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 Fri May 01 04:34:38 +0000 2020

Ведь родился и вырос на улице Ленина, и меня зарубает время от времени.

 Fri May 01 05:34:12 +0000 2020

It's 2:30 in the morning, and I think I'm loosing my mind

 Fri May 01 06:32:29 +0000 2020

Ancients of Mu Mu!

 Fri May 01 06:36:43 +0000 2020

RT @musaubkhanmd: I talk about how health care workers share similar struggles with workers striking today on May Day. Instead of being her…

 Fri May 01 16:02:21 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Workers, you hold all the chips right now. Strike for your rights, and fair wages.

 Fri May 01 16:10:15 +0000 2020

RT @cngzrm: Oldies but goldies. Rockford. Game of this night. Let's go 😋
#dosgaming #retrogaming

 Fri May 01 17:06:54 +0000 2020

Me as a Soviet child.
#FlashbackFriday

 Fri May 01 17:23:26 +0000 2020

Just this one
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1199179961510354945

 Fri May 01 17:38:55 +0000 2020

Jammit (GTE Vantage/GTE Entertainment, 1994) #DOSGameScreenADay

 Fri May 01 17:40:41 +0000 2020

 Fri May 01 17:42:35 +0000 2020

RT @DoubleFine: Take a trip down memory lane with us back to 1995, with this mini feature on the making of Full Throttle, from @2PProductio…

 Fri May 01 19:18:39 +0000 2020

 Fri May 01 20:38:22 +0000 2020

RT @lazygamereviews: It's Friday, apparently! And there's a new LGR restoration video for ya:

https://youtu.be/i4mZuPZuFxo

This time it's the…

 Fri May 01 20:49:30 +0000 2020

Yes. Linux.

 Fri May 01 20:53:56 +0000 2020

🤷‍♂️

 Fri May 01 20:55:12 +0000 2020

Almost nothing contributed to me abandoning religion more than me arriving to US, and then discovering that particular brand of American Jesus who is white, and loves guns and cops. 🤷‍♂️

 Fri May 01 21:28:11 +0000 2020

 Fri May 01 22:03:11 +0000 2020

Oh, a new DOS-inspired shareware game, you say? Who is it by? Let's see...... oh..... oh......... well, that's a pass.

 Fri May 01 22:34:42 +0000 2020

No, that's a different person!

 Fri May 01 22:36:10 +0000 2020

No, no. A completely different person.

 Fri May 01 22:36:50 +0000 2020

He seems to say that all his stuff is intended as comedy, buuuuuut having read a bunch of it, I don't really see much satire there.

 Fri May 01 22:37:45 +0000 2020

I just blocked a guy last week who followed me for months who proudly had "fascist" right in his bio, and his timeline was all kinds of crazy. Surprisingly, also Hispanic. You'd think they'd know better, but apparently 🤷‍♂️

 Fri May 01 22:41:19 +0000 2020

I once was a naive kid who thought videogames would bring us all together. Now I'm a grey haired adult who needs to vet new DOS-adjacent games. Disappointment never ends.

 Fri May 01 22:45:34 +0000 2020

Props to the many creators of videogames who also try to be nice people instead of giving up and turning into shitbags. You rock!

 Fri May 01 22:48:01 +0000 2020

Let's see if these two venn diagrams intersect

 Fri May 01 23:04:23 +0000 2020

"Krugozor", a monthly Soviet magazine (1964-1992) that included flexi-records with domestic and foreign music.

 Fri May 01 23:39:01 +0000 2020

Here's a demo of some of these records:
https://youtu.be/8eBt0CC7M8c

 Fri May 01 23:39:58 +0000 2020

That's the reason I'm posting this. Russian "bone" records are an interesting phenomenon to mention, but there was a very legal Russian flexi-disc option in Krugozor.

 Fri May 01 23:58:27 +0000 2020

I made a fuckton of Russian salad again and I'm gonna eat ALL OF IT by myself. 🥄

 Sat May 02 00:01:18 +0000 2020

If you'd like to make a Russian salad of your own, follow this thread:
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1235716756108390401

 Sat May 02 00:03:09 +0000 2020

Us too, but we're in the middle of a crisis, so I'm planning on having it whenever!

 Sat May 02 00:05:22 +0000 2020

Make your own! It's super easy.

 Sat May 02 00:09:21 +0000 2020

 Sat May 02 00:10:38 +0000 2020

Interesting. That's like just one layer of "Herring under a fur coat" salad.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dressed_herring

 Sat May 02 00:29:23 +0000 2020

That's... a storage container.

 Sat May 02 00:30:00 +0000 2020

It is delicious!

 Sat May 02 00:31:06 +0000 2020

Nature is healing. We are the virus.

 Sat May 02 01:23:26 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: And now a message from our sponsors

 Sat May 02 01:39:18 +0000 2020

This this the algorhythm of night

 Sat May 02 02:23:18 +0000 2020

RT @Russia_NC:

 Sat May 02 02:41:55 +0000 2020

RT @RussianMemesLtd: am tit

 Sat May 02 02:45:14 +0000 2020

Gorky 17

 Sat May 02 02:48:13 +0000 2020

Was falling asleep in the chair, relocated to bed, now I'm awake. Don't know what to do. Gonna eat the rest of the salad, I guess.

 Sat May 02 03:32:01 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: If you're a fan of Another World, but have never played Heart of Darkness, I suggest you check it out. It's essentially t…

 Sat May 02 03:33:53 +0000 2020

I knew this would happen eventually. This is the town next to mine. https://x.com/julioalvarez70/status/1256275635300962305

 Sat May 02 03:38:55 +0000 2020

I'm happy that most of you guys left. I have no idea what the fuck I'm still doing here tbh.

 Sat May 02 04:04:53 +0000 2020

I ate all the salad. Now what?

 Sat May 02 04:20:00 +0000 2020

I don't have any 😥

 Sat May 02 04:22:13 +0000 2020

I'm fucking trying!

 Sat May 02 04:23:28 +0000 2020

You and I played very different Another World.

 Sat May 02 06:33:40 +0000 2020

Салат

 Sat May 02 06:34:53 +0000 2020

RT @Pixelmusement: New Ancient DOS Games episode uploaded! https://youtu.be/9SHfP8Oz5Zg

 Sat May 02 15:49:00 +0000 2020

RT @iamgunti: @tawanug (in the pic) & I spend so many weekends with #PrinceofPersia on this very PC. It was a world inside the game, very r…

 Sat May 02 15:50:04 +0000 2020

RT @martijnfrazer: When someone rings your doorbell just as you've gotten used to lockdown #DOSGaming

 Sat May 02 15:54:18 +0000 2020

RT @Emberheartgames: If you haven't played Monster Bash from #Apogee you haven't seen any horror!
Just look at this foe from hell!

#retrog…

 Sat May 02 15:54:48 +0000 2020

RT @alberto__rs: My new project "Future in the Past" allows you to get a #floppydisk version of the songs. Limited to 10 copies and then ne…

 Sat May 02 15:58:21 +0000 2020

Ghosts 'N Goblins (Pacific Dataworks International/Capcom U.S.A., 1987) #DOSGameScreenADay

 Sat May 02 17:23:21 +0000 2020

RT @konel_bread: 筋肉ムキムキくまさんのパン♩

腹筋はちぎりパン仕様です😚

#bread #konel #手作りパン #パン教室
#筋肉パン #コロナに負けるな

 Sat May 02 17:26:05 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Early promo shot of StarCraft, when it still looked a lot like WarCraft II

 Sat May 02 17:57:58 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Some early Duke 3D promo shots

 Sat May 02 17:58:35 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Some early Blood promo images

 Sat May 02 17:58:53 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: I little more late Soviet animation. A segment from "Lift" by Pilot Studios from 1989.

 Sat May 02 18:04:04 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Poor working conditions of a Leningrand factory observed by a local detective, set to Stevie Wonder. From a 1988 Soviet t…

 Sat May 02 18:14:25 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Nature is healing. We are the virus.

 Sat May 02 18:38:58 +0000 2020

wool

 Sat May 02 19:03:07 +0000 2020

A bit late to this, but my main issue is that most CRT emulators settle for the of image you see on the left of that thumbnail, while in reality your eyes saw something resembling the version on the right.

 Sat May 02 20:41:16 +0000 2020

I remember when it was first pointed out that Nintendo's ROM of Super Mario Bros available across its digital platforms was, in fact, an enthusiast dumped ROM that's been available online for a couple decades, some people said that since cartridges don't change, neither do (1/2)

 Sat May 02 20:45:33 +0000 2020

(2/2) the contents of their dumps. While that's partially true, the methods we use to record said dumps do evolve, and our tools change. Here's Nerdly Pleasures with an article on this subject:
http://nerdlypleasures.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-nes-and-famicom-accurate-cartridge.html?m=1

 Sat May 02 20:46:50 +0000 2020

So yeah, unless Nintendo dug up some old ass tech and tools that probably ran on DOS to recreate that exact ROM, they just downloaded a pirate ROM off the internet, from one of the many sites they were fighting against for decades, and sold it to you. 🤷

 Sat May 02 20:49:11 +0000 2020

Where do you stand on Big Gus, What's the Fuss?

 Sat May 02 20:53:30 +0000 2020

You think this is *fighting*?

 Sat May 02 20:54:36 +0000 2020

All of that was later. I'm talking about the original Wii debacle, and there was plenty of evidence

 Sat May 02 21:10:37 +0000 2020

Ok, so apparently some of this has been disputed to a degree, so I'm going to amend my statement:
While Nintendo *might* not have downloaded the ROM, they *certainly* used something that was a result of an industry they fight against.
https://x.com/LuigiBlood/status/1256694130257911815?s=19

 Sat May 02 21:29:15 +0000 2020

But also file formats do change and evolve. I'm glad that all MS Office files are just zips with xmls and stuff inside. Really made my work life easier on many occasions.

 Sat May 02 21:33:08 +0000 2020

Yes, but that's been the case for over a decade, so it's been a while.

 Sat May 02 21:36:18 +0000 2020

Of course it's within their right. Nobody said it wasn't.

 Sat May 02 22:16:03 +0000 2020

RT @Pixel_THING: Who misses the good-old Sierra On-Line? Here's a bit of #nostalgia for ya ;)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_1TZoNiW6U
#retrogames #retrocom…

 Sat May 02 22:18:19 +0000 2020

My "tone" implied a moral failing, never a legal one. Hello to all corporation defenders! 👋 https://x.com/JHarrdington/status/1256718646312759297

 Sat May 02 23:03:49 +0000 2020

Sometimes internet *can* be easier than an archive. Now let's think about why that is. 🤔

 Sat May 02 23:05:58 +0000 2020

Yes, I understood that, and wasn't disputing this point.

 Sat May 02 23:11:55 +0000 2020

Do they really have nothing fucking better to do? Jfc https://x.com/NYPDTransit/status/1256594296230330369

 Sat May 02 23:33:38 +0000 2020

RT @EricChahi: Hey, here is a surprising #Amiga animation. That concludes a graphic demo I made in 1989 to convince #PaulCuisset and #Delph…

 Sat May 02 23:34:48 +0000 2020

I think it's Drink O'Clock. Happy Saturday, people of Twitter!
Tell me what DOS games you've been playing while in social isolation.

 Sat May 02 23:40:35 +0000 2020

#NotDOS

 Sun May 03 01:25:21 +0000 2020

OH YEAH!... Oh... oh no.

 Sun May 03 02:12:01 +0000 2020

RT @MobyGamer: When I restore systems, I play Bill Franklin's SOLITARE (1985) to burn it in. I play against the computer (both same cards)…

 Sun May 03 03:26:55 +0000 2020

Awwww, clumsy baby ❤

 Sun May 03 05:58:17 +0000 2020

I understand, officer Lewis

 Sun May 03 06:44:39 +0000 2020

RoboCop 3

 Sun May 03 06:54:39 +0000 2020

You can just say it. It's okay.

 Sun May 03 07:09:37 +0000 2020

Any reasonable person watches RoboCop several times a year.

 Sun May 03 07:10:12 +0000 2020

Here ya go
https://youtu.be/LCYF7eOlrJo

 Sun May 03 07:11:24 +0000 2020

There's a lot more to this clip. It's worth watching.

 Sun May 03 07:15:40 +0000 2020

RT @mikko: I was a nervous 21-year old coder, sitting in a meeting with a big client. Turns out, I had forgotten my materials at our office…

 Sun May 03 07:46:20 +0000 2020

I would maybe agree with this, but currently 90% of game prevention is a byproduct of piracy, so all the signs point to your suggestion not being too viable. Meanwhile, yes, we have and *are* losing things. Waiting patiently is not an option.

 Sun May 03 13:44:38 +0000 2020

IMHO, there's no public benefit in any preservation effort if the result isn't available to the public. 🤷

 Sun May 03 13:59:14 +0000 2020

Yes, but the town isn't actually all that big.

 Sun May 03 13:59:45 +0000 2020

I've already played Test Drive 3 and Vette by that point, so I guess I wasn't as impressed.

 Sun May 03 14:01:12 +0000 2020

Time will tell, obviously. Mark this tweet, we'll get back to it 10 years from now, and not much will change on the publisher side. If it does, then I'm gonna be wrong, but I'll still be happy.

 Sun May 03 14:05:16 +0000 2020

RT @dosgameclub: May is 💾 PINBALL MONTH 💾 over on http://dosgameclub.com 🐬 There are so many to choose from: Psycho Pinball, Pinball Dream…

 Sun May 03 14:26:10 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: I understand, officer Lewis

 Sun May 03 14:54:21 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Found this in one of the aisles. Someone wrote their shopping list on a punch card! 😄

 Sun May 03 15:05:18 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: TIL why Treasure Island Dizzy only gave you one life. Aaaaarrrrrrrgggghhhh!

 Sun May 03 15:08:36 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic:

 Sun May 03 15:16:00 +0000 2020

The complete account of my evening of January 28th 2016

 Sun May 03 15:30:52 +0000 2020

I must point out that while this looks like a joke with a punchline, at the time there was a moment where I was legitimately freaked out.

 Sun May 03 15:33:49 +0000 2020

It was random phone numbers from all over the country with a 10 year span. I have researched it later, of course, and it turned out that *a* company was buying ALL the numbers. FCC even went after them, but they were still doing it.

 Sun May 03 15:35:23 +0000 2020

This is what actually happened, but encountering this without knowing this fact was still creepy

 Sun May 03 15:36:47 +0000 2020

 Sun May 03 15:37:35 +0000 2020

RT @TexTweetz:

 Sun May 03 16:54:02 +0000 2020

RT @win_icons: 3000 icons - 2436

 Sun May 03 17:11:31 +0000 2020

 Sun May 03 17:15:59 +0000 2020

Surf Ninjas (Creative Edge Software/Capstone Software, 1994) #DOSGameScreenADay

 Sun May 03 17:28:30 +0000 2020

I mean, casting Matt Berry in *anything* is amazing casting. He just should be in everything.

 Sun May 03 19:04:52 +0000 2020

I just tried Paint 3D for the first time ever, and you know what? It's pretty cool.

 Sun May 03 19:42:03 +0000 2020

Seriously, it's pretty damn easy!

 Sun May 03 19:48:46 +0000 2020

Ah, fuck. I missed DOS de Mayo again.

 Sun May 03 20:09:58 +0000 2020

Oh shit, Wizkid is trending! Finally some recognition for this underrated sequel. #DOSGaming

 Sun May 03 23:28:33 +0000 2020

Wizkid print ad.
#DOSGaming

 Sun May 03 23:31:30 +0000 2020

You can't fool me!

 Sun May 03 23:37:26 +0000 2020

Oh wow, that's a tense commentary track. And the cut in the middle is super obvious. Did they get into a fight? 😄 https://x.com/Criterion/status/1257092341829193730

 Sun May 03 23:45:04 +0000 2020

 Sun May 03 23:49:38 +0000 2020

I used to able to play Circus Charlie (Famicom) when I was a kid in such a way that it would reach its maximum difficulty and just kept looping. Surely, muscle memory accounts for something, right? Wrong! Couldn't even get through level 5 after ten attempts the other day 😥

 Sun May 03 23:54:56 +0000 2020

Essentially this is the kind of skill you acquire because you have infinite free time, and only have access to shitty games like Circus Charlie.

