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1991
A classic side-scrolling DOS platformer from Apogee set in a medieval world, and the first shareware game to support AdLib sound. It offers three episodes of hazards and enemies and is now freeware.
The closest matches for Dark Ages are Rygar, Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero and Momodora III. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Dark Ages special – the reasons are listed right on each game.
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