Names in zig-zag order : Jazz Jackrabbit, Raptor, Chasm, Descent, OMF, Blood.
Edit : You can STILL play dos games on modern PCs for free. You need to download D-fend reloaded and Dos-Box. Then download whichever game you want (full versions) from dos game sites like Abandonware. Now you’re ready to play!
Edit II : What’s y’alls fav dos games?
Divine-Crusader
I still remember some of them
They were not very interesting, but I would totally replay them for the sake of nostalgia
Hot_Acanthocephala53
I need my Ultima 7, Ultima underworld, System shock…
Oh.. I didn’t know I’m such an Origin fanboi back then
CthulhuWorshipper59
Yeah BLOOD and Jazz Jackrabbit are some of my favorite childhood games, just replayed BLOOD not a long time ago on Steam
Noch_ein_Kamel
Pls… those modern games…
I remember Oh Mummy and Sorcery :/
zirky
the hardest games were autoexec.bat and config.sys
Aural21
Descent used to give me nightmares as a kid for some reason
Toemism
Jazz Jackrabbit was one of the first games I completely finished on my own as a little kid with no help from my older brother or dad. It will always have a special place in my heart. Was so excited when I found JJ2 in a Radioshack floppy bin.
SillyAmericanKniggit
Remember? I still have a PC running MS-DOS 6.2 and Windows 3.1. In fact, it might be time to boot it up and play some Civilization (the original).
_felagund
Raptor had blew my mind with my brand new sound blasters.
Those were good days
Snorevath
Cosmo and Commander Keen were some other amazing ones
Matild4
Played a fair bit of Jazz and Raptor back in the day
Both have really nice soundtracks
NeonSamurai1979
I’d refer to this Era of Gaming as the Silver Age of Gaming, when Games still had this magical touch when you explored and played them….
Maeglin16
Only Jazz Jackrabbit in the top-left.
Zalminen
Fun fact: One Must Fall 2097 had Jazz Jackrabbit as a hidden enemy.
Fancy-Pair
Descent Hexen putt putt math
Hussaf
Wow spent a bunch of time playing one must fall at my buddy’s house
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VandorRoka
Blood is a must-play for everybody!
Omnipotentdrop
Descent!
Syssareth
Commander Keen, Jill of the Jungle, Overkill, Lost Eden, and Mice Men are some of the staple DOS games of my childhood. (Of all of these, the only one *I* actually played back then was Mice Men; the others I watched my mother play and served as her guide, aka “Go there next, get that powerup, watch out for that enemy,” etc.)
Later, I played the hell out of Major Stryker and Treasure Cove, but that was when I was on Windows and I had them on CD, so I don’t really think of them as DOS games.
Ah, nostalgia.
N7CombatWombat
I still have a box in the garage somewhere with my old box of floppy disks with a ton of those games. Spent all my paperboy money the summer I was 16 on shareware disks from Pamida (bonus points for looking for Windows disks and having the guy in electronics keep trying to tell me I needed to go to hardware for window parts) and Dairy Queen. Think that was the only time I was ever truly happy as a teen.
Magik4Dummies
Come along children, I shall regale you with tales of command prompts and colons having a use.
MrVaultDweller
Hexen?
Siltyn
Have a number of my big box DOS games on display around me in my game room. These games had a huge impact on my life, including driving me towards a career in IT. It’s amazing how far gaming has come.
nmathew
I played some Raptor: Call of Shadows just last week.
joestaff
I’ve bought 2 handheld emulators that can play all of these games, it’s pretty awesome to play Raptor and Jazz Jackrabbit on the go.
Chairman_Mittens
Descent was so good, but oh god I got the worst motion sickness from it. My mom always knew when I was playing descent because my face would be pale green.
Kraien
(The Great) Giana Sisters! Nothing has even come close to that game
we_are_sex_bobomb
– Quest for Glory 4
– Wing Commander
– TIE Fighter
– Castle of Doctor Brain
– The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes
– Cannon Fodder
NOXUN2104
I still play blood fairly regularly, I’m discovering some mods now with the release of nightdive’s port.
ICEGRILLZ666
Is that terminal velocity?
always--banned
PSYCHO PINBALL !
The best pinball game ever
Bpump1337
Raptor was so sick!!!
Lonecoon
The Descent series is one of my favorite. I cannot tell you how many hours I have logged in Descent II.
Sublevel Zero and Overload are spiritual successors to the series and have their own charms. Overload, I believe was made by members of the Descent team, and is basically Descent with the numbers filed off.
LaserGadgets
Raptor is on steam! Who ever likes arcady stuff, grab it!
FNChupacabra
Omg just seeing this brings me back!!! Star Wars: X-Wing, then Rebel assault consumed the most of the mid 90’s and the prime of my childhood lol
Tramonto83
I’ll add Crusader: no remorse and Crusader: no regret to the list. I’ll never forget them for not giving me at least a third installment.
hanr86
You forgot Wacky Wheels
PopularDemand213
AUTOEXEC.BAT checking in.