 Sun May 03 23:59:48 +0000 2020

Ok, fine, it's a fine game for what it is. But fuck you for making me feel old, Circus Charlie!

 Mon May 04 00:00:35 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: I've got one of those Famicom pirate carts with the famous "birds" menu, which tells a story of two lovers in the menu ht…

 Mon May 04 00:01:29 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Here it is in action:

 Mon May 04 00:01:32 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: And now for something completely different...
(Captured from a real ZX Spectrum with a stereo mod)

 Mon May 04 00:04:22 +0000 2020

Me too. Goddammit.

 Mon May 04 00:10:12 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Kaspersky antivirus v4.3 DOS, 1991. Comes with a scanner, a resident scanner + memory monitor, a debugger + disassembler,…

 Mon May 04 00:38:49 +0000 2020

It's kind of meh.

 Mon May 04 00:53:00 +0000 2020

Ну, кто-то видимо пользовался т.к. Касперский всё-же ещё с нами, в отличие от других советских программ.

 Mon May 04 01:39:34 +0000 2020

Oh no, I've discovered http://objection.lol 😂

 Mon May 04 01:41:19 +0000 2020

Ну, и к чему это вы?

 Mon May 04 01:46:05 +0000 2020

Выбор был всегда. Вы лучше скажите чем вы тогда пользовались.

 Mon May 04 01:51:13 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Play a simple Russian DOS game "Plates" right in your browser.
Try to balance a plate on top of a stick for as long as yo…

 Mon May 04 02:10:54 +0000 2020

Tonight's 90s dance hit: 🎵
Nightcrawlers - Push The Feeling On https://youtu.be/n-T84JqXAe0
Year 1995 (this version)
Charts: UK Dance #1, Eurochart Hot 100 #5, US Hot Dance Club Play #1, Top 10 in Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, & Zimbabwe

 Mon May 04 02:27:55 +0000 2020

It was technically a remix of a remix, but here's the original version of the song that nobody remembers anymore, despite it reaching UK, Canadian, and US charts:
https://youtu.be/A4tZiThZPdE

 Mon May 04 02:29:59 +0000 2020

Now Horace is trending? My, what a day!

 Mon May 04 02:31:39 +0000 2020

RT @lazygamereviews: Floppy drives in stereo

 Mon May 04 02:36:25 +0000 2020

Did Oculus remove the "Free" section of their Store?

 Mon May 04 02:54:56 +0000 2020

They don't even show up if you sort the entire catalog by price 🤷‍♂️

 Mon May 04 03:27:55 +0000 2020

RT @BBW_BFF: The Nice Guys https://x.com/chuckwendig/status/1257099261071810562

 Mon May 04 03:28:45 +0000 2020

Yeah, I wish it wasn't a PSVR exclusive 😥

 Mon May 04 06:08:07 +0000 2020

I'm hope it reaches PCs eventually, like Rez and Tetris Effect. It really looks like something I'd enjoy.

 Mon May 04 06:13:37 +0000 2020

Почему вы решили что:
Я пропутинский?
Скрин 91-го года имеет какое-то отношение к тому что Касперский делает сейчас?

 Mon May 04 12:51:16 +0000 2020

Jack of All Trades:
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1242881309762035712?s=19

 Mon May 04 13:00:41 +0000 2020

RT @KyleOrl: Good morning. So, Billy Mitchell sued Twin Galaxies months ago and no one noticed until now... https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/05/billy-mitchell-takes-his-donkey-kong-high-score-cheating-case-to-court/

 Mon May 04 13:06:36 +0000 2020

Ooh. I finally enjoyed a Rick and Morty episode from the new season! 👍

 Mon May 04 13:45:08 +0000 2020

No, the one from last night. Didn't care for dragons.

 Mon May 04 14:12:16 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: #DOSGaming

 Mon May 04 14:43:12 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: #DOSGaming

 Mon May 04 14:43:15 +0000 2020

RT @Arethrid: Digging the mood in this game and especially those PCs. ⌨️🖥️🖱️💾
#DOSGaming #RETROGAMING #pcgaming #RetroGames
#oldschoolgami…

 Mon May 04 17:33:44 +0000 2020

RT @TheMedievalNerd: Are you fine people ready for the grind? (I guess we have no choice!)

Godspeed to all you beautiful people!

#DOSGami…

 Mon May 04 17:34:06 +0000 2020

Or as I like to call it, Wolfenstein with 3D meshes

 Mon May 04 17:41:23 +0000 2020

RT @textfiles: Another 300 Windows Desktop Themes available. Now we're getting to the good stuff.

https://archive.org/details/windowsdesktopthemes?sort=-publicdate https://t.co/R1n…

 Mon May 04 17:42:50 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Finished, but cancelled DOS version of Super Star Wars. #StarWarsDay #DOSGaming

 Mon May 04 17:45:51 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: #StarWarsDay #DOSGaming

 Mon May 04 17:46:11 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: #StarWarsDay #DOSGaming

 Mon May 04 17:46:14 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: #DOSGaming

 Mon May 04 17:46:18 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: #StarWarsDay #DOSGaming

 Mon May 04 17:46:21 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: #StarWarsDay #DOSGaming

 Mon May 04 17:46:24 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: #StarWarsDay #DOSGamin

 Mon May 04 17:46:29 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: #StarWarsDay #DOSGaming

 Mon May 04 17:46:32 +0000 2020

The reason is revealed in Goat Simulator. https://x.com/Ada_Palmer/status/1257333588086919171

 Mon May 04 17:49:55 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Soon, peace and order will be restored throughout the galaxy. #DOSGaming

 Mon May 04 18:00:29 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: My favorite scene from Rogue One

 Mon May 04 18:01:18 +0000 2020

Jill of the Jungle AdLib soundtrack recorded *digitally*. A lengthy and impressive explanation of what that means is in the video description.
https://youtu.be/RqRFnHzAmCk

 Mon May 04 18:34:44 +0000 2020

I thought it was because of the documentary crew that was doing setups. Putting a light onto someone to throw them out wasn't a common practice.

 Mon May 04 18:39:40 +0000 2020

This piece has a bit with the guy who was in charge of the lights
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/bjxq74/30-years-ago-billy-joel-had-a-meltdown-in-moscow

 Mon May 04 18:47:55 +0000 2020

Well, I enjoyed The Last Jedi for being both subversive and funny, so I'm all for a Taika Waititi Star Wars film. 🤷‍♂️

 Mon May 04 19:23:33 +0000 2020

Still thinking how it too this season of Rick and Morty six episodes to actually get going.

 Mon May 04 19:49:05 +0000 2020

I really hope the rest of it is more like this, rather than the mean spirited Futurama we've been getting.

 Mon May 04 19:49:35 +0000 2020

Although... Even though I know it's not exactly their department, but for a show that is resulting in pretty high amount of merchandising, them making fun of consumerism as a direct result of the show is kind of 🤷‍♂️

 Mon May 04 19:55:31 +0000 2020

Yeah, there's always ONE stand out one each time. I hope there's a better one ahead, but this might have been it tbh.

 Mon May 04 19:56:43 +0000 2020

I wasn't saying it wasn't funny though. I was laughing through that whole monologue. 😂

 Mon May 04 19:59:33 +0000 2020

DOS port of Star Wars arcade had the best BOSS KEY. #DOSGaming

 Mon May 04 20:12:32 +0000 2020

Remember when it was *customary* for games to include a function for disguising the game as productivity software in case one was playing AT WORK?

 Mon May 04 20:14:50 +0000 2020

I'm gotta hit you WITH a ZX Spectrum!

 Mon May 04 20:15:25 +0000 2020

Well, say you are in a situation where you don't have
- time
- water
- facilities
- energy
or any combination of the above, but you DO have
- money equivalent of buying about 18 uncooked eggs
🤷‍♂️

 Mon May 04 20:20:57 +0000 2020

 Mon May 04 20:36:16 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: The complete account of my evening of January 28th 2016

 Mon May 04 20:43:35 +0000 2020

Too soon

 Mon May 04 21:38:34 +0000 2020

In other great news: I remembered that I still have a jar of pickles!

 Mon May 04 21:41:16 +0000 2020

They are definitely a reminder of a bygone era.

 Tue May 05 00:51:39 +0000 2020

Speaking of Jews v3.0 (MS-DOS, 1997)

 Tue May 05 02:16:40 +0000 2020

It is now https://archive.org/details/talkjew3

 Tue May 05 02:28:31 +0000 2020

Check out "Speaking of Jews" right in your browser:
https://archive.org/details/talkjew3

 Tue May 05 02:38:26 +0000 2020

RT @thenicoleham: Great example of social distancing I saw today

 Tue May 05 02:39:49 +0000 2020

Quarantine, понятное дело. Правда он 7 мб всего, так что не знаю откуда там 18 дискет.
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/539549110790275073

 Tue May 05 05:03:49 +0000 2020

I'm gonna guess no, because we have another contender
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1256351365330239488?s=19

 Tue May 05 15:17:26 +0000 2020

How shitty is it that I can say "same" to this?
https://x.com/DaveOshry/status/1257424017591500802?s=19

 Tue May 05 15:27:23 +0000 2020

Trust me, I was just as surprised as you are.

 Tue May 05 15:33:10 +0000 2020

I feel that this venn diagram has two unrelated circles that just happen to slightly overlap because of their size.

 Tue May 05 16:00:56 +0000 2020

RT @Bhaal_Spawn: Phew 😅 ... that’s today’s daily bike ride done... how did I do?

#Quake #DOSGaming

 Tue May 05 16:22:12 +0000 2020

Download before the inevitable https://x.com/GameSpot/status/1257392089140285444

 Tue May 05 16:27:01 +0000 2020

RT @ThatTomHall: Happy Anniversary, Wolfenstein 3D! And happy birthday Adrian Carmack!

 Tue May 05 17:25:05 +0000 2020

I feel sad for this person because it really looks like they need to seek help, but instead they are now posting about how well their game is being received on 4chan.

 Tue May 05 17:42:41 +0000 2020

He doesn't deserve publicity.

 Tue May 05 17:48:20 +0000 2020

Sorry if I'm bumming you out with all this bullshit. I often hear that games are supposed to be escapist, and that is even more true for nostalgia-related accounts. But... I'm not 12. All things, & games too, exist in a context. I just don't think I could ignore it even if tried.

 Tue May 05 17:53:16 +0000 2020

If I see that he's getting somewhere besides his newly found 4chan market, I'll reveal him.
My intention is to inspire people to not be cynical, but more cautious.

 Tue May 05 17:56:27 +0000 2020

In other sad news: I'm running low on pickles.

 Tue May 05 17:58:28 +0000 2020

Babies are here!

 Tue May 05 18:12:04 +0000 2020

Chub Gam 3-D (ChubGamSoft, 1997) #DOSGameScreenADay

 Tue May 05 18:16:03 +0000 2020

RT @romero: Happy 28th Birthday, Wolfenstein 3D! We just wanted to make a cooler update of 1981 megahit Castle Wolfenstein by Silas Warner,…

 Tue May 05 18:31:27 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Always fight Nazis!

 Tue May 05 18:32:24 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Wolfenstein 3D prices around the world

 Tue May 05 18:33:02 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Unused Wolfenstein 3D UI elements from when it was still intended to have stealth elements & also have a EGA version http…

 Tue May 05 18:33:07 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Wolfenstein 3D title screen. From EGA to VGA final #DOSGaming

 Tue May 05 18:34:07 +0000 2020

Happy 28th birthday to Wolfenstein 3D shareware! #DOSGaming

 Tue May 05 18:42:54 +0000 2020

@VGAdvisor

 Tue May 05 19:13:54 +0000 2020

Same issue has a proper Wolfenstein 3D ad closer the end.

 Tue May 05 19:16:10 +0000 2020

It's just resting.

 Tue May 05 19:24:47 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: "This is fine."

 Tue May 05 19:25:41 +0000 2020

RT @mattbarton: Thanks to @dosnostalgic for pointing this out: Here's a full-page vintage ad for Wolfenstein 3D from CGW issue 101. https:/…

 Tue May 05 19:28:10 +0000 2020

Looks like issue 98. Starts on page 50, quote on page 51.

 Tue May 05 19:33:16 +0000 2020

My favorite is "The pneumatic pump of the machine gun, communicated in both the sound and the visual action, is frighteningly realistic." Seems so quaint in retrospect.

 Tue May 05 19:42:35 +0000 2020

RT @mattbarton: Again, thanks to @dosnostalgic, here's a review of the game by Chris Lombardi. Imagine being among the first to ever play a…

 Tue May 05 19:42:43 +0000 2020

Ok, so social distancing deprived me of one of my favorite pastimes - showing cool films to people who have never seen them before. And while I couldn't stand reaction videos before, now I find people "reacting" to classic movies somewhat satisfying to watch.

 Tue May 05 19:48:25 +0000 2020

And maybe I don't find teenagers annoying anymore either, because here's a teen girl watching The Matrix for the first time, and it's kind of adorable. She is playing it up for the camera (as expected of the medium) but she's into the story & the symbolism
https://youtu.be/zbJqxLsCPTw

 Tue May 05 19:51:18 +0000 2020

Also when the hell did The Matrix become older than actual teenage human beings?!?!?!

 Tue May 05 19:52:24 +0000 2020

Yeah, but I'm pretty sure 1999 was only a few years ago.

 Tue May 05 19:57:36 +0000 2020

Also I'm so relieved to find out that a teenager can accept that someone in a trench coat doing a cartwheel in an action scene is cool. Because that just feels extremely 90s to me.

 Tue May 05 20:02:46 +0000 2020

 Tue May 05 20:03:28 +0000 2020

It was though. It had a ridiculously high download stats everywhere. And I'm pretty sure the website is still around.

 Tue May 05 21:02:43 +0000 2020

A ScummVM contributor fixing a bug in a vintage pirate translation of a nearly 30 year old game is just *chef's kiss*

 Tue May 05 21:07:24 +0000 2020

 Tue May 05 21:08:37 +0000 2020

Eh. We didn't make these distinctions back in the day. But the team's intention *was* to distribute the pirated copies of the game. Heck, they even developed a *new* copy protection for one of their other translations with a full intention of FINANCIAL GAIN.

 Tue May 05 21:18:39 +0000 2020

Everyone had ALL the fears of getting into any kind of commercial enterprise at the time simply because if it was successful you were running a risk of several groups approaching you with offers of "protection" for money.

 Tue May 05 21:26:03 +0000 2020

Pictures, full names, and even a mailing address were available!

 Tue May 05 21:26:53 +0000 2020

Lol. What copyright law? We didn't have one till several years later.

 Tue May 05 21:29:32 +0000 2020

Still kind of laughing at the results of the survey I asked people to take after showing them "Brother" (1997).

 Tue May 05 21:30:56 +0000 2020

That was the question I was interested in the most tbh, because I wanted to know an outsider's perspective.

 Tue May 05 21:35:37 +0000 2020

Around 92, I think.

 Tue May 05 21:42:44 +0000 2020

I mean, yeah, it's a grim movie about a pretty grim time, but I feel like I missed out on how liberating it could also feel in real life. Especially for a young person. Everything was changing, everything was new, and everything was allowed.

 Tue May 05 21:45:36 +0000 2020

🥂

 Tue May 05 21:46:26 +0000 2020

No, there aren't many written accounts. Your best bet is finding a Russian immigrant & talking to them. Usually they have plenty to say.

 Tue May 05 21:47:26 +0000 2020

Missed out on talking about*

 Tue May 05 22:20:55 +0000 2020

Right after the stream I found out that the studio put up the sequel with English subtitles on their YouTube channel, so it kind of makes no sense for me to stream it now that it is so accessible. Also, wait, I also don't exactly find it a power fantasy. Maybe I was drunk by then

 Tue May 05 22:40:24 +0000 2020

Oh, I see. Well, maybe because the sequel leans so much more into it, I maybe tend to discount that aspect of the original film a bit.

