Gamers rejoiced when the Internet Archive unveiled its collection of more than. The best part?

There are 100 games in 10 minutes videos for several platforms in YT. However, I haven't seen such a video for DOS games.

You can play them all right in your browser for free. They’re emulated—command prompts, boot screens, instruction manual DRM and all—with DOSBox software right on the page. Just make the window full screen, fire up some Quantum Leap episodes in the background, and party like it’s 1992. The Archive even boasts a healthy selection of, should you fancy a romp in 8-bit erotica.

But 2,000 games creates a bit of a wheat/chaff problem that we hope to alleviate by highlighting the titles that are worth your time. These 20 selections are influential, important, and in some cases, still damn fun after all these years. The 20 best free MS-DOS games 1) (1983) If you’ve noticed the indie obsession with “Roguelikes” lately, here’s your chance to experience where it all began. The reference is to 1983’s ASCII-powered dungeon crawler. Duplicate File Remover Cracked on this page.

The requirements for a Rouguelike: randomly generated levels and permanent death. If you die, that’s it. You’ll never see that exact dungeon again, and you’ll have to start over.

Rogue is full of mystery—scrolls you can’t read and potions with unknown effects. Cautiously (cautiously!) explore and experiment. If the monsters don’t kill you, starvation surely will. There’s no shortage of Rogue clones, from the beginnings of personal computing to smartphones ( is my favorite for Android). But this first iteration has character and depth that goes down in the annals. 2) (1983) Lode Runner is a frenetic arcade platformer with strategy under the hood.

Outrun and outsmart your enemies to grab the gold before escaping to harder levels. The franchise’s real power stems from the baked-in level editor that lets players build their own puzzles to challenge friends. Expressing your own creativity through games is something we take for granted today. Lode Runner had a thriving “mod” community in 1983. 3) (1988) This co-op dungeon blaster was a hit in ’80s arcades, and fans rejoiced when the title made its way to living room consoles and PCs. Up to four players join forces to keep wave after wave of baddies at bay. Work together to avoid being overwhelmed.

The Archive offers the original game and its. 4) (1987) While so many ’90s point-and-clicks favored fantastic realms or galaxies far, far away, Leisure Suit Larry was the first franchise to introduce adult themes of dating, sex, and sleaze in a modern setting (besides, of course). The archive includes four of Larry’s adventures, which are just as challenging, funny, and obtuse as their storybook contemporaries.

5) (1988) While certainly not the first of its kind, Arkanoid is an important marker on the continuum of “Breakout” arcade games. This 16-bit incarnation broadened the appeal of the genre with new mechanics, unique power-ups and interesting brick types. There are hundreds of (probably better) clones you could download to your phone for free right now, but the bleeps, bloops, and satisfaction of busting the final block on a challenging level will flip the nostalgia switch for many DOS gamers.