MS-DOS Games
Too innumerable to keep track of them all, MS-DOS games enthralled kids of any age with enjoyable, simplistic challenges, though approximately 0% of the population bothered to pay for the full versions. Blasting enemies as Jazz Jackrabbit, demonstrating our position on the food chain in Animal Quest, even tearing our hair out in frustration from the Lion King, there was no shortage of things to see and do.
One of the more popular offerings was the reasonable Mario Kart clone, Wacky Wheels, wherein a collection of zoo animals climbed into vehicles and assaulted each other with weapons. What kind of zoo holds a tiger, a camel, a panda and a great white shark? Obviously one with very loose morals. In two-player mode, competitors could press the number keys to taunt their rival with a sneering devil, which was almost as much fun as the actual racing itself.
Even lucrative series like Command & Conquer and Doom saw their beginnings on the DOS format, featuring graphics that were eye-popping for their time. Ironically, in modern Doom titles, most of the eye popping actually occurs when you shatter the orbital socket of a hapless alien. It’s still fun, just a bit more icky.
