the default assets included with the software, crashes if music is enabled, has totally incoherent level design, and is missing about half its content. But it exists – however barely playable – in this demo form. Origins of the Puppet Master incorporates live-action footage from the horror film Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge and requires at least Windows 3.1.
Videos
Demo CD ISO Demo 91.6MB (uploaded by The Obscuritory)


Super Duke Volume 1 [G] CDV Software [top]

This is the first CD in a series consisting of 3 addon CDs from the house of CDV. This CD is menu-driven, if the operating system will allow. The CD contains over 200 new levels for Duke 3D. However, all the extras are interesting that are on the CD. Configuration files to the opponents, other weapons and abilities to give speeds. The arsenal of tips, tricks and cheats are sometimes even illustrated. Also place the cd on a cd player and there is more media like new music and sounds. Duke Nukem 3D Screensavers, the shareware Windows version and a level editor with instructions for crafting your own levels are included. Besides, located on the CD are also a lot of advertising for all kinds of CDV Products.
German ISO Demo 45MB (uploaded by scaryfun)


Super Duke Volume 2 [G] CDV Software [top]

This contains 180 new extra levels for Duke Nukem 3D. These levels are Singleplayer or Multiplayer maps. You can Travel to Atlantis, or play in a Castle and much more. There's 4 configurations which make the Game more difficult, add more blood and violence etc. Also, there's 43 sounds, new sounds for enemies & weapons, 4 updates which bring Duke Nukem 3D to the newest version, and 22 tips, tricks and cheats.
German ISO Demo 70MB (uploaded by Scaryfun)


Super Duke Volume 3 [G] CDV Software [top]

The 3rd and last add-on CD for Duke 3D from the house of CDV. This CD offers mainly new levels, namely 380 multiplayer and over 220 single-player maps. Again, there are some modifications for new opponents, weapons and game settings. Anyone who wants to know all the game secrets, there is a complete solution with images. As with the two other CDs before, you can get massive tips and tricks for Duke-level Editor in English and German. Of course, this CD again is full of advertisements for CDV products.
German ISO Demo 63MB (uploaded by scaryfun)


SuperCharged Xpansion Pack Quantum Axcess [top]

The challenge continues with 500+ amazing new levels. This delivers a hand picked collection of mind-blowing new levels for Doom, Doom II and Hexen from the hottest level designers from around the world.
ISO Demo 58MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Superdead MICROBOSS Inc. [top]

This is a typical level compilation CD that contains 1100 levels, mods, editors and tools for the games: Duke Nukem 3D (150 files), Quake (30 files), Hexen (100 files), Descent 1 and 2 (150 files), Warcraft 2 (700 files).
Superdead Duke Nukem & Quake 3.5MB/4.0MB (uploaded by scaryfun)
ISO Demo 82MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Target Gear [J] I.Magic Co. Ltd. [top]

This is a 360-degree omnidirectional high-speed scrolling robot action game. Galactic standard calendar 00058, on the colony planet Cassius, the battle between the anti-government power "Liberation Army" and the federal government forces spread throughout the planet. Players must operate the Federal Army's state-of-the-art ground combat weapon gear "Hector" and carry out operational missions such as destruction, reconnaissance, escort, breakthrough, and interception of enemy gear. Includes various missions from practice to advanced operations. BMP format wallpaper is included as a bonus.
Videos
Japanese ISO Demo 211MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Terminator, The: SkyNet Bethesda Softworks / Virgin Interactive [top]

This is a sequel to Future Shock which allowed for a resolution of 640x480. Contrary to Future Shock it uses cutscenes as mission briefings, but they don't really add much to the game. As before, the missions are quite varied and also offer flying and driving sequences. Water was added, but without much use since you can't swim. Other graphic additions include particles and daylight missions which add to the setting. Unfortunately, like its predecessor, Skynet is riddled with bugs. Also multiplayer is only available on LAN , which is a shame since it has many variations through the use of vehicles. Skynet is a fun game although it's too short. The variation and rich setting make you forget about the bugs. By the way, if SkyNET is installed as well as Terminator: Future Shock, it will give the previous game improved graphics and multiplayer capabilities among other enhancements.

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Full Demo 16MB ( @ Juego Viejo)
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Full Demo ~12MB ( @ DJ OldGames)
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ISO Demo ~181MB ( @ LTF Abandonware France)
Clone ISO Demo 231MB (uploaded by Egon68)
Level Demo v1.00 Build 518 11MB (uploaded by RGB Classic Games)
included in 1991-1996 Bethesda Terminator Games Fan-Made DOSBox Pack 444MB (uploaded by Molitor)
The Terminator Skynet + Future Shock - Full Demos with DOSBox 275MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri (Free Fall) Looking Glass / Virgin Interactive [top]

In Terra Nova you are a member of a special unit battling against pirates. Looking Glass, who became famous with Ultima Underworld and System Shock, released this on their own label. Just like their previous efforts, this game is hard. The complicated story which is told through cutscenes has the the necessary surprises in store. You move around great distances on a planet surface. The graphics were not top-notch but the physics used were quite correct. If you see a far away sea or mountain you could actually reach it, walking uphill added to your fatigue and guns are more effective if you shoot downhill. Since you are part of an elite unit, you get some assistance from your squad mates, who have their own characteristics and behave differently to various situations. You can even order them around before you advance on an enemy position. Also usefull is a drone which will inform you of the surroundings. You can only save between missions, which is annoying because of the big and complex levels. Before a mission you choose your squadmates and their gear. Needless to say you use different settings for a scouting mission than for a battle. Another annoying fact is that at the end of a mission you get picked up by a ship - which won't land until every enemy is destroyed, so you can search for that last pesky unit. Terra Nova is more about tactics than run-and-gun shooting. Because of this and its complexity, shooter fans ignored it and tactical fans rather played Command & Conquer. And so Looking Glass had a big flop on their hands with this ambitious and certainly not bad title.
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Demo 1 (unique mission) ~8MB / Demo 2 (3 unique missions) 30MB ( @ TTLG.com)
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Full Demo ~42MB (uploaded by bullthorn) Sound Addon ~14MB (uploaded by Scaryfun)
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Reviews
ISO Demo (French) ~521MB ( @ Lost Treasures Fr)
Video
ISO Demo 620MB (uploaded by Egon68)
Full Demo with DOSBox 593MB (uploaded by The Collection Chamber)


Tetsujin Returns [J] Synergy Interactive [top]

Tetsujin returns in this sequel to Iron Angel of the Apocalypse, a shooter series on 3DO console. The story picks up shortly after the events of the previous game. After his showdown with the Scientist and the Android, Tetsujin finds himself disembodied. A mysterious corporation known as SCR gives you a new body, but their plans for your are mysterious. The format of this game is mostly similar to the first. This is a first person shooter that relies heavily on video cutscenes to tell a story. The graphics engine has been improved greatly, giving this game a much faster pace than it's predecessor. Whereas the original used a combination of live actors and CG, this one uses CG to depict the humans as well. In 1997, a Premium Version re-release came out with a second disc, titled Atmos Tetsujin Re-Mix that has a basic program that houses two versions of a unique trance instrumental song of the same name composed by DJ Q'Hey: One that's audio only & another that's just an AMV made up of modified cutscenes from Tetsujin Returns. Running just over seven minutes long, it has some new CG made just for this. In 1998, Tetsujin: The Mutant Solid, a DVD made up of three videos that can be chosen from the main menu was released. The first is "Tetsujin Returns", which is a ~3-minute music video directed by Minoru Kusakabe essentially acting as a trailer for the game itself, though now the CG is all rendered beautifully in DVD quality, and I think there might even be some new footage mixed in! After that is a DVD-quality version of "Atmos Tetsujin Re-Mix", while the third is "Blackout", a brand new minute-long collaboration between Kusakabe & DJ Q'Hey; both the first & third videos can be played in either stereo sound or Dolby 5.1 surround.
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Japanese ISO Demo 338MB (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)
Videos
Tetsujin Returns: Premium Version - Japanese 2CD ISO Demo + Tetsujin The Mutant Solid 553+511MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Toolkit For Duke Nukem 3D Walnut Creek [top]

This is a compilation CD of third-party add-ons, info and utilities for the video game Duke Nukem 3D. The disc includes file browsing frontends for both DOS and Windows. Features: 314 New Levels; Level Editors with Tutorials; New Graphics and Sounds; Graphics and Sound Editors.
ISO Demo 77MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Toolkit for Quake Walnut Creek [top]

Programs which will let you get the most out of Quake. It contains: 66 new levels, 62 new graphics (textures, desktop files...), 111 Tools / shareware programs, instructions for level building and Faqs. The 25 documents include FAQs, editing documents, information on Quake's data files. A second edition came out in 1997 with 240 add-on levels, add-on graphics files, 47 recorded demos from the actual game and over 140 utility programs that allow you to: quickly launch Quake from easy to use programs, create, edit, and view Quake levels and graphics, run Quake under UNIX based operating systems, and play Quake over networks.
2nd Edition ISO Demo 198MB (uploaded by scaryfun)


Transland Origin [top]

In this game the player buys a spaceship and after a while you crash on a planet. From here on there's one mission: escape. One of Origin's best-kept secrets, Transland is a fun and wacky short 3D action / RPG designed by several Origin programmers in their spare time and released for free. The plot is made out of humorous stuff hardly seen in Origin's commercial game. Smooth graphics, sense of humor, and lots of neat gadgets to find and use makes this is a fun "light" action / RPG game. The game is plagued with difficult controls though. Now you can see the lighter side of Origin's programmers.
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Full Demo 748kb (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)
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Ultimate Dog Software [top]

This is an FPS made with Pie In The Sky 3D's Game Creation System (GCS).
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Free Game v1.1 1.3MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)
Free Game v1.3 1.7MB (uploaded by scaryfun)


Vendetta Springsoft [top]

Springsoft was a shareware vendor and the UK publisher of the Game Creation System by Pie In The Sky Software. One of the employees created Vendetta just to demonstrate the capabilities of GCS. There are only a couple of levels there.
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Free Game 854kb (uploaded by Official Site)


Warhammer 40,000: Dark Crusaders (cancelled) Leaping Lizard Software / Mindscape [top]

This game was completed in 1996, but its publisher, Mindscape, decided to cancel Dark Crusaders before it was released. PC Gamer Online, however, received a copy of the game to review and gave it a 65% on their rating scale. In June/2022, the game was made available to the public. Initially, the gameplay bears a strong resemblance to another squad-based shooter - Terra Nova. But unlike the sleek, efficient commands and diverse missions in TN, Dark Crusaders doesn’t let you make the most of your squad, and the missions don’t really require you to either. During each of the 15 missions, which range from kill-’em-all scenarios to more specific reconnaissance missions, there are commands to order your troops to explore, follow, and teleport to and fro. But regardless of which command you choose, the results seem to be the same as if you left your brethren at home. When ordered to explore, troops merely bump around walls shooting any enemies they encounter, then bump around some more often getting stuck in tight passages or wandering about aimlessly, leaving any and all mission-related work for you. The weak command interface is so disappointing that during most missions it hardly seems worth the effort to even add units to the roster, since you’ll end up doing all the work yourself. The FMV sequences used in here were later recycled for Warhammer: Final Liberation, a turn-based tactics game published for PCs in 1997.
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ISO Demo 412MB (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)
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Westworld 2000 Brooklyn Multimedia / Byron Preiss Multimedia [top]

This is based on the Michael Crichton film Westworld where cyborgs malfunctioned in a theme park and started killing the human guests. You have to go through 3 theme parks of Samuraiworld, Spaceworld, and Westworld, while interacting with other characters, killing all the cyborgs and shutting down the park. The A.I. of the characters is really bad as are the graphics. The premise is interesting...maybe they'll make a proper game of this in a remake.
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Full Demo 12MB Sound Addon 49MB (upped by Scaryfun)
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ISO Demo ~170MB (upped by Scaryfun)


Wild Varmint Bounty Hunter Running Dog / Value Works [top]

Ready, Aim, Fire! Get that trigger finger in position for some non-stop varmint killin' excitment. Nab those pesty critters as quick as they scurry across the varmint-infested landscape. Four powerful weapons make for a hootin' good time. So Get ready, 'cause fast thinking' and quick maneuverin' will turn those pelts into money and make you the richest bounty hunter in town. Wild Critters: Prairie Dogs, Squirrels, Coyotes, Rabbits. Varmint-infested Landscapes: New England Woods, Idaho River Bottoms, Wyoming Plains, Ozark Hills. Powerful Weapons: Bolt-action rifle with Scope, Semi-automatic Rifle, Shotgun, Pistel. Rapidly reproducing rodents have taken over the countryside. Aim true and make the world a better place by dishing out some serious population control. Includes Clear the varmint infested landscape, hunt for prairie dogs, squirrels, coyotes and rabbits. In some areas of the USA animal species excessively increased and created true troubles for humans and the countryside. Move as a local Bounty Hunter. Buy ammunition. Four different weapons, from the shotgun to the precision rifle with sights. Five completely different, realistic landscapes, of the meadows of new England up to the desert of Arizona Clear maps Different animal occurrence within the map. Find the mother lode in order to make really good booty.
Videos
included in Bits & Bytes 7 - CD1 ISO Demo 689MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)
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Witchaven 2: Blood Vengeance Capstone / Intracorp [top]

You awaken after the festivities in which you indulged after your adventures in the first game only to find that the sister of the witch you killed is after revenge. Witchaven 2 is once again a combination of RPG and shooter. You can use melee, ranged weapons and magic spells. You gain experience through battling opponents. Compared to the first Witchaven the graphics have improved (SVGA) and so has the difficulty. If you liked the first game, this isn't a bad choice. But, don't expect something revolutionary. It had some improvements over the original game such as wielding two weapons, one in each hand. In the game you collect silver, gold, and experience points, but there does not appear to be any place that you can use these things. There are nice lava flows, shaded dark corridors of walls, outdoor locations, curved archways sloped floors, and ceilings, reflective water, stained glass, large open air arenas, spiral staircases, and elaborate rooms all beautifully done with intricate and interesting details, such as nails on bridges suspended with chains. Unlike Witchaven, it came with the Build level editor which meant that you were now able to create your own levels for the game.
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Full Demo 14MB (upped by bullthorn)
Video
Kixx Release ISO Demo 226MB (uploaded by Egon68)
Full Demo with DOSBox 129MB (uploaded by The Collection Chamber)
Source Modification
Witchaven Collection - 1 + 2 + EGwhaven + Witchaven 2: The Horror Back 2.09GB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


XS: Shield Up Fight Back Sales Curve Interactive / GT Interactive [top]

The game is set in the far future during a gladiator style blood sport. The main character was told about the event from an associate who is believed dead at the start of the game. You must fight through a number of rounds of Free for all deathmatch style combat, choosing a pair of weapons to use before the match begins. The battles are to the death with the corpses of the losers used as meat for fast food burgers. A game with futuristic gladiatorial fights but with weak graphics. It's very deathmatch-style oriented and just like Quake3 later on, tries to give enemies character traits so that they differ not only in appearance.
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Level Demo 8MB ( @ Download.com)
Video
Full Demo 20MB (upped by Scaryfun)
ISO Demo 457MB (upped by Egon68)
Full Demo with DOSBox 352MB (uploaded by The Collection Chamber)


Zone Force ZoneSoft Software [top]

This game demo was created using the PIE Game Creation System (GCS). 5 levels of Blake Stone-like 3D action. You have various objects and weapons to choose from throughout the levels.This version is NOT complete, but is fully playable. The task is simple....get through all 5 levels alive! A save/load feature has been added, but you should have little or no problem getting by without this.
Videos
Free Game 1.2MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


ZPC (Zero Population Count): No Flesh Shall Be Spared Zombie Entertainment / GT Interactive [top]

ZPC takes place in a futuristic first-person shooter environment where Arman must liberate the world from the Black Brethren, a crooked organization that has stripped citizens of their freedoms and littered buildings with their propaganda. Enemies include variations of foot soldiers and bureaucrats that swarm in droves, defending their evil empire. The hero is armed with Johnny 7, a weapon that evolves into a pistol, machinegun, shotgun, grenade launcher, electromagnetic rail gun and vaporizer. Where it differs from other shooters is that the main character uses chi force powers to flip switches, hit buttons, open doors, and jump. These powers make simple tasks difficult since he must look down and punch the floor to propel himself over hazards. Orbs must also be collected, and are few and far between. It runs on a modified version of Marathon 2's game engine and includes music by the industrial band the Revolting Cocks, and art by underground artist Aidan (KMFDM) Hughes.
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Level Demo 9Mb ( @ Download.com)
Reviews
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Full Demo 42MB (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)
Video
Update Patch ~0.4MB (created for 3DSL by loki1985 & upped by Scaryfun)
ISO Demo 150MB (uploaded by Egon68)


Third Person Shooters

A.D. Cop Electronic Music and Animated Graphics, A4Tech, Union Systems, Mirage Software / Japan Software Engineering Shop [top]


This is an obscure virtual shooting game like Virtua Cop. It was made in Taiwan and features: 6 three-tier mission, and animated CG cutscenes. It's bundled with DirectX3 and GameBIOS to support joysticks, light-guns, 3D glasses and Head Mounted Displays. Also, it has support for multiplayer (hotseat, TCP/IP, IPX, modem connection, serial connection). Overseas Mission is a different version with new levels. Also, A4Tech included the game with its PC Gun Model PG-5 controller.
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Full Demo with DOSBox 6MB (uploaded by scaryfun)
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Polish ISO Demo 339MB (uploaded by Scaryfun)
Overseas Mission - Polish ISO Demo 422MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)
Full Demo with DOSBox 201MB (uploaded by The Collection Chamber)
Full Demo with DOSBox + Overseas Mission - Full Demo with DOSBox 201+197MB (uploaded by The Collection Chamber)


A.I. Wars: The Insect Mind Tactical Neuronics [top]

The game allows the player to program the artificial intelligence of a robotic insect like war machines called 'Cybugs'. Cybugs have their own programming language called 'CAICL' and editor. The language is similar to BASIC and allows the player to start with simple commands such as 'move forward' or 'launch missile', and graduate up to advanced mathematical scanning options too complex to describe here. Cybugs have shields, mines, missiles, guns, grenades, energy discharges, and all sorts of devices such as scanners, communications, cloaking, and self destruct. They have to manage resources such as ammo, fuel consumption, and heat. Once the player has created (or downloaded) a favorite Cybug, the player may then place them into the 2D or 3D battle simulator and watch how they behave against other Cybugs as they play out the player' strategies in real time. Cybugs have many weapons, scan, movement, defensive and attack options to choose from. The battlefields have features such as strategy nodes and flags for replenishing ammo and fuel during the battle. Once a battle is complete, the player is given a full printable summary describing the blow by blow commentary of what took place on the battlefield along with the individual and team scores. The player also has options to save, trade, and play back recorded battles. Cybugs are encrypted and can be password protected so other players can use them, however are unable to see what the player has done with the code. Initially a shareware game, in 2010 it became freeware.
Screenshots/Videos
Freeware Game v5.7.2 23MB (uploaded by Official Site)


Amok Scavenger / GT Interactive [top]

This is a 3rd person shooter using Voxel graphics and based on the Mechwarrior universe. Amok is a solid conversion of an underrated FPS on the SEGA Saturn console that offers several interesting gameplay innovations that were sadly overlooked, the best of which is the blend of strategy elements. The plot is nothing special - it's just another variant of the cliché corporations-rule-the-future-world premise, but with a neat twist that explains your role in the game. Basically, two corporations who had been fighting each other for dominance over the world had decided to sign a cease fire agreement. World peace would, naturally, hurt the profits of many weapon sellers and other shady underworld merchants. You play mercenary pilot Gert Staun, who's been hired by the most powerful underworld corporation, The Bureau, to stir things up between these two corporations and, hopefully, get them back to their profitable warring ways. You do this by piloting a versatile, all-terrain vehicle called a Slambird (which looks somewhat like a walker from Star Wars, only modified), wreaking havoc in ten Mission Phases in four different environments; barren wastelands, the ocean floor, Loso City, and subterranean tunnels. While the wasteland and ocean floor look remarkably similar (the only real clues that you're underwater are the sharks, enemy Scuba Grunts, and the twin screws your Slambird sprouts for propulsion), they are nonetheless fun to roam around. Gameplay is deceptively simple: blast everything that moves, collecting power-ups before moving on to the next level. Strangely, Amok only supports the keyboard-no joystick or mouse allowed. As you trudge through each level, all manner of biomechanical beasties are out to stop you - Grunts, Missile Tanks, Droids, and minefields, to name a few. They're all relatively slow and stupid (especially the minefields), but there sure are a lot of 'em, and they're very persistent within their defined patrol areas. You can pick up various power-ups that litter around the level to boost firepower and repair the Slambird. True to its console origins, you can't save anytime you want to in the game. Instead, once every couple of missions, you'll receive a password that will allow you to restart the game at one of five midpoints. Despite its deceptive simplicity, Amok offers a significant strategic challenge as well; the guns- blazing approach will almost guarantee certain death, forcing you to be stealthy and observant to survive long enough for those elusive save passwords. Overall, it's a nice little shooter that doesn't hold up to the best of breed, but it an all-around solid game that is well worth a look.
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Full Demo 3.7MB (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)
Video
ISO Demo ~373MB (uploaded by Egon68)
Full Demo with DOSBox 495MB (uploaded by The Collection Chamber)


Archimedean Dynasty Massive Development / Blue Byte Software [top]

This is an action packed submarine simulation where the only thing that protects you from a cold and premature death are your wits, dogfighting skills and six inches of solid steel. In this realm of corrupt conglomerates, fanatical cults and cut-throat pirates, you'll assume the role of a mercenary who knows no fear ­ Emerald "Dead Eye" Flint. Dive into over 60 deadly missions set in a beautiful real-time 3D world. Choose from 4 different subs and equip them from over 30 unique weapon systems while interacting with over 100 diverse characters. Advanced lighting effects, stereo sound, 3Dfx support and underwater motion simulation makes this a truly immersive experience. Your life will be in constant danger with the very future of mankind at stake. This is quite an original, beautiful and exciting underwater shooter, the first game in the Aquanox series.
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GOG Digital ISO Demo v2.0.0.3 1GB (uploaded by scaryfun)
Reviews
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Level Demo v1.1 9Mb ( @ Download.com)
Infos
Full Demo 29MB (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)
Video
ISO Demo 610MB (uploaded by scaryfun)
Clone ISO Demo 585MB (uploaded by Egon68)


Area 51 Midway / GT Interactive [top]

Area 51 was one of the first 3D FPS arcade shooters and immensely popular. In this PC port, the plot involves an alien infection at the famous "secret" military base. You are a soldier, a member of the Special Tactical Advanced Alien Response Team. A practice mode allows you to shoot mindlessly at the mutants. The graphics are low-res, which allows for an impressive frame rate. Your task is simply to shoot everything that moves, except for members of your team. You simply shoot at barrels, ammo crates, windows, paintings (?!?), machinery, and the occasional mutant. It has 6 levels, a variety of hidden areas, items, weapons and power-ups.

