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RT @BriProv: Back when you paid for demos but they were actually full games in a three part series. #shareware

 Sun Feb 01 11:52:58 +0000 2015

RT @lazygamereviews: Someone made this from my previously-posted pic, and... yup, pretty much :D

 Sun Feb 01 11:53:33 +0000 2015

Korean version of Terra Nova in a box, anyone? http://ebay.com/itm/350282663671?nav=SEARCH

 Sun Feb 01 13:18:12 +0000 2015

Aaaaaand I broke my "no eBay purchases till April" promise to myself.

 Sun Feb 01 13:26:08 +0000 2015

I'm getting one :)

 Sun Feb 01 14:06:08 +0000 2015

Seeing how over 100,000 copies was sold, I find that very hard to believe :)

 Sun Feb 01 14:14:55 +0000 2015

RT @CGOApps: Just one of these gents would be appointment listening...together though? Yes! @dosnostalgic and @GrundislavGames: http://t.c…

 Sun Feb 01 14:35:24 +0000 2015

Man, after playing Terra Nova for a bit yesterday all I wanna do is play more. Damn you, Looking Glass!

 Sun Feb 01 14:39:52 +0000 2015

Norton Commander & XTree :)

 Sun Feb 01 14:55:59 +0000 2015

RT @TexTweetz: Here are 2 very nostalgic DOS tools. Can you name them?

 Sun Feb 01 14:56:02 +0000 2015

RT @OnePerfectShot: SCANNERS (1981) Director of Photography: Mark Irwin | Director: David Cronenberg

 Sun Feb 01 14:58:38 +0000 2015

:(

 Sun Feb 01 15:02:20 +0000 2015

I personally never understood why XTree was so popular. Especially when Norton Commander was also available.

 Sun Feb 01 15:29:54 +0000 2015

Well, as opposed to his Vietnam tour where he fought for freedom or something.

 Sun Feb 01 16:06:37 +0000 2015

Random facts about me: I've seen Spaceballs multiple times, but didn't find it funny even once.

 Sun Feb 01 16:08:27 +0000 2015

I used to love Young Frankenstein when I was younger, but I watched it last year and bleh.

 Sun Feb 01 16:11:52 +0000 2015

Personally, I can't wait till Last Blood. That wasn't a joke.

 Sun Feb 01 16:15:11 +0000 2015

Lol. Well, I loved Rambo 4, so let's hope 5 will be great as well.

 Sun Feb 01 16:20:35 +0000 2015

Not even close http://www.pcgamer.com/the-10-worst-and-most-wtf-puzzles-in-adventure-gaming/

 Sun Feb 01 16:32:29 +0000 2015

RT @90s_rave_scene:

 Sun Feb 01 17:05:10 +0000 2015

#CancelMelBrooks

 Sun Feb 01 18:27:39 +0000 2015

I don't consider it for exactly those reasons. It peaks early & puzzles in the latter half are bleh. But it has everything else

 Sun Feb 01 18:40:06 +0000 2015

to make up for it.

 Sun Feb 01 18:40:19 +0000 2015

The only Mel Brooks thing that I actually enjoy http://youtu.be/4zpYQJkBQp0

 Sun Feb 01 18:48:54 +0000 2015

I'd say that art style was actually one of its stronger points.

 Sun Feb 01 18:49:20 +0000 2015

Pfft. Since when did syndicated cartoons do that?

 Sun Feb 01 18:52:24 +0000 2015

I own that. How about Tales from the Cryptkeeper?

 Sun Feb 01 18:56:05 +0000 2015

Nobody said it was going to be easy

 Sun Feb 01 19:15:46 +0000 2015

They don't like to be reminded that Jesus was a Jew.

 Sun Feb 01 19:17:41 +0000 2015

RT @ben_304: PC gaming enthusiasts in So Cal: @comtar has a crate of PC games and stuff and he's looking for a good home to donate them to!

 Sun Feb 01 19:30:24 +0000 2015

Funny that Nephi's Quest started appearing on eBay, but I can't justify spending this much http://m.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=Nephi%27s+Quest&isNewKw=1&_pgn=1&epp=24&itemId=&isRefine=true&mfs=SBCLK&acimp=0&sqp=Nephi%27s+Quest&trksid=p2056088.m2428.l1313.TR12.TRC2.XNephi%27s+Quest

 Sun Feb 01 19:34:40 +0000 2015

Next week DOS Nostalgia turns six years old. SIX! Jesus.

 Sun Feb 01 19:51:26 +0000 2015

Own it. :)

 Sun Feb 01 19:56:49 +0000 2015

A lot has changed in six years. I feel that DOS gaming IS a bit more in the public eye than it used to be.

 Sun Feb 01 19:57:45 +0000 2015

Obviously not because of my lazy ass, but rather because many others stepped forward to spread the word of DOS.

 Sun Feb 01 19:59:51 +0000 2015

I'm 15. Always.

 Sun Feb 01 20:11:36 +0000 2015

I'd say it's probably ALL of it. Emulation getting better, digital distribution AND people being vocal about their

 Sun Feb 01 20:12:29 +0000 2015

MS-DOS nostalgia. Or genre nostalgia. Adventure games were never truly dead, but you didn't hear about them for a

 Sun Feb 01 20:13:22 +0000 2015

while. Not the genre is definitely more on the rise. Same is happening with old DOS games in general, just slowly.

 Sun Feb 01 20:14:06 +0000 2015

#IAmADOSGamer AND I LOVE DOS GAMES!

 Sun Feb 01 20:16:05 +0000 2015

I remember when I first discovered DosBox, I could only successfully run Alley Cat or Maniac Mansion in it. Now look at it.

 Sun Feb 01 20:18:01 +0000 2015

RT @MobyGamer: 11 years on, 8088 Corruption still lives. Here's a 60 Hz Flicker Demonstration that fakes 85 colors: http://youtu.be/Nr15zP3g8-E

 Sun Feb 01 20:19:01 +0000 2015

Btw, I pretty have only two DosBox configs. One has cycles set to max, another is as close to a 286 as I could get.

 Sun Feb 01 20:21:03 +0000 2015

Both automount a giant directory as C:, my virtual cd drive as D: and start Norton Commander. Extremely convenient.

 Sun Feb 01 20:22:24 +0000 2015

I don't need them

 Sun Feb 01 20:27:57 +0000 2015

RT @romero: Happy 24th Birthday, id Software! @idSoftware Good luck on completing DOOM 4!

 Sun Feb 01 20:31:17 +0000 2015

Jesus Christ.

 Sun Feb 01 20:33:48 +0000 2015

I was in Chicago once. It was cold.

 Sun Feb 01 20:36:58 +0000 2015

I never had complicated autoexec menus because I've been using Norton Commander for 30 years.

 Sun Feb 01 20:52:07 +0000 2015

I heard "yes", but I don't have a need for them, so I never tried any.

 Sun Feb 01 21:08:41 +0000 2015

If you have Norton Commander & a generic config, you don't need a launcher.

 Sun Feb 01 21:13:06 +0000 2015

I was mostly by the water. It was fucking brutal in the morning.

 Sun Feb 01 21:37:02 +0000 2015

RT @Arj0n: CGA DOS Games screensaver: a DOS CGA games homage, contains +1200 awesome game load screens! #CGA #DOSgaming #4color http://t.co…

 Sun Feb 01 21:44:33 +0000 2015

RT @Arj0n: The Colonel's Bequest - An in-depth graphical comparison: demo vs. released game.
Read here: http://arj0n76.wix.com/the-colonels-bequest #colonels #…

 Sun Feb 01 21:45:17 +0000 2015

Kingdom of Kroz (Softdisk Publishing, 1988) #DOSGameScreenADay

 Sun Feb 01 22:15:04 +0000 2015

#DOSGaming

 Sun Feb 01 22:21:19 +0000 2015

 Sun Feb 01 22:29:07 +0000 2015

#DOSGaming in 1991

 Sun Feb 01 22:30:18 +0000 2015

Mike Wiering's freeware Mario game for DOS #DOSGaming http://www.wieringsoftware.nl/mario/download.html

 Sun Feb 01 23:55:02 +0000 2015

I couldn't be bothered to post a screenshot of a football DOS game today because I don't have any. And because sports games are booooring.

 Mon Feb 02 00:08:29 +0000 2015

#DOSGaming

 Mon Feb 02 00:15:34 +0000 2015

Oh. My. God!

 Mon Feb 02 00:52:55 +0000 2015

Some kind of gathering going on upstairs. Can't concentrate on anything. I guess my only option now is to get drunk & watch Moonwalker.

 Mon Feb 02 01:05:30 +0000 2015

Oh shit, I'm even wearing an MJ t-shirt! Must be fate.

 Mon Feb 02 01:05:45 +0000 2015

#DOSGaming MJ http://youtu.be/htsk1-9B4Eo

 Mon Feb 02 01:13:27 +0000 2015

 Mon Feb 02 02:02:54 +0000 2015

Man, Moonwalker is one surreal fucking experience. Not the worst movie developed for a singer (that would be Cool as Ice), but still.

 Mon Feb 02 02:26:24 +0000 2015

However, I remember watching Moonwalker when I was a kid and thinking that it was the best thing EVER.

 Mon Feb 02 02:27:02 +0000 2015

1st a super long recap of entire MJ's career with some special effects, then 15 minutes of new music videos, THEN the movie begins.

 Mon Feb 02 02:28:47 +0000 2015

Joe Pesci isn't even trying to act.

 Mon Feb 02 02:29:15 +0000 2015

Looks great on blu-ray though. Now we just need all of the MJ's videos remastered and released in HD as well.

 Mon Feb 02 02:29:58 +0000 2015

One of my favorites from last year.

 Mon Feb 02 03:38:45 +0000 2015

Hopefully he will be better integrated into the sequel.

 Mon Feb 02 03:39:08 +0000 2015

RT @lazygamereviews: Oh hey, I made a video. On freaking Quiz Quest?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdHKD14am2c

 Mon Feb 02 11:04:54 +0000 2015

Raspberry Pi 2 looks delicious.

 Mon Feb 02 11:59:54 +0000 2015

RT @NapnRetrogaming: Tonight it's the #SuperBowl! So let's watch a futuristic football game; Brutal Sports Football (1993) https://t.co/qic…

 Mon Feb 02 12:04:55 +0000 2015

Word of the day is definitely SLUSH.

 Mon Feb 02 12:49:44 +0000 2015

RT @textfiles: That's some charming CGA right there: https://archive.org/details/msdos_Annals_of_Rome_1988

 Mon Feb 02 12:49:57 +0000 2015

RT @thegrugq: Guess which one is the weed grow house? Yeah, police guessed that one too...

 Mon Feb 02 12:50:39 +0000 2015

RT @blocktronics: Did you know that there was an extension to the ANSI 'standard' named FANSI, used exclusively for MUDs? Read more: http:/…

 Mon Feb 02 12:57:31 +0000 2015

Come to think of it, plenty of mentions of Superb Owl last night, but no Cedric jokes? You're slacking, Internet!

 Mon Feb 02 13:40:10 +0000 2015

RT @IQ_Adventures: I liked a @YouTube video http://youtu.be/ZnT9VZADiaI?a Quest for Glory - Magic User 100% Speedrun in 57m43s

 Mon Feb 02 14:04:07 +0000 2015

Morning tunes http://youtu.be/nPV95CiIJFY

 Mon Feb 02 14:28:52 +0000 2015

Pet hedgehogs look super cute, but I would never be able to keep one. They are wild animals & I'd feel bad about keeping one in a cage.

 Mon Feb 02 14:54:37 +0000 2015

I'm not falling for any of whatever it was everyone saw last. Still haven't seen Too Many Cooks & I'll proud!

 Mon Feb 02 14:57:21 +0000 2015

RT @ben_304: @dosnostalgic Cedric makes other retro gaming owls a laughing stock. Poor Psygnosis purple owl & Simon the Sorcerer hint owl.

 Mon Feb 02 15:00:50 +0000 2015

Can't id this game. Anyone else?

 Mon Feb 02 15:22:42 +0000 2015

Sounds like a kids game. Haven't played many of them.

 Mon Feb 02 15:36:30 +0000 2015

idk. I feel that it gets better with repeated viewings. What gets me angry is the amount of negative reviews all of which just

 Mon Feb 02 15:39:45 +0000 2015

keep sucking off Johnny Depp. He's by far the worst part of this movie!

 Mon Feb 02 15:40:12 +0000 2015

I love a movie that jumps all over the place. Honestly I love the finale as much as the first half. I couldn't stop laughing.

 Mon Feb 02 15:43:45 +0000 2015

And then I laughed even more when they rolled a piece of the podcast over the credits. I don't really look at this film as an

 Mon Feb 02 15:44:35 +0000 2015

accomplished horror. It's just a funny riff on Texas Chainsaw with some Human Centipede.

 Mon Feb 02 15:45:19 +0000 2015

RT @midnight: At a Sundance panel George Lucas said films are becoming a circus with no real substance. Some farting aliens were CGI'd in l…

 Mon Feb 02 15:51:11 +0000 2015

I feel that maybe if his scenes weren't tacked on at the last moment, they would have been better integrated. Thank goodness

 Mon Feb 02 16:05:41 +0000 2015

for leaving out two shitty animated scenes though.

 Mon Feb 02 16:05:56 +0000 2015

You know I (lovingly) bitch about Sierra games a lot, but honestly I don't have patience for games that just fuck the player intentionally.

 Mon Feb 02 16:25:01 +0000 2015

Played a bit of Adventure Island on NES yesterday & once I finished all the levels I could beat on autopilot, I just gave up.

 Mon Feb 02 16:25:49 +0000 2015

I dumped what seemed like MONTHS into games like that. See also: Rick Dangerous games. Yep. Not for me anymore.

 Mon Feb 02 16:26:29 +0000 2015

DOOM

 Mon Feb 02 16:26:53 +0000 2015

I used to be so good at Adventure Island too :(

 Mon Feb 02 16:28:02 +0000 2015

RT @TorbenFrost: @dosnostalgic Rick Dangerous can go fuck himself. I nearly smashed my C64 to pieces because of this asshole.

 Mon Feb 02 16:32:19 +0000 2015

RT @GOGcom: Grim Fandango Remastered (http://j.mp/1z6mvpA) got a major update - get version 1.2.2 ASAP! Changelog: http://j.mp/16apd1D

 Mon Feb 02 16:40:01 +0000 2015

Wow. I had no idea people liked Octodad THAT much.

 Mon Feb 02 16:43:59 +0000 2015

RT @AmznMovieRevws: La Dolce Vita.

 Mon Feb 02 17:22:55 +0000 2015

@Vokabre Have you seen this guy yet? @vokabre_

 Mon Feb 02 17:30:28 +0000 2015

Yes.

 Mon Feb 02 17:38:06 +0000 2015

Yes

 Mon Feb 02 17:40:07 +0000 2015

For the last three days I was able to actually remember my dreams. They were all incredibly intense & disturbing. I fucking love it!

 Mon Feb 02 17:41:38 +0000 2015

They are also escalating. Last night I lived through a dark crime thriller. Unsuccessful robbery, hostage situation, and a siege.

 Mon Feb 02 17:43:37 +0000 2015

These Weird Dreams have been with me my whole life & I hate them

 Mon Feb 02 17:49:06 +0000 2015

Honestly, I love super intense dreams and nightmares.

 Mon Feb 02 17:50:33 +0000 2015

That sounds amazing. I remember in my dream Mickey Rourke, myself & a bunch of other criminals took a baby hostage.

 Mon Feb 02 17:53:34 +0000 2015

So what are your two favorite Bullfrog games? For DOS, of course.

 Mon Feb 02 18:18:28 +0000 2015

I asked for two because I fully expect Theme Hospital to be one of them.

 Mon Feb 02 18:19:05 +0000 2015

Don't quit your day job, Richard. Oh wait.

 Mon Feb 02 18:29:13 +0000 2015

It's a tough choice for me, bu I think I'll settle on Theme Hospital and Dungeon Keeper.

 Mon Feb 02 18:29:36 +0000 2015

RT @Zoidberg555: @dosnostalgic never played theme hospital but loved theme park

 Mon Feb 02 18:32:21 +0000 2015

RT @TripleCPro: @dosnostalgic #DungeonKeeper would definitely be one

 Mon Feb 02 18:32:22 +0000 2015

RT @billybob476: @dosnostalgic Definitely Syndicate and Dungeon Keeper.

 Mon Feb 02 18:32:33 +0000 2015

RT @JonHelfrich: @dosnostalgic Theme Hospital was my favorite, I had Theme Park too but never got into it fsr.

 Mon Feb 02 18:32:55 +0000 2015

To be honest, Lizardry intrigues me.

 Mon Feb 02 18:34:01 +0000 2015

RT @yamipanda: @dosnostalgic Theme Park and Theme Hospital.

 Mon Feb 02 18:35:23 +0000 2015

RT @spacegamejunkie: @dosnostalgic Theme Hospital and Dungeon Keeper, easily.

 Mon Feb 02 18:35:24 +0000 2015

RT @TheSquink: In case you weren't looking at the internet yesterday, I have a Patreon now! https://www.patreon.com/squinky

 Mon Feb 02 18:59:52 +0000 2015

RT @brendanl79: @dosnostalgic in honor of Radio Shack's impending demise: my first DOS PC was a Tandy, w glorious 16 colors & digital sound

 Mon Feb 02 19:50:36 +0000 2015

RT @brendanl79: @dosnostalgic gaming highlights included original SimCity & Rambo III

 Mon Feb 02 19:50:40 +0000 2015

And that's exactly why we should do away with tipping. And by "we" I mean America.

 Mon Feb 02 19:55:48 +0000 2015

I will, thank you.

