Go for VII, great game with amazing interactivity. Check out http://spoonyexperiment.com to see why Pagan is not a good choice.
Wed Feb 01 13:49:11 +0000 2012RT @magisterrex: Celebrating 16 Years Of DOS Adventure Games From 1982 To 1996 | RetroCollect http://www.retrocollect.com/News/celebrating-16-years-of-over-400-dos-adventure-games-from-1982-to-1996.html via @RetroCollect
Wed Feb 01 17:50:59 +0000 2012RT @SavyGamer: Psychonauts, PC - £2.99 http://bit.ly/Apf1L4
Wed Feb 01 18:52:20 +0000 2012RT @TimOfLegend: And just to make things more crazy, Psychonauts and Costume Quest are 50% off on Steam today!!! http://store.steampowered.com/app/3830/ ht ...
Wed Feb 01 18:52:31 +0000 2012OMG Just found a torrent of all the issues of a spectacular Russian magazine Game.EXE, which I used to read religiously during mid-late 90s
Thu Feb 02 01:47:50 +0000 2012It was unlike any other gaming mag, full of clever articles and generally fantastic industry coverage. I couldn't keep them during my move..
Thu Feb 02 01:49:45 +0000 2012... from Russia to the U.S. Seeing some of those old issues now almost brings a tear to my eye. Over 5 gigs of quality journalism.
Thu Feb 02 01:51:36 +0000 2012What's better than a past-midnight coop session in DooM with your roommate? (Plutonia map32 is on!)
Thu Feb 02 05:25:51 +0000 2012RT @dotemu: BREAKING NEWS : in collaboration w/ @trilobytegames DotEmu.com re-launches "The 7th Guest" and "The 11th Hour" on PC ! NOW ...
Thu Feb 02 13:43:46 +0000 2012Briefly played today: Terminator: Future Shock, SkyNet, Ecstatica, Carmageddon, Carmageddon: Splat Pack, Chasm: The Rift... Not too bad.
Thu Feb 02 20:24:34 +0000 2012Replying to @AgustinCordes
That's why I said "briefly" :)
Thu Feb 02 20:49:20 +0000 2012Replying to @evilmiera
For such a cutesy game, it can be pretty disturbing at times. Great atmosphere.
Thu Feb 02 20:50:49 +0000 2012@MobyGamer @lazygamereviews Erm... It has great VGA graphics and catchy music. It gets boring really quickly. Very repetitive. But cute.
Fri Feb 03 00:06:44 +0000 2012Hey hey! Pornstars are trending. I'm not ashamed to admit I know their names. It's 2012! Don't you judge me!
Fri Feb 03 00:19:35 +0000 2012:) I'm forever mentally stuck at 15. Now, to bring the retro theme back, who else has/played a bunch of Interactive Girls Club games?
Fri Feb 03 00:23:03 +0000 2012Replying to @SpoonyDonkey
Wait a second. What does T&J have to do with it?
Fri Feb 03 01:27:36 +0000 2012It's getting colder. Groundhogs be damned!
Fri Feb 03 01:33:34 +0000 2012On my way to see @ThatKevinSmith and @JayMewes do it #LiveFromBehind in a local movie theater. Kev, you better answer my ? this time! :)
Fri Feb 03 01:54:42 +0000 2012@ThatKevinSmith #LiveFromBehind Is Zack & Miri commentary track ever happening? As a podcast maybe?
Fri Feb 03 03:45:57 +0000 2012@ThatKevinSmith #LiveFromBehind When are you too gonna fuck and get it over with?
Fri Feb 03 04:03:57 +0000 2012@ThatKevinSmith #LiveFromBehind Any plans on doing a Babble-on tour? If not, please bring HBO to New York area.
Fri Feb 03 04:05:21 +0000 2012@ThatKevinSmith #LiveFromBehind Do you think you're now on Liam Neeson's shitlist because you left him for Fassbender?
