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Island: A Game Of Survival

DOS - 1991

This very rare game has been dug up by Gered King in 2017.

Comments and reviews

L.A.P.S. Alum 13 Aug. 2026

Played this at Lincoln Ave back in early 90s, been searching for years

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Kleric 09 Apr. 2026

Used to play this at Lord Durham P.S. back in 91-96ish. I never realized it was actually made by the School Board LMAO

0
LittleJerishMan 31 Jan. 2025

Played this at a new DDSB elementary school from 1995 onward. Seemed to have been removed around the time (1997 or 98) that SchoolVista (Microsoft Bob for schools) got installed on everything.

Searched routinely through the entirely of the 00's and most of the '10s never finding so much as a single anecdote online to say that the DOS version ever existed.

1
Blair 30 Jan. 2024

Haha another Frenchman’s Bay alum in the chat haha!

1
Waterspyder 16 Dec. 2021

This was a favourite at Frenchman's Bay as well. My friends and I wondered for years good we could play it again.

2
xentheous 01 Aug. 2021

Cant play it on 64 bit

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Fretz 12 Feb. 2020

Man I spent many a day playing this in Cannington Public School. Managed to swipe it off the computers at Brock High as well but has been lost to time. Thanks Gered!

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Bunny 15 Oct. 2019

Let me tell you, I have had such weird, distant memories of this game. We played it back in grade 2ish in elementary school, and I thought it was lost for good.

Incredible. So, so, so happy this has been found.

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Mish 15 Dec. 2018

Oh my god!!! This is my ULTIMATE white whale! I can't believe I've found this, life made!

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Algomarine 20 Mar. 2018

This is one of the first computer games I ever played. It was 1995 and the school was brand new and had just opened. This little game was one of a number installed on the computers which ran Windows 3.1. After ~1999, this game sailed into the twilight zone of legend. No one would see it again for the next 20 years. Vanished from all but human memory...

Fortunately this story has a happy ending and thanks to Gered King and those of us who relentlessly pursued the legend. It is now able to see the light of day again. :)

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Downloads

DOS version
Game file
United Kingdom English
180 KB

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