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Full Demo ~51MB (upped by Scaryfun)
Infos
ISO Demo 305MB (uploaded by Egon68)
Video


AstroRock Intrepid Software Solutions, Inc. / Atlantean Interactive Games [top]

In the year 9999, the bash of the millennium is about to be invaded by evil mutant aliens. Zep Nepher (a possible pop culture reference to Led Zeppelin) needs the player's help to restore rock and roll music to the interstellar vastness. Bad guys will have to be defeated in the far off Bee-Gee cluster (a pop culture reference to the classic band, the Bee Gees). The player gets to use an awesome display of firepower. While its beginning levels are a modern adaptation of Asteroids, the later levels deviate from this concept considerably.
Videos
Full Demo 31MB (uploaded by Wastrel)
Screenshots
DOS + Win95 Full Demos 31+38MB


Bedlam Mirage Technologies (Multimedia) Ltd. / GT Interactive Software Corp. [top]

Bedlam is a faster, more mindless version of the Crusader/Syndicate school of gaming: isometric view, hard-core hellraisin'. In the future, we have come to rely on bio-mechanical creatures for our menial labor. Now these creatures have run amok and are raging across the city. As leader of a squad of Remote Assault Tanks (RATs), your job is to destroy the biomex wherever they are, and strike at the heart of their operations by wrecking key installations. Three RATs are at your disposal, each controlled from an "satellite uplink". They move and turn fast, and carry a nice assortment of weapons on their pylons. You start the game with a certain amount of money, and must buy weapons to arm each RAT. Bombs, bouncy grenades, sticky grenades, photon guns, conventional guns, delayed fuse bombs, and more provide a pretty good assortment of offensive weapons, with more available as you get deeper into the game. Defensive equipment like shields and sensors can also be fitted, though only two are allowed per RAT. Each mission has a primary goal and a number of subgoals, and begins with your RAT or RATs being dropped into the combat zone. The graphics here are, for the most part, pretty sharp, high-res visuals, with multi-level buildings, well-animated monsters, and plenty of fiery explosions. Each mission features a number of different elements that you need to understand to get through, tempering the action with a fair amount of problem solving. Most of this is based around switches, power fields, gates, and moving platforms which enable you to get from one level or area to another. In addition, money, power-ups, armor, weapon loads, and other prizes are scattered throughout the terrain. Almost everything in Bedlam can be shot or blown up and levels tend to move fast and furious, with lots of action and lots of carnage.
Screenshots
Full Demo 16MB (uploaded by MyAbandonware)
Videos
ISO Demo 269MB (uploaded by scaryfun)
Full Demo with DOSBox 199MB (uploaded by The Collection Chamber)


Crusader: No Regret (The Next Chapter) ORIGIN Systems / Electronic Arts [top]

No Regret begins 46 hours after the events in No Remorse. A WEC freighter headed for the Moon picks up the Silencer's escape pod, and the Captain, upon moonfall, makes contact with the local Resistance. The WEC uses the moon as both a mine and prison, where most of the political dissidents and Resistance members are forced to extract a precious radioactive compound, Di-Corellium. This mineral is the basis of virtually all energy production on Earth. Approximately half of all known reserves are on the moon, and a shortage of Di-Corellium would cause serious problems for the WEC. For this reason, Chairman Draygan is on the moon to oversee the Di-Corellium production, which has been lagging recently—possibly due to incursions from the Resistance cell on moon, at the hidden Dark Side base. He is, to say the least, not happy when he learns that the Silencer appears to have survived and may well be on the moon.
Over the course of No Regret's ten missions, the Silencer works to undermine the WEC presence on the moon, culminating in a showdown with Chairman Draygan himself. The WEC's lunar headquarters are destroyed and the Resistance takes control of mining operations, with the hint of further conflicts with the WEC. The game's story is notably more simplified and straightforward than that of No Remorse.
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GOG ISO Demo v2.0.0.8 382MB (uploaded by scaryfun)
Review
Full Demo ~32MB ( @ JuegoViejo)
Video
ISO Demo ~400MB ( @ LTF Abandonware France)
ISO Demo 548MB (upped by Egon68)


Cyberia 2: Resurrection Xatrix Entertainment / Virgin Interactive [top]

The original Cyberia was a rail shooter that combined adventure game elements with Rebel Assault style action sequences. Cyberia 2 is essentially the same, except the 3D rendered graphics have been improved, and the quantity of in-game movies has been increased. It continues the story of the first - after destroying FWA leader Devlin and his orbital headquarters, Zak and the Cyberia weapon crash land back to Earth, where they are picked up by an FWA team led by the maniacal Dr. Corbin who sticks Zak in cryo-storage and uses the remains of the Cyberia weapon to create a doomsday virus known as nano-toxin. His FWA employers want the nano-toxin to put down a growing rebel movement, but Corbin intends to use it to kill millions and "reshape the world as we know it". Three years later Zak is thawed out by a renegade FWA Major, and together the two of them have to find Corbin and stop his Sinister Plan. Also, it turns out that Zak's mutated tissue can now be used to recreate the ultimate weapon in unlimited supply. Zak must blast guards, ATVs, hovercraft, in some spectacular arcade sequences. Your rapid-fire aim will be put to the test as you take out enemy vehicles while coping with such obstacles as bumpy roads and barrel rolls, all created with mind-bending detail. During an especially outrageous battle while hovering above a high-rise tower, taking out a few sides of the building along with FWA jets makes for some striking scenery. When not picking off the FWA's jack-booted thugs, Zak must solve a variety of puzzles that will short-circuit the regime's plan. These logic problems range from simple to very complex and, in many cases, if they're not correctly executed you will be. Fortunately, the shooting is less difficult this time (probably Xatrix got too many complaints from gamers who blistered their knuckles or broke the joystick in frustration), although you still cannot save anytime you want.
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Full Demo ~2MB ( @ DJ OldGames)
Reviews
2CDs ISO Demo ~1GB (uploaded by Scaryfun)
Video
GOG Digital ISO Demo + Manual 798MB (uploaded by scaryfun)


Deadly Tide Rainbow Studios / Microsoft Game Studios [top]

Deadly Tide is a pre-rendered shooter in which you get control of a deadly new undersea vehicle. The basic plot behind Deadly Tide is that the aliens have arrived on Earth, and they're not friendly. They take up residence in the oceans of earth, and begin to launch attacks on shipping. Plus, they're also slowly raising the level of the oceans, trying to flood humans from the planet. Your mission is to Stop them. The game is split up into a number of stages, taking place in various locations, the ultimate aim being to make your way through to the end of that level in once piece. There are a lot of cut-scenes that further the story. Set in 2500 A.D., this action thriller features stunning 3-D graphics and a powerful musical score. Deadly Tide's pulse-pounding action requires lightning-fast reflexes. As hydrofighter pilots, gamers destroy aquatic-based aliens while venturing into numerous underwater passageways, adding to replay value and truly challenging gamers. Using the game's 360-degree full-spherical movement at climactic moments during game play, gamers are taken from the ruins of the S.S. Ballard to a nonstop, suffocating race against time in which pilots must fend off alien gunfire as they race to escape the enemy compound. The seamless integration of cinematic sequences adds to the intensity of game play. The game features nonstop encounters with powerful biomechanical aliens, who continually challenge players to make strategic as well as combative choices. For example, the aliens' underwater defensive shield will vaporize human craft; can the shield be disabled, or is there a way around it? The wrong answer means certain death.
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4CD ISO Demo 1560MB (upped by Egon68)
Reviews
Video Review


Death Rally Apogee Software, Ltd., Remedy Entertainment Ltd. / GT Interactive Software Corp. [top]

This is a top-down racing game where the player can rely on more than speed to be the number one, and brains must be riding along brawn to get the most from each race. Starting with only $495 and a lowly car, the player must compete in one of three races (picked from 19 tracks) with increasingly difficult opponents but higher rewards, getting enough money to buy new cars, choosing from six models, and enhance them with one to four upgrades for engine (increase top speed), tires (improve traction, allowing to drift less on turns) and armor (reduces the damage caused by opponents, mines or collisions). But there are more ways to spend money by reaching the underground market where the player can buy land mines (can be dropped to get opponents directly behind or create traps in narrow sections), get some rocket fuel (which increases boost speed greatly at the expense of some damage for both the user car and the ones directly behind) or bribe a mechanic to mess around with the best-ranked opponent car. All these upgrades are valid for one race only. The race varies in length depending on the difficulty chosen, but follow the same structure: four drivers with the starting grid set according to the championship table, with the worst placed starting in front and so on, and the first to cross the line after the stipulated number of laps wins or the last driver standing wins. At the same time, the fourth place driver gets no points and no money, including pick up bonuses, and lapped drivers get the same luck. The player can use a booster to increase speed for a few seconds, but once the reserve is depleted, the player has to wait it replenishes or pick up icons scattered on the track. Similar items appear to replenish ammo, repair the car or give small money bonuses. Occasionally, large money and repair items appear, which provide a much larger bonus. Along the money earned in races, there are several bonuses if the player manages to wipe out all competition, complete the race without a scratch or completing a streak of wins, or accepting certain missions for some sponsors, such as collecting steroids and win the race or destroy an opponent. The value of these bonus changes according to the car: a bonus with the Vagabond can be worth as little as $650, but with the Deliverator a mission can be worth 12 grand, regardless of the race selected. The ultimate goal is to top the championship table, and then defeat the Adversary in a special track. A freeware version was released in 2009 that was fixed to run on WinXP/Vista/7 but without multiplayer. In September/2020, the full game with multiplayer was made freeware.
Videos
2009 Freeware Version 42MB (uploaded by ModDB)
Infos
Full Demo 12MB (uploaded by Abandonware DOS)
Screenshots
ISO Demo 566MB (uploaded by scaryfun)
Death Rally Classic - Steam Freeware Game (with multiplayer) (uploaded by Steam)
included in 3D Realms Anthology - Full Demo 494MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Descent 2 Parallax Software / Interplay [top]

After you dispatched a lot of robots in the original Descent, you're sent back to take out even more of them. Just like in the first game you're mission is usually to free some human captives and to destroy a reactor after which you race towards the exit. The levels are even bigger and more complicated than in the original and since a lot of people had trouble navigating the first Descent, Parallax added a guide bot. This indestructible helper will help you find keys and always returns should you lose him due to a fight. New enemies like the 'Thief' (which steals weapons) and the 'Drainer' (which well, drains energy) add to the excitement (and sometimes annoyance) of the original. The robots are quite smart and come to investigate if they hear gunfire. Descent 2 is fun to play and the guide bot is really a good innovation. The levels however seem to have become worse. They're quite repetitive and monster placement seems to be the same all around. The difficulty level has also been cranked up a few notches and the first Descent wasn't easy to begin with. Destination Quartzon was a version bundled with hardware such as the Logitech WingMan Extreme products and Diamon products featuring the Voodoo Graphics Chipset which contained the first 8 levels plus 2 secret levels.

See also: #3D Nightmares, #Beyond The Meltdown, #The Infinite Abyss / Vertigo Series, #Stellar Combat: Mission Pack, #Superdead, #Ultra Level Add-On

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3DFx Glide Emulator & Source Port
Reviews
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Full Demo 25MB (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)
Infos
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ISO Demo 455MB (uploaded by Egon68)
Video
Descent I and II - The Definitive Collection (Descent I, II, II - Vertigo Series, Mission Builder II) 848MB (uploaded by Egon68)
Descent 2: Destination Quartzon 3DFX OEM ISO Demo (provided by Meddle & upped by Scaryfun) 389MB
Shareware Demo 4.3MB (uploaded by RGB Classic Games)
included in Descent 1+2 - Good Old Games Digital ISO Demo 773MB (uploaded by scaryfun)
Descent II: Destination Quartzon 3D ISO Demo (S3 version) 353MB (uploaded by myloch)
Descent II: Destination Quartzon (8 levels only) included in 3-D SPEX - 2CD ISO Demo 512+716MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)
MAC 3D Accelerated for the 6500 - ISO Demo 668MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Descent 2: The Infinite Abyss / Vertigo Series Parallax Software / Interplay [top]

This addon for Descent 2 includes a mission builder, Descent 1 to D2 level converter as well as 22 new levels labelled the "Vertigo Series" full of new texturing and scenarios and 12 types of new robot enemies.
Screenshots
Full Demo ~13Mb (upped by bullthorn)
Reviews
The Vertigo Series ISO Demo 210MB (uploaded by scaryfun)
Video


Die Hard Trilogy Probe Entertainment / Fox [top]

This is a fun combo of 3 different types of games and is based on the 3 Die Hard films. There's a 3rd-person shooter in an office building as you play Bruce Willis agains the terrorists from the first film. Then a rail-shooter set in the airport of the second film where you must avoid innocent people and again get the terrorists. And finally, there's a driving game where you have to get to certain locations or vehicles and blow them up before the timer runs out based on the third film.
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ISO Demo 341MB (uploaded by Egon68)
Reviews
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Emulated PSX version 501MB (uploaded by The Collection Chamber)
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Full Demo with PCem Win95 emulator 465MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Divide: Enemies Within, The Radical Entertainment / Viacom New Media [top]

In The Divide: Enemies Within, the player takes control of an explorer on an alien planet. After they land to investigate, they are attacked, where the player is frozen and their partner kidnapped. After being thawed, the player takes control of a mech and sets out to rescue their partner and destroy the alien menace.
The basic gameplay has the player explore through eight different worlds with a total of over 100 different stages in a 3-D environment. The player explores the levels, collecting new weapons and power-ups to fight out the 20 different enemies scattered throughout the level. At the end of each level, the player must fight off an enemy boss before fighting the final boss at the end of the game.
Screenshots
Full Demo ( provided by Meddle & upped by Scaryfun) 101MB
Review
ISO Demo 136MB (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)
Video


Hellbender Terminal Reality / Microsoft Games [top]

A game similar to Descent and Terminal Velocity. You'll fight on the surface and in Descent-like caverns. Nothing much new has been added. The music and cutscenes however are top notch. Unfortunately you'll get easily lost in the huge levels and sometimes your objectives aren't quite clear. The ship's computer is voiced by actress Gillian Anderson, best known as Agent Dana Scully from The X-Files. It was one of the first games made especially for Win95 (not surprising since it was published by Microsoft). Not bad, but no milestone.
Screenshots
Level Demo 11MB ( @ Download.com)
Video
Full Demo with DOSBox (works on Win10) 448MB (uploaded by The Collection Chamber)
Full Demo 65MB (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)
ISO Demo ~485MB (uploaded by Scaryfun)


Hive, The Rainbow America / Trimark Interactive [top]

The Hive takes players through endless levels of heart-pounding game play and gut-wrenching excitement. The Hive is a stunningly realistic action-arcade shooter, and unlike other games, incorporates action sequences with never before seen Panoractive sequences which offers 360-degree range of freedom for real-time game play in a true-to-life, 3D environment. Guide Max, your alter ego, and his ship on courses over perilous defenses and jagged mountain ranges, while you must shoot anything that stops Max from rescuing Ginger and destroying the Hive. Don't think mowing down bad guys will be so easy! At any time, the craft could turn to the left or to the right based on where you aim. If you know what you're doing, this will be a piece of cake. But if you take the wrong turn, Max will find out what it's like to be vivisected. Unique to The Hive are the Panoractive scenes. Behind a gun turret, or just blasting away bad guys with a high-powered laser gun, you are able to turn a full 360 degrees while fighting. If you spend too long marveling at the skyline, you're liable to get hit from behind, so keep moving and watch your back.
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Level Demo included in: Windows 95 Game Sampler (1996) ISO Demo 266MB (uploaded by Old_Schooler)
Reviews
2CD ISO Demo (uploaded by Virgil)
Video


House Of The Dead Sega [top]

This is a port of the popular gory arcade shooting game. It's a rail shooter which means the camera view follows a pre-set pattern. You go through the branching levels and kill all the zombies, avoid killing the humans and rescue the girl. Shooting various special targets along the way or in a certain time period give you temporary health and weapon upgrades. A fun way to pass the time. ;o) Avoid the terrible movie version at all cost.

See also: #House of the Dead, The: Remake

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Level Demo 15MB ( @ Download.com)
Infos
Beta Demo 18MB (uploaded by scaryfun)
Video
Full Demo ~45MB (upped by Scaryfun)
ISO Demo ~354MB (upped by Scaryfun)
USA ISO Demo 331MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)
Japanese ISO Demo 331MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


HyperBlade Wizbang! Software Productions / Activision, Inc. [top]

This introduces the 3D battlesport of the future. Players engage in a futuristic street-hockey style game played out on the interior of an elongated ellipsoid arena. Body-checks (weapons are included) go for blood in this game as players can be gruesomely eliminated from the game, including the option to score with an opponent's dismembered head. Power-ups, speed boosts, ramps, and simple team management (for substitutions) are all part of the experience. When one skates through a killball charger while carrying the rok, it will convert the rok into a killball, a high voltage electrocutor that can be thrown at others. Each team owns an arena, which can have any number of fixed objects in any position in the field. Some strategy is required for play, but it's mostly pure action. The game also features multiple skill levels, 12 teams (from a US tournament league), and head-to-head network play (IPX and TCP LAN only). If you are looking for a 3D version of Speedball, this is as close as it gets.
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Clone ISO Demo 331MB (uploaded by Egon68)
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L.A. Blaster CDV Software GmbH / Cryo Interactive Entertainment [top]

Los Angeles is overrun with evil Nolan's mutant army! Now the player chooses one of six cars which distinguish from each other in strength and handling. Then he drives on Los Angeles' streets and shoots the mutants which attack from all directions. Every car has a machine gun with unlimited ammo. Against bigger enemies like trucks or car piles missiles are more effective but these are limited. There are six levels to beat. Before every level, the player can stock up his ammo with credits he earned by shooting mutants. When crashing against other road users the life bar gets reduced. There are two difficulty levels. The speed is controlled by the game so the player only has to drive left or right and controls the gun.
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ISO Demo 457MB (uploaded by Scaryfun)
Video
Full Demo with DOSBox 511MB (uploaded by The Collection Chamber)


Lemmings Paintball Visual Sciences Ltd. / Psygnosis Limited [top]

Arguably the most short-lived and underrated of all Lemmings games, this stars everyone's favorite furry animals, but this time around the challenging (but frustrating) puzzles in the first games are reduced to a version of "capture the flag" in which you must guide a team of 4 lemmings to capture the opposing team's flag. In isometric view, lemmings can splatter their enemies with paintgun, and there are many obstacles they must overcome. The levels contain various puzzles including moving platforms, lemming catapults, and trampolines. Objects available in the game include: Duplicator - Can be used to create additional lemmings up to the maximum amount of four. Can also replace lemmings killed in action. Switch - Can be used to open and close gates, lower platforms and so on. Gate - Gates block certain areas in a level. They can be opened using a switch or key. Keys can be found in exploding crates. Exploding crate - Contain a key or a catapult. Balloon - Can be used to transport a lemming through the air from one specific location to another.
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ISO Demo 61MB (uploaded by hgdagon)
Videos
Full Demo 3MB (uploaded by MyAbandonware)
ISO Demo 53MB (uploaded by scaryfun)
Full Demo with DOSBox 140MB (uploaded by The Collection Chamber)


Maximum Roadkill / Maximum Road Race Bits Corporation / Take 2 Interactive [top]

This is an FMV based 3D motorbike racing and fighting game. Welcome to a dark future without hope, peace or mercy. Behold the world's most popular and gruelling event: The Thrash Race Tournament. If you're tough enough, ruthless enough, and deadly enough, you'll cruise to sweet victory. Otherwise, you're Maximum Roadkill! It features ten tracks with various challenging terrain such as mineshafts, nuclear blast zones, and orbiting space stations. The player can choose one of eight characters which adds variety to the title. The graphics are quite good for the time and the gameplay well above average. It's one of the undiscovered gems of the racing genre during the time and should easily have been more popular than time has proven.
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Full Demo 52MB (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)
Videos
ISO Demo 642.6MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)
Clone ISO Demo 456MB (uploaded by Egon68)
Full Demo with DOSBox 199MB (uploaded by The Collection Chamber)


MegaRace 2 Cryo Interactive Entertainment / Mindscape, Inc. [top]

Virtual World Broadcast TV has renewed their most popular show MegaRace for another season after last year's mind-blowing success. You know, it's that virtual racing game where no one really gets hurt and is pure and mindless entertainment for the masses. For the new season, this "show" has undergone some major changes. First of all, the name is now MegaRace 2 (this is the sequel, of course). Returning as everyone's favorite neurotic host is Lance Boyle along with his new bodacious, yet incredibly brainless, co-host. Watch them insult the drivers, and each other, and make snide comments on today's society in new and improved FMV quality. Because this show is so popular, Virtual World Broadcast TV also realized that there was a need for bigger and badder tracks. They created a whole new set of virtual tracks that have a more sophisticated look and are twice as deadly. There are also new weapons and items for you to buy to upgrade your vehicle of destruction, more on-track hazards and more shoot-'em up action. You can choose between 14 armored cars loaded with weapons of mass destruction, and race on 6 different tracks. Only the cars are rendered in real-time 3d, while the tracks are actually pre-rendered. This allows the player to have very detailed cars and tracks, but limits the interaction with the scenery.
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2CD ISO Demo 448+423MB (uploaded by scaryfun)
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GOG Digital ISO Demo v2.1.0.9 784MB (uploaded by scaryfun)


Muzzle Velocity Digi4Fun Corp. / ColdFusion [top]

This is an action/wargaming hybrid were you can make the tactical strategic decisions of unit placement, composition, etc. from a strategic top-down map, as well as getting in on the action yourself from a first person perspective. Taking place on the European front in WW2, you get 150 single player missions sprawled on single scenarios or a career mode, where you step up in range with each succesful mission thus increasing the range of orders you can issue on the strategic aspect of the game. You can control 100 units from either the U.S., British or German side and though none has all aspects and characteristics simulated, each handles differently and has different armor/weapondry models. Graphics are 2D svga, and the game uses voxel technology to render the fps 3D sequences.
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Full Demo 19MB (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)
Videos
Finnish Clone ISO Demo 109MB (uploaded by Egon68)
Clone ISO Demo 100MB (uploaded by Egon68)


Necrodome RavenSoftware / S.S.I., Mindscape [top]

This underrated game involves a futuristic sport using heavily-armored vehicles playing in tournaments. Originally slated to be a sequel to CyClones, Necrodome took on new life as a wholly original game concept with a brand new in-house game engine capable of handling multiple wall angles, slopes, bridges and buildings with multiple floors. Necrodome pioneered a unique cooperative multiplayer experience that allowed players to work together in combat with one player serving as the driver while the other fired the vehicle's weapons from the turret. This type of gameplay was perhaps the first truly cooperative game mode in an action game.
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Level Demo 8MB ( @ Download.com)
Infos
Full Demo ~8MB (upped by Scaryfun)
Video
ISO Demo 381MB (uploaded by Egon68)
Shareware Level Demo included in Bloody Games (1998) ISO Demo 313MB (uploaded by olli)


Pepsi Virtual Reality Game Pepsi Virtual Reality Game [top]

This is a below-average 3D action game from Pepsi, the world's cola giant. Aside from the dubious merit as the first 3D promotional game ever made, there is little to recommend this obscure title. This is basically a simplistic arcade-style game where you use the mouse to avoid steering your ship into wandering asteroids and other galactic obstacles. Along the way, you can pick up Pepsi to replenish energy. You can also try to shoot the obstacles, except it is hard to do given jerky and over-sensitive mouse movements. Another annoyance is the fact that you need to sit through the 15-second introduction scene every time you start the game. Since there is no way you can abort this, and the game isn't worth waiting for the intro to end, it's just another banal promotional title that won't change anyone's opinion about how bad promotional games usually are (before the late 1990s, anyway).
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Free Game ( provided by starlord & upped by Scaryfun) 25MB
Videos


Pie Jackers Big Fun [top]

You're working the late shift and the call comes in for another double cheese, pepperoni, black olives and onion. Grab the stick and hold on tight. The race is on! And the competition is fierce. You race, you chase, you blob other pilots with cheese. You shalom around obstacles while shredding the mighty highway. Watch it! Those Biker Pigs will splatter you with slop! Whatever it takes, whatever you've got, deliver it hot and the competition is not!! Take along Nikki, Flaco, Dozer or Quiverlly to ride shot-gun. These co-pilots will show you the ropes, but don't depend on them to show you the way. You'll want to win a franchise in each of seven territories. Rack up some earnings, buy some special equipment... and run the other guy out of town.
Infos/Screenshots
Level Demo 7.76MB (uploaded by Big Fun)
Videos
Iso Demo 278MB (uploaded by roioros)


Ravage D.C.X. Rainbow Studios, Inc. / Inscape [top]

