More or less, yes.
Sun Oct 01 13:21:38 +0000 2023When I heard that Wes Anderson is putting out a bunch of short films at the same time, I didn't think they'd essentially add up to a length of a feature. So that's two Anderson movies in one year!
Sun Oct 01 14:39:52 +0000 2023Replying to @jan_ekholm and @RandomCorvid
Where do you think I've lived for most of my life with a name like "Anatoly Shashkin"?
Sun Oct 01 15:08:34 +0000 2023Replying to @jan_ekholm and @RandomCorvid
Yes. I know of them, and they are plentiful. People are getting arrested by dozens each DAY. Over the past 20 years Putin had established a large national police force the sole purpose of which is to come down hard on any protest.
Sun Oct 01 15:10:47 +0000 2023Replying to @jan_ekholm and @RandomCorvid
No. Not everyone is behind the political elite. And you might want to look up the anti-Putin protests that's been going on for years. If you haven't seen any, it's because you chose not to look into the matters, and that's on you.
Sun Oct 01 15:12:44 +0000 2023Replying to @jan_ekholm and @RandomCorvid
Also "Russia needs to be split up" is a quite a bit of a backpedal from what you seem to be suggesting in your tweets.
Sun Oct 01 15:13:42 +0000 2023Ladies and gentlemen, the MIDI https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1708257880816615485
Sun Oct 01 17:20:04 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: Spooky October is here! #DOSGaming
Sun Oct 01 18:02:51 +0000 2023Replying to @RichDuckKing
Oh yes. A hidden gem of a game too.
Sun Oct 01 18:37:59 +0000 2023RT @echoLogin: Here is it OPEN SOURCE...
RAPTOR - Call of the Shadows.
DOS version.
https://github.com/skynettx/dosraptor
#indiegames #IndieGameDev…
Sun Oct 01 21:02:34 +0000 2023Thank to everyone who stopped by the livestream. It was a lot of fun.
Mon Oct 02 01:23:23 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
A highlight:
How *NOT* to implement your interactive fiction game
Mon Oct 02 01:28:51 +0000 2023Replying to @syllopsium
Yes, but what stopped them from having a synonym for "small-stone" as "stone"? Presumably not the engine, since any IF engine that can't do that is an engine not worth using. It's a design issue.
Mon Oct 02 12:07:22 +0000 2023Replying to @syllopsium
If there is, that is once again a design issue
Mon Oct 02 12:45:53 +0000 2023Replying to @jan_ekholm and @RandomCorvid
Oh, so now you have to live in Russia to see the atrocities? Do you live in Russia?
Mon Oct 02 12:50:44 +0000 2023Replying to @jan_ekholm
Nobody is defending their activities, what we're defending is people who are stuck there and are getting their fair share of the activities. People you seem to be considering non existing for reasons known seemingly only to you, so much so you called out a 25 year old DOS game.
Mon Oct 02 13:01:09 +0000 2023Replying to @jan_ekholm
Most of my family are *dead* because of something "the Germans" did not so long ago, in a global sense of things, yet have you ever seen me say one shouldn't be playing German games? If that's the place you're at, that's just unhealthy.
Mon Oct 02 13:03:36 +0000 2023If I only knew what was to come. https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/500747203452104704
Mon Oct 02 13:17:00 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
(I played that game before it came out on Steam and blew up. Damn.)
Mon Oct 02 13:17:36 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
Desura isn't even a thing anymore.
Mon Oct 02 13:21:25 +0000 2023Replying to @jan_ekholm
It's interesting how you're able to separate the nazis from the Germans, but failing to do the same for someone else.
Mon Oct 02 13:28:12 +0000 2023A great example of be careful of what you wish for https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/507148842857684992
Mon Oct 02 13:30:00 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
There was so many "Boomer Shooters" (jfc) coming out all the time now that instead of wishing for them I chose not to play most of them instead. 🤷
Mon Oct 02 13:31:47 +0000 2023Replying to @the_suicider
I just don't have the time.
Mon Oct 02 13:39:26 +0000 2023Replying to @jan_ekholm
I honestly can't be bothered to provide you with it, since it's kind of been all over the media. Surely since you're so focused on Russia you are familiar with Alexei Navalny and protests lead by his supporters?
Mon Oct 02 13:43:01 +0000 2023Replying to @jan_ekholm
Maybe @Vokabre can hook you up with one of his threads of protests he personally had participated in over the years.
Mon Oct 02 13:44:07 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
Btw, I think it's great. I just don't have the time.
Mon Oct 02 13:47:34 +0000 2023Replying to @jan_ekholm
No, he didn't. If you think so, you have seen his quote out of context. Both his 2014 and 2015 interviews on the matter are available in their entirety.
Mon Oct 02 13:54:16 +0000 2023Replying to @jan_ekholm
And while you, or me for that matter, may not be the biggest fans of Navalny, but his platform is staunchly anti-Putin and anti-oligarchy. Isn't it what you wanted?
Mon Oct 02 14:00:21 +0000 2023Replying to @AlexDeris
I play some. I just didn't expect the world to be drowning in them all of sudden.
Mon Oct 02 15:49:13 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: Spooky October begins! #DOSGaming
🎃🧛😈🧟💀🦇👻
Mon Oct 02 17:15:32 +0000 2023Replying to @Bhaal_Spawn
You can already do that in modern DOOM.
Mon Oct 02 17:31:59 +0000 2023Replying to @Bhaal_Spawn
Tetris 99? Give me Tetris 69!
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Mon Oct 02 17:37:06 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: A highlight:
How *NOT* to implement your interactive fiction game
Mon Oct 02 19:04:53 +0000 2023Replying to @hardistymark, @TheReaganMorris, @Arcade_Adriano, @bitmap_books, @arcadeattackUK, @ClockworkPixels, @CoolBoxArt, @dantemendes, @16bitnostalgia, @sir_top_and_hat, @Tetrisdroid, @Indie_RetroNEWS and @g_nostalgia
Yeah, the version of Zool where you can finally see the enemies coming. 😄
Mon Oct 02 20:39:37 +0000 2023Replying to @afrocosmist
Is it a screencap? Looks like a scan of the original painted background piece.
Mon Oct 02 21:58:08 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: @Bhaal_Spawn Tetris 99? Give me Tetris 69!
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Mon Oct 02 22:38:43 +0000 2023Buick Dimensions/Buick Classic (The InMar Group/General Motors, 1990) #DOSGameScreenADay
Mon Oct 02 23:22:51 +0000 2023Replying to @afrocosmist
This is what this background looks like in the game:
Mon Oct 02 23:26:12 +0000 2023RT @Campster: How System Shock's Reboot Wrestles With Adapting Its Legacy
https://youtu.be/YDQ24iAkh90
Mon Oct 02 23:41:10 +0000 2023Replying to @rodneydgilbert and @ianbremmer
Omg. That's indeed pretty close. Now I know what I can look forward to.
Tue Oct 03 01:25:43 +0000 2023Replying to @MobyGamer
It's a great flick. The first sequel is underrated.
Tue Oct 03 02:53:30 +0000 2023Replying to @MobyGamer
Definitely check out the sequel one of these days. It's both similar and very different. This time leaning more towards Cronenberg rather than Lynch.
