DOS Days

DOS Games Released in 1994

Any titles that have a link take you to a page dedicated to that particular game with manuals, copy protection details, advice on how to get the game running and more.

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Typical Gaming System

Use a 2x or 4x CD-ROM, and definitely run VGA graphics. An 80286 at 16 MHz may play a game, but it won't be much fun. Anything more demanding such as Doom, X-Wing or Wing Commander III and you should be running a 486SX-25 with 4 MB RAM as a minimum spec to make it more enjoyable, though a 486DX2-66 is ideal along with 8 MB RAM and a decent PCI "accelerator" graphics card. For sound, you will see most games supporting General MIDI as the top-end choice, but many will still offer Roland MT-32. For digital effects and other music options, Sound Blaster Pro/16/AWE, GUS and PAS are common.

The Games


1942: The Pacific Air War
(MicroProse, 1994)

Beneath a Steel Sky
(Virgin Games)

Cannon Fodder
(Virgin Interactive)

Descent
(Interplay)

Doom II
(id Software)

Fleet Defender
(MicroProse)

Heretic
(id Software)

King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride
(Sierra On-Line)

Legend of Kyrandia: Book Three/Malcolm's Revenge
(Westwood Studios)

NASCAR Racing
(Papyrus Design)

Raptor: Call of the Shadows
(Apogee Software)

Star Wars: TIE Fighter
(LucasArts)

System Shock
(Origin Systems)

Theme Park
(Bullfrog)

Transport Tycoon
(MicroProse)

UFO: Enemy Unknown
(MicroProse)

Wing Commander Armada
(ORIGIN Systems)