Dune II (1992): The Game That Taught the RTS Genre How to Walk
What do StarCraft, Age of Empires, and Command & Conquer all have in common? Trace their base-building, resource-harvesting, real-time-combat DNA […]
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Paganitzu (1991): Apogee’s Quietest, Cleverest Puzzle Game
Not every DOS classic was about shooting things. Paganitzu offered something different — an atmospheric puzzle-adventure set in ancient Aztec
Dangerous Dave (1990): John Romero’s Warm-Up Before id Software
Two years before Wolfenstein 3D, John Romero was still cutting his teeth on single-screen platformers for Softdisk — and Dangerous
Halloween Harry (1993): The Jetpack Shooter That Became Alien Carnage
A Jetpack, a Flamethrower, and an Alien Zombie Infestation A jetpack, a flamethrower, and an alien zombie infestation, Halloween Harry
Major Stryker (1993): Apogee’s First Triple-Parallax Shooter
Space shooters were a DOS staple, so by 1993 the bar for standing out was genuinely high. Major Stryker cleared
Wacky Wheels (1994): Apogee’s Free Kart Racer for DOS
DOS gamers watching console owners lap up Super Mario Kart in the early 90s didn’t have a lot of options.
Hocus Pocus (1994): Apogee’s Prettiest Free Platformer
By 1994, Apogee’s shareware platformer formula was well established: run, jump, shoot, collect. Hocus Pocus took that formula and dressed
Monster Bash (1993): Apogee’s Halloween Platformer Deserves More Love
Not every Apogee hero was an action star with a one-liner ready. Monster Bash, released in October 1993 and developed
Secret Agent (1992): Apogee’s Underrated Spy Platformer
Combine James Bond spy aesthetics with classic Apogee platformer gameplay and you get Secret Agent — a charming, gadget-filled DOS
One Must Fall: 2097 (1994): A Free Fighting Game Built Just for DOS
Fighting games on DOS almost never matched their console counterparts — the genre belonged to arcades and to the Genesis
Crystal Caves (1991): David Joiner’s Comfort-Food Platformer
Not every DOS classic needed to reinvent the wheel. Crystal Caves knew exactly what it wanted to be — a
Jill of the Jungle (1992): Tim Sweeney’s First Game, Free to Play Today
A Different Kind of DOS Protagonist In an era when DOS game protagonists were overwhelmingly male, Jill of the Jungle