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x MS-DOS 5 inch floppy disk Daleks
MS-DOS ( /ˌɛmɛsˈdɒs/ EM-es-DOSS; short for Microsoft Disk Operating System) is an operating system for x86-based personal computers. It was the most commonly used member of the DOS family of operating systems, and was the main operating system for...
Covert Action
Shufflepuck Cafe
Bill Elliott's NASCAR Challenge
Quiver
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x Apple II Apple II Phantasie
The Apple II (styled as Apple ][ ) is an 8-bit home computer, one of the first highly successful mass-produced microcomputer products, designed primarily by Steve Wozniak, manufactured by Apple Computer (now Apple Inc.) and introduced in 1977. It is...
Nord and Bert Couldn't Make Head or Tail of It
Infidel
Bolo
Ultima II
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x Macintosh Macintosh 128k transparency Hidden Agenda
The Macintosh ( /ˈmækɨntɒʃ/ MAK-in-tosh), or Mac, is a series of personal computers (PCs) designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. The first Macintosh was introduced by Apple's then-chairman Steve Jobs on January 24, 1984; it was the first...
Mickey's Space Adventure
JumpStart 2nd Grade
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
Might and Magic III: Isles of Terra
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x Amiga   Double Dragon
The Amiga is a family of personal computers marketed by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities. The Amiga provided a...
Zork II
Ninja Spirit
SimAnt
Sleepwalker
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x Atari ST Atari 1040STf Moonmist
The Atari ST is a home/personal computer that was released by Atari Corporation in 1985 and commercially available from that summer into the early 1990s. The "ST" officially stands for "Sixteen/Thirty-two", which referred to the Motorola 68000's 16...
1943: The Battle of Midway
Atomino
Silkworm
After Burner
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x Sega Master System Sega Master System Global Gladiators
The Master System (マスターシステム, Masutā Shisutemu) (abbreviated to SMS) is a third-generation video game console that was manufactured and released by Sega in 1985 in Japan (as the Sega Mark III), 1986 in North America and 1987 in Europe. The original...
Alex Kidd in High-Tech World
RoboCop 3
James Bond: The Duel
Krusty's Fun House
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x Mac OS   Alternate Reality
Mac OS is a series of graphical user interface-based operating systems developed by Apple Inc. (formerly Apple Computer, Inc.) for their Macintosh line of computer systems. The Macintosh user experience is credited with popularizing the graphical...
Silver
Apeiron
King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow
Thousand Parsec
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x Microsoft Windows   Mall Tycoon 2
Microsoft Windows is a series of graphical interface operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Microsoft. Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing...
Soul of the Ultimate Nation
BlackSite: Area 51
Vendetta Online
Armada Online
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x Super Nintendo Entertainment System Super Nintendo Entertainment System-USA The Addams Family: Pugsley's Scavenger Hunt
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (also known as the Super NES, SNES or Super Nintendo) is a 16-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia (Oceania), and South America between 1990 and 1993. In...
Ms. Pac-Man
Clock Tower: The First Fear
Battle Tycoon
True Golf: Wicked 18
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x Mac OS X   The Sims
OS X ( /oʊ ˌɛs ˈtɛn/), formerly Mac OS X, is a series of Unix-based graphical interface operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. OS X (officially) runs exclusively on Macintosh computers and has been pre-loaded on all Macs since...
The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer
Black & White 2
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
The Sims: House Party
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x BBC Micro BBC Microg Lunar Jetman
The BBC Microcomputer System, or BBC Micro, was a series of microcomputers and associated peripherals designed and built by Acorn Computers for the BBC Computer Literacy Project, operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation. Designed with an...
Eddie Kidd Jump Challenge
The Hobbit
Mr. Mephisto
Jet Set Willy
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x Game Boy Gameboy Rodland
The Game Boy (ゲームボーイ, Gēmu Bōi), is an 8-bit handheld video game device developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on April 21, 1989 (1989-04-21), in North America in August 1989 (1989-08), and in Europe on September 28, 1990 ...
