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February 11, 2016 10:56 pm GMT

You can now play tons of classic Windows 3.1 games from the '90s online

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For retro gaming fans, the Internet Archive is the gift that keeps on giving.

Last year, the Archive started hosting thousands of DOS classics, all playable in the web browser. On Wednesday, the Archive opened up its digital doors to Windows 3.1.

See also: Microsoft's MS-DOS app will make you actually want a Windows Phone

Yes, '90s kids, this means that you too can now spend copious amounts of time playing Ski Free, Pipe Dream and Wheel of Fortune: Deluxe Edition in your favorite web browser.

More than 1,000 Windows 3.1 games are available. The search functionality for the archive isn't great — mostly because many of the games are named based on the filename and not the game name, but it's easy to browse and peruse some of your favorites. Read more...

More about Windows, Retro Games, Internet Archive, Gaming, and Tech

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