 Mon Feb 02 20:30:40 +0000 2015

RT @JuicyGameReview: The History of The Super FX Chip. @dylancuthbert my hero! Be a peach and please RT guys.Cheers
http://youtu.be/d0rV7MjBz3g …

 Mon Feb 02 20:32:49 +0000 2015

fuck. I think the worst time to drive home!

 Mon Feb 02 21:50:25 +0000 2015

I don't know about bugs, but the new Grim Fandango patch definitely makes the game run better on my shitty machine.

 Mon Feb 02 22:42:38 +0000 2015

Grim Fandango total commentary time: 2 hours & 12.5 minutes. Now THAT'S how you do a game commentary.

 Mon Feb 02 22:56:54 +0000 2015

Was it that bad for you? Only crashed once for me before.

 Mon Feb 02 22:57:15 +0000 2015

:( Strange. I went through the whole thing & it only crashed where it crashed for just about everyone.

 Mon Feb 02 23:08:48 +0000 2015

Oh. LOL!

 Mon Feb 02 23:09:34 +0000 2015

I have first Zelda for NES.

 Mon Feb 02 23:41:49 +0000 2015

Cruise for a Corpse (Delphine Software International/Interplay Entertainment, 1991) #DOSGameScreenADay

 Tue Feb 03 00:09:56 +0000 2015

More Cruise for a Corpse #DOSGaming

 Tue Feb 03 00:14:46 +0000 2015

Even more Cruise for a Corpse. #DOSGaming

 Tue Feb 03 00:18:02 +0000 2015

Beautiful looking game.

 Tue Feb 03 00:18:12 +0000 2015

It's not very good.

 Tue Feb 03 00:18:27 +0000 2015

That's what they were going for.

 Tue Feb 03 00:19:52 +0000 2015

It's the best of 3 Delphine adventure games, but that's just because the other two are trash.

 Tue Feb 03 00:21:07 +0000 2015

It's a murder mystery on a ship. A detective game kind of like the first Laura Bow game. Just not very good.

 Tue Feb 03 00:27:02 +0000 2015

RT @nothingreal: So King's Quest was great... But on the #sega master system? http://buff.ly/1DpRMmw #retrogaming #advgames #8bit http://t.…

 Tue Feb 03 01:18:57 +0000 2015

#DOSGaming

 Tue Feb 03 02:14:13 +0000 2015

I ordered a Larry figurine.

 Tue Feb 03 02:15:01 +0000 2015

 Tue Feb 03 02:17:19 +0000 2015

I'm gonna get Graham and Sonny (but not Sonny as Whitey). Also I'll get a normal Roger if available in the future.

 Tue Feb 03 02:18:15 +0000 2015

RT @umbshow: Episode 66 talking about Privateer is out!

http://umbcast.com/episode-66-privateer/

 Tue Feb 03 02:25:47 +0000 2015

#DOSGaming

 Tue Feb 03 02:30:53 +0000 2015

Good night.

 Tue Feb 03 02:47:11 +0000 2015

Hmmm. Cute. It's pretty hard to get nice bras in large sizes.

 Tue Feb 03 04:45:28 +0000 2015

"Minimal wear on the exterior" indeed

 Tue Feb 03 04:47:22 +0000 2015

Probably luckily. I had a very hard time shopping for my ex who was 36E.

 Tue Feb 03 04:49:40 +0000 2015

I have those issues. They don't make pants that fit me. Ideally I'd need 28x34.

 Tue Feb 03 04:52:51 +0000 2015

RT @hmemcpy: Theme Hospital is available for FREE for limited time on @OriginInsider! Get it now! https://t.co/xvVYKPrKT8 #DOSGaming

 Tue Feb 03 13:26:29 +0000 2015

RT @DoubleFine: "Oh, my stockings! They're ruined! And this was my best pair!"

 Tue Feb 03 13:27:34 +0000 2015

RT @ben_304: This is me whenever I come across a sliding tile puzzle in your otherwise fun game:

 Tue Feb 03 13:29:53 +0000 2015

RT @GrundislavGames: I ordered the best shirt ever today http://shirtoid.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Ghost-Pirate-Grog.jpg

 Tue Feb 03 13:30:29 +0000 2015

Broke my car's door handle :(

 Tue Feb 03 13:36:14 +0000 2015

RT @ben_304: 4D Sports Tennis is pretty amazing. Surprisingly playable considering it's in the first person, and super smooth. http://t.co/…

 Tue Feb 03 14:34:59 +0000 2015

RT @billybob476: @demodulated @ben_304 2nd person? Crazy. Hey @dosnostalgic, that'd be a fun #MorningDOSTalk...second person games!

 Tue Feb 03 14:42:03 +0000 2015

I feel that way about the second half of the game.

 Tue Feb 03 14:53:19 +0000 2015

Okay, so if you haven't bought Grim Fandango because of reported crashes, it's safe to buy it now. At least on Windows.

 Tue Feb 03 14:55:28 +0000 2015

I nearly ended up playing through the game again last night.

 Tue Feb 03 14:56:43 +0000 2015

Mugwumps have no liver and nourish themselves exclusively on sweets.

 Tue Feb 03 15:12:20 +0000 2015

RT @textfiles: 20 people a minute are starting DOS games on the site.

 Tue Feb 03 15:14:02 +0000 2015

That makes me question if you actually played Gabriel Knight 3.

 Tue Feb 03 15:20:36 +0000 2015

No, you don't. You control the camera separately, but you also control the characters.

 Tue Feb 03 15:22:03 +0000 2015

Nobody said it was 1st person.

 Tue Feb 03 15:26:40 +0000 2015

RT @OnePerfectShot: A BETTER TOMORROW II (1987) Director of Photography: Wing-hang Wong | Director: John Woo

 Tue Feb 03 16:17:14 +0000 2015

It's САЕ, initials of one of the translators - Sergey A. Yeremenko.

 Tue Feb 03 16:18:32 +0000 2015

Yes, a bunch of Sierra games got unofficial, but really good translations in the early 90s http://youtu.be/VBf_FAIKksY

 Tue Feb 03 16:22:51 +0000 2015

RT @golan: Late capitalism at the app store rating farm (cc @prgarc):
(via @fctry2 @simonpang

 Tue Feb 03 16:27:39 +0000 2015

A lot of people did that. The difference is, these guys did it so well, I haven't seen anything done better. And for free.

 Tue Feb 03 16:31:24 +0000 2015

@richardgoodness Are we still on for tomorrow?

 Tue Feb 03 16:49:36 +0000 2015

7:30?

 Tue Feb 03 16:55:43 +0000 2015

Do you have a story about how you encountered DOS gaming?

 Tue Feb 03 16:57:03 +0000 2015

Okay, a HUGE correction for @squarewavesfm:
MOST DOS games used 320x200. And I mean most.

 Tue Feb 03 17:31:29 +0000 2015

The Last Express is one of the best games nobody played. You should buy it & play it http://www.gog.com/game/last_express_the

 Tue Feb 03 17:51:45 +0000 2015

I wish @jmechner would publish his The Last Express journals as well.

 Tue Feb 03 17:53:19 +0000 2015

I'm like Candyman. Sit in front of your machine and say #IAmADOSGamer three times & I'll appear & boot it to DOS.

 Tue Feb 03 18:09:42 +0000 2015

Does your machine have a floppy drive?

 Tue Feb 03 18:11:15 +0000 2015

Yeah, that's kind of a requirement.

 Tue Feb 03 18:14:39 +0000 2015

Addendum: floppy drive required & I might charge you airfare.

 Tue Feb 03 18:15:53 +0000 2015

Either

 Tue Feb 03 18:22:49 +0000 2015

Science doesn't know why cats do anything. Science still debates why cats purr.

 Tue Feb 03 18:26:34 +0000 2015

Why cats like boxes? Why cats like sitting on books? Why do they fall asleep in your lap just as you were ready to start doing work?

 Tue Feb 03 18:27:32 +0000 2015

Fuck, $47 for the Lemmings book...

 Tue Feb 03 18:41:22 +0000 2015

Oh yes

 Tue Feb 03 18:45:43 +0000 2015

Also, regarding resolutions: http://nerdlypleasures.blogspot.com/2013/10/320x200-resolution-of-choice-for-ibm-pc.html?m=1

 Tue Feb 03 18:49:26 +0000 2015

Regarding 320x200 & other old IBM pc video resolutions: http://nerdlypleasures.blogspot.com/2013/10/320x200-resolution-of-choice-for-ibm-pc.html

 Tue Feb 03 18:51:26 +0000 2015

http://www.freewebstore.org/castlebooks/Lemmings_-_The_Ports_Book/p2820079_12771586.aspx

 Tue Feb 03 19:20:50 +0000 2015

Star Wars: Dark Forces (& a bunch of #NotDOS Star Wars games) is available in Star Wars Humble Bundle! https://www.humblebundle.com/

 Tue Feb 03 19:40:01 +0000 2015

Places to get the Lemmings book: http://www.freewebstore.org/castlebooks/Lemmings_-_The_Ports_Book/p2820079_12771586.aspx

 Tue Feb 03 19:44:39 +0000 2015

So for $10 or more you can basically get all #NotDOS Star Wars that GOG has. http://humblebundle.com

 Tue Feb 03 19:48:19 +0000 2015

It's probably the other way around. Dark Forces is on Steam, that's why it's in the bundle.

 Tue Feb 03 19:51:53 +0000 2015

RT @textfiles: 10 million vists to the MS-DOS collection in January. (Views and/or playing of the emulators.)

 Tue Feb 03 20:43:31 +0000 2015

688 Attack Sub (Electronic Arts, 1989) #DOSGameScreenADay

 Tue Feb 03 22:41:44 +0000 2015

Cool thing about 688 Attack Sub: modem deathmatch!

 Tue Feb 03 22:44:56 +0000 2015

Interesting "copy protection" thing too: on the 1st install you're asked to enter your name. The install always uses that name afterwards.

 Tue Feb 03 22:46:07 +0000 2015

Man, I appreciate the first Mad Max film for a lot of things, but a huge chunk of it is boooooring.

 Wed Feb 04 01:53:12 +0000 2015

RT @OnePerfectShot: BONNIE AND CLYDE (1967) Director of Photography: Burnett Guffey | Director: Arthur Penn

 Wed Feb 04 10:29:06 +0000 2015

RT @HG_101: There is now a 304 page book devoted entirely to the numerous ports of Lemmings http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1503271331/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1503271331&linkCode=as2&tag=hardcorblog-20&linkId=QTO3L6VASLQTRZAA

 Wed Feb 04 10:29:44 +0000 2015

I didn't think we were doing spin-offs.

 Wed Feb 04 12:38:11 +0000 2015

Okay. Only a handful are for DOS though.

 Wed Feb 04 12:39:36 +0000 2015

we can talk about whatever, the question is what I'm going to cut out when I'm editing a month later.

 Wed Feb 04 12:41:08 +0000 2015

My gods are the same as my games: The Great Old Ones.

 Wed Feb 04 12:43:36 +0000 2015

I should retire that joke

 Wed Feb 04 12:50:10 +0000 2015

Me too, Richard, me too.

 Wed Feb 04 12:53:02 +0000 2015

Isn't it funny how Tomb Raider series needed something like 10 games to start getting good?

 Wed Feb 04 13:12:58 +0000 2015

YEAH, I SAID IT.

 Wed Feb 04 13:13:24 +0000 2015

I'm grumpy today.

 Wed Feb 04 13:13:38 +0000 2015

I fucking love that the title of the second game was "Tomb Raider II starring Lara Croft."

 Wed Feb 04 13:16:00 +0000 2015

RT @richardcobbett: @dosnostalgic A step up from the first game that merely Featured Lara Croft.

 Wed Feb 04 13:18:49 +0000 2015

Remember how everyone bitched about every Tomb Raider clone? "Oh, it's shit."? That's because Tomb Raider was shit!

 Wed Feb 04 13:21:10 +0000 2015

Of course that's hardly an excuse for garbage like Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine.

 Wed Feb 04 13:22:15 +0000 2015

A great title and an awesome soundtrack! RT @richardcobbett: Are you besmirching the good name of Space Bunnies Must Die?!

 Wed Feb 04 13:24:16 +0000 2015

Ian Livingstone's Deathtrap Dungeon? What a pile of shit. What a mouthful too.

 Wed Feb 04 13:31:52 +0000 2015

Asghan: The Dragon Slayer? Remember that one? Pretty much Silmarils' swan song.

 Wed Feb 04 13:33:11 +0000 2015

Tomb Raider is like Myst. Nobody could quite figure out what made it so appealing and every clone was just awful.

 Wed Feb 04 13:35:17 +0000 2015

Do I even fucking have to mention King's Quest 8 which, btw, is far from the worst of the bunch.

 Wed Feb 04 13:35:53 +0000 2015

I need to try out that pack one of these days.

 Wed Feb 04 13:39:18 +0000 2015

Yes it was :)

 Wed Feb 04 13:43:21 +0000 2015

Actually, how about some #MorningDOSTalk? What 3D games you remember that had a third person mode (permanent or otherwise)?

 Wed Feb 04 13:52:47 +0000 2015

Myst was popular because it appealed to non-gamers. Tomb Raider sold because.... idk. Tits?

 Wed Feb 04 13:54:22 +0000 2015

Actually Tomb Raider SOUNDS like a great game. Full 3D action adventure. Busty girl, danger around every corner, guns, large levels.

 Wed Feb 04 13:56:07 +0000 2015

Every Build engine game had an third person view. Just press F7. There was no reason to do that though. #MorningDOSTalk

 Wed Feb 04 13:58:55 +0000 2015

Actually, no, it kind of helps during all the platforming in Shadow Warrior. #MorningDOSTalk

 Wed Feb 04 13:59:27 +0000 2015

See also: Eradicator. #MorningDOSTalk

 Wed Feb 04 14:01:39 +0000 2015

RT @AmayirotAkago: @dosnostalgic Fade To Black. One of the first of its kind, and probably the worst, but I can't help but love it for some…

 Wed Feb 04 14:04:54 +0000 2015

Seal Team, a game that nobody remembers for some reason, had a third person view at any angle you wanted. #MorningDOSTalk

 Wed Feb 04 14:05:49 +0000 2015

RT @GOGcom: If you haven't heard, you can get HoM&M III (http://j.mp/1u8dRGB), expansions included, at http://GOG.com! http://t.…

 Wed Feb 04 14:11:21 +0000 2015

Anime Studio? :)

 Wed Feb 04 14:11:52 +0000 2015

RoboCop 3 has multiple external views including Robo-ASS-cam™ #MorningDOSTalk

 Wed Feb 04 14:13:21 +0000 2015

You'll be impressed.

 Wed Feb 04 14:15:27 +0000 2015

Did you get it in a box? I can't find a boxed copy

 Wed Feb 04 14:24:17 +0000 2015

Fuck, I'm still looking for a complete copy.

 Wed Feb 04 14:29:44 +0000 2015

Nah. I'm still waiting on most of the games I pledged to.

 Wed Feb 04 14:37:15 +0000 2015

I'm just a bit currency challenged at the moment.

 Wed Feb 04 14:39:25 +0000 2015

I'm not an RPG fan. I'm happy with Wasteland 2 & eagerly awaiting the next Torment.

 Wed Feb 04 14:40:31 +0000 2015

Ultima Underworld spiritual sequel Kickstarter is live! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/othersidegames/underworld-ascendant

 Wed Feb 04 14:41:22 +0000 2015

Didn't realize you were talking about UU successor. I'll probably back that one.

 Wed Feb 04 14:43:09 +0000 2015

RT @OnePerfectShot: I'll never get sick of zombies. I just get sick of producers. - George A. Romero. Happy 75th Birthday, Sir! http://t.co…

 Wed Feb 04 14:51:15 +0000 2015

3D Hero - Chinese third person shooter http://youtu.be/-wELcD1lGvg #MorningDOSTalk

 Wed Feb 04 14:54:51 +0000 2015

Happy Birthday to George Romero. If you choose to watch the recent documentary about him, make sure to shut it off 20 minutes in.

 Wed Feb 04 16:37:47 +0000 2015

Seriously, how do you fuck up a Night of the Living Dead documentary so bad?

 Wed Feb 04 16:40:43 +0000 2015

No, it's that disappointing. Great opening & then it just turns into a confused mess.

 Wed Feb 04 16:41:27 +0000 2015

My problem with that documentary is this: The opening is great. Romero talks about his beginnings & being very casual about it. Great stuff.

 Wed Feb 04 16:43:37 +0000 2015

BUT 20 minutes in it forgets about Romero & has random motherfuckers talk about NOTLD most of whom weren't even alive when it was made!

 Wed Feb 04 16:44:51 +0000 2015

If the whole thing was shit I wouldn't dislike it so much, but there's nothing worse than a doc that drops the ball after 20 min of awesome.

 Wed Feb 04 16:50:49 +0000 2015

I don't. My roommate has one. I might grab the new one, looks great.

 Wed Feb 04 16:52:35 +0000 2015

Fuck, I'm awfully negative today.

 Wed Feb 04 16:54:10 +0000 2015

RT @OhWowHeyHoBlog: @dosnostalgic Cheer up! Look, Zone Raiders!

 Wed Feb 04 16:58:30 +0000 2015

I'll probably be there. But I will be super grumpy. Lots of work today & tomorrow.

 Wed Feb 04 16:59:03 +0000 2015

It's probably not very efficient when it comes to DosBox.

 Wed Feb 04 17:04:00 +0000 2015

TODAY IS FUCKING PERFECT!

 Wed Feb 04 17:04:22 +0000 2015

DosBox is a single core program. It's an emulator. Not optimized for ARM processors.