Tue Oct 03 03:22:13 +0000 2023Replying to @designerzen, @Rick0r, @TheReaganMorris, @Arcade_Adriano, @bitmap_books, @arcadeattackUK, @ClockworkPixels, @CoolBoxArt, @dantemendes, @16bitnostalgia, @sir_top_and_hat, @Tetrisdroid, @Indie_RetroNEWS and @g_nostalgia
Don't forget James Pond 2: RoboCod
Tue Oct 03 11:59:45 +0000 2023Replying to @sergitojeremito
Don't believe so
Tue Oct 03 12:20:28 +0000 2023RT @jmechner: For those who were (or weren't!) at @SRGfestival yesterday, here's the @princeofpersia rotoscoping video I showed on stage w/…
Tue Oct 03 17:33:23 +0000 2023So that means there are THREE Atari consoles available to buy right now. 🤔 https://x.com/atari/status/1709221547070620041
Tue Oct 03 17:56:15 +0000 2023Replying to @realNumberSets
- VCS
- 2600+
- Gamestation
Tue Oct 03 17:59:52 +0000 2023Bots are on the rise. Again.
Tue Oct 03 19:23:27 +0000 2023Replying to @srt_reno
Just generating content trying to pass for real accounts with followers and tweets. Until someone mobilizes then to talk about a topic they need to, to create an illusion of a trend or a discussion.
Tue Oct 03 19:27:47 +0000 2023Replying to @PikadaveStudios and @themeatly
No. IBM didn't have an OS for their upcoming 8088 based IBM PC 5150. That was the whole reason they signed a deal with Microsoft.
Tue Oct 03 21:03:24 +0000 2023Replying to @PikadaveStudios and @themeatly
I just happen to know a thing or two about DOS. 😄
Tue Oct 03 21:13:37 +0000 20233 Ball Juggler (First Magnitude, 1991) #DOSGameScreenADay
Tue Oct 03 22:49:28 +0000 2023RT @Official_GDC: "40 years and I'm still here": Warren Spector (@Warren_Spector) looks back at a long and fortunate career in game develop…
Tue Oct 03 23:48:24 +0000 2023meow
Wed Oct 04 00:19:49 +0000 2023Replying to @lucasartsfans
Next!
Wed Oct 04 13:17:02 +0000 2023Replying to @jan_ekholm and @RandomCorvid
Ok, this is flat out false. There are no fair elections in Russia. They are completely falsified. That is one area that people are completely powerless in.
Wed Oct 04 13:22:25 +0000 2023Replying to @hmemcpy and @lucasartsfans
Wed Oct 04 15:16:28 +0000 2023Replying to @emmxyzzy
✅Relevant
✅Female
✅MS-DOS
✅Distinctive
Wed Oct 04 16:02:20 +0000 2023NATIONAL ALERT
Play more DOS games.
Wed Oct 04 18:21:17 +0000 2023RT @RetroGamingExpo: For "Atari 50", @DickWhitehouse wrote a new amazing Atari Jaguar emulator. He covers the challenges faced, why the Ja…
Wed Oct 04 19:45:21 +0000 2023Replying to @RocketFry
Well, this was in reference to today's national alert system test in the USA.
Wed Oct 04 21:01:45 +0000 2023Replying to @LavaVex and @brassicGamer
If it's this one then no
Wed Oct 04 22:35:40 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: In Quake console command "showturtle 1" will show a little turtle icon in the top left corner of the screen when frame ra…
Wed Oct 04 23:27:32 +0000 2023Replying to @St1ka
Thu Oct 05 03:34:55 +0000 2023When I think about DOS games late at night
Thu Oct 05 03:42:19 +0000 2023Replying to @Slot1Gamer
Thu Oct 05 03:44:31 +0000 2023RT @rasteri: new vid! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOt2WfEyJ1A
Thu Oct 05 13:10:04 +0000 2023RT @banditloaf: The original Command & Conquer mission where Nod propaganda makes the government suddenly stop funding the GDI has turned o…
Thu Oct 05 13:28:14 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: Spooky October continues: #DOSGaming 🎃
Thu Oct 05 16:50:31 +0000 2023Replying to @richie4236 and @il0venostalgia
Thu Oct 05 17:15:44 +0000 2023RT @BooHardware: IndyCar Racing gaming retro.
#gaming #windows98 #windows #indycar #pc #pcretro #pcgaming #pcgamer #msdosgames #msdos https…
Fri Oct 06 00:23:14 +0000 2023RT @oldyzach: The music soundtrack in Transport Tycoon is very enjoyable - and this is my favorite track 😎
#retrogaming #retrogames #retro…
Fri Oct 06 00:23:22 +0000 2023RT @TheMedievalNerd: 💾Demon's Tomb: The Awakening
🗓️1989
🖥️Silhouette Software
📢Virgin Interactive Entertainment
#Daily80sDOSBoxArt
#DOSGam…
Fri Oct 06 00:23:56 +0000 2023RT @lazygamereviews: doing random late 90s research today and man, I love this Chicago skyline ad by Gateway
Fri Oct 06 00:42:03 +0000 2023Replying to @GreyAlien
It's so much fun.
Fri Oct 06 11:49:48 +0000 2023Replying to @GreyAlien
There's some real gold in the future episodes. I was a bit apprehensive of total length, but in the end it turned out to be justified. I watched the entire thing twice.
Fri Oct 06 13:05:23 +0000 2023RT @ben_304: Delighted to see this book on submarines in the media mentioning, briefly, good old AquaNox.
Fri Oct 06 13:09:25 +0000 2023Replying to @GreyAlien
It is definitely in my top 5. I can't say it's my favorite of all time, but it is also 100% a movie for me. Everything I want in a movie is present in Robocop. I've seen it probably over 100 times at this point, and I never get bored of it. And the older I get, the more I love it
Fri Oct 06 13:18:24 +0000 2023RT @TheOtherTravGuy: 🚨 NEW VIDEO 🚨
FINAL DOOM. The FINAL-est DOOM to ever DOOM... until it wasn't. Join me as we dive into Final Doom's fi…
Fri Oct 06 15:46:11 +0000 2023A friend just watched Memento for the first time.
Fri Oct 06 17:28:37 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
Memento is the best Christopher Nolan movie because it's the first and the last time he trusted the audience.
Fri Oct 06 17:29:43 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
Compared to something like Oppenheimer, which I enjoyed, but the "twist" in it becomes its own whole act because he has to rewind and show you each scene in the new context, but not only that, he also explains everything in a monologue via Rami Malek in a Basil Exposition role.
Fri Oct 06 17:33:24 +0000 2023Replying to @radogado
No.
Fri Oct 06 17:36:43 +0000 2023Replying to @radogado
I feel like he's a good director, he just needs to stop writing.
Fri Oct 06 17:52:56 +0000 2023Replying to @ramdonNetce
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1660805845905489921?t=Bo-gAlg91jcCBEVerqdrWQ&s=19
Fri Oct 06 18:37:52 +0000 2023Since every blue check "fun fact" account is tweeting the lines-of-code bullshit again https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1660805845905489921
Fri Oct 06 18:38:50 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
Take a look for yourself:
https://github.com/microsoft/ms-dos
Fri Oct 06 18:45:30 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: ACAB.
All Cats Are Babby.