Fri Feb 03 04:13:33 +0000 2012@ThatKevinSmith #LiveFromBehind What did you think of what Clooney said about Fassbender's cock?
Fri Feb 03 04:14:02 +0000 2012@ThatKevinSmith #LiveFromBehind Any #fleshlight cleaning tips?
Fri Feb 03 04:18:51 +0000 2012RT @GOGcom: Weekend Promo! Activision Quest games are now 50% off! Police Quest, Space Quest and King's Quest! http://j.mp/y1sp9I
Fri Feb 03 12:57:10 +0000 2012@gnomeslair has the most fantastic #ff day. Go and follow everyone he says.
Fri Feb 03 15:12:39 +0000 2012Really need 2 go out. Missed Paul Oakenfold a few weeks ago. So instead it looks like I'm gonna b attending a Paul van Dyk show on thursday!
Sat Feb 04 00:25:05 +0000 2012Since I don't give 2 shits about Super Bowl, tonight's a great opportunity to work on a new episode. Just hope my neighbors aren't too loud.
Sun Feb 05 16:41:18 +0000 2012It looks like it's gonna get pretty loud upstairs. Neighbors are having a bunch of friends with kids over. Time to start drinking...
Sun Feb 05 22:05:45 +0000 2012@AgustinCordes @IgorHardy Playing the mac version of Alone in the Dark 2. The backgrounds are still in 320x200, so it's not that different.
Mon Feb 06 08:57:17 +0000 2012Here's a screenshot. Yes, models are rendered better, but I'm not sure if that's really an improvement. https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/166445684407545856/photo/1
Mon Feb 06 08:58:39 +0000 2012Now someone please recommend me some good macintosh exclusive games that I can run in OS 7.
Mon Feb 06 09:02:11 +0000 2012I haven't seen you in a while,
My soul now this desire emits:
To see again your perfect smile,
And put my face between your tits.
Mon Feb 06 22:49:30 +0000 2012RT @GOGcom: New Square Enix Release! Thief 2: The Metal Age is now on @GOGcom for only $9.99! http://j.mp/x4c0nk http://twitpic.com/8gu2m4
Tue Feb 07 12:04:52 +0000 2012RT @dotemu: Gobliiins Trilogy is -75% for a limited time, don't miss it! http://bit.ly/wP7zG6 #retrogaming #classics
Tue Feb 07 12:06:10 +0000 2012RT @gnomeslair: The excellently brilliant (and quite great too) Gobliiins Trilogy available for €1.23 ! http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-GOBLI3/gobliins-trilogy
Tue Feb 07 14:31:37 +0000 2012RT @JohnFugelsang: People opposed to same-sex marriages tend to be stuck in lame-sex marriages. Bye-bye, Prop 8.
Tue Feb 07 19:19:00 +0000 2012Replying to @SpoonyDonkey
It's all over twitter today, so I've heard. Schafer, however, has never done a sequel to any of his own games. We'll see.
Tue Feb 07 20:37:51 +0000 2012Replying to @SpoonyDonkey
From what I understand his involvement with MI 2 is the same as the 1st, & DoTT doesn't count cause he didnt do Maniac Mansion
Tue Feb 07 20:45:46 +0000 2012Replying to @SpoonyDonkey
But yeah, the ending of Psychonauts is setting up for a sequel. Which I would love to play one day.
Tue Feb 07 20:50:25 +0000 2012"What kind of show would you do? I mean, for the subterranean market. Would you do Videodrome? Max."
Wed Feb 08 03:20:20 +0000 2012Something of the Thread, something of the Head, something of the Body and something of the Dead.
Wed Feb 08 14:25:39 +0000 2012Replying to @richardcobbett
of the Dead?
Wed Feb 08 14:26:36 +0000 2012Replying to @richardcobbett
I don't like HotD 3 anyway.
Wed Feb 08 14:27:48 +0000 2012The leg bone is connected to the head bone, the head bone is connected to the hip bone, the hip bone is connected to the rib bone.
