![]() Force your way forward as you rip their guts out with a chainsaw or smash their heads to bits with a shotgun, while metal music plays in the background. This is a game with a setting similar to Wolfenstein, as you’re enclosed within a giant area filled with demons of all kinds. Bill Gates himself appeared in one of the commercials within the Doom universe. In fact, Microsoft partnered with id Software to create a Windows 95 port of Doom and used this to promote their OS as being a “gaming OS”. But what we do know is that at some point in 1995 it was estimated that there were more computers with Doom installed on them, than there were Windows 95 PCs. Who is the Doom Slayer? What is his real name? Why is he always so angry? We don’t need to know. There is some faint story hinting at how you are part of a group of space marines who landed on Mars to find the place overrun by demons straight from hell, but the game doesn’t put much effort into giving you a deeper plot. Check out our list to see which 20 MS-DOS games you must play if you’re interested in retro gaming. The very first Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, Prince of Persia, there are several timeless classics from this era that are still enjoyable to this day. ![]() Retro gaming is gaining popularity, and lots of people are revisiting the good old days of PC gaming. Or, you can even purchase something like an old HP thin client from eBay and install DOS on it. But, you can use the DOSBox emulator to play your favorite DOS games. These days, it is quite hard to find a computer from that era with functional parts. Either way, chances are high MS-DOS was your first-ever operating system. Or maybe your father introduced you to the world of PC gaming. Many of you reading this article grew up in the 80s and 90s, and you might have experienced these games first-hand as a kid. When pixelated graphics were the norm, and storytelling through games was evolving as an art form. This is an era before the popularity of always-online gaming and loot boxes. Also, a new version of MicroMan is being sold by Brian’s casual games company HipSoft ($19.95).Do you want to go back to the old days of PC gaming? When new genres were being invented, and the Intel 80846 was considered to be the gold standard of processing power. Classic DOS Games also has a shrine that includes walkthroughs for the first two games in the series (adventures three and four were planned but ultimately unreleased). You can download the shareware version of the first adventure and find out more about it on Andrew Turnbull’s MicroMan fan page. You probably saw the game on one of those 1000-in-1-type Windows CDs back in the day. However, it’s notable for being (I think) one of the earliest platformers on Windows 3.1 to feature smooth animation and sound effects, thanks to creator Brian Goble’s Windows Animation Package ( WAP). The Adventures of MicroMan is moderately fun but not a terribly exciting game series by today’s standards. Man, seeing this (submitted by Bood_War) brought back a crusty memory or two. There are a few interesting games people mentioned that I wanted to cover before we go! I decided we’ll have one last day of Classics Week before we return to new news. Classic: The Adventures of MicroMan By: Derek Yu On: June 9th, 2009
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