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Commander Keen is a series of video games developed by id Software in the early 1990s. The series focuses on the adventures of Billy Blaze, an 8-year old boy who travels through space and assumes the identity "Commander Keen". The series was successful at replicating the side-scrolling action of the Nintendo Entertainment System Super Mario Bros. games in DOS. The cartoon-style platform games are notable for their pioneering use of EGA graphics and shareware distribution, and they were some of the first games by id Software (which went on to develop blockbusters like Doom and Quake). The games were also exciting to the PC gaming community of the time because of John D. Carmack's smooth-scrolling graphics engine.

You can now play the DOS cult classic Commander Keen for free online!

Genre: Classic Platform
Time to Play: 30 minutes
Difficulty: Hard
Available From: play.vg
Play Commander Keen here.

*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article for Commander Keen.

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1942

January 2nd 2009 07:29

Released by Capcom in 1984, 1942 is a World War 2 scrolling shoot em' up flying game originally for the arcade and later ported to various consoles. The goal is to single handedly destroy the entire Japanese air fleet and make your way to the centre of Tokyo. Aside from shooting the enemy, you can perform a loop-the-loop manoeuvre to avoid enemy fire. You can perform three of these rolls for every plane or stage. Fortunately, bullets are unlimited!

To play:
Wait for the game to load.
Click on the game window.
Insert coin with '5' (not on the numeric keyboard)
Start a game by pressing '1'

The 'ctrl', 'alt' and 'space' and arrow keys are used to control the game once the action starts.

Genre: Shooting
Time to Play: 30 minutes
Difficulty: Medium
Available From: 1980 Games
Play 1942 here.

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Dangerous Dave

November 28th 2008 12:08

Dangerous Dave the videogame was created in 1998 by John Romero, originally for Dos and Apple II. It is inspired by the Super Mario series and has a number of similarities including hidden levels and jumping. However, Dangerous Dave is a classic game in its own right.
The idea of the game is to guide Dave to the end of each level in the hideout of his enemy Clyde and collect the trophy. There are 10 levels in total and the world record completion time is 9 minutes and 43 seconds.
The arrow keys are used to move, with up being jump. In level 3, you are introduced to a gun and a jetpack. Use Ctrl to shoot, and Alt to activate the jetpack.

Genre: Platform
Time to Play: 10 minutes if on world record pace.
Difficulty: medium
Available from: oldschooldos.com
To play Dangerous Dave, download and get started here.

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Bomberman

November 24th 2008 11:09

The NES version of Bomberman became the definitive title in the series, there have been many sequels but the basic game play for which Bomberman is famous began here. The premise is simple, you are the Bomberman and are trapped in a maze. Use your bombs to destroy all enemies. Expand the maze by destroying blocks. Not all blocks are affected by bombs and you use these to shield yourself from the blasts which only move directly horizontal or vertical.
Along the way upgrades are available. These will powerup Bomberman and his weapons in various ways from increasing blast strength to giving you more speed.

You can now play the original NES version of Bomberman online for free.
Here are the controls:

Up/down/left/right: Use ARROW KEYS.
Start-key: Press ENTER.
Select-key: Press CONTROL.
B-key: Press Z.
A-key: Press X.

Genre: Maze
Time to Play: As long as you like.
Difficulty: medium
Available from: nintendo8.com
Play Bomberman here.

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The Three Stooges

September 5th 2008 11:10

The Three Stooges video game was originally released back in 1986 and came out on multiple platforms such as the Amiga, GBA and NES.
The game of course features Larry, Curly and Moe and you play a number of mini games in an attempt to raise money to save an old widow's orphanage.
At the time of release the game was quite advanced. It featured actual speech from the stooges, and has multiple endings depending on how much money is raised.
You can now play this retro classic online for free from nintendo8.com here.

