Category description: Action games focus on fast reflexes and eye-hand coordination. Since the earliest arcade games, video games have required expert timing, memorization, and quick player responses. In contrast to more cerebral text adventures or strategy games, action games get the heart pumping and the pulse racing.
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Dschump!

Views: 14,5741993SharewareAction Peter HinzHomebrew Software
Dschump (according to the docs, it's pronounced "jump" and is sometimes simply referred to as Jump?) is an interesting … VIEW

Duck Hunt

Views: 14,8561993FreewareAction ALO-Soft
First I have to note that NO, this is not a clone or remake of the classic NES Zapper-based game with the annoying dog … VIEW

Duel

Views: 11,6301995SharewareAction Matt Ebel
Duel is a two-player deathmatch game done in high-res text mode. One of its big features is a built-in editor which … VIEW

Dueling Dragons

Views: 6,1301989SharewareAction Christopher G. Gunn
Dueling Dragons is a Snake / Nibbles / Tron variant where the object is to outlast your opponent and make them run into … VIEW
Tags: action  snake  nibbles  ega

Dungeons of Drakklor

Views: 12,9781992SharewareAction Mark NeriWestWorld Computer Services
Dungeons of Drakklor is an action adventure game with some unique elements. Although it may look like it could be an … VIEW

Dzzee

Views: 6,0142020FreewareAction Thomas Perl
Modern DOS games are still being created, and Dzzee is a great example of a simple but graphically impressive game that … VIEW
Tags: action  3d  tempest  gaps

Elephant Herding

Views: 1,0102015FreewareAction Sebastiaan Jansen
Elephant Herding is a simple text-mode strategy / action game for one or two players. The goal is to herd the elephants … VIEW

Elevator

Views: 2,3511986FreewareAction Wordworks Software
Elevator is, according to its Mobygames entry this game is similar to the 1982 game "Spy's Demise". It's a simple CGA … VIEW

Elevators from Hell

Views: 13,3221992SharewareAction John Shramko
The elevators in the game Elevators from Hell are actually quite normal. They aren't evil in any way. It's the robot … VIEW

Eliminator

Views: 2,2851991SharewareAction Glenn Judd
Eliminator is a Snake / Nibbles / Tron lightcycles clone. Your job is to survive and avoid crashing into walls while … VIEW
Tags: action  snake  nibbles  tron  cga

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