 Tue May 05 22:44:44 +0000 2020

Btw, this is the sequel, if you wanna check it out. Like I said before, it is a *very* different movie, mostly in a sense that it is completely not serious.
https://youtu.be/R0O3jnLvBxw

 Tue May 05 22:48:14 +0000 2020

Well, I sort of feel this partly confirms one of the reasons VR is niche. If a journalist couldn't figure out what and where to look, and ended up buying garbage, I would assume many non-techie people would end up doing the same.

 Tue May 05 23:33:01 +0000 2020

I can't believe that there are people in the replies that defend this sort of behavior. They are bound to have strained relationship with their children when they grow up. https://x.com/tha_rami/status/1257475617760690177

 Tue May 05 23:49:31 +0000 2020

There's absolutely nothing worse than the feeling of being betrayed by the person who is supposed to be the closest to you, at any point in your life, but especially when you're a child. Such things have life long consequences.

 Tue May 05 23:51:05 +0000 2020

#DOSGaming

 Wed May 06 00:55:31 +0000 2020

It's early 90s dollars too!

 Wed May 06 01:01:57 +0000 2020

Never leave home without it https://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl

 Wed May 06 01:05:47 +0000 2020

RT @simoncarless: Retro game nerds: the story of how Bullfrog made futuristic racing game Hi-Octane in 8 weeks (?!) after EA decided they w…

 Wed May 06 01:11:54 +0000 2020

PM said that it only sold 3,000 units, which seems unreasonably low, even for the time.
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/692873558444249088

 Wed May 06 01:14:11 +0000 2020

And Powermonger shifting more copies than Syndicate? What?

 Wed May 06 01:19:22 +0000 2020

Yeah, but I believe he actually confirms the number verbally during the talk when he used that slide.

 Wed May 06 01:20:13 +0000 2020

I also don't understand any of those numbers. Maybe those were the Hi-Octane sales per that particular quarter? Then I would believe it.

 Wed May 06 01:22:41 +0000 2020

I can see it selling badly, but 3 THOUSAND? That's next to nothing.

 Wed May 06 01:24:57 +0000 2020

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 Wed May 06 02:29:53 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: I'm Mister MEMMAKER
I'm Mister CD-ROM
I'm Mister Sound Blaster
I'm Mister Command COM
Friends call me DOS Miser
What ever…

 Wed May 06 02:33:09 +0000 2020

UU was released in March of 92, I believe. The thing is, Ultima Underworld wasn't a particularly accessible game and it had *very* steep system requirements for the time. Wolfenstein 3D ran well on your standard 386, and the mechanics were point & shoot.

 Wed May 06 06:14:23 +0000 2020

I (badly) talk a little specifically about the translations of Sierra games in this video
https://youtu.be/VBf_FAIKksY
I mean yes, there are lists, and everything, but they are all in Russian.

 Wed May 06 06:20:57 +0000 2020

Happy Birthday! 🎂🎉🥂

 Wed May 06 08:03:14 +0000 2020

I gotta say that I'm just as surprised as anyone that Dr. Peter Weller agreed to voice RoboCop in Mortal Kombat 11. However, to me seeing RoboCop fight would be just as surreal as seeing him jump.

 Wed May 06 19:39:11 +0000 2020

At this point I'm kind of assuming that all of my followers have seen RoboCop. If you haven't, you have to see RoboCop. No joke, it is one of the best American films ever. It has everything. Action, emotion, in-your-face satire, & all of these elements still work perfectly today.

 Wed May 06 19:42:20 +0000 2020

Not to mention just experiencing such an amazingly layered movie with an extremely dumb title like "RoboCop" is already something.

 Wed May 06 19:44:04 +0000 2020

For the longest time he wouldn't even participate in interviews about it. They are still having a hard time convincing him to participate in RoboDoc, and he was never on any DVD extras. But recently he's been appearing at screenings, and talks, and such. He's coming around.

 Wed May 06 19:47:29 +0000 2020

What RoboCop (2014)? There's only one RoboCop.

 Wed May 06 19:47:56 +0000 2020

All I see is a black screen. 🤷‍♂️

 Wed May 06 19:49:02 +0000 2020

 Wed May 06 19:58:18 +0000 2020

RT @TheMedievalNerd: Talk about masochistic design for a cleaning device. I think I'd get sick before I'd finish any job. lol 🤮

#DOSGaming…

 Wed May 06 20:04:22 +0000 2020

Yikes. What an ugly ad. https://t.co/DzFoakrB8z

 Wed May 06 20:06:15 +0000 2020

RT @MsDOSClub: Gobliiins #msdos

Preparando el próximo podcast con ésta saga de Coktel Vision.

 Wed May 06 20:08:00 +0000 2020

MS-TRES when?

 Wed May 06 20:10:43 +0000 2020

 Wed May 06 20:21:57 +0000 2020

It was

 Wed May 06 21:02:19 +0000 2020

Branch of DosBox that implements a more accurate "Nuked OPL" AdLib emulator, pixel perfect scaling, and other additions:
https://dosbox-staging.github.io

 Wed May 06 23:57:19 +0000 2020

Pixel perfect scaling is cool, but I guess I now need a 4K monitor to scale 800x600 and up 😂

 Thu May 07 00:17:08 +0000 2020

Finally thanks to Nuked OPL a brand of DosBox can now have accurate AdLib emulation that can pull off digital sound through FM!

 Thu May 07 00:33:57 +0000 2020

Real hardware demonstration here:
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1185401188575039488

 Thu May 07 00:34:33 +0000 2020

Ever since freaking AdPlug (!) got a Nuked OPL mode I was wondering when DosBox's turn would come.

 Thu May 07 00:36:21 +0000 2020

The actual technique? I have no clue. Maybe @MobyGamer can help us out?

 Thu May 07 00:40:29 +0000 2020

There were a handful of games that relied on abusing AdLib in this way to produce sound effects with no other option, so they'd never sound right in DosBox. Until now! Here is Silmarils's Metal Mutant! #DOSGaming

 Thu May 07 00:44:41 +0000 2020

I usually only start singing, but sure.

 Thu May 07 00:47:52 +0000 2020

No, I just don't keep up with all the branches of DosBox. Just found this https://dosbox-staging.github.io/

 Thu May 07 00:53:29 +0000 2020

Btw, as a demonstration:
OPL2 has been around since 1985, AdLib since 1987, DosBox since 2002, but we weren't at the point of anything that close to accurate until about 2016 when WoodyOPL appeared.
Here's me attempting to play the same file in stock DosBox:

 Thu May 07 01:03:55 +0000 2020

Emulation often takes a long time to get somewhere, but the best thing about emulation is that everything improves with time, as long as dedicated people keep working on it.

 Thu May 07 01:05:45 +0000 2020

I have an SB Live in one of my machines. I can try.

 Thu May 07 01:09:31 +0000 2020

Yep, that's the one. I also have an on-board Crystal one.

 Thu May 07 01:12:03 +0000 2020

Another World is one of the few games that supports both bitbanging the PC Speaker to produce PCM sound, and PCM through AdLib:

 Thu May 07 01:19:55 +0000 2020

Here's the AdLib mode in emulated action:

 Thu May 07 01:20:39 +0000 2020

Yeah, I tried that too. Pretty lame.

 Thu May 07 01:23:11 +0000 2020

RT @Macaw45: Streaming BIBLICAL DOS games https://www.twitch.tv/macaw45

 Thu May 07 01:35:22 +0000 2020

I can't watch any of those because they are unavailable in the US.

 Thu May 07 02:45:26 +0000 2020

I've seen one, I think. Were they hosted by Benzai?

 Thu May 07 02:57:36 +0000 2020

Someone liked The Matrix soundtrack. https://x.com/winampskins/status/1258230096269172736

 Thu May 07 03:06:48 +0000 2020

I still don't particularly understand what was the deal with all the songs on The Matrix soundtrack that weren't actually in the movie. 🤷‍♂️

 Thu May 07 03:10:29 +0000 2020

Only the European release was marked that.

 Thu May 07 03:12:40 +0000 2020

I played Du Hast a lot.

 Thu May 07 03:29:01 +0000 2020

Pinball Dreams has an actual AdLib soundtrack. Are you sure you're not thinking of something else?

 Thu May 07 03:44:04 +0000 2020

No, it wasn't. Another World was created almost entirely by Eric Chahi, with Jean‑Francois Freitas handling the music, and Daniel Morais doing the DOS port. None of them worked on Flashback.

 Thu May 07 04:00:19 +0000 2020

I fucking can't stand Hackers, but that soundtrack was GREAT.

 Thu May 07 04:08:31 +0000 2020

RT @didgeridougrou: Shit the simpsons really did predict 2020

 Thu May 07 05:13:35 +0000 2020

Huh. Well, guess what? Turns out Pinball Dreams that I had installed was a demo, and that has an AdLib soundtrack 😯

 Thu May 07 05:59:54 +0000 2020

RT @TubeTimeUS: announcing the SCOPETREX -- the vector gaming console for your oscilloscope or XY monitor!

ever wanted to buy a Vectrex, b…

 Thu May 07 06:45:13 +0000 2020

 Thu May 07 08:00:56 +0000 2020

 Thu May 07 08:04:01 +0000 2020

The good Dale is in the Lodge, and he can't leave. Write it in your diary.

 Thu May 07 08:29:42 +0000 2020

Ummm.... Fucking YIKES. 👀

 Thu May 07 08:55:12 +0000 2020

Are you feeling it now, Mr. Krabs?

 Thu May 07 10:33:24 +0000 2020

Before it was cool?

 Thu May 07 10:33:48 +0000 2020

Good morning, Internet!

 Thu May 07 10:52:39 +0000 2020

NO

 Thu May 07 11:04:46 +0000 2020

Is that how the music in The Lost Vikings does the samples while not using PCM?

 Thu May 07 11:08:10 +0000 2020

Looks like staging people got into a fight with the DosBox upstream people, and it got somewhat ugly.

 Thu May 07 11:35:17 +0000 2020

RT @textfiles: The 1977 source code for ZORK has been recovered from MIT tapes and released on github. I cloned the repository at https://t…

 Thu May 07 20:02:47 +0000 2020

Wow, that's sounds more straightforward than I thought it was going to be.

 Thu May 07 20:23:55 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: |￣￣￣￣￣ |
| COPY |
| THAT |
| FLOPPY |
| ＿＿＿＿＿|
(\__/) ||
(•ㅅ•) ||
/ 　 づ

 Thu May 07 20:24:25 +0000 2020

I got everything from that explanation, but it never hurts to reach a larger audience in a bit more permanent medium.

 Thu May 07 20:25:32 +0000 2020

NO

 Thu May 07 20:25:46 +0000 2020

Jesus Christ https://x.com/Rory_Kenneigh/status/1258490191901339650

 Thu May 07 20:49:12 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Them: How's your mental health?
Me: Oh, great.
Me with my mental health:

 Thu May 07 21:31:32 +0000 2020

I'm familiar with air shows during times of hardship from my days in Russia. No, they didn't help back then either.

 Thu May 07 23:21:25 +0000 2020

Nothing like flying planes over the city to make New Yorkers feel safe. 🤷
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/794238896766914561?s=19

 Thu May 07 23:25:33 +0000 2020

Around 2015 things started reminding me A LOT of why I left Russia during Putin's first term. It only went downhill from there.

 Thu May 07 23:27:12 +0000 2020

Any religion, no matter how community oriented, can be used as an instrument of the state, and it's by design, since religion pretty much relies in both blind trust in local/global leadership, and strong adherence to dogma, often to the point of rejecting any outside influence.

 Thu May 07 23:35:01 +0000 2020

The saddest part is I don't think we're gonna bounce back from this. I really think we're kind of fucked now.

 Thu May 07 23:36:26 +0000 2020

Oh boy, you have no idea how much I *WANT* to be wrong.

 Thu May 07 23:39:02 +0000 2020

RT @AgustinCordes: Never forget.

 Fri May 08 00:47:45 +0000 2020

You know, I thought random Windows logon backgrounds was a dumb feature, but it just showed me a bunch of baby penguins, and I'm just like "Awwww, that's nice."

 Fri May 08 01:34:08 +0000 2020

RT @lazygamereviews: Greetings, folks! It's the end of another week already, wut. I hope that you've had a decent one!

Either way I've got…

 Fri May 08 16:44:58 +0000 2020

RT @nanochess: What will look better on your bookshelf? Hardcover, paperback or both? My two books of Boot Sector games now available! A tr…

 Fri May 08 16:45:21 +0000 2020

RT @Sierra_OffLine: TODAY @ 1PM! This 40 minute talk is a platform study of what is probably the first graphical game engine designed for a…

 Fri May 08 16:51:58 +0000 2020

I know, right? I expected J J Abrams.

 Fri May 08 16:59:03 +0000 2020

RT @TheMedievalNerd: We've made it to Friday! Let's celebrate by listening to one of my favorite tracks played in Roland MT-32! Space Quest…

 Fri May 08 18:46:09 +0000 2020

That I don't actually hate the Amiga 🤷 https://x.com/Titanbaddie/status/1258376695960285189

 Fri May 08 18:49:58 +0000 2020

It's been tried several times, and not really, because AGI vectors are still tied to the low res coordinates, so that breaks multiple strokes and fills when resized.

 Fri May 08 18:51:25 +0000 2020

Tbh, I actually have no idea, but there are a bunch of people on here who have met me IRL, and I welcome them to answer this question.

 Fri May 08 18:52:49 +0000 2020

That still blows as a gaming platform https://x.com/StevenJLovelace/status/1258832614363934720

 Fri May 08 18:56:12 +0000 2020

RT @newscientist: Finland’s two-year test of universal basic income has concluded that it doesn't seem to disincentivise working, and benef…

 Fri May 08 19:02:08 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Company logos that are shown in the Russian pirate translation of WarCraft 2 #DOSGaming

 Fri May 08 19:10:19 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: A message from the programmer found in Dungeon Keeper's executable #DOSGaming

 Fri May 08 19:13:30 +0000 2020

I would recommend @gruz and his YouTube channel to anyone who's interested in Mac gaming.

 Fri May 08 19:18:38 +0000 2020

Oh. Twitter is killing Old Twitter in a month. Fantastic. 😔

 Fri May 08 19:45:34 +0000 2020

Defender of the Faith: The Adventures of David (Solid Rock Software/NavPress Software, 1992) #DOSGameScreenADay

 Fri May 08 20:00:25 +0000 2020

"Defender of Faith" is an amazing Christian game that I discovered thanks to @Macaw45 streaming it the other day. Check out this level when David has to play various musical instruments in King Saul's face! 😄#DOSGaming

 Fri May 08 20:03:48 +0000 2020

The game also has a rocking MT-32 soundtrack! 🎵

 Fri May 08 20:05:44 +0000 2020

It's in the Bible.

 Fri May 08 20:09:15 +0000 2020

Ummm.... The later one is essentially on oxymoron 🤷‍♂️

 Fri May 08 20:13:12 +0000 2020

Wow. Looks like it just heavily "inspired" by it. Polish devs.

 Fri May 08 20:33:11 +0000 2020

Look at this! A Polish developed Death Rally "inspired" game for the GBA!
(via @Sikthehedgehog)
https://youtu.be/_4AIvYQuGKU

 Fri May 08 20:35:57 +0000 2020

Checks out. https://x.com/TotalFuckGay/status/1256381319183024129

 Fri May 08 20:46:14 +0000 2020

There's a memorial to "All Innocent Victims of Abortion" within a five minute walk from where I live.

 Fri May 08 20:50:15 +0000 2020

When people ask me "But don't you live in New York?" I have to say that I live in a *very* different New York from what they're picturing.

 Fri May 08 20:52:01 +0000 2020

Even if you name 20 decent games instead of 5 you you just did, it doesn't make it somehow better. That's like me naming 20 decent Windows 3.1 games.

 Fri May 08 21:20:18 +0000 2020

It's okay. I enjoy Windows 3.x too.

 Fri May 08 21:26:01 +0000 2020

Cavern of the Evil Wizard from the movie "Big" has been turned into an actual DOS game: https://gamejolt.com/games/Cavernoftheevilwizard/493137

 Fri May 08 21:32:03 +0000 2020

I think a big part of Spaced's authenticity comes from the fact that it's a show about 20-something year olds made by a bunch of 20-something year olds. https://x.com/edgarwright/status/1258881408250138624

 Fri May 08 22:57:05 +0000 2020

I thought you said it was supposed to be Professor Knowby-like on the DVD commentary?