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Breakout

August 15th 2008 02:47

Breakout is a classic PC game first developed in 1976. Since then there have been numerous improvements and spin-offs such as Brickout, Super Breakout, Breakout 2000 and many more.
All games work on the same principle. There are layers of bricks on the top of the screen, and a ball which bounces around and destroys bricks it hits. The player has a paddle down the bottom to keep bouncing the ball back up. If the ball hits the floor, the player looses a life.
There are of course many variations, common ones include bricks taking a certain number of hits to be destroyed and being worth different points, plus bonuses such as paddle size increasing, extra paddles or even extra balls

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Metroid

August 1st 2008 15:22

Metroid is the first game in the Metroid series of video games, and was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1986.

This game provided one of the first highly nonlinear game experiences on a home console, and the series continues to provide nonlinear gameplay. This game, along with the rest of the series, is also notable for its blending of various genres superimposed onto a persistent world model of play

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Mario and Luigi

January 25th 2008 10:55

As you know all official Mario games have been made for Nintendo consoles and hand helds, not PCs, but that didn't stop Mark Wiering of Wiering Software making one in 1994.
This game has all the recognisable features of a classic Mario game with the graphics, moves, enemies and levels you know plus a few new ones. Mario fans new and old will love it and it's available to download and play for free from Dos Games online here.

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Putty Face

January 21st 2008 10:17

Create caricatures of whoever you want!

In Putty Face you upload a mugshot of yourself, of a friend of even of your favourite pet and start modifying their face as if it were putty! It's a well designed game where you can modify each facial feature individually, and the results are hilarious

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Paper Mario

January 11th 2008 13:13

This flash version of Paper Mario is only the first world but it works very well. Over time it will be improved to have more levels, enemies and other features. Give this version a try as it's a great start and best of all it's free!

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Commander Keen 4

December 26th 2007 10:37

Commander Keen is a series of video games developed by id Software in the early 1990s, which was successful at replicating the side-scrolling action of the NES Super Mario Bros. games in MS-DOS. The cartoon-style platformers are notable for their pioneering use of EGA graphics and shareware distribution, and because they were the first games by id Software (which went on to develop blockbusters like Doom and Quake). The games were also exciting to the PC gaming community of the time because of John Carmack's revolutionary smooth-scrolling graphics engine.

Commander Keen 4 is one of the most famous DOS games ever made. The graphics, sound and gameplay are what make it a classic. You can download it and play for free here
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Snake

October 19th 2007 11:37

Snake is a video game that came out in the mid-to-late 1970s. It gained popularity in the 1990s for its inclusion on some mobile (cellular) phones. The player controls a long, thin creature, resembling a snake, which roams around on a bordered plane, picking up food (or some other item), trying to avoid hitting its own tail or the "walls" that surround the playing area. Each time the snake eats a piece of food, its tail grows longer, making the game increasingly difficult. The user controls the direction of the snake's head (up, down, left, or right), and the snake's body follows. The player cannot stop the snake from moving while the game is in progress. You can now play Snake for free online.

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Flash Centipede

October 17th 2007 11:27

As a tribute to the classic Atari Centipede arcade game from 1980, Emil Korngold has attempted to recreate the game in Flash. The game is still in beta form, and yet his attempt seems to capture much of the action and addictive gameplay of the original.

Other than using the mouse for movement and firing instead of a trackball, this version of the game is played in almost exactly the same way: fire upon the descending centipede to remove sections from it and remove it from play. As sections of the worm are hit, they turn to mushrooms that then cause the worm to turn and descend another line lower. Familiar enemies and power-ups are also included with their classic behaviour, such as the spider with its erratic, unpredictable movement and the flea that leaves poisoned mushrooms in its wake

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Duck Hunt

August 17th 2007 12:20

Duck Hunt is a video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) game console system in which players use the NES Zapper to shoot ducks on screen for points. The game was developed and published by Nintendo, and was released in 1984 in Japan. The ducks appear one or two at a time, and the player is given three shots to shoot them down.

In Duck Hunt, players utilize the Nintendo Zapper Light Gun that must be plugged into their NES consoles, and attempt to shoot down either ducks or clay pigeons in mid-flight. Duck Hunt was also released as an arcade game in 1984, and is included in the PlayChoice-10 arcade console

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