My_Name_Is_SKELETOR
Anyone remember Commander Keen? Some amazing games back then for sure.
Mr0sleep
I was actually thinking about jazz jackrabbit recently
Rising_Thunderbirds
*I live…again*
_SonofLars_
Alien version of DOOM. Now that was creepy before Alien Isolation was even an idea.
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Names in zig-zag order : Jazz Jackrabbit, Raptor, Chasm, Descent, OMF, Blood.
Edit : You can STILL play dos games on modern PCs for free. You need to download D-fend reloaded and Dos-Box. Then download whichever game you want (full versions) from dos game sites like Abandonware. Now you’re ready to play!
Edit II : What’s y’alls fav dos games?
I still remember some of them
They were not very interesting, but I would totally replay them for the sake of nostalgia
I need my Ultima 7, Ultima underworld, System shock…
Oh.. I didn’t know I’m such an Origin fanboi back then
Yeah BLOOD and Jazz Jackrabbit are some of my favorite childhood games, just replayed BLOOD not a long time ago on Steam
Pls… those modern games…
I remember Oh Mummy and Sorcery :/
the hardest games were autoexec.bat and config.sys
Descent used to give me nightmares as a kid for some reason
Jazz Jackrabbit was one of the first games I completely finished on my own as a little kid with no help from my older brother or dad. It will always have a special place in my heart. Was so excited when I found JJ2 in a Radioshack floppy bin.
Remember? I still have a PC running MS-DOS 6.2 and Windows 3.1. In fact, it might be time to boot it up and play some Civilization (the original).
Raptor had blew my mind with my brand new sound blasters.
Those were good days
Cosmo and Commander Keen were some other amazing ones
Played a fair bit of Jazz and Raptor back in the day
Both have really nice soundtracks
I’d refer to this Era of Gaming as the Silver Age of Gaming, when Games still had this magical touch when you explored and played them….
Only Jazz Jackrabbit in the top-left.
Fun fact: One Must Fall 2097 had Jazz Jackrabbit as a hidden enemy.
Descent Hexen putt putt math
Wow spent a bunch of time playing one must fall at my buddy’s house
[deleted]
Blood is a must-play for everybody!
Descent!
Commander Keen, Jill of the Jungle, Overkill, Lost Eden, and Mice Men are some of the staple DOS games of my childhood. (Of all of these, the only one *I* actually played back then was Mice Men; the others I watched my mother play and served as her guide, aka “Go there next, get that powerup, watch out for that enemy,” etc.)
And my first-*ever* game was[ this version of Reversi](https://www.mobygames.com/game/63381/reversi/) that came on a 5 1/4″ floppy.
Later, I played the hell out of Major Stryker and Treasure Cove, but that was when I was on Windows and I had them on CD, so I don’t really think of them as DOS games.
Ah, nostalgia.
I still have a box in the garage somewhere with my old box of floppy disks with a ton of those games. Spent all my paperboy money the summer I was 16 on shareware disks from Pamida (bonus points for looking for Windows disks and having the guy in electronics keep trying to tell me I needed to go to hardware for window parts) and Dairy Queen. Think that was the only time I was ever truly happy as a teen.
Come along children, I shall regale you with tales of command prompts and colons having a use.
Hexen?
Have a number of my big box DOS games on display around me in my game room. These games had a huge impact on my life, including driving me towards a career in IT. It’s amazing how far gaming has come.
I played some Raptor: Call of Shadows just last week.
I’ve bought 2 handheld emulators that can play all of these games, it’s pretty awesome to play Raptor and Jazz Jackrabbit on the go.
Descent was so good, but oh god I got the worst motion sickness from it. My mom always knew when I was playing descent because my face would be pale green.
(The Great) Giana Sisters! Nothing has even come close to that game
– Quest for Glory 4
– Wing Commander
– TIE Fighter
– Castle of Doctor Brain
– The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes
– Cannon Fodder
I still play blood fairly regularly, I’m discovering some mods now with the release of nightdive’s port.
Is that terminal velocity?
PSYCHO PINBALL !
The best pinball game ever
Raptor was so sick!!!
The Descent series is one of my favorite. I cannot tell you how many hours I have logged in Descent II.
Sublevel Zero and Overload are spiritual successors to the series and have their own charms. Overload, I believe was made by members of the Descent team, and is basically Descent with the numbers filed off.
Raptor is on steam! Who ever likes arcady stuff, grab it!
Omg just seeing this brings me back!!! Star Wars: X-Wing, then Rebel assault consumed the most of the mid 90’s and the prime of my childhood lol
I’ll add Crusader: no remorse and Crusader: no regret to the list. I’ll never forget them for not giving me at least a third installment.
You forgot Wacky Wheels
AUTOEXEC.BAT checking in.
Anyone remember Commander Keen? Some amazing games back then for sure.
I was actually thinking about jazz jackrabbit recently
*I live…again*
Alien version of DOOM. Now that was creepy before Alien Isolation was even an idea.