Fri Oct 06 18:53:43 +0000 2023Replying to @Olivier_lf, @W0kanda, @Kapischh, @WokePandemic and @stats_feed
👆 Correct.
Fri Oct 06 20:16:07 +0000 20234,000 lines of code? Pfft. Wake me up when it's 42069 lines of code!
Fri Oct 06 20:18:12 +0000 2023Replying to @horrolivia
I mean, even the film sequels failed at that. What's to expect from a shooty shoot videogame.
Fri Oct 06 20:40:59 +0000 2023Replying to @SusieUndertale and @Luigi04433177
The screenshot is from the DOS version though.
Fri Oct 06 23:28:17 +0000 2023Me, looking at a videogame demo download size of 50 gigs: "Jesus, times sure change."
Fri Oct 06 23:39:15 +0000 2023Replying to @MobyGamer
Yeah, I encounter that often, sadly. When I went to see Oppenheimer projected in 70mm in a freshly calibrated theater, it almost felt like a religious experience because I've been looking at poorly projected digital films for so long.
Fri Oct 06 23:55:22 +0000 2023Picked up a used copy of the Fury Road making of book. Can't wait to read it. I want to know every detail about how much of a shitshow that production was because the fact that the movie exists at all and is also absolutely amazing still confuses me.
Fri Oct 06 23:58:55 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
I want to know what led to Tom Hardy's very public apology to George Miller at Cannes, after finally seeing the finished film.
Sat Oct 07 00:05:58 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
(Btw, I love the bit at the end where a microphone still picks up Hardy's "No, no. It's true.")
Sat Oct 07 00:06:58 +0000 2023Replying to @ben_304
This is an unusually honest moment at a press event.
Sat Oct 07 00:19:38 +0000 2023Idk. Didn't really grab me. 🤷♂️
Sat Oct 07 01:05:29 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
I think my biggest issue with anything RoboCop-related is as soon as some aspect of it is not up to the quality of the original perfect film, it annoys me. So a game has no chance, really. I don't want Murphy doing videogame talk about finding key cards and shit.
Sat Oct 07 01:07:02 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
Which is probably why I dislike RoboCop 2 so much. Maybe if the movie wasn't RoboCop-related, I would even enjoy it, but because it's a sequel I despise it. Everything in it feels *wrong*.
Sat Oct 07 01:08:42 +0000 2023RT @AdventurersCap: Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society.
Have you played the "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" adventure game…
Sat Oct 07 01:46:26 +0000 2023Replying to @cris_rover
Didn't we all
Sat Oct 07 14:59:56 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: Remember: "Terminator: Future Shock" pioneered default simultaneous keyboard + mouse controls in a first person shooter…
Sat Oct 07 15:02:10 +0000 2023RT @gingerbeardman: About @jmechner's "The Last Express" https://www.filfre.net/2023/10/the-last-express/
a phenomenal piece of research and writing by @DigiAntiq…
Sat Oct 07 15:17:35 +0000 2023RT @lethal_guitar: https://lethalguitar.wordpress.com/2023/10/03/duke-nukem-12-remastered/
Sat Oct 07 15:18:42 +0000 2023Replying to @vl_slk
Wolfenstein 3D didn't have dedicated strafing keys.
Sat Oct 07 15:58:47 +0000 2023Replying to @vl_slk
That's a modifier key, not dedicated strafing keys.
Sat Oct 07 17:14:48 +0000 2023RT @TheMedievalNerd: 💾Lords Of Doom
🗓️1990
🖥️attic Entertainment Software
📢Starbyte Software
#Daily90sDOSBoxArt
#DOSGaming
#31DOSofHorror20…
Sat Oct 07 18:25:47 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: New to DOS gaming? Always remember the three most important rules of MS-DOS:
- Do not expose it to bright light
- Do not…
Sat Oct 07 18:30:10 +0000 2023RT @SuperMarioFact: Weegee is a widespread Internet meme based on the odd sprite of Luigi used for the MS-DOS version of Mario is Missing!…
Sat Oct 07 19:58:55 +0000 2023Jonathan Dunn's 8-bit RoboCop music is amazing, but let's not forget about Jeroen Tel's title theme from RoboCop 3 either: https://x.com/GenePark/status/1710470318601486726
Sat Oct 07 23:02:35 +0000 2023RT @oneshorteye: Brand new KQ7 Easter Egg! https://www.benshoof.org/blog/kings-quest-vii-munchausen-by-hotkey
Sat Oct 07 23:57:14 +0000 2023Replying to @PushinUpRoses
Well, since 2018 the obvious follow up question is: which one?
Sun Oct 08 00:57:00 +0000 2023Replying to @HG_101
First screenshot features one of its season-appropriate easter eggs.
Sun Oct 08 02:17:44 +0000 2023RT @KevEdwardsRetro: I just remembered the time a member of OMD (the band) came to Software Creations to see us about our music development…
Sun Oct 08 10:40:49 +0000 2023RT @openbioforge: PIM (Personal Information Manager) is now functional. Good progress on in-game monitors, item pickup/drop/use, and invent…
Sun Oct 08 10:43:46 +0000 2023Replying to @Nashwon1975
This phrase can describe 70% of all British games from back in the day
Sun Oct 08 12:49:06 +0000 2023Is this the first depiction of a videogame ragequit in a movie? At least it's presented as *manly*.
Sun Oct 08 14:23:45 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: Spooky October continues: #DOSGaming
Sun Oct 08 15:01:51 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: Promotional images for "Ripper" #DOSGaming
Sun Oct 08 15:09:03 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: #DOSGaming
Sun Oct 08 15:09:44 +0000 2023Replying to @latente_flickr
Yep. Basically Mac's character is completely established from the very first moment he's on screen.
Sun Oct 08 15:15:49 +0000 2023Replying to @mattbarton
I am rubber, you are glue.
Sun Oct 08 15:33:55 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: But most importantly, here's an inside story of the making of Ripper that highlights the fact that Take-Two was a creatio…
Sun Oct 08 15:35:06 +0000 2023Replying to @ThatCuntChloe, @SangDeBrume, @oypl0ngat0ro and @TafferKing451
Hot take: it's both. The police, although shown to be somewhat sympathetic, at one point open fire on Robocop at the behest of their corporate overlords. Also almost all cops were deliberately named after mass murderers by the writers.
Sun Oct 08 16:39:25 +0000 2023Replying to @ThatCuntChloe, @SangDeBrume, @oypl0ngat0ro and @TafferKing451
There's even more anti-police statement in the script in the scenes that didn't end up in the movie they decided (rightly) to end it where it does. There's a police strike and a bit more. (Also a news report of Bixby Snyder being arrested for sexual misconduct.)
Sun Oct 08 16:42:40 +0000 2023Replying to @ThatCuntChloe, @SangDeBrume, @oypl0ngat0ro and @TafferKing451
Probably the most unexpected block I've gotten yet. 🤷
Sun Oct 08 16:45:14 +0000 2023Replying to @SangDeBrume, @ThatCuntChloe, @oypl0ngat0ro and @TafferKing451
I'm blocked too. There's an excellent 4 part documentary on just the first film that was released very recently. I can't recommend it enough.