 Fri May 08 23:51:25 +0000 2020

Two bedroom flat for 90 pounds a week?! 😂

 Fri May 08 23:53:27 +0000 2020

Very much this, and I fucking hate it. https://t.co/muegqpR2o2

 Sat May 09 00:51:17 +0000 2020

Source:
PowerBook 2400c -- The Japanese Mac Made by IBM
https://youtu.be/dzGm-tnWwWU

 Sat May 09 01:43:06 +0000 2020

"Win16/Win32 isn't an OS because it requires another OS to boot" 🤔

👇

 Sat May 09 01:43:06 +0000 2020

Some late night #DOSGaming

 Sat May 09 02:21:38 +0000 2020

Every game platform blows because 90% of videogames are garbage, Jim.

 Sat May 09 02:24:26 +0000 2020

You're telling me

 Sat May 09 02:51:58 +0000 2020

Upload the image to the Internet Archive!

 Sat May 09 03:23:14 +0000 2020

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20071224-00/?p=24063

 Sat May 09 04:42:25 +0000 2020

RT @unix_byte: SIMULA, the first OO programming language, was developed by Kristen Nygaard and Ole-Johan Dahl at the Norwegian Computing Ce…

 Sat May 09 12:49:23 +0000 2020

Lockdown is over, but I'm still in no rush to leave the house

 Sat May 09 13:01:58 +0000 2020

What the fuck are you talking about? These books are about bare metal assembler programming. No trace of any ia. Read a summary for once if you have no idea what a boot sector is. "Hacker" my ass. 😂

 Sat May 09 15:41:25 +0000 2020

Bored? Then check out this bundle of classic Russian time-wasters developed by Gamos, one of the 1st Soviet game companies!
Color Lines: https://archive.org/details/lines_eng
Balda: https://archive.org/details/balda_multi
From Corner to Corner: https://archive.org/details/corner_eng
Monte Carlo: https://archive.org/details/nine_eng

 Sat May 09 15:47:38 +0000 2020

#DOSGaming #RussianVideogames

 Sat May 09 15:49:53 +0000 2020

Never had one, but I know it has a fan adaptation of Monkey Island 2 that looks really cool.

 Sat May 09 15:53:18 +0000 2020

I haven't seen the European box art for console Prince of Persia releases until I've read this annotation in the new edition of PoP Journals, and yikes!

 Sat May 09 16:17:44 +0000 2020

Yes.

 Sat May 09 16:23:02 +0000 2020

Mini Prince. An ASCII demake of Prince of Persia for DOS! #DOSGaming
http://www.miniprince.nl/
https://youtu.be/P7QncFa6Atg

 Sat May 09 16:26:15 +0000 2020

I can't even do that. Twitter says I have to confirm my email, but it's already been confirmed, and they won't send me another confirmation email, or confirm it again 🤷‍♂️

 Sat May 09 16:28:39 +0000 2020

The new hardcover & illustrated edition of Jordan Mechner's "The Making of Prince of Persia" journals is wonderful, btw. You can get a free sample and/or order the book here:
https://jordanmechner.com/backstage/journals/

 Sat May 09 16:32:25 +0000 2020

Goddammit!

 Sat May 09 16:34:13 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: My god, look at Fatboy Slim's old sequencer

 Sat May 09 17:18:16 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: "Looks like the cheese is finally hitting the fan back in World War II. Get the car keys!"

 Sat May 09 17:19:50 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic:

 Sat May 09 17:20:44 +0000 2020

 Sat May 09 17:26:31 +0000 2020

Star General (Catware/Mindscape, Strategic Simulations, 1996) #DOSGameScreenADay

 Sat May 09 21:03:01 +0000 2020

Star General has the weirdest soundtrack. Check out the sax!
https://youtu.be/FUguoMjHo04

 Sat May 09 22:13:29 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: 1996 was a different era

 Sat May 09 22:24:57 +0000 2020

Yeah, yeah, it's fucking snowing in May. So what? ❄ ⛄

 Sat May 09 22:34:15 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Cannon Fodder recruitment music on an MT-32 (emulated) #DOSGaming

 Sun May 10 00:21:08 +0000 2020

Idk why I have never heard this before, but apparently Windows XP played this new age electronica after an install
https://youtu.be/oNXzMBA9VU4

 Sun May 10 00:28:01 +0000 2020

I'm guessing you only heard it if your sound card was among the ones that had the drivers included in WinXP package.

 Sun May 10 00:28:41 +0000 2020

I gotta say, this WinXP music is pretty sexy.

 Sun May 10 00:29:12 +0000 2020

Yeah, that's what I figured.

 Sun May 10 00:30:18 +0000 2020

Comments point to it being a wma in the first place.

 Sun May 10 00:32:26 +0000 2020

Wait, wtf? Here it is in good quality directly from the composer, and he claims that it is from Windows 98?!?!?!
https://soundcloud.com/stanlepard/windows-98-velkommen

 Sun May 10 00:39:16 +0000 2020

"Used in the "Home" version of Windows 98 for the set up music. Also used in Internet Starter Kit 3." Not a fucking chance! I've installed Windows 98 dozens of times! 😯

 Sun May 10 00:40:31 +0000 2020

This song is totally going on my sexy songs playlist that currently consists mostly of Enigma.

 Sun May 10 00:45:21 +0000 2020

I prefer Weezer and a Rob Roy trailer.

 Sun May 10 00:51:25 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Funstuff

 Sun May 10 00:52:43 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Tetris on the CD-i is fucking MAGICAL!

 Sun May 10 00:55:58 +0000 2020

"Prize "for the high quality of photography and the perfect movement of the camera in accordance with the plot of the film" at the IV International technical competition of UNIATEK films in Milan (Italy) (1964)"
That's quite a mouthfull.

 Sun May 10 01:17:26 +0000 2020

This was the Windows 98 music https://youtu.be/mTf806u38Ng

 Sun May 10 01:18:15 +0000 2020

It wasn't part of this four game bundle, and was developed by different people. Although it's a good idea to post a screen of that at some point, since the Soviet version is different from the one Infogrames ended up publishing.

 Sun May 10 01:48:36 +0000 2020

RT @gayocats: IMG_6198

 Sun May 10 03:13:43 +0000 2020

RT @dusttodigital: R.I.P. Little Richard, December 5, 1932 - May 9, 2020.

 Sun May 10 03:14:52 +0000 2020

#CurrentJam https://youtu.be/MLjKjNp5N_Q

 Sun May 10 03:40:47 +0000 2020

CD-i soundtrack of Lost Eden is great because it's just higher quality versions of music from the DOS version. The official soundtrack CD is remixed bullshit.

 Sun May 10 03:41:56 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Me when I'm calling my friends vs Me when I'm calling my mother

 Sun May 10 03:52:03 +0000 2020

Milk https://x.com/ChuckWendig/status/1259300365142503424

 Sun May 10 09:12:26 +0000 2020

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzaie

 Sun May 10 09:13:31 +0000 2020

A streamer recently said "What was that asymmetrical multiplayer game?" and I was like "Giants: Citizen Kabuto?," and I've never felt older in my life.

 Sun May 10 09:19:39 +0000 2020

I mean, Windows *does* suck, but Jesus Christ 🤦 https://t.co/tv1vfYlr5X

 Sun May 10 14:25:51 +0000 2020

As always:
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1247986339057930240?s=19

 Sun May 10 14:26:27 +0000 2020

RT @parmejean: open for a surprise u will not regret

 Sun May 10 14:27:13 +0000 2020

RT @TheGuruMeditate: Whoo! It's alive! Sunday I will stream Amiga from a tube camera, VHS camera, and a CRT. This will be wild and may be a…

 Sun May 10 14:29:40 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Happy Mother's Day to all mothers who are into #DOSGaming!
There certainly wouldn't be a DOS Nostalgia if my mother didn'…

 Sun May 10 15:02:51 +0000 2020

RT @nesi_nesi_nesi: 波動拳！

 Sun May 10 15:56:08 +0000 2020

3 <--------- This is a butt

 Sun May 10 16:31:30 +0000 2020

I think I'm giving up, and not getting out of bed today. Kiss your cats for me.

 Sun May 10 16:57:15 +0000 2020

And maybe play a DOS game
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1259148027429781504?s=19

 Sun May 10 16:58:04 +0000 2020

Baby ❤

 Sun May 10 17:03:12 +0000 2020

RT @gifs_bot:

 Sun May 10 20:02:28 +0000 2020

RT @Pixelengineer_: Stunt Driver (Sphere, 1990) #DOSgaming

 Sun May 10 20:04:54 +0000 2020

RT @brunoarruda: Tô vendo que TV Colosso tem um espaço no coração das pessoas mesmo! Na época da escola, um dos meus primeiros contatos com…

 Sun May 10 20:11:52 +0000 2020

RT @gifs_bot:

 Sun May 10 20:23:34 +0000 2020

Baby ❤

 Sun May 10 20:55:30 +0000 2020

RT @mattbarton: Here's the third installment of my exclusive interview with Winston Douglas Wood, creator of Phantasie. Here we chat about…

 Sun May 10 21:26:04 +0000 2020

Filler (Gamos, 1991) #DOSGameScreenADay #RussianVideogames #SovietVideogames

 Sun May 10 21:37:00 +0000 2020

Two player compete on a randomized field, they start in opposing corners. Each turn the player selects a color to fill their gems, and adjacent gems of that color get absorbed into that player's gem mass. The player with the most absorbed gems in the end wins.

 Sun May 10 21:40:49 +0000 2020

That feeling might be correct 🤔

 Sun May 10 21:41:18 +0000 2020

7 Colors by Infogrames

 Sun May 10 21:44:49 +0000 2020

"Filler" is one of those games where a work-in-progress version got saved because people "leaked" it. So here's the game as originally realized inside a Soviet Youth Computer Center handled by Variant company vs the finished product published by Gamos: #DOSGaming

 Sun May 10 21:48:21 +0000 2020

Please rise in memory of Soviet Videogame Industry

 Sun May 10 21:58:16 +0000 2020

Win32 version with Wine 🤷‍♂️

 Sun May 10 22:04:33 +0000 2020

#FrenchVideogames #DOSGaming

 Sun May 10 22:16:34 +0000 2020

Check this out this possible product:
SNES/Genesis gamepad to PS/2 keyboard adapter
https://youtu.be/SvXrLUdXldM

 Sun May 10 22:45:02 +0000 2020

Yes to the first. No idea to the second.

 Sun May 10 23:01:40 +0000 2020

Give me my 90s back!

 Sun May 10 23:05:12 +0000 2020

Both options are available.

 Sun May 10 23:10:27 +0000 2020

It's not that great tbh. Great art though.

 Sun May 10 23:10:53 +0000 2020

Quake 3: Arena.

 Sun May 10 23:33:54 +0000 2020

What a delightful thread! Especially the final picture 😄 https://x.com/cedarshims/status/1259560480072441856

 Sun May 10 23:35:29 +0000 2020

RT @burgerbecky: https://www.twitch.tv/burgerbecky I'm going to talk about classic Apple ][ cassette software at 7PM CST (5PM PST, 8PM EST)

 Sun May 10 23:45:39 +0000 2020

Me too

 Sun May 10 23:45:56 +0000 2020

Ghost World is free with ads on YouTube (in the US):
https://youtu.be/pmW61ytcI18

 Mon May 11 00:19:28 +0000 2020

RT @Macaw45: Streaming the OTHER Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis https://www.twitch.tv/macaw45

 Mon May 11 00:53:24 +0000 2020

RT @Foone: It's time for my latest keyboard! Introducing the FLOPKEY.
A stand-alone USB keyboard, which you type on by inserting specially…

 Mon May 11 01:02:21 +0000 2020

RT @Bhaal_Spawn: My Sound Blaster & 3dfx Voodoo cards are competing on LEGO Ideas in a quest to become real kits.

They now have enough vot…

 Mon May 11 14:13:45 +0000 2020

RT @gayocats: 1139232478285

 Mon May 11 14:20:01 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Box art of the day: Russian Roulette #DOSGaming #RussianVideoGames

 Mon May 11 14:45:50 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Bullfrog's PowerMonger on Amiga (1990), Genesis (1992), DOS (1992), and Macintosh (1994)

 Mon May 11 14:53:20 +0000 2020

RT @jshmlr: monday's soundtrack (ala @dosnostalgic)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUfGyfbzl9k

 Mon May 11 18:40:28 +0000 2020

RT @DAVID_LYNCH: Dear Twitter Friends, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krIj6eLF4mU

 Mon May 11 18:45:55 +0000 2020

RT @FranciscoFoco: I was six years old in 1990 when I saw videogames for the first time in my life on my Grandpa's IBM model 25 PC (PoP amo…

 Mon May 11 18:49:30 +0000 2020

RT @TexTweetz: More Endurium is never enough! #DOSGaming #Starflight

 Mon May 11 18:49:54 +0000 2020

RT @Bhaal_Spawn: Its Monday, its #TillysBigBoxPCTitles 💾!

Today its one of my earliest games, Bullfrog’s Populous 2.

The box art is sumpt…

 Mon May 11 19:04:49 +0000 2020

RT @Silentwulf: Game commercials have sure changed...
#retro #dosgaming #gaming

 Mon May 11 19:05:05 +0000 2020

7 Colors (Gamos/Infogrames, 1991) #DOSGameScreenADay #RussianVideogames

 Mon May 11 19:27:04 +0000 2020

"7 Colors" is quite obviously an update of "Filler".
Improvements include: VGA support, AdLib music, point & click control option, network play, player records, playfield customization options, and challenge mode levels.
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1259598338854436864

 Mon May 11 19:30:43 +0000 2020

The *best* addition is this (seizure inducing) high res EGA title screen. #DOSGaming

 Mon May 11 20:01:38 +0000 2020

Yikes, Twitter compression sure doesn't cooperate well with this clever dithering.

 Mon May 11 20:04:03 +0000 2020

It's also fun to see a game old enough to have a Soviet flag on a language selection screen. #SovietVideogames

 Mon May 11 20:05:42 +0000 2020

Despite sharing its 16 colors-at-a-time resources with the Amiga and Atari ST versions, the DOS version "Fate of Atlantis: The Action Game" uses the platform's VGA palette capabilities for this neat transition effect when loading a saved game. #DOSGaming

 Mon May 11 20:53:01 +0000 2020

Yep.

 Mon May 11 21:00:56 +0000 2020

I have no way of doing that in real time, but here are a few frames

 Mon May 11 21:14:48 +0000 2020

RT @chrissteinplays: Washington Square NYC 1972. That's a Fender 'Villager' 12 string.
Trade Center still under construction https://t.co/…

 Mon May 11 21:52:01 +0000 2020

What the INFOGRAMES?!?! 😯 https://x.com/_garkham/status/1259978925620506626

 Mon May 11 22:52:50 +0000 2020

This is freaking gorgeous!
https://x.com/_garkham/status/1259980578990014475

 Mon May 11 22:56:35 +0000 2020

Just another British game. They've made plenty, and this is nearly as obtuse as most of them.

 Mon May 11 23:01:57 +0000 2020

RT @Macaw45: Streaming the first Bethesda Terminator game https://www.twitch.tv/macaw45

 Tue May 12 00:41:44 +0000 2020

King's Quest 1 "look tree" response through different versions.
Original PCjr version vs at least 3 different IBM PC releases from 1987 & onward.

 Tue May 12 01:06:06 +0000 2020

(The original version is from 1984, btw.)

 Tue May 12 01:08:59 +0000 2020

I played ALL of the remakes.

 Tue May 12 01:09:14 +0000 2020

There's no tree-specific response on the same screen in the 1990 remake

 Tue May 12 01:18:43 +0000 2020

I'm not into King's Quest enough to notice.

 Tue May 12 01:23:20 +0000 2020

LOL

 Tue May 12 01:27:09 +0000 2020

 Tue May 12 03:41:08 +0000 2020

RT @wccic: WC3 Test Enhances Intro Movie Quality https://wcne.ws/14972

 Tue May 12 04:00:35 +0000 2020

Chocolate? Did you say... chocolate?

