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vga256it is safe to say that 90% of my taste in computer games is thanks to the original abandonware site Home of the Underdogs. every few months i’d make it a point to download one of their Top Dog awarded games, and all of them lived up to it. in particular, westwood/infocom’s Mines of Titan always interested me. it never quite fit into infocom’s IF catalog, and it predated the much more popular Eye of the Beholder. i always avoided it because it looked like just another dungeon crawler. as it turns out, Mines of Titan is far closer to Wasteland or Neuromancer than any other game. part text adventure, part rpg, it evokes a surprisingly unique world that easily fits in a philip k dick styled universe. today, the box arrived after two decades of looking for one. per infocom’s exceptional marketing company, the browsies included in the box are wonderful - official letterheads and employee bulletins from mars corporations. <a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/infocom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#infocom</a> <a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/dosgaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dosgaming</a> <a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/gamePreservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gamePreservation</a>

Game Magazine Print AdsGhostbusters II: Bustin' Makes You Feel Good! Source: VideoGames and Computer Entertainment 11 (December 1989) Scan Source: RetroMags<a href="https://mas.to/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retrogaming</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/dosgaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dosgaming</a>

Anatoly Shashkin💾Callahan's Crosstime Saloon (MS-DOS, 1997) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DOSGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOSGaming</a>

curved-rulerNomad and Star Quest (DOS) look so good. I don't want to play them, but I want to make games look like them.<a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/DOSGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOSGaming</a>

vga256TIL: stacking a baby and using it as a staircase tread is a valid wall climbing strategy in Ultima VIIsource: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Ultima/comments/1j6y65c/the_great_serpent_hold_heist_taking_their_cannons/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/Ultima/comments/1j6y65c/the_great_serpent_hold_heist_taking_their_cannons/</a><a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/ultima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ultima</a> <a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/dosgaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dosgaming</a>

sonneveldPotentially the final part of Rome: Pathway to Power. Will we find some of that power? We captured a flag at least? Also, I'm going to continue to warmup with Quadralien! Can I finish a level? Streaming now! <a href="https://twitch.tv/sonneveld" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://twitch.tv/sonneveld</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DOSGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOSGaming</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Twitch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Twitch</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Streaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Streaming</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Retrogaming</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retro</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOS</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MSDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MSDOS</a>

Game Magazine Print AdsSpace Rogue Source: VideoGames and Computer Entertainment 10 (November 1989) Scan Source: RetroMags<a href="https://mas.to/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retrogaming</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/amigagaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#amigagaming</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/dosgaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dosgaming</a>

Anatoly Shashkin💾Revolt of Don's Knights (Welforce/Emerald Software, 1996) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DOSGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOSGaming</a>

GamingWolfHey <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/VGMWednesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VGMWednesday</a> Are you into metal and a mountain of pain? Last call. Get into the belly of the beast with my favorite tune from TNT: Evilution a commerical Doom 2 WAD.Everytime this song comes around the game is saying GET READY. HERE COMES EVERYTHING I GOT.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riFo0xd6jG8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riFo0xd6jG8</a><a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/Doom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Doom</a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroGaming</a> <a href="https://mstdn.games/tags/DOSGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOSGaming</a>

sonneveldLet's go warn an emperor about their impending murder in Rome: Pathway to Power. Also a couple of random DOS games to warm up! Streaming now! <a href="https://twitch.tv/sonneveld" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://twitch.tv/sonneveld</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DOSGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOSGaming</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Twitch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Twitch</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Streaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Streaming</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Retrogaming</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retro</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOS</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MSDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MSDOS</a>

vga256thanks to the videogame history foundation, we now have audio extracted from a DAT tape that was recorded during the production of Ultima VII: The Black Gate.voiced by Bill Johnson, the tape contains one hour of The Guardian taunting the avatar. the first minute is the exact monologue used in the intro to the game.source: <a href="https://archive.gamehistory.org/item/f08cd613-0509-488e-a5e7-160bcbe15117" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archive.gamehistory.org/item/f08cd613-0509-488e-a5e7-160bcbe15117</a><a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/ultima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ultima</a> <a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/dosgaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dosgaming</a>