Sun Oct 08 16:53:03 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: {\__/}
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/ > 💾 Look at this disk
Sun Oct 08 19:18:23 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: {\__/}
(ò . ó)
/ > 💾 𝐈 𝐒𝐀𝐈𝐃 𝐋𝐎𝐎𝐊 𝐀𝐓 𝐈𝐓
Sun Oct 08 19:18:32 +0000 2023Replying to @yellowwinner1, @j_brorsson, @samuelglaspel, @VanishingTacos and @zacbowden
Wait, is this actually the case? If you upgrade from a 16 bit system, you'll get NTVDM in Windows 10? What if you upgrade from XP?
Sun Oct 08 19:46:50 +0000 2023Replying to @Bhaal_Spawn
It's a holiday Monday in the USA though.
Sun Oct 08 21:54:17 +0000 2023Replying to @Bhaal_Spawn
Oh, like you would want to live in the USA.
Sun Oct 08 21:55:34 +0000 2023Winamp. It really whips the llama's ass. 🦙
(Winamp v2.0, Windows 9x, Sep 8 1998)
Sun Oct 08 22:13:54 +0000 2023Yo, who's got a Reddit account? Let this person know the game in question is "Mad Show" by Silmarils (1988)
https://www.reddit.com/r/dosgaming/comments/171pkz7/lost_cga_game/
Sun Oct 08 22:37:44 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
Thank you, kind stranger.
Sun Oct 08 22:40:13 +0000 2023Apogee game bundle on Fanatical. For a BUCK you get
Wacky Wheels, Hocus Pocus, Mystic Towers, Realms of Chaos, Major Stryker, Paganitzu, and Word & Math Rescue.
https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/3-d-realms-dollar-bundle
Sun Oct 08 22:44:21 +0000 2023RT @speedynoelle: Holy shit, someone finally dumped System Shock PC98. After who knows how many years of it being inaccessible, it's actual…
Mon Oct 09 09:06:27 +0000 2023Replying to @tyunderwood and @WritNelson
That is a poplar myth. In reality that actually happened during the first season.
Mon Oct 09 09:19:06 +0000 2023Replying to @lucasartsfans
I mean, if you're into sealed Slash releases. 🤷
Mon Oct 09 09:59:33 +0000 2023Replying to @Bakuiel and @Bhaal_Spawn
Indigenous Peoples Day, formerly known as Columbus Day
Mon Oct 09 10:24:01 +0000 2023RT @IanHigton: HAIL TO THE KING! This @Flat2VR Duke Nukem 3D VR Mod from Team Beef KICKS ASS - Ian's VR Corner:
https://youtu.be/4EGdewYb82k htt…
Mon Oct 09 10:35:38 +0000 2023RT @Sosowski: McPixel 3 is now available for RISC-V!
You can grab that, and many other versions inlcuding MS-DOS, Windows 95, and Linux Te…
Mon Oct 09 14:46:27 +0000 2023RT @peachflavor3d: Today's #Spooktober entry is one suggested by @St1ka. The artwork of #Elvira II: The Jaws of Cerberus used on the cover…
Mon Oct 09 14:46:46 +0000 2023Demografx (Coconut Pizza, 2023) #DOSGameScreenADay
Mon Oct 09 16:28:27 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
Looks like the #1 hit song in the US on September 8th of 1998 was "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" by Aerosmith.
So here's my 20+ year old 128kbps MP3 of it played on the era-appropriate version of Winamp:
Mon Oct 09 16:49:31 +0000 2023Replying to @stu_axon
Pretty sure playlist existed since the first proper version 1.0, it just didn't have its own docking skinned window
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1088317458333741059
Mon Oct 09 17:00:11 +0000 2023Replying to @HenryJBaugh
That I knew. But I want the juicy details, which is why I bought a 380 page book about it.
Mon Oct 09 18:04:34 +0000 2023RT @octocityblues: As part of #SteamNextFest, the cross-platform Octopus City Blues demo is now available on Steam! Acquire illicit substan…
Mon Oct 09 19:42:52 +0000 2023Replying to @lucasartsfans
Slash are budget re-releases. They have b&w photocopied manuals, minimum possible storage, and generally include as little material as possible. They are not really valuable, but a lot of sellers will try to pass them off as such.
No experience is spotting fake seals though.
Mon Oct 09 19:59:57 +0000 2023Replying to @zilognmotohost and @lucasartsfans
It's mainly the "3.5 disk included" sticker and its location. But also sort of the general look of the box. Not sure how to communicate that one. You just get to tell them apart sometimes after seeing a bunch next to originals.
Mon Oct 09 20:22:05 +0000 2023Could use a bit of distraction. Link me with a recent videogame-themed video essay you've enjoyed.
Mon Oct 09 23:07:48 +0000 2023RT @VinceAdams19: Does anyone else remember that there are still MS-DOS commands you can run in a CMD window that aren’t available in nativ…
Tue Oct 10 00:26:14 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: Spooky October continues:
Tue Oct 10 21:46:07 +0000 2023Dino Jnr. in Canyon Capers (Artcrew Productions, Design Productions/Villa Crespo Software, 1993) #DOSGameScreenADay
Tue Oct 10 22:49:44 +0000 2023RT @TheMedievalNerd: 💾Escape From Hell
🗓️1990
🖥️&📢Electronic Arts
#Daily90sDOSBoxArt
#DOSGaming
#31DOSofHorror2023
Tue Oct 10 22:55:33 +0000 2023Replying to @timmythehill
Nevermind. Just wrong data in the Mobygames entry.
Tue Oct 10 23:21:55 +0000 2023Replying to @timmythehill
Always
Tue Oct 10 23:25:59 +0000 2023Too many bots.
Tue Oct 10 23:29:44 +0000 2023It's Social Media!
Tue Oct 10 23:41:00 +0000 2023Replying to @defnotbeka
Tue Oct 10 23:51:59 +0000 2023Good night.
Wed Oct 11 04:48:33 +0000 2023Replying to @gr8_rebellion
Wed Oct 11 12:57:14 +0000 2023
Wed Oct 11 15:50:23 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: It's Social Media!
Wed Oct 11 18:14:07 +0000 2023Everyone was asking what do to with their Sega CD, and the answer sadly was "not much". https://t.co/9YD5HtV5zl
Wed Oct 11 19:05:25 +0000 2023It still blows my mind that a web version of Vangers that functions perfectly fine on both desktop and mobile actually exists.
https://www.gamepix.com/play/vangers
Wed Oct 11 19:15:15 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
I often wonder would Vangers become more recognized if it wasn't as hostile towards the player? But at the same time, would the game have the same impact if it didn't kick your ass repeatedly for half of the game? 🤔
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1424068700584529922?t=FlAQtZ_oYtKUoiHpKjTWRA&s=19
Wed Oct 11 19:50:34 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
Suffering and completely hostile world are such an integral part of the Vangers experience. Same as Pathologic or idk... original X-COM.
Wed Oct 11 19:52:27 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
Some people will tell you that Marathon's lore is the most complicated and crazy lore in a 90s game. Those people are *wrong* because they obviously haven't played Vangers.
Wed Oct 11 19:54:06 +0000 2023Replying to @KOTYAR0
I mean, that's the game. Wouldn't be much of a port if it didn't.