 Wed Feb 04 17:07:37 +0000 2015

Well, obviously. It's an arm processor. Can't just run anything on it. The question is how optimized it is.

 Wed Feb 04 17:09:31 +0000 2015

And seeing how it's rather inefficient on its primary platforms after years of development, I'd say not very.

 Wed Feb 04 17:10:10 +0000 2015

I am very optimistic. But I'm also a technical person.

 Wed Feb 04 17:11:46 +0000 2015

A new retro gaming store opens in Long Island on Sunday. Probably won't have any DOS games, but hey, still a nice thing. :)

 Wed Feb 04 17:51:29 +0000 2015

On a positive note: video reviews are coming back to DOS Nostalgia very soon. Was gonna put one up this week, but I wasn't happy with it.

 Wed Feb 04 17:57:13 +0000 2015

Me when I'm making videos

 Wed Feb 04 17:59:50 +0000 2015

Me when I watch a finished video

 Wed Feb 04 18:00:29 +0000 2015

Monolith CD. Demos for both DOS & Windows and some music from Monolith circa 95 https://archive.org/details/TheMonolithCD

 Wed Feb 04 18:04:51 +0000 2015

RT @pcgamer: Let's all get misty-eyed about The Dig. http://www.pcgamer.com/reinstall-the-dig/

 Wed Feb 04 18:07:42 +0000 2015

Eric Idle shows up at show/podcast & sings a dirty song: http://youtu.be/1z2MGkQLqDc NSFW

 Wed Feb 04 18:30:09 +0000 2015

RT @hmemcpy: Remember when Ask killed Jeeves? Pepperidge Farm remembers.

 Wed Feb 04 18:58:17 +0000 2015

RT @DamnScatMan: @lazygamereviews I picked up a good complete copy of Norton desktop. £4.99.

 Wed Feb 04 19:55:24 +0000 2015

Hello there

 Wed Feb 04 22:01:08 +0000 2015

My date for tonight #DOSGaming

 Wed Feb 04 22:02:00 +0000 2015

No, it's from eBay. I doubt the new store is going to have pc games.

 Wed Feb 04 22:05:44 +0000 2015

I'm bummed out it's not Albertus

 Wed Feb 04 22:18:52 +0000 2015

Might and Magic: Book One - Secret of the Inner Sanctum (New World Computing, 1987) #DOSGameScreenADay

 Wed Feb 04 22:41:46 +0000 2015

It is. You should totally get it. A great game that time forgot.

 Wed Feb 04 22:48:56 +0000 2015

I'm a little bummed out that the font on the cover of John Carpenter's Lost Themes isn't Albertus MT #nerd

 Wed Feb 04 22:50:23 +0000 2015

It's strange that it's one Looking Glass game nobody ever talks about.

 Wed Feb 04 22:52:11 +0000 2015

That's the one.

 Wed Feb 04 23:10:39 +0000 2015

RT @TheSquink: Okay, I'll play. #FourChildhoodCrushes

 Wed Feb 04 23:11:37 +0000 2015

It's the arms.

 Wed Feb 04 23:12:54 +0000 2015

#FourChildhoodCrushes

 Wed Feb 04 23:15:48 +0000 2015

#FourChildhoodCrushes

 Wed Feb 04 23:23:05 +0000 2015

All joking aside, all my real childhood crushes were real people. Girls from my class mostly. Pretty boring.

 Wed Feb 04 23:25:01 +0000 2015

My Bruce Campbell crush is very real though.

 Wed Feb 04 23:25:32 +0000 2015

My geek cred: I met both Bruce and Reggie Bannister in real life. :)

 Wed Feb 04 23:30:17 +0000 2015

 Wed Feb 04 23:40:18 +0000 2015

:D Your looks like it's a bit more recent than mine :)

 Wed Feb 04 23:46:37 +0000 2015

my desk :(

 Thu Feb 05 00:25:04 +0000 2015

Good night.

 Thu Feb 05 02:46:05 +0000 2015

RT @PushinUpRoses: #FourChildhoodCrushes

 Thu Feb 05 02:49:21 +0000 2015

Nope. Not really an expert in shareware.

 Thu Feb 05 11:42:29 +0000 2015

Yeah, right.

 Thu Feb 05 12:42:45 +0000 2015

I'd like to see a reference, if you have one.

 Thu Feb 05 12:54:13 +0000 2015

I'll get it too, when it gets here.

 Thu Feb 05 12:58:18 +0000 2015

That I get, but that doesn't mean it had any influence on that one Indiana Jones movie I pretend doesn't exist.

 Thu Feb 05 13:11:53 +0000 2015

RT @NapnRetrogaming: Blast Zone (1996): 2D space shooter using the mouse, which add more intensity to the game! http://www.napostriouf.com/en/blast-zone/ #DOS…

 Thu Feb 05 13:24:50 +0000 2015

RT @NapnRetrogaming: Save your wife from gangsters in a beat'em all game; Street Fighting Man (1989): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U2NfQzmvqc #DOSGaming #r…

 Thu Feb 05 13:25:01 +0000 2015

It's a fun game. Don't dis it.

 Thu Feb 05 13:26:52 +0000 2015

You can play it now. Just don't get the UK version.

 Thu Feb 05 13:29:15 +0000 2015

Normality is a fun game. Not the best adventure game, but not the worst. Being 3D & ridiculously 90s is a plus in my book.

 Thu Feb 05 13:30:50 +0000 2015

You can get Normality for $6 on GOG http://www.gog.com/game/normality It's the more annoying UK version, but look in the forums - there's a fan patch.

 Thu Feb 05 13:34:59 +0000 2015

Also get Realms of the Haunting while you're at it http://www.gog.com/game/realms_of_the_haunting Same technology put to very different use

 Thu Feb 05 13:37:21 +0000 2015

It's kind of a bummer that we didn't get that many first person 3D adventures or adventure/fps blends back in the day.

 Thu Feb 05 13:40:04 +0000 2015

Strange because Freescape games sort of did that in a simplest way. You'd think that concept would evolve in the 90s.

 Thu Feb 05 13:41:21 +0000 2015

Realms of the Haunting is essentially the only fps-adventure hybrid. And its fps are not the greatest.

 Thu Feb 05 13:42:39 +0000 2015

I think that's the general attitude towards both. But you know me, I love ideas more than execution sometimes.

 Thu Feb 05 13:45:50 +0000 2015

RT @umbshow: Nice compare and contrast of Wing Commander 1 & 2 with and without EMS memory enabled.

http://www.wcnews.com/news/2015/01/27/video-highlights-benefits-of-ems-in-wc1-2

 Thu Feb 05 14:03:47 +0000 2015

How many early 3D games can you remember that featured solid color polygonal people? Besides Alone in the Dark.

 Thu Feb 05 14:10:47 +0000 2015

3D, my friend, 3D

 Thu Feb 05 14:13:16 +0000 2015

RT @saltyhorse: @dosnostalgic Flashback 2: Fade to Black

 Thu Feb 05 14:14:12 +0000 2015

Yep. Another one.

 Thu Feb 05 14:14:23 +0000 2015

hmm... I thought they were textured.

 Thu Feb 05 14:19:31 +0000 2015

Windows

 Thu Feb 05 14:20:07 +0000 2015

it has textures, my friends. And it sucks. :)

 Thu Feb 05 14:20:31 +0000 2015

It's not the polygon count that I'm debating.

 Thu Feb 05 14:23:24 +0000 2015

RT @cyromaida: @dosnostalgic Highlander The Last of the MacLeods was exactly like that!

 Thu Feb 05 14:23:48 +0000 2015

RT @Metwinge: @dosnostalgic Hunter and Castlemaster on Amiga

 Thu Feb 05 14:23:57 +0000 2015

Instead of properly communicating I'm spending my day making teachers-from-Peanuts noises at work.

 Thu Feb 05 14:25:24 +0000 2015

Yep. Solid color & flat shading is what I'm after. Phong shading allowed.

 Thu Feb 05 14:26:27 +0000 2015

3D, my friend, 3D

 Thu Feb 05 14:26:47 +0000 2015

Fade to Black

 Thu Feb 05 14:27:06 +0000 2015

They are polygons.

 Thu Feb 05 14:27:32 +0000 2015

 Thu Feb 05 14:28:17 +0000 2015

RoboCop 3 had some shitty polygonal people.

 Thu Feb 05 14:29:42 +0000 2015

Test Drive 3 had something that kind of resembled a human, but looked more like a body with a lightbulb instead of a head.

 Thu Feb 05 14:30:35 +0000 2015

YOU WISH!

 Thu Feb 05 14:32:31 +0000 2015

And who could forget this?

 Thu Feb 05 14:34:49 +0000 2015

RT @philgyford: "Children have made 14 million stories on our site, but we've sold to Google so we'll delete it all in 27 days!" https://t.…

 Thu Feb 05 14:37:14 +0000 2015

Corncob 3D

 Thu Feb 05 14:38:44 +0000 2015

Come on! More flat shaded solid color 3D people! This conversation is #NotDOS, so feel free to mention other platforms

 Thu Feb 05 14:41:30 +0000 2015

Amiga only, sadly. And it was already mentioned too :P

 Thu Feb 05 14:42:12 +0000 2015

Pretty much the only game I REALLY wanted a DOS port of RT @AgustinCordes: Anyway… https://x.com/AgustinCordes/status/563346663600062464/photo/1

 Thu Feb 05 14:43:39 +0000 2015

Yep

 Thu Feb 05 14:44:00 +0000 2015

I will accept your screenshot.

 Thu Feb 05 14:44:28 +0000 2015

RT @nihilocrat: @dosnostalgic King's Field http://40.media.tumblr.com/dc2a3cafc459e87b3676f35c4dd6ae6c/tumblr_ngnyq2sFEx1qagmleo1_1280.jpg

 Thu Feb 05 14:46:53 +0000 2015

Ooh, nice.

 Thu Feb 05 14:47:06 +0000 2015

Okay, I will also accept phong shaded people.

 Thu Feb 05 14:48:11 +0000 2015

And the rest of you!

 Thu Feb 05 14:48:39 +0000 2015

THEY ARE NOT POLYGONS

 Thu Feb 05 14:49:35 +0000 2015

To everyone who's tweeting about Ecstatica:
Yes, it's very cool. They are not polygons. Only two games released with that tech.

 Thu Feb 05 14:50:55 +0000 2015

Yeah, so basically Adeline games and maybe some others.

 Thu Feb 05 14:51:34 +0000 2015

Oh, shit, nice one!

 Thu Feb 05 14:54:27 +0000 2015

RT @saltyhorse: @dosnostalgic Virtuality's Legend Quest: http://www.arcade-history.com/?n=legend-quest&page=detail&id=12501 #NotDOS

 Thu Feb 05 14:54:30 +0000 2015

Yep. Been named already though along with Time Commando.

 Thu Feb 05 14:58:10 +0000 2015

Thank goodness for the British release of Thief.

 Thu Feb 05 15:00:22 +0000 2015

Neither has people in it as far as I recall

 Thu Feb 05 15:11:25 +0000 2015

I feel that this would go well with our 3D flat shaded people thing: http://youtu.be/lAD6Obi7Cag

 Thu Feb 05 15:22:40 +0000 2015

It's funny how everything is so primitive and then A TEXTURED VIDEO SPHERE.

 Thu Feb 05 15:24:40 +0000 2015

Record low temperatures tonight? Fuck, I'm not going anywhere. :(

 Thu Feb 05 15:50:59 +0000 2015

This weather is interfering with my drinking! >:(

 Thu Feb 05 15:51:23 +0000 2015

:,(

 Thu Feb 05 16:03:29 +0000 2015

Last night I dreamt that I made all new logos for my website & misspelled "nostalgia" on them. Pure terror. Woke up sweating.

 Thu Feb 05 16:26:22 +0000 2015

I wish I was joking.

 Thu Feb 05 16:26:32 +0000 2015

NO

 Thu Feb 05 16:35:39 +0000 2015

New Spongebob movie is getting good reviews? Huh. I'd like to believe that Spongebob is good again, but something tells me it's not.

 Thu Feb 05 17:03:46 +0000 2015

RT @OnePerfectShot: Premiered 79yrs ago today: MODERN TIMES (1936) DoP: Ira H. Morgan & Roland Totheroh | Dir: Charlie Chaplin http://t.co/…

 Thu Feb 05 18:06:57 +0000 2015

@richardgoodness Ahem... RT @SteamyDeals: Thief II: The Metal Age #sale $1.74 USD (75% off) http://store.steampowered.com/app/211740/

 Thu Feb 05 18:32:59 +0000 2015

Nope, that's the third one.

 Thu Feb 05 18:34:23 +0000 2015

Third one is also a pretty decent game, but it's a step back for the series in many ways.

 Thu Feb 05 18:35:39 +0000 2015

Finally a health & beauty product I can get behind

 Thu Feb 05 19:09:34 +0000 2015

Because it won't go away no matter how much you want it to?

 Thu Feb 05 19:13:28 +0000 2015

#ThrowbackThursday The don't-fuck-with-me look

 Thu Feb 05 19:35:55 +0000 2015

Space Quest t-shirt: http://www.redbubble.com/people/hangman3d/works/8568323-space-quest-pixel-style-retro-dos-game-fan-shirt?p=t-shirt

 Thu Feb 05 19:51:58 +0000 2015

RT @GrantDuncan: In the age of the wacom, let's take a moment to enjoy the marker art from Monkey Island 2 http://tinyurl.com/pukd5oy :-O http:…

 Thu Feb 05 21:06:03 +0000 2015

RT @lazygamereviews: WOLOLO. http://retrowaretv.com/lgr-age-of-empires-pc-game-review/
LGR – Age of Empires Review is up on @retrowaretv http://t.co/jWTaCbOHUk

 Thu Feb 05 21:06:17 +0000 2015

Monkey Island 2.

 Thu Feb 05 21:27:03 +0000 2015

RT @GrundislavGames: A Golden Wake is part of this week's Humble Weekly Bundle along with some other great adventures! https://t.co/rdfMXn3…

 Thu Feb 05 21:44:43 +0000 2015

RT @TheOddGentlemen: We hope today’s #ThrowbackThursday reminds you to never give up. Also, avoid whales.

 Thu Feb 05 21:44:54 +0000 2015

Ummm... What?

 Thu Feb 05 21:53:06 +0000 2015

I'm tempted to request details, but I know better than to engage with such people.

 Thu Feb 05 21:56:24 +0000 2015

My question exactly

 Thu Feb 05 22:00:08 +0000 2015

YouTube comments are amazing sometimes. Here's a comment on a Space Quest episode of the podcast.

 Thu Feb 05 22:03:04 +0000 2015

And, yes. I HAVE TO read the comments. I started the whole thing for the damn comments.

 Thu Feb 05 22:04:16 +0000 2015

And, of course, there are people like this.

 Thu Feb 05 22:07:30 +0000 2015

Of course, the majority of the comments are positive, thank goodness. Probably because my channel is not that popular.

 Thu Feb 05 22:08:46 +0000 2015

It's actually was that one fucker who always got upset when I mentioned Sierra. Remember? Pepper's Adventures guy.

 Thu Feb 05 22:09:55 +0000 2015

I remember. He was a piece of shit with a big mouth. I blocked him.

 Thu Feb 05 22:11:50 +0000 2015

Definitely.

 Thu Feb 05 22:12:34 +0000 2015

RT @dominictarason: @dosnostalgic I grew up playing Sierra adventures.

I think I have lifelong PTSD. I can't see a text parser without evi…

 Thu Feb 05 22:13:53 +0000 2015

I started the whole thing for the interaction. But sometimes I'm really fucking tempted.

 Thu Feb 05 22:14:29 +0000 2015

ICYMI here are the podcasts where I bash Sierra (lovingly)
Space Quest http://www.dosnostalgia.com/?p=406
Sierra Discovery Series http://www.dosnostalgia.com/?p=523

 Thu Feb 05 22:17:47 +0000 2015

X-COM: Terror from the Deep (MicroProse Software, 1995) #DOSGameScreenADay

 Fri Feb 06 01:40:38 +0000 2015

Yes, they's a DOS version that uses the Build engine, although it's different from the console ones.

 Fri Feb 06 12:21:09 +0000 2015

That was me

 Fri Feb 06 13:36:26 +0000 2015

The way the table is structured. Runs out of allocations.

 Fri Feb 06 13:42:41 +0000 2015

Why format doesn't work in large partitions

 Fri Feb 06 14:44:09 +0000 2015

Just finished it. One of the best books I've read in years.

 Fri Feb 06 15:26:56 +0000 2015

RT @IQ_Adventures: Quest for Infamy v1.1 should be live now on Steam! Hope you enjoy! Full Changelog - http://www.infamous-quests.com/forum/index.php?topic=1740.msg25684

http://t.co/…

 Fri Feb 06 16:19:24 +0000 2015

Hero's Quest: So You Want To Be A Hero/Quest For Glory (Sierra On-Line, 1989) #DOSGameScreenADay

 Fri Feb 06 16:36:31 +0000 2015

#DOSGaming

 Fri Feb 06 16:38:07 +0000 2015

Quest for Glory over the years #DOSGaming

 Fri Feb 06 16:46:27 +0000 2015

#DOSGaming

 Fri Feb 06 16:50:01 +0000 2015

Played Quest for Glory while filing my taxes. Multitasking!

 Fri Feb 06 16:53:00 +0000 2015

Retro computer shit is awesome and you fucking know it!

 Fri Feb 06 17:53:57 +0000 2015

Yep

 Fri Feb 06 18:07:17 +0000 2015

Decided to pick up a currently available in the US issue of Retro Gamer because of Blood coverage

 Fri Feb 06 18:20:22 +0000 2015

RT @TorbenFrost: >GO TO BATHROOM
>LOOK LAUNDRY PILE
>MELT HEART

 Fri Feb 06 19:13:42 +0000 2015

A trip to another end of Long Island in search of old games.

