The BBS Corner - BBS Door Games and IGM List
Bulletin Board Systems (BBS) have long been a source of entertainment. BBS "Door Games", text-based external third-party game programs, have been around for many years. The most popular of these has been The Legend of the Red Dragon.
For more information on popular BBS door games, visit our BBS Corner Door Games Descriptions page.
List of BBS Door Games and IGMs
The following is a listing of websites that offer BBS Door Games and In-Game
Modules for download. If you know of a BBS Door or IGM website that is not
listed here, please contact us to have it listed. Thanks!
Ambroshia: Test of Time
Homepage for the door game Ambroshia: Test of Time. This is the first MAJOR
fantasy RPG in years. Come join the realm of spell casting and
swordsmanship. Create your kingdom and one day challenge the 4 great avatars
to control the world of Ambroshia! Supports Door32.sys and Wildcat Net
Server.
Site Last updated: Jun. 2008
BBSFiles.com
BBS Files - Preserving a part of BBS History. A number of old BBS door games
are now owned by BBS Files and can be registered online, including those by
Brainex Doors, DiSoft Doors and JNS Software Doors. Also a registration site
for Livewire Doors and Suburban Software. You can also download a bunch of
door games that are hosted at BBS Files.
Site Last updated: Jan. 2009
Castle Camelot Index Page
Home of the LORD Authors Newsletter, and two dozen+ LORD IGMs and Utilities.
Primary source for links to LORD web-sites around the world, and to telnet
sites where you can play the LORD games.
Site Last updated: Jun. 2007
CompuLink BBS Door Programming
CompuLink BBS Door Programming Home to over 20 BBS door games including
ShadowBoard, Power $tocks, MedLink and InterBBS Genealogy.
Site Last updated: 2000
Cheepware BBS Doors
Cheepware is a line of freeware BBS doors and sysop utilities developed by
Sean Dennis since 1998. Other people's software have been released through
the Cheepware line occasionally. Everything is free, of course.
Site Last updated: Feb. 2009
John Dailey Software
Developer of Dungeon Master door game, current developer of Barren Realms
Elite, Solar Realms Elite, Falcon's Eye, Falcon's Honor and The Arcadian
Legends, Global War and Global Backgammon.
Site Last updated: 2005
Damned Software Productions
Damned Software creates freeware BBS programs and addons for a variety of
BBS systems. Its signature BBS door is called Darkness.
Site Last updated: 2001
DarkLands
Dark Lands is a multi-player cross-platform RPG text based game.
Site Last updated: 2006
DavisWare
DavisWARE has the largest collection of New Age BBS door games on the market
The one thing that makes our door games and programs unique from all the
others is the fact that ANYONE can use our games.
Site Last updated: unknown
Door Distribution System
DDSDOORS is a Fidonet based file echo for BBS doors. DDSDOORS distributes
doorgames, utilities and other BBS files of interest very quickly at no cost
to the author. Information is also available on having YOUR file hatched
into the DDSDOORS file echo.
Site Last updated: Jun. 2002
DoorMUD
DoorMUD is an affordable, high-quality MUD (multi-user dungeon) that will
run on any BBS software capable of running doorgames. DoorMUD features
fast-paced real-time combat, excellent multinode interaction, a high-powered
command interface and a huge game world with over 2100+ rooms for players to
explore.
Site Last updated: Sep. 2005
Epic Interactive Strategy
Home to Trade Wars 2002, Trade Wars 2002 Gold and Trade Wars Game Server
(TWGS) where you can run a telnet TW2002 game without a host BBS.
Site Last updated: 2001
Jibben Software
Home to BBS door games such as Roll The Bones, Boxcars, Galactic Overlord,
and Mines of Gorr.
Site Last updated: 1999
LORD Legacy
Home to the current developer of the Legend of the Red Dragon BBS door game.
Downloads of the current game as well as other former Seth Robinson games
such as LORD II, Planets:TEOS and LOR IGMs.
Site Last updated: 2008
Metropolis Gameport
The current owners and registration website for Legend of the Red Dragon,
LORD II and Planets TEOS. Also home to Worldgroup based BBS door games such
as MajorMud and addons.
Site Last updated: 2005
OS/2 Native BBS Doors and Games
Door games that are native programs for the OS/2 operating system.
Site Last updated: 1998
N-E-Ware/Prowler Productions
Home to Lunatix, one of the most popular BBS door games EVER! Here, you'll
also find Time Port (totally FREEware now) Mystic Messages, RageTerm,
Forget-It, Shift Zone, Lunatix 4.xx (door) and 5.xx (WG/MBBS) IGM's, and
lots more! Also, a link will take you to the Worldgroup/MajorBBS site
(Prowler Productions) which is home to Lunatix 5.xx, Mystic Messages for
wg/mbbs, the awesome Distant Places IGM script-processing addon for
Tournament Legend of the Red Dragon, and more!
Site Last updated: 1999/2003
Operation: Overkill
Discussion forum the BBS door game Operation Overkill.
Site Last updated: 2009
Planet Zentax
Home of Defenders of Zentax BBS door game.
Site Last updated: Jan. 2004
Rex Stahlhood Software
Maker of Door Games that use RIP (Remote Imaging Protocol) graphics.
Site Last updated: Unknown
Shining Star Software
Various BBS doors including MoonDust's County Fair, Dr. Dread, Spiked, Don't
Wake the Sysop, Punchline, Trekkie Tags, Jacob's Ladder, Door Fury, Door
Rage, Phantom of the Catacombs, MoonChat, Leviathan's Reef.
Site Last updated: 1999
Star Wars Trilogy Trivia
Home to Star Wars Trilogy BBS door game. 5 levels of competition. Over 60
questions compiled from sources around the globe. Questions about actors,
pilots, aliens, basic trivia, and much much more.
Site Last updated: unknown
Sunrise Door Software
Serving the Online BBS community continuously since 1989 with quality
service, quality support and THE largest quality BBS door product line in
the world! Our 16-Bit products work on any BBS software platform capable of
running Door programs. We also have a product line of 32-Bit Doors made
specifically for the WINServer BBS platform and a HOME EDITION line of
products that can be played on your home computer and optionally participate
in the InterBBS/InterHOME Competition.
Site Last updated: Jan. 2010
TayNik Software
Home several door games including Interstellar Annihilation.
Site Last updated: 2005
T&T Software
Home to BBS doors for most brands of BBS software, some doors specific for
Spitfire BBS software, IGMs for LORD, and also makes some general BBS
related utilities.
Site Last updated: Mar. 2004
TWAR Tradewars 2002 Helper
Trade Wars Helper is a Windows based program for players of Trade Wars 2002.
It helps users with commands and scripts used within the game. Compatible
with all varieties (regular, MBBS, Gold, etc) and with the latest versions.
Has pull down GUI menus. Allows you to access TW games via the Internet with
a built in Telnet client. Also has a bookmark feature to remember locations
(stardocks, etc).
Site Last updated: 1998
UltraSoft BBS Door Games
This includes UltraSoft Animated Door Games, Shareware and Freeware. Using
animation and sound effects UltraSoft became quite highly rated and
acclaimed in the early-mid 90's for their unique series of BBS Door Games
unlike any other. Since then most of these programs have had upgrades and
are available in recent update packages for download.
Site Last updated: Unknown
Usurper Official Home Page
Home to Usurper, the famous RPG based BBS door game.
Site Last updated: Sep. 2009
Vagabond Software
Home to a number of BBS doors, door IGMs and door utilities.
Site Last updated: 2008