 Tue May 12 04:37:45 +0000 2020

RT @philscomputerlb: UNISOUND is a Universal ISA PnP Sound Card Driver for DOS! https://youtu.be/4srDaHtFdro

 Tue May 12 13:58:46 +0000 2020

I woke up from a dream in which I was playing a pretty intense horror game, and it was really cool and interesting, but now that I'm awake I realize that it was a pretty boring P.T. clone.

 Tue May 12 14:04:44 +0000 2020

This is pushing me to side with Willem Dafoe's character in The Lighthouse https://x.com/thisisnotahmad/status/1260195142725754880

 Tue May 12 14:55:44 +0000 2020

RT @WadjetEyeGames: Crazy sale alert!
The entire Blackwell series is on sale on steam!
Nab all FIVE GAMES for 13 bucks!
https://t.co/uoi1Mt…

 Tue May 12 14:58:03 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: King's Quest 1 "look tree" response through different versions.
Original PCjr version vs at least 3 different IBM PC rele…

 Tue May 12 15:00:52 +0000 2020

A purring floof composing Tears in Rain will never stop being adorable 😍 https://x.com/TacoAffcionado/status/1259843150207750145

 Tue May 12 15:22:25 +0000 2020

I am pleased to discover that she's a recognized artist

 Tue May 12 15:24:45 +0000 2020

The second you get at least a couple of thousand followers the notion of any possibility of meaningful discourse on Twitter goes away.

 Tue May 12 18:35:34 +0000 2020

RT @LuigiThirty: Ooh, this CD contains a 1994 Usenet post from @ID_AA_Carmack about trying to get NeXT to give a crap about game studios us…

 Tue May 12 18:40:27 +0000 2020

Space Cadet table was originally a part of Full Tilt Pinball, which does run on Win3x, so it's theoretically possible
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1060344780704673792?s=19

 Tue May 12 18:42:37 +0000 2020

RT @HG_101: My dad gave some DVDs of some home videos so here's 14 year old me playing some Jazz Jackrabbit

 Tue May 12 18:49:09 +0000 2020

RT @HG_101: Here's me getting X-Com for my 14th birthday (UFO Enemy Unknown since we went to a lot of computer shows and they tended to sel…

 Tue May 12 19:02:26 +0000 2020

C&C was never released as "shareware", the only free to distribute version (and the only thing that wasn't released on CD-ROM) was a 3 mission demo. And that was in 1995, three years after Windows 3.1 launched.

 Tue May 12 19:24:24 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Remember, you have access to a near complete 1986 - 1998 run of Big Blue Disk right in your browser: https://t.co/mwsFf6m…

 Tue May 12 19:34:49 +0000 2020

Ahead of their time. Prefect for social distancing, if you ask me. https://x.com/PulpLibrarian/status/1260279993571180545

 Tue May 12 19:38:06 +0000 2020

Fury Road is my favorite movie of the past decade, but every time I read about the terrible experiences everyone had making it I feel that the participants still try not to reveal of how much of a shitshow it was. https://x.com/kylebuchanan/status/1260274157628952577

 Tue May 12 20:10:43 +0000 2020

Possible, although I'm not sure what we'd be arguing about.

 Tue May 12 20:13:14 +0000 2020

 Tue May 12 20:16:06 +0000 2020

 Tue May 12 20:57:32 +0000 2020

RT @bison_42: cant motivate myself to something useful so i started reading an old floppy disk magazine "BIG BLUE DISK" on the internet arc…

 Tue May 12 20:57:56 +0000 2020

Hopefully that something being "memories are not reliable".

 Tue May 12 21:22:19 +0000 2020

Nostalgia kills

 Tue May 12 21:24:33 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Bad Mojo is pretty much a master class in environmental storytelling

 Tue May 12 21:42:42 +0000 2020

 Tue May 12 22:08:12 +0000 2020

 Tue May 12 22:23:21 +0000 2020

How does it work?

 Tue May 12 22:39:30 +0000 2020

I can't participate in this quiz in good conscience. Will wait for results.

 Tue May 12 22:46:49 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic:

 Tue May 12 23:50:45 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: All that glitters is DOS

 Tue May 12 23:57:48 +0000 2020

No. Too loose of a description.

 Wed May 13 00:02:12 +0000 2020

UFO and X-COM are the same thing. UFO is the original British title, while the game was renamed X-COM in the States.

 Wed May 13 00:05:40 +0000 2020

It's weird, my entire childhood happened around a cornucopia of political bullshit, but I really didn't recognize any of them as such till much later. They were just your usual day to day things that happened in crumbling USSR/emerging Russia. 🤷 https://x.com/rebeccaeparson/status/1260270842073591808

 Wed May 13 00:38:15 +0000 2020

I cared a lot more about finding a computer I could play Prince of Persia on, at the time.

 Wed May 13 00:40:21 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: DOS version of Prince of Persia title screen in
CGA mode with PC Speaker music
EGA mode with AdLib music
VGA mode with MT…

 Wed May 13 00:43:21 +0000 2020

Finally found time to revisit a 1964 Soviet film "I Walk Around Moscow", and what a movie it is! It's absolutely fantastic a-day-in-life flick full of optimism and hope, that only young people could create. Check it out with English sub here:
https://youtu.be/vuEWpdLatLI

 Wed May 13 01:05:05 +0000 2020

Not the greatest quality. Mosfilm was working on a restoration as of 2018 (the film won awards for its cinematography,) but nothing have released yet.

 Wed May 13 01:06:46 +0000 2020

 Wed May 13 01:40:03 +0000 2020

Ok, I've never seen Wages of Fear until just now, and wow. Is there a case of a *more* depressing movie prior to 1953, or this this *the* one? 😰

 Wed May 13 05:05:31 +0000 2020

I'll probably check out Sorcerer at some point, even though I found almost every remake of a French film I've seen redundant.

 Wed May 13 05:09:25 +0000 2020

Such a surprise to hear almost every major actor speak at least three languages.

 Wed May 13 05:12:18 +0000 2020

Is it as great as Wages of Fear is the real question.

 Wed May 13 05:13:02 +0000 2020

Yep

 Wed May 13 05:25:59 +0000 2020

Yep

 Wed May 13 05:27:31 +0000 2020

Have you seen Wages of Fear?

 Wed May 13 05:29:55 +0000 2020

Oh, I've seen it. I didn't find it quite as soul crushing.

 Wed May 13 05:33:58 +0000 2020

This is the most honest representation of Russian roads I've seen in my life! https://x.com/sovietvisuals/status/1260449698185457664

 Wed May 13 06:25:45 +0000 2020

 Wed May 13 06:33:47 +0000 2020

Не надо. Я по дорогам в Нью Йорке уже 16 лет езжу ежедневно.

 Wed May 13 06:48:43 +0000 2020

Ну не знаю, может дороги в России изменились за последние 20 лет, но честно говоря я сомневаюсь. Не стоит забывать что Москва это ещё не вся Россия. Уверен что под Горьким творится та же жопа что и в моей молодости.

 Wed May 13 06:52:15 +0000 2020

Так чай мы и не в Манхэттэнах живём 😄

 Wed May 13 07:04:16 +0000 2020

RT @voxel: whats this weird emoji i keep seeing #DOS people using

 Wed May 13 14:49:31 +0000 2020

WinAmp. It really whips the llama's ass. https://x.com/winampVEVO/status/1260292045320617984

 Wed May 13 15:00:56 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: First public release of WinAmp

 Wed May 13 15:01:39 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Remember that WinAmp was shareware?

 Wed May 13 15:01:57 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: I have many reasons for not abandoning Winamp. One of them is 585 of Milkdrop presets.

 Wed May 13 15:03:12 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Gosh, I love Milkdrop so much (FLASHING LIGHTS WARNING!)

 Wed May 13 15:03:48 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: DosAmp, it really whips... something.

 Wed May 13 15:04:28 +0000 2020

RT @Alasindera: I dunno, ue5 seems pretty sweet and all but epic's game engines peaked with ZZT imo

 Wed May 13 17:03:19 +0000 2020

Thatescalatedquickly.gif https://x.com/GrahamSig/status/1260360673328082944

 Wed May 13 17:08:23 +0000 2020

It's a gamefaqs guide

 Wed May 13 17:21:48 +0000 2020

Getting my share of awesome comments early today

 Wed May 13 18:06:22 +0000 2020

Nope

 Wed May 13 18:07:21 +0000 2020

A Soundblaster killed their parents

 Wed May 13 18:07:59 +0000 2020

That reminds me of the time when my school decided to have a console cartridge swap club, and my "Fantastic Dizzy" cart returned to me with "Dizzy is a fool, and so is Anatoly." scribbled on it 🤷‍♂️

 Wed May 13 18:10:27 +0000 2020

And now *that* reminds me of my old Fantastic Dizzy famiclone pirate cartridge. I wish I still had it. Here's a picture of a matching one I found on the internet. I'm very surprised to realize that the art was custom made for it, *and* it even matches the game!

 Wed May 13 18:14:42 +0000 2020

Honestly it's pretty rare for a Chinese pirate cart to a have custom art by a person who actually played the game. Usually it was stuff like this:

 Wed May 13 18:17:10 +0000 2020

Configuring your IBM PC builds character.

 Wed May 13 18:20:09 +0000 2020

"The Grey Elephant's Curse" Russian YT AVGN-style documentary about Russian famiclone boom. Worth watching if you can handle the style. It manages to convey our collective pain fairly well. English subs available:
https://youtu.be/rJQr3tnjHlg

 Wed May 13 18:25:38 +0000 2020

And the version of Fantastic Dizzy that ended up on the NES was quite incredible, especially considering the platform it was on. I loved it!
https://youtu.be/fha8FEynhfs

 Wed May 13 18:27:06 +0000 2020

RT @SPLBuzz: Here is an amazing reproduction of God Emperor of Dune by Frank Herbert by Chelsea from Borrower Services! #SPLbookcoverchall…

 Wed May 13 19:33:19 +0000 2020

Time to go shopping. Just look at that parking lot!

 Wed May 13 19:43:48 +0000 2020

I approve of this Asshole Tax

 Wed May 13 20:04:23 +0000 2020

Your regular reminder that Elon Musk works hard to make the "escape to the one place that hasn't been corrupted by Capitalism.... - SPACE" scenario impossible.

 Wed May 13 20:16:41 +0000 2020

RT @Sierra_OffLine: THIS FRIDAY: Computer History in the Age of Social Distancing presents:

ON FOOTWORK
Finding the “Local” in Video Game…

 Wed May 13 20:55:52 +0000 2020

RT @JuliaMinamata: Finally got my mail-ordered stuff from Babbage’s! Woo-hoo, can finally play the hot new game! 😃This is my first Animal C…

 Wed May 13 22:03:36 +0000 2020

RT @dosgameclub: 💾NEW PODCAST!💾 Listen to us talk about the obscure 1993 space trading adventure Nomad, and learn how it was actually was s…

 Wed May 13 22:17:16 +0000 2020

RT @Foone:

 Wed May 13 22:42:29 +0000 2020

SteamVR becomes glitchy fairly often, but at the same time it gets updated on a very regular basis.

 Wed May 13 23:27:50 +0000 2020

Try taking off the helmet, restarting SteamVR, make sure you don't have screen duplication turned on, etc. Dealing with VR is like time traveling back to the 90s with all the bullshit.

 Wed May 13 23:30:25 +0000 2020

Are... are there Amiga computers not from the 80s and 90s?

 Wed May 13 23:41:13 +0000 2020

Sleepwalker (CTA Developments/Ocean Software, 1993) #DOSGameScreenADay

 Thu May 14 00:01:58 +0000 2020

Correct

 Thu May 14 00:08:50 +0000 2020

Motion blur: Off
Subtitles: On https://x.com/pcgamer/status/1260686262815555588

 Thu May 14 00:10:01 +0000 2020

Alright, let's do this.

 Thu May 14 00:47:35 +0000 2020

Depends on the day. Sometimes none, sometimes a few.

 Thu May 14 01:27:08 +0000 2020

Ok, this is already pretty different. Instead of setting up the life in town for an hour this film spent 25 minutes setting up the four main characters and their backstories. Let's see if it pays off. Visually very much a Friedkin movie. Lots of handheld as well as long pans.

 Thu May 14 01:29:30 +0000 2020

How far in are you?

 Thu May 14 01:31:16 +0000 2020

Oh yes. And keep playing. 😉

 Thu May 14 01:41:04 +0000 2020

Both films spend about an hour before anyone gets into a truck, and while I find all the changes in Sorcerer interesting, I think most of them lessened emotional impact. So far backstories in place of relationships don't have any bearing on the plot. Great looking film though.

 Thu May 14 02:03:22 +0000 2020

Amen

 Thu May 14 02:22:52 +0000 2020

 Thu May 14 02:27:44 +0000 2020

Oof. Cool, cool. Of course Americans had to one up the original movie and replace one of its best, but simple set pieces with a bridge sequence that looks like it cost millions of dollars to achieve, but still doesn't reach the same emotional impact. The money is on screen though

 Thu May 14 02:32:52 +0000 2020

It does look like it was an absolute bitch to shoot. Props to every department involved, and the poor actors.

 Thu May 14 02:34:51 +0000 2020

Well, that was William Friedkin's Sorcerer. It's not a bad movie. Worth watching for its visuals alone. But in the end, just like the case with 95% of Hollywood remakes of French films, it's a lesser copy of the original.

 Thu May 14 03:18:00 +0000 2020

Still stand by my list of Hollywood remakes that are not actually bad:
True Lies - honestly it's better than the original
The Birdcage - just as good. A great cast.
Some Like It Hot - it's a remake of a German movie, but that in itself was a remake of French movie, so it counts.

 Thu May 14 03:23:23 +0000 2020

12 Monkeys is more inspired by than a straight remake, and it's good, so there's that.

 Thu May 14 03:24:28 +0000 2020

La Totale!
https://youtu.be/N8He8hc2vRE

 Thu May 14 03:28:18 +0000 2020

That is true, but honestly very few remakes are of the quality of The Thing, or The Fly. In fact, those two ALWAYS come up when discussing remakes, but very few others do. And it's been 30+ years.

 Thu May 14 03:31:08 +0000 2020

Also take a note that I just watched a remake of a film that I watched last night for the first time. So I had absolutely no nostalgic feelings for Wages of Fear. It is just a better film, despite being made nearly 70 years ago

 Thu May 14 03:32:37 +0000 2020

The visuals are SO FUCKING GOOD. It was hard to look away. But Wages of Fear felt like someone was kicking me in the fact for two and a half hours, while this most certainly didn't.

 Thu May 14 03:33:32 +0000 2020

La Totale! isn't a great movie particularly. Which is why I think True Lies is a good remake. Being bigger and more polished and even more over the top works really well for it. It's not a remake of any sorts of a classic.

 Thu May 14 03:35:14 +0000 2020

in the face*

 Thu May 14 03:35:33 +0000 2020

The Evil Dead is an okay movie, but nowhere near as impactful as the original. SWD is a remake of A Fistful of Dollars only in the same sense as Star Wars is a remake of The Hidden Fortress, so 🤷‍♂️, Night of the Living Dead 90 is considered by many to be one of the better remakes

 Thu May 14 03:38:47 +0000 2020

I think the case with The Fly or The Thing is specifically is that they don't feel redundant, and have little to do with the originals. Scarface is another example of that in the non-horror genre. By now nobody even remembers the original.

 Thu May 14 03:42:33 +0000 2020

Honestly speaking Scarface is probably THE best example. Because its recognition eclipsed the original so much, the original might not even exist.

 Thu May 14 03:45:48 +0000 2020

The Departed is very good.

 Thu May 14 04:03:39 +0000 2020

It is also good.

 Thu May 14 04:10:52 +0000 2020

Я от САЕ

 Thu May 14 04:59:03 +0000 2020

So are you gonna attach a floppy drive to it, or what?

 Thu May 14 06:22:20 +0000 2020

CURSED IMAGES

 Thu May 14 06:37:52 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: A story in two tweets

 Thu May 14 07:21:29 +0000 2020

 Thu May 14 07:24:41 +0000 2020

Horseradish is not an instrument either.