Wed Oct 11 20:42:20 +0000 2023Replying to @KOTYAR0
Wed Oct 11 20:42:56 +0000 2023Buick Open '94 (The InMar Group/General Motors Corporation, 1993) #DOSGameScreenADay
Wed Oct 11 22:53:49 +0000 2023Discovered a Finnish documentary "Guitar and sickle" (Sirppi ja kitara, 1988) about Soviet rock music, and to my shock & surprise it shows a bit of recording of one of my all time favorite albums. Did not know that synths were programmed in an ordinary university dorm room.
Wed Oct 11 23:06:29 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
The documentary narration is in English for some reason, and a lot of the Soviet people are speaking English in it as well. Unfortunately only Finnish subtitles are available for when they don't.
https://areena.yle.fi/1-1386571
Wed Oct 11 23:08:54 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
Of course no doc about Soviet rock music would be complete without this cockknocker. 😂
Wed Oct 11 23:11:29 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
Gosh, Slava, you used to be cool. What the fuck happened, man?
Wed Oct 11 23:15:26 +0000 2023Replying to @Vokabre
I still remember going with my mother to the local Мелодия store to buy the "Prince of Silence" record. Absolutely a formative album for me.
Wed Oct 11 23:17:35 +0000 2023Replying to @that_wazzock
I mean... those are Soviet people, but not Soviet synths. Yamaha DX7IID and DX21.
Wed Oct 11 23:28:22 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
Oh, and here's the song that was being recorded, in case you're interested:
https://youtu.be/aEWBQrvqJxA
Wed Oct 11 23:53:58 +0000 2023RT @felipepepe: Wow, the CRPG Addict just landed a breakthrough in video game history: http://crpgaddict.blogspot.com/2023/10/m199h-new-findings-both-solve-and.html
We always heard that the fi…
Thu Oct 12 03:07:43 +0000 2023RT @gav_clayton: #DaggerfallUnity 0.16.1 Release Candidate now available! Many localization improvements, such as IME input for CJK keyboa…
Thu Oct 12 12:04:27 +0000 2023This ain't no game! A newly restored workprint cut of the Super Mario Bros movie is coming. https://x.com/UmbrellaEnt/status/1712324613823451251
Thu Oct 12 12:12:07 +0000 2023Replying to @RealLordDalek
Umbrella's blu-rays while marked as region B are usually not region locked
Thu Oct 12 12:23:44 +0000 2023PSA to everyone, especially people replying to the endless "Are you this old? [Picture of Windows 98/XP]" engagement harvesters:
There's NO such thing as MS-DOS 1.0
Thu Oct 12 12:31:42 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
"I used Edlin on MS-DOS 6." I'm sure you did, buddy. I'm sure you did.
Thu Oct 12 12:35:49 +0000 2023Replying to @preymak, @damgentemp and @rus_vg
It was a HUGE hit in the late USSR. Because it is slapstick comedy, and a bit horny.
Soviet dub here: https://youtu.be/DI5AUqAnjdk?si=mxRAp9GGMRRE38ZT
Thu Oct 12 16:25:50 +0000 2023Replying to @preymak, @damgentemp and @rus_vg
Allegedly it is "16th most popular foreign film shown in Soviet cinemas".
Thu Oct 12 16:29:18 +0000 2023Toxic Bunny (Celestial Games/Vision Software, 1996) #DOSGameScreenADay
Thu Oct 12 16:30:09 +0000 2023If you've missed my livestream where I was trying out obscure DOS games from 1993 that I have never played before (and an hour of Russian Roulette 2, an open world vehicular combat game from 1999), you can watch the archived version here:
https://www.youtube.com/live/YbgbG62nbfY
Thu Oct 12 17:03:56 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: Spooky October continues: #DOSGaming
Thu Oct 12 23:16:57 +0000 2023Replying to @focalsean
Oh yes
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/702620062214197248
Thu Oct 12 23:34:36 +0000 2023Haven't read anything in a while
Thu Oct 12 23:48:14 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: Not so fast, round boy. We're gonna have some laughs.
Fri Oct 13 02:03:15 +0000 2023GTA 1 had 8 selectable character portraits (and a name entry field) that never appeared in game, or even impacted the game's text in any way. That's not a protagonist.
Fri Oct 13 12:57:51 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
Sometimes I feel like I'm too old for some videogame discourse. In a sense that I can't even imagine caring so much. Especially when it involves bending over backwards in ridiculous attempts to critique changes in AAA franchises.
Fri Oct 13 13:00:10 +0000 2023Replying to @leoppazz
So what you're saying is... I *am* too old for this shit? 🤔
Fri Oct 13 13:02:37 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
Do you remember original Grand Theft Auto's "player characters"? Have you thought about them in the past 26 years?
Fri Oct 13 13:05:23 +0000 2023Replying to @Kenji_Nomura09
GTA 1 had 8 selectable character *portraits* and a custom name entry field, none of which impacted the game or even appeared in it in any way. That's not a protagonist.
Fri Oct 13 13:08:58 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
I *do* think of the original GTA theme song constantly though
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1521672714410463232?t=FClb4fy05HUL6n5s111sBA&s=19
Fri Oct 13 13:11:24 +0000 2023Trying out a new medication today. Tweets might get weird. 🤷
Fri Oct 13 13:19:03 +0000 2023Replying to @GilBurket and @LouLimeand
Some people have posters of Scarface or Citizen Kane on their wall. People connect with the characters, despite the seemingly obvious messages of these films. 🤷
Fri Oct 13 13:28:26 +0000 2023Replying to @workaround_9
Все играли за второго
Fri Oct 13 14:20:01 +0000 2023RT @ScottApogee: I had the idea of hiding a secret phrase in Wolfenstein 3D. We would give the winner--the first to find it!--free Apogee g…
Fri Oct 13 14:25:15 +0000 2023Replying to @workaround_9
Последние Дни наступают.
Fri Oct 13 14:31:33 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: Happy Friday the 13th from inside the NESticle emulator!
Fri Oct 13 14:33:13 +0000 2023Replying to @workaround_9
Я в основном Твиттер имел ввиду
Fri Oct 13 14:37:01 +0000 2023Replying to @workaround_9
Нет. Пока оно выглядит как Твиттер 2, а это мне уже не так интересно.
Fri Oct 13 14:42:08 +0000 2023Replying to @preymak
Fri Oct 13 15:34:12 +0000 2023Still don't understand why some say that you have to believe in God for The Exorcist to be effective. Just like with any other supernatural movie you just have to believe in something in the context of a story. It doesn't matter if it's God, ghosts, zombies, vampires, or whatever
Fri Oct 13 17:01:53 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
Not to mention apart from the whole possession business The Exorcist offers a rather realistic drama for most of the characters involved. That's what makes it effective. The split pea spitting is just a dressing.
Fri Oct 13 17:04:59 +0000 2023Microsoft is now is possession of all the rights that prevented several classic game re-releases before, as they were split. I'm fully prepared for them to do exactly nothing with that.
Fri Oct 13 17:29:21 +0000 2023Replying to @TexTweetz
Interesting. As years go by I like the original less and less. So many of its design choices have become incredibly annoying to me, and almost all of them are gone from the sequel.
Fri Oct 13 17:58:56 +0000 2023RT @remute: By the way: my new MS-DOS album 'DRIVE INTO THE FUTURE' also runs flawlessly on modern PCs and laptops - via DOSBox! A fully p…
Fri Oct 13 18:20:07 +0000 2023Replying to @PushinUpRoses
Still patiently waiting for a day when that's not the case.