 Fri Feb 06 19:16:47 +0000 2015

That's pretty fucking great too!

 Fri Feb 06 19:20:40 +0000 2015

Oh no...

 Fri Feb 06 19:35:12 +0000 2015

Didn't find any DOS games, but saw a bunch of NES adventure games & couldn't resist

 Fri Feb 06 19:41:13 +0000 2015

All in absolutely perfect condition.

 Fri Feb 06 19:42:05 +0000 2015

I already have Maniac Mansion for NES, so I guess I'm only one or two titles short of a complete NES adventure collection.

 Fri Feb 06 19:43:03 +0000 2015

I had that very idea for a while.

 Fri Feb 06 19:43:33 +0000 2015

I really couldn't pass them up. They are literally like new. Someone took great care storing these.

 Fri Feb 06 19:45:39 +0000 2015

I'm in the 80s bro!

 Fri Feb 06 19:46:02 +0000 2015

I also got Adventures of Batman & Robin for Genesis, which I'll be playing for the rest of the day trying to avoid looking @ my bank account

 Fri Feb 06 19:49:20 +0000 2015

Wormhole

 Fri Feb 06 19:49:33 +0000 2015

I'm sticking my hand through to get a signal.

 Fri Feb 06 19:50:54 +0000 2015

It's... it's interesting. But also very frustrating.

 Fri Feb 06 19:51:24 +0000 2015

My best friend suggested we go see the new flick by the Wachowskis. It's getting terrible reviews, but what the hell.

 Fri Feb 06 20:41:33 +0000 2015

Can't be worse than Speed Racer.

 Fri Feb 06 20:41:47 +0000 2015

RT @georgeb3dr: Dopefish is legend. http://cheappaperart.com/Learnt/html/02-06-2015.html

 Fri Feb 06 22:49:15 +0000 2015

RT @lazygamereviews: Made a shelf for some of my applications, operating systems, and software that doesn't fit in with my games http://t.c…

 Fri Feb 06 22:50:02 +0000 2015

Wait. So is Mad Max genre now officially being referred to as "oilpunk"?

 Fri Feb 06 22:55:00 +0000 2015

RT @MYSADCAT: My cat is sad because he thought he felt happier then realised it was merely the sweet, fleeting embrace of alcohol. http://t…

 Fri Feb 06 23:54:49 +0000 2015

RT @textfiles: COMPUTER GRAPHICS DEMONSTRATION TAPE, a 2015 demo production that will make you think it's 1985. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcv3j1aennU

 Fri Feb 06 23:55:45 +0000 2015

So Jupiter Ascending wasn't awful. Wasn't good either, but I sat through the whole thing and didn't hate it.

 Sat Feb 07 02:46:59 +0000 2015

A space fairy tale. It's for kids. Some bits are fun.

 Sat Feb 07 02:47:40 +0000 2015

YES.

 Sat Feb 07 02:49:22 +0000 2015

Ancient DOS Games on Populous II: http://www.pixelships.com/adg/ep0154.html #ADG #DOSGaming

 Sat Feb 07 03:18:36 +0000 2015

I say it's a pretty fucking good find, sir.

 Sat Feb 07 04:05:25 +0000 2015

The best of both worlds

 Sat Feb 07 12:06:38 +0000 2015

RT @TexTweetz: ZX Spectrum on a DOS PC? Oh yes!

 Sat Feb 07 12:06:40 +0000 2015

Starting my morning with a fresh batch of shitty YouTube comments.

 Sat Feb 07 12:54:31 +0000 2015

Happy Saturday, everyone! Who's awake? How about some #MorningDOSTalk to start your day?

 Sat Feb 07 13:34:27 +0000 2015

I'd say that unlike movies, videogame sequels are usually an improvement on the original concept.

 Sat Feb 07 13:35:40 +0000 2015

So lets talk about DOS game sequels. Name your favorites AND also biggest disappointments. #MorningDOSTalk

 Sat Feb 07 13:37:06 +0000 2015

RT @Sikthehedgehog: @dosnostalgic Nyet III has practically nothing to do with Nyet II (and I never could find Nyet I) #MorningDOSTalk

 Sat Feb 07 13:38:55 +0000 2015

 Sat Feb 07 13:39:10 +0000 2015

It's easy with adventure games. Kyrandia 2 had all the good bits from Kyrandia 2 & then some. Kyrandia 3 is D: #MorningDOSTalk

 Sat Feb 07 13:40:15 +0000 2015

Sierra games: Leisure Suit Larry 7 & King's Quest 7. Polar opposites. One of the best designed Sierra games & 1 of the worst #MorningDOSTalk

 Sat Feb 07 13:41:45 +0000 2015

RT @ArturN64: @dosnostalgic biggest disappointment? - The Blues Brothers 2: Jukebox Adventure

 Sat Feb 07 13:42:02 +0000 2015

Okay, honestly, Phantasmagoria 2 while not a good game is still an improvement on the 1st in EVERY WAY. Wake up, people!

 Sat Feb 07 13:43:25 +0000 2015

Raises hand

 Sat Feb 07 13:46:20 +0000 2015

 Sat Feb 07 13:47:55 +0000 2015

 Sat Feb 07 13:48:22 +0000 2015

Torin's Passage had tons more of both. And it's a better game. Slightly.

 Sat Feb 07 13:49:04 +0000 2015

Star Control 2 is one of the best DOS games ever. A giant leap forward for the series. Star Control 3 was a disappointment #MorningDOSTalk

 Sat Feb 07 13:51:07 +0000 2015

Your face is #NotDOS!

 Sat Feb 07 13:52:14 +0000 2015

DOOM 2 could possibly be my favorite DOS game of all time. Love it.

 Sat Feb 07 13:53:04 +0000 2015

I actually like it a bunch, but

 Sat Feb 07 13:53:32 +0000 2015

Neither is Phantasmagoria 2.

 Sat Feb 07 13:53:52 +0000 2015

I need more caffeine. I'm losing myself in double negatives & English language.

 Sat Feb 07 13:54:23 +0000 2015

It's DOS. It's a simultaneous DOS/Win release. That's what I get for trying to be clever.

 Sat Feb 07 13:55:34 +0000 2015

Not as good as 2. Love the puppets though.

 Sat Feb 07 13:56:21 +0000 2015

3D Lemmings. Three words: TOO. MUCH. BULLSHIT. #MorningDOSTalk

 Sat Feb 07 13:57:11 +0000 2015

Keen Dreams. It's kind of crap. While Goodbye, Galaxy games are pretty great #MorningDOSTalk

 Sat Feb 07 14:04:38 +0000 2015

RT @saltyhorse: @dosnostalgic Both Dangerous Dave 2 and Keen 4, took their series in much better directions

 Sat Feb 07 14:04:47 +0000 2015

Dangerous Dave games developed by non-id Gamer's Edge were underwhelming, especially Dave Goez Nutz. #MorningDOSTalk

 Sat Feb 07 14:05:54 +0000 2015

Police Quest 2 is probably the best game in the series. Police Quest 4 & especially SWAT were like "WHAT?" #MorningDOSTalk

 Sat Feb 07 14:08:16 +0000 2015

Nope. Won't count it.

 Sat Feb 07 14:08:32 +0000 2015

Even though Virgin did market it as a sequel before the release. :)

 Sat Feb 07 14:08:56 +0000 2015

RT @saltyhorse: @dosnostalgic Duke 3D :P

 Sat Feb 07 14:09:23 +0000 2015

Eye of the Beholder 3 wasn't as good as 2, which was better than 1, right? RPG fans? #MorningDOSTalk

 Sat Feb 07 14:10:34 +0000 2015

Oh yeah, I forgot that RPG fans are always hiding from #MorningDOSTalk

 Sat Feb 07 14:11:11 +0000 2015

RT @saltyhorse: @dosnostalgic Goblins 2 and 3 expanded the world (and color palette) wonderfully.

 Sat Feb 07 14:11:16 +0000 2015

On the other hand, a bad Coktel Vision sequel: INCA 2 :( #MorningDOSTalk

 Sat Feb 07 14:11:43 +0000 2015

YOUR FACE IS A WHAT! Haha! #SoWitty

 Sat Feb 07 14:13:38 +0000 2015

You're right. Your face is played out, Richard.

 Sat Feb 07 14:14:52 +0000 2015

Okay, Micro Machines is an odd one out. Multiple platforms & rather beloved.

 Sat Feb 07 14:24:13 +0000 2015

 Sat Feb 07 14:24:41 +0000 2015

X-Com: Terror from the Deep was meh. Yes, really. I know a bunch of you like it. See also: Apocalypse #MorningDOSTalk

 Sat Feb 07 14:26:30 +0000 2015

Bad sequel defense: Space Quest 2. I don't know why it gets such a bad rep. Goes well with the 1st game. #MorningDOSTalk

 Sat Feb 07 14:29:00 +0000 2015

Me & you both, buddy.

 Sat Feb 07 14:29:25 +0000 2015

I won't accept Monkey Island 2 as an example of a disappointment DESPITE the fact that imo the first game is superior #MorningDOSTalk

 Sat Feb 07 14:38:02 +0000 2015

Day of the Tentacle. Now THAT'S a sequel! :) #MorningDOSTalk

 Sat Feb 07 14:39:31 +0000 2015

How about them sports games or simulators? Any experts in the house? Give me a great sequel & a shitty one! #MorningDOSTalk

 Sat Feb 07 14:41:12 +0000 2015

Test Drive 3 is one of my favorite sequels ever, despite being slightly broken. #MorningDOSTalk

 Sat Feb 07 14:53:30 +0000 2015

Getting a bunch of confirmations on Eye of the Beholder 3 < 2 > 1 #MorningDOSTalk

 Sat Feb 07 14:59:35 +0000 2015

Oh yeah! Alone in the Dark 2 & 3 = CRAP #MorningDOSTalk

 Sat Feb 07 15:00:12 +0000 2015

Ecstatica 2 = a MAJOR disappointment for me. #MorningDOSTalk

 Sat Feb 07 15:00:40 +0000 2015

Crap. But your description matches Ecstatica 2 perfectly.

 Sat Feb 07 15:01:59 +0000 2015

Strategy sequels were usually very solid. Any disappointing ones? Rts, tbs, wargames, etc.? #MorningDOSTalk

 Sat Feb 07 15:02:46 +0000 2015

Original was also a different genre

 Sat Feb 07 15:03:12 +0000 2015

Not good, but a lot of people still have a soft spot for it.

 Sat Feb 07 15:05:45 +0000 2015

Spherical woman peeing standing up!

 Sat Feb 07 15:08:24 +0000 2015

I fucked up. They are ellipsoidal.

 Sat Feb 07 15:09:50 +0000 2015

Oh, Syndicate Wars. I know people like it, but it's just not as fun as the 1st game for me. #MorningDOSTalk

 Sat Feb 07 15:30:43 +0000 2015

RT @CGOApps: @dosnostalgic Great question. Quest for Glory 2 is a fantastic sequel. As for disappointments, Space Quest 6 just never did …

 Sat Feb 07 15:37:20 +0000 2015

It's not the ending. I think MI2 doesn't have the flow of the first one & also has a bunch of bullshit puzzles here & there.

 Sat Feb 07 15:38:29 +0000 2015

It's not the ending. I think MI2 doesn't have the flow of the first one & also has a bunch of bullshit puzzles here & there.

 Sat Feb 07 15:38:43 +0000 2015

RT @idan315: @dosnostalgic My favorite sequel is Little Big Adventure 2. It had everything that a sequel should ever have.

 Sat Feb 07 15:40:10 +0000 2015

RT @TexTweetz: Loved: Wing Commander 2! Hated: Micro Machines 2. #MorningDOSTalk

 Sat Feb 07 15:44:41 +0000 2015

Why the hate?

 Sat Feb 07 15:44:57 +0000 2015

I played the shit out of Prehistoric 2 & loved it. I played the shit out of Prince of Persia 2 and cried a lot. #MorningDOSTalk

 Sat Feb 07 15:46:12 +0000 2015

Of course it's Prehistorik with a K. Silly me.

 Sat Feb 07 15:47:38 +0000 2015

I considered Spear of Destiny a major disappointment for the longest time, but I think I'm coming around #MorningDOSTalk

 Sat Feb 07 15:50:58 +0000 2015

Tell me about your most & least favorite DOS game sequels! (Just an hour left) #MorningDOSTalk

 Sat Feb 07 15:54:03 +0000 2015

For anyone who's wondering about that specific timeframe for #MorningDOSTalk - it's the time when I get to work till the time I go on lunch

 Sat Feb 07 15:55:47 +0000 2015

RT @FatherBeast: @dosnostalgic Heroes Of Might And Magic II was a vast improvement over I, and probably the high point of the whole series.…

 Sat Feb 07 15:55:58 +0000 2015

It's long enough as it is! Also: "if this is 3, and this is..." thing is one of the worst bits in adventure history.

 Sat Feb 07 15:56:51 +0000 2015

RT @holyheadshot: @dosnostalgic I was never a fan of Hero's Quest 2, always preferred the first. TIE Fighter however, was AMAZING!

 Sat Feb 07 16:10:35 +0000 2015

RT @CGOApps: @dosnostalgic Aw, man. Links 386 Pro = awesome. Everything that came afterwards, including MSFT acquisition, disappointing.

 Sat Feb 07 16:11:08 +0000 2015

Biggest disappointment: Leisure Suit Larry 4.

 Sat Feb 07 16:21:30 +0000 2015

RT @TexTweetz: There's a Roland MT-32 on eBay right now for 30$, US. If anyone wants to grab one at a good price here's your chance...

 Sat Feb 07 16:21:40 +0000 2015

RT @TexTweetz: Sensible World of Soccer was a great sequel to Sensible Soccer but Sensible Soccer 98 was a crappy sequel to SWOS... #Mornin…

 Sat Feb 07 16:21:59 +0000 2015

RT @domcom360: @dosnostalgic Fav: The Pandora Directive

Least Fav: Phantasmagoria 2.

 Sat Feb 07 16:28:34 +0000 2015

Under a Killing Moon was a great sequel to two Tex Murphy games we barely mention anymore (unless we talk about their technical aspects)

 Sat Feb 07 16:29:45 +0000 2015

Oh, Duke Nukem II was a major disappointment to me. Still is, really. #MorningDOSTalk

 Sat Feb 07 16:31:10 +0000 2015

RT @malek86: @dosnostalgic favorite is a toss up between Monkey Island 2 and Magic Carpet 2. Least favorite, well, by now we all know it's …

 Sat Feb 07 16:31:17 +0000 2015

RT @DevarArcvarron: @dosnostalgic I have to say that Discworld 2, something about its graphical style rubs me the wrong way. #MorningDOSTalk

 Sat Feb 07 16:36:00 +0000 2015

RT @hmemcpy: @dosnostalgic I must admit I loved Gabriel Knight 2, despite Dean Erickson's "acting", didn't care much for the 3rd one.

 Sat Feb 07 16:36:16 +0000 2015

Finally. I also enjoy Gabriel Knight 2: A Piece of Wood & Bitchface Teach History.

 Sat Feb 07 16:37:40 +0000 2015

What, hire a bunch of inexperienced foreign animation studios?

 Sat Feb 07 16:49:49 +0000 2015

#RussianPride

 Sat Feb 07 16:50:41 +0000 2015

Which came out years prior. Think Broken Sword instead.

 Sat Feb 07 16:53:13 +0000 2015

Leisure Suit Larry 7 was basically that sign. Well, more like a swan song really.

 Sat Feb 07 16:59:22 +0000 2015

They weren't particularly good. Weren't evil awful either, but not good.

 Sat Feb 07 17:09:05 +0000 2015

A film that could only be made in the 90s

 Sat Feb 07 17:10:47 +0000 2015

Yep. Tom Tykwer is a talented guy. Did just about everything on that movie.

 Sat Feb 07 17:12:24 +0000 2015

I think the movie aged a bit, but back then it was like WHOA! But I will say the whole concept is quite unique. "And then..."

 Sat Feb 07 17:17:45 +0000 2015

I like the quiet relationship intermissions. :) And scenes without Lola or Manni being shot on video :)

 Sat Feb 07 17:43:40 +0000 2015

People always try to compare games to movies, but so far it only seems to apply to Hollywood blockbusters. I hope that one day

 Sat Feb 07 17:49:28 +0000 2015

games will be able to deliver a personal story that just pretends to be larger than it is, like this film. And with style.

 Sat Feb 07 17:50:39 +0000 2015

I also like how every character in this film is kind of a dick, even if you end up rooting for the couple.

 Sat Feb 07 17:52:55 +0000 2015

Hmmm... A reminder: you need to play Max Payne 2.

 Sat Feb 07 17:55:51 +0000 2015

Yay!

 Sat Feb 07 18:02:44 +0000 2015

You'll be done in no time. It's about half of the length of the first one.

 Sat Feb 07 18:08:29 +0000 2015

Like I said #RussianPride

 Sat Feb 07 18:14:00 +0000 2015

All of their later games look decent.

 Sat Feb 07 18:18:13 +0000 2015

Haven't had any interaction with Russian DOS enthusiasts in a while. Did Russia block Twitter or something?

 Sat Feb 07 18:36:51 +0000 2015

Poster/box quote!

