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The Retro Spirit presents: Game Worlds!
01.06.2020
As we've previously played through various old games in our series of Re-visits, of which contains quite the amount of videos, we're now venturing into a new foray. Exploring digital creations and imaginary wonderlands in…
GoG serves up a healthy dose of free games to help everyone during the pandemic
26.03.2020
Good Old Games is just one of many who are serving up free games during the global pandemic. Their list, which include games that have been free for a long time, also hosts a couple…
The race to preserve Japan's impressive PC gaming history from the 80s is on
31.10.2019
There are alot of Japanese games that are completely unknown to the rest of the world. Games like Jesus or Misty Blue are all but forgotten for anyone not doing active preservation. That's where the…
The Retro Spirit is back - with a vengance! Welcome!
22.10.2019
After years and years of having served users on an old framework, the time was due to a proper update. An update that takes The Retro Spirit into the future and beyond! Also, we've now…
Introducing 12 Days of Christmas!
10.11.2015
Our annual Christmas Calendar had its last run last year marking its 10 year anniversary. Thankfully, just in time for the holiday season, we're delighted to announce that we're planning a new similar fashioned calendar…
The DOS Spirit presents the 10th and final annual Christmas Calendar!
30.11.2014
It's -that- time of the year again; Christmas! Ten (!!) years ago we here at The DOS Spirit started something that no other site did so visibly - providing one game every day in the…
The DOS Spirit is 10 years old!
26.10.2014
Holy crepe! Has it been that long? Where do one even begin on a project this enourmous? Well, how about the start...
The early days
It's nearly 10 years since this endeavour started back in…
The DOS Spirit gets a fresh vibe
29.03.2014
That's right! A bit unorthodox while trying to stay true and fresh at the same time. Fonts, sizes and such have been increased a little for better readability and, hopefully, useability as well. We hope…
The DOS Spirit presents Christmas Calendar 2013
15.12.2013
Okay, I'll admit, this is a bit late to announce. But, better later than never!
It's -that- time of the year again; Christmas! Nine years ago we here at The DOS Spirit started something that no…
The creators of The Neverhood are back to kickstart a new game, Armikrog!
11.06.2013
Hear ye! One of the most unique and flavory game of the 90s, The Neverhood, is today savored by many adventure fans as tokens of love, spirit and story. The original creators of that game…
The DOS Spirit is now Open Source!
02.02.2013
As promised many months back, The DOS Spirit is now open-source. To my knowledge this is the very first site in the Abandonware scene to do this, just proving our resiliences and seriousity. Feel free…
The DOS Spirit presents: The Annual Christmas Calendar 2012
14.11.2012
It's soon -that- time of the year again; Christmas! Seven years ago we here at The DOS Spirit started something that no other site did so visibly - providing one game every day in the…