Wed Feb 08 14:32:27 +0000 2012(Ta-da ta-ta tee-da-tee-ta) :)
Wed Feb 08 14:33:08 +0000 2012Replying to @richardcobbett and @ben_304
Damn, never knew that! What a great piece of trivia! I must try working it into a pickup line...
Wed Feb 08 14:37:42 +0000 2012Replying to @richardcobbett and @ben_304
Hmm. Too long...
Wed Feb 08 14:40:27 +0000 2012RT @TimOfLegend: Announcement! Double Fine and 2 Player Productions will use Kickstarter to fund an Adventure Game + documentary! Whoa. ...
Thu Feb 09 02:33:38 +0000 2012Please give Tim Schafer all your money: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/66710809/double-fine-adventure Thank you for your cooperation.
Thu Feb 09 02:35:57 +0000 2012RT @lazygamereviews: I just backed Double Fine Adventure. Tim Schafer & Ron Gilbert making a modern point-and-click adventure? No-braine ...
Thu Feb 09 09:45:40 +0000 2012I've watched the clip from the Double Fine kickstarter 10 times by now http://kck.st/A9k3jH Now I want 2 play MI2:SE w/ the commentary again
Thu Feb 09 12:04:19 +0000 2012RT @GOGcom: New Release: The 7th Guest! Now available DRM-Free, Win7 compatible for a special price of $7.99 for 48h! http://j.mp/y37RHa
Thu Feb 09 12:05:47 +0000 2012And just for the record: The first time I finished Monkey Island 2 I fucking HATED the ending. And did so for years to come.
Thu Feb 09 12:07:47 +0000 2012I'm sure by the time I'll leave for work the Double Fine kickstarter will be over half a million $. Victory!
Thu Feb 09 12:27:04 +0000 2012Replying to @AgustinCordes
Now I think of it as "smart" & they hint at it throughout a bit. But my childhood self still screams "Betrayal!" even now.
Thu Feb 09 13:32:05 +0000 2012RT @richardcobbett: Interesting. On the day that Doublefine makes over $500,000, my Grim Fandango poster falls off the wall. COINCIDENCE ...
Thu Feb 09 13:33:41 +0000 2012At work. Just need to blow through the day so I can go to the City and party my ass off. Getting back into my "single life" mode...
Thu Feb 09 13:59:36 +0000 2012Replying to @IgorHardy and @AgustinCordes
I've always treated it like it was just two kids playing pirates. So I basically take it literally. No dreams.
Thu Feb 09 14:06:33 +0000 2012Well, adventure games were dead, but apparently a whole bunch of adventure game players wasn't. Who knew! :D
Thu Feb 09 20:28:00 +0000 2012RT @TimOfLegend: Hanging out at DICE with @allowe! Adventure gaaaaaames!
Thu Feb 09 21:39:05 +0000 2012Well, it looks like @TimOfLegend has revived the genre (&/or fans). I'm gonna go celebrate it by dancing all night to @paulvandyk Yeah!
Fri Feb 10 00:58:43 +0000 2012Replying to @MobyGamer
I now have this luxury too from time to time. Like today. :)
Sat Feb 11 01:36:09 +0000 2012RT @ebertchicago: For addicts, using has long, long since ceased being any form of pleasure. It's a sentence. My heart goes out to its c ...
Sun Feb 12 04:03:08 +0000 2012Crack is whack, kids. RIP Whitney.
Sun Feb 12 13:27:05 +0000 2012And another "fun fact" about me: I enjoy both King's Quest 8 & Ultima 9 (for all the wrong reasons, of course.)
Sun Feb 12 13:54:18 +0000 2012Replying to @ben_304
Oh shit! I forgot about that one. QfG 5 would have been awesome if it wasn't so full of bugs.
Sun Feb 12 14:02:21 +0000 2012Replying to @ben_304
I haven't. I own it. It's just not one of those games I go back to often.