Ravage D.C.X is a futuristic camera-driver rail shooter. A top secret government research program known as Project Vortex breaks through barriers between dimensions. A race known as the Necron detects the breach and follows it straight to Earth. Before long, dimensional gates begin opening around the world and the exoskeletal Necron armies descend upon the Earth. The player's mission is to destory the Necron's vortex generators on other worlds, cutting off their reinforcements and supply lines between Earth and the Necrons home world. There are six stages, set in a desert, an ice world, or planet bases, followed by a final confrontation in Washington, D.C. The action takes place on foot, in vehicles or from the air. The story advances through cutscenes.
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Level Demo included in: Windows 95 Game Sampler 2 (1996) ISO Demo 315MB (uploaded by Old_Schooler)
Videos
2CD ISO Demo 976MB (uploaded by Scaryfun)


Rebel Runner - Operation: Digital Code Microforum [top]

You are the last Ranaxian rebel, and the only hope to save your planet from certain doom, but that makes YOU the most wanted guy around, and your only chance for survival is to run. Experience non-stop action as you battle an onslaught of deadly aliens. Pump out a round of fireballs and take out three of the ugliest creatures you've ever seen. Then run for your life, because there are two more uglies heading your way.
Lock on with laser targeting and blow them off the face of the planet with a devastating sonic blast! Rebel Runner-Operation: Digital Code combines the greatest elements of an arcade-style action game with simulated 3D environments that make you feel like you're caught in the middle of a deadly extraterrestrial war.
If you are like me and have a lust for arcade action games then you will like Rebel Runner. I must warn you though, the odds of you completing this game is about zero to none. I am an experienced player and had trouble making it to the fourth level - there was just too much action for my puny brain to handle. However, with some perseverance and a whole lot of skill you will find that this game will bring you hours of enjoyment or just a big headache.
Graphics: Some very nice 3D rendered Graphics. However, the main character looks a bit fuzzy. Background graphics and movie sequences are very well done. Good arcade style scrolling effect during game play. As mentioned the background and scrolling effects are cool, and the screen layout doesn't have any distracting features which is a bonus.
Sound and musics: Sound quality is poor.There are very few sound effects and the digitized voice will drive you insane.The musical score isn't bad even though it isn't stereo. I'd say that it even adds to the arcade effect.
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Full Demo ~10MB (uploaded by Scaryfun)
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Custom ISO Demo ~71MB (uploaded by Scaryfun)
Full Demo with DOSBox-X 89MB (uploaded by The Collection Chamber)


Revolution X Probe / Midway / Acclaim [top]

Operating from a first-person perspective, you must blast anything or anyone who crosses your path. Pick up your musical sonic assault weapon and get ready for the time of your life. The New Order Nation, a corrupt alliance of government and big business, is set to take over the world. Their primary mission is to subvert the power and influence of today's youth and rid the globe of anything that's fun. Lead by Headmistress Helga, their first course of action is to abduct Aerosmith, America's premier rock band. It's your job to rescue them and make life fun again. Armed with a machine gun and an auto-load multi-CD launcher, you must guide a gunsight around each scene of the six levels of play, shooting everything and anyone that moves and a lot of things that don't move. Many of the things you shoot reveal pickups that will help you along the way. These pickups include CDs, a super gun, laserdiscs (which cause more damage than CDs), shields, skull bombs, and wheat grass shakes, which give you a dose of energy. During your mission, you'll free dancing girls from Los Angeles Club X, destroy NON helicopters, shoot your way inside a chemical factory in the Amazon Jungle, travel to the Middle East to free teens from a mind-control camp, destroy a chemical warehouse in the Pacific Rim, and finally face down the Headmistress herself at a Wembley Stadium Aerosmith concert. Almost all of the graphics are digitized as are Aerosmith too. There are also lots of fmv videos. Pretty awful game.
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ISO Demo ~451MB (upped by Scaryfun)
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Full Demo with DOSBox + Arcade, Genesis, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, SNES emulated versions 1.33GB (uploaded by The Collection Chamber)
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Russian Roulette Logos / Buka Entertainment [top]

Russian Roulette is a 3D action game, and the first game published by Buka, formerly only a distributor in Russia. A ring of planets, connected by galactic portals has become lost in space. The planets are devastated and the portals have been disassembled. It is up to you to you to find the missing parts of the portals so they can be reactivated. Mostly you will have to fight for them, or perform services to the local authorities. You can exit and enter any vehicle you encounter at will, and many have turrets that can rotate independently. In some levels you will be accompanied by an NPC who will guide you to the next portal part. Flying on a stolen device from alien technology does not differ much from those on an F-19 aircraft or a Comanche helicopter. The game was taken into space on the Mir space station in 1997 as part of a promotion. It was one of the first full priced games developed and published in Russia, and the first to sell more than 15,000 units in the Russian market alone.
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Russian Full Demo 23MB (uploaded by Scaryfun)
Videos
Russian Level Demo 4MB (uploaded by Absolute Games)
Russian ISO Demo + patches 116MB (uploaded by scaryfun)


Scorched Planet Criterion Games / Virgin Interactive [top]

You are cast as the lone protector, and your Type 16 transport has the capability of morphing between a weapon-packed fighter craft and a heavily armored assault tank. Using the Type 16, you scorch your path across unnervingly realistic 3D terrains. You have a task, a goal, and a motivation. You're here to evacuate the colony and to save lives. You'll defend your charges with strategy and cunning, and when necessary (believe me, it's always necessary), you'll stage preemptive strikes, enter vicious dogfights, light up the skies with pyrotechnic carnage, and blast paths through charging ground forces. The foe is evil, merciless, insidious, immovable, and spectacular in its strength. You have your wit, your nerve, your experience, and above all the immutable knowledge that only you can save the colonists.
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DOS Demo ~3MB Level Demo ~4MB ( @ Download.com)
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Reviews
ISO Demo 625MB (uploaded by scaryfun)
Video


SlamScape Viacom New Media [top]

Cyberspace is in danger again, and you've got to save it. Gameplay is reminiscent of Spectre VR. It's set in a surreal world of bomb-throwing ferris wheels, deadly teddy bears, exploding balloons, bottled brains on unicycles and a Scary-Go-Round, a spinning seagull named Gullicopter, a monstrous creation called Crabzilla and other bizarre enemies. Your objective is to pilot a rocket-mounted pile driver called a Slamjet while shooting, blasting, smashing and jumping anything and everything you see throughout four dangerous regions. Derived from your subconscious, the regions contain four heavily guarded Orb-Ids needed for level progression. Once obtained, you'll then take the orbs to a central location within that level. You must employ a different strategy for each orb you wish to obtain. Obtaining the Orb-Ids won't be easy as you're going up against 16 blood-thirsty opponents lusting for victory. While the default weapon is a Shockball there are a variety of special weapons including Minetraps, a Fasterblaster, a Ripstar and a devastating Torp, which is the most powerful item available. While flying in your futuristic craft, Nodensnaggers and Power Leeches will land on top of you, zapping your energy and draining your power. Graphics are fully 3D with polygonal enemies and objects, and the game touts a dynamic soundtrack composed by alternative rock band God Lives Underwater.
Review/Screenshots
ISO Demo 325MB (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)
Videos
Full Demo 6MB (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)


Solar Crusade: Chaos Control 2 Infogrames Europe SA [top]

This rail shooter is a sequel to Chaos Control. It's a cartoon-movie based science-fiction action shooting game like Rebel Assault. You’re a fighter of the Orbital Defense Force (ODF). At the beginning the ODF think that they have defeated their enemies – the Kesh Rhan. But this is a mistake. In 5 (short) chapters you have to shoot everything you see on the screen. Some of the enemies leave ammunition or energy-pills on the battle field. In some cases you can choose the direction you fly or you may find a secret level.
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English ISO Demo & scans 712MB (uploaded by Scaryfun)
Video
Dice budget CD - Clone ISO Demo (mirror) 712MB (uploaded by Egon68)
Screen Saver - ISO Demo (provided by Wastrel & upped by Scaryfun) 8MB


Soultrap Microforum [top]

A decent mixture of platform and 3d shooter genres. You play a guy who battles his inner fears in a nightmare. There is a lot of running and jumping off platforms while shooting the occasional enemy. Be careful when avoiding return fire that you don't fall off the edge of your narrow path to your death. You can have a 3rd person or 1st person view. The game does improve as it goes on so give it a try.
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Level Demo v1.06 ~6MB ( @ Download.com)
Reviews
Full Demo ~26MB ( @ Juego Viejo)
Video
Full Demo ~23MB (uploaded by bullthorn)
ISO Demo ~252MB (uploaded by Scaryfun)


Speed Rage Hexerei Games / Telstar Electronic Studios [top]

Speed Rage is a simple arcade-ish fantasy racing game with shooter elements that lets you race either a dune buggy or a boat on various tracks. The game is decent, but it doesn't really have anything to make you quit, say, Big Red Racing. Car controls are very simple, and the complete disregard to real-world physics results more in frustrating gameplay than fun. For example, rounding a corner is almost impossible without hitting curbs, because the game is far too sensitive. But on the other hand, hitting obstacles on the road result in little more than a brief slowdown of your car. All in all, a very average game that really deserves to stay unknown. Although, the game does have a nice modem and network support for those looking for a quick multiplayer game.
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ISO Demo 159MB (uploaded by scaryfun)


Star Control 3 Legend Entertainment Company / Accolade, Inc. [top]

Since the events in Star Control 2, the Ur-Quan have been pacified and the captain who bravely destroyed the Sa-Matra has had a horrible vision of the future. Suddenly without warning, all Hyperspace travel in the universe has stopped. Top scientists have pinpointed the cause of this disturbance somewhere in unexplored space in an area known as the Kessari Quadrant. Hastily assembling a fleet of ships as and an untested Precusor star drive... a loose alliance of alien races known as The League of Sentient Races sends a task force to the Kessari Quadrant. You are it's commander. Star Control 3 features a new 3D star map, new alien races to discover, new worlds to explore and colonize, new artifacts to research and a new isometric Hyper Melee battle system for inter-starship battles.
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Full Demo 54MB (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)
Infos
Clone ISO Demo 583MB (uploaded by Egon68)
Videos


Strike Base / Space Visitors Max Design GesMBH [top]

The earth is once again threatened by alien forces. The player controls Admiral Leighton who has to coordinate and lead the defense battles on four moons with different geographical features (lava, mountains, forest and underground). Every mission begins with the tactical map where the actual combat situation is shown. Then the player has to equip the vehicles with the appropriate weapons, defenses and other tactical items like satellites or teleports. In every mission the player has a predefined set of the four vehicle types at his disposal (two tanks, a bomber and a battle glider). After these tactical preparations begins the action part of Strike Base: The player controls the vehicles in 1st or 3rd person view and shoots at the alien troops, e.g. rocket launchers, tanks or mines. Of course the player can only use one unit at a time, so he can set waypoints for the others. The vehicles are almost completely mouse controlled, the keyboard used solely to control the speed. Destroyed enemies leave refreshments for the player's equipment, it can also be stocked up at the base. The 15 missions have varied goals, e.g. destroying all enemies, finding escape capsules or destroying specific hostile units. A mission is lost when all units are destroyed or the enemy conquers the player's base. There are four difficulty settings which affect the number and strength of the enemies but only on the two higher settings can all missions be played. It's a decent 3D space shooter that features good graphics for its time, created from an unusual mix of Voxel, 3D vector, and bitmap technologies.
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Full Demo 44MB (uploaded by MyAbandonware)
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Pre-Installed Full Demo 107.7MB (uploaded by Abandonware France)
ISO Demo 73.9MB (uploaded by Abandonware France)


Super Stardust Housemarque Ltd. / GameTek, Inc. [top]

In this Asteroids clone you control your Panther PX-2 ship through successive waves of asteroids and other enemies, which are drawn using ray-tracing techniques. The game features both overhead and 3D sections. In the overhead part, you must eliminate enemy ships and asteroids across several zones in each world. The 3D sections consist of underwater tunnels that link one world to another and they are each defended by a guardian you must defeat. It has five worlds, 30 levels and dazzling warp tunnel sequences, detailed 3D graphics and animations with real-time glow & transparency effects, and a huge selection of weapon and ship upgrades.
Videos
Full Demo 64MB (uploaded by Abandonia)
Reviews
ISO Demo 426MB (uploaded by scaryfun)
ISO Demo 413MB (uploaded by Egon68)


SWIV 3D SCi Games Ltd. / Interplay [top]

SWIV 3D is a 3D remake of the original SWIV. It features a voxel-based 3D engine and mission-based play, as well as a myriad of new enemies and completely new style of gameplay. It plays a lot like a typical 3D shooter: you control a helicopter which you must navigate through landscapes, all the while shooting at buildings, vehicles and other planes or helicopters and fullfilling your mission goals. There are also opportunities to use an armoured Jeep. Instead of the top down view of the original, you get a proper 3D view using voxel graphics, from behind whichever vehicle you are controlling, which looks damn good. And you're no longer stuck with flying one way, towards a fiery death. You can now roam all around a 3D landscape, in whichever direction you want. You now have a number of objectives which must be completed. These are mainly of the 'seek and destroy' variety, which have you nipping around the landscape, taking out an enemy installation, before flying off to your next objective. A compass is provided, which automatically points to the direction of the next objective, avoiding any embarrassing 'stopping and asking for directions' situations. You change modes of transport throughout the game; you start off in either the helicopter or the jeep, and there's usually a point somewhere on the level where you can change over to the other means of transport. This adds a tiny bit of strategy to the game, though not enough to deter shoot-em-up freaks. The helicopter is fast, with a wide turning circle, and can move from side to side, to avoid incoming missiles. This means you can usually get away with flying over a base, letting lose your weapons, and zooming over a hill before the enemy can retaliate. There's the obligatory selection of weapons to pick up. These include homing missiles, smart bombs, napalm, power-ups, and a smart bomb. The latter unleashes a nuclear explosion, which sends a shockwave across the ground, taking out most things in its way. Except you. It was re-released as "SWIV 3D Assault" in 1997 with 3Dfx and native Windows 95 support.
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Level Demo ~14MB ( @ Download.com)
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Full Demo 22MB (uploaded by MyAbandonware)
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Full Demo ~25MB ( @ Fajnegry)
UK Clone ISO Demo 443MB (uploaded by elsie3)


T-Mek Atari Games Corporation / Time Warner Interactive, WizardWorks Software [top]

T-Mek is essentially an updated Battlezone and was originally a two-player, sit-down, virtual reality fighting arcade game. You are a warrior battling in the T-Mek competition, a hugely popular event in the future. You control a hovercraft and try to blow up everyone else. The action is viewed from your perspective as you travel around the arena. You also have an overall view of where your opponents are. Terrain surfaces and characteristics vary in each battle. In most levels you need to reach a certain score to progress, however there are out-and-out one-off Deathmatch duels to deal with periodically.
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Full Demo 90MB (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)
Infos
ISO Demo 181MB (uploaded by Egon68)
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Terra: Battle for the Outland / Terra: 2120 Kaon Interactive, Jacked-In, TerraOutlands [top]

This was one of the internet's original Massively multiplayer online role-playing shooting games. Terra is a virtual world played from the first-person perspective with one of several vehicles, originally limited to a medium tank (Rhino), light scout vehicle (Goat), or a heavy long-range self-propelled howitzer (Buffalo). A light attack helicopter (Shrike) was added sometime in 1997 and several other vehicle types have been added since, including a heavy tank (Armadillo) and fast laser-armed recon vehicles both land (Scarab) and air (Phoenix). Also, stationary fort defenses which existed from the start of the game (Thugs) as AI's have been made player-usable. The game has some role-playing aspects to it as each player makes a character whose statistics are tracked continuously. Each player aligns themselves with a clan, and all players start in one of two clans called the "Desert Rats" or "AMOK". Players move from these two beginner/introductory clans by either pledging to existing primary clans or by forming their own clans. While many players do form their own clans most shortly wind up with established large clans since the Terra environment tends to not be friendly to such independent-minded players. Eventually Kaon chose to pursue other directions and allowed the game to stagnate and die. Then along came a gaming group called Jacked-In who added several variations of the Goat as well as a heavy tank (Armadillo) and the failed jet-pack (JOE). Their involvement ended less than pleasantly and Terra went off-line sometime in 2003. That wasn't the end of it however. After several months a player named "Rooster" worked out an arrangement with Kaon to bring the game back and it ran another two years. During this third incarnation, the a majority of the Jacked-In changes (second incarnation) were removed and the game took a new direction, including adding a new watercraft (Barracuda). In early 2005 this arrangement also ended rather abruptly, much to the dismay of the loyal player base. In November 2005, Terra was brought back once again by "Terminox" under a contractual arrangement with Kaon. "Jenga" and "Beast" were invited to return to the fold as developers. With help from the "JKR", "Deft" and other long time players the game was quickly brought back on-line and has been running continuously since. The game's graphics have received several significant face lifts and further development is ongoing. The player base has continued to expand. The game is run by volunteers and from donations. It is a free game to this day. Players are given rank status for the kill ratios they have attained. Higher rank means more privileges, although some of that is controlled by the clan leader for clan security reasons.
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Free Game ( @ Official Site)
Reviews
Infos
Video


ThunderGun: The Cybwar Mission Game Empire Series / Rainbow / Microforum [top]

The year is 2880, and as alien races pillage planet Soran for its massive deposits of anti-gravitational minerals, the planet's peaceful inhabitants are forced to flee to Earth. Now orbiting the Earth in their floating Sky-City, the Soranians have begun to rebuild the foundation of their once great civilization. But now that peaceful existence is about to be shattered, because from deep within the Earth a new threat has emerged.
Fly into the heart of danger as you fight to save the Queen of Soran from a sinister Earth Scientist, Gateway, and a power-hungry faction of mercenaries who are bent on capturing the Sky-City. From your turret destroy a never ending onslaught of deadly robotic fighters. With fully rendered characters and terrain, you'll journey deep into Gateway's underground lair to defeat his robotic army, free the kidnapped Queen, and deliver Earth from the grip of this brutal Cybwar.
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ISO Demo 509MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Time Commando Adeline / Activision [top]

This decent game involves a computer that's invented to create a time bubble where someone can go in and explore a different time. However, it's infected by a virus and starts expanding and gobbling up the surrounding area and people. You must go into 8 different time periods, gather weapons and dispatch enemies that the malfunctioning computer sends at you. Explore each screen for weapons or items of use before moving on as you won't be able to return to it. The graphics include pre-rendered backgrounds, polygonal models and even fmv scenes.
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Full Demo ~72MB (upped by Scaryfun)
Reviews
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ISO Demo ~480MB (upped by Egon68)
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Tomb Raider Core Design / Eidos [top]

You play as Lara Croft, perhaps the most famous game character ever. Agile, tough and good-looking - she made gaming history. Lara is fed up with her life and looks for adventure which she'll get as she's approached to retrieve 3 old artifacts. In typical Indiana Jones fashion you'll visit Mayan temples, Egypt, Greece and even Atlantis. Lots of puzzles and traps break up the shooting. Since the action takes place in long lost cities and ruins, you'll never meet a lot of people, so the enemies consist of wolves, bears, raptors and some more mystical animals. The camera follows Lara as she climbs, jumps, and swims through detailed environs overcoming environmental obstacles and deadly fauna. Moving through levels often involves finding spots where Lara can climb, looking for spots where Lara can use her acrobatic ability, and sliding blocks and pushing levers to solve puzzles and open passageways. Lara is armed with, now trademark, twin pistols with infinite ammunition, but she can pick up higher caliber weapons to take on deadlier human opponents. Lara also comes across restorative health packs and has a compass with which she can orient herself. The graphics were really good for this time and got even better when there was a 3dfx patch released. It was one of the first games to receive a hardware acceleration patch developed by 3dfx Interactive for use with its Voodoo cards. Many jaws dropped to the floor when game players saw the new, enhanced version of Tomb Raider - a version that showcased much cleaner textures and smoother edges. Indeed, Tomb Raider helped fuel the fire of an industry that would grow at an alarming rate. It was an instant hit with many sequels and even spawned 2 movies starring Angelina Jolie, the first of which is the highest-grossing movie ever based on a videogame. It effectively translated Prince of Persia-style platformer gameplay to 3D. Lara Croft was the first game mascot to break the cutesy cartoon mold yet achieve mainstream recognition, and inspired a glut of "sexy" heroines and pandering advertisements. Soon after the release, someone found out how to replace the clothing textures and released a custom "nude patch" (DOS version only of course). It revealed everything and it became a big hype on the net. Despite the unsavory marketing and imagery that surrounded Lara, she was as popular among female gamers as male, and many women credited her with piquing their interest in gaming altogether.