 Sat Feb 07 18:54:29 +0000 2015

RT @NapnRetrogaming: Soccer never was very popular in North America but this game got some success; Soccer Superstars (1996) https://t.co/q…

 Sat Feb 07 19:07:10 +0000 2015

RT @BCT_Podcast: Episode 66: Games without dialogue! How to communicate to your player without text. http://www.grundislavgames.com/podcast/BCT_66.mp3

 Sat Feb 07 19:31:37 +0000 2015

"How would you rate the quality of service?" Oh, you mean when you took 2 weeks to ship incomplete order & when I requested a replacement...

 Sat Feb 07 20:24:29 +0000 2015

... you used the word "bummer" & promised to ship another one to me, & then a month later I still have nothing & ask for a refund, which...

 Sat Feb 07 20:25:38 +0000 2015

... you silently issue? Oh yeah, fucking great service!

 Sat Feb 07 20:25:55 +0000 2015

Btw, that's not some asshole in his basement, but an actual company that I was dealing with.

 Sat Feb 07 20:27:17 +0000 2015

Yeah, I know. #FirstWorldProblems. I got my money back, I shouldn't bitch.

 Sat Feb 07 20:28:27 +0000 2015

:D

 Sat Feb 07 21:54:59 +0000 2015

RT @OnePerfectShot: ARMY OF DARKNESS (1992) Director of Photography: Bill Pope | Director: Sam Raimi

 Sun Feb 08 01:30:38 +0000 2015

My morning ride to work is accompanied by music on physical media!

 Sun Feb 08 13:10:21 +0000 2015

Freezing vibrations!

 Sun Feb 08 13:11:25 +0000 2015

Man, Techno Syndrome is rather unique case of a song being associated with the game despite having nothing to do with it.

 Sun Feb 08 13:17:14 +0000 2015

I guess it was all the commercials and the movie.

 Sun Feb 08 13:17:38 +0000 2015

If you're not familiar with Mortal Kombat: The Album, I can't recommend it more. One of the most 90s things ever http://youtu.be/uKAtUeWCfrE

 Sun Feb 08 13:23:04 +0000 2015

Explore some Legend titles. Especially Callahan's Crosstime Saloon.

 Sun Feb 08 13:24:52 +0000 2015

Yahtzee's Ego Review continues as him & Gabriel play Rob Blanc 3: http://youtu.be/R3KwRj4sWv8

 Sun Feb 08 13:31:53 +0000 2015

A movie that most people hate & I love. :)

 Sun Feb 08 13:40:25 +0000 2015

RT @burgerbecky: Who did these games? This chick! Who is doing the sequel, Dragon Wars 2? This chick! @OldeSkuul

 Sun Feb 08 13:40:52 +0000 2015

DOOM 2

 Sun Feb 08 13:41:28 +0000 2015

Stayed up a bit too late playing NES games with my two best friends last night. It was just like the old days. Merciless humiliation.

 Sun Feb 08 13:46:25 +0000 2015

Also, The Adventures of Batman & Robin on Genesis crashes a Retron 5 every time it attempts to do a cool sprite tilting effect. Bummer.

 Sun Feb 08 13:47:35 +0000 2015

For whoever was playing.

 Sun Feb 08 13:47:54 +0000 2015

I need to look up how these cool effects were achieved on Genesis. I'm not very familiar with the hardware, but it certainly wasn't...

 Sun Feb 08 13:48:43 +0000 2015

... designed to rotate the tiles. Looks a bit wobbly, but incredibly cool at the same time.

 Sun Feb 08 13:49:26 +0000 2015

You know the effect I'm talking about, right? Think Contra: Hard Corps when a big dude climbs a building in the background & then falls off.

 Sun Feb 08 13:51:46 +0000 2015

To me problem with Kyrandia 1 is not Brandon, but the puzzles. About half of them are shit.

 Sun Feb 08 13:57:49 +0000 2015

No

 Sun Feb 08 14:02:41 +0000 2015

Just the opening exposition is over FORTY minutes long! The game doesn't even begin until 2 hours in!

 Sun Feb 08 14:06:05 +0000 2015

#DOSGaming

 Sun Feb 08 14:11:52 +0000 2015

#DOSGaming

 Sun Feb 08 14:12:01 +0000 2015

#DOSGaming

 Sun Feb 08 14:14:32 +0000 2015

#DOSGaming

 Sun Feb 08 14:36:38 +0000 2015

#DOSGaming

 Sun Feb 08 14:36:57 +0000 2015

#DOSGaming #IDDQD

 Sun Feb 08 14:37:13 +0000 2015

I'm not kidding. Played it for the 94 video & timed it.

 Sun Feb 08 14:45:16 +0000 2015

As usual for Legend voice acting is really good & sound quality is exceptional, but that...

 Sun Feb 08 14:50:40 +0000 2015

... still doesn't excuse that it sets up the world with 40 minutes of exposition.

 Sun Feb 08 14:51:24 +0000 2015

I'd be fine with watching. This is more like listening to an audiobook.

 Sun Feb 08 14:54:28 +0000 2015

I always played the disk versions of first two Kyrandia games.

 Sun Feb 08 14:56:44 +0000 2015

RT @AmayirotAkago: Well, it's come down to this. I've set up a Patreon for all of you to support my work! http://youtu.be/BBq4241vTfw?a

 Sun Feb 08 15:28:37 +0000 2015

I'm not a fan of in-game tutorials. The best way, imo, is the way Alone in the Dark did it A bunch of obvious puzzles to explain mechanics.

 Sun Feb 08 15:32:01 +0000 2015

If somehow you missed out on original Alone in the Dark, you really should play it.

 Sun Feb 08 15:33:29 +0000 2015

RT @OnePerfectShot: Released 39yrs ago today: TAXI DRIVER (1976) Director of Photography: Michael Chapman | Dir: Martin Scorsese http://t.c…

 Sun Feb 08 15:42:06 +0000 2015

I don't know if I approve of written instructions.

 Sun Feb 08 15:59:05 +0000 2015

I believe I used the word "original"

 Sun Feb 08 16:15:15 +0000 2015

RT @TripleCPro: You can get this remastered on @steam_games now... #TheManhole @dosnostalgic @cyanworlds

 Sun Feb 08 16:21:35 +0000 2015

Hall doesn't own the rights. Square Enix does.

 Sun Feb 08 17:19:07 +0000 2015

Game just keeps getting better as battles get more annoying.

 Sun Feb 08 17:22:37 +0000 2015

Pretty much.

 Sun Feb 08 17:24:51 +0000 2015

What does that have to do with rights?

 Sun Feb 08 17:31:56 +0000 2015

Why guess when you can just straight to the source? At a 12 minute mark: http://youtu.be/3ihevmtErGM

 Sun Feb 08 17:36:13 +0000 2015

RT @saltyhorse: @dosnostalgic The Tomb advertising its VGA animation tech in an intro screen

 Sun Feb 08 17:48:27 +0000 2015

RT @saltyhorse: @dosnostalgic Here's the game on the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/TheTomb_1020

 Sun Feb 08 17:57:30 +0000 2015

RT @AmznMovieRevws: Up in the Air.

 Sun Feb 08 18:42:50 +0000 2015

This one is better anyway http://youtu.be/uizNcQcpK-8

 Sun Feb 08 19:27:18 +0000 2015

RT @TexTweetz: Where's the chick?

 Sun Feb 08 19:39:15 +0000 2015

 Sun Feb 08 20:00:37 +0000 2015

#DOSGaming

 Sun Feb 08 20:06:29 +0000 2015

#DOSGaming

 Sun Feb 08 20:07:44 +0000 2015

#DOSGaming French games

 Sun Feb 08 20:11:41 +0000 2015

If you can name all French games in the previous tweet, you're a very cool individual.

 Sun Feb 08 20:14:11 +0000 2015

Nope :)

 Sun Feb 08 20:17:29 +0000 2015

Three games by @jmechner #DOSGaming

 Sun Feb 08 20:18:42 +0000 2015

About 40 km west of Bora Bora.

 Sun Feb 08 20:19:33 +0000 2015

That's more like it!

 Sun Feb 08 20:20:32 +0000 2015

Yep :)

 Sun Feb 08 20:22:17 +0000 2015

#DOSGaming

 Sun Feb 08 20:23:32 +0000 2015

Of course!

 Sun Feb 08 20:23:48 +0000 2015

?

 Sun Feb 08 20:28:17 +0000 2015

#DOSGaming Russian games

 Sun Feb 08 20:28:46 +0000 2015

But... but... #NotDOS? :(

 Sun Feb 08 20:33:16 +0000 2015

Black Zone

 Sun Feb 08 20:33:39 +0000 2015

Sure

 Sun Feb 08 20:37:13 +0000 2015

The Adventures of Pioneer Ksenia - a Ukrainian hack of Captain Comic #DOSGaming

 Sun Feb 08 20:39:23 +0000 2015

Pardon the quality of the images today, been using my phone to post them.

 Sun Feb 08 20:42:50 +0000 2015

RT @ComplaymentdO: @dosnostalgic What else ?

 Sun Feb 08 20:43:02 +0000 2015

RT @saltyhorse: #DOSGaming Israeli games / edutainment

 Sun Feb 08 20:54:58 +0000 2015

RT @therobotjane: #AethraChronicles was my favorite game as a kid. It's available on http://archive.org. Let's do this. #DOSgaming http…

 Sun Feb 08 20:56:03 +0000 2015

RT @NapnRetrogaming: Jagtris (1998): Tetris alternative who its unresponsive control wasted its potential. http://www.napostriouf.com/en/jagtris/ #DOSGamin…

 Sun Feb 08 20:56:07 +0000 2015

ICYMI yesterday, here's Ancient DOS Games on Populous II: http://www.pixelships.com/adg/ep0154.html #ADG

 Sun Feb 08 21:50:22 +0000 2015

SIT DOWN!

 Sun Feb 08 22:04:28 +0000 2015

X-Men: Children of the Atom (Capcom/Acclaim Entertainment, 1997) #DOSGameScreenADay

 Sun Feb 08 23:00:38 +0000 2015

Wow. Children of the Atom is pretty insane!

 Sun Feb 08 23:05:51 +0000 2015

400 x 300 resolution too :)

 Sun Feb 08 23:06:18 +0000 2015

Can't pick which DOS game to play next? Consult the List of Worthwhile DOS Games! http://i2.wp.com/information2share.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/list-of-worthwhile-dos-games.jpg

 Sun Feb 08 23:20:45 +0000 2015

Shot. Gonna eat pizza, drink wine and watch Birdman, because I'm a classy motherfucker.

 Sun Feb 08 23:21:50 +0000 2015

Fine. http://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/dos/list-games/

 Sun Feb 08 23:26:03 +0000 2015

MOTHERFUCKER!

 Sun Feb 08 23:26:54 +0000 2015

I can barely make it out!

 Sun Feb 08 23:28:40 +0000 2015

Hmmm. I think first 1 is a H.

 Sun Feb 08 23:29:28 +0000 2015

It's an h. Googled that name.

 Sun Feb 08 23:31:26 +0000 2015

#DOSGaming Not all obscure games are good.

 Sun Feb 08 23:39:39 +0000 2015

RT @therobotjane: "Girlfriend Construction Set" ahahahaha #DOSGaming

 Mon Feb 09 00:19:32 +0000 2015

Had to pause Birdman, which is a shame because it's so good I don't ever want to stop it.

 Mon Feb 09 01:21:11 +0000 2015

Halls, Walls, Balls & Dolls. #DOSGaming

 Mon Feb 09 02:13:37 +0000 2015

Good night.

 Mon Feb 09 02:41:17 +0000 2015

I actually used that to prepare for my test. The written test part, not the driving.

 Mon Feb 09 04:37:11 +0000 2015

RT @SND_TST: http://youtu.be/J5N1jhrITsg @dosnostalgic @lazygamereviews, I now own a copy of Sierras Drivers Ed. Wonder if I need a magic elf to…

 Mon Feb 09 04:37:30 +0000 2015

Uncompressed & updated (& ready to be printed as poster) List of Worthwhile DOS Games directly from the author! http://dosnostalgia.com/files/bestdosgames.png 16 mb

 Mon Feb 09 13:08:08 +0000 2015

I'm going to do that on my day off.

 Mon Feb 09 13:23:37 +0000 2015

You all should listen to @squarewavesfm podcast with special guest @TorbenFrost:
http://squarefm.demodulated.com/episode-4-mod-tracker-mayhem-mayhem-mayhem-aka/ Things escalate quickly

 Mon Feb 09 13:34:28 +0000 2015

But that's why I went last year :(

 Mon Feb 09 13:37:38 +0000 2015

RT @ID_AA_Carmack: Paying more attention to audio spatialization in real life lately, noted how on-ear headphones change perceived position…

 Mon Feb 09 13:48:17 +0000 2015

RT @ParadigmGame: Cover art for Paradigms mini game BOOSTING THUGS #gamdev

 Mon Feb 09 13:49:49 +0000 2015

RT @ultrabrilliant: The Eraserhead score is on Spotify if you want to bring a sense of looming, implacable dread to the rest of your workin…

 Mon Feb 09 14:03:54 +0000 2015

My local FedEx print shop will print a 24 x 36 poster for about $42. If you know of any better deals, let me know!

 Mon Feb 09 14:31:50 +0000 2015

They'll print whatever.

 Mon Feb 09 14:41:08 +0000 2015

I'm printing that shit & hanging it on my wall asap.

 Mon Feb 09 14:57:15 +0000 2015

The Terminator games #DOSGaming

 Mon Feb 09 15:44:49 +0000 2015

That's Future Shock running under SkyNet :)

 Mon Feb 09 15:49:45 +0000 2015

I've been getting regular calls from advertising robots since around the time my mother started using Skype to call my phone. Coincidence?

 Mon Feb 09 16:09:13 +0000 2015

RT @textfiles: Just to be clear - the creators of MS-DOS programs have contacted me to add their programs to the ranks. Contact me if you w…

 Mon Feb 09 16:21:43 +0000 2015

Fuck yeah, bruh!

 Mon Feb 09 17:01:22 +0000 2015

I should replay Fate of Atlantis. I only played through the whole thing once using what I guess was the TEAM path.

 Mon Feb 09 17:08:03 +0000 2015

@TorbenFrost @squarewavesfm The school game you're talking about is Skool Daze (& sequel Back to School) originally for ZX Spectrum.

 Mon Feb 09 17:12:43 +0000 2015

It's a fucking super impressive game considering the platform. Back 2 Skool has two schools & shit!

 Mon Feb 09 17:15:12 +0000 2015

I'm a bit afraid of playing the CD version of Fate of Atlantis. Tried it a few times and didn't like the voices.

 Mon Feb 09 17:16:26 +0000 2015

Yeah, but it's not exact. It's fun though.

 Mon Feb 09 17:21:16 +0000 2015

RT @Scream_Factory: Call me "Snake" on 4/21. ESCAPE FROM NY reverse wrap image w/original key art. Order now @ https://www.shoutfactory.com/film/action-adventure/escape-from-new-york-collector-s-edition http…

 Mon Feb 09 17:27:11 +0000 2015

Unrelated, but music for Le Femme Nikita was composed in a tracker: http://youtu.be/kF3TD0Ho--Y

 Mon Feb 09 17:31:01 +0000 2015

You should. It's awesome.

 Mon Feb 09 17:36:31 +0000 2015

RT @textfiles: I am proud to have been one of the testifying individuals with the EFF's filing to exempt circumventing dead game networks f…

 Mon Feb 09 17:37:08 +0000 2015

Twitter showing me tweets from people I don't follow is some kind of a mood control experiment a-la Facebook, right?

 Mon Feb 09 17:47:58 +0000 2015

How did it determine that I'd "enjoy" every mention of GG? It's driving me insane! RT @danielalbu: yep http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/oct/17/twitter-tweets-timeline-dont-follow

 Mon Feb 09 17:53:04 +0000 2015

Hookers & blow, bro!

 Mon Feb 09 17:53:42 +0000 2015

You Americans are so repressed.

 Mon Feb 09 17:55:57 +0000 2015

I'd buy that for a dollar!

 Mon Feb 09 18:30:07 +0000 2015

RT @PushinUpRoses: New video on The Last Express is here! http://retrowaretv.com/the-last-express-pc-game-review/

 Mon Feb 09 19:36:51 +0000 2015

RT @richardcobbett: @decafjedi In fairness, Westwood's art team made most adventures of the era look like crap. Certainly the fantasy ones.

 Mon Feb 09 19:50:47 +0000 2015

RT @richardcobbett: @decafjedi "We'll give Zanthia a new outfit on each stage." "Symmetrical though, for easy flipping?" "Haha, no." http:/…

 Mon Feb 09 19:50:50 +0000 2015

I guess I should do a playthrough myself.

 Mon Feb 09 20:06:05 +0000 2015

And then...

 Mon Feb 09 20:16:52 +0000 2015

(audience laughter)

 Mon Feb 09 20:22:15 +0000 2015

RT @IsHL3OutYet: No.

 Mon Feb 09 21:02:39 +0000 2015

Join the cause to get it recognized as one of the best adventure games ever.

 Mon Feb 09 21:03:22 +0000 2015

RT @BeamSplashX: #Only90sKidsWillRememberThis

money

 Mon Feb 09 21:05:02 +0000 2015

I haven't been called "A. Shashkin" since the last century!

 Mon Feb 09 21:06:38 +0000 2015

ICYMI, updated List of Worthwhile DOS Games in a print-friendly 16 meg PNG! http://dosnostalgia.com/files/bestdosgames.png

 Mon Feb 09 21:13:06 +0000 2015

I didn't make that list, all credit goes to the author, whom I wouldn't be able to track down without @saltyhorse's help.

 Mon Feb 09 21:16:43 +0000 2015

#IAmADOSGamer

 Mon Feb 09 22:25:59 +0000 2015

Might and Magic II: Gates to Another World (New World Computing, 1988) #DOSGameScreenADay

 Mon Feb 09 22:58:20 +0000 2015

:D Oh, man, Black Box <3 Still have my Dreamland CD.

