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| Note: This is a special collection of all of the games on dosgames.com that are less than 50k in size (zipped). All of the games listed on this page are also included in the listings by category. |
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3-Demon
John D Price & PC Research Inc,
1983 |
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Rating:  Shareware [ Screenshot ]
3-Demon is probably the strangest Pac-Man game you'll ever play. It is played in a first-person perspective, that is, in "3D". How does this work, you may be asking? Well it's kind of difficult to figure out where you're going, and where the ghosts are. Luckily there's sort of a radar at the bottom that tells you how close the ghosts are. Overall it's poor graphics and dated sounds don't detract much from the game, so it's probably unique enough to be worth checking out.
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Abmis the Lion
Button Software,
1996 |
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Rating: Shareware [ Screenshot ]
Abmis the Lion is a rather strange sidescrolling/jumping game that stars ... um, a lion. Named Abmis. Who woulda thunk it? Ahem anyways. Yes, the levels here include some puzzle elements as well as action. The goal is to collect all of the potatoes on the level (what a lion wants with potatoes, I have no idea) and then make it to the exit. The game looks good, but the gameplay just has a slightly "weird" feel that's difficult to place. (Note: If you're stuck on the first level, watch the included demo by choosing option 4 at the main menu.)
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Aldo's Adventure
David and Benjamin Ibach,
1987 |
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Rating: Shareware [ Screenshot ]
Aldo bears a striking resemblence to Mario in this EGA ladder-climbing and jumping game that looks suspiciously similar to the original Donkey Kong game. Obvious similarities aside, this game does feature excellent play control, and the game holds up very well even though it's now over 15 years old! Like Donkey Kong each level fills one screen and does not scroll, although there are several different levels to explore.
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Aldo 3: Aldo's Assault
David and Benjamin Ibach,
1991 |
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Rating:  Shareware [ Screenshot ]
Part 3 of the Aldo series of games. All of the Aldo games play similarly to the classic Donkey Kong games from Nintendo. Aldo even looks strikingly similar to everyone's favorite video game plumber. There seems to be a slight problem with collision-detection on the first level, where Aldo sometimes will jump through a certain platform ... but other than that, this game seems to play just as well as the others in the series.
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Alleycat
Bill Williams,
1984 |
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Rating: Freeware [ Screenshot ]
Even though this is an extremely old game (1984!) and even though it features archaic 4-color CGA graphics, it still can be fun to play. AlleyCat has you playing an ... uh, alleycat. The object is to jump around an alley (and also inside the appartment building) trying to collect as many mice and other objects as possible while avoiding baddies like dogs, sweeping brooms (?) etc. It's neat, and besides the fact that it's a true PC gaming classic, it's amazing how much gameplay is crammed into a 32k zipfile!
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Amazon Snake
Riku Jarvensivu,
1995 |
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Rating: Public Domain [ Screenshot ]
Somewhat a clone of the classic 'Nibbles' game, in this one you are a snake who must gobble up fruit; each time you do, your snake gets longer. (Not meant in any obscene way.) Anyways, the VGA graphics aren't too bad, but since there's no variation in the levels, this game could get boring quickly.
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Antarctic Adventure
Friends Software,
1995 |
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Rating: Freeware [ Screenshot ]
Antarctic Adventure made appearances on many older video game systems, including the Colecovision, NES and MSX (among others) as well as arcades. This is a recompiled version of the MSX game that does not require a separate emulator to play. Therefore it plays exactly like the classic game. The object is to guide your penguin to its home, avoiding obstacles and collecting bonuses (flags and fish) along the way. Smooth but unimpressive graphics will remind you of the video games of yesteryear!
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Arcade Volleyball
Microforum Mfg Inc,
1988 |
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Rating:  Freeware [ Screenshot ]
An extremely old vollyball type game, where you control a big nosed guy and try to use your head to knock a vollyball over a net. Sounds weird? Yep. CGA graphics, and PC speaker sounds ... bleh! The computer opponent is tough, but it could be fun for brief peroids of time as a two player game.
Rating: Freeware [ Screenshot ]
As its name implies, I found this game quite frustrating at times ... however, if you enjoy 'slider' puzzles (where one block in a square is missing, and you slide blocks around in an attempt to make a picture) you'll probably enjoy this game. Plus, the zipfile is extremely small in size.
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Bananoid
William Rieder,
1989 |
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Rating: Shareware [ Screenshot ]
A fairly basic Arkanoid clone. One difference is that the playing field is bigger than one screen, so the screen scrolls as you move. It will also work on a slower computer, so if you still use a 386, you may want to try this one out.
