DOS Games Discussion

I was going through old files I had saved on dropbox and I re-discovered an extremely rare updated version (though still shareware) of The Pack Rat by Steve Blanding, that includes sound and music. Almost a decade ago I was obsessed with preserving these old games and scoured old BBS sites and archi...

Sounds like Widget Workshop:
http://www.mobygames.com/game/widget-wo ... creenshots

9 years later, I finally found it!

One of the Zoombini games?

The Secret Island of Dr. Quandary
http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/secre ... r-quandary

The first one sounds a little like Secret Agent
http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/secre ... creenshots

I knew it right from the description because of the crescent-shaped projectiles and waterfalls. The picture pretty much confirmed it. IMO, it is a very underrated game.

It is Dark Ages (one of my favorite DOS games ever).



BTW, it is now freeware:
http://www.3drealms.com/news/2009/03/se ... eware.html

The forcefields make it sound like Rescue Rover 1 or 2.

Sounds like Africa Trail and Operation Neptune.

Could it be Full Throttle?

There is a game where you move boxes to rescue a dog. It is called "Rescue Rover". Is that what you are looking for?
http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/rescu ... creenshots

It sounds sort of like God of Thunder, except the main character throws hammers.

http://adeptsoftware.com/got/

Chip's Challenge?
http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/chips ... creenshots

Is it Cosmic Spacehead?

http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/cosmi ... creenshots

MicroMan

The original is here: http://www.classicdosgames.com/company/brianlgoble.html

The remake is here: http://hipsoft.com/mmcc.jsp

Is it Skunny? The first levels take place on a pirate ship.

http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/skunn ... creenshots

Sounds like Skyroads, which is on this site.

Try Secret Agent out too. It's pretty much the same game but with different levels in a different setting.

#1 is most definitely "In Search of Dr. Riptide"
http://www.dosgamesarchive.com/download/game/183

#2 sounds like ScubaVenture, but I don't think there is a demo of it anywhere.