Sun Feb 12 14:25:15 +0000 2012Replying to @IgorHardy
Agreed. Plus I like the idea of a large interactive map. & I have a thing for primitive 3d graphics as well, so it all works out.
Sun Feb 12 14:41:12 +0000 2012Replying to @IgorHardy
I don't know what it is, but I was never too fond of QfG 5 graphics style. Everything else is awesome (Pizza!!!).
Sun Feb 12 14:42:48 +0000 2012RT @magisterrex: Canada has it's own SOPA problems. Bill C-51 will allow police to monitor your Internet activity... http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Bill+could+allow+police+view+people+surfing+habits/6139134/story.html
Sun Feb 12 17:14:34 +0000 2012Replying to @TimOfLegend
The Dream Machine and Cletus Clay?
Sun Feb 12 18:38:11 +0000 2012Grammys, shwammys... I'm going to watch a French animated feature.
Mon Feb 13 01:13:07 +0000 2012Ok, I've just finsihed watching this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7e07c52VWg A fantastic animated feature full of action & suspense! Rent it, or something.
Mon Feb 13 03:03:23 +0000 2012Replying to @IgorHardy
Oh it's an absolute delight. I wish it came out when I was a kid. 8/10 for me.
Mon Feb 13 03:10:52 +0000 2012RT @grumpygamer: The real future of adventure games: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvkjP6dqpfY
Wed Feb 15 00:04:49 +0000 2012Replying to @richardcobbett
Rex Nebular ain't so bad. Even better if you're a teenager. :)
Wed Feb 15 01:42:20 +0000 2012RT @HAL9000_: Roses are #FF0000, Violets are #0000FF, All my base, Are belong to you #bestpoemever
Wed Feb 15 02:19:00 +0000 2012RT @richardcobbett: So, apparently dubstep is listening to a ZX Spectrum load a game, through a phone too close to a speaker, while kick ...
Wed Feb 15 17:45:26 +0000 2012RT @IgorHardy: LucasArts Secret History Archives are open once again! http://mixnmojo.com/news/All-the-LucasArts-Secret-History-articles-back-online All thanks to Tim Schafer!
Thu Feb 16 11:53:21 +0000 2012GOG just released Soulbringer. http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/soulbringer I thought this game would never get out of the black hole of obscurity.
Thu Feb 16 12:16:30 +0000 2012Replying to @IgorHardy
It's interesting. Has a few neat features and I always thought that the graphics were really good. Lots of running around though.
Thu Feb 16 12:22:59 +0000 2012Properly starting my day off! :D https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/170167692253339648/photo/1
Thu Feb 16 15:28:34 +0000 2012And now let's take a look at a cute game that brought a small French company world recognition. It's Gobliiins!
http://youtu.be/sM6doEurERQ
Thu Feb 16 17:25:39 +0000 2012RT @gnomeslair: If I could spare a few dozen hours, I'd love to give Psychonauts another playthrough.
Fri Feb 17 10:02:09 +0000 2012DOS Nostalgia #14 - Gobliiins http://www.dosnostalgia.com/?p=197
New episode!
Fri Feb 17 12:34:40 +0000 2012I have to get a haircut. Don't like haircuts anymore because each time there's more grey hair showing... :(
Fri Feb 17 16:19:15 +0000 2012Replying to @jpvbm
Thank you, good sir. Feedback like this is what keeps me going. I love reading about other people's game nostalgia.
Fri Feb 17 22:28:27 +0000 2012RT @Criterion: An actual comment card from a test screening of David Cronenberg’s VIDEODROME: http://ow.ly/98Z9N
Sat Feb 18 02:41:30 +0000 2012Replying to @jpvbm
My first ibm pc gaming experience was Arcade Volleyball http://bit.ly/z6dVFT on a monochrome monitor. I'll tell that story one day.