Lock 'n' Chase
The Itchy and Scratchy Game
WWF War Zone
Jeep Jamboree
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x Nintendo Entertainment System Nintendo entertainment system Bard's Tale II
The Nintendo Entertainment System (also abbreviated as NES or simply called Nintendo) is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987. In most of Asia, including...
Double Dragon II: The Revenge
Takeshi no Chousenjou
Fantastic Dizzy
Caveman Ughlympics
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x DOS   Mission Critical
DOS (English pronunciation: /dɒs/), short for "Disk Operating System", is an acronym for several closely related operating systems that dominated the IBM PC compatible market between 1981 and 1995, or until about 2000 if one includes the partially...
Bandit Kings of Ancient China
Slipstream 5000
BloodNet
Arya Vaiv
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x Atari 8-bit family An Atari 800XL, one of the most popular machines in the series Popeye
The Atari 8-bit family is a series of 8-bit home computers manufactured from 1979 to 1992. All are based on the MOS Technology 6502 CPU and were the first home computers designed with custom coprocessor chips. Over the following decade several...
Pinball Construction Set
Wishbringer
International Karate
Amaurote
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x MSX Sony hitbit 10p Hang-On
MSX was the name of a standardized home computer architecture in the 1980s conceived by Kazuhiko Nishi, then Vice-president at Microsoft Japan and Director at ASCII Corporation. It is said that Microsoft led the project as an attempt to create...
Konami Game Master
Parodius
Oil's Well
Shalom
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x Commodore 64 Geos C64 Crazy Kong
The Commodore 64, commonly called C64, C=64 (after the graphic logo on the case) or occasionally CBM 64 (for Commodore Business Machines), or VIC-64, was an 8-bit home computer introduced in January 1982 by Commodore International. Volume production...
Cybernoid
1942
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Zork I
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x Sega Dreamcast   D2
The Dreamcast (ドリームキャスト, Dorīmukyasuto) is a sixth generation video game console which was released by Sega in late 1998 in Japan and in September 1999 in other territories. It was the first entry in the sixth generation of video game consoles,...
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing
Tomb Raider Chronicles
Airforce Delta
Psychic Force 2012
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x Nintendo DS Nintendodsfrench Madagascar
The Nintendo DS (ニンテンドーDS, Nintendō DS, abbreviated to DS or NDS) is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of...
Danny Phantom: Urban Jungle
Xiaolin Showdown
Crossword Puzzle
Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects
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x PlayStation The original PlayStation was produced in a light grey color. Twisted Metal 2
The PlayStation (プレイステーション, Pureisutēshon, officially abbreviated as PS; unofficially referred to as the PSX or PS1) is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console first released by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan on December 3, 1994. The...
Ace Combat 2
Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero
Chocobo Stallion
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2
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x PlayStation 2   Columns
The PlayStation 2 (プレイステーション2, Pureisutēshon Tsū, officially abbreviated PS2) is a video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. It was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan. As part of the sixth-generation of gaming...
Friends: The One with all the Trivia
The Getaway
Frogger: Ancient Shadow
Leisure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude
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x PlayStation 3 PlayStation 3 TNA iMPACT!
The PlayStation 3 (プレイステーション3, Pureisutēshon Surī, officially abbreviated as PS3.) is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation...
The Bigs
Major League Baseball 2K8
Madagascar 2: The Lost Island
Alliance: The Silent War
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x PlayStation Portable Sony PSP SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo
The PlayStation Portable (プレイステーション・ポータブル (Pureisutēshon Pōrutaburu, officially abbreviated PSP) is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on...
After Burner: Black Falcon
FIFA Soccer 2005
Naruto: Narutimate Portable
Ys: The Ark of Napishtim
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x Commodore PET PET2001 Pirates Cove
The Commodore PET (Personal Electronic Transactor) was a home/personal computer produced from 1977 by Commodore International. A top-seller in the Canadian and United States educational markets, it was Commodore's first full-featured computer, and...
The Count
Lords of Karma
Voodoo Castle
Adventureland
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x Commodore VIC-20 Commodore VIC-20 Arcadia
The VIC-20 (Germany: VC-20; Japan: VIC-1001) is an 8-bit home computer which was sold by Commodore Business Machines. The VIC-20 was announced in 1980, roughly three years after Commodore's first personal computer, the PET. The VIC-20 was the first...