Fri Oct 13 18:21:59 +0000 2023RT @enhance_exp: Continuing the Rez Infinite ❤️ today, dive into this behind-the-scenes video to learn a little more about the history of t…
Fri Oct 13 21:41:59 +0000 2023RT @TheMedievalNerd: 💾Hero's Quest
🗓️1989
🖥️&📢Sierra On-Line
#DOSGaming
Fri Oct 13 23:12:11 +0000 2023Troma's original The Toxic Avenger is on Tubi (free): https://tubitv.com/movies/655405/the-toxic-avenger
It says rated R, but in reality it's the proper full unrated version.
Fri Oct 13 23:42:35 +0000 2023Replying to @scottmonaghan
The clown gag in Sgt Kabukiman remains one of my most favorite jokes in a Troma movie.
I appreciate Tromeo & Juliet, but I do not like it.
Poultrygeist is the last Kaufman film I've actually enjoyed.
Return to Nuke 'Em High Volume 2 is one of the worst films I've ever seen
Sat Oct 14 00:06:54 +0000 2023Replying to @scottmonaghan
I feel like I'm too old for Troma now. Their shtick doesn't hit the same, and a lot of their transgressive appeal is gone with changing times. Now if I ever feel like I'm in need of something rude & irreverent, I just throw Crank 2 on. Essentially a big budget Troma movie.
Sat Oct 14 00:08:43 +0000 2023Replying to @ThatTomHall
I hope you're sitting in the splatter zone!
Sat Oct 14 01:56:17 +0000 2023Replying to @DominicTarason
Oof. I still need to get 3 or mine taken out. I want to do it soon, but I'm in America, so 💰💰💰💰💰💰😥
Sat Oct 14 13:31:19 +0000 2023First game I bought after I left my home county. How time flies. I still to this day feel that it's one of the few videogames where the style combines with the writing so perfectly, in the end it makes rather over the top things feel extremely natural, unlike most games. https://x.com/SamLakeRMD/status/1713194431145251312
Sat Oct 14 15:23:37 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
There's always something about 3D games that try to be "cinematic". It always feels like amateur hour compared to the movies. A combination of elements. VO recorded separately in booths, pauses that are too long, characters telling you about keys or quests. Breaks the immersion.
Sat Oct 14 15:30:22 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
That's why I dislike Max Payne 3 so much. It might be an alright game, but it stops every 2 minutes and Rockstar try to prove that they can attempt to somewhat poorly copy Tony Scott's Man on Fire, a not particularly complicated film in the first place.
Sat Oct 14 15:35:06 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
And also that's why I think someone should give Kojima a ton of money to make a movie, and leave him to do whatever he wants. The result is gonna be both epic and ineptly hilarious because his shtick can not possibly feel organic if transposed onto real human beings.
Sat Oct 14 15:44:40 +0000 2023Replying to @staticme5h
It can, but Kojima is no Lynch. If you read his book all his inspirations are basically big 80s Hollywood hits and 70s Japanese movies. That's what he aspires to. Considering what actually comes out of that, I doubt we'd get anything so deliberate.
Sat Oct 14 16:10:25 +0000 2023What's this? What's this?
There's color everywhere!
...
Oh. It's an Amiga. 👀
Sat Oct 14 17:28:43 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: Me, a pedantic horror nerd: Nancy isn't watching The Evil Dead in A Nightmare on Elm Street, she's watching the *trailer*…
Sat Oct 14 20:47:26 +0000 2023Partying hard on a Saturday night.
Sun Oct 15 02:24:33 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
I FUCKING DID IT!
Sun Oct 15 04:26:19 +0000 2023Replying to @Barnacules
Nope
Sun Oct 15 05:09:54 +0000 2023Replying to @40K_Drew
Surprisingly, none.
Sun Oct 15 05:16:56 +0000 2023RT @iequalshane: Don't give your kids iPads. Give them Windows 95.
Sun Oct 15 12:17:39 +0000 2023RT @kenshirriff: The Intel 386 processor (1985) was the first 32-bit processor in the x86 line. Let's take a close look at the processor di…
Sun Oct 15 12:39:58 +0000 2023RT @game_obscure: Psycho Killer is peak cinema.
Sun Oct 15 13:22:08 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: From the people who brought you "Give me a drink, bartender" comes...
Sun Oct 15 13:22:22 +0000 2023Replying to @ash_revan117
The premiere was in 1981, but Irvin Shapiro's release as "The Evil Dead" didn't happen till 1982
Sun Oct 15 16:03:15 +0000 2023Replying to @ash_revan117
Maybe you missed it, but I did post it on the 40th anniversary of the premiere, and noted that. And then I also wrote that 1982 is when it was picked up for distribution.
Sun Oct 15 16:08:54 +0000 2023RT @SierraChest: The game page of Leisure Suit Larry 6 has been upgraded with enhanced and expanded sound track, loss-less screenshots (VGA…
Sun Oct 15 16:13:58 +0000 2023Ssup
Sun Oct 15 18:44:50 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: 😥
Sun Oct 15 19:09:08 +0000 2023"One possibility is that it may be given an 18 certificate, like some hypnotism videos, so that younger children cannot buy it." - 1995 BBC on PC puzzle game "Endorfun". https://x.com/BBCArchive/status/1711275301865484344
Sun Oct 15 19:21:24 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
Endorfun is an okay puzzle game where occasionally a voice would say stuff like "I feel joyful now" or "I love the world and the world loves me". Not very subliminal tbh.
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1339248977116532738
Sun Oct 15 19:24:51 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
I also can't find any evidence of a classification rating on the packaging of the game's European release. 🤷♂️
Sun Oct 15 19:26:27 +0000 2023Where's your pass?
Sun Oct 15 19:53:34 +0000 2023Replying to @HelloMrKearns
Well, I guess I should have specified that I was looking for the British classification.
Mon Oct 16 01:01:10 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
And now in HD!
Mon Oct 16 01:23:51 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
Btw, Ecstatica's engine was perfectly capable of polygons, and most 3D models actually have small polygonal parts. Occasionally it's a lot more obvious, like in this shot there are functioning 3D doors, and the aggressive table enemy, all completely polygonal.
Mon Oct 16 01:38:07 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
That table is such an asshole btw.
Mon Oct 16 01:58:38 +0000 2023Replying to @Pixelmusement
I mean, it can draw and fill in a triangle from any angle, so I'm not sure what you're getting at here.
Mon Oct 16 02:03:00 +0000 2023Replying to @Pixelmusement
I know a bunch of Russians have reverse engineered Ecstatica 2, but I don't believe the code is publicly available.
Mon Oct 16 02:31:42 +0000 2023Replying to @HG_101
I wonder which iteration are these screenshots from
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/780815228720254978?t=i-_cT3ST28ZVpm-GwGdaaw&s=19
Mon Oct 16 03:37:33 +0000 2023Replying to @Pixelmusement
Idk. Honestly I feel like if you're rendering a prism, you'd need a polygon routine. The fact that the game operates only in cubes and prisms could potentially be because it was secondary to ellipsoids & out of convenience. Both easier & sufficient enough.