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Banatron
Thomas G. Hanlin III,
1994 |
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Rating:  Freeware [ Screenshot ]
Banatron is a simple 2 or 3 player "snake" type game. (Also similar to "Nibbles"; you can get that game from QBasic.com in the "Action" category. QBasic itself is part of the "Old DOS" package from Microsoft.) Err, anyways, back to Banatron. It's not really anything special, pretty basic gameplay, but if you want a simple multiplayer snake game (multiple players on the same computer) it may be worth trying out.
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Bat & Ball
Andre van Wyk,
1994 |
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Rating: Shareware [ Screenshot ]
An Arkanoid clone with a twist: Here you must guard your "castle" from the bouncing ball instead of trying to destroy it. You battle against three other paddles who are trying to protect their own castles. The graphics and sound aren't that great, but this is an amazing game for its size: 12k!
Rating: Freeware [ Screenshot ]
Beast is a simple ASCII-based game which doesn't have much of a story, but then it doesn't really need one. Your goal is to kill each of the "beasts" on each level (big letter "H"s). However, instead of weapons, you need to use the level itself to kill them, by trapping them between the pushable walls. Since it was made in 1984 it's graphics and sounds are extremely rudimentary, but its gameplay is fairly unique although it too is pretty simple. Not bad for a 19k file!
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Beyond Columns
Brad P. Taylor,
1989 |
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Rating: Freeware [ Screenshot ]
A fairly good rendition of the 'Columns' variant of Tetris. Instead of making lines, here you match up the colored blocks in sets of three in a row. Average graphics and sounds, but a good download if you enjoy this sort of game. (Note: You will most likely need MoSlo from our Essential Utilities section to make the game run at a reasonable speed.)
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Black Orb, The
Anonymous,
1989 |
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Rating: Freeware [ Screenshot ]
An obvious takeoff of the classic Gauntlet games, The Black Orb is a little known game from 1989 with basic EGA graphics and gameplay that closely mirrors the game its trying to emulate. It does include decent Gauntlet-like gameplay and includes a level editor to make your own levels, although I wouldn't think many people would enjoy doing so for very long.
Rating: Freeware [ Screenshot ]
This simple Arkanoid clone has decent graphics and offers fast, no-frills gameplay. There are some lively graphics effects as well to keep things interesting. Pretty impressive considering the zip file is only 5k in size! (Note: This game does NOT seem to run well in DOSBox.)
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Blocks from Hell
Toren K. Smith,
1993 |
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Rating: Freeware [ Screenshot ]
Blocks from Hell is a Tetris clone. It does what it sets out to do ... it clones Tetris. It looks fairly nice too, and plays well. It has all the standard Tetris options, and features psychadelic scrolling background stuff while you're playing. (That could be a good thing or a bad thing, I suppose.) Generally speaking its a good, no frills Tetris clone. (Be sure to read the humorous readme file, blocks.doc ^_^)
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Bouncing Babies
Dave Baskin,
1984 |
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Rating: Shareware [ Screenshot ]
Bouncing Babies is something of a classic PC game. Not necessarily because it's fun to play, more just because it's old. It play similarly to the Nintendo LCD Game'n'Watch series of handheld games that were popular about 20 years ago. The object is to catch (bounce) the babies falling out of the burning building to lead them to safety. It certainly will test your eye hand coordination but the extremely simple gameplay and very dated graphics will probably get old quickly. (Note: You will probably need to use DOSBox or MoSlo to get this game running at normal speeds! Get both from the Essential Utilities page.)
Rating: Freeware [ Screenshot ]
A simple clone of the old Atari bouncing ball game "Breakout". There's some nice color cycling, the controls are decent, and you have more freedom of movement compared to the original. Not too much to say here though, other than this is one of the earlier creations of Ken Silverman, who later would create Ken's Labyrinth as well as the Build engine which was used for Duke Nukem 3D and other classic early 3D games. (Note: If you're interested in a fantastic modern Windows breakout/Arkanoid style game, I highly recommend BreakQuest! I've registered it, it's tons of fun!)
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Captain Eric
PC Solutions,
1992 |
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Rating: Shareware [ Screenshot ]
Captain Eric is a vaguely Gauntlet-like game that involves avoiding or shooting enemies ("aliens"), collecting powerups, and finding the exit through various mazes. One nice touch is that the mazes are partially randomly generated. That is, each progressive level has a basic design, but the particular layout of each level is different each time you play. Despite the random element, the bland EGA graphics and questionable controls dampen the fun a bit.