Phil M0OFXEssential DOS games ... I'd say the Commander Keen series, Doom (Ultimate and Doom 2), Quake and Slipstream 5000 -- any others?<a href="https://digipres.club/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/ibmpc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ibmpc</a> <a href="https://digipres.club/tags/DOSgaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOSgaming</a>

sonneveldWe escaped a volcano.. now what do we do in Rome? Also I have some more random DOS games to check out on our hunt for another warmup game! Streaming now! <a href="https://twitch.tv/sonneveld" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://twitch.tv/sonneveld</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DOSGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOSGaming</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Twitch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Twitch</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Streaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Streaming</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Retrogaming</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retro</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOS</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MSDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MSDOS</a>

sonneveldThere's another game that uses the same isometric engine: Rome: Pathway to Power! I think there's a volcano? Let's see! Also, can you figure out from this Cluley what my warmup game will be? Streaming now! <a href="https://twitch.tv/sonneveld" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://twitch.tv/sonneveld</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DOSGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOSGaming</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Twitch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Twitch</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Streaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Streaming</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Retrogaming</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retro</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Retrocomputing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOS</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MSDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MSDOS</a>

movqOff to a good start! FreeDOS 1.3 running natively on my Samsung NC10 Plus netbook.The BIOS does a lot of magic here. I booted from the FreeDOS USB image and installed it onto another USB stick. This is really great and saves me from having to shuffle HDDs all the time; also solves the problem of file transfer.Surprisingly, even the touchpad just works.Next up is trying to get SBEMU to run. 🤞<a href="https://tilde.zone/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RetroComputing</a> <a href="https://tilde.zone/tags/DOSGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOSGaming</a>

vga256back before SimCity 2000 became the defining city builder, Maxis published A-Train... which was the (third) Artdink Japan "Take the A-Train" rail & city building simulation game.unlike railroad tycoon which is almost entire construction-based, and simcity which is entirely urban management-based, A-Train blends both genres together. you build a railroad, and in so doing, build a city around your infrastructure.i've always been quite taken by the UI, which I thought was much more interesting than SC. today i found out there was a Sharp X68000 version, which has a *very* subtly different colour palette which relaxes the yellows into something very pleasant to look at.those palettes are *sixteen* coloursleft: A-Train (DOS) right: A-Train (Sharp X68000)<a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/dosgaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dosgaming</a> <a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/msdos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#msdos</a> <a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/retroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retroGaming</a>

LouisToday’s game is Stunts, for MS-DOS. Think a better Hard Drivin’. I got this at Egghead around 1992 for like $10 and played it to death. Like Racing Destruction Set, it’s a lot of fun playing with the track editor and physics. Great game. Also on Amiga and FM Towns, as 4D Sports Driving. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dosgaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dosgaming</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/commodoreamiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#commodoreamiga</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fmtowns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fmtowns</a>

vga256a few years ago i bought a box of old PC games locally.one of the games was Ultima V. today i finally had a chance to go through its contents, and inside i found a thick coil notebook, full of notes, written by its owner "Brent" about 30 years earlier.he judiciously took notes on every location, npc, spell, reagent and quest in the game.here's to you brent 🍻 i absolutely love these very personal ephemera i sometimes find in old games.<a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/ultima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ultima</a> <a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/bigboxgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bigboxgames</a> <a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/msdos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#msdos</a> <a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/dosgaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dosgaming</a>

💾 DOS GAME CLUB 💾💾 NEW PODCAST!💾 A while ago we held a poll here on Mastodon asking for a non-Lucas adventure game to play, and the winner was Beneath a Steel Sky (Revolution Software, 1994).So that's what we're looking at in this episode!Thank you for using LINC and be vigilant.<a href="https://www.dosgameclub.com/beneath-a-steel-sky/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.dosgameclub.com/beneath-a-steel-sky/</a><a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/dosGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dosGaming</a> <a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/retroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retroGaming</a> <a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#podcast</a>

Anatoly Shashkin💾A bit of Erana's Peace on a Roland MT-32 for all of those who need it today. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DOSGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOSGaming</a> (Real hardware recording)

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