See also: #Tomb Raider Gold, #Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Starring Lara Croft

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City of Vilcabama Level Pt. 1&2 + 3Dfx Vodoo Demos 2+2+2MB ( @ tombraiders.net)How to run on Win XP/Vista
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Reviews
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Work In Progress Demo ~1MB (upped by Scaryfun)
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3DFx Glide Emulator, Graphic, and Texture Mod
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Full Demo 25MB ( @ Fajnegry.prv.pl)
Clone ISO Demo 261MB (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)
Include in Tomb Raider Gold (98) ISO Demo CD1 Tomb Raider ~368MBCD2 Unfinished Business ~525MB (upped by Trey)
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Browser-Playable Java City of Vilcabama Demo Pt.1 2MB (uploaded by RGB Classic Games)
included in Tomb Raider 1+2+3 - GOG Digital ISO Demo 712MB (uploaded by Shattered)
Shareware Level Demo included in Bloody Games (1998) ISO Demo 313MB (uploaded by olli)
Original Soundtrack + Glidos + Last Secret fix (uploaded by hgdagon)
included in Tomb Raider Bundle - EU AlcoholClone 3DVD ISO Demo (thanks to Shattered + Torrent mirror by ShadowFlame365) 17.4GB
Prototype Demo 6MB (uploaded by scaryfun)
OEM PowerVR Extreme - ISO Demo 277MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)
GOG ISO Demo + mirror 253MB (uploaded by HappySmile33)


Tunnel B1 Neon / Acclaim [top]

The premise is that in the overly technological Earth of the future, mankind has seen the arms race escalate to the point where one mad dictator has developed the ultimate weapon. Enter you and your nippy little hovery-car in a last-ditch attempt to stop him using it. This involves racing through various underground tunnels, shooting every-thing in sight - and, of course, not dying in the process. Tunnel B1 is a typical Playstation conversion where you glide just above the surface with some sort of tank. It looks quite good at first sight but tends to get repetitive. The objects are highly detailed and the explosions are very satisfying. Sonically everything is top notch, right down to the cd audio musical tracks that accompany the action. Fans of Playstation action games should look into this.
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ISO Demo ~270MB (uploaded by Egon68)
Reviews
Japanese ISO Demo (provided by Rodwod & upped by Scaryfun) 310MB
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Twisted Metal SingleTrac / Sony Computer Entertainment [top]

Every year, a mysterious man named Calypso sends e-mails to renowned drivers, inviting them to compete in a tournament called Twisted Metal. The conditions of the tournament are anything but ordinary: opponents fight each other in armored vehicles with mounted weapons. The winner receives an audience with Calypso, and is granted a single wish - a wish without limits, be it money, power, or even our reality itself. In 2005, the annual tournament is held again in Los Angeles, and twelve drivers, each with his own agenda, have come to compete to death. Twisted Metal is a vehicular combat game and the pc version was only released in Japan. The player selects one of the twelve available drivers and takes part in the competition. In the one-player story mode, the player must progress through six combat stages; all the opponents must be destroyed in order to win the race. In the two-player co-op mode, players choose a battlefield and control two cars in an attempt to get rid of the competition. All the vehicles are equipped with two mounted machine guns; though relatively weak, they have unlimited ammunition. Other weapons can be picked up by driving over them during the races. These include fire and homing missiles, land mines, tire spikes, and others. Each participant has a life bar, which can be replenished by entering a specific area on the stage.
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Japanese ISO Demo 163MB (uploaded by scaryfun)
Infos
Custom ISO Demo (with restored CD audio) 436MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Virtua Squad / Virtua Cop AM2 / Sega Entertainment [top]

Virtua Cop is a first-person shooting game converted from an arcade game in which you play a member of the white-clad Virtua City Police Department. You've received a hot tip about a bunch of arms dealers and are sent in to arrest them. The game wouldn't be any fun if these guys went quietly, so any time you encounter one of the mirror-shaded thugs, they're either leaping out to surprise you with a bullet or trying to snipe you from a high rooftop. You have no control over your cop's movement, and instead are moved along through each 3-D environment while attack situations are set up for you. At this point, winning the game is all a matter of reflexes and timing. On the screen, the enemy who is closest to being able to fire at you is surrounded by a timed targeting reticle. The game becomes intensely cinematic when you shoot these guys. Enemies who are up on rooftops make dramatic, several-story plummets and if your cross hairs are fixed on the enemy, you can hit him with two, three, four bullets (an easier task when you've pick up the automatic or machine gun), spinning him around in an incredible pirouette of death before he finally spills. A fun and quick game for those looking for aiming practice in a story environment.
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Level Demo ~6Mb ( @ Download.com)
Reviews
Full Demo ~12Mb ( @ Juego Viejo)
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Full Demo ~12Mb ( @ Fajnegry.pl)
ISO Demo (bin/cue) & manual ~358MB (provided by Basha & uploaded by Scaryfun)
Virtua Cop 1+2 - Full Demo with DOSBox (works on Win10) 330MB (uploaded by The Collection Chamber)
Full Demo with Music fix 354MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Zeitgeist: Laser Fighter (Jupiter Strike) Taito Corporation, Kinesoft / GT Interactive Software [top]

Zeitgeist is a 3D rail shooter in which the player controls a futuristic fighter jet flying through space. The lone hero must battle multiple waves of aliens and asteroids, fly across planets and inside space stations, as well as combat large mother ships and other boss enemies. The game only allows limited movement of the jet, prompting the player to focus on targeting and destroying as much as he can on his path. The jet that has two main weapons, and a laser sub-weapon that homes into targets. Unlike most other shooters, this game does not have any power-ups. It's similar to Rebel Assault except with more freedom of movement. You control a spaceship from a third-person perspective, shooting everything in sight. The game's highlights are the excellent ship designs and great graphics, which features texture mapping, Gouraud shading, translucency, and other effects. The levels are also very well-designed-you will fly through an asteroid field in space, dogfight enemy ships inside a huge space station, and deal with gigantic end-level bosses that are very tough to beat.
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2000 Release ISO Demo 149MB (uploaded by Molitor)
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Japanese Full Demo 3MB (uploaded by Supernova)
ISO Demo (provided by Meddle & upped by Scaryfun) 147MB
Japanese ISO Demo 220MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Free Fan-Made Games

Bust Hillary 3D Tenkiller Studios [top]

This is a fan-made assault on a character they don't like as was similarly done for ones that deserved it like Saddam Hussein or Osama Bin Laden or others that were more absurd such as Barney the Dinosaur or Teletubbies. In this case, it is the wife of then U.S. president Bill Clinton. It is necessary for a limited time (1000 seconds, after which the game simply closes) to walk through different cases, one way or another connected with the Clinton couple, and collect ten incriminating secret FBI files, scattered here and there, simultaneously shooting back from the White House security officers, special services and other individuals interested in hiding their dirty secrets. A dozen first-aid kits (in fact - life units), twelve rounds, two types of weapons (a long-range pistol and a rapid-fire "Uzi") - this is all our initial "capital". The White House dungeons are tangled, full of vicious opponents, seeing you even through the walls and (without) successfully trying to shoot the intruder. Like in Wolfenstein 3D and a little to Duke Nukem, with a first-person view we wander through the areas of world imperialism, deal with local guards, collect first-aid kits (recall, one piece is equal to one unit of health), cartridges and find dirt (of which all varieties are present here, let's just say ), sometimes jumping and squatting. For his successes, the player receives points in order, apparently, to enroll in a non-existent table of records. Both barrels share ammo, so be careful. If you spend everything on the "Uzi", then you won't be able to shoot from the pistol, and since there is no "zero" fist-knuckle-duster or something like that, there will be nothing to fight back with. In this case, the outcome is extremely predictable. There is an opportunity to call the map over the image, but it is not easy to understand. The music is clearly inspired by Wolfenstein 3D, - however, there is only one short composition. The graphics are pretty mediocre for shooters of that time, the design of the rooms is varied, there is a minimum of interactivity (opening doors, breaking glass and all kinds of test tubes), although it will be far from the level of Duke 3D. Seat management is completely non-obvious and cannot be reassigned. Full aiming is realized only with the keyboard Num Pad; Although the mouse is supported, you can't turn the camera with it, only move and shoot. Enemies, as already mentioned earlier, shoot excellently, although they prefer to do this at medium-close range, which is why they can be beaten relatively calmly from a distance. It is also upsetting that in case of defeat, the game gives only one opportunity: to exit. You won't be able to start over right away.
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Free Game 6MB (uploaded by DOSGameZone)
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Chex Quest 3 Digital Cafe [top]

The developer put up the beta version of Chex Quest 3 game for free download on their website (now defunct), along with a blurb about an upcoming Chex Quest 4 that was never finished. The game is complete, though, and no obvious bugs are apparent. In addition to the same wacky gameplay from the first two games, Chex Quest 3 includes new weapons, such as a clone of the super shotgun from Doom II, and several new monsters. In 2008, Charles Jacobi, a former team member of Chex Quest’s developer, Digital Cafe, completed his hobby project, Chex Quest 3. Five new maps blasting through the Chex universe plus five new flemoids and lots of great detail gives for a solid set of maps.
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1996 Beta Demo ~2MB (upped by bullthorn)
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2008 Full Demo v1.4 *includes Chex Quest 1-3 8.7MB (uploaded by chucktropolis.com)


Simulations

A-10 Cuba! Parsoft Interactive / Activision, Inc. [top]

A-10 Cuba!, the sequel to A-10 Attack!, is a military air combat simulator featuring the Fairchild-Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II ground attack aircraft, otherwise known as the "Warthog." Like its predecessor, it is a highly realistic simulator with a fast 3D polygonal graphics engine. New features include more detailed graphics and 12 missions set in an expansive, intricate model of Cuba. Four additional multiplayer-only environments allow up to eight players to compete on a LAN. Released for both Macintosh and Windows platforms, A-10 Cuba! provides a detailed 2D cockpit with clickable buttons and switches. The Macintosh version also includes a mission editor. A wide variety of weapons are available for air-air and air-ground combat, including Sidewinder, Hellfire, Maverick and HARM missiles and free-fall, laser-guided and cluster bombs. Rockets and the Warthog's famous GAU-8 Avenger gatling gun round out the arsenal. Physics, damage and avionics are simulated in great detail, making A-10 Cuba! a challenge even for experienced flight sim enthusiasts.
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Full Demo 6MB (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)
Review
MegaMedia version ISO Demo 234MB (uploaded by Egon68)
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ISO Demo 322MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)
MegaMedia version ISO Demo 323MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Action Ware 17: Extra Missions for U.S. Navy Fighters Action Ware [top]

This compilation contains 38 extra missions, Libraries and Utilities for U.S. Navy Fighters and U.S. Marine Fighters. It also has U.S. Navy Fighters Toolkit version 1.0 and Raw2bmp converter program.
ISO Demo 9MB (uploaded by Egon68)


Agile Warrior F-111X Black Ops Entertainment / Virgin Interactive [top]

Force needed to construct a new warplane which can be uses for multiple roles like frontal attacks or stealth operations. The result: a mixture between the YF-23's (high performance airframe), the X- 31's (thrust-vectoring maneuverability), and the F-111's (superior terrain and weapon-guidance systems). In Agile Warrior: F-111X the player pilots one of these aircraft to solve the mentioned issues in about six missions. To be successful he needs to utilize all of the aircraft's features, e.g. rockets, a radar which uncovers nearby enemies or the ability to cloak. The latter is important during the stealth missions in which the player needs to avoid hostile radars.
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ISO Demo 351MB (uploaded by Egon68)
Review
Full Demo 20MB (uploaded by Juego Viejo)
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Air Power: Battle in the Skies Rowan Software / Mindscape Inc. [top]

Air Power: Battle in the Skies is set in a fantasy world in which humanity lives on one big continent. This means there has never been naval warfare and all action concentrates on aircraft. Unfortunately the king dies without leaving a heir and four factions want to rise to power - of course this means war. At the beginning of the game the player chooses one faction and which aircraft he wants to use (basically a choice between light and heavy hunter). This is an action-oriented flight simulation with strategy elements. The goal is to get the majority of the population behind the player so he can become king. This can be achieved by conquering their cities. On an overhead map the next target settlement is chosen. Now there are three options to chose from: diplomacy (to gather the trust peacefully), besiegement or attacking. Depending on the city's importance the player has to solve several missions in optional order - the goals range from escort missions over liberating the area to destroying ground targets. Every conquered city produces reinforcements for the fleet. This is important because the fleet sets the prospect of success for diplomacy attempts and gets diminished when the player fails a mission. Another option is to attack another faction with the whole fleet - the defeated party gets eliminated.
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Full Demo 8MB (uploaded by MyAbandonware)
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included in Golden Collection vol.1 (1996) ISO 338MB (uploaded by Egon68)
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ISO Demo 198MB (uploaded by Egon68)
Video Review


Annihilator Tank Andrew McNab [top]

This is a shareware game for DOS in which the player commands a tank and must destroy greater and greater numbers of enemy tanks in more complex situations. This culminates in the 'Combat Unlimited' level where the number of enemy tanks is unlimited and the player must destroy as many as possible before losing their only tank. The tank controls include the standard left/right forward/reverse and fire in addition to turret right, turret left and turret centre. The game screen features a small radar which shows the location of enemy targets, a compass for orientation, and a status bar. The actual game screen contains features such as trees which can be destroyed, so neither the player nor the enemy can hide behind them. The game has four save slots. The full game consists of four levels: Country Carnage, Wasteland Warriors, Desert Destruction, Combat Unlimited. Only the Country Carnage level was included in the shareware release.
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Full Demo 180kb (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)
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Armageddon: Hondon Sog-euro Mirinae Software / Pantech [top]

As one of the first Korean game developers, Mirinae made a step towards realtime polygonal 3D graphics with this game based on the animated movie by Lee Hyunse. Their first product that used their own Realspace 3D engine was this space shooter tie in with a contemporary big animation project. Just like Full Metal Jacket, the game features weapons management, but also a missions tree in form of a star map. In the space flight missions, orientation can be very difficult, which is made even harder by the ugly and glutted starfield background. The flight controls are decent, but don't offer the amount of control of a Wing Commander or Conflict Freespace.
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Level Demo 6.36MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)
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Korean ISO Demo + DOSBox (provided by nemo838 & upped by Scaryfun) 121MB
Korean ISO Demo 115MB (uploaded by roioros)


Assault Rigs Psygnosis Limited [top]

In the future, physical sports will be replaced by a violent virtual contest, where a lot of gambling and corporate cash is involved. Such is the setting for this action-packed game, where you act as a jockey for a virtual tank of massive firepower, called a Rig. Navigate through the maze-like arenas with jumps, elevators and movable blocks. Pick up power-ups to overcome other Rigs, or Gems to advance through more than 40 levels. Graphics and ambiance are inspired, it seems, by Tron, and place the player in a "wire framed" virtual environment. The focus here, though, is not racing, but rather blowing your opponent to oblivion. For that purpose the game gives the player progressively more power and versatility. Mini guns, laser cannons and heat seeking missiles are pretty much standard gear, but it also has a couple of twists of its own: feed your guns bouncing or shattering ammo rounds for added firepower, or experiment with the fly-by-wire missiles, where you remote control it to your target of preference. Shields and turrets are also at your disposal. Also, as the game progresses, you can choose different tanks (Rigs) to use in your struggle to survive the clash. The game features 3-D graphics with light sourcing and multiplayer features.
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Full Demo 29MB (uploaded by MyAbandonware)
Reviews
ISO Demo ~354MB (uploaded by Scaryfun)
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ATI 3D Rage Edition - ISO Demo 598MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Back to Baghdad Military Simulations Inc. [top]

Back to Baghdad is a simulation of the air war over Iraq a few years after the end of the Gulf War, with you taking the place of a F-16 pilot in a series of "one off" missions. The game included a fairly detailed rendering of the F-16, it's cockpit and systems. The terrain engine mapped most of southern Iraq using satellite imagery, and did all of this with a software renderer.
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Full Demo 54MB (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)
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ISO Demo 77MB (uploaded by Egon68)


Banzai Bug Gravity, Inc. / Grolier Interactive Inc. [top]

Banzai Bug is a flight simulator with a twist – you don’t fly a plane, you fly a bug! Banzai Bug is a wise-cracking insect with an attitude that belies his small size. Banzai finds himself trapped in the exterminator’s house, and the only way to get out is to help the resident bugs in their quest to rid the home of the evil Biggies (humans). Banzai is a top-notch pilot and the only one that can destroy the Robobugs and collect the disgusting ingredients for the Stinkulator, the ultimate weapon to eradicate the Biggies. The playing screen shows Banzai from a third-person view slightly behind him in flight. There are three modes of flight: Plane Mode is regular flight mode, Helicopter Mode allows you to hover and move vertically for precise maneuvers, and Look Around Mode allows you to look around without actually moving from your current location. Each enemy has three levels of expertise, with each being quicker and more difficult to destroy than the last. The most-encountered enemy is the Robobug. These are robotic insects that the Biggie exterminator has created to patrol his house and destroy any “real” bugs. There are also Static Spitters, which are ground-based gun installations. Attack Spitters are your rival robot flying aces. The Zappers are helicopter-like machines that emit lightning bolts to fry you. They’re very difficult to destroy and are best avoided. Last, but not least, are the Biggies. These Humans can’t be destroyed, but you can drive them away. Banzai only has a few weapons at his disposal to deal with the many enemies he encounters. The basic weapon is the spitball – unlimited ammo and moderate damage, you’ll use this 95% of the time. Banzai can also acquire up to nine Buzz power-ups. These give Banzai the ability to emit a quick, powerful lightning burst that will destroy an enemy in one shot. Banzai can also Punch enemies if they are very close. The Punch is also used to perform certain tasks, like punching the box of matches to knock a match out.
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Level Demo 4MB (uploaded by CNET Download.com)
Videos
ISO Demo 232MB (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)
Clone ISO Demo 228MB (uploaded by Egon68)
Full Demo with PCem Win95 emulator 357MB (uploaded by The Collection Chamber)


Battle Gear [K] Mirinae Software / Pantech [top]

This 3D mecha game seems to be more simulation-heavy compared to the action oriented Full Metal Jacket series, though not to the degree of most Western mecha simulations at that time. Like in Mirinae's 2D games, each of the 19 mission begins with equipping the mecha. Only this time the process is much more elaborate, as machine is composed of individual body parts. In addition to the various weapon systems, the player can also send out foot soldiers to do certain tasks, but has to take care not to squash them. At the time of the game's release, it was hailed for its impressive technological performance, unseen in any Korean developed game before, but the enemy AI has been criticized for a flaw that makes it possible to cheat it, as it doesn't react on a player that attacks with missiles from extremely far away.
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Korean ISO Demo 124MB (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)
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Battlecruiser 3000AD 3000AD, Inc. / Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. [top]

This is the original release of Battlecruiser 3000AD. An updated version was released in 1998 as Battlecruiser 3000AD v2.0. In this space simulation game, the player takes the role of a Galactic Command officer and has command over a giant space ship, a Battlecruiser, and can control everything that happens on this ship. The year is 3000AD and Gammulan Empire is on its way to conquer the galaxy. This isn't seen lightly by the Galcom who sends out their best commander (the player) to stop the threatening empire. The game is mostly played from the bridge, where the player has access to all the ship's functions. There is three modes in the game: Free Flight, Advanced Campaign Mode and Xtreme Carnage Combat Simulator. The Free Flight mode lets new player explore the world and learn the game without having to fear being attacked. The Advanced Campaign Mode is dynamic and features a number of alien civilizations that influences what happens in the world. The Xtreme Carnage Combat Simulator mode allows players to train their combat performance. The game was later released as freeware.
Review
included in Universal Combat Collector's Edition v2.0 Full Demo 770MB (uploaded by scaryfun)
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ISO Demo 122MB (uploaded by Egon68)
Free Game 49MB (uploaded by CNET Download)
1995 Prototype 9MB (uploaded by Hidden Palace)


BLAM! Machinehead Core Design / EIDOS Interactive [top]

BLAM! Machinehead is a 3D shoot-'em-up, not too dissimilar to Doom etc, whereby the player controls a character riding on a flying bomb! Equipped with a vast amount of weaponary, the basic aim of the game is to progress to the end of a level, by destroying as many objects as possible. You shoot enemies and explore the futuristic, barren wastelands and abandoned factories and such as you try to save the world. The player controls Kimberly Stride, who is a scientist. She has to save the world from bad DNA that is slowly "eating" everything away. As a player, you control the flying bomb which was designed to be a safe vehicle to be in while travelling through this infested world. The game has nice 3D graphics and a very unique mood to it that separates it from the more common shooters.
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Full Demo 10Mb (@ Fajnegry)
Reviews
ISO Demo 404MB (upped by Egon68)
Video
Full Demo with DOSBox 211MB (uploaded by The Collection Chamber)


Bow Hunter Valusoft [top]

Choose your weapon, sights and scent as you experience the most challenging method of hunting, bow and arrow. Four different species, including deer, bear, boar and turkey are waiting to test your skills. Adjustable Games: Choose a quick weekend hunt, a full week or even two to complete your adventure. Play as a seasoned pro, or a novice. Tools of the trade: Pick from four bow strengths, and multiple shafts, nibbs and bow heads for the ultimate in archery. Use seven types of calls, five types or camouflage, and six different scents to improve your hunting chances. 3D Tournaments: Choose 20 or 30 targets a round, as either a professional or novice archer. Select 1 or 2 minute time limits.
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ISO Demo 108MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


CyberDome Above the Garage Productions / MicroLeague Multimedia, Inc. [top]

This is a single player shoot 'em up that was originally released as shareware but has since been made available as freeware. All the action in the game takes place inside a dome in cyber-space, hence the name. The player takes on the role of a trainee cyber assassin for an unnamed mega corporation. The task is to survive the eight training missions and play through the subsequent sixty-four levels. The player starts with five lives/ships and additional ones can be awarded as the score increases, power-ups left behind when enemy ships are destroyed can be collected. You will battle 7 different enemies, each with an individually tweaked AI. Although this is primarily a a shoot 'em up game there is a strategy element as the order in which the enemy ships are destroyed can be important. The game is entirely keyboard controlled, it uses the space bar to fire and the numeric keypad to steer the ship. It has an auto-targetting feature which not only locates the nearest / next enemy but points the ship towards it. There are first, second, third and overhead points of view. The game can be played full screen or in a window, it has sound effects and a soundtrack, and a high score table. It sports a very complex 3D engine for its time, patented under the name ?SuperSet? engine.
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Full Demo ( provided by starlord & upped by Scaryfun) 10MB
Video


Das Hexagon-Kartell [G] ASCARON Entertainment GmbH [top]

The eponymous crime syndicate practically controls the world. So the governments have no other choice than to found a task force, the United Navy, which shall take care of this problem. The player controls a member of the helicopter unit and leads operations against the Hexagon-Kartell in South America, North Africa, the Gulf of Mexico, China and the Pacific. Every mission starts with the selection of the used helicopter - the game features nine of them: Apache AH-64, Super Cobra, Hind, Sea King, Blackhawk, Belll 222, UH1, MDD 500 and the game-exclusive Witchride. The helicopters have different flight parameters and weaponry, so it is important to choose a appropriate one for every mission. The missions offer a wide variety of goals, e.g. a stealthy destruction of enemy forces, locating convoys or transporting goods. The campaign is mostly non-linear, which means failures don't necessary lead to a game over but change the parameters of the next mission or unlocks an extra mission, e.g. when failing to rescue a crashed pilot the next mission is to rescue him from an enemy camp. Additionally to the campaign there are 14 training missions available where a real-life instructor of the Federal Armed Forces (German: Bundeswehr) introduces the player to the helicopter flight. The difficulty is stepless adjustable, both in respect of the realism of the flight control and the enemy AI. The auto pilot offers a lot of possibilities, e.g. flying to all way points scarcely over the tree tops, holding the height or landing.
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German 2CD ISO Demo (provided by corsa & upped by Scaryfun) 981MB
Videos


EF2000 TACTOM Digital Image Design Ltd. / Ocean Software Ltd. [top]

This is an expansion pack to DID's EF2000 flight simulator. It includes a new mission and scenario editor, enhanced multiplayer options for LAN and internet play and many other additional features not included in the main program. Other improvements over the original release include an enhanced camera AI control, new flight regions, new instrumentals (e.g. for fuel control, airspeed and altitude) and more detailed after flight summaries.
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Clone ISO Demo 20MB (uploaded by Egon68)
Full Demo 10MB (uploaded by MyAbandonware)
Included in: EF2000 v2.0 ISO Demo 669MB (uploaded by Egon68)
included in Super EF2000 Clone ISO Demo 322MB (uploaded by Egon68)
included in EF2000: Special Edition - Full Demo 69MB (uploaded by MyAbandonware)


F-22 Lightning II NovaLogic, Inc. [top]

Yet another simulation of the yet to enter service F-22, probably the most advanced fighter of the world. As with most Novalogic games, however, the emphasis here is on action and graphics, rather than in simulating the real thing. The game offers a standard series of campaigns as well as a quick mission mode and multiplayer support for deathmatch and cooperative games using a feature similar to the "spawn" feature found on WarCraft 2. It's much more detailed in comparison to contemporary combat flight simulators like Jane's US Navy Fighters. Rule the skies in this action-packed jet fighter simulation. Nothing else looks , sounds or feels more like the real F-22. Fast and furious gameplay over the best looking 3d terrains created to date. Day and night missions include desert, jungle, mountain and coastline landscapes. MULTIPLAYER via network modem or serial connect. Multi-Panning camera modes allow players to view the action at every angle. One of the best examples of a game that sank without a trace in the market due to misleading marketing, F-22 Raptor is another of Novalogic's "sim-lite" entries, similar to the famous Comanche series. It's a very enjoyable arcade-style sim that offers excellent multiplayer option.
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Level Demo ~7MB ( @ Download.com)
Reviews
Full Demo 18MB (uploaded by MyAbandonware)
Video
ISO Demo 154MB (uploaded by Old_Schooler)
included in Novalogic Classics v1.1 - Fan-Made Repack 965MB (uploaded by Phoenix1379)


F!Zone for Fury³ Terminal Reality / WizardWorks [top]

This is the official expansion for Microsoft Fury 3. The add-on adds 3 new planets, with 3 levels each, for a total of 9 new levels, as well as level creation utilities.
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Full Demo ~13MB (uploaded by Scaryfun)
ISO Demo ~117MB (uploaded by Egon68)
Terminal Fury - Full Demo (includes Terminal Velocity+Planets and Fury3+F-Zone) 30MB (uploaded by HcH)


Flight Action Axisim Software [top]

A shareware, WWII-themed flight simulator with combat that tries to capture the "spirit and feeling of real flight" while avoiding the complexities of other flight sims. The game, while having only one type of fighter-plane to pilot, offers the beginner several flight-training tutorials, regarding airplane controls, view control, take-off, landing, bomb runs and dogfighting. The main part of the 'Flight Action' are the individual scenarios that, very unpretentiously, drop you right into the action of attacking ground forces, naval fleets or convoys, fighting enemy bombers, participating in air-races where you have to guide your plane through gates in low-level flight, or rounds of 'survival-style' dogfighting. The game also allows the player to record his actions, view demos and review his own recordings from the main menu. In-game, the program offers a range of additional instructions regarding flight-basics, the cockpit controls and, uniquely, a guide to stereo-vision by means of either mock-up 'glasses' that separate your vision, or by using a reflecting stereoscope. Both methods rely on the game's option to split the screen to allow for said stereovision effect. Graphics are very simple, since the game offers no textures, but flat-shaded polygonal model of planes, ships, buildings, trucks with different colored, animated flat 'particels' making up the explosions. The airplane's cockpit is fully modelled, allowing for 360° view and mouse interaction. There is digital sound of engines and 'takatakataka' machine-guns and bombs.
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Level Demo 404kb (uploaded by File Planet)
Videos
Full Demo 270kb (uploaded by scaryfun)


Flying Corps Rowan Software Ltd. / Empire Interactive Entertainment [top]

Flying Corps is a 1996 World War I flight simulator developed by Rowan Software and published by Empire Interactive. It was one of the most popular flight simulators of its time due to its accurate flight models and graphics, and also the novelty factor of a First World War dog fight simulator. Flying Corps is one of the few flight simulators to have dealt with the First World War - Red Baron, Knights of the Sky and the more arcade-oriented Wings have attempted to do the same, but most companies focus on modern air combat and World War II (usually the Battle of Britain). The game is split in four campaigns: The Flying Circus (1917), Battle of Cambrai 1917, Spring Offensive (1918) and Hat In The Ring (1918). Several airplanes are available, including the Sopwith Camel, the Nieuport 28 and the Fokker Dr.I.

