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Retro Gaming Abandonware

Discussions focus on sources for abandonware, old DOS games, and emulators allowing play in modern browsers like archive.org and retrogames.cz.

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JoeAltmaier • Dec 10, 2016 • View on HN

This place http://www.old-games.com/getfree/16972 claims to have one that will run on modern windows

savrajsingh • Sep 4, 2020 • View on HN

is this it? https://www.retrogames.cz/play_492-DOS.php?language=EN

el_duderino • Jan 6, 2015 • View on HN

Nice! 2,400 MS-DOS games and programs now running in modern browsers!

malux85 • Dec 13, 2018 • View on HN

Load it up with Abandonware / Dos Games and use it as a retro gaming machine :D

em3rgent0rdr • Jun 28, 2016 • View on HN

Internet archive already has a bunch of dos games emulated inside browser, free to play.

organman91 • Jun 12, 2023 • View on HN

It's a long shot, but some old games are available via https://www.scummvm.org/

acc00 • Jul 20, 2015 • View on HN

Not anymore: http://www.gog.com/game/tis100

Groxx • Oct 5, 2018 • View on HN

Also potentially relevant, archive.org has the game available to play in your browser: https://archive.org/details/Descent_896

rzr • Jan 3, 2021 • View on HN

May this also interest community:https://rzr.github.io/rzr-presentations/docs/abandonware

amadvance • Jul 10, 2023 • View on HN

The Internet Archive has all the ROMs you may ever need.