Mon Oct 16 04:02:01 +0000 2023Replying to @3DBigBoxGames and @lucasartsfans
And that's why I stopped collecting games
Mon Oct 16 13:05:21 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: Now that my dream of 90s fps design revival very much came true, and merged itself with sticking to 90s visuals somehow,…
Mon Oct 16 13:12:40 +0000 2023Replying to @Noga_Navon
Yes. (No)
Mon Oct 16 13:26:13 +0000 2023Replying to @ProgramMax
Well, I was specifically talking about real time 3D adventure games, which were few and far between. Not the pre-rendered ones which were plentiful in the post-Myst era.
Mon Oct 16 14:21:50 +0000 2023I'm an Eastern European born in the 80s, so that's a resounding YES. https://x.com/Lord_Arse/status/1713677810198290455
Mon Oct 16 14:30:18 +0000 2023Replying to @esimeonidis
There were no PC gaming magazines till 1995, and then it took a bit for them to get cover discs. No, I just got full pirated versions instead.
Mon Oct 16 16:06:42 +0000 2023Replying to @lucasartsfans
Slash release confirmed. Probably a reseal as well.
Mon Oct 16 17:06:58 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: That table is such an asshole btw.
Mon Oct 16 17:29:51 +0000 2023RT @pikuma: Someone created a "Hacker News type of website" focusing only on retro computing and retro gaming topics. 🙂
🔗https://t.co/V0U3…
Mon Oct 16 17:36:41 +0000 2023Replying to @DDSeudonym
It also runs at much higher frame rate than the DOS version. I had to drop the capture to 30 fps for the Twitter upload, but it runs at 60 fps natively.
https://mastodon.social/@dosnostalgic/111242220495032252
Mon Oct 16 18:13:41 +0000 2023Replying to @mcfjall
Mon Oct 16 18:15:25 +0000 2023Replying to @GreyAlien
I always regretted skipping the GDC when the Oliver twins were in attendance.
Mon Oct 16 18:25:27 +0000 2023Whiplash news headlines today
Mon Oct 16 19:12:54 +0000 2023RT @TheMedievalNerd: 💾Harvester
🗓️1996
🖥️DigiFX Interactive
📢Merit Studios
#Daily90sDOSscreenshot
#DOSGaming
#31DOSofHorror2023 https://t.c…
Mon Oct 16 20:34:29 +0000 2023RT @TheMedievalNerd: 💾Crime Wave
🗓️1990
🖥️&📢Access Software
#DOSGaming
Mon Oct 16 20:34:40 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: Spooky October continues: #DOSGaming
Mon Oct 16 20:36:33 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: Here's a lullaby to close your eyes
It was always you that I despised
I don't feel enough for you to cry
Here's a lullaby…
Mon Oct 16 21:10:12 +0000 2023RT @ScottApogee: Quite a few Duke Nukem 3D level design books came out in 1996, including this official one, produced with Apogee's help. I…
Mon Oct 16 21:53:28 +0000 2023Replying to @saguarocorner
DR-DOS wasn't a thing till 1988. MS-DOS is from 1981. You're thinking of CP/M, although of course it wasn't stolen either, but had its functionality copied and adopted for a different platform (8086).
Mon Oct 16 22:54:13 +0000 2023RT @AfRetro: Bit of love for the Sound Blaster 16
Tue Oct 17 00:20:37 +0000 2023Friend: What cool games did you bring today? Some underappreciated hidden gems maybe?
Me, pulling out a $5 "1000 Games for Windows" shovelware CD:
Tue Oct 17 00:32:34 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
Tue Oct 17 00:36:56 +0000 2023Replying to @jackalltogether
Tue Oct 17 00:45:29 +0000 2023Replying to @PushinUpRoses
Plenty.
Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness, Dawn of the Dead (78), From Dusk Till Dawn, Killer Klowns, Night of the Creeps.
Tue Oct 17 01:09:02 +0000 2023Replying to @PushinUpRoses
Maybe Day of the Dead (85) too. The score plays a big part in the "comfort" aspect for me.
https://youtu.be/RKi-ueICob8
Tue Oct 17 01:11:42 +0000 2023Replying to @izzynobre
Tue Oct 17 13:10:14 +0000 2023My old man moment of the day:
Now, I'm not saying that I miss it because I actually don't, especially now that I'm permanently tired, but I feel like there's little sense of gratification in discovering media in today's world because of the internet.
Tue Oct 17 15:51:40 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
Back in the day if you wanted something you had to *work* for it. Be it a movie or a videogame, you had to physically travel to a shop/rental place/a friend's, and if what you were looking for wasn't available at locations accessible to you, that was it. It made you WANT things.
Tue Oct 17 15:53:33 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
As a result when you did get something, boy did it feel good. And I'm mostly referring to being young and having limited resources and transportation. Each discovery turned into an adventure of sorts. It was kind of cool.
Tue Oct 17 15:55:29 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
Gosh, remember when PORN was like the most difficult thing to get a hold of. And stumbling across a discarded magazine with still pictures somewhere behind a bus stop or a train station was treated like a once in a lifetime magical moment. 😂
Tue Oct 17 15:58:10 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
I don't have kids and don't really spend time around teenagers, so I'm sure they now have different things they do that maybe bring similar feelings, and I just have no idea what they are. Just interesting to see how things change over the years.
Tue Oct 17 16:02:00 +0000 2023Replying to @taxalot
You copied it from... where? What if you heard or read about a game, and nobody you knew had it? What if you wanted to see idk, something like Cannibal Holocaust? How long did you have to wait for it to show up on tv?
Tue Oct 17 16:21:59 +0000 2023Replying to @zarawesome
I... I really don't want to.
Tue Oct 17 16:25:30 +0000 2023The first time I heard about The Dark Eye was what a kid who lived in the same apartment building as me had described a computer game where "in one level you get to brick up a person, and in the next one you're the one being bricked up." I assumed he was bullshitting. https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1270095600252583942
Tue Oct 17 16:32:42 +0000 2023RT @DominicTarason: This is one of the most fascinating mods I've seen for a 90s game. It combines Might & Magic 6, 7 & 8 into a single eno…
Tue Oct 17 16:48:29 +0000 2023Replying to @dieubussy
Thank you. I'm familiar with your piece. I also had a few interactions with Russ because I was at one point interested in porting the game, and he was very kind and encouraging.
Tue Oct 17 16:51:51 +0000 2023Replying to @dieubussy
The idea was to basically rebuild the entire game from the ground up from extracted resources in a new cross platform framework. I did end up writing most of the framework & tools, and did a little test on my first ever Android phone with the first rooms
https://youtu.be/Qyq6X2Wsvas?si=Vlfn0mZQ6Mjxw9oH
Tue Oct 17 17:07:12 +0000 2023Replying to @dieubussy
Then I realized that I would need maybe a year of part time work to actually recreate the game. And then I learned that publishing was handled by Warner Bros. & since that could potentially jeopardise my approach, I just let the project go.
Tue Oct 17 17:08:44 +0000 2023Replying to @dieubussy
Currently ScummVM team is getting closer to Macromedia Director support each year, so eventually the original game will be easily accessible on pretty much every modern platform. We're probably only a couple of years away.