See also: #Flying Corps Gold

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Full ISO Demo 310mb (uploaded by Old_Schooler)
Review
Video


Giants Of Steel Ulrich Haar / DIGITAL Nightmares [top]

This is a fun 3D giant robot action game from a small Germany-based developer who released the game into the public domain after selling it for a number of months as shareware. Although the player does take command of a Mech, this game is more akin to an arcade shoot'em up that to a real Mech simulation since there appears to be no support for giving commands to other allied mechs (or the existence of other allied mechs for that matter). The game uses a 3D engine which allows looking in all directions and uses simple shading to render the objects (no texture mapping or lighting effects). The game offers two modes of play, "1 Player" mode in which the player has to complete missions and is pitted against the computer, and a one on one "2 Player" mode. In this (the second) mode the screen is divided in half and the speed of the game drops dramatically. The difficulty is not too high but it is easy to get in a crossfire between a mech, a helicopter and a patrol boat, overheat and get blown to pieces if not careful. It is also quite fun if you're not a graphics freak and can cope with the relatively dull scenery. There are a variety of enemies to combat, tanks, helicopters, boats and Mechs among others, the enemy Mechs being the only real threat.
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Full Demo 1.1MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


HIND: The Russian Combat Helicopter Simulation Digital Integration Ltd. / Interactive Magic Ltd. [top]

Hind is a simulation of the Soviet Mi-24 helicopter (codenamed "Hind" by NATO and nicknamed "Flying Tank" by Soviet troops), and the followup to Apache. It features the most of the same options, including the ability to change between realistic or more arcade-ish controls by reducing roll, adding unlimited ammo or make the Hind indestructible. Gameplay was changed to fit the differences between the fast and maneuverable Apache and the slow and rock-solid Hind - Instead of relying on speed, Hind pilots must be prepared to take all openings possible to attack and focus on avoiding missile fire (as the hull can take machine gun and even cannon rounds happily). Several viewpoints are available, from pilot or gunner to several external views. There are three campaigns, Kazakhstan (where you face a similarly-equipped enemy, pro-independence rebels), Afghanistan (the Mujaheddin, mostly foot soldiers armed with machine guns, rockets and the odd AAA but in a very hilly terrain) and Korea, where you can skirmish against American equipment. Campaign missions range from fixed target destruction (such as a bunker or a fuel depot), troop deployment (or evacuation), attack enemy positions or even lasing a target for the MiGs. There are day, night and foggy missions, where you have to rely just on instruments for navigation, making pre-mission planning (you can edit the flight plan to include more waypoints, or move them to go round or over a mountain, for instance) more important. Each campaign include 10 scenarios that can be played by their own, along several training missions (which are crucial to get the most of the helicopter). Netplay is included, and given the similarities between Hind and Apache, owners of each game can go head to head together.
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Full Demo ( @ Abandonia)
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ISO Demo 310MB (uploaded by Egon68)
GOG ISO Demo 294MB (uploaded by scaryfun)
included in Front Line Fighters - 3CD ISO Demo + Patches 203MB (uploaded by scaryfun)


Jane's Combat Simulations: Advanced Tactical Fighters Electronic Arts, Inc. [top]

The sequel to U.S. Navy Fighters, ATF was the first game made by Jane's Combat Simulations (part of EA). The game used the same engine as USNF, with updated aircraft shapes and terrain. Every aircraft from USNF was kept, with lots of new planes and some new weapons. One of the new features was a comprehensive Jane's research suite on all the game's aircraft, weapons, vehicles, ships, etc. There are 2 full campaigns, lots of single missions, an in-game mission creator, and a quick mission creator. Replay value was further increased by Duosoft's toolkit, which allowed players to greatly modify the game with custom add-on libraries. The game focus is on futuristic aircraft and campaigns, with many of the flyable aircraft still in development at the time of the game's development. Flyable aircraft were: F-117 Nighthawk (Stealth Fighter), F-22 Rapter, XF-29 FSW, XF-31 EFM, ASTOVL (JSF), B-2 Spirit (probably the first and only game with a flyable B-2), and Rafale C. NATO Fighters added for campaigns the EF-2000 Eurofighter, Saab Gripen, Su-35 Flanker, and F-16C Fighting Falcon, and made every aircraft in the game flyable in missions. The campaigns were Egypt 1998 and Vladivostok Russia 2002, with another map of France. Multiplayer Cooperative or Competitive dogfighting with up to 8 people on a network, or two player via a modem. Jane's All the Worlds Aircraft multimedia reference guide - packed with photos, technical specs, and over 30 minutes of rare, in-flight footage. Enhanced effects include new explosions, enhanced terrain, and over 90 distinct shapes for damaged aircraft - watch enemy airplanes lose wings and break in half.
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Level Demo ~6MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)
Reviews
Full Demo 26MB
Infos
DOS ISO Demo 506MB (uploaded by Egon68)
Videos
Windows version included in Jane's Combat Simulations: Fighters Anthology (1997) 2CD ISO Demo 989MB (uploaded by Egon68)
Mods/Fan-Made Missions
contained in Jane's Combat Simulations: Advanced Tactical Fighters (Gold Edition) 1997 ISO Demo 598MB (uploaded by Egon68)


Jane's Combat Simulations: Advanced Tactical Fighters - NATO Fighters Electronic Arts, Inc. [top]

Add-on disk for Jane's popular flight sim Advanced Tactical Fighters. Includes an all new Baltic campaign with 40 missions, 4 new planes including the EuroFighter 2000 and the F-16, new weapons like cluster bombs and backfiring missiles and an expanded Jane's Reference Guide. These missions complement a campaign set in the Baltics and deal with the political (and therefore military) fallout from Estonian independence. Campaign missions manage to put you in all four airplanes for missions running the entire gamut of modern air combat. Jane's participation is notable in fleshing out the politics behind all this action, offering a deep military and political context for the progression of events. The numerous fixes made to the ATF engine since its release have also been included in NATO Fighters. The core program is updated automatically to add enhancements to the Pro Mission creator, flight and weapons performance, and several other important areas.
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DOS ISO Demo 454MB (uploaded by Egon68)
Reviews
Windows version included in Jane's Combat Simulations: Fighters Anthology (1997) 2CD ISO Demo 989MB (uploaded by Egon68)
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ISO Demo + Patch v1.00F 544MB+147kb (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)
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contained in Jane's Combat Simulations: Advanced Tactical Fighters (Gold Edition) 1997 ISO Demo 598MB (uploaded by Egon68)


Jane's Combat Simulations: AH-64D Longbow ORIGIN Systems, Inc. / Electronic Arts, Inc. [top]

Take the world's most advanced attack helicopter: the AH-64D Longbow, and annihilate your enemies! With the most authentic helicopter flight model up to date, detailed simulation of the milimeter wave radar on the Longbow, along with plenty of other weapon systems including your chain gun, FFAR rocket pods, Stinger missiles, anti-radar missiles, and more. Excellent terrain graphics. Command a wingman to assist you, and take on the Soviet-block equipment in multiple campaigns and historical missions including Panama and Desert Storm! If you're nostalgic, you can also fly the AH-64A version without the radar. It had the most authentic flight model for a helicopter (for its time), and every aspect of the electronics systems were meticulously detailed. The weapons had realistic operational ranges and limits, and all friendly and enemy units were strictly based on their real-life counterparts. A wingman helps the player, and the player takes on Russian equipment in multiple single missions and campaigns, as well as a handful of historically-accurate missions in which it is possible to 're-live' memorable battles. Longbow Gold came out in March 1997, and is a compilation pack of the AH-64D Longbow and Flash Point: Korea add-on. It is also fully patched and updated to include a Windows executable, so you are no longer limited to MS-DOS use. Also included is the 3DFX update, which converts the whole sim to Glide mode.
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Full Demo ~49MB ( @ Old-Games.ru)
Reviews
DOS 2CD ISO Demo 1.01GB (uploaded by Egon68)
Infos
Windows version included in Jane's Combat Simulations: Longbow Gold (1997) 2CD ISO Demo 1.12GB (uploaded by Egon68)
Videos
Included in: Jane's Longbow Anthology 4CD ISO Demo 1.66GB (uploaded by Scaryfun)


Jane's Combat Simulations: AH-64D Longbow - Flash Point Korea ORIGIN Systems, Inc. / Electronic Arts, Inc. [top]

Flashpoint: Korea is more than just an expansion pack for AH-64D Longbow! It adds 100 more missions, the ability to sit in the gunner/weapons station, a new campaign in the hypothetical Second Korean War, plenty of bug fixes, improved wingman command, and more! You can now use the camera unit on the front of the Apache's nose. Various avionics upgrades have been added to make them the most realistic yet, as well as weapon recoil, more weapon options, and even more realistic rotor physics. The AI wingman has been made better, with additional commands not seen in the original game. In fact, the whole game has been revised and tweaked, making it the most satisfying combat helicopter experience of its time.
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DOS ISO Demo 458MB (uploaded by Egon68)
Reviews
Windows version included in Jane's Combat Simulations: Longbow Gold (1997) 2CD ISO Demo 1.12GB (uploaded by Egon68)
Included in: Jane's Longbow Anthology 4CD ISO demo 1.66GB (uploaded by Scaryfun)


Krazy Ivan Tantalus Ent. / Psygnosis [top]

You control a nutty Russian guy encased in a 40-ton, armed-to-the-teeth robot in a battle to save the Earth from aliens. Krazy Ivan has taken the mech suite theme and altered it slightly. Instead of fighting in open terrain against an army of mechs, you're placed in an arena for single combat, which makes it something of a mech brawler. In between the combat arenas, you get harassed by other war machines en route to your next battle. Once all the enemies in each stage have been vanquished, you destroy the enemy generator and free the sector. The game is incredibly well animated, and every stage is half blanketed in fog, which initially looks cool, but really only serves to hide the graphics limitations. And while the stages are set all over the world, they're all laid out relatively the same. The one-player mode is easily beat in just a few hours, but the two-player mode can be very entertaining. In the end, Krazy Ivan is a good, solid game. It's just a little too short.
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Full Demo 6MB (uploaded by Abandonia)
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Full Demo 5MB (@ Fajnegry)
ISO Demo 380MB (uploaded by Egon68)
Full Demo with dgVoodoo to run on modern o/s 231MB (uploaded by The Collection Chamber)


MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries Activision [top]

This standalone game's story is a prequel to MW2, as the leader of a crack squad of mercenaries in the year 3039, you must accept enough important missions, collect enough cash, and avoid political situations. Players are required to keep track of new factors like salvage - if you don't shoot everything you see into small pieces, you can even get ahold of some Clan mechs - and repair costs that add an entirely new spin to an already challenging game. An instant action option lets you bypass all of the new intellectual requirements and jump right into battle at the helm of over 30 classic era 'mechs. Thanks to cool visual effects like the Thermal Sensors and an amazing particle physics system, laser blasts and missile trails really add to the overall realism. It also has all new AI, an amazing network play system that allows players to host their own multiplayer games over the Internet. There's 50 missions covering numerous worlds, including missions pertaining to the Clan invasion. Mercenaries also features MercNet (a redesign of NetMech) for multiplayer. A special 3DFX Edition was also released.
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The Titanium Trilogy ISO Demo (3CDs) 1.22GB (uploaded by Scaryfun)
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ISO Demo + Patches 513MB (uploaded by scaryfun)
WinXP Patch
Video


MechWarrior 2: NetMech Activision [top]

With NetMech you can now have up to eight MechWarriors battle for ultimate domination. You can play via IPX, null modem, modem or Dwango. The package includes more than 12 multiplayer maps. Originally, MechWarrior 2 was to have shipped with multi-player capabilities via a program called NetMech. Development of this application was behind schedule and was not shipped until about eight months after MechWarrior 2 was released. NetMech was made available to the public via a free download or in a low-cost boxed CD-ROM set. The add-on featured various types of gameplay, with support for up to eight players. Later versions of MechWarrior 2 included NetMech. Many copies of the MechWarrior 2 and NetMech CDs came with an online gaming client known as Kali. Kali allowed games that supported only the IPX protocol to communicate over TCP/IP, the protocol used by the then-emerging Internet. Players using Kali had two major leagues/ladders to choose from: the Grand Council (GC) or the Killing Zone League (TKZ). Both offered scenario-based battles with TKZ offering more of a strategist's view of the overall concept[citation needed]. After a year or so, Mplayer.com introduced chat/multiplayer with tcp/ip capabilities. Leagues formed on these client, such as MechWarrior League (MWL) and Planet War League (PWL). The Planet War League offered clans the ability to fight for planets in a drawn up universe.
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Full Demo ~10MB (upped by Scaryfun)
ISO Demo 396MB (uploaded by scaryfun)
included in MechWarrior 2: BattlePack - Clone 2CD ISO with patch 1.05 836MB (uploaded by Egon68)


Metal Rage: Defender of the Earth Titus Interactive [top]

Metal Rage is a lackluster 3D shooter from Titus. It remains probably Titus' least known game, but you will discover why very soon after you start playing: this is a sub-par game that is not fun to play, let alone introducing anything new. You basically go through poorly designed levels, shooting anything that moves, then find the exit to do the same thing all over again. The city levels are semi-interesting and look half decent in SVGA, but their dull, repetitive design cannot capture even 1/10th of my interest compared to Bethesda's oldie The Terminator.
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Full Demo 3MB (uploaded by MyAbandonware)
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ISO Demo ~205MB ( @ LTF Abandonware France)


Nihilist Bits Corporation / Philips Interactive Media International Ltd. [top]

The premise of Nihilist is simple: The player controls a spaceship which has to beat deathmatches in an arena called Kraal. The gameplay is a mix between the classic games Beamrider and Star Wars. In Beamrider the player is on the bottom of a grid and shoots enemies on the upper part. Star Wars had among other things a sequence were the player flies in pseudo 3D through the Death Star. In the 25 levels the player duels one enemy each. Additionally there are other ships which shoot both opponents and asteroids which either split when shot or give extras like better armor. There are three arenas: horizontal, vertical and spherical. Every fight costs credits so the player has to pick up money symbols during the fight. When having more money he can spend it on weapon and armor upgrades. The soundtrack features 17 songs from bands like Dog eat Dog, Pop will eat itself and Sugar Ray and can be replaced with another music CD.
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ISO Demo 499MB (uploaded by scaryfun)


No Gravity / Space Girl Realtech VR [top]

This cool 3D space shooter is formerly a commercial game, but the source code and later the data files were released into the public domain in 2005. Similar to Wing Commander, you control a spaceship from the first-person perspective. Your job is to accomplish missions, with diverse objectives ranging from destroying enemy ships or base, escorting allied ships, clearing the mine field, etc. In some missions, you are accompanied by wingmen, whom you can control by giving them basic orders such as "attack enemy," "retreat," "protect the base," and so on. In contrast to most arcade-based 3D space shooters, it's quite large. Each mission comprises of different sectors, each of which usually contains different objectives. When all objectives of the current sector is complete, you need to go to the nearest NAV point in order to warp to the next sector. Once you complete all objectives in all the sectors (i.e. once a mission is complete), a warp gate appears to take you to the next mission. The game contains 5 episodes, each of which contains 10 missions. The graphics are more than adequate, the controls easy to use, and the action is nonstop, with plenty of enemy types.
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Space Girl - Early Demo 245kb (uploaded by Jeux Video)
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Freeware Game v2.0 28MB (uploaded by Source Forge)


Privateer 2: The Darkening ORIGIN Systems, Inc. / Electronic Arts, Inc. [top]

You are Ser Lev Arris in this "sequel" to the original Privateer. Go on a search to regain your identity and memory in this interactive movie/space combat game. Along the way, you can trade commodities, go on missions, attack strange mutants, rescue damsels in distress, meet weird characters, and visit unusual planets. You can hire wingmen and cargo ships, upgrade your ship or buy new ones, and watch lots of live-action movies. It stars Clive Owen, John Hurt, Jürgen Prochnow (of Das Boot and the Wing Commander movie), David Warner, Amanda Pays, Mathilda May, David McCallum, Brian Blessed, and Christopher Walken as Hassan. The adventure element played a bigger role and expanded on the adventure portion of the first (and featured FMV sequences with all sorts of famous actors) and placed a bit more emphasis on story and how your interactions during the adventure game mode on planets played out. In fact, if you wanted to continue the story, you had to go to certain planets and meet contacts and acquire information.
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Deluxe Edition - Clone 3CD ISO Demo 1.7GB (uploaded by Meddle)
Reviews
Video


Renegade: Return to Jacob's Star (cancelled) Midnight Software / Strategic Simulations Inc. [top]

This was to be a continuation of Renegade: Battle for Jacob's Star, but the game was cancelled with only a playable demo released. It is similar in play and graphics to the original game. It sends you back to this troubled star system to face an all-new and even more mysterious TOG threat. Fly 60 gut-wrenching missions. Choose from up to ten ships including two new Renegade ships - Peacekeeper and Defiant. Then go up against TOG's best, including the all-new Legati-class warship. Create custom missions with a powerful new Holospace Mission Editor. Engage in a little "Network Mayhem" with up to eight opponents. Supports DSVD (Digital Simultaneous Voice and Data) modems for head-to-head play you'll never forget. SOUND.BAT allows you to reconfigure the sound. By default, the game is silent. To remedy this, mount the installation directory as a CD-ROM (mount D C:\..._Ren2Demo -t cdrom).
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Level Demo 8.1MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)
Reviews
Videos


Shattered Steel BioWare / Interplay [top]

In this Mech shooter, a post-apocalyptic planet Earth in complete ruins, is controlled by greedy, superlegal corporations who have expanded into the surrounding solar systems to strip mine them and to feed their voracious appetite for power. Strangely belligerent aliens react none too kindly to the territorial infringements of human colonists and massacre them, prompting the corporations to hire warriors with really big, noisy guns to do the dirty work. You take the role of a mercenary planet runner, pilot of a vehicle by the same name. The small models look something like a charging, fire-breathing ostridge all wrapped in aluminum foil. Your job is to fly around enemy-held areas in your corvette spacecraft, protect the life of the fragile settlers, blow up the big, bad, indiginous critters, and protect the corporation's investments. With 11 different planet runner chassis, over 25 weapons in either primary or secondary configuraitons, different kinds of power plants and shield generators to choose from, and the ability to vary power outputs to different parts of your machine on the fly, the planet runner supports a performance envelope any pilot can like. It has some nice graphics, enriching sound effects, not to mention above average background music. It is more of an action-oriented sim than MechWarrior especially the early levels are unreleting shoot-em ups but the missions become a little more interesting and absorbing as you advance through the levels.
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Expansion Pack & Patch 15MB (uploaded by Patches-Scrolls)
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Level Demo ~16MB (uploaded by Download.com)
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ISO Demo ~434MB (uploaded by Egon68)
Interactive Preview Demo 10.7MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)
USA ISO Demo v1.12 including Expansion Pack & Patch 475MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Shellshock Core Design / Eidos Interactive [top]

Da Wardenz, an anti-terrorist tank force, is called in whenever there is trouble somewhere in the world. You are a rookie hired by the tank force and must prove yourself in 25 increasingly difficult missions.
'The Pen' is Da Wardenz' headquarters. It has all sorts of locations including the main hangar, basketball court, simulation room, workshop area, briefing room and various lockers (used for loading and saving missions). Before a mission, you can explore the headquarters and interact with each member of the team; you may learn something.
When you start a mission, the action is viewed from a first-person perspective. It has you controlling the M-13 Predator, a highly sophisticated and upgradable tank. The game is arcade-oriented and has much more in common with 'Quarantine' and 'Doom' than serious counterparts like 'M1 Tank Platoon'. Your tank has unlimited bullets, can sustain heavy damage and can destroy enemies but also trees and buildings.
When a mission is successfully completed you earn cash which you can spend on repairing your tank and extra upgrades.
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ISO Demo 370MB (upped by Egon68)
Video


Silent Hunter Aeon Electronic Entertainment Inc., Strategic Simulations Inc. [top]

This is a World War II U.S. Fleet Submarine Combat Simulator. As a commander of a U.S. submarine in the Pacific Theatre, from Pearl Harbor to the end of the war, you have a variety of submarines from which to choose and your task is simple, sink as much enemy tonnage as possible. One can play historical missions, hypothetical encounters or the career based campaign game. There are 9 patrol zones,from the Solomons to the Sea of Japan, and many coastal cities, ports and harbors to sneak into on either recon missions or to just sink ships tied up in port. As commander you may receive medals or commendations after especially successful or hazardous missions. Compare your tonnage and kill scores to those of actual commanders of the period and see if you can match up to the best.