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Castle Adventure
Kevin Bales,
1985 |
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Rating: Freeware [ Screenshot ]
This is a very old "graphic" adventure game. It must've been very impressive when it came out, since many adventure games back then were still text based. Anyways, the game is rather average, but it does include action and adventure elements, although there is very little plot. (Note: You'll probably need MoSlo to make this game run at a normal speed.)
Rating: Freeware [ Screenshot ]
This is a computerized version of the classic "Rubik's Cube" puzzle game. As you might expect, it's a bit more difficult to play on a computer screen, since the game requires frequent rotation of the cube. Download this if you're looking for a real challenge and think the normal Rubik's Cube is "too easy"! :)
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Cyber Sphere
Clay Hellman,
1996 |
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Rating: Shareware [ Screenshot ]
One of many Arkanoid clones, this one is fairly average. It is a bit more challenging than most Arkanoid games, however, because the ball moves very quickly and since the blocks are close to the bottom of the screen, you have little time to react. VGA graphics and some nice SB effects.
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Dedale
Unknown / Anonymous,
1986 |
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Rating: Freeware [ Screenshot ]
The most simplistic maze game you're likely to find. The object is to guide your player to the exit of randomly generated mazes. That's it, no fancy powerups, enemies, etc. Just basic graphics and PC speaker sound effects. Nothing special or exiciting but it does work, the executable file is only 29k in size, and might be appropriate for young children. (Note: If anyone knows who made this game, please let me know!)
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Deep 2
ALO-Soft,
Unknown Year |
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Rating: Freeware [ Screenshot ]
Deep II is a "falling down a pit" type game. The object is to maneuver around the obstances while collecting bonus items. There is a little strategy involved since you can use the money you collect to buy items occationally. Simple but colorful ASCII graphics and PC speaker "blips & bleeps" sound round out the game. Might be fun for those who enjoy text-mode games. (Note! Use DOSBox and/or MoSlo, available on the essential utilities page or this game will run too fast. Tip: At the DOSBox prompt type "cycles ###" (where ### is a number) to change the speed, smaller=slower. I use "cycles 120" to play the game on a reasonable speed on my PC.)
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DIAMAZE
Herringbone Software,
1990 |
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Rating: Shareware [ Screenshot ]
DIAMAZE is a simple but sublimely relaxing game where the goal is to collect as many diamonds in a mine before your lamp runs out. There are no enemies, so you are racing only against the clock. The monochrome text based 'graphics' won't impress anyone, but the game could be fun to play in quick bursts since there is not much pressure involved, or for someone who does not have the reflexes to play fast-paced games. (Tiny file size too)
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Diggory
Jim Scarlett,
1990 |
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Rating: Freeware [ Screenshot ]
Diggory is a somewhat unique and innovative yet infuriating arcade game where the object is to collect mushrooms and smash into a gate in order to pass on to the next level. You have to also eat the eggs that form or harmful bugs will appear that can kill you. The game concept is interesting, but the high difficulty level (even in the first level) and the ugly graphics (or terribly old-school, whichever way you prefer to look at it) make this game a tough one to like!
Rating: Shareware [ Screenshot unavailable ]
Simply put, it's a DOS version of the Windows Minesweeper game. Here the game is played in text mode, unlike the popular Windows version, and there aren't many options to set. (Hint, press F1 while running the game to see the "Help" menu.)
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Duck Hunt
ALO-Software Inc,
1993 |
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Rating: Freeware [ Screenshot ]
First I have to note that NO, this is not a clone or remake of the classic NES Zapper-based game with the annoying dog that laughs at you. Instead, it is a very simplistic ASCII-mode game, where a single "duck" flies across the screen and you must hit the spacebar to shoot it down. Other than its theme, it's not very much similar to the NES classic, but I'm always intrigued by ASCII mode games, and the presentation of the game is done fairly well. (You will need DOSBox and/or a VERY slow PC to play this at proper speed.)
Rating: Freeware [ Screenshot ]
Breakout spawned several clones, the most well known of which is probably Arkanoid, which itself spawned many clones. EGAWalls is one of several of those clones. It does add two-player gameplay (one one keyboard) but otherwise it fairly faithfully recreates an Arkanoid-like experience, with various powerups and classic brick-busting action! Could be fun if you want to play with a friend or just want a basic-looking and playing Arkanoid game.
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