 Mon Feb 09 23:02:45 +0000 2015

RT @MobyGamer: A Tribute to the CrutchRaver: http://youtu.be/zMMSqxz1oUk?a via @YouTube

 Mon Feb 09 23:06:14 +0000 2015

You're right.

 Mon Feb 09 23:08:28 +0000 2015

And once again I'm reminded of Black Box and amazing album that is Dreamland. Here's Ride on Time track - http://youtu.be/MiJ2B8PFjqU

 Mon Feb 09 23:12:17 +0000 2015

 Mon Feb 09 23:24:26 +0000 2015

Well, not really. Just for that one song. The rest was, who else, Martha Wash.

 Mon Feb 09 23:28:55 +0000 2015

I'm glad that I live in a world with a few 90s dance cover bands, but hopefully one day we'll get some good ones.

 Mon Feb 09 23:46:28 +0000 2015

Green olives are delicious in good soup and I will have it no other way!

 Tue Feb 10 00:01:49 +0000 2015

I don't watch tv, but i liked Breaking Bad, which I watched after it was over. Don't know if I should start Better Call Saul now or wait.

 Tue Feb 10 00:17:07 +0000 2015

Alley Cat #DOSGaming

 Tue Feb 10 00:25:20 +0000 2015

Another World #DOSGaming

 Tue Feb 10 00:32:26 +0000 2015

Duke Nukem #DOSGaming

 Tue Feb 10 00:42:37 +0000 2015

If you never experienced Ken Silverman's Build test game, get it here (http://KENBUILD.ZIP) It's cool! http://www.advsys.net/ken/buildsrc/default.htm #DOSGaming

 Tue Feb 10 00:52:03 +0000 2015

Yes, I have.

 Tue Feb 10 00:53:43 +0000 2015

Z.A.R. (Zone of Artificial Resources) and Russian Roulette.

 Tue Feb 10 00:56:11 +0000 2015

#DOSGaming

 Tue Feb 10 01:02:48 +0000 2015

RT @JoshoMandel: First pass at a #Cthulu balloon mask. @AgustinCordes, you asked for it!

 Tue Feb 10 01:10:28 +0000 2015

RT @richardcobbett: What I Hear When Peter Molyneux Talks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvHiXqJgCfE&feature=youtu.be

 Tue Feb 10 01:36:23 +0000 2015

Wait. Godus brought in "tens of millions of dollars" in revenue? Soooo... Molyneux is laughing all the way to the bank then?

 Tue Feb 10 01:42:59 +0000 2015

It's not the overpromising or blaming the Kickstarter that bothers me. It's the fact that Godus apparently is a financial success!

 Tue Feb 10 01:44:29 +0000 2015

Bullfrog #DOSGaming

 Tue Feb 10 02:12:01 +0000 2015

More Bullfrog #DOSGaming

 Tue Feb 10 02:23:08 +0000 2015

Wow. Lots of people proclaiming how great Better Call Saul is after only one episode.

 Tue Feb 10 02:32:26 +0000 2015

My question after watching the first episode - how many people live in this town? Only 1 episode, already 2 other characters from BB.

 Tue Feb 10 02:34:20 +0000 2015

RT @sloucherzine: "Here lies poor Richard, buried alive trying to finish Ultima V" #DOSGaming #Retrogrames #Ultima

 Tue Feb 10 02:39:42 +0000 2015

Good night.

 Tue Feb 10 02:50:29 +0000 2015

Haha! Cult classic Toonstruck is on GOG for $10! A zany cartoon adventure (that's definitely not for kids) http://www.gog.com/game/toonstruck

 Tue Feb 10 13:04:36 +0000 2015

Yes! Extended cut.

 Tue Feb 10 13:05:02 +0000 2015

RT @richardcobbett: Ah, Toonstruck. People seem to have been down on it of late. There's stuff to criticise, sure, but it's an excellent no…

 Tue Feb 10 13:05:49 +0000 2015

RT @GOGcom: Fresh release: Toonstruck (http://j.mp/1DeoGbV), where adventure gaming meets Who Framed Roger Rabbit

 Tue Feb 10 13:07:55 +0000 2015

RT @Killmondaygames: Looking for a way to escape the Oswald Asylum in Fran Bow #indiedev #gamedev #gamemaker

 Tue Feb 10 14:15:26 +0000 2015

Good morning, people of Twitter! Any recent DOS experiences you'd like to share? Tweet me!

 Tue Feb 10 14:29:24 +0000 2015

RT @GreyAlien: @dosnostalgic I used to make DOS menus listing all my installed games and could access each one by just typing a number.

 Tue Feb 10 14:34:21 +0000 2015

I see I gained a bunch of new followers because I've been posting unending streams of DOS screenshots.

 Tue Feb 10 14:38:45 +0000 2015

Nothing wrong with screenshots, but that's not what I'm about. I'm here for stories. Your stories. Talk to me about DOS games, people!

 Tue Feb 10 14:39:40 +0000 2015

RT @nostalnerd: @dosnostalgic Re-realising what a heap of crap memmaker was, when trying to free up enough lower memory for Space Hulk soun…

 Tue Feb 10 14:44:46 +0000 2015

Can't see screenshots on mobile.

 Tue Feb 10 14:49:28 +0000 2015

Looks interesting

 Tue Feb 10 14:52:26 +0000 2015

RT @evilmiera: @dosnostalgic Grand Theft Auto. Tried going back to it recently and it does not hold up good.

 Tue Feb 10 15:00:44 +0000 2015

Oh man, Pascal is the most obtuse programming language ever, imo. I'm glad the Pascal craze is over.

 Tue Feb 10 15:06:14 +0000 2015

Don't do it!

 Tue Feb 10 15:08:11 +0000 2015

The best part :(

 Tue Feb 10 15:12:00 +0000 2015

RT @StaticVariable: @dosnostalgic First game hack : golden axe, you could swap creature filenames and play as that creature. The chicken-dr…

 Tue Feb 10 15:12:07 +0000 2015

Everything. You should check it out if you can, just to see what trims were made to get distribution in America.

 Tue Feb 10 15:17:57 +0000 2015

And I'm not kidding about everything. I think the difference is nearly 40 minutes.

 Tue Feb 10 15:18:42 +0000 2015

RT @ben_304: Léon: The Professional is a beautiful film about horrible things. I enjoyed it very much.

 Tue Feb 10 15:19:48 +0000 2015

Another great one. The Fifth Element is his crowning achievement though. It was all downhill from there.

 Tue Feb 10 15:21:15 +0000 2015

But at least it had a nude scene!

 Tue Feb 10 15:32:07 +0000 2015

For a good Bessom study I'd recommend his first feature - Subway. His style is incredibly strong even in his debut.

 Tue Feb 10 15:34:03 +0000 2015

And I would especially recommend The Big Blue. A colossal failure. It's the most entertaining 3 hour long trainwreck ever.

 Tue Feb 10 15:35:32 +0000 2015

The Big Blue was supposed to be his international breakthrough. When it was released in the States, they cut out an hour & a half!

 Tue Feb 10 15:36:36 +0000 2015

Obviously the dude just doesn't give a fuck anymore. He should have stayed retired.

 Tue Feb 10 15:39:18 +0000 2015

Jean Reno is also an Italian in that one. His accent is even worse, but his comedy talent really shows. :)

 Tue Feb 10 15:44:41 +0000 2015

Also, Le Femme Nikita is fun to compare with its awful American remake The Point of No Return. Good example of knowing exactly

 Tue Feb 10 15:45:52 +0000 2015

what you want to deliver vs. not understanding the material one bit.

 Tue Feb 10 15:46:16 +0000 2015

It was in French. Besson wisely made his following few films in English.

 Tue Feb 10 15:49:14 +0000 2015

Hollywood been remaking French films for 70 years though. Sometimes even successfully.

 Tue Feb 10 15:49:43 +0000 2015

Idk, I think with Blade Runner the movie itself is pretty much the same. Narration & ending are just of poor quality.

 Tue Feb 10 16:06:16 +0000 2015

RT @Glinner: Haha! The planet we live on is dying!

 Tue Feb 10 17:12:32 +0000 2015

That's pretty normal except for the batteries.

 Tue Feb 10 17:14:11 +0000 2015

Seen this one? http://www.lovehoney.co.uk/product.cfm?p=15394

 Tue Feb 10 17:18:43 +0000 2015

Thrusts. It has a giant accelerometer on it. Too bad the pic is gone.

 Tue Feb 10 17:21:27 +0000 2015

You're welcome.

 Tue Feb 10 17:22:46 +0000 2015

My standard birthday present for ladies at work was a always a goofy dildo of some kind. For years. But then I grew up &

 Tue Feb 10 17:24:45 +0000 2015

realized that maybe that wasn't the most appropriate thing. Being an adult sucks sometimes.

 Tue Feb 10 17:25:11 +0000 2015

Well, I gave them to people I was friendly with & I've been lucky to work with a bunch of people with a good sense of humor.

 Tue Feb 10 17:27:49 +0000 2015

But yeah, looking back on it now, not my finest moments.

 Tue Feb 10 17:28:16 +0000 2015

I'll keep that in mind.

 Tue Feb 10 17:30:52 +0000 2015

I have a feeling we discussed adventure game dildos before?

 Tue Feb 10 17:36:24 +0000 2015

I should have known better than to bring up a topic of sex toys around adventure gamers.

 Tue Feb 10 17:39:31 +0000 2015

RT @ashtonraze: @richardcobbett @dosnostalgic @ben_304 Imagine a Cedric dildo!

 Tue Feb 10 17:39:48 +0000 2015

I guess this would be a good time to advertise my podcast with @Resulka about DOS PORN GAMES http://www.dosnostalgia.com/?p=491

 Tue Feb 10 17:43:17 +0000 2015

We discuss some fun stuff. Like this:

 Tue Feb 10 17:45:45 +0000 2015

RT @AmznMovieRevws: The Thin Blue Line (1988).

 Tue Feb 10 17:52:15 +0000 2015

Okay, grandpa.

 Tue Feb 10 17:52:30 +0000 2015

Nah, but I'll stop by and drop off your Metamucil.

 Tue Feb 10 18:07:34 +0000 2015

RT @WadjetEyeGames: NEW TECHNOBABYLON TRAILER! Meet Latha Sesame: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8fkRKoNdso

 Tue Feb 10 18:40:22 +0000 2015

Sellout!

 Tue Feb 10 18:40:36 +0000 2015

?

 Tue Feb 10 18:55:36 +0000 2015

eBay just informed me that I won Deja Vu I & II for Game Boy Color. I am a fucking winner!

 Tue Feb 10 18:58:20 +0000 2015

RT @PushinUpRoses: My first video game review for YT was on Toonstruck. Check it out if you're considering purchasing!: https://t.co/C8VPBn…

 Tue Feb 10 19:11:28 +0000 2015

Dark Forces 2 added to Star Wars bundle! LucasArts' answer (?) to Quake! https://www.humblebundle.com/

 Tue Feb 10 19:14:48 +0000 2015

RT @Oatmeal: Scary.

 Tue Feb 10 19:17:59 +0000 2015

So with copyright issues of Toonstruck resolved, can we expect the release/crowdfunding campaign of the second half of the game?

 Tue Feb 10 20:35:58 +0000 2015

.@KeithArem Sir, any statements on Toonstruck Two to share with the community?

 Tue Feb 10 20:37:47 +0000 2015

If only I had a dollar for every time someone asked me if there was an old Russian saying "don't be a pussy." Damn Daily Show!

 Tue Feb 10 20:49:52 +0000 2015

I wish I knew what that girl actually said, but translator's voice was too loud.

 Tue Feb 10 20:50:30 +0000 2015

RT @richardcobbett: Wow, the intro to Better Call Saul is depressing. It's almost like they're trying to push some agenda, like 'crime does…

 Tue Feb 10 21:02:16 +0000 2015

RT @KeithArem: @dosnostalgic Not just yet, but stay tooned!

 Tue Feb 10 21:15:56 +0000 2015

Soooo... the last RT is pretty much a "yes" on further development of Toonstruck in one way or another.

 Tue Feb 10 21:16:48 +0000 2015

RT @CuteAnimalsBaby: A nosy neighbor who is highly suspicous of the new fake raven decoration

 Tue Feb 10 21:39:48 +0000 2015

RT @GrundislavGames: I got the best shirt ever. (cc @grumpygamer)

 Tue Feb 10 23:02:00 +0000 2015

Jon Stewart is leaving The Daily Show? Man, I wasn't the biggest fan of the show, but I enjoyed it over the years. Stewart is one funny man.

 Wed Feb 11 00:02:09 +0000 2015

I'm looking at my KQ 5 NES box right now.

 Wed Feb 11 00:02:56 +0000 2015

NO. I'm too bummed out today already.

 Wed Feb 11 00:03:48 +0000 2015

Pfft. Check Rubles.

 Wed Feb 11 01:35:03 +0000 2015

Oops :)

 Wed Feb 11 01:35:36 +0000 2015

RT @OnePerfectShot: BLUE RUIN (2013) Shot and directed by Jeremy Saulnier

 Wed Feb 11 02:41:51 +0000 2015

Lies!

 Wed Feb 11 03:23:19 +0000 2015

I liked first 15 minutes. I was begging for it to stop about 40 minutes before credits rolled.

 Wed Feb 11 03:24:14 +0000 2015

It had a chance of being entertaining. Luc Besson wrote & directed some of my favorite movies :(

 Wed Feb 11 03:25:58 +0000 2015

I didn't even need that. Besson's The Big Blue is a colossal (pretentious) misguided failure, but it's still entertaining.

 Wed Feb 11 03:27:31 +0000 2015

Not every movie has to be The Fifth Element. Unfortunately. But Besson has a good track record for both action & pulpy scripts.

 Wed Feb 11 03:28:32 +0000 2015

The sad part about it that Lucy is now the MOST successful of his films. :(

 Wed Feb 11 03:29:02 +0000 2015

Having said all that, wasn't terribly impressed with Big Hero 6 either.

 Wed Feb 11 03:31:16 +0000 2015

Good night.

 Wed Feb 11 03:35:56 +0000 2015

Yeah, I was talking worldwide.

 Wed Feb 11 03:49:13 +0000 2015

I'm surprised that The Big Blue actually got over 3 mil in the US, considering 1.5 hr was cut out of it

 Wed Feb 11 03:53:34 +0000 2015

Also it looks like worldwide data for Leon isn't available.

 Wed Feb 11 03:53:51 +0000 2015

#DOSGaming

 Wed Feb 11 12:36:38 +0000 2015

RT @nothingreal: Here's Breakfree.. an odd take on Breakout using a FPS perspective - http://buff.ly/1zHgcJa #dosgaming #retrogaming http:/…

 Wed Feb 11 12:41:57 +0000 2015

RT @NapnRetrogaming: Catch If You Can (1992): Baseball game where you must catch the most balls as possible! http://www.napostriouf.com/en/catch-if-you-can/ #DOSGam…

 Wed Feb 11 12:42:56 +0000 2015

Trying out a new Twitter avatar. #IAmADOSGamer

 Wed Feb 11 13:03:53 +0000 2015

Oh god

 Wed Feb 11 13:04:32 +0000 2015

It's not a good game. First couple of hours are fun though.

 Wed Feb 11 13:07:43 +0000 2015

To all new followers: willkommen, bienvenue, welcome!

 Wed Feb 11 13:12:47 +0000 2015

And to everyone else: Good day, fellow DOS enthusiasts!

 Wed Feb 11 13:13:42 +0000 2015

Me too. I'll eventually revert to the old one. People always told me it was perfect :)

 Wed Feb 11 13:18:34 +0000 2015

So recently I played Dyna Blaster that uses a 256x232 screen resolution & X-Men: Children of the Atom, which uses 400x300 #MorningDOSTalk

 Wed Feb 11 14:03:04 +0000 2015

What games have you played that used unusual screen resolutions? #MorningDOSTalk

 Wed Feb 11 14:03:35 +0000 2015

Let's not count 640x350 EGA mode though. I've seen more than enough of those.

 Wed Feb 11 14:04:24 +0000 2015

Nope. The actual screen buffer used 320x200.

 Wed Feb 11 14:04:53 +0000 2015

RT @ironfroggy: “In my day,” he said leaning on his cane, “the pixels weren’t always squares!”
“grandpa, stop making stuff up!"
@dosnostalg…

 Wed Feb 11 14:09:23 +0000 2015

The games ran in 160x200 internally, but the games set your screen resolution to 320x200.

 Wed Feb 11 14:11:18 +0000 2015

You can verify on two ways:
1. Plug a monitor that displays resolutions into your DOS machine & run a game.

 Wed Feb 11 14:12:11 +0000 2015

2. Take a screenshot in DosBox, which basically just dumps current state of a buffer into a file then look

 Wed Feb 11 14:12:47 +0000 2015

at its size.

 Wed Feb 11 14:12:56 +0000 2015

? you can make game's logic run in 4x4 if you want to. I'm talking actual resolutions.

 Wed Feb 11 14:17:05 +0000 2015

I believe it's a port from PC engine, which used 256x256, so they got as close as possible in VGA.

 Wed Feb 11 14:18:52 +0000 2015

No it's not.

 Wed Feb 11 14:20:56 +0000 2015

Wow. That seems to be crazy specific.

 Wed Feb 11 15:19:15 +0000 2015

Every time my phone buzzes in my pocket, I get excited because I expect my best school friend to message me if he's visiting or not.

