DOS Days

DOS Games Released in 1987

Any titles that have a link take you to a page dedicated to that particular game with manuals, copy protection details, advice on how to get the game running and more.

Here is a shortcut to each year:

1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000


Typical Gaming System

IBM PC-AT (80286) 12 MHz is recommended. Games may use the new MCGA or VGA graphics standards. Most are backward-compatible with Hercules mono, CGA or EGA graphics. Sound-wise, an Ad Lib, Roland MT-32 or Tandy 3-voice is a good choice.

The Games


3-D Helicopter Simulator
(Sierra On-Line)

Ancient Art of War at Sea, The
(Brøderbund Software)

Arctic Fox
(Electronic Arts)

Bureaucracy
(Infocom)

Elite
(Firebird)

Falcon
(Spectrum Holobyte)

Gnome Ranger
(Level 9 Computing)

Guild of Thieves, The
(Rainbird)

King of Chicago
(Cinemaware)

Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards
(Sierra On-Line, 1985)

Lords of Conquest
(Electronic Arts)

Maniac Mansion
(Lucasfilm Games, 1988)

Might and Magic: Secret of the Inner Sanctum
(New World Computing)

Pirates! [Sid Meier's]
(MicroProse)

Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel
(Sierra On-Line, 1987)

Space Quest II: Vohaul's Revenge
(Sierra On-Line, 1987)

Test Drive
(Electronic Arts, 1987)

Wizard's Crown
(Strategic Simulations, Inc.)

Zeliard
(Sierra On-Line)