See also: #Silent Hunter Patrol Disk, #Silent Hunter Patrol Disk 2, #Silent Hunter Patrol Disk 3

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Full Demo 11MB (uploaded by MyAbandonware)
Videos
Clone ISO Demo 206MB (uploaded by Egon68)
included in Silent Hunter: Commander's Edition - Full Demo 48MB (uploaded by scaryfun)


Silent Hunter Patrol Disk Aeon Electronic Entertainment Inc., Strategic Simulations Inc. [top]

The first Patrol Disk for the submarine simulation Silent Hunter adds two new patrol zones for the career mode to the game: Malaysia (near Singapore and the Street of Malacca) and the Sulu Sea (between the Philippines and Borneo). In addition, there are 15 new stand-alone scenarios which also introduce some new mission types: there now are photo reconnaissance missions (sneaking into an enemy harbor and photographing the installations) as well as "Lifeguard" missions (saving downed pilots from the seas).
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ISO Demo 84MB (uploaded by Egon68)
Full Demo 5.7MB (uploaded by scaryfun)
included in Silent Hunter: Commander's Edition - Full Demo 48MB (uploaded by scaryfun)


Silent Thunder: A-10 Tank Killer II Dynamix, Inc. / Sierra On-Line, Inc. [top]

Silent Thunder: A-10 Tank Killer II is a flight simulation computer game and the sequel to A-10 Tank Killer, which was directed by Frank Evers (CEO). Both games were made by Dynamix and Sierra produced Silent Thunder. It was made for Amiga and DOS platforms. In the game, the player takes the role of an American A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft pilot who fights in various campaigns across the world in order to keep the peace. The player character is Jack "Loudmouth" Haggart, a hotshot American pilot trying to make a name for himself in the U.S. Air Force. He starts off as a rookie pilot who steadily rises through the ranks with each military campaign he successfully completes. He takes orders from Commander Garrett, an unseen American officer who informs Haggart of his primary mission objectives. If Haggart completes a mission successfully, Garrett will praise Haggart for his efforts. However, if Haggart fails a mission, Garrett will lose his temper and either criticize or threaten Haggart. Battlefield intelligence is relayed to Haggart by an unnamed intelligence officer. Finally, there is Nightflight, another A-10 pilot who is a good friend of Haggart's. He plays a vital role in the first campaign of the game. There are few other Allied or enemy characters described in great detail throughout the game.
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Included in Aces: Collection Series (1997) 2CD ISO 757MB (uploaded by Egon68)
Review
Full Demo 12MB (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)
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ISO Demo + Win3xO Collection Package 561MB (uploaded by scaryfun)
Win3xO Collection - FrontEnd + Emus 60MB (uploaded by scaryfun)


SimCopter Maxis Software Inc. / Electronic Arts, Inc. [top]

SimCopter is a light helicopter flying simulator closely related to Sim City 2000. The player is a rookie helicopter pilot that must make his living by transporting passengers and help the city authority in several tasks, including rescuing sims from fires and boat accidents, divert cars from traffic jams, aid on putting out fires and arresting criminals, controlling riots and MEDEVAC injured sims to nearby hospitals. The player starts with a basic helicopter, and by completing missions, earn money that can be used to buy larger and faster helicopters and equipment required to deal with more advanced problems (such as a water cannon to put out fires without having to fly directly over the fire and disperse a crowd, tear gas or a megaphone), as well as points to advance to the next level in career mode. The opposite also happens: if a player takes too long to solve a traffic jam, he gets penalized in points. There are two game modes: Career makes the player jump from city to city, while the Free mode allows to play on any city, as well as any city created in Sim City 2000.
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Clone ISO Demo 487MB (uploaded by Egon68)
Review
Full Demo 20MB (uploaded by MyAbandonware)
Video
Official Patches (uploaded by Official Site)
Patch to run on Modern o/s + HD Graphics


SSN, Tom Clancy's Clancy Interactive Entertainment, Virtus Corporation / Simon & Schuster Interactive [top]

Tom Clancy's SSN is a simulation of the 688i (i.e. Los Angeles-class) nuclear hunter/killer submarine. The player commands the USS Cheyenne in a limited war against China over the Spratly Islands in a 15-mission campaign where they'll perform a wide variety of missions from patrol to escort, from boomer hunt to convoy attack. The game uses a large number of video briefings and "news" reports to enhance the atmosphere both before and after the missions. During the mission, the player can see their submarine in a 3rd-person view with a rotate-able camera (only horizontally though). The player is limited to only torpedoes (no Harpoon anti-ship missiles). While VLS (vertical launch system) is included, it has no real effect in the missions. Sonar is vastly simplified, leaving the player only with command decisions such as where to turn, what depth to go to, when to shoot, when to use active sonar, when to deploy decoys, and so on. Thermal layers (large difference in water temperature, affects sonar performance) is simulated.
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ISO Demo 482MB (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)
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ISO Demo 463MB (uploaded by Egon68)


Star Trek: Combat Arena Elitist Software [top]

This is a one- or two-player, keyboard controlled, space combat game. To play against an AI opponent the game must be started with a run-time command in the form "TREK x" where x is a number from 0 to 4. The AI opponent is always the left opponent when selecting a ship at the start of the game. When the game starts each player selects a ship from the eight available: Romulan Warbird, Klingon Battlecruiser, Federation Heavy Cruiser, Andromedan Intruder, Kzinti, Hydran, Tholian and Orion, each with different strengths and weaknesses. It is possible for both players to select the same type of ship and there is also an option to have the game randomly assign a ship. If this option is taken the players will always have different vessels. The game also has an optional planet which allows players to take cover, hitting the planet causes ship damage.
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Full Demo 119kb (uploaded by Abandonware DOS)
Videos


Starfighter 3000 Krisalis Software Ltd. / Telstar Electronic Studios Ltd. [top]

3037. FedNet is now in control of the federation, and at an attempt to gain trust of the population following decades of corruption and warfare, the FedNet Space Corps were sent to the outermost planets to crush the small-time warlords still running the show there. After being "convinced" to join them in a tour of duty, he is assigned to an elite flight group with the only purpose of testing the most cutting edge technology. A remake of the original game of the same title released a few years before for the Acorn Archimedes platform, Starfighter 3000 features more detailed graphics (now all surfaces are texture-mapped and a fogging filter reduces clipping). Featuring 15 levels in 4 worlds, the player controls the Predator Mark-IV, a fighter ship capable of space and atmospheric flight. However, other than the handy boost button, the player has no control over the throttle, and must keep moving at all times. Two points of view are available: behind (better for acrobatics and general flying) and cockpit (accurate aiming and NOE flight). By picking up crystals the player is able to upgrade his craft and obtain more ammo, and by combining colours, get more powerful weapons, some also obtainable from parachute drops sent by FedNet. One of the defining features of the game is using the laser (basic weapon) to terraform the map. As the game map is composed by tiles, some with higher or lower vertexes, can be leveled by simply firing repeatedly at the same area. This allows players to strategically avoid heavy defense turrets by simply collapsing a hill, or destroy an heavier turret by simply burrowing the ground beneath it. The player starts the game with three lives, and earns one every 250k points. Losing all lives means a game over, but as there isn't a profile for each pilot (like in Tie Fighter), the game can be resumed freely from the last savegame.
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Full Demo 11MB (uploaded by scaryfun)
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ISO Demo 533MB (uploaded by Egon68)
Archimedes - Free Game v3.21 *requires RISC OS emulator 1198kb (uploaded by Acorn Arcade)


Strike Point: The Hex Missions Motivetime Ltd. / Project Two Interactive BV [top]

The terrorist organization named Hex has placed deadly ShockWave devices worldwide. If triggered, they will cause total destruction of the ecosystem. You must lead the newly formed StrikePoint helicopter team against the forces of Hex, destroying their strongholds and defusing their tectonic threats. The game contains 10 global hotspots that you can attempt in any order you choose. Each hotspot contains its own set of missions. Some of the missions you will be sent on will involve destruction of enemy aircraft and artillery, ambushing and elimination of enemy convoys, rescuing of ally scientists, and most importantly collecting and defusing all untriggered ShockWave devices. You can choose to fly one of three different types of helicopters to accomplish your goals.
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Full Demo 31MB (uploaded by MyAbandonware)
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ISO Demo 63MB (uploaded by Egon68)


Su-27 Flanker Flying Legends / Strategic Simulations, Inc. [top]

SU-27 is a deep, challenging and extremely accurate sim starring one of Russia's premiere fighters in a variety of missions setted on Crimea (just below Ukraine). Disregarding graphics and presentation, the game puts the emphasis on a very solid flying model and the possibility to create your own missions or edit the existing ones using a simple yet powerful scenario creator. Squadron Commander's Edition was a 1997 special edition/compilation of the groundbreaking air combat simulator v1.5 and its add-on mission pack which includes 150+ additional missions, plus an improved mission editor, enhanced AI, a new strategic AWACS view function, and a freeware random mission generator.

See also: #Su-27 Flanker Mission Disk

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Full Demo 5MB (uploaded by Juego Viejo)
Review
ISO Demo v1.1 164MB (uploaded by Egon68)
Patch to run on Modern o/s & Utilities
v1.5 included in Su-27 Flanker Squadron Commander's Edition (1997) ISO Demo 273MB (uploaded by scaryfun)
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included in cd1 of Flight Squadron (1997) 3CD ISO Demo 188MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)
Video Review


Super Air Combat [J] SystemSoft Alpha / SourceNext [top]

The first entry in SystemSoft's Air Combat series to be available for Windows, this is an arcade flight simulator featuring experimental and even fictional futuristic jet fighters. Contents are similar to AirCombat II, but a replay mode is not included. The package contains a 30 page manual and one CD-ROM. The opening is CG movie. The player can select any mission from 8 different type, and each type has 3 different level. Missions include air superiority, interception, bombing, attack ship, etc.. MISSION SELECT and each name of mission is same as AirCombat II. Player and wingman can select any aircraft from F-14, F-15, F-16, F/A-18, F-117, F-22, YF-23, F-4, RAFALE, TORNADO IDS, JAS39, MiG-21, MiG-29, MiG-31, Su-27. The cockpit consits of a HUD and three MFDs, the left MFD for automatic tracking camera for dogfight, the center MFD for RADAR and map, the right MFD for system status. All aircraft use same cockpit. Screen resolution is 640x480 pixels, 8bit colors. There is no dynamics as a predecessor. It seem to fly by miracle force from another universe. the shape of level flight envelope is far different from real aircraft.
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Download: None currently available


Surface Tension Compro Games Ltd. / GameTek, Inc. [top]

In the far future, a seemingly incurable virus known as PMA struck humanity with devastating results. Eventually a cure is found based on an other-worldly element known as Glomavine which is mined by the Lynx corporation. As the game starts the Lynx corp. is exploiting the supply of Glomavine and tries to control a monopoly at the expense of everyone's lives. You are a fighter pilot who gets convinced by a Professor Rawlin to stand up and start a Robin Hood-like campaign against Lynx. Gameplay consists of earth-based Wing Commander-like space combat and you proceed through the game accomplishing missions made up of (usually) several objectives involving some level of strategic thinking. Available weapons include standard missiles, beam weapons and a deployable remote controlled tank-like probe that changes the pace of the game a little. The graphics engine uses voxel technology to render landscapes a la Comanche, and uses pre-rendered bitmaps to display enemies and objects.
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Full Demo 29MB (uploaded by MyAbandonware)
Reviews
ISO Demo 349MB (uploaded by Egon68)
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Top Gun: Fire At Will Spectrum Holobyte, Inc. / MicroProse Software, Inc. [top]

This is a flight simulator based on the movie of the same name. You take the role of Maverick and must pilot your F-14 Tomcat with your RIO Merlin in the backseat through a series of missions that begin with the Top Gun School in San Diego and continue with conflict zones in Cuba, Korea and Libya. Full motion video cutscenes with live actors play between many of the game's fifty or so missions, with James Tolkan being the only actor to return from the original movie. The action begins at Top Gun School, where you will compete for the coveted Top Gun Trophy. This competition is set against a backdrop of a burgeoning global crisis, which is reflected in the urgency of your missions that escalates in importance the more you play. You will get to choose characters from the movie as your wingmen. Many FMV cut-scenes are very well done, with a convincing cast that rival their counterparts in the movie. The downside of this plot-based approach is that you need to keep important wingmen alive to play the next mission and see the plot progress, and the game doesn't offer any plot branches. The nuisance is minor, though, because the game is quite forgiving to beginners. The graphics in TGFAW was cutting-edge for its time, and still looks very good today. The missions in the grand canyon, which give you the whole view of Top Gun school, are especially fun to play. Because the game doesn't focus on realism, the virtual cockpit is virtually useless - you can't interact with it. The invisible cockpit mode is much more satisfying. Although the game isn't complex, the enemy planes behave quite reasonably: they gang up on you, trick you into an ambush, and check their airspace constantly for any enemy activity.
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Full Demo 14MB (uploaded by MyAbandonware)
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ISO Demo (uploaded by Egon68)


Warhawk / AirAssault [J] SingleTrac Entertainment Technologies, Inc. / Sony Imagesoft [top]

This is an action/simulation game built around a futuristic VTOL craft. The player maneuvers with 360 degrees of flight control through 6 unique levels. 3D weapons include fire off lock-ons, rockets, multi-fire swarmers, and plasma cannons. The player will need all of these when deadly air and ground forces surround him in desert and volcanic wastelands, castle hallways and chambers, and gothic tower airships. There are no saving or loading features. Instead, a password is presented each time a level is completed. In 2007, Incognito Entertainment remade the title as a multiplayer-only PlayStation 3 game.
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Japanese ISO Demo 323.1MB (uploaded by myloch)
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Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom ORIGIN Systems, Inc. / Electronic Arts, Inc. [top]

This is a mix of interactive movie and space sim. The game has a dynamic mission tree, which means the player's behaviour will determine the next mission. The videos feature real actors, like Mark Hamill, Tom Wilson, John Rhys-Davies and Malcolm McDowell. Before the start of each mission, the space craft can be equipped with different weapons. Sometimes the mission objectives change during flight, and the player has to make decisions what he wants to do next: e.g. help out his friend or destroy an enemy fighter. The first game set after the end of the Terran-Kilrathi War, WC4 depicted a galaxy in the midst of a chaotic transition, with human civilians, Kilrathi survivors and former soldiers on both sides attempting to restabilize their lives. The game includes a large number of branching conversations in which the player must choose what response his character, Christopher Blair, will give; the choice may affect the other person's attitude toward your character, the morale of the entire crew, the player's next assignment and even the game's ending. As the man giving the orders, Blair often gets to choose what ship he will fly, what missiles it will carry, and what wingman (or wingmen) he will take with him. WC4 was also the first Wing Commander game to have "redshirt" wingmen, who had minimal character development and were not important to the plot (as opposed to the flight groups of the previous three games, which contained at most ten pilots with distinct personalities). These redshirts can be killed permanently in combat, while main-character pilots always eject unless their death is mandated by the game's plot. WC4 when released held the record for most expensive video game ever made. Dissatisfied with the blue-screened video of #3, Chris Roberts decided he wanted to build full-sized sets for the game. The end result was around $10 million dollars spent. By comparison, that's roughly what the original Star Wars cost. Creative Labs included a special double-sided DVD version of this game with their original DVD drives that included higher quality recompressed video.

See also: #Chartbusters 16

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2DVD ISO Demo (@ LTF Abandonware)
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Clone 4CD ISO Demo 3.61GB (uploaded by Egon68)
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ShootEm Up 2D/3D

Abductor PLBM Games [top]

This is a single player Defender clone. The player controls a spaceship which they must use to prevent aliens from abducting people. It is keyboard controlled by default but does support a joystick. It has a high score table and sound effects. It was later made freeware in 2007.
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Freeware Game 287kb (uploaded by Official Site)
Browser-Playable/Downloadable Freeware Game (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Astro Force Europress Software Ltd / Micromedia Publishers Inc. [top]

This is a horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up made with Klik & Play. The Earth has been destroyed by an alien race. The last few remaining humans have fled to Mars, but have been discovered by their enemies. Their only hope is the Astro Force, who must destroy the Megadon, the being that destroyed Earth and controls all alien life in the galaxy. It has a large number of power-ups, tons of weapons, and wonderfully animated end-of-level big-boss beasts.
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Clone ISO Demo 10MB (uploaded by Egon68)
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BARQ: The Rise of Freedom International Games / UAV [top]

The ultimate fast action, parallax scrolling arcade style shooter. Enjoy stunning graphics, beautiful music, sound effects, lot of enemies, weapons, bosses, rendered cinematics and challenging levels. A must for every arcade lover.
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ISO Demo 31MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)
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ISO Demo (provided by starlord & upped by Scaryfun) 23MB


Blast Zone! ZoneSoft Software [top]

This is a typical shoot'em up game with powerups, hordes of really disgusting aliens and bosses. Although not very technically impressive, this game is still fun to play due to its tight control and short stages which really keep things moving. Bland graphics detract from the enjoyment a bit but this game still would be a shooter of the Space Invaders style variety if played in short bursts.
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Shareware Level Demo 141kb (uploaded by DOSGames)
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Full Demo v3.2 ( provided by starlord & upped by Scaryfun) 160kb (uploaded by scaryfun)


Cake Fight Frieve [top]

A cute little vertical shooter that is undoubtedly more than inspired by classic Twinbee series. Some background for non-Japanese speakers: Twinbee is a highly successful shooter series which Konami deemed too cute to appeal to the American market, and so never appeared outside Japan. I strongly urge everyone to download the NES and SNES ROMs of this series to find out why it's one of the best shooters ever, cuteness notwithstanding. Developed by one of the best freeware developers in Japan, it combines furious blast-everything-in-path gameplay with cute funland cartoons that Twinbee fans will instantly recognize. Your ship, for example, is a cute egg-shaped craft, and instead of shooting laser beams, it shoots round pellets that look like rubber balls. Don't let the high cute factor fool you, though-- it's by no means easy. End-level "bosses" in particular are quite tough to beat, and there is a wide variety of both ground- and air-based enemies for your shooting pleasure. With vibrant graphics and near-flawless gameplay, CakeFight is definitely one of the best, and most unknown, freeware shooters ever.
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Free Game 0.43MB (uploaded by Free Game Archive)


CHAMP Galaxia ChamProgramming Corporation [top]

This is a DOS shareware remake of Namco's classic 1980 Galaxian arcade shooter. Like the other games in CHAMProgramming's series of arcade remakes, it is remarkable for closely emulating the original, the smooth gameplay and two game modes, the original "Classic" and the enhanced "Champ" mode. The "Classic" mode plays and feels like the arcade machine, with very similar graphics, sound and gameplay: You play a spaceship, moving horizontally at the bottom of the screen, and shooting up at a bunch of Space Invaders-like aliens, which attack you in waves becoming harder and harder with the game. The "Champ" mode is an upgraded version of the classic game with new enemy types - requiring more than one hit to destroy, or equipped with a cloaking device making them nearly invisible - and a variety of power-ups for the player, with create an entertaining variant of the original game. Finally, the game features a variety of options -- one or two player modes, three difficulty settings, adjustable game speed, input by keyboard, mouse or joystick (Champ even released a "Champ cable" that allowed you to play the game with digital joysticks), and a high score table to round it all off. It was later made freeware.
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Freeware Game v1.51 441kb (uploaded by Official Site)
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Cosmic Ambush Shades Of Evolution [top]

This is a free fixed screen shooter made in Sweden. It's similar to Galaxian where waves of enemy ships come on screen (even from below) and shoot at you. You can move your ship left and right and also up and down on the screen. Your mission is to avoid enemy shots while killing as many as you can for a higher score.
Free Game 2.9MB (uploaded by Ex Retro)


Cybrice SurgeSoft [top]

This is a shareware vertical-scrolling space shooter, well-riveted by a team from the city of Idaho Falls, which is sometimes included in the lists of "best places to live" in US guidebooks. From the introductory video, the following becomes known. The year is 2265; suddenly, a sphere appears near our planet, from which an armada of an alien space fleet flies out. After that, the planetary defense council sends us a letter with a proposal to go on reconnaissance in force. In the gameplay there are a lot of levels, enemies (both flying and turrets), weapons, secrets (pierceable structures), small and large bosses. On the screen there are sensors with the state of the space fighter, armor, distance traveled and other useful information. Management is standard: arrows - movement, space - shooting, when you press escape, you immediately exit to DOS. Q, W, O, P are also involved - the choice of special weapons and the ability to combine them. But here you need to be careful, because protective energy can be spent - the same one that is consumed when hit by enemy projectiles, collisions with enemies, structures and landscape. When its stock is depleted, our aircraft explodes. The game has excellent tracker music and intelligent voice acting, available for a number of sound cards. In terms of graphics, the developers also did not let us down. In view of the foregoing, I can recommend this thing to all connoisseurs of vertical space shooters.
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Shareware Level Demo 3MB (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)


Dark Moon Crossroads / L.K. Avalon [top]

This is a typical space shooter, based on a rules common in arcades. Just like in other side-scrollers, the player controls a space ship, moving from left to right side. The ship is armed, though initially the fire power is rather low. Fortunately, for every alien spacecraft destroyed, we are being rewarded with hard cash. This can later be used in the shop, to buy more powerful weapons, bombs or protective shields. The battle is being fought in 3 environments: outer space, enemy planet, and the base. Each of these is divided into 4 sections. The game features full motion video sequences for intro and outro.
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Full Demo ( provided by starlord & upped by Scaryfun) 30MB
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Day of Pigs Alex Peterson & David Dambman [top]

This is a shareware vertical scrolling shoot-'em-up game in a space setting. Steering a fighter craft, the player needs to fight continuous waves of enemy ships, dodge their fire, and pick up powerups. A typical level ends with a boss battle. The plot of the game concerns an artificially created race of intelligent pigs that is sent to destroy a planet called Quenzar which houses rich consumers of pork. The player character is tasked with stopping the pig fleet. It features single player mode only. The ship is controlled entirely with the mouse. There are no sound effects or music in the original release, but these were added along with level passwords in version 2.0.
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Full Demo v1.3 133kb (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)


Deep Fortress First Step Software Inc. [top]

This is a shareware side-scrolling shooter. The player controls a helicopter and must fight through heavy defences of a fortress to rescue captured high command officials who are held inside. The player's helicopter has several powerful weapons, including a machine gun and several types of missiles. All weapons share the same ammo pool, with each weapon requiring a certain amount of ammo per shot. Ammunition can be replenished by picking powerups scattered through the level. Armour is repaired in the same fashion. There are seven levels in the game, with only the first level available in the shareware version. In each level, the player's mission is to storm one of the fortress' bunkers and destroy the shield generator, gaining access to the next bunker. Opposing forces include enemy helicopters, ground vehicles and troops.
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Shareware Level Demo 1.1MB (uploaded by DOSGames.com)


Deep Red Island Dream Games & Soft / Wizard Editions SL [top]

One of nine titles created by the Majorcan developer to be published in the collection "Games for your PC " from Ediciones Mago between 1996 and 1997. This is a run-and-gun platformer with 9 levels where you must shoot enemies and avoid having your energy depleted. The difficulty level is progressive, so that as we overcome phases we will find more intricately designed levels and a higher level of aggressiveness of enemy troops. Enemies include mad scientists and soldiers as well as armaments like mobile SMGs arranged on some of the roofs of the facilities which are indestructible.
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Full Demo 442kb (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)


Drug Killers Patrick Fiche & ImagiSOFT Inc. [top]

This is a shoot em up game where you go an tell the Drug Manufacturers what you think about their job. But be careful, they fight back. It's a game of arcade style and quality. Your well equipped fighter can be enhanced by several add-on weapons during the game. This is only desirable since a host of hyper-modern enemies tries to defend the drug production facilities against your air raid. Shoot first - ask later. Incredible 386er++ game, with 256 colors, great music. Works with WIN95.
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Shareware Level Demo 1.9MB (uploaded by roioros)


Duke Nukem Forever (cancelled) 3D Realms [top]

This was to be platformer game in the Duke Nukem series. The game was planned to draw inspiration from Duke Nukem I and Duke Nukem II, both of which were platformers, while retaining the interactivity and character that made the series popular in Duke Nukem 3D. Despite Duke Nukem Forever's cancellation, considerable information about the game's storyline and gameplay was shared with the public. The game was reported to have four multiplayer modes: Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, a wave-based survival mode ("Trial of Strength"), and a racing simulation ("Trial of Agility"). Duke Nukem Forever entered development shortly after the release of Duke Nukem 3D, until 3D Realms ultimately canceled it. The game’s cancellation wasn’t publicly announced until 1997, when 3D Realms announced that the game's title would be reused for their sequel to Duke Nukem 3D. After the project was abandoned, Duke Nukem Forever's game engine was incorporated into Ravager, another game that was being developed by 3D Realms. However, Ravager was sold to Inner Circle Creations, who renamed and released the title as Alien Rampage in 1996. The concept of a 3D Duke Nukem side-scroller was eventually revisited in the 2002 game Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project. A playable build was leaked in Dec/2022. Dr. Proton has set several large explosives in key locations along the San Andreas Fault. His plan is to separate the coast of California from the mainland and to form an independent country dubbed "Proton Island," establishing himself as its dictator. The president, only too happy to wash his hands of the West Coast, doesn't bother to send the military. With the army staying out of it, Superman tries to foil Dr. Proton's scheme. However, Superman fails, apparently due to a lack of fan interest. In steps Duke Nukem. While in Washington, D.C. being awarded with medals for stopping the Alien invasion, Duke is told of the assault. Realizing that the president isn't going to take action, Duke decides to take it upon himself to liberate Proton Island. Granted, Duke is partly motivated by the fact that he owns a condo in Malibu. This was to include a wide array of weapons, most of which would have been returning favorites from Duke Nukem 3D. The weapons range from the Mighty Boot, a melee weapon, to more exotic weapons such as the Shrink Ray, a weapon which is fairly unique to the series. In addition to the usual weapon pickups was the implementation of a super weapon. This weapon, dubbed the "Heavy Barrel," was divided into five parts for Duke to collect. Upon assembling all five parts, Duke would be able to wield the weapon, which featured unlimited ammo and devastating power for a short period of time. In addition to the arsenal, it also would have featured several items that could either be accessed through an in-game inventory or immediately consumed upon pickup. The items displayed in the inventory would have been special pickups that Duke could collect throughout the level, ranging from cloaking devices to medkits. The regular pickups, on the other hand, would have instantly supplied health or ammo. It was to see the return of Dr. Proton, accompanied by a new breed of mechanical cyborgs known as Protonites. The Protonites would have supplied the bulk of enemy forces in the game, ranging in appearance from humanoids to animals and insects. These enemies would have varied in their attack ranges and battle damage. Some Protonites also would have had the ability to operate vehicles and machinery, which would have been the focus of several vehicle-based levels in the game. The game also would have featured level-specific enemies, usually in the form of wild animals. The purpose of these enemies was primarily to add ambiance to the environment, with enemies such as crabs or seagulls, rather than to present additional challenges. Finally, the game also would have included boss enemies at the ends of episodes, with the final boss being Dr. Proton himself.
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Protoytpe Level Demos + Level Editor + Patched DOSBox version playable on modern o/s 32MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)
Browser-Playable Prototype Level Demo (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Eden Too Far / Into The Storm [K] Mirinae Software / Pantech [top]