 Wed Feb 11 15:21:04 +0000 2015

But so far I haven't heard anything from him. :(

 Wed Feb 11 15:21:33 +0000 2015

What's the best received big Kickstarter game so far? Wasteland 2? Shadowrun?

 Wed Feb 11 15:28:02 +0000 2015

Looks like most people agree with this RT @TheIronGuardian: Divinity Original Sin, with Wasteland 2 and Shadowrun close seconds.

 Wed Feb 11 15:33:08 +0000 2015

Icon of Sin

 Wed Feb 11 15:45:59 +0000 2015

Read today's Godus story. Whatever, but Molyneux should give some cash to this kid. Mainly because of "tens of millions of $ in profits".

 Wed Feb 11 16:01:11 +0000 2015

@wordnuvola #wordcloud

 Wed Feb 11 16:05:44 +0000 2015

I see people in the industry put their differences aside for a bit to unite in bashing of a gamedev veteran.

 Wed Feb 11 16:12:00 +0000 2015

RT @textfiles:

 Wed Feb 11 16:12:09 +0000 2015

Yes, I think so. I read it somewhere before long time ago.

 Wed Feb 11 16:18:21 +0000 2015

RT @textfiles:

 Wed Feb 11 16:19:25 +0000 2015

I'm eagerly awaiting mine

 Wed Feb 11 16:20:53 +0000 2015

RT @textfiles: Original painting for wizard and the princess from Sierra venture

 Wed Feb 11 16:22:50 +0000 2015

? Didn't it get like a million dollars in just hours?

 Wed Feb 11 16:49:27 +0000 2015

I meant best received meaning the least amount of people bitching about the game being not what they paid for.

 Wed Feb 11 16:58:48 +0000 2015

Most people point to Divinity: Original Sin as the best success story.

 Wed Feb 11 17:00:49 +0000 2015

My word cloud! Hahahahaha! XD #IAmADOSGamer

 Wed Feb 11 17:40:58 +0000 2015

Mine has "tomb" on it because of my Tomb Raider rant :(

 Wed Feb 11 17:43:59 +0000 2015

tweet: (at)wordnuvola (hashtag)wordcloud

 Wed Feb 11 17:49:03 +0000 2015

Oh yes

 Wed Feb 11 17:50:35 +0000 2015

RT @TexTweetz: Good news! I found Nick Skrepetos who worked for Covox. I asked for his help in our attempt to revive the Covox Sound Master…

 Wed Feb 11 18:13:52 +0000 2015

Oh, fuck I totally forgot about this new retro gaming store opening! Going after work!

 Wed Feb 11 18:24:56 +0000 2015

RT @ABC: Oldest man in Australia spends his time knitting tiny wool sweaters for tiny injured penguins: http://abcn.ws/1Amrovy http://t.co/…

 Wed Feb 11 18:37:07 +0000 2015

He-hey, not bad!

 Wed Feb 11 18:38:09 +0000 2015

Mentally preparing to deflect the usual "well, we can't sell old pc games because, you see, they have activation codes."

 Wed Feb 11 18:39:27 +0000 2015

Last place I went to & got that answer, a CUSTOMER chimed in with "Why don't you try Stream." I wanted to STRANGLE that guy.

 Wed Feb 11 18:41:06 +0000 2015

The worst was @ a Play N Trade once "Uhh, can't you just download all those games?" SURROUNDED BY CONSOLES THAT HAVE BEEN EMULATED FOR YEARS

 Wed Feb 11 18:46:18 +0000 2015

Sometimes people start ridiculing DOS games. Fucker, I played DOOM before you knew what it was like to see more than 64 colors on screen!

 Wed Feb 11 18:50:45 +0000 2015

Occasional retro video game store employee.

 Wed Feb 11 18:52:08 +0000 2015

Sorry, but this subject is very emotional for me.

 Wed Feb 11 18:56:48 +0000 2015

Thrift stores aren't the same as retro game stores.

 Wed Feb 11 19:03:38 +0000 2015

RT @lloydkaufman: The best evening!! Very inspirational!

 Wed Feb 11 19:05:08 +0000 2015

Did I mention how much I hate interlaced FMV? >:(

 Wed Feb 11 19:09:17 +0000 2015

That doesn't sound safe.

 Wed Feb 11 19:12:20 +0000 2015

I need to say something positive and quick.

 Wed Feb 11 19:15:42 +0000 2015

One of my recent eBay purchases contained not only original floppies, but also backups that original owner made. All properly marked & stuff

 Wed Feb 11 19:16:40 +0000 2015

Thanks, stranger! That was a nice touch considering there were 10 floppies in the box to begin with.

 Wed Feb 11 19:17:59 +0000 2015

RT @jshmlr: @dosnostalgic My copy of QfG2 was like that. Also came with a copy of the receipt and some hand drawn maps, notes.

 Wed Feb 11 19:19:13 +0000 2015

RT @AmznMovieRevws: Cloud Atlas.

 Wed Feb 11 19:59:24 +0000 2015

RT @PushinUpRoses: Let's Play The Colonel's Bequest with @LazyGameReviews! Yaaay, murder mystery! http://youtu.be/uV6K-VLfPXU?a

 Wed Feb 11 20:54:31 +0000 2015

Found my Valentine! I'm putting my lips on that. #DOSGaming

 Wed Feb 11 21:21:16 +0000 2015

It's the attitude that bothers me.

 Wed Feb 11 21:38:47 +0000 2015

Well, at least I got "the market isn't really there atm" when inquiring about pc games vs the usual. So that's a plus.

 Wed Feb 11 22:27:38 +0000 2015

I'm not sure how I feel about $40 for complete SMB3 though. Prices seem to be a bit all over the place.

 Wed Feb 11 22:28:24 +0000 2015

Well, I ended up getting Cyborg Justice for Genesis for $4.

 Wed Feb 11 22:51:03 +0000 2015

RT @nothingreal: So Mega Man for DOS existed.. and looked like hell :) http://buff.ly/1zTVXXH #dosgaming #retrogaming #nintendo http://t.co…

 Wed Feb 11 22:51:11 +0000 2015

Now look up Contra.

 Wed Feb 11 22:51:26 +0000 2015

Also couldn't pass up Marble Madness for NES because nostalgiaaaaaaaaa!

 Wed Feb 11 22:53:45 +0000 2015

Only one retro store left, but it's far away & only open once in a blue moon.

 Wed Feb 11 23:04:08 +0000 2015

RT @AmznMovieRevws: Birdman.

 Wed Feb 11 23:16:58 +0000 2015

RT @grumpygamer: Sometimes the most useful way to debug is: printf("here");

 Thu Feb 12 00:01:56 +0000 2015

#DOSGaming

 Thu Feb 12 00:23:50 +0000 2015

FX Fighter (Argonaut Software/GTE Entertainment, 1995) #DOSGameScreenADay

 Thu Feb 12 00:41:22 +0000 2015

@Hyperkin Got a Genesis game that crashes on a Retron5. Can I report it somewhere for a future firmware update?

 Thu Feb 12 00:47:52 +0000 2015

My childhood friend got his visa approved! He's coming! #БаняВодкаГармоньиЛосось

 Thu Feb 12 00:53:30 +0000 2015

Way to put me on a list, motherfucker!

 Thu Feb 12 00:59:08 +0000 2015

According to a receipt in my new Full Throttle box, it was purchased on 5/27/95 in a Best Buy in Arlington, TX together with Magic Carpet.

 Thu Feb 12 01:01:25 +0000 2015

This box is loaded, but was the 200 pages of a walkthrough really necessary?

 Thu Feb 12 01:06:13 +0000 2015

eBay

 Thu Feb 12 01:06:26 +0000 2015

#DOSGaming

 Thu Feb 12 01:09:20 +0000 2015

LOTS of fluff text

 Thu Feb 12 01:12:25 +0000 2015

We were DOS bros in the 90s, not sure about now.

 Thu Feb 12 01:13:27 +0000 2015

Dude. Literally a whole page

 Thu Feb 12 01:14:35 +0000 2015

Did other Lucas adventures come with a strategy guide? Because if it's only Full Throttle then WHAT A WASTE OF PAPER!

 Thu Feb 12 01:17:09 +0000 2015

I don't hang around assholes.

 Thu Feb 12 01:17:37 +0000 2015

(Looks in bank account.) Oh, fuck, I need a drink!

 Thu Feb 12 01:19:38 +0000 2015

Where was the person who wrote this when I needed to pad out my school papers?

 Thu Feb 12 01:28:35 +0000 2015

RT @DFishDesign: Found a really badass look back on the Apogee/@3drealms games by @DavidXNewton - Some accurate insight here: https://t.co/…

 Thu Feb 12 01:58:13 +0000 2015

Westwood #DOSGaming

 Thu Feb 12 02:20:27 +0000 2015

Infogrames #DOSGaming

 Thu Feb 12 02:26:07 +0000 2015

id Software as Gamer's Edge #DOSGaming

 Thu Feb 12 02:33:44 +0000 2015

Sierra Discovery Series #DOSGaming

 Thu Feb 12 02:41:59 +0000 2015

You can hear @GrundislavGames & myself talk about Sierra Discovery Series on this episode of DOS Nostalgia Podcast: http://www.dosnostalgia.com/?p=523

 Thu Feb 12 02:43:24 +0000 2015

Ween: The Prophecy #DOSGaming

 Thu Feb 12 02:46:24 +0000 2015

Wolfenstein 3D #DOSGaming

 Thu Feb 12 02:53:30 +0000 2015

#DOSGaming

 Thu Feb 12 02:57:04 +0000 2015

Good night.

 Thu Feb 12 03:00:16 +0000 2015

You need to see that movie!

 Thu Feb 12 03:01:26 +0000 2015

I'm afraid at this point I built it up so much, you're going to be disappointed.

 Thu Feb 12 03:02:49 +0000 2015

Well, this is a cheap 80s action flick called RoboCop. :)

 Thu Feb 12 03:04:26 +0000 2015

I don't think those would go together well.

 Thu Feb 12 03:38:10 +0000 2015

RoboCop is 7.5 on imdb. And not ironically either.

 Thu Feb 12 04:01:10 +0000 2015

Playing Gabriel Knight is not a waste of time!

 Thu Feb 12 05:19:29 +0000 2015

For a science fiction film? Yes. Blues Bros., 1980. $30 mil.

 Thu Feb 12 05:22:07 +0000 2015

RT @MarijkeWilmsArt: @dosnostalgic Land of Lore! If I didn't played that game at 4 years old with my father, I wouldn't be a women in the g…

 Thu Feb 12 12:45:54 +0000 2015

RT @TexTweetz: Almost finished with Wing Commander: Secret Missions 2

 Thu Feb 12 13:10:58 +0000 2015

RT @TorbenFrost: Honest #TexMurphy titles:

Mean Streets: "Thank Fuck for Autonav."
Martian Memorandum: "The Save/Restore A Lot Directive."…

 Thu Feb 12 13:26:34 +0000 2015

RT @TorbenFrost: Honest #TexMurphy titles:

UAKM: "Don't Remember Who Lowell Percival Is? Well, Fuck You."

@richardcobbett

 Thu Feb 12 13:26:36 +0000 2015

RT @richardcobbett: @TorbenFrost Pandora Directive: Look, We Just Really Wanted To Do A Dungeon Crawl, Okay?

 Thu Feb 12 13:26:39 +0000 2015

RT @TorbenFrost: Honest #TexMurphy titles:

Overseer: "The Michael York Show."

Tesla Effect: "Huh? What Just Happened? And Why?"

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 Thu Feb 12 13:27:36 +0000 2015

I said it before and I'll say it again: despite Tesla Effect being a rather annoying experience, Id back another Tex Murphy game in a second

 Thu Feb 12 13:30:22 +0000 2015

RT @richardcobbett: @dosnostalgic I would totally play another one, but goddamn, I would want them to have learned from their many, many, m…

 Thu Feb 12 13:32:02 +0000 2015

@JohnConnolly0 Sir, are we still on for tomorrow?

 Thu Feb 12 14:09:29 +0000 2015

So DOS Nostalgia turns SIX years old today!

 Thu Feb 12 14:12:49 +0000 2015

It all started with a sleepy review of Alley Cat http://youtu.be/QyAngaNVx5Q #DOSGaming

 Thu Feb 12 14:15:13 +0000 2015

I joined Twitter around the same time, and I never expected to have so many great followers.

 Thu Feb 12 14:19:41 +0000 2015

Thank you, fellow DOS enthusiasts! You're the ones keeping DOS Nostalgia alive. And fun.

 Thu Feb 12 14:20:31 +0000 2015

I'll probably have some kind of a bullshit contest with prizes later tonight. If I'm not too drunk.

 Thu Feb 12 14:22:15 +0000 2015

RT @OnePerfectShot: #BlurayDeals | BIRDMAN pre-order only $19.96 http://goo.gl/XBtHpY Streets on 2/17 from @foxsearchlight http://t.co/Q2…

 Thu Feb 12 14:26:50 +0000 2015

Not even close.

 Thu Feb 12 14:28:10 +0000 2015

I love video games. On many different platforms. But #DOSGaming will always be my absolute favorite.

 Thu Feb 12 14:37:15 +0000 2015

In almost two decades DOS games showcased an amazing array of games, genres & technologies.

 Thu Feb 12 14:43:32 +0000 2015

Didn't edit it yet. Something tells me it's going to be difficult.

 Thu Feb 12 14:47:32 +0000 2015

At work, eating some kind of processed bacon out of a bag. Life is grand.

 Thu Feb 12 14:49:13 +0000 2015

Nah. It's a challenge I welcome. But not just yet.

 Thu Feb 12 14:58:07 +0000 2015

Mortal Kombat 1, 2 & 3 arrive on GOG! http://www.gog.com/game/mortal_kombat_123 #DOSGaming

 Thu Feb 12 15:03:57 +0000 2015

If you buy the pack, let me know if MK1 is the superior CD version.

 Thu Feb 12 15:04:46 +0000 2015

Two bags of bacon have been consumed. Is there some kind of a legal limit on that?

 Thu Feb 12 15:08:49 +0000 2015

RT @BigFinishGames: Just over 24 hours left to grab #TexMurphy #TeslaEffect for 75% OFF during @steam_games #MysteryMidweek sale! http://t.…

 Thu Feb 12 15:22:22 +0000 2015

Stupid me. I played so much DOS Mortal Kombat a month ago & never once thought of capturing footage. :(

 Thu Feb 12 15:26:16 +0000 2015

RT @ben_304: Where Time Stood Still - an interesting CGA adventure I just tried for the first time this evening!

 Thu Feb 12 15:26:27 +0000 2015

It looked better on other platforms. See also: The Great Escape.

 Thu Feb 12 15:27:01 +0000 2015

Did you add me on Skype?

 Thu Feb 12 15:29:45 +0000 2015

 Thu Feb 12 15:30:40 +0000 2015

Oh. Okay then :)

 Thu Feb 12 15:31:09 +0000 2015

RT @NapnRetrogaming: Maybe the worst hockey ever made on pc, nice presentation, horrible engine! Alex Dampier's Pro Hockey 95 https://t.co/…

 Thu Feb 12 15:55:49 +0000 2015

RT @GOGcom: Missing original Mortal Kombat? 1-3 now on http://GOG.com (http://j.mp/1FCPAK8), a DRM-free premiere! http://t.co/1I…

 Thu Feb 12 16:31:17 +0000 2015

?

 Thu Feb 12 16:50:49 +0000 2015

I... I can't picture it. I can barely do it with two hands!

 Thu Feb 12 17:03:09 +0000 2015

Do you mean you played on a numpad?

 Thu Feb 12 17:03:58 +0000 2015

RT @Polygon: Molyneux's broken promise to his 'god' fulfilled by another developer http://polygon.com/e/7790916

 Thu Feb 12 17:21:50 +0000 2015

I'd like to think that this is all a part of Molyneux's Dr. Manhattan-like plan to unite the industry.

 Thu Feb 12 17:23:52 +0000 2015

I mean Dr. Manhattan in the shitty movie version. Without a giant squid.

 Thu Feb 12 17:27:37 +0000 2015

Don't tell me who's plan it really was! You know what I meant! It was enough I had to remember what happened in that awful movie.

 Thu Feb 12 17:30:26 +0000 2015

A dunk guy who pissed his pants got caught stealing and wanted to fight the store manager. Just another day at a supermarket.

 Thu Feb 12 19:06:32 +0000 2015

Idk, 95? Always felt like a cheap and buggy Virtua Fighter.

 Thu Feb 12 19:09:05 +0000 2015

If it'd come out a couple of years earlier I'd say, yeah, but in 95 we had all kinds of textured things. In high res & more polys.

 Thu Feb 12 19:18:12 +0000 2015

It could use a re-release #HintHint

 Thu Feb 12 19:19:11 +0000 2015

I feel the same about Scanners.

 Thu Feb 12 19:54:53 +0000 2015

Ooh neat. What are you doing in Queens?

 Thu Feb 12 20:26:08 +0000 2015

RT @OnePerfectShot: DANGER: DIABOLIK (1968) Director of Photography: Antonio Rinaldi | Director: Mario Bava

 Thu Feb 12 20:54:15 +0000 2015

Ttd (time to drinks): T - 1 hour.

 Thu Feb 12 21:06:44 +0000 2015

Well, the Museum of Moving Image is right around the corner from that place.

 Thu Feb 12 21:08:42 +0000 2015

Oh. :) What did you think?

 Thu Feb 12 21:20:58 +0000 2015

:(

 Thu Feb 12 21:22:09 +0000 2015

RT @alexbleachwrite: @dosnostalgic I completed Ecoquest today. You're not kidding, that dolphin was so annoying. #dosgames #DOSGaming #sier…

 Thu Feb 12 23:23:09 +0000 2015

So... I can't gift 3D Realms Anthology? Bummer.

