More than 2,400 MS-DOS games classics available for free on any browser
” From Wolfenstein 3D, Prince of Persia going from Cannon Fodder 2 and Commander Keen. An immense work of ” restoration ” of digital Internet Archive to preserve the history of the game. ”
Over 2,400 MS-DOS classic games are now playable for free on any web browser. It is a gift from the Internet Archive for the more nostalgic and for those who want to discover the history of the video game.
The famous portal is best known for the Wayback Machine, or the immense database of web pages of the past available to the public, but for several months also pushes for the preservation is of classic entertainment.
Among the titles that we cannot mention (and there are many) are Commander Keen id Software, Prince of Persia, Wolfenstein 3D, Cannon Fodder, Bust-A-Move and Bricks.
Internet Archive is not new to such initiatives: just a few months ago launched an emulator JSMAME developed in JavaScript and available through a browser with which it was possible to play hundred mathematical masterpieces of the past.
On the Internet Archive, which we recall aims to preserve and publish digital works and to preserve the sites of the past, are also collections of video games for Amstrad GX-4000 and Atari 2600.
From now you can experiment with the classics for PC even if, as in other cases, it is likely to encounter bugs and compatibility issues of various kinds. At the base of the enormous work of transposition, we find the same Jason Scott, who had treated the previous emulators.
Unfortunately, there are specific instructions for the execution and the gameplay of each title published, so you need to experiment a bit before turning to retro gaming wilder with every available content.
The new database of 2,400 classic MS-DOS is available at this address, and here is the FAQ to read if found any errors or difficulties in the download and execution of securities.