Jetpac
Battlezone
Apple Panic
B-1 Nuclear Bomber
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x Intellivision Intellivision - gi 1326971 ABPA Backgammon
The Intellivision is a video game console released by Mattel in 1979. Development of the console began in 1978, less than a year after the introduction of its main competitor, the Atari 2600. The word intellivision is a portmanteau of "intelligent...
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Cloudy Mountain
Armor Battle
Astrosmash
Atlantis
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x Sinclair QL The Sinclair QL The Pawn
The Sinclair QL (for Quantum Leap), was a personal computer launched by Sinclair Research in 1984, as the successor to the Sinclair ZX Spectrum. The QL, based on the Motorola 68008 microprocessor, was aimed at the hobbyist and small business markets...
Mortville Manor
QWord
The Prawn
Lost Kingdom of Zkul
x Game Boy Advance Game Boy Advance Summon Night: Swordcraft Story 2
The Game Boy Advance (ゲームボーイアドバンス, Gēmu Bōi Adobansu, often shortened to GBA) is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed, manufactured and marketed by Nintendo. It is the successor to the Game Boy Color. It was released in Japan on March 21,...
Medal of Honor: Infiltrator
The Simpsons Road Rage
Metal Slug Advance
Hot Wheels Velocity X
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x IBM PC Green screen driven by a Monochrome Display Adapter Gun.Smoke
The IBM Personal Computer, commonly known as the IBM PC, is the original version and progenitor of the IBM PC compatible hardware platform. It is IBM model number 5150, and was introduced on August 12, 1981. It was created by a team of engineers and...
Castle Master
Stolen
Driller
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
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x Virtual Boy VIRTUAL BOY sistem Vertical Force
The Virtual Boy (バーチャルボーイ, Bācharu Bōi) was a video game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was the first video game console that was supposed to be capable of displaying "true 3D graphics" out of the box. Whereas most video games...
Galactic Pinball
Virtual Bowling
SD Gundam Dimension War
Golf
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x Vectrex Vectrex Pole Position
The Vectrex is a vector display-based video game console that was developed by Western Technologies/Smith Engineering. It was licensed and distributed first by General Consumer Electric (GCE), and then by Milton Bradley Company after their purchase...
Star Castle
Starhawk
Scramble
Armor Attack
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x Sega CD Mega-CD 2 Bram Stoker's Dracula
The Sega Mega-CD (メガCD, Mega Shī Dī) (released as the Sega CD in North America) is an add-on device for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis video game console, designed and produced by Sega. The device adds a CD-ROM drive to the console, allowing the user...
Theme Park
Who Shot Johnny Rock?
Night Trap
A/X-101
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x FM Towns FMTOWNS 2F Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
The FM Towns (エフエムタウンズ Efuemu Taunzu) system is a Japanese PC variant, built by Fujitsu from February 1989 to the summer of 1997. It started as a proprietary PC variant intended for multimedia applications and PC games, but later became more...
The Case of the Cautious Condor
Ultima VI
King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!
LOOM
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x TurboGrafx-16 The TurboGrafx-16 KiKi KaiKai
TurboGrafx-16, fully titled as TurboGrafx-16 Entertainment SuperSystem and known in Japan as the PC Engine (PCエンジン, Pī Shī Enjin), is a video game console developed by Hudson Soft and NEC, released in Japan on October 30, 1987, and in North America...
Legendary Axe
Bomberman
Cadash
Street Fighter II
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x Nintendo 64 Nintendo 64 Jikkyou Powerful Pro Yakyuu Basic-han 2001
The Nintendo 64 (ニンテンドウ64, Nintendō Rokujūyon), often referred to as N64, is Nintendo′s third home video game console for the international market. Named for the 64-bit CPU, it was released in June 1996 in Japan, September 1996 in North America,...