 Thu May 14 08:28:28 +0000 2020

Land of the fucking free right here

 Thu May 14 08:45:26 +0000 2020

( •̀ ω •́ )y WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING, YOU SACKS OF SHIT?!?!

 Thu May 14 08:46:58 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Don't panic

 Thu May 14 08:50:36 +0000 2020

1) DOOM
2) Don't have one
3) Don't know
4) Don't have one

 Thu May 14 09:04:58 +0000 2020

RT @sovietvisuals: "Foton" - TVs from Crimea" Soviet advertising poster, 1986

 Thu May 14 09:06:06 +0000 2020

An amendment to the Patriot Act that required a warrant before collecting browser history was being voted on. Needed 60 votes to pass.

 Thu May 14 09:11:45 +0000 2020

That's it, kids. The future is here. https://x.com/HNTweets/status/1260958061268787201

 Thu May 14 15:59:45 +0000 2020

Speaking of which, has WebVR/XR support been fixed in non-Quest Oculus yet? It's been *months*.

 Thu May 14 16:04:45 +0000 2020

Using today's desktop VR is like going back to the 90s with all the bullshit. Things glitch, crash, software doesn't report errors properly, random things interfere with functionality, etc. Troubleshooting all of this builds character, yes, but it's often exhausting.

 Thu May 14 16:06:57 +0000 2020

Pink Floyd - The Wall https://x.com/FilmLinc/status/1260958436973514755

 Thu May 14 16:09:54 +0000 2020

Nah. It was excised for a reason. Keep it as a deleted scene in the extras.

 Thu May 14 16:14:03 +0000 2020

RT @Pixelengineer_: Stunt Track Racer aka Stunt Car Racer (Microplay Software, 1989) #DOSgaming

 Thu May 14 16:27:33 +0000 2020

I mean, fuck Bill Gates and Microsoft, but the isn't a "fact" at all https://x.com/existentialcoms/status/1260740922607722496

 Thu May 14 17:57:03 +0000 2020

I do feel that the world would be a better place in general without billionaires though, so there's that.

 Thu May 14 17:59:40 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: #ThrowbackThursday

 Thu May 14 18:12:11 +0000 2020

https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1260963017350680577?s=19

 Thu May 14 18:14:07 +0000 2020

I think both Square Enix and David Cage are doing fine.

 Thu May 14 18:43:57 +0000 2020

It's 21 years old. I know actual humans younger than that, and some of them are married and have children.

 Thu May 14 18:45:44 +0000 2020

Loaf

 Thu May 14 18:58:15 +0000 2020

It's been 19 years, and I really should know better, but it's *still* weird to me that Sam Lake sounds like a regular Finn, and not like James McCaffrey.
https://youtu.be/AoHkGDu0_Hw

 Thu May 14 19:14:20 +0000 2020

Either the stats are broken, or nobody is playing these. PLAY SOME FUCKING NON-WESTERN DOS GAMES, GODDAMMIT! https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1259148027429781504

 Thu May 14 21:11:37 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Polish DOS first person shooter Pył from 1999 running in a hardware accelerated 3dfx mode. One of the most hardware deman…

 Thu May 14 21:15:13 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Just one person did all of this. Pretty amazing. #DOSGaming #RussianVideogames

 Thu May 14 21:16:00 +0000 2020

Black Zone (Alexei Silaev/DOKA Studios, 1995)

 Thu May 14 21:47:38 +0000 2020

I honestly don't know if it was actually in-engine, but it *does* look really good.

 Thu May 14 21:48:22 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Space Debris on a 486 laptop with a CVX4 covox clone

 Fri May 15 01:09:54 +0000 2020

 Fri May 15 02:59:01 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Everyone always points out how amazing Johnny Depp was in Fear & Loathing, but Benicio del Toro's performance is much mor…

 Fri May 15 03:11:50 +0000 2020

I feel like I know too much about Colonization now. https://x.com/Foone/status/1261227035919179776

 Fri May 15 11:20:30 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Те, что нас любят, смотрят нам вслед.
ДОС уже мёртв, а я ещё нет.

 Fri May 15 11:33:48 +0000 2020

Motherfucker WHAT?!?! 😯

 Fri May 15 11:38:59 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: I was wondering what the director of Hellraiser 2 has been up to these days and...

 Fri May 15 12:01:56 +0000 2020

RT @Bodegacats_:

 Fri May 15 12:32:40 +0000 2020

RT @lazygamereviews: Heh, who would've guessed that the box contents of Life & Death from 1988 would become more valuable than the game its…

 Fri May 15 16:41:40 +0000 2020

Пора ко врачу, слух проверять.

 Fri May 15 18:18:24 +0000 2020

RT @DickKingSmith: In the growing internet video genre of 'cats jumping over ever-increasing stacks of lipstick with perfect efficiency', t…

 Fri May 15 18:58:57 +0000 2020

Darude - Sandstorm

 Fri May 15 19:12:26 +0000 2020

And Windows 1

 Fri May 15 19:22:02 +0000 2020

As did Windows 1, also in 1985 https://x.com/TubeTimeUS/status/1261356560644620288

 Fri May 15 19:23:00 +0000 2020

Try Windows 1 in your browser
https://copy.sh/v86/?profile=windows1

 Fri May 15 19:31:31 +0000 2020

Or try a whole bunch of old stuff in your browser with PCjs!
https://www.pcjs.org/

 Fri May 15 19:33:49 +0000 2020

#DOSGaming

 Fri May 15 19:42:26 +0000 2020

Those 8" floppies do have pretty large holes 🤔

 Fri May 15 19:44:57 +0000 2020

And a GOOD game to boot! https://x.com/DominicTarason/status/1261374825026772994

 Fri May 15 19:46:36 +0000 2020

Well, at least the beginning of it is. Later on the game becomes annoyingly difficult. Shareware!

 Fri May 15 19:49:50 +0000 2020

I've discovered Porklips Now, and I'm honestly very impressed. Must have been difficult to create such detailed parody so close to the release of the film you're lampooning with, I'm assuming, not much reference readily available
https://youtu.be/cSSdCjLdCXM

 Fri May 15 20:08:48 +0000 2020

It's only a dark mode if it's optional.

 Fri May 15 20:11:33 +0000 2020

 Fri May 15 20:16:23 +0000 2020

DEGAUSS

 Fri May 15 20:36:56 +0000 2020

RT @DoubleFine: Full Throttle turned 25 years old recently, so @TimOfLegend sat down with @DMC_Ryan to solve some puzzles and chat design.…

 Fri May 15 20:39:02 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: 3D³

 Fri May 15 20:42:07 +0000 2020

Volkov Commander

 Fri May 15 20:43:32 +0000 2020

Shareware!

 Fri May 15 20:50:59 +0000 2020

I see Dizzy is ready to meet a few billionaires

 Fri May 15 21:01:08 +0000 2020

Fantastic Dizzy

 Fri May 15 21:45:13 +0000 2020

A very small and efficient clone written completely in Assembler.

 Fri May 15 21:45:49 +0000 2020

How did you get banned again?

 Fri May 15 22:29:22 +0000 2020

RT @TexTweetz: Starflight done! What an amazing game! And the best of it i can keep playing it. I will bring mass extinction to the Gazurto…

 Fri May 15 22:42:26 +0000 2020

What We Do In The Shadows really proves my theory that Matt Berry should be cast in *every* show.

 Fri May 15 22:43:14 +0000 2020

The show continues to be absolutely delightful. It's rare for me to endorse a tv show, but I approve of What We Do In The Shadows wholeheartedly.

 Fri May 15 23:04:25 +0000 2020

Something must be in the water/air today.

 Fri May 15 23:06:11 +0000 2020

I was skeptical until the very last second, because the movie was the funniest thing I've seen in a decade, and I thought no way an American company wouldn't fuck it up. I'm glad to be wrong.

 Fri May 15 23:07:40 +0000 2020

I thought the film was the funniest thing I've seen in a decade. I had to pause to take a breath occasionally. The show doesn't reach the same levels of hilarity for me, but it's very much the same style of humor.

 Fri May 15 23:34:10 +0000 2020

LOL @ Tim Schafer's Full Throttle stream outfit

 Fri May 15 23:43:53 +0000 2020

Sauce: https://youtu.be/ckV2DfgwWck

 Fri May 15 23:44:22 +0000 2020

RT @WeirdoeFauna: imagine if there was a cacodemon that couldn't fly and just had to roll around everywhere

 Fri May 15 23:55:50 +0000 2020

RT @Macaw45: Ok guys I'm about to stream very dank Russian fishing https://www.twitch.tv/macaw45

 Sat May 16 00:45:20 +0000 2020

Of course

 Sat May 16 02:05:02 +0000 2020

RT @Pixelmusement: New Ancient DOS Games episode uploaded! https://youtu.be/BaWMgbWut9w

 Sat May 16 03:30:04 +0000 2020

#TheLastDriveIn Oof. Troma's War is a strange pick from the Troma catalog.

 Sat May 16 03:36:44 +0000 2020

It wasn't any good to begin with. What did Lloyd do this time? I'm just tuning in.

 Sat May 16 03:38:56 +0000 2020

Yeah, that's nothing new either. Wasn't Pat there to calm him down a bit?

 Sat May 16 03:42:51 +0000 2020

She's a very nice lady, from what I've seen. Anyone married to Lloyd must have patience of an angel.

 Sat May 16 03:45:51 +0000 2020

I do enjoy the biggest change to this version of #TheLastDriveIn - Darcy, the new mail girl, actually gets to say things, even giving Joe Bob shit on occasion. Refreshing.

 Sat May 16 03:56:19 +0000 2020

#TheLastDriveIn Oh, Joe Bob, we say "Jif" these days. Get with it, grandpa.

 Sat May 16 04:10:18 +0000 2020

One Cut of the Dead is a wonderful movie. I'm glad that more people are going to experience it. #TheLastDriveIn

 Sat May 16 04:17:43 +0000 2020

RT @gayocats: 1217425279913

 Sat May 16 05:11:28 +0000 2020

POM! 😂 #TheLastDriveIn

 Sat May 16 05:52:09 +0000 2020

Still very much this #TheLastDriveIn https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1199913513826824192?s=19

 Sat May 16 06:01:15 +0000 2020

Lol. Joe Bob just looked at his mark 😄

 Sat May 16 06:10:40 +0000 2020

 Sat May 16 12:55:16 +0000 2020

I guess it's a good thing I never bought Doom Eternal 🤷

 Sat May 16 14:08:38 +0000 2020

Installs a rootkit as of yesterday

 Sat May 16 14:15:22 +0000 2020

There's a Toxic Wings near me https://x.com/jonathan_ziemba/status/1261684725380333568

 Sat May 16 16:40:03 +0000 2020

They didn't quite follow through
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1261698312236924929?s=19

 Sat May 16 16:43:19 +0000 2020

OH YES

 Sat May 16 18:25:24 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: 1994 promo shots of Paramount Interactive's Star Trek: Deep Space Nine game that never materialized. https://t.co/8WLec0n…

 Sat May 16 19:04:21 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: A few more shots from what was apparently called "Deep Space Nine: The Hunt," and was called an RPG, not just an adventur…

 Sat May 16 19:04:23 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Found these two ads for the cancelled DS9 "The Hunt" game. Interestingly, the second one is advertising the game as "avai…

 Sat May 16 19:04:28 +0000 2020

Cats! 😊

 Sat May 16 19:38:43 +0000 2020

Анатомик/Body Quest (Omega Integral Systems/Nikita, 1994) #DOSGameScreenADay #RussianVideogames

 Sat May 16 20:30:11 +0000 2020

RT @renaudbedard: breaking 26 years old records in Wacky Wheels 💪

 Sat May 16 20:39:16 +0000 2020

RT @janusfilms: Reaction cards from a VIDEODROME test screening:

 Sat May 16 21:00:10 +0000 2020

Sonic the Hedgehog running in GENS v.0.1a for MS-DOS (Dec 18th 1999), the first version of the emulator actually capable of running ROMs. No sound or controls have been implemented yet. The readme estimates 10-15% ROM compatibility.

 Sat May 16 21:55:41 +0000 2020

A debugger was available by pressing SPACE at any time.

 Sat May 16 21:58:28 +0000 2020

DosBox.

 Sat May 16 22:03:27 +0000 2020

RT @Foone: Don't eat old computers, please. There aren't many left and they're probably not very good for you.

 Sat May 16 22:08:22 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: ZSNES v0.150 (MS-DOS, 1997)

 Sat May 16 22:13:11 +0000 2020

 Sat May 16 22:49:22 +0000 2020

Genecyst actually predates GENS, but this was during the days when everyone was on their own, and everything was closed source.

 Sat May 16 22:51:51 +0000 2020

Needed a decent Pentium to get full speed on a more complicated titles. Had to use frameskip on my P90

 Sat May 16 23:50:23 +0000 2020

Every fucking day https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1058082825008791553

 Sun May 17 00:47:17 +0000 2020

Sure looks like it

 Sun May 17 00:55:25 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Summer is coming...

 Sun May 17 03:41:27 +0000 2020

ScummVM is adding support for a Russian point & click adventure "Red Comrades Save the Galaxy", but the original version, not the Unity remake currently available on Steam

 Sun May 17 04:36:32 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: #RussianVideoGames XD

 Sun May 17 04:37:17 +0000 2020

 Sun May 17 04:46:40 +0000 2020

Jeroen Tel — Robocop 3 (live at Assembly 2012)
https://youtu.be/HiQrUDIah4E

 Sun May 17 04:46:52 +0000 2020

RT @LittleLostLad: Week 8 of lockdown: My girlfriend made an art gallery for our cat.

 Sun May 17 05:29:58 +0000 2020

 Sun May 17 05:33:16 +0000 2020

More like the last 20

 Sun May 17 05:35:03 +0000 2020

It's a true masterpiece. I honestly watch the last 20 minutes like it was the first time every time I revisit it. So much stuff packed in there.

 Sun May 17 06:11:32 +0000 2020

 Sun May 17 06:20:26 +0000 2020

I just finished a game today, and I'm like "Finally, time to put it together with the rest of the footage". Looked at the date on the said footage: 2014. 😮

 Sun May 17 07:06:47 +0000 2020

RT @Foone: even in 1982, cats and computers went together

 Sun May 17 08:43:57 +0000 2020

Since the article specifically talks about home computers, and has that in the title, it would make sense for it to concentrate on that topic, rather than discuss console gaming. Microsoft reported that MS-DOS was installed on 40 mil machines in 1989. That's a pretty big gap.

 Sun May 17 17:25:28 +0000 2020

February 1989 wasn't even a particularly turning time for IBM PC gaming just yet, but prop to these jurnos for noticing the platform beginning to edge itself out early.

 Sun May 17 17:27:45 +0000 2020

RT @SW_Bunhead: I made a thing
Maid Marian, from Conquests of the Longbow: The Legend of Robin Hood
@AdventurersCap

 Sun May 17 17:29:34 +0000 2020

The article is exactly about the install base. The market, despite all its shortcomings as a possible gaming platform, became too big to ignore.

 Sun May 17 17:49:44 +0000 2020

That's fine, noting wrong with being number 2, especially for the Amiga and especially in the 80s, but units-wise that gap was GIANT.

 Sun May 17 17:54:40 +0000 2020

I agree there.

 Sun May 17 17:59:58 +0000 2020

Today's floppies. All 11 of them. #DOSGaming

 Sun May 17 18:58:03 +0000 2020

Nope. Time to dial a BBS! https://t.co/QyqSu7DHme

 Sun May 17 19:12:42 +0000 2020

Red pill my ass. Elon is essentially Joey Pants's character.

 Sun May 17 20:33:14 +0000 2020

Time for some Descent 2!

 Mon May 18 08:24:45 +0000 2020

RT @agistuff: Sierra AGI Demo Pack, View 224, Loop 0 #spritemap #AGI #Sierra

 Mon May 18 08:31:15 +0000 2020

RT @unormal: Ah

 Mon May 18 08:42:08 +0000 2020

RT @Foone: Apparently this computer costs 100$ more if you know it is vintage and does midi

 Mon May 18 13:22:00 +0000 2020

RT @kvlly:

 Mon May 18 18:33:42 +0000 2020

RT @spacegamejunkie: You guys, this bloke put together an amazing virtual collection of classic PC big box games where you can look at a fu…

 Mon May 18 19:43:29 +0000 2020

Well, my Monday began with drinking three cups of water, and then throwing them up. Hopefully your is at least better than that.

