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Microsoft · 1981–1995

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NewsMiSTer FPGA gets a console-style UI and a wave of new coresTaki Udon's Console Mode gives MiSTer FPGA a home-console-style UI with box art and favorites, and it runs on any MiSTer. A batch of new cores includes Apple IIgs, Apple Lisa, and 3DO.The VaultDOOMDOOM is a first-person shooter created by id Software, originally released on PC and console in the 1990s. It became one of the most famous and influential shooter…The VaultAvoid the NoidAvoid the Noid is a platformer developed by BlueSky Software and published by ShareData in 1989 for MS-DOS and the Commodore 64, and it exists for the most…The VaultFalloutFallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game is a role-playing game developed and published by Interplay Productions, released for MS-DOS and Windows in 1997 and later for the…The VaultDuke Nukem 3DDuke Nukem 3D is a first-person shooter developed by 3D Realms and published by GT Interactive, released for MS-DOS in 1996. Built on Ken Silverman's Build engine, it…The VaultThe Oregon TrailThe Oregon Trail is an educational simulation developed by the Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium (MECC). It was first written in 1971 by student teachers Don Rawitsch, Bill Heinemann,…NewsBobby Prince, the Man Who Gave Doom Its Sound, Has Died at 81Bobby Prince, the composer behind Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, and Duke Nukem 3D, has died at 81. His Doom score entered the Library of Congress just a month earlier.The VaultTomb RaiderTomb Raider is a 1996 action-adventure game developed by the British studio Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive. It was first released on the Sega Saturn and…The VaultX-COM: UFO DefenseX-COM: UFO Defense is a 1994 turn-based tactics and strategy game developed by Mythos Games and published by MicroProse. Set in the near future, the player commands the…The VaultPro Pinball: Timeshock!Pro Pinball: Timeshock! is a pinball simulation game developed by Cunning Developments and published by Empire Interactive / GT Interactive. Released in 1997 for Windows 95 and MS-DOS,…The VaultQuake: The OfferingQuake: The Offering is a compilation released in 1998 by id Software and published by Activision. It collects the original Quake (1996), its two official mission packs, Scourge…The VaultPy & Gity 2 – The Industrial AgePy & Gity 2 - The Industrial Age is an arcade-style side-scrolling fighting game for MS-DOS, developed by Family Production, Inc. and published by Dungeon Crawl Software, a…The VaultWolfenstein 3DWolfenstein 3D is a first-person shooter developed by id Software and published by Apogee Software in 1992 for MS-DOS. Casting the player as an American prisoner of war…The VaultQuakeQuake is a first-person shooter developed by id Software and published by GT Interactive. Released for MS-DOS on June 22, 1996, it followed Doom and pushed the genre…NewsRayman 30th Anniversary Edition Out NowUbisoft just dropped Rayman: 30th Anniversary Edition on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PC, and Ubisoft+. Physical copies land in select regions this June.. You’re getting five versions…NewsOpenGL DooM Legacy v1.29 Beta 9a ReleasedOpenGL DooM Legacy v1.29 is moving through beta, so players willing to deal with crashes, weirdness and unfinished edges can get in early.ReviewQuake: The OfferingQuake: The Offering bundles the classic with two mission packs full of devastating new weapons, hilarious enemies, and tons of deathmatch mayhem.NewsEmergency Room 2 Distribution DealLegacy Interactive today announced that it is shipping 75,000 units of Emergency Room 2 and Best of Emergency Room 2 to the consumer retail channel, through its new distributor, GT Interactive.NewsDiamond Announces Sonic Impact S90Diamond Multimedia Systems announced the company's new Sonic Impact S90 audio accelerator. Diamond's Sonic Impact S90, powered with Aureal Semiconductor's Vortex/A3D 3D audio.NewsRedneck Deer Huntin ShippedInterplay Productions announced the realistic hunting game, Redneck Deer Huntin'TM for MS-DOS and Windows 95 based PC's shipped to retail outlets nationwide on July 28, 1998.NewsUltimate Strategy Archives AnnouncedInterplay Productions announced the release of Ultimate Strategy Archives, a collection of eight highly recognized, award-winning strategy games including Sid Meier's...