This vertical shooter profits from the same technical strengths as Unmyeong-ui dragontuka, but features a more elaborate weapon upgrade system. In a sense, it marked the end of an era as the last classical 2D shoot 'em up released by Mirinae.
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Level Demo 1.6MB (uploaded by scaryfun)
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Korean Level Demo 1.3MB (uploaded by roioros)


Fast Gun Scott Bias [top]

You play as a cowboy who fights, with his fists and pistols, against other cowboys. And between levels, we will be rained by bottles thrown by the drunks in the saloon, we will be bitten by snakes, and we will be crushed by buffalo stampedes.
Full Demo + Fixed exe 132+19kb (uploaded by Abandonsocios)


Fire Fight Chaos Works / Epic MegaGames / Electronic Arts [top]

Isometric 8-way scrolling shoot 'em up. Taking control of a low flying space craft players must hunt out key objectives in each mission and take them out. Features multiple weapons, stages and enemies plus secret objectives and areas.
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Full Demo 38MB (uploaded by MyAbandonware)
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ISO Demo 305MB (uploaded by Egon68)
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Firewind The Fourth Dimension Team / Digital Dreams Multimedia [top]

The dominators are the most powerful but also most ruthless force in the universe and are determined to destroy all living beings in the universe. To put a stop to their doing, you choose between three different ships and then fly out into space. The game plays like a normal horizontal shooter. While the screen moves slowly from left to right, wave after wave of enemies enter the screen from all sides and attack the player's ship. As the player shoots his way through these hordes of fighters, bombers and other types of ships, he earns points and picks up power-ups. While the power-ups are instantly activated and give him benefits like a temporary fire power boost, the points are used between the missions to upgrade the ship a little in terms of new weapons or more health.
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Full Demo 34MB (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)
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ISO Demo 673MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Full Metal Jacket [K] Pantech Corporation / Mirinae Software Inc. [top]

This is a mech action game played from a top-down perspective on a rotating playing field. The game is divided into separate missions, where the objective is to destroy certain targets using limited resources. Various tanks and other mechs are fought using evasive maneuvers and cover. Success is rewarded with funds, which can be used to equip the mech with guns, ammunition, explosives or a jetpack. An English demo was available, even though the game was never released in an English speaking country.
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Full Demo 3MB (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)
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Korean ISO Demo 21MB (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)


Full Metal Jacket 2 [K] Mirinae Software / KOGA [top]

Sequel with improved graphics and menus in SVGA-resolution. It's a top-down mech shooter.
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Korean Full Demo 58MB (uploaded by Nemo838)
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Korean Full Demo ( provided by Wastrel & upped by Scaryfun) 62MB


Galaxi Kurt W. Dekker / PLBM Games [top]

This is a shareware shoot 'em up arcade style game which is a homage to the classic game Galaxian. The object of the game is to achieve a high score. Gameplay is very much in the style of the old arcade games. The cursor keys move the player's ship from side to side while the Space bar fires the main weapon. The enemy ships, however, attack in the style of the enemies in Galaxian, swooping around the screen as they attack. When a wave of enemy ships has been cleared the player's stats are displayed and the next wave begins. The game maintains a high score table. It was later made freeware in 2007.
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Browser-Playable/Downloadable Freeware Game 309kb (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)
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Galaxy Fighter, The Art and Computer Entertainment [top]

Korean sci-fi horizontal shoot 'em up, apparently of amateur origin. Our ship sails sadly and slowly from left to right and shoots at the enemies that appear in a small number. Occasionally, bonuses drop out that can increase the intensity of firing (alas, temporarily), partially replenish the energy bar (if it is depleted, the game ends), or give an additional bomb - a powerful projectile that destroys all adversaries on the screen. Over time, there are more and more enemies and they appear more often, and their diversity also grows richer: in addition to various aircraft, some incomprehensible objects similar to militant geometric figures begin to meet. The authors clearly lacked imagination. Yes, and their technical skills were, apparently, not up to par: in addition to the fact that the picture lacks clarity, the game is poorly optimized, which is expressed in the lack of smooth scrolling and unexpected falls (but only in the main menu). There is no musical accompaniment, and the sound is such that it would be better if it did not exist at all. Alas, as the game is not of particular interest, but as a rarity - more than, so collectors and those who want to replay all the games of the genre should get acquainted with it.
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Full Demo 149kb (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)


Glook Laser Point / Screaming Duck Software [top]

This is a side-scrolling shooting game similar to Defender. The player controls a small armed flying craft and must fend off invading aliens that try to abduct humans. To complete a stage, the player needs to destroy all Hunters, the aliens that that can capture humans, but there are also other types of aliens that attack the player. Glook can be played by one or two players on the same computer. In a two-player game, players take turns to fight the aliens until either the stage is complete or they run out of lives. Originally shareware, it was later made freeware with a DOSBox package.
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Glook & Pedes - Freeware Games 2.42MB (uploaded by Official Site)
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Gracillis V Richard Gale / Europress Software [top]

This shmup was made with Klik & Play. As the most unfortunate soul in the universe, you have been chosen to defend your home planet against the evil forces of Kalfy Kerastow. Journey into the unknown in the last of the Gracillis craft and destroy the evil Yaddeel Learese who are threatening your pals. Zany characters, awesome graphics and power ups make this classic shoot'em up space game fun and exciting.
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Full Demo ( provided by starlord & upped by Scaryfun) 10.5MB
Browser-Playable Free Game (uploaded by Klik.js)
ISO Demo 10MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Interpose Twilight Zone Software / Katz Media AS, Webfoot Technologies, Inc. [top]

In this game you are overlynx, ancient inhabitant of Earth and Atlantis. Your race is a very peaceful and very wise in all Galaxy and you know how to live in harmony with nature. But on the planet Danedola some aliens by manipulating DNA created new race - humans, whose goal was simple: exterminate the overlynxes and infest the Earth. So you have to protect your lovely planet from these creatures by shooting them from your space craft. Progressing from level to level you can upgrade your vehicle with more powerful weapons. It's a beautiful and very smooth VGA shooter that boasts very high production value for a shareware game (similar to all other Webfoot games). In addition to the fun side-scrolling mayhem where you simply shoot everything in sight, Interpose features nice cartoon cut-scenes that advance the plot between levels, as well as excellent sound effects and music. The backgrounds are nicely laid out and give good illusion of depth, although the weapons and power-ups are not as creative or varied as, say, Gradius. To make up for that, though, the game contains 23 levels (albeit with 5-6 sets of scenery), so it will take even joystick vets quite some time to finish. With very smooth graphics (over 70 fps), fun cartoon cut-scenes, and all-around polish, Interpose is one of the better shareware games that every shooter fan should definitely take a look, although it's not nearly as memorable as the most popular shareware shooters such as Tyrian.
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Full Demo 13MB (uploaded by MyAbandonware)
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ISO Demo 176.4MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)
Reviews


Interpose: X-Mas Greetings Twilight Zone Software / Webfoot Technologies [top]

This was a free one-level demo released as a gift by the developers of Interpose. The evil scientist Atnas Sualc has constructed his own Santas and Reindeers. He's on his way to take over Santa's home at the North Pole, and misdirect all the x-mas gifts. Your mission is to stop him before he reaches his goal! It replaces enemies with evil snowmen, crazed deer, squadrons of pastry pigs and flocks of gingerbread men, as well as cunning goblins and you must avoid explosive Christmas decorations. There are different bonuses and accumulating them you can easily invest in the improvement of your ship in the shop. You can get a protective shield, missiles, bombs and additional infantry units turn it into a real killing machine.
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Free Game 3.1MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)
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Invaders 1978 James Eibisch [top]

This is a clone of Taito's Space Invaders made with QBasic, modeled to closely resemble the original arcade version. It was written for Peter Cooper's 1996 competition (among readers of the comp.lang.basic.misc Usenet group) to code a clone of any retro arcade classic in any version of BASIC. This game took first prize, albeit out of only four contestants. The player is at the bottom of the screen facing upwards, moving left and right to shoot the row of aliens as they move left and right. Aliens at the top of the screen are worth more points. This version has wider graphics than the original, and is a little quieter, reflecting the 'no frills' design philosophy. To make it a carbon copy, there is no high score table and keys cannot be remapped. The game was originally available through mail order, and later became freeware in 2000.
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Free Game 39kb (uploaded by MyAbandonware)
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Katapult NoSense / Space Interactive [top]

Visiting a pub can be really dangerous, especially when not all arguments are solved by bare fists. The participants aim to their places to build the weapons of ultimate destruction - home-made artillery. Also known as... the catapults. Katapult (meaning "the catapult") is Czech action game for one to four players. It's an action game, similar to Worms series and artillery games like Scorched Earth, but with top-down view and each map fits to single screen. The player controls one of the vehicles - there can be two to four of them battling each other and if no other player is available, the computer assumes the control of the remaining ones. The players can drive their catapults around, avoid obstacles, collect boxes with powerups and ultimately destroy each other, until there is just last one standing. The players get monetary rewards for destroying any enemy catapult, which can be used afterwards to buy more and better weapons, ammunition or armor. There is also the map editor included that allows to build the custom maps.
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ISO Demo 213MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Kops Jetro Lauha [top]

This is a two-dimensional gravitational cave flying game. The game is primarily designed to be multiplayer, but only local split screen game mode is provided. It is best played with 2-4 players on a single computer, but also a single player mode is available, which is suitable mostly for practicing. The original version was released back in 1996 as shareware software. After that the game has been released as a special slimmed down edition for the Disccover game competition. In 2001 the game was ported from DOS to Windows and released as freeware, and a few months later it was also ported to Linux. In 2003 the game has been released as open source, so it is publicly open for further development.
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Full Demo 1MB (uploaded by MyAbandonware)
2003 Freeware Windows Game 3.2MB (uploaded by Official Site)


Legend of Eden2, The [J] Afoon, Shadow Entertainment / Nippon Columbia [top]

Humanity and the future that can be unfolded in the future global environment of this spectacular game of life. It provides a powerful experience with a traditional method of graphical video and shooting with vertical scrolling. The stage is the earth in the future. Humanity has given up earth's drastically degraded global environment and emigrated to Mars. The abandoned earth has been gradually occupied by various new creatures. Three youths who long for the good-old-earth, head for the salvation and re-discovery of an ideal world on the earth again. Starting from Africa, they proceed through Eurasia, America and finally to Antarctica. There are 8 stages. It is a long journey on a fighter aircraft ....
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ISO Demo (special thanks to Legends World contributors who purchased game) (provided by Meddle & upped by Scaryfun) 386MB
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Machine Nation Stephen Curtis / Digitbyte [top]

This is a space ship shoot-em-up game. You must watch out for fireballs, electronic fields, and other hazards in addition to enemy ships. It features smooth parallax scrolling and excellent graphics.
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Byte Size Software #149 - AJ's Quest & Machine Nation - Floppy Image ISO Demo 1.4MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)
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Shareware Level Demo 311kb (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Nemesis 2: Return of Dragon Force KomodoWare Entertainment [top]

The second part of scrolling shooter Nemesis series. It differs from the first part only by improved detail and fewer enemies and weapons necessary for its application buttons. Again you are immersed in the heart of the Gamma sector, and must infiltrate the defenses of Nemesis and destroy its fleet of cyborgs and traps to prove once again that the Delta Squad ally is still able to protect outer space. Note this new episode of " Nemesis " is more like a remake of the first game without its flaws. In fact, the game is prettier, more playable. The principle remains the same, and you will again go through this vertical shoot'em up by destroying everything that comes at you, of course avoiding traps such as indestructible mines for example. Go through levels, asteroids, and boss cyborg (like the first game), and survive in different difficulty modes offered. A note at the end of level (be quick!). The levels of backup code that allows you to start further if you are stopped in progress. It seems more fun than its predecessor, more fun to play. Same music and sound effects, gameplay levels... and weapons development. Bonus to regenerate your shields, deflectors for temporary invincibility, etc. A scalable difficulty, the more you advance, the more it is intense.
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Full Demo 3MB (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)
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Obliterator Justin Smith [top]

Just like every other thursday you are cruising home from origami lessons in your Superflameout/turboX1-OBLiTERATOR space cruisemobile. You turn onto 39th space-avenue and suddenly you reel. Before your very eyes, your entire neighborhood turns into a black void with a big brown meteor right where your house used to be. Off in the distance you see a strange looking green space ship making a horrendous farting noise heading towards you. Sensing something out of the ordinary, you glance at your Which-Universe-Am-I-In-Meter and to your horror it reads: Not The Right One! As the green ship gets closer you realize that it’s too ugly to be from your universe and if it’s not from your universe, it must be obliterated! One shot from your Lepton-Cannon blows the hideous thing to smithereens. As bits of green debris fly past your windshield, you hear a voice in your head say: “You did well young warrior,that’s worth 50 points.” You smile and think to yourself: If I’m gonna get home, the only sensible way would be to obliterate everything I see.
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Browser-Playable/Downloadable Free Game 610kb (uploaded by Play DOS Games)


Operation Carnage Midnight Synergy / Beaucomm Interactive [top]

This is an arena shooting game similar to the classic Smash TV arcade game. The player controls a guy who tries to wreak havoc on the evil aliens who conquered and subdued Earth with soft takeover tactics. The humans are now bred like cattle and the Aliens feed off their souls. There are 8 sectors and each sector is divided into rooms. In each room the player needs to mow down all enemies, after which a door will open to the next room. There are power-ups and weapons to be picked up, such as a machine gun, fire gun, plasma gun, scatter bomb, energy, bonus points etc. In the last room of each sector the player faces an end boss in the form of a big space ship or alien. It was later made freeware by the developer.
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Freeware Game 2.9MB (uploaded by Official Site)
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included in Midnight Synergy Games Collection (2006) - ISO Demo 262MB (uploaded by Legends World)


Operation Overkill Europress Software Ltd. [top]

This was part of the Klik & Play Game Pack as examples of what could be made with the application. Use arrow keys to move your craft past the horrible Chaddocs. Blast your way to the end picking up extra power. There are multiple levels of enemy-filled space. Gain new weapons if you're good enough to rack up the points to earn them.
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ISO Demo 9.5MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Pike: Operation Thunderbolt [Ru] Snowball Interactive / Doka Media, 1C [top]

One of the first "major" commercial games of Russian domestic production. Game is a top-down arcade shoot'em-up. Unlike many other arcade games, the map is actually rotating around you, with your ship remaining static. This action arcade game takes place in the not too distant future - somewhere in the third millennium, when combined humanity has seemingly abandoned their wars and start to actively colonize planets and deep space, and created League of Intergalactic States, which include both land and created colonies on other planets. However, one of the systems had a cluster of habitable planets that had a distinctive feature - they were almost completely covered by water. On these planets settled mainly desperate and hardy people who did not like the pacifist aspirations and in the end, they created their own state - Quaker Union who not only declared independence from the LIS, but declared war. To restore the power of the League on the most "native" rebel planets that are almost completely covered by water, a group of scientists made a military amphibious vehicle called the "Pike" - perhaps the most amazing weapon of this time. And to operate this machine in a planned operation "Thunderbolt", the purpose of which is the final defeat of the Quakers, will, of course, be you. There is an alternative vehicle - the helicopter "Hind", which by its combat power is inferior to "Pike", but is more maneuverable, the tactic of passing the missions while playing it is quite different. Our battle machines have available a number of weapons - machine guns, flame throwers, grenade launchers, plasma cannons, and as many as four kinds of missiles, all of which have strengths and weaknesses. Enemy forces are mainly represented by different types of vehicles - hovercraft, helicopters and fighter planes of different types - but also you have to face some types of infantry, as well as defensive towers and booby-traps. Game has two modes. In the campaign mode, you must follow the storyline consisting of missions. The objectives of these missions are usually limited to two types - either to destroy something, or something to protect; the missions themselves are mostly quite short in duration, but often complex. The second mode - random mission - is much more interesting. There is also a duel mode or multiplayer via modem, null-modem or IPX network.
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Russian ISO Demo 459MB (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)
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Piranha D-Designs [top]

This excellent Asteroids clone has excellent graphics, good configurable controls, cute levels, an insanely vast array of monsters, weapon and speed upgrades, all sorts of bonus - what more can a person ask for? Also, the music is initially excellent. The menu and music for the first 10 levels are done with great talent by Prism / EMF, and the next 10 levels are accompanied by a great piece of digital music by Zodiak. Although the game may be too easy for joystick experts, the sheer length of the game will keep you glued for hours on end - there are 100 levels, which get increasingly more complex and varied and only a little bit repetitive. To add to the bonus, Piranha also offers a multiplayer mode where you can go head-to-head with up to 2 other players, or play with them in co-operative play.
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Full Demo 6MB (uploaded by XTC Abandonware)
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Clone ISO Demo 26MB (uploaded by Egon68)


Prodigy for Windows YO1 Komori / Takepom [top]

This is a sci-fi rotation scrolling shooter game, originally on PC-88 in 1989. You control a small ship while shooting enemies and the background will rotate while your ship remains in the center of the screen. At 30 frames per second, with resolution of 240x320, it's also possible to display an enlarged 480x640 if there is room in the machine specs. In a normal round 36 surface and the boss round six sides are available. WAV E, MIDI voice production that corresponds to the game it will liven up. Keyboard other, corresponding to the analog joystick, can be subtle operation.
Full Demo 201kb (uploaded by myloch)


Radias Aldix, HHS Soft [top]

This is an orthodox side-scrolling shooting game released in 1994 for the NEC PC-9801 and EPSON PC series. It realized raster scrolling using EGC (enhanced graphic charger), and was highly technological at the time. RADIAS for Windows95 was released in 1996, and was a nearly unchanged port of the PC-9801 version. It uniquely realized the same level of drawing and high-speed overlay processing as "WinG", and achieved practical operating speeds with the meager i486DX/66MHz CPU, which was still in use as a low-end at the time. It is now a thing of the past both in terms of content and technology, and is released as free software.
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Free Game 580kb (uploaded by Official Site)


Ravage Alpha Helix Productions [top]

This is a shareware vertically-scrolling shoot 'em up game that bears a significant similarity to Raptor and Tyrian. The plot of the game puts the player into the role of an unnamed pilot who must defeat numerous opposing forces in order to rescue his bride. Ravage has typical shoot 'em up gameplay mechanics: the player's ship must be manoeuvred through each level while dodging projectiles and trying to destroy as many enemy ships and ground vehicles as possible. Based on the player's performance, successful completion of a level is awarded with an amount of credits, which can then be spent to purchase additional weapons for the ship, upgrade existing ones, or to buy an extra life. Game progress can only be saved between levels; during a level, the concept of limited "game lives" is used to allow the player to continue if the ship was shot down. In addition to the single-player mode, Ravage also has an option for a two-player co-op mode, with the two players using different control devices to steer their ships (e.g. keyboard for the first player and mouse for the second player). The game features fully customizable controls, joystick support and a digitized soundtrack.
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Full Demo 5MB (uploaded by XTC Abandonware)
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Return Fire Silent Software / Warner Interactive Entertainment Ltd. [top]

This is the spiritual successor to Fire Power and it fits in both the strategy and action genres. You can take control of one of 4 vehicles: a jeep, helicopter, tank and a missile launching vehicle (but actually called The Armoured Support Vehicle (ASV). There are are two ways to win, the easier one would be to capture the enemy's flag by bringing it to your bunker with the frail Jeep. This is the main objective. The other way to win is to destroy your enemy, a secondary objective.
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Full Demo 6MB (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)
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ISO Demo 285MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Revolte Virtuality [top]

In the far distant future, mankind's sphere of activity has extended to far-flung galaxies. In one such galaxy, a cool solar system comprising six planets has undergone the first attack in man's history from an intelligent lifeform. Can you survive? This game was made for the NEC PowerVR Graphics Cards ONLY! Supported Chips are the PCX 1 and PCX 2, maybe the Neon 250 as well, this game won't work with any other Graphics Card out there. And that includes the PowerVR Kyro Cards as well! This game was made for the PowerVR SGL API. Since the NEC PowerVR cards are supported only on the Win9x Platform, this game is naturally intended to run those Systems as well. ReVolte is a 3D Shoot Em Up. You can control the speed and direction of your flight, in addition you can strafe, however you can't change the height you are flying at. To be able to hit enemies that are above yourself you can Pitch the nose of your ship up and down by tapping the acceleration / deceleration keys. You have standard shot and a limited amount of target seeking missiles. For it's time the game looks fairly impressive, especially the real-time shadows are top notch without any blocky-looking shadows what so ever. Even though it is a really great game to play once you get used to the control scheme, it always feels a bit like a Tech Demo for the PowerVR Cards. Installer is in Japanese, the game itself is entirely in English. You don't need the disc inserted while playing and you can use any music CD for the Soundtrack.
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ISO Demo 355MB (uploaded by scaryfun)
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Japanese PowerVR ISO Demo (provided by Rodwod & upped by Scaryfun) 336MB
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Roketz Bluemoon Interactive [top]

Roketz is a 360 degree scrolling shoot 'em up. It features gravity environment and thrust-and-turn gameplay similar to the likes of Thrust, Virus, and SubSpace. Selectable game modes are the usual deathmatch combat mode and a racing mode where the players have to pass given checkpoints as fast as possible. The game boasts very nice ray-traced graphics and a wide variety of weapons to choose from. The gameplay itself is simple: after equipping your "roket" with various weapons and upgrades, you are transported to a battleground where you can race the marked track for best results and/or shoot down your opponent, which can be either your friend (split screen action) or computer-controlled adversary. The winner is the last one to survive. Each battleground has different obstacles: gun turrets, pulsating force fields, etc. And of course, gravitational force constantly drags you down, so you will need both precise piloting skills and reflexes to succeed. The locations are nicely varied, although most of the action takes place in old production facilities rather than open space (making the game more challenging because you have to avoid colliding into walls and other "background" graphics). The full game is now available as freeware.
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Free Game 8MB (uploaded by mklgw1985)
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ISO Demo + Pre-Release Version 380+7MB (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)


S.T.O.R.M. Virtual Studio / American Softworks Corporation, Electronic Arts [top]

It's spiced-up a little with rendered graphics and cinematic cut scenes, but despite all that glitz, it's only a simple side-scrolling platform game. Year is 2055, energetic resources are nearly depleted. The B.A.E.R. (Bureau of Advanced Energetic Resources) had discovered the first deposit of praxillium, a new fissile element, more powerful than uranium, and not producing any nuclear Waste. After an explosion, the mining site remains silent, so the B.A.E.R. send the S.T.O.R.M to go and see what is happening. You are Andy Steale, pilot of the Submersible Tactical Operational Reconnaissance Module. The game is mainly a side-view Shoot'em up. You can use a robotic arm to pick up devices, you can send scuba divers to go in thinner passages). There is also 'interactive shooting' phases (rail-shooter with prerendered cinematic background). The game is a 3-CD set which includes about 45 min of CGI in two different resolutions, with about 12 different 3-part levels, supported by 12 original sound tracks composed by Christophe Zurfluh.
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French 3CD ISO Demo 1.4GB (uploaded by Abandonware France)
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Clone 3CD ISO Demo 1.18GB (uploaded by Egon68)
Full Demo 28MB (uploaded by MyAbandonware)


Saboteur Rene Soft [top]

This game from a Romanian developer is based on the classic side-scroller series of the same name which had you go on stealth missions. It uses some sprites and sounds from other games such as Mortal Kombat, BlackThorne, DOOM, and Bio Menace. A saboteur paratrooper lands on an enemy base under cover of night (although the cutscene is clearly day), outwardly representing a cross between one of the heroes of Mortal Kombat and the original Saboteur. Falling from the top to the grass, because of this, a lot of health is lost, and some hefty inhuman creature is walking nearby - but the very first computer in the building on the right reveals that the mission is somehow connected with a certain old man. This is probably the villain who owns the base! So we have to run around it in the form of a tireless ninja, open doors, beat enemies and throw all sorts of blunt-piercing-cutting objects. And so - right down to the main computer. There is a run to the helicopter in the final (just for a successful departure, do not forget to sabotage the radar). The whole map, as usual, is one large level, divided into many rooms, interconnected by corridors, stairs, pipes and holes. Sometimes, however, you need to jump down and hope for the best. Do not expect hundreds of rooms, as in the above-mentioned ideological mastermind - the scale is more modest here. Health here regenerates itself if the character is stationary, and there is no time limit, with the exception of the aforementioned stage with a run to the helipad. Thanks to these features, you can replenish vitality without any problems. Behind some of the boxes are scattered weapons (knives, daggers, wrenches, sais, throwing stars and other equally dangerous items) that can be thrown at the enemy. And if an ordinary person gets knocked down with one hit, then thick-skinned mutant monsters, as a rule, it does no harm, so you have to beat them with your hands and feet. Along with the borrowed sprites and animations came unexpectedly large amounts of blood. If desired, all hostile can be beaten to death and so - but in some places it is easier to escape, since the opponents do not know how to move from screen to screen. In the options of the main menu, there are several pleasing to the eye and heart of possibilities: firstly, changing the appearance of the main character (just be careful, some skins are barely visible on a black background), and secondly, choosing the number of Continues, which by default give three pieces (maximum - five). Their nice feature in most cases is that after "death" we continue to play in absolutely the same place, the enemy's health is not replenished. Sometimes, however, it can play a cruel joke. For example, it is extremely difficult to get out of some of the disastrous rooms (be it water slowly killing the protagonist, or a battle with an invincible enemy, whose immortality no one warned us about). Be wary of the blue flame from the pipes, which looks more like part of the background than something else. The thicker the enemy sprite, the larger his hitbox and the easier it is to fight with him. With "thin" enemies like people, you have to hit not in the center of the body, but slightly to the side, so that the blows somehow pass.