 Mon May 18 20:01:55 +0000 2020

Really not sure what that was all about, but I feel fine now. 🤷

 Mon May 18 20:02:31 +0000 2020

I think I'm just dying.

 Mon May 18 20:12:32 +0000 2020

RT @XwingGameSeries: The Los Angeles Times article from November 1994 about software piracy with TIE Fighter as example.🏴‍☠️🕹️
https://t.co…

 Mon May 18 20:21:13 +0000 2020

RT @lazygamereviews: BLERB.

Today is the 40th anniversary of the Mount Saint Helens volcanic eruption in 1980. Which got me thinking about…

 Mon May 18 20:21:49 +0000 2020

RT @Aventuras_AG: Starglider para Pc Ms-Dos, 1986.
Simulador de acción con naves espaciales.

 Mon May 18 20:22:19 +0000 2020

Meanwhile in May of 1990...

 Mon May 18 21:17:01 +0000 2020

 Mon May 18 21:19:19 +0000 2020

No, that's reserved for my Onlyfans members. https://x.com/jwestonharvey/status/1262493330673410048

 Mon May 18 21:21:40 +0000 2020

They don't make ads like they used to.

 Mon May 18 21:24:04 +0000 2020

Get one of these blockbuster movie hits FREE when you buy a Video Seven VGA card!.

 Mon May 18 21:26:31 +0000 2020

Software addresses the dongle, waits for it to do some proprietary thing, and receives some value in return. If the dongle is absent or the value is not what's expected, the program refuses to run. That's about it.

 Mon May 18 21:29:19 +0000 2020

 Mon May 18 21:31:00 +0000 2020

Yes, yes, and yes. Some commercial software still does this to this day, although the dongles are usually USB.

 Mon May 18 21:32:28 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic:

 Mon May 18 21:34:39 +0000 2020

If you still have reservations about 3D, pull up a chair.

 Mon May 18 21:36:22 +0000 2020

 Mon May 18 21:43:26 +0000 2020

 Mon May 18 21:49:00 +0000 2020

$6,000 of July 1991 US Dollars is about $11,300 today

 Mon May 18 21:52:54 +0000 2020

 Mon May 18 21:55:06 +0000 2020

Chex Quest HD is available right now!
https://youtu.be/CYM_HJQSuDY

 Mon May 18 22:05:53 +0000 2020

Verbatim had a variety of optical disk storage options forever. I know almost nothing about them, sadly. Maybe @Foone can help us?

 Mon May 18 22:18:18 +0000 2020

Again, I'm all for the idea of releasing the Snyder Cut so we have another case study available in addition to the Exorcist prequels. Chances of the Snyder Cut being not garbage are close to zero though. https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1249396343371595776

 Mon May 18 23:32:56 +0000 2020

Honestly, every appreciator of film history needs to watch both versions of the Exorcist prequel *just* to see how a studio can spend $80 million making a terrible movie TWICE. 🤣

 Mon May 18 23:35:56 +0000 2020

Paul Schrader's "Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist"
vs
Renny Harlin's "Exorcist: The Beginning"

 Tue May 19 00:07:52 +0000 2020

Schrader vs Harlin Exorcist prequels
Part deux

 Tue May 19 00:24:24 +0000 2020

Ok, I'll stop with the Exorcist prequels now. I know nobody here followed me for Bad Movie Recommendations.

 Tue May 19 00:25:10 +0000 2020

Змеелов/WildSnake (Gamos, 1992) #DOSGameScreenADay #RussianVideogames

 Tue May 19 00:27:01 +0000 2020

Yes, I really enjoy that one too. The original cut is also interesting.

 Tue May 19 00:29:38 +0000 2020

Thanks to David Lynch I now know what the weather in LA is like every day
https://youtu.be/1wZE9FMK3aA

 Tue May 19 00:42:17 +0000 2020

Oh no, some of the movie is just like this, only longer.

 Tue May 19 00:55:48 +0000 2020

There is nothing I don't hate about this
https://x.com/USArmyesports/status/1174716164741783554

 Tue May 19 01:04:07 +0000 2020

It's ours for the taking,
It's ours for the fight

 Tue May 19 03:04:35 +0000 2020

RT @gayocats: 1136689886017

 Tue May 19 03:13:11 +0000 2020

I don't see a "nice ass" on a list of printable surfaces.

 Tue May 19 05:55:54 +0000 2020

RT @itstheshadsy: The creators of SimCity had a division that made Sim games for corporations, including a game for Chevron called SimRefin…

 Tue May 19 15:58:30 +0000 2020

RT @pagb666: There's a new Dark Forces/Outlaws sourceport in the way. First beta release expected this fall. Will include level and asset e…

 Tue May 19 17:29:06 +0000 2020

RT @TheMedievalNerd: Yeee haaa! 500/500 Thief Playthrough complete!

So We Became A Hero!

#DOSGaming #RETROGAMING

 Tue May 19 17:29:12 +0000 2020

RT @hardmaru: I can now play the MS-DOS games that I programmed in my childhood, inside of a desktop web browser, using JS-DOS.

What a tim…

 Tue May 19 17:31:12 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic:

 Tue May 19 17:37:46 +0000 2020

So... What can this potentially mean for me? Does this mean Wine is gonna be available *and* hardware accelerated? Because Wine supports Win16 applications iirc. So potentially this means an easily accessible way of running Win16 stuff on my 64 bit Windows machine, right? https://x.com/verge/status/1262762354783031296

 Tue May 19 18:07:15 +0000 2020

Right now there are a few fairly easy solutions to integrate Win16 apps into modern Windows, but most of them essentially are for using 16 bit installers that otherwise don't work.

 Tue May 19 18:10:13 +0000 2020

I guess my actual goal would be to be able to play Macromedia Director games, potentially the ones that also rely on QuickTime. 🤷

 Tue May 19 18:11:51 +0000 2020

Of course, and eventually it'll be great I'm sure, but there's still a long way to go.

 Tue May 19 18:17:17 +0000 2020

@IQ_Adventures Happy Birthday, sir! 🎉🎁🎈

 Tue May 19 18:38:22 +0000 2020

Savage: The Ultimate Quest for Survival (Windows 3.x, 1996) #NotDOS

 Tue May 19 19:04:19 +0000 2020

Who said there weren't any cool games on Windows 3.x?

 Tue May 19 19:06:55 +0000 2020

The most early Windows installer ever. AND it launches a QuickTime installer afterwards.

 Tue May 19 19:11:56 +0000 2020

Being a incredibly demanding Win16 game, multiple resolutions are available for rendering courtesy of WinG, including a fast 320x200 windowless mode.

 Tue May 19 19:18:20 +0000 2020

Always
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/735600647396044800

 Tue May 19 19:27:31 +0000 2020

It looks like three of the programmers of this title - Eric Milota, Randy Casey, and Mark J. Davis went on to work on some other impressive 3D games

 Tue May 19 19:47:40 +0000 2020

They made the third one for the CD-i, the two famous ones were developed by Animation Magic.
https://youtu.be/du_KeZeMJrQ

 Tue May 19 20:09:42 +0000 2020

 Tue May 19 20:47:09 +0000 2020

Sadly Where's Your Head At is the only song of theirs I know. I like it a bunch though.

 Tue May 19 21:41:39 +0000 2020

Tmw you realize that all of your video captures for the past couple of months are fucked up 😨

 Tue May 19 23:14:33 +0000 2020

Any OBS experts in the house? It keeps ruining my sound. I barely can find any options to change anything.
Left sample is captured directly for a device.
Right sample is what ends up in an OBS captured MP4.
Why does this keep happening, and how do I stop it?

 Tue May 19 23:16:22 +0000 2020

I should have noticed earlier too. This is so fuzzy when compared to the real thing
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1215097430364098562?s=09

 Tue May 19 23:41:38 +0000 2020

Yep, THIS turned out to be the issue. I can't believe the program doesn't give you an option to change the codec, or at least show you what it's using.
https://x.com/uematsufreak/status/1262886722024681473

 Tue May 19 23:51:01 +0000 2020

Funniest this is that it specifically looks for Apple's codec on boot. It's in the damn logs!

 Tue May 19 23:53:12 +0000 2020

And yep, now directly captured and compressed waveforms resemble each other a lot more closely. All I have to do now is recapture everything since JANUARY. 🤣😂😄😥

 Tue May 19 23:55:42 +0000 2020

Here's some DAZZLE.EXE for you all

 Wed May 20 00:05:47 +0000 2020

Vengeance of Excalibur (Synergistic Software/Virgin Games, 1991) #DOSGameScreenADay

 Wed May 20 00:21:19 +0000 2020

Is this not the greatest opening to a character select screen? #DOSGaming

 Wed May 20 00:30:45 +0000 2020

It's ZX Spectrum time!

 Wed May 20 00:54:46 +0000 2020

I hate to say this, but the Romani people are still very much looked down upon in Eastern Europe.

 Wed May 20 01:00:00 +0000 2020

They encourage you to pirate it in the spirit of the film!

 Wed May 20 01:11:20 +0000 2020

Ooh, very nice.

 Wed May 20 01:28:51 +0000 2020

Went off on the guy speaking a foreign language after Parasite won an Oscar.

 Wed May 20 01:37:49 +0000 2020

Ugh. Idk, I should be trying to be nicer on Twitter. It's pretty difficult with disappointments around every corner though.

 Wed May 20 01:49:55 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Good evening.

 Wed May 20 01:52:56 +0000 2020

RT @good_faces_bot:

 Wed May 20 04:29:21 +0000 2020

RT @Nicozilla_FR: From @mixnmojo and Aric Wilmunder's youtube channel.
Here is a short Talkie test done in 1992 for #MonkeyIsland 2 : LeChu…

 Wed May 20 10:20:43 +0000 2020

RT @Chronos_B: Back in 2012 - my friend Marco Pasquli testing Atari Jaguar VR at my home. As I know this is the only working/complete Atari…

 Wed May 20 10:24:43 +0000 2020

RT @Foone: But the most interesting thing (aside from some glitching when some of the lines are too long) is that the programmer of the gam…

 Wed May 20 10:26:05 +0000 2020

Well... this one's gonna be interesting.

 Wed May 20 13:00:19 +0000 2020

RT @lazygamereviews: BLERB!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Pd18OBG8p8

This one is a follow-up to the video from a few weeks ago where we went through a box…

 Wed May 20 13:28:21 +0000 2020

RT @Resulka: In case you didn't see it - DOScovery returned with Gregory and the Hot Air Balloon! https://youtu.be/rfeoKsLkmMU

 Wed May 20 13:41:42 +0000 2020

Where's the English version for the rest of the world? https://x.com/sebi2706/status/1263106086896168963

 Wed May 20 13:58:31 +0000 2020

RT @gnomeslair: The very first PC games I played were these; nothing terribly exciting, but I was thoroughly impressed. https://t.co/ynvKrC…

 Wed May 20 15:06:09 +0000 2020

But to lose all my sensors
That is just so typically me

 Wed May 20 15:36:23 +0000 2020

Three teenage triples that live above me are apparently now at the Playing Radiohead's Creep On Guitar stage of their lives.

 Wed May 20 19:24:27 +0000 2020

Omnitrend's turn based-real time hybrid squad strategy game Breach 3 is impossible to install in DosBox because of how the installer works. I've decided to create a ready-to-go archive. Emulate it in browser, or mount the contents of the zip as drive C:
https://archive.org/details/breach3dosbox

 Wed May 20 19:52:54 +0000 2020

The real question is are they going to bring back everyone who was laid off and didn't get another job since then, and give them sufficient time to finish the game? https://x.com/AllGamesDelta_/status/1259988303287377921

 Wed May 20 19:59:03 +0000 2020

Watched an 80s horror film documentary "In Search of Darkness". It was mostly fun. I did fall asleep in the middle of it. Not sure who it is for tbh. It's 4 hours of discussing a handful of movies from each year 80-81 with random 80s horror related topics in-between years.

 Wed May 20 20:20:13 +0000 2020

So half of the documentary is essentially just a list of 80s horror flicks, and not a particularly interesting one. Like EVERY 80s Friday the 13th is on there, for example. I've seen every movie on that list, and own all the ones that are worth owning.

 Wed May 20 20:21:43 +0000 2020

So who is the audience for it? Who is this format targets? I'm guessing:
- People who have watched horror movies in the 80s, but then grew out of it. Lots of reminiscing and familiar faces is sure to summon lots of nostalgia.
- People who haven't seen much 80s horror 🤷‍♂️

 Wed May 20 20:23:57 +0000 2020

In the end it just doesn't feel like it was a documentary for me, a pretty hardcore 80s horror fan. But it was well put together, and I kept watching despite all of this. So maybe it is something you can show to your kids when they get to horror appropriate age, or smth like that

 Wed May 20 20:25:42 +0000 2020

Here's the trailer
https://youtu.be/LtG6hYUvlkc

 Wed May 20 20:27:03 +0000 2020

I guess. I wasn't talking about them though.

 Wed May 20 20:27:40 +0000 2020

Here: https://gumroad.com/creatorvc?fbclid=IwAR0vjMvP2KR6P9i8s2DDpgSlHdjl5EtzuyOFLWTUoCFLJCwj_SKnpM-cidw#FWfwq

 Wed May 20 20:32:41 +0000 2020

You might wanna read the rest of that thread first.

 Wed May 20 20:34:33 +0000 2020

Well, it appears that the problem with the laptop I've been given to fix is "the user didn't know there's a physical wifi switch, and unknowingly set it to off", so that's most of the work done for the day. 🤷‍♂️

 Wed May 20 20:58:12 +0000 2020

RT @dosgameclub: 💾EXTRA PODCAST EPISODE!💾 Because of the phenomenal success of DOS Games Jam, we decided to invite host @MichaelKlamerus fo…

 Wed May 20 21:12:25 +0000 2020

Realms of Arkania: Star Trail (attic Entertainment Software/Sir-tech Software, 1994) #DOSGameScreenADay

 Wed May 20 22:42:44 +0000 2020

 Wed May 20 23:01:34 +0000 2020

RT @BlackLCult: Directed by David Lynch

 Wed May 20 23:13:29 +0000 2020

Exorcist prequels are a very interesting example because they are two *completely* different movies, and the only thing they share is *one* shot (as far as I could tell). A little scene comparison here:
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1262535405116764161

 Thu May 21 02:22:59 +0000 2020

This... HAS happened before.

 Thu May 21 02:26:19 +0000 2020

Here's a little comparison for anyone who's unfamiliar:
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1262539569167241218

 Thu May 21 02:27:02 +0000 2020

And another one, just in case. Both were completely different movies, and both were terrible, but in different ways.
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1262535405116764161

 Thu May 21 02:27:37 +0000 2020

 Thu May 21 03:30:36 +0000 2020

RT @Foone: I love the look of DOS GUIs.
They're all ad-hoc and pixely and lovely.
(This is Monopoly Deluxe by Avalon Interactive, from 19…

 Thu May 21 03:35:17 +0000 2020

Definitely

 Thu May 21 03:56:01 +0000 2020

Calls DOS copy and some other commands in a way DosBox doesn't like.

 Thu May 21 03:57:04 +0000 2020

Yes, then it'll work.

 Thu May 21 03:59:24 +0000 2020

 Thu May 21 04:13:24 +0000 2020

Maybe if the publisher pays the devs to actually get Pathologic 2 properly finished, all of this will go away? It's worth a try is all I'm saying.

 Thu May 21 04:22:02 +0000 2020

Nothing. A few members of the team are turning remaining unfinished material into at least something playable to be available later as DLC, but that's about it.

 Thu May 21 04:36:40 +0000 2020

David Lynch got his hands on After Effects
https://youtu.be/BXTLsQBJSVc

 Thu May 21 04:48:55 +0000 2020

 Thu May 21 04:58:08 +0000 2020

Apparently I drew this in 2007. I have no recollection of this, but it is a pretty accurate depiction of how I felt at the time.