Earthworm Jim 3D
Space Station Silicon Valley
Rat Attack
Mega Man Legends
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x ZX Spectrum ZXSpectrum48k Badlands
The ZX Spectrum (pronounced "Zed-Ex") was an 8-bit personal home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd. Referred to during development as the ZX81 Colour and ZX82, the machine was launched as the ZX Spectrum by...
Double Dragon
Pitfall II: Lost Caverns
Pole Position
Street Fighter II
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x Amstrad CPC Amstrad CPC 464, with CTM644 colour monitor Bubble Dizzy
The Amstrad CPC (short for Colour Personal Computer) is a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad between 1984 and 1990. It was designed to compete in the mid-1980s home computer market dominated by the Commodore 64 and the Sinclair ZX...
Star Wreck
Cauldron
Jet Set Willy
Prehistorik
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x Arcade game Recent 20th anniversary arcade machine, combining two or more classic video games. Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes
An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine, usually installed in public businesses, such as restaurants, bars, and particularly amusement arcades. Most arcade games are video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption...
Sega Bass Fishing
Bakutotsu Kijuutei
Alien Storm
Pac-Mania
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x Xbox 360 Xbox360 Tony Hawk's Project 8
The Xbox 360 is the second video game console developed by and produced for Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles. As of...
F.E.A.R. 2
APB
Unreal Tournament III
Call of Duty 2
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x Xbox Xbox console transparent World War II Combat: Road to Berlin
The Xbox is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Microsoft. It was released on November 15, 2001 in North America, February 22, 2002 in Japan, and March 14, 2002 in Australia and Europe. It was Microsoft's first foray into the...
American McGee Presents: Scrapland
The King of Fighters 2003
Top Angler: Real Bass Fishing
NASCAR Thunder 2002
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x Nintendo GameCube   Tensai Bit-Kun: Gramon Battle
The Nintendo GameCube (ニンテンドーゲームキューブ, Nintendō Gēmukyūbu), officially abbreviated to NGC in Japan and GCN in other regions, is a sixth generation video game console released by Nintendo on September 15, 2001 in Japan, November 18, 2001 in North...
Room Zoom
Medal of Honor: Frontline
MC Groovz Dance Craze
Dinotopia: The Sunstone Odyssey
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x TRS-80 Color Computer 4k TRS-80 Color Computer from 1981, 26-3001 Dino Wars
The Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Computer (also marketed as the Tandy Color Computer and affectionately nicknamed CoCo) was a home computer launched in 1980. It was one of the earliest of the first generation of computers marketed for home use in...
Rocky's Boots
Star Trek
Dungeons of Daggorath
Moon Patrol
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x TRS-80 Model 1      
x SAM Coupé The SAM Coupé Prince of Persia
The SAM Coupé (Pronounced: "Sam Koo-Pay" from its original British English branding) is an 8-bit British home computer that was first released in late 1989. It is commonly considered a clone of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum computer, since it features a...
Pipe Dream
Manic Miner
Astroball
Splat!
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x Amiga 4000 An Amiga 4000 desktop model Alien Breed 3D
The Commodore Amiga 4000, or A4000, is the successor of the A2000 and A3000 computers. There are two models, the A4000/040 released in October 1992 with a Motorola 68040 CPU, and the A4000/030 released in April 1993 with a Motorola 68EC030. The...
Alien Breed: Tower Assault
Pinball Illusions
x Sega Mega Drive   Aero the Acro-Bat 2
The Sega Genesis is a fourth-generation video game console developed and produced by Sega. It was originally released in Japan in 1988 as Mega Drive (メガドライブ, Mega Doraibu), then in North America in 1989 as Sega Genesis, and in Europe, Australia and...
Golden Axe II
Barney's Hide and Seek
Wardner
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
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x Berkeley Software Distribution   Warcraft II
Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD, sometimes called Berkeley Unix) is a Unix operating system derivative developed and distributed by the Computer Systems Research Group (CSRG) of the University of California, Berkeley, from 1977 to 1995. Today...