 Fri Feb 13 00:54:47 +0000 2015

No gifting things through DotEmu either? Jesus.

 Fri Feb 13 01:00:26 +0000 2015

I would like to encourage both @3drealms and @dotemu to add a "make a gift" option. It's a shame I can't send someone a gift code for games.

 Fri Feb 13 01:03:01 +0000 2015

RT @OnePerfectShot: THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS (2001) Director of Photography: Robert D. Yeoman | Director: Wes Anderson

 Fri Feb 13 01:31:40 +0000 2015

RT @richardcobbett: Prime Molyneux here, giving an interview to the press about how he's not going to give interviews to the press. http://…

 Fri Feb 13 11:31:43 +0000 2015

RT @OnePerfectShot: IVAN THE TERRIBLE (1944) Director of Photography: Andrei Moskvin & Eduard Tisse | Dir: Sergei M. Eisenstein http://t.co…

 Fri Feb 13 11:34:38 +0000 2015

RT @TexTweetz: Time to finish Wing Commander: Secret Missions 2

 Fri Feb 13 13:07:17 +0000 2015

Yikes. RPS interview with Molyneux is disturbing on so many levels. D:

 Fri Feb 13 13:16:44 +0000 2015

RT @ben_304: Sometimes a title screen really does represent a game perfectly.

 Fri Feb 13 14:10:00 +0000 2015

RT @TexTweetz: Finally I'm done with Wing Commander! 53 missions and 537 kills!

 Fri Feb 13 14:11:06 +0000 2015

RT @Sierra_OffLine: In time for the weekend: Gillian Anderson narrating a video about Karl Marx's concept of alienation via @BBCRadio4 http…

 Fri Feb 13 14:50:29 +0000 2015

That interview bummed me out big time.

 Fri Feb 13 14:51:39 +0000 2015

RT @ben_304: DOS game splash screens.

 Fri Feb 13 15:42:32 +0000 2015

Screamer (Graffiti/Virgin Interactive Entertainment, 1995) #DOSGameScreenADay

 Fri Feb 13 15:55:52 +0000 2015

Hmmm... The very first DOS release of Mortal Kombat can be buggy sometimes.

 Fri Feb 13 16:47:22 +0000 2015

Eventually an updated version of Mortal Kombat was published. Corrected bugs, less choppiness, better sound support

 Fri Feb 13 16:52:18 +0000 2015

A year or so after that, a super limited DOS MK1+2 was publihsed. MK1 was arcade perfect.

 Fri Feb 13 16:53:19 +0000 2015

I hear that it's the version included with GOG package, but I can't confirm. I bought MK games so many times, I can't justify spending more.

 Fri Feb 13 16:54:22 +0000 2015

Kind of a bummer that they didn't update MK2 for that release. Especially considering that the best port of MK3 is also for DOS.

 Fri Feb 13 16:55:02 +0000 2015

GOG boards/comments are filling up with people going "WHAT? DOS versions of MK? They suuuuck!" I'm not quite sure why.

 Fri Feb 13 16:57:23 +0000 2015

XD #DOSGaming

 Fri Feb 13 18:14:09 +0000 2015

Playing original non-Sierra English version of Gobliins 2. Ahem...

 Fri Feb 13 18:14:46 +0000 2015

In Sierra update, the text is changed to "YOU PILE OF STICKS" and the Nymph is wearing a bikini.

 Fri Feb 13 18:15:49 +0000 2015

Goblins trilogy #CoktelVision #DOSGaming

 Fri Feb 13 18:20:22 +0000 2015

I should get a Winkle & Fingus tattoo some day.

 Fri Feb 13 18:25:42 +0000 2015

Some Frenchie. In defense, the word does mean "a pile of sticks."

 Fri Feb 13 18:28:28 +0000 2015

If you're not going to be putting any watermarks & shit over them, go ahead.

 Fri Feb 13 18:38:08 +0000 2015

'MURICA, FUCK YEAH!

 Fri Feb 13 18:40:37 +0000 2015

i have only the cds of both. Both in Russian.

 Fri Feb 13 21:02:58 +0000 2015

I don't have cases. Only brought the actual CDs when I moved.

 Fri Feb 13 21:15:10 +0000 2015

A blind mermaid #DOSGaming

 Fri Feb 13 22:07:53 +0000 2015

When mermaid sees you #DOSGaming

 Fri Feb 13 22:08:13 +0000 2015

RT @PushinUpRoses: RIP Gary Owens; amazing voice. I will remember him always as the snarky narrator from Space Quest IV. https://t.co/gRun…

 Fri Feb 13 23:13:12 +0000 2015

RT @daniel_rehn: Alex Winter (aka Bill S. Preston, Esq.) was a modem-head. http://dnlr.hn/1A5ih0x @alxwinter

 Fri Feb 13 23:30:13 +0000 2015

RT @AndromedaGuys: We are saddened by the news of Gary Owens passing away. Mark Crowe took a moment to post on SpaceQuest . net http://t.co…

 Sat Feb 14 04:41:20 +0000 2015

3 to 5 inches of snow is now a blizzard? Come on!

 Sat Feb 14 12:05:56 +0000 2015

Pssst. Did you see this flick someone shot with their friends in their home? I recommend it http://imdb.com/title/tt2866360/

 Sat Feb 14 12:15:15 +0000 2015

I was pleasantly surprised by it. Very impressive use of available resources.

 Sat Feb 14 12:16:47 +0000 2015

Yeah. I actually don't like Pi. Impressive filmmaking, I just don't like the movie :)

 Sat Feb 14 12:18:36 +0000 2015

I'm not sure if I like such films, really. They tend to be very serious, & I'm not really a fan of serious sci-fi.

 Sat Feb 14 12:21:48 +0000 2015

Oh, shit. I missed the one room dramas bit. Yeah, love it. But then I love one room anything really.

 Sat Feb 14 12:22:37 +0000 2015

I grew up around theater a lot, so anything that holds on strength of performances is my kind of thing.

 Sat Feb 14 12:23:29 +0000 2015

isn't it funny that that's what Blade Runner was supposed to be originally? :)

 Sat Feb 14 12:25:30 +0000 2015

Yeah. I wish all drafts of the script were made available.

 Sat Feb 14 12:27:19 +0000 2015

Just like everything else that has to do with that trainwreck/masterpiece. :)

 Sat Feb 14 12:29:24 +0000 2015

I absolutely despised it when I first saw it. Now it's one of my favorite films. It's still a fucking mess though :)

 Sat Feb 14 12:33:50 +0000 2015

Not to me. I rarely change my opinion on films that drastically. Blade Runner is a pretty extreme example.

 Sat Feb 14 12:36:39 +0000 2015

but it also helps that now we have a cut that's restored & fixed up in many ways. :)

 Sat Feb 14 12:37:13 +0000 2015

Oh, wow. Really?

 Sat Feb 14 12:40:23 +0000 2015

Damn. Well, hey, at least all the versions are available on video, which is another thing I appreciate a lot.

 Sat Feb 14 12:42:40 +0000 2015

Heh. So many films I'd like to see original theatrical version in hd of vs a director's "fixed" blu-ray 30 years later.

 Sat Feb 14 12:46:02 +0000 2015

I was just watching the new Terminator blu-ray two days ago and... ALL NEW SOUND EFFECTS. Color timing is also modernized :(

 Sat Feb 14 12:48:22 +0000 2015

in theaters, but never at home.

 Sat Feb 14 12:50:44 +0000 2015

I love that. It's a shame film is going away. Also it's a shame about all these hd "restorations" that ruin perfectly good

 Sat Feb 14 12:53:40 +0000 2015

films by auto filtering EVERYTHING. God forbid someone sees any grain >:(

 Sat Feb 14 12:54:29 +0000 2015

I love digital. A lot of films would be impossible without digital. However, it's still a shame that film is going away :)

 Sat Feb 14 12:55:38 +0000 2015

The movie was shit. Heh. That's not the most extreme I've seen. Ever seen Vidocq? First generation hd. XD

 Sat Feb 14 12:59:53 +0000 2015

Look up the trailer. You're in for a surprise. :)

 Sat Feb 14 13:01:06 +0000 2015

It is. People hated that movie. I like it for its... boldness I guess. Pitof went where nobody has gone before.

 Sat Feb 14 13:05:42 +0000 2015

Despite low resolution, artifacting, infinite focus & shutter distortion all over the place the movie looks good. :)

 Sat Feb 14 13:06:36 +0000 2015

Well, Pitof worked with Jean-Pierre Jeunet for years, so he picked it up, I guess.

 Sat Feb 14 13:07:25 +0000 2015

I like it. I also like it when it's used to give a movie a weird look, like in so many French films.

 Sat Feb 14 13:14:00 +0000 2015

Did you see Birdman?

 Sat Feb 14 13:21:53 +0000 2015

I've seen it three more times last week. :) Honestly I liked it even more. My favorite big film from last year.

 Sat Feb 14 13:23:07 +0000 2015

My second time was me giggling though the whole thing. And smiling like an idiot.

 Sat Feb 14 13:24:12 +0000 2015

Good night. I guess I need to do something productive, since I'm at work right now.

 Sat Feb 14 13:27:43 +0000 2015

Happy Valentine's Day to all MS-DOS loving couples!

 Sat Feb 14 13:30:55 +0000 2015

Live long and prosper. Or something.

 Sat Feb 14 13:31:09 +0000 2015

My Valentine's Day plans:
Eat ice cream, drink wine, play Romantic Encounters at the Dome and cry a lot.

 Sat Feb 14 13:33:07 +0000 2015

Nah! I'll probably be eating pizza, drinking tequila, playing DOOM and laughing maniacally!

 Sat Feb 14 13:34:02 +0000 2015

So last night I recorded pretty much 3/4 of Goblins 2 as I was playing it. Might as well turn in into a let's play.

 Sat Feb 14 13:59:35 +0000 2015

Regarding Goblins 2: playing it again is a delight, but Kitchen & Throne Room levels are still fucking ridiculous.

 Sat Feb 14 14:30:59 +0000 2015

However, I still don't believe it when people say they have more trouble with Goblins 2 than Goblins 3. How? It's rather straightforward.

 Sat Feb 14 14:31:58 +0000 2015

GOG's Valentine's weekend sale includes Postal 2 :)

 Sat Feb 14 14:36:46 +0000 2015

How about Valentine's themed #MorningDOSTalk? But let's make it a bit difficult: games where you could give flowers &/or chocolate to some1.

 Sat Feb 14 14:41:06 +0000 2015

Leisure Suit Larry 1, of course. A rose and a box of chocolates go to the same person. :) #MorningDOSTalk

 Sat Feb 14 14:41:54 +0000 2015

Gobliins 2. You give a dude on the first screen a flower as a part of a plan to steal his sausage :) #MorningDOSTalk

 Sat Feb 14 14:43:15 +0000 2015

In Quest for Glory 2 you could give flowers to women. Raises honor. #MorningDOSTalk

 Sat Feb 14 14:45:53 +0000 2015

:(

 Sat Feb 14 14:46:24 +0000 2015

I forgot that in Leisure Suit Larry you could also give the rose to a bum! #MorningDOSTalk

 Sat Feb 14 14:47:15 +0000 2015

"Flowers to womans" sounds a bit clinical

 Sat Feb 14 14:52:18 +0000 2015

Not sure, honestly.

 Sat Feb 14 14:54:56 +0000 2015

RPG fans! Any DOS games you can remember where you could give flowers or chocolate to someone? #MorningDOSTalk

 Sat Feb 14 14:55:36 +0000 2015

The first game is what I'm talking about.

 Sat Feb 14 15:09:25 +0000 2015

Leisure Suit Larry 2. You could give a flower to two Hare Krishnas who were actually undercover KGB agents. #MorningDOSTalk

 Sat Feb 14 15:12:33 +0000 2015

Oh boy!

 Sat Feb 14 15:41:11 +0000 2015

I'll accept that

 Sat Feb 14 15:43:45 +0000 2015

We got 1 & 2 covered. How about the other two?

 Sat Feb 14 15:44:34 +0000 2015

You fucking better!

 Sat Feb 14 15:46:04 +0000 2015

RT @ben_304: @richardgoodness @dosnostalgic The answer to the door's riddle in the underworld in King's Quest 6 is also "LOVE".

 Sat Feb 14 15:47:20 +0000 2015

RT @PaulMcCartney: Paul will play a special Valentine's Day concert this evening at Irving Plaza, NYC. Ticket details HERE: http://t.co/NT5…

 Sat Feb 14 15:54:12 +0000 2015

Half hour left to mention DOS games that let you give flowers or chocolate to someone! #MorningDOSTalk

 Sat Feb 14 16:34:55 +0000 2015

 Sat Feb 14 16:39:04 +0000 2015

RT @alyankovic: Happy Mandatory Valentines Day!

 Sat Feb 14 17:15:49 +0000 2015

RT @HotU_net: Restored old ratings
Managed to recover old votes (decade worth of ratings). Sorting games by rating also works now. http://t…

 Sat Feb 14 17:40:25 +0000 2015

Heh. Lots and lots of attempts to translate Pushkin's Eugene Onegin into English. Only first paragraph: http://www-users.york.ac.uk/~pml1/onegin/

 Sat Feb 14 18:04:21 +0000 2015

I will say that most of these translations fail in one way or another.

 Sat Feb 14 18:04:51 +0000 2015

Pushkin is tricky in a way that his style is super simple. It's too easy to ruin that.

 Sat Feb 14 18:09:59 +0000 2015

Looked up the book. Shit, I should read that.

 Sat Feb 14 18:13:29 +0000 2015

@ashtonraze Meanwhile in Russia

 Sat Feb 14 18:14:28 +0000 2015

I tried working it in as a reply to one of your tweets, but failed.

 Sat Feb 14 18:17:14 +0000 2015

Oh, he's the token Russian now?

 Sat Feb 14 18:18:29 +0000 2015

RT @NapnRetrogaming: DoubleSpyGuy (1990): A Jumpman-like platformer who's coming from the ANSI culture. http://www.napostriouf.com/en/jay-carson-doublespyguy-1990/ #DOSGaming #…

 Sat Feb 14 18:32:53 +0000 2015

RT @NapnRetrogaming: Mid 90's is known to be the epoch of unauthorized use of brand name, here's an example Star Wars 2 (1995) https://t.co…

 Sat Feb 14 18:33:10 +0000 2015

RT @ClassicRetroG: Do you still remember this fantastic #Classic?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtthbL-TGrk
#Retrogaming #DOSGaming

 Sat Feb 14 18:33:23 +0000 2015

what did I do to deserve this?

 Sat Feb 14 19:13:22 +0000 2015

But... but... that was Russian patriotism!

 Sat Feb 14 19:15:27 +0000 2015

Who else?

 Sat Feb 14 19:16:38 +0000 2015

Fellow DOS enthusiasts! If you'd like to be a guest on my podcast, let me know!

 Sat Feb 14 19:24:20 +0000 2015

I swear I can hear a Spectrum loading noise in the distance. I must be going insane.

 Sat Feb 14 19:26:54 +0000 2015

A box of donuts is the easiest way to my heart!

 Sat Feb 14 19:49:59 +0000 2015

✓ Any of the above

 Sat Feb 14 19:52:23 +0000 2015

Ancient DOS Games on DreamWeb: http://www.pixelships.com/adg/ep0155.html #ADG

 Sat Feb 14 21:16:53 +0000 2015

My best friend is coming over with snacks and we're watching Blues Brothers. My best Valentine's Day in a while!

 Sat Feb 14 22:05:36 +0000 2015

I had a flowers/chocolate #MorningDOSTalk earlier, but didn't get many suggestions.

 Sat Feb 14 22:07:23 +0000 2015

Happy Valentine's Day from DOS Nostalgia!

 Sat Feb 14 22:15:00 +0000 2015

What... what happened last year?

 Sat Feb 14 23:10:53 +0000 2015

That was not on 14th!

 Sat Feb 14 23:29:36 +0000 2015

My memory betrays me. Yeah, that was pretty awesome. :3

 Sat Feb 14 23:33:31 +0000 2015

 Sun Feb 15 02:33:54 +0000 2015

One Valentine's bottle of tequila is done. Yeah, bitches.

 Sun Feb 15 03:28:59 +0000 2015

Time to bring out the backup.

 Sun Feb 15 03:41:18 +0000 2015

 Sun Feb 15 03:51:46 +0000 2015

Better than the 1st film?

 Sun Feb 15 03:59:19 +0000 2015

RT @ben_304: It's fun to see how some of the original story ideas made it into the game before being scrapped in favor of action. http://t.…

 Sun Feb 15 11:48:49 +0000 2015

RT @ben_304: A little growth chart of how Doom's look evolved over builds:

 Sun Feb 15 11:48:55 +0000 2015

RT @richardcobbett: New Video! It's the Valentine's Day special too exciting for Valentine's Day. Let's go with that. Venus Hostage! http:/…

 Sun Feb 15 11:49:23 +0000 2015

I was always very impressed with Venus Hostage because it's a 3D indie game created entirely by two people.

 Sun Feb 15 11:50:57 +0000 2015

That's about the only good thing I can say about it, but still.

 Sun Feb 15 11:51:36 +0000 2015

You should just ask @GrundislavGames how much he wants for that.

 Sun Feb 15 12:49:21 +0000 2015

So yeah, got pretty drunk last night, not gonna lie.

 Sun Feb 15 12:49:57 +0000 2015

Co-caine, co-caine to go straight to your brain. #MorningJam http://youtu.be/Imt7ZzSSo7U

 Sun Feb 15 13:13:08 +0000 2015

Happy Birthday, good sir!