 Thu May 21 04:59:16 +0000 2020

The other two parts are gonna be something else, not the full fledged chapters.

 Thu May 21 05:46:54 +0000 2020

Indeed

 Thu May 21 05:47:17 +0000 2020

 Thu May 21 06:21:06 +0000 2020

RT @lazygamereviews: Exciting news for DOS enthusiasts and preservationists:

Previously unarchived game Wizzardz & War Lordz is now on @in…

 Thu May 21 14:35:18 +0000 2020

RT @1PArmy: You can play Eye of the Beholder I (and some others) at archive website https://archive.org/details/msdos_Eye_of_the_Beholder_1991. Did you play it? Which is your…

 Thu May 21 14:41:45 +0000 2020

RT @Bhaal_Spawn: Its #TillysRetroReviews 🖋️ No. 4
- a nostalgic look at games of yore!

Today, #Ultima Underworld (1992) ⚔️

A full 3D RPG,…

 Thu May 21 15:26:18 +0000 2020

By Goblins 3 the number of is was down to 1, along with the number of starting protagonists.

 Thu May 21 15:27:59 +0000 2020

RT @DrGameAndSci: Here's an unusual game I used to play at a childhood friend's house. It's called Gobliiins. I guess you could call it an…

 Thu May 21 15:28:02 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Them: How are things going today?
Me: Good.
Also me:

 Thu May 21 15:30:09 +0000 2020

RT @even_kei: Kids these days will never know the hardships of each week having to overcook a fresh hardboiled egg yolk for the computer mo…

 Thu May 21 15:37:15 +0000 2020

It's okay. There's always Woodruff.

 Thu May 21 15:40:31 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: The wonderful world of non-English videogames. #DOSGaming

 Thu May 21 15:42:15 +0000 2020

Si

 Thu May 21 15:44:13 +0000 2020

This is what too much time with Daikatana does to people. 💀 https://x.com/Civvie11/status/1263486646881857537

 Thu May 21 15:49:40 +0000 2020

RT @itstheshadsy: Be sure to read @gamegrower's terrific article about Muriel Tramis, who designed games through the 80s and 90s about race…

 Thu May 21 15:57:08 +0000 2020

Good afternoon

 Thu May 21 15:59:17 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: DOS games! Woo-oo!
Everyday we're out there playing
DOS games! Woo-oo!

 Thu May 21 16:04:48 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Remember when ATI made a video/sound card combo with a mouse port?

 Thu May 21 16:08:05 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: RT if you remember

 Thu May 21 16:09:35 +0000 2020

 Thu May 21 16:10:29 +0000 2020

Box art of the day: #DOSGaming

 Thu May 21 16:49:36 +0000 2020

@rooster613 Hello. Your old program is now available emulated in-browser:
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1257499868618260481

 Thu May 21 16:53:02 +0000 2020

My childhood memory of Miguel Ferrer'd death was a lot more graphic than it actually was

 Thu May 21 17:00:57 +0000 2020

Microsoft's GM to OPL3

 Thu May 21 17:21:42 +0000 2020

It all depends on how much money and time they'll give him to actually finish it. Good example of that not happening is the Exorcist prequels situation.

 Thu May 21 17:44:04 +0000 2020

Ex. A:
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1262535405116764161?s=19

 Thu May 21 17:45:35 +0000 2020

Yeah, but the question is how much. Snyder hasn't worked with a limited budget in a loooooong time.

 Thu May 21 17:51:10 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: King's Bounty in VGA, EGA, and CGA. #DOSGaming

 Thu May 21 18:06:21 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: New World Computing's Kings Bounty (1990) & its spiritual successors Heroes of Might and Magic I (1995) and II (1996) #DO…

 Thu May 21 18:06:26 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: King's Bounty 2, an amateur Russian (Ukrainian) sequel to King's Bounty. Pretty good, but map generator blows. http://t.c…

 Thu May 21 18:06:45 +0000 2020

RT @textfiles: At the request of @lazygamereviews I've made a playable version of Wizzardz and War Lordz from the copy he uploaded. I made…

 Thu May 21 18:18:19 +0000 2020

Her paws are incredible ❤

 Thu May 21 18:18:57 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Me every time a lost game is found:

 Thu May 21 18:20:20 +0000 2020

Alright, people, let's do it!

 Thu May 21 18:56:35 +0000 2020

So it looks like the game includes some code redemption system. Maybe you can get codes with cereal?

 Thu May 21 19:08:32 +0000 2020

Already deviating from the original with unlockable characters!

 Thu May 21 19:08:57 +0000 2020

Ok, that's pretty funny

 Thu May 21 19:10:06 +0000 2020

Hmmm.... Alright, I'm glad that the game is actually reimagined in a lot of way, it's not just a straight remake with updated assets, but... It's so dark. So bland. The original was bright & colorful!

 Thu May 21 19:19:56 +0000 2020

AND General Mills Chex Quest re-release page now points to https://www.chexmix.com/chexquest/ and the 2019 official re-release version of the classic game isn't even officially available anymore!

 Thu May 21 19:23:57 +0000 2020

Seriously, is this Chex Quest or Doom 3?

 Thu May 21 19:27:25 +0000 2020

This is what the first level of Chex Quest is supposed to look like!

 Thu May 21 19:32:43 +0000 2020

I'm really glad that the levels are reimagined, but why of why are they so fucking dark!

 Thu May 21 19:44:44 +0000 2020

Oh, and GM not only took down the 2019 re-release of the original game, but also the awesome "Official History of Chex Quest" video! Wtf, @ChexMix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPByIugoiM0&feature=youtu.be

 Thu May 21 19:53:12 +0000 2020

This is surprisingly appropriate

 Thu May 21 19:58:10 +0000 2020

Bring back officially endorsed Chex Quest Classic, and all accompanying videos, @GeneralMills!

 Thu May 21 19:59:31 +0000 2020

RT @phrenopolis: Steam is recommending that I play Day of the Tentacle.

 Thu May 21 20:22:10 +0000 2020

ScummVM is more stable, gives you additional options, and fixes many bugs.

 Thu May 21 20:56:38 +0000 2020

This dude's covers of synth classics have instruments that match the originals pretty much perfectly! Great stuff
https://youtu.be/lXMb768dGNI

 Thu May 21 21:05:30 +0000 2020

And it's not all 80s stuff either!
https://youtu.be/hWVLLKRiO9M

 Thu May 21 21:06:29 +0000 2020

Ok, the tools have been out for a bit, where's this mod? https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1248948563985514496

 Thu May 21 21:19:17 +0000 2020

RT @itsNaCool: can we get enough fans to make a sequel to The Nice Guys happen?

 Thu May 21 21:23:07 +0000 2020

RT @IQ_Adventures: I used to LIVE for Shareware places like this back in the dail. Mail order like this, or at a Computer Fair - there'd be…

 Thu May 21 21:43:59 +0000 2020

Quicky: The Computer Game (ARGON Software/Nestle, 1994) #DOSGameScreenADay

 Thu May 21 22:17:59 +0000 2020

I've discovered an additional level of comedy in Limmy's Show by enabling YouTube's automatic captions 🤣

 Thu May 21 22:35:44 +0000 2020

WORTH IT https://x.com/enhance_exp/status/1263605492053495808

 Thu May 21 23:20:05 +0000 2020

Microsoft open sources GW-BASIC!
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/microsoft-open-sources-gw-basic/

 Thu May 21 23:23:11 +0000 2020

😄

 Thu May 21 23:26:02 +0000 2020

I didn't know that obviously, although I have done the first three myself as well. Do you have any of these games archived?

 Thu May 21 23:28:54 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Hello

 Fri May 22 00:31:11 +0000 2020

Tenet is the first Nolan film that intrigues me in a while (I don't like his Batman films, or... most of his films,) but I'm not going anywhere near a fucking theater for a while.

 Fri May 22 00:36:47 +0000 2020

What class did you pick?

 Fri May 22 00:42:31 +0000 2020

I hate The Prestige with the passion, and can't stand Interstellar.

 Fri May 22 00:43:35 +0000 2020

I think he's a very good and very competent director, I just mostly despise what he writes.

 Fri May 22 00:44:54 +0000 2020

RT @IQ_Adventures: This is a classic.

 Fri May 22 00:56:54 +0000 2020

Don’t leave the room, don’t call for a cab, my friend.
Because Space is a corridor that will end
with a meter. And, if your dear, delight expressing,
walks inside, kick her out without undressing.
- Joseph Brodsky

 Fri May 22 01:23:27 +0000 2020

I think I'm going to celebrate Fury Road's belated 5th anniversary tonight

 Fri May 22 02:17:15 +0000 2020

It's one of the handful of 3D movies I own, and its 3D conversion is very well done, even if when you watch it at home.

 Fri May 22 02:19:13 +0000 2020

Or maybe I'm not gonna be watching it in 3D because all my batteries are dead

 Fri May 22 02:24:50 +0000 2020

 Fri May 22 02:25:43 +0000 2020

Five years, and there isn't a single big budget film that even got close to the greatness of Fury Road. It's pure cinema in so many ways.

 Fri May 22 02:28:24 +0000 2020

😥

 Fri May 22 02:29:54 +0000 2020

Actually, a question: Do you like any Mad Max movies?

 Fri May 22 02:30:57 +0000 2020

Mad Max 2 is probably the best Mad Max movie anyway. It's even more pure just because it is so old, and doesn't have technology getting in the way.

 Fri May 22 02:34:19 +0000 2020

Idk, I always found MM's aesthetics wonky, but I appreciate so much of Fury Road beyond the visuals. I love how little dialogue there is, but you get a lot of Max & Furiosa interactions just through their looks. To me that is what cinema is supposed to do.

 Fri May 22 02:37:08 +0000 2020

I can see that. Part of the MM's appeal to the rest of the world is that it seems to foreign and different. And very non-Hollywood in its attitude.

 Fri May 22 02:40:37 +0000 2020

I'm not too familiar with Australiam films, but I did see that Australian exploitation film documentary, and a bunch of it looked like lots of fun.

 Fri May 22 02:46:01 +0000 2020

🍻

 Fri May 22 03:22:17 +0000 2020

Every time I get to the Max - Furiosa fight I'm astonished that this movie, directed and edited by these two people, has more energy than most films made by people half their age

 Fri May 22 03:28:21 +0000 2020

Oh, I have. And I'd gladly read more
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1260301399847567363?s=19

 Fri May 22 03:31:50 +0000 2020

Whhhhhaaaaaaaaaattttt?! That's crazy!

 Fri May 22 03:32:13 +0000 2020

😂

 Fri May 22 03:37:01 +0000 2020

RT @868nathan: My plans 2020

 Fri May 22 04:40:42 +0000 2020

"Max. My name is Max. That's my name." One hour and 48 minutes in. God, I fucking love this movie.

 Fri May 22 04:54:31 +0000 2020

😯

 Fri May 22 04:57:59 +0000 2020

Every time I watch this film it honestly gets better. Bravo!

 Fri May 22 05:02:27 +0000 2020

God, I sure hope not.

 Fri May 22 05:08:42 +0000 2020

https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1263698277482012672?s=19

 Fri May 22 05:10:55 +0000 2020

❤

 Fri May 22 05:25:13 +0000 2020

Soviet "We Are The World"
https://youtu.be/kJ2Ik6y-gKg

 Fri May 22 05:32:43 +0000 2020

Mother is good. Mother is the way. Mother protects us from meat who would harm us. The meat must be killed so that the seedlings can grow. We are all Mother's seedlings.

 Fri May 22 05:34:49 +0000 2020

No.

 Fri May 22 13:53:08 +0000 2020

RT @BuckWoodyMSFT: Windows Solitaire is 30 years old today. It was programmed by an intern at Microsoft, to teach people how to use drag-an…

 Fri May 22 14:12:08 +0000 2020

My neighborhood: https://t.co/lakEvs2xvy

 Fri May 22 14:14:12 +0000 2020

I guess something somewhere got reopened because I just got my first spoofed phonecall in *months*.

 Fri May 22 15:09:03 +0000 2020

From Dusk till Dawn?

 Fri May 22 15:34:24 +0000 2020

RT @nanochess: I knew GW-BASIC was slow, and PAINT in special, and now I know why! This is atrocious. Easy speed up POP DX / MOV [BX],DX /…

 Fri May 22 17:15:27 +0000 2020

Congrats!

 Fri May 22 17:23:27 +0000 2020

RT @benjedwards: Windows 3.0 turns 30 today. It introduced Program Manager, Solitaire, VGA support, virtual memory, and a new "3D" look (wh…

 Fri May 22 17:27:09 +0000 2020

Brighton Beach?

 Fri May 22 17:31:30 +0000 2020

RT @lazygamereviews: Greetings folks! There's a fresh episode of LGR Oddware available right now about a legendary bit of '90s hardware: th…

 Fri May 22 17:42:00 +0000 2020

RT @agistuff: Space Quest: The Sarien Encounter, View 114, Loop 0 #spritemap #AGI #Sierra

 Fri May 22 17:42:07 +0000 2020

And 1993 for DOS
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/804462054400790528?s=19

 Fri May 22 17:50:01 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: After Dark for DOS 1.0 (1993)

 Fri May 22 17:53:11 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: They are coming

 Fri May 22 17:53:57 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Microsoft Excel v2. Windows 2, 1987. First version for IBM PCs.

 Fri May 22 18:11:08 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Excel came bundled with a "run-time" version of Windows 2, in case didn't own Windows at the time.

 Fri May 22 18:11:13 +0000 2020

Baby ❤

 Fri May 22 18:18:14 +0000 2020

RT @reblavoie: This moth exists in nature and it’s ON MY DECK

 Fri May 22 18:19:23 +0000 2020

I already know Joe Biden is going to be Joe Biden. Please don't remind me.

 Fri May 22 18:25:23 +0000 2020

Oh no! This baby is so confused https://x.com/AddictedViral/status/1247162140890476544

 Fri May 22 18:38:22 +0000 2020

I've officially graduated all the cats in my life from "cat" to "baby".

 Fri May 22 18:39:08 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Adobe Photoshop v2.5. Windows 3.x, 1993. First version for PCs.

 Fri May 22 18:48:40 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Whoa. Games for Windows 3.0 ad.

 Fri May 22 18:50:14 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: Creative Writer. Windows 3.x, 1993. Microsoft's word processor and print shop for kids

 Fri May 22 18:51:12 +0000 2020

RT @dosnostalgic: First edition of Microsoft Encarta. Windows 3.x, 1993

 Fri May 22 18:51:26 +0000 2020

BuildGDX adds Shadow Warrior support https://m210.duke4.net/
https://youtu.be/IaAUGs_3JJA

 Fri May 22 19:41:41 +0000 2020

Block Out is indeed very good, and is one of the best vintage Polish games.

 Fri May 22 19:42:46 +0000 2020

If ur not keeping track, BuildGDX now supports Blood, Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, Redneck Rampage, Redneck Rampage Rides Again, PowerSlave, William Shatner's TekWar, Witchaven, Witchaven 2, & Legend of the Seven Paladins in 1 neat package. Official expansions r also supported

 Fri May 22 19:47:57 +0000 2020

RT @PaulieHughes: Steve Hilliker the director of all the live action segments of Privateer 2 has just released the original footage from th…

 Fri May 22 19:51:54 +0000 2020

Yes, I'm also not a big fan of that game for many reasons, but it's still nice to see it supported in another modern port.

 Fri May 22 19:59:40 +0000 2020

Haven't played much of this yet, but Classic Redux has plenty of issues, and I don't think there are plans to continue its development.

 Fri May 22 20:10:49 +0000 2020

ScummVM is now testing its Ultima 4 and Ultima 6 support! https://x.com/ScummVM/status/1263628026170028032

 Fri May 22 20:22:01 +0000 2020

DJing pro-tip:
https://youtu.be/OffY08wSUwU

 Fri May 22 20:40:40 +0000 2020

"One agency congress doesn't #*@% with." #DOSGaming

 Fri May 22 20:46:50 +0000 2020

Bad Mojo (Windows 3.x, 1996) #NotDOS

 Fri May 22 22:21:21 +0000 2020