Old Games Download is an archival website providing a database of abandonware games from the 70s, 80s, 90s and early 00s. You can rediscover hundreds of lost games from your childhood released on various platforms, including Arcade, Commodore 64, DOS, PlayStation, Sega, Windows and more. Are you ready to take a step back into the past?
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I was a pinball kid. None of these i know about
here was my version of today's nintendo
6. PlayStation
Release Date: 1994
Units Sold: 102.4 Million
Price at Release: $300.00
Manufacturer: Sony
PlayStationphoto source: Wikimedia Commons
You’ve probably been waiting for this one on the list. PlayStation is an amazing video game console, and it led the way for its successors throughout the next 20 years. This console was the first of its kind that was made a significant price jump. The PlayStation console was competing against models that were significantly cheaper, but it was still very successful. With over 100 million units sold, its launch was amazing.
PlayStation was a start up for Sony, and in a world that was ruled by Nintendo and Sega, the PlayStation was a phenomenal change from the status quo. Sony focused on appealing to an older crowd, which really helped them change the market of video game consoles. Because of this, the PlayStation was one of the best-selling video game consoles in history.
5. Sega Genesis
Release Date: 1988
Units Sold: 30.7 Million
Price at Release: $189.99
Manufacturer: Sega
Sega Genesisphoto source: Wikimedia Commons
The Sega Genesis was pretty popular for Sega. It was a higher priced video game console, but the release still did very well. The processing chip was 16-bits, and it even had 3D graphics. The Genesis came stocked with a few games, but users could also add more games by buying separate additions.
The Sega Genesis was a fairly popular console, and there was even a flashback console that came out in 2016 with some of the same games. This flashback model was just $69.99, and it sold well for a vintage console.
4. Atari 7800
Release Date: 1986
Units Sold: 8 Million
Price at Release: $139.00
Manufacturer: Atari
Atari 7800photo source: Wikimedia Commons
The Atari 7800 was like the apology to fans after the Atari 5200 tanked. When the Atari 7800 was released, fans were much more excited. It was fully compatible with the earlier version Atari 2600, and it had 59 games to choose from.
The most popular game on this console would be Donkey Kong. There were also some golf games and Ms. Pac-Man, which was reminiscent of traditional arcade games.
3. Color TV-Game
Release Date: 1977
Units Sold: 3 Million
Price at Release: 48,000 Japanese Yen (Approximately $400)
Manufacturer: Nintendo
Color TV-Gamephoto source: Wikimedia Commons
The Color TV-Game had the highest sales in first generation video game consoles. It was only released in Japan, but it was Nintendo’s step into the market.
The games on this console were very simple, but they were considered to be revolutionary since they could be played with two people or against a computer person.
2. Atari Pong
Release Date: 1975
Units Sold: 35,000 Million
Price at Release: $79.95
Manufacturer: Atari
Atari Pongphoto source: Wikimedia Commons
Atari Pong is often credited as the first home video game console. It contained a Ping-Pong style game that was released exclusively through Sears.
Atari was used to making arcade games, but people went crazy for this home console. Even though it could only play one game, the table tennis video game was very successful.
1. Magnavox Odyssey
Release Date: 1972
Units Sold: 101 Million
Price at Release: $99.00
Manufacturer: Magnavox
Old Games Download is an archival website providing a database of abandonware games from the 70s, 80s, 90s and early 00s. You can rediscover hundreds of lost games from your childhood released on various platforms, including Arcade, Commodore 64, DOS, PlayStation, Sega, Windows and more. Are you ready to take a step back into the past?
http://oldgamesdownload.com/
You're Welcome
good stuff Tom
i see freelancer is abandonware :) I played that game to death.
this is cool but i already have DOSBox w/ Windows 98 set up with hundreds of games. Ultima 7, Realms of Arkania 3, Thief Gold, Descent II, Homeworld, Quest for Glory 4, X-COM, Need for Speed Hot Pursuit, Wizardry 8, Syndicate Wars, Day of the Tentacle, Beneath a Steel Sky, some of my favs for sure. Pirates! Gold is my absolute fav but I actually run that on WinUAE, the Amiga CD32 version is the best
i'm a retro game fanatic. i like the new ones too of course, love my PS4, Switch, and Steam library. and in fact many of the old games have much, much better versions released on modern consoles.
i see freelancer is abandonware :) I played that game to death.