Sun Feb 19 01:42:04 +0000 2012RT @ebertchicago: Neal Gabler sez this year's Oscars may be Hollywood's self-loathing protest against itself. http://lat.ms/wOVvl3
Sun Feb 19 17:02:17 +0000 2012@ThatKevinSmith So I've heard from a very unreliable source that you'd like to buy QuickStop & RST, but the owners won't sell. True/False?
Mon Feb 20 13:52:18 +0000 2012When picking out a title for a review I'm always torn between something that people have good memories of or something really obscure.
Mon Feb 20 14:03:04 +0000 2012How many of you played Test Drive III: The Passion? Now how many didn't leave the track & went to see how many chickens you could run over?
Mon Feb 20 14:22:01 +0000 2012I love early full 3d games. Especially the ones that let u have some freedom. Shame that Hunter never got an ibm port http://bit.ly/yKmRz6
Mon Feb 20 14:39:53 +0000 2012Any1 actually play F29 Retaliator properly? I just used to shoot everything in sight, fly as close to the ground as possible & catapult out
Mon Feb 20 14:42:27 +0000 2012Anyone remember Seal Team? Now that was a great game ahead of its time. http://bit.ly/w5Ulw7 Lovely 3D too.
Mon Feb 20 15:13:46 +0000 2012RT @TimOfLegend: Yawwwn... good morning, money. How did you sl--HOLY MOLEY $2MM!?! (Faints. Flying $s and cupids with monocles and topha ...
Mon Feb 20 16:53:30 +0000 2012RT @RealCliveBarker: I thought after SHORTBUS there'd be a bit more honesty in movies which contained sex scenes. But it's the same old ...
Mon Feb 20 19:31:16 +0000 2012Perhaps I should create an official DOS Nostalgia facebook page...
Mon Feb 20 19:35:16 +0000 2012Replying to @lazygamereviews
Totally. The shitty timing routines are a crying shame. Gotta have a 386 to play it right. Acts weird in dosbox.
Mon Feb 20 21:40:11 +0000 2012Replying to @lazygamereviews
Yeah, no matter how many cycles I set in dosbox, the controls are still feel floaty. Not that they were great 2 begin with
Mon Feb 20 21:47:25 +0000 2012Replying to @lazygamereviews
I don't think it's that strange since I believe TD3 was developed by a different team.
Mon Feb 20 21:49:52 +0000 2012Speaking of early 3D games with freedom, here's Pat's nostalgic look at Flames of Freedom (Midwinter 2) http://youtu.be/TUpWOc0SZAo
Tue Feb 21 02:24:58 +0000 2012I remember when GSC Games World were a group of hackers-translators-pirates. Now 1 of their most famous games is on GOG http://j.mp/A5o5Zx
Tue Feb 21 13:32:51 +0000 2012RT @dotemu: Win promo codes for 7th Guest & its sequel, 11th Hour - interactive movie puzzle adventure games http://competwition.com/t7wk4
Tue Feb 21 13:33:40 +0000 2012Replying to @MobyGamer and @lazygamereviews
Well, yeah, but still. DosBox has game-specific fixes, so I don't see a reason not to make TD3 a bit more stable
Tue Feb 21 14:21:00 +0000 2012Replying to @MobyGamer and @lazygamereviews
Yeah, the controls were always crap, as I have played it plenty on a real machine.
Tue Feb 21 14:28:29 +0000 2012Replying to @MobyGamer
My memory might be hazy, but even with cycles set to where the speed of the game matches, it still feels like you're a rocket.
Tue Feb 21 14:31:50 +0000 2012Replying to @MobyGamer and @lazygamereviews
And I mean the difference is HUGE. Even if you lower the cycles till the game starts choking up.
Tue Feb 21 14:34:20 +0000 2012Replying to @MobyGamer
Then again, I'm relying on my memory here & it's been quite some time. Maybe @lazygamereviews can (dis)confirm if that's the case
Tue Feb 21 14:38:43 +0000 2012Another attempt at a poll: What's everyone's favorite first person shooters from the ms-dos era?