See also: #Saboteur 95

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Full Demo 1.87MB (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)


Seek and Destroy Safari Software Ltd., Vision Software / Epic MegaGames, Inc. [top]

Most of the fundamentals of this game work in a similar way to Desert Strike. You pilot a helicopter or a three-barreled tank through 14 increasingly tough multi-phase missions, each of which is preceded by a full briefing and a shopping phase. Before each phase you can enter the shop and upgrade your weaponry, paying with golden medals gathered during previous phases. Your starting weapons are the chain gun and rockets/tank shells. Every weapon has three upgrade levels. After that, you can decide how much ammunition for each weapon you want to load into your vehicle's weapon bays, switch between the tank and the chopper (which can only be done between phases, and some of them don't give you the choice), choose one of the three special weapons and adjust the fuel/armor/speed characteristics. All these preparations are surprisingly complex for a shooter like this, and a bad configuration can make the game really hard (no fuel in the middle of the desert, or a paper-thin armor are just two examples). Missions are set in the desert and jungle as well as over the sea and in snowy regions. Most often your objectives are, obviously, to seek and destroy, while performing some rescue operations and gathering as much powerups as you can. The powerups consist of ammunition, fuel, medals, and others. A scanner is installed into the vehicle to guide you, as is a mapping system and a limited shield. Unusually, the game only scrolls vertically even though you have full directional movement. When you rotate the direction the ground moves underneath you, ensuring a more realistic effect and smartly mimicking motion effects.
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Full Demo 10MB (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)
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Custom ISO Demo 12MB (uploaded by roioros)


Sibal Monkey Adventure 2 / Sibal Wonsung-iui Moheom 2 Arix Team [top]

This is the second in a series of shoot'em-ups starring a monkey. It's difficult to predict the movement and speed of enemies with different attack patterns. This time you can upgrade weapons. Time in the right corner of the screen is the retention time of the weapon upgrades. You can receive a bonus life, depending on the score obtained. Items featured: Apple - It has the usual power and a wide range of attacks. Step 3 can be upgraded; Banana - The power is weak, but there is a wide range of attack, can attack all upgrades 360 degrees; Night - power is only as strong narrow range attacks. Step 3 is also possible upgrades; Mini-City - a secondary role and will increase up to four missiles; Shields - surrounds with circular shield that prevents five attacks; Food - increase gives one the energy points of the City.
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Full Demo 173kb (uploaded by scaryfun)


Sideline EMAG / Union Systems [top]

This is a 2D side-scrolling shooter for DOS computers, created by a Taiwanese group called EMAG (Electronic Music and Animated Graphics, also GAME backwards). EMAG was born when a group of people, some of them students in Taiwan's National Chiao Tung University, gathered together and pursued their dream of creating games. Most members had never developed games nor run a company before, so they learned by doing. SideLine was their first game but it sold poorly and soon EMAG was barely able to remain active, only supported by its later games 3DCop/ADCop and BonBon Paradise, both light gun games. Some time after the original 1996 release, it received a very limited western release in Poland. A company called Union Systems localized the game with Mirage Software publishing it. The print run was only 3000 (or possibly as little as 1500) copies. 16 years after the game was first released a Spanish online blog Retro Maniac Magazine wrote an article about the game's demo version, leaving many wondering if the game's full version would ever surface. Some months after that the Polish release was indeed found and many gamers were finally able to try the game out for the first time. In October of 2013 the game's producer Jiun-Ming "Jimmy" Hwang allowed it to be distributed as freeware.
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Freeware ISO 519MB (uploaded by Ghegs)
Polish ISO Demo 453MB (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)
Freeware ISO ( provided by starlord & upped by Scaryfun) 519MB


Space Bastards Didier Dambrin [top]

This is a Space Invaders clone with raytraced graphics, lots of weapon power-ups and a two player mode. You move your spaceship at the bottom of the screen, firing missiles while dodging shots from the endless waves of aliens. The aliens move in a left to right pattern and speed up as their numbers decrease. Very slowly, the game gets more difficult as the aliens will return fire more and more. Every now and then, a UFO flies across the top of the screen, which drops a weapon power-up when you shoot it. Catch the power-up to temporary increase your fire power. A weapon bar will appear next to your score, and after a short time it will run out. After that you return to your default weapon, the slow firing missile which doesn't do that much damage. There are lots of different power-ups weapons. The green slime blobs do the least damage but are still better than your default gun. The laser beam cuts through columns of aliens like butter. With the 3-way shot and 6-way shot you can spray the aliens like bugs. The grenades explode on impact taking out the surrounding aliens. Laser grenades also explode on impact but they then shoot two laser beams side ways, taking out an entire row of aliens. The flamethrower almost works like an eraser, simply move from left to right to wipe out the enemies. And finally, there's the nuke, a rare power-up that instantly kills all aliens on screen. The longer you play, the more the aliens fire back at you, the more you really need power-ups to survive. If your weapon runs out right at the beginning of a wave of aliens, you're stuck with your standard missile weapon which can only take out one alien at a time. So you will have to find a certain rhythm to defeating the waves of aliens, making sure you always have a power-up when a new wave arrives. You can play solo or with two players, which makes the game even more frantic. If you don't have someone to play with, you can even play co-op with the computer controlling the second spaceship.
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Full Demo + Win3xO Collection Package 26MB (uploaded by scaryfun)
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Win3xO Collection - FrontEnd + Emus 60MB (uploaded by scaryfun)
ISO Demo ( provided by Wastrel & upped by Scaryfun) 195MB
Freeware Game 870kb (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Space Invaders: The Original Game Taito, Kinesoft Development Corp. / Game Bank [top]

It's Space Invaders DX, first released in Japanese arcades, for Windows 95. It consists of four different versions of the original Space Invaders plus two additional game modes, versus mode and parody mode. The versions of the original game all have the same gameplay but have different screen types. They are upright cabinet screen, black and white, black and white with cellophane overlay and colour. The versus mode is played by two players simultaneously on a split screen. It's round based and to win the round the player has to prevent the aliens from landing or clear all aliens. When winning a round the player is awarded with a medal and the first player with three medals wins the game. The versus mode has less aliens and only one barricade and some of the aliens are coloured. Shooting coloured aliens trigger certain actions which can be both positive and negative. This include clearing a whole line of invaders or having the aliens jump closer to the player or his opponent. The parody mode plays just like the original Space Invaders but here each level has a theme based on other Taito games such as Bubble Bobble, The New Zealand Story, Arkanoid and Darius.
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Japanese ISO Demo 33MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)
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Japanese ISO Demo (provided by Rockleevk & upped by Scaryfun) 10MB


Space Rocks 3D Elpin Systems [top]

This is a one or two player shareware clone of Asteroids. Despite the '3D' in it's title this is a top down game just like the original but with better graphics and it is played against a realistic looking stellar background. If you haven't played the original or any of its clones then the game is about piloting a small fragile space ship on a screen that has many large rocks drifting across it in random directions and speeds. The player must destroy these rocks by shooting them. However a large rock, when shot, will break into smaller ones which in turn will also fragment. In addition to the increasing amount of space debris the player also has to contend with alien space ships. The object of the game being to accumulate a high score. This game can be controlled via the keyboard with redefinable keys, the mouse or the joystick.
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included in Awesome Arcade Action Pack - ISO Demo (provided by starlord & upped by Scaryfun) 36MB
Shareware Level Demo 4.4MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Spaced Daniel Haffner [top]

Take a journey with Biff and Spiff to take back their crystal from an evil alien race. This crystal was their people's only power source which had given them their incredible intelligence. But since it was stolen, you have to listen Biff and Spiff's "incredibly" stupid conversations (you always have the choice to turn off this feature). Spaced is a 256-colors VGA shoot'em up which is created by only one person, Daniel Haffner. It has a very colorful super-scroll and "a bit cheesy" converted FM music from PC speaker music format.
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Free Game v2.2 534kb (uploaded by Official Site)
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SplayMaster Chris Elsbree [top]

This is a tournament style space combat game reminiscent of the battles in Star Control 2 in which you must destroy your opponent before your opponent destroys you. Choose from eight ships with different flight/weapons characteristics. For 1 or 2 players (2 human players against each other, 1 human player against computer or, as a demo, two computers versus each other). These players pilot spaceships in 2D space armed with a variety of weapons and defenses.
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Full Demo ( provided by starlord & upped by Scaryfun) 118kb
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Stargunner Apogee Software, Ltd. [top]

In the far distant future, an epic war for survival takes place. Deep within the Andromeda galaxy, the people of Zile grow restless and greedy. The Zilions secretly prepare for a massive strike against the nearby planet Ytima. Fearing such an attack the Ytimians train an elite squad of "Stargunners." Their mission: To strike the planet Zile first, and cripple the Zilions three strongholds, where the Zilion war fleets await the launch order. If the Stargunners can surprise the Zilions on their own planet, and destroy most of their fleet, then good will triumph at least one more time. Get them before they get you - there won't be a second chance. This sci-fi scrolling shooter brings you some of the most intense action ever seen on the PC, taking you through stellar, terran, and aquatic battlefields, as your mission progresses. Over 75 unique fully rendered and animated enemy craft, plus 33 dangerous end-level bosses, morphing and adapting as you battle them. Hundreds of secret goodies hidden throughout the levels, including weapons and shields power-ups. In June, 2005 the game was made freeware.
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Browser-Playable / Downloadable Free Game 40MB (uploaded by RGB Classic Games)
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Free Good Old Games Digital Download ISO Demo 48MB (uploaded by Good Old Games)
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Clone ISO Demo 389MB (uploaded by scaryfun)
included in 3D Realms Anthology - Full Demo 494MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Stellar Stryker C&M Studios [top]

This is a space virtual shooting range with an original model of damage. Various objects fly before our eyes, all of which are enemies. At the bottom is the status bar, which displays the number of points and energy. Energy is our stock of health. Let's start shooting. It is necessary to fire not only accurately, but also quickly, because in the event that an object reaches the screen border, a unit of energy will be taken away from us. On the other hand, if we bring the cursor closer to the edge of the viewable area, then it moves back a little, giving a kind of room for maneuver.
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Free Game 1.5MB (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)
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Taito Retro Arcade Pack Taito / Imagineer [top]

This is a PC compilation of several Taito games. Balloon Bomber, Alpine Ski, and Front Line are the games featured in this collection. Balloon Bomber is a small variation of "Space Invaders" that has the player shooting moving the gun sideways and shooting balloons which drop bombs, which are laid out by a biplane. Each balloon shot is worth 100 points and extra points are awarded for shooting falling bombs. Three hits in succession is worth mystery points. As the game goes on, the balloons and their bombs move faster and the balloons are laid out at lower altitudes. Bombs that are dropped by the balloons damage the ground or destroy the gun platform. If the gun platform is destroyed or ground is too heavily damaged, the player loses a life. Alpine Ski is an arcade skiing game that features three levels of different alpine events. The first level is a downhill course in which the player must maneuver his skier around snowmobiles, trees, rocks, ice patches and other skiers while picking up bonus points along the way. The goal is to finish the course in the shortest amount of time possible. The second level ratchets up the difficulty with a slalom course, which tests both the player's precision and speed. In addition to maneuvering around the same obstacles from the downhill course, the player must also navigate around a series of poles and through a number of flagged gates. The final level represents an opportunity for bonus points on the ski jumping hill. Players must use the radar provided to maximize their jump distance, being careful not to land and crash into a tree. Front Line is a vertically scrolling action game. Your mission is to infiltrate enemy territory and destroy their fortress. To reach the fortress, you will have to make your way through varied and dangerous terrain. Jungles, deserts, brush, and rocks all slow your progress, plus each area has numerous enemy fighters and tanks trying to stop you. To help get past these obstacles, you are armed with a machine gun and grenades; at some points in the game you may even come across an abandoned tank which you can control to increase your odds of survival. When you reach the end of the level and successfully destroy the fortress, the game will repeat at a higher level of difficulty. Gameplay is for one or two players, and four different skill levels are available.
Japanese ISO Demo 31MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)


Titei Senki / Strike Force Sprite / KT System [top]

2029, on the earth there is a hostile force to the human race. Manmade life-forms of all types have begun to rise up from deep underground. Humanity faces its greatest challenge in a unified artificial intelligence of our own making. We must unleash an untested new weapon, the "Heavy Doll" HD-01. It's a 2d action shooter with mechs. In each stage you need to destroy a certain number of stationary enemies in order to unlock the exit. You can switch between two weapons, and after several stages there is a boss and then you go to the next world. It feels much like an early SNES game, supports gamepads and fullscreen with smooth scrolling.
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Shareware Game v.3.02 (Pass: TTI3721) 649kb (uploaded by Vector)
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Titei Senki & B-SYSTEM - Full Demos 633kb/612kb (uploaded by Supernova)
ISO Demo 10MB (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)


Tracer Korea Select Ware / Nesco, HIC Infocomm [top]


Not to be confused with 7th Level's game of the same name and released in the same year, this is a Japanese top-down shooter of the likes of Commando. In an alternate reality, the United Nations have rid the world of war by 2020 but an evil scientist has created a time machine in 2045 to stop this from happening as he believes wars are essential to humanity advancing in knowledge. Other scientists who want to preserve the peace create another time machine and send a super soldier back in time to prevent Dr. Elmures's evil plan from succeeding. There's two types of weapons with scattered and beam shots which can be upgraded to more powerful versions. There's also bomb to collect and use and the soldier only has a certain number of lives. As you shoot enemies, hearts to improve health and coins to increase your course are dropped and should be collected. There's 5 levels: prehistoric period, ancient Egypt, medieval fortress, World War II and the future. Each has a large boss at the end that must be defeated. Enemies are also nicely varied.
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ISO Demo 19MB (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)


Triplane Turmoil Dodekaedron Software Creations, Inc. [top]

A Sopwith-style WWI action game, this allows to take the controls of a biplane or triplane, and fly for the English, German, Finnish, or Japanese air forces. Play against the computer or against other human opponents via a split-screen display. Do well and receive medals, ribbons, and promotions. Form alliances with other players or go it alone. Attack other planes in the air or drop bombs on enemy forces on the ground. Your objective is to destroy as much of the enemy as possible, and to defend your own forces. Originally, the game was shareware, but v1.02 of the game has now been released as freeware.
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Freeware Game ( provided by starlord & upped by Scaryfun) 2MB
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Twork Pentastar Productions [top]

This is a side-scrolling action platform game in a setting that combines sci-fi and fantasy elements. The eponymous character is a young mage, the last of his kind. A long time ago, there were many mages in the planetary system where Twork lives, but one apprentice mage developed megalomania, killed his master and tried to take over the universe with his army of monsters. However, the other mages united and captured the rebel red mage, banishing him and his underlings to a distant unexplored planet. Many years later, the Red Mage found his way out of imprisonment, and since there were no more mages left to stop him by then (for reasons not elaborated upon in the story), he took over the entire system. Now, only Twork can stop the villain and his numerous minions. The game has all typical elements of the genre: you run, jump, climb ledges and vines, collect useful items, avoid hazards and fight monsters. Additionally, the character can duck and crawl, which is sometimes required to get past certain obstacles or reach secret areas. Twork can launch magic projectiles from his staff, which has a standard fast attack and a more powerful alternate fire mode that needs to be charged up and uses more energy. The game was marketed as shareware and for this reason was split into several episodes with different themes and monsters, each representing a planet in the star system. Every episode would end with a boss battle against the Red Mage's underlings, and finally against him as the end-game boss. Only one planet is available in the shareware version. The number of prospective episodes varied from ten in an early beta version to four in later releases. Twork makes use of pre-rendered sprites of mostly good quality and generally attempts to produce a more realistic visual representation, avoiding bright, cartoonish colours. Taking advantage of VESA modes, the game offers smooth scrolling that contributes to fast, fluid gameplay.
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Browser-Playable/Downloadable German Shareware Level Demo 2.4MB (uploaded by Internet Archive Software Collection)
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German Shareware Level Demo v1.7 5MB (uploaded by MyAbandonware)
Full Demo 30MB (uploaded by roioros)


Tyger Spirit David [top]

This is a side-scrolling shooter where the player controls a futuristic aircraft apparently piloted by a female humanoid tiger. The arrow keys move your ship and the ALT key fires. Snatch the small "W" capsules for weapon upgrades (watch Natasha's face in the corner when you grab 'em, too ;). Don't get hit, or you lose energy and weapon upgrades. Too many hits and bye-bye.
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Free Game ( provided by starlord & upped by Scaryfun) 308kb


Vanguard Ace: Vertical Madness Imaginative Illusions Sdn. Bhd. [top]

Set in the near future, this is your typical vertical shooter similar to games like Raptor and Xenon. The earth is being invaded by a bunch of aliens called "Visitors" and it's up to you to stop them. Players will be able to choose from 5 different ship types. Each of them have different abilities and weakness. It boasts a number of features like 70FPS of animation, multi-layered parallax scrolling, rendered graphics, mecha style sprite designs and a bounty of power-ups in this Japanese anime-styled universe. It was later made freeware.
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ISO Demo 18MB (uploaded by Old-Games.ru)
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Freeware Game 7MB (uploaded by Official Site)


Wingstar Interactivision A/S [top]

This is a relatively obscure vertical shooter from a small Denmark-based developer of action and flight sims with roots in ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64. The plot in this sci-fi shooter is straightforward: sentenced for crimes against the empire, you are forced to become the empire's frontline warrior in its quest to conquer new planets. It plays like dozens other shooters that we are all familiar with. Shoot everything in sight, upgrade to new weapons, kill the big bad boss to go to the next level, etc. While definitely not a classic that Raptor or Tyrian was, this stands above the average shooter with over 50 weapons you can acquire, excellent sounds and music, and outstanding ship and background design, down to little insignia details on enemy ships. With 5 different skill levels, it should keep every shooter fan glued to the screen for hours on end.
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Full Demo 9.23MB (uploaded by Juego Viejo)
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Clone ISO Demo 279MB (uploaded by Egon68)
included in 5 in One (Pack 09) - Clone ISO Demo 242MB (uploaded by Egon68)


Zeb Lee Bamber, Nolan Worthington [top]

This was a sample game made for The Games Factory, the games creator software from Europress. It took an artist and a programmer just a week of work to produce this game. Have a play of just one level and those of you who have tried to create games by crunching code will be amazed at the results achieved in such a short space of time. It's a fast, 320x200 scrolling, platform shoot-em-up. You control Zeb, and guide him through 8 levels (in the full version) to a dramatic confrontation, avoiding poisonous pools of liquid, anti-personnel mines and a host of aggregious dudes armed with Tasers, Bazookas and various guns, all out to cut short Zeb’s tenuous grip on life. Only you can help him.
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Browser-Playable Free Game (uploaded by Klik.js)
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Free Game 3.3MB (uploaded by Kliktopia)


ZugyA Sprite [top]

This is another excellent freeware shooter from one of Japan's oldest freeware developing team who was behind Vampire, a great Castlevania clone. Although the game's graphics are not as sharp as GunViper or Amanagi, ZugyA has plenty of innovative features to set it apart from the crowd. Your goal in the game is to destroy space stations in each level within a strict time limit. But the stations are not huge spacelab-style targets, but are collections of small modules that are interconnected. Each module is different: turret modules, for example, will launch missiles at you, while airlock modules will launch enemy vessels. You have to therefore destroy all these "defense" modules before you are able to destroy the "headquarter" module that is key to winning the level. The game is a lot of fun to play. In contrast to most vertical shooters where the enemies come at you from the top of the screen, you can fly anywhere in ZugyA with 6 degrees of freedom. There are also nice training courses to familiarize you with gameplay mechanics, as well as excellent afterburner effects. Another nice touch is how the game forces you to charge your shield before you can use it, so there is a small but important strategic element of deciding whether to use the stored-up plasma energy on the mega-shield, or on your laser. (A bit like Wing Commander, so to speak). You must be careful not to destroy the "headquarter" module too quickly, though, because doing that will destroy all the modules on the level, denying you the chance of collecting bonus items until the next level. So it is always a good idea to make the "headquarter" module the last item on your target list. On the downside, the gameplay gets a bit repetitive due to the lack of variety in station modules or enemy ships. Every new level looks and plays much like the last one, except for the varying intensity of enemy fire. Still, the novel destroy-the-modules concept and nonstop action will keep the game enjoyable for a long while before you get bored.
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Shareware v3.01 (Pass: ZUZ76591) 670kb (uploaded by Vector)
Videos
Full Demo 445kb (uploaded by scaryfun)


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