PlaneShift
Teeworld
Widelands
x IBM PS/1 An IBM Personal System 1 model 2011 Lightspeed
The IBM PS/1 was a brand for a line of personal computers and was IBM's return to the home market in 1990, five years after the IBM PCjr. It was replaced by the IBM Aptiva in September 1994. Like the PCjr, the PS/1's name suggested a more limited...
x Mac OS 9   GLtron
Mac OS 9 is a major release of Apple's [[Mac OS] operating system. Introduced on October 23, 1999, Apple positioned it as "The Best Internet Operating System Ever," highlighting Sherlock 2's Internet search capabilities, integration with Apple's...
Oni
Pro Pinball: Timeshock!
SimTower
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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x Personal computer Dell OptiPlex behind TFT screen Tomoyo After ~It's a Wonderful Life~
A personal computer (PC) is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator. This...
Dungeon Master
2 On 2 Open Ice Challenge
The ClueFinders 4th Grade Adventures: The Puzzle of Pyramids
Gateway
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x Amp'd Mobile   Dirge of Cerberus: Lost Episode -Final Fantasy VII-
Amp'd Mobile was a mobile phone service launched in the United States in late 2005, and shortly in Canada in early 2007. The company was a Mobile Virtual Network Operator. Its primary non-Venture Capital investors were MTV Networks and Universal...
x Personal computer game /m/02f40nq D
A PC game, also known as a computer game, is a video game played on a personal computer, rather than on a video game console or arcade machine. PC games have evolved from the simple graphics and gameplay of early titles like Spacewar!, to a wide...
Kart Attack
Yulgang
Lotus Challenge
Cosmic Osmo’s: Hex Isle
x NEC PC-8801   Golf
The NEC PC-8801 was an early Zilog Z80-based computer exclusively released in Japan, where it became very popular, by NEC Corporation in 1981. It was informally called the "PC-88". The PC-8801BE was launched as a business computer in the UK with 8"...
Chack'n Pop
Thunder Force
Mario Bros. Special
Valis
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x Unix-like Unix history-simple OpenTibia
A Unix-like (sometimes referred to as UN*X or *nix) operating system is one that behaves in a manner similar to a Unix system, while not necessarily conforming to or being certified to any version of the Single UNIX Specification. There is no...
Freedroid RPG
Pingus
C-evo
Space Girl
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x Lynx Atari Lynx Xenophobe
The Atari Lynx is an 8-bit handheld game console that was released by Atari Corporation in 1989. The Lynx holds the distinction of being the world's first handheld electronic game with a color LCD. The system is also notable for its forward-looking...
Rygar
Hard Drivin'
Block Out
Gauntlet
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x Sinclair ZX81 Sinclair ZX81 3D Monster Maze
The ZX81 was a home computer produced by Sinclair Research and manufactured in Scotland by Timex Corporation. It was launched in the United Kingdom in March 1981 as the successor to Sinclair's ZX80 and was designed to be a low-cost introduction to...
Frogger
Amidar
1K ZX Chess
Cassette 50
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x Sega 32X Sega Mega Drive 32X Tempo
The Sega 32X, codenamed Project Mars, is an add-on for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis video game console. Its aim was to increase the lifespan of the aging Mega Drive/Genesis system, which was facing increasingly stiff competition from the SNES. While...
Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire
Cosmic Carnage
Space Harrier
World Series Baseball
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x KDE 46-w09-w700.jpg Repton
KDE ( /ˌkeɪdiːˈiː/) is an international free software community producing an integrated set of cross-platform applications designed to run on Linux, FreeBSD, Microsoft Windows, Solaris and Mac OS X systems. It is known for its Plasma Desktop, a...
KAtomic
KAsteroids
Kolf
Konquest
x IRIX   Oolite
IRIX is a flavour of the UNIX System V computer operating system developed by Silicon Graphics, Inc. to run natively on their MIPS architecture workstations and servers. It was based on UNIX System V with BSD extensions. IRIX was the first operating...
Quake III Arena
Quake
Tamakeri
BZFlag
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x Wine Wine-Doors installing 7-Zip Armadillo Run
Wine is a free and open source software application that aims to allow computer programs written for Microsoft Windows to run on Unix-like operating systems. Wine also provides a software library, known as Winelib, against which developers can...
SimCity 4
Escape from Monkey Island
Dividead
Full Pipe
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