Tue Feb 21 15:04:29 +0000 2012@gnomeslair @DanielVasile_ Well, yeah, everyone loves Doom, but I was hoping for lists of a few games.
Tue Feb 21 15:56:05 +0000 2012@DanielVasile_ And if you guys come over one of these days we can play a network game in any DooM of your choosing :)
Tue Feb 21 15:57:08 +0000 2012Replying to @gnomeslair and @DanielVasile_
I used to play a ton of those. And a load of adventure games. Used to play a lot of RTS in the 90s.
Tue Feb 21 16:27:22 +0000 2012RT @gnomeslair: Hmmm... Christian FPS games (!) http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/christianfps/christianfps.htm
Tue Feb 21 16:27:41 +0000 2012@GroovyBruce Just realized that my ex kept my hardcover of Chins. Buying another 1. My loss - your gain. ;)
Tue Feb 21 23:16:37 +0000 2012Why am I awake at 3:40 in the morning?
Wed Feb 22 08:41:24 +0000 2012RT @GOGcom: Baldur'sGate, NeverwinterNights, D&D:Dragonshard, IcewindDale and more: Buy 1 Get 1 FREE http://j.mp/yCaQ1l
Thu Feb 23 00:04:20 +0000 2012Realized yesterday morning that "Thief" is one of those games where your buddy can be helping you out without getting off the couch.
Fri Feb 24 17:32:11 +0000 2012Replying to @pecet
lol. :) By memorizing the map mostly.
Fri Feb 24 17:58:06 +0000 2012Tim Schafer and Ron Gilbert talk about adventure games:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re_LWmRJK-g Watch the two giants of the genre converse (rather casually).
Fri Feb 24 22:42:02 +0000 2012Replying to @SpoonyDonkey
You better contribute to this, motherfucker! They got my $30.
Sat Feb 25 03:32:38 +0000 2012Replying to @SpoonyDonkey
I would if I wasn't $3,000 in debt. Long story...
Sat Feb 25 04:43:26 +0000 2012Replying to @magisterrex
I've asked myself that very question a few days ago.
Sat Feb 25 12:12:32 +0000 2012I used to play almost all classic LucasArts games with music set to adlib. How about you?
Sun Feb 26 17:14:18 +0000 2012Replying to @gnomeslair
Waaay ahead of you, buddy! :P
Sun Feb 26 19:19:26 +0000 2012Replying to @lazygamereviews
This is sweet!!!
Mon Feb 27 01:04:28 +0000 2012RT @lazygamereviews: Playing with my AdLib, made a quick little song using Visual Composer. Thought it turned out kinda fun, enjoy! http ...
Mon Feb 27 01:04:39 +0000 2012Billy Crystal is back, so I might actually watch the Oscars tonight. The nominees are still questionable though...
Mon Feb 27 01:13:42 +0000 2012Midnight in Paris for best screenplay? What a load of shit!
Mon Feb 27 03:31:11 +0000 2012Feel free to join the official DOS Nostalgia facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/dosnostalgia
Mon Feb 27 05:04:51 +0000 2012RT @gnomeslair: A passionate interview with passionate Tim Schafer on the many passions of a passionate artist http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/02/27/interview-tim-schafer-on-kickstarter-passion-and-dads/
Mon Feb 27 14:18:36 +0000 2012I love the internet! Just stumbled onto an mp3 of a local radio show (1 hour!) of 1 of my favorite bands before they became famous. Pre-95!
Wed Feb 29 01:05:10 +0000 2012RT @GOGcom: GOG Gem Promo: Comanche vs. Hokum and Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games for little more than $2 each! http://j.mp/GOGgem
Wed Feb 29 12:17:00 +0000 2012Replying to @mr_mentalino
Now go watch Videodrome, young man.
Wed Feb 29 20:23:25 +0000 2012