Tue Oct 17 17:09:53 +0000 2023Replying to @dieubussy
It *almost* runs in ScummVM already
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1657525910730317831?t=rTyZF6PrnPa41NV3s0LowA&s=19
Tue Oct 17 17:10:54 +0000 2023Replying to @RetroBlastUS, @kalirion, @Retrogamebrews, @arcadeattackUK, @LoveRetroBTW, @TheRetroAsylum, @Nintendork9, @The_Top_Loader, @ColonelFalcon, @supersisi_, @DANIELakaDEE, @Sillensillen and @heaaaps
It was also ported to Windows, but released only in Japan
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1156367264108679169?t=roC44YbL6HiU9HXiZkJXig&s=19
Tue Oct 17 19:49:08 +0000 2023Replying to @MaxWilco17 and @dieubussy
No, as they were very specialized. Plus I stopped making games altogether fairly shortly after.
Tue Oct 17 20:22:53 +0000 2023Some people don't like Windows. But it looks like Windows is alright. 🤷♂️
Tue Oct 17 23:07:10 +0000 2023Swing (Software 2000, 1997) #DOSGameScreenADay
Wed Oct 18 01:18:51 +0000 2023RT @PhilBennett3D: Working Casio Loopy emulation has been added to MAME and will feature in release 0.260!
There's currently no sound or p…
Wed Oct 18 01:50:12 +0000 2023Replying to @lazygamereviews
Wed Oct 18 03:57:07 +0000 2023Replying to @warrenfer1 and @lazygamereviews
Last time I saw the show the USSR still existed, so I'm not really sure anymore.
Wed Oct 18 04:10:09 +0000 2023Hacking a 25 Year Old Game To Re-Live My Childhood:
https://youtu.be/eQOOx4mmY6I
Wed Oct 18 13:12:57 +0000 2023RT @Macaw45: A Japanese auction for a redrawn cover variant of Elder Scrolls Arena has popped up (the auction claims this is the original p…
Wed Oct 18 13:20:33 +0000 2023RT @2point21: 🤯 Twinsen in the multiverse?!
A fan found a lost demo from 1996 with early footage of LBA2 / Twinsen's Odyssey.
What do y…
Wed Oct 18 13:21:14 +0000 2023Replying to @kalirion and @gnomeslair
Unless I'm unaware of something, Biden didn't actually say anything besides "I have directed my national security team to continue gathering information about what exactly happened." yet.
Wed Oct 18 15:58:43 +0000 2023Replying to @kalirion and @gnomeslair
Yeah, the other terrorist "organization" is Bibi.
Wed Oct 18 16:18:13 +0000 2023Replying to @kalirion and @gnomeslair
Same as that Ukrainian hospital being bombed by Ukrainians, according to the Russian government sources anyway.
Wed Oct 18 16:22:59 +0000 2023Replying to @gnomeslair and @kalirion
I didn't want to bring this to Twitter, but for all the mutuals that'll see this conversation:
I think Hamas' attack was an atrocity, but I bet you Bibi did a little dance in his office afterwards, same as W and Cheney right after 9/11.
Wed Oct 18 16:51:08 +0000 2023Replying to @kalirion and @gnomeslair
Awwww. I bet you they both danced together in a pair, holding each other tight, pirouetting around the room and laughing.
Wed Oct 18 17:17:16 +0000 2023
Wed Oct 18 18:52:03 +0000 2023Looks like this barely known German game was possibly the first foreign puzzle game to have been officially localized & published in Russia. https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1714450937996100070
Wed Oct 18 23:38:10 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
It is an interesting puzzle game, but I feel like it's just a tad too complicated to be as engaging as most non-Bejeweled type matching games aspire to be.
Wed Oct 18 23:46:42 +0000 2023Replying to @Bhaal_Spawn and @HolyHeadshot
DOS Podcasts are, indeed, a thing!
http://dosgameclub.com has been going for several years now.
There's also the the DOS Nostalgia Podcast by yours truly & guests:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiUzM0DVsd3JcYB5prX1SE1xCaLuidJOf&si=rg0JFFL5lEMeq9mn
Thu Oct 19 01:08:06 +0000 2023RT @ForateiS: Somebody released a development build of IPXWrapper on GitHub allowing Windows IPX multiplayer games to work under DOSBox IPX…
Thu Oct 19 02:04:22 +0000 2023Replying to @AlevamInc
Slava's Snow Show. One of the best pantomime shows ever.
https://youtu.be/jy_JaUIKek0?si=J0W1lV9wmLtNN2nR
Thu Oct 19 03:42:26 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: Good morning
Thu Oct 19 12:04:52 +0000 2023Alien³'s first mistake was having the same amount of aliens as Alien. If you name your move Alien³ at least make the appropriate geometric adjustments.
Thu Oct 19 13:10:40 +0000 2023Replying to @GreyAlien
Sleeeeeeepy. ❤
Thu Oct 19 14:33:09 +0000 2023Replying to @aeriflame and @namco_
By the same measure the original alien had HUNDREDS of aliens then.
Thu Oct 19 14:57:42 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: This adds mouselook to Ultima Underworld games btw https://t.co/uOk0tmCBfL
Thu Oct 19 15:10:05 +0000 2023Old man Stauf built a house....
VR remake of The 7th Guest is out on Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2456960/The_7th_Guest_VR/
Thu Oct 19 15:44:55 +0000 2023Replying to @lsthart
That was Alien: Resurrection aka the weird French one.
Thu Oct 19 16:01:23 +0000 2023Replying to @lsthart
3 is Fincher/no script
4 is Jeunet/Whedon
Thu Oct 19 16:05:04 +0000 2023Replying to @HUnewearlXZR
How many aliens are in Alien then? 🤔
Thu Oct 19 16:11:35 +0000 2023Replying to @HUnewearlXZR, @aeriflame and @namco_
Well, actually the entire Nostromo crew were also aliens, since they aren't indigenous to LV-426.
Thu Oct 19 16:13:09 +0000 2023Replying to @RossMoffat12
It's okay, I also love many terrible things. Like Alien: Resurrection, for example.
Thu Oct 19 16:13:56 +0000 2023Replying to @HUnewearlXZR, @aeriflame and @namco_
Thu Oct 19 16:22:34 +0000 2023I have no idea why it took me so long, but I finally bought El Paso, Elsewhere.
Thu Oct 19 16:31:47 +0000 2023Replying to @HUnewearlXZR
In reality every character you see in Alien³ is an alien because none of them are indigenous to Fiorina 161.
Thu Oct 19 16:59:31 +0000 2023Replying to @___SKELETONS___ and @RossMoffat12
Yep. A scene of Winona Ryder attempting to drink out of a cup with boxing gloves on comes out of absolutely nowhere, and I burst out laughing every single time.
Thu Oct 19 17:27:33 +0000 2023Giana Sisters mod for Quake (1997)
Thu Oct 19 17:42:55 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: Well, now I've seen it all. A GZDoom/Zandronum WAD that turns DOOM into fully functional Mortal Kombat 2. https://t.co/OS…
Thu Oct 19 18:21:44 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: Spooky October continues: #DOSGaming
Thu Oct 19 19:48:05 +0000 2023I approve of this massage https://x.com/plainoldchair/status/1715093389601816912
Thu Oct 19 20:41:45 +0000 2023Well, I watched a 39 minute video about my hometown from one of those alternate history types. Kind of impressive, actually. As a person familiar with local history and also, you know, REALITY I rolled my eyes a few times, but it was well put together & everything.
Thu Oct 19 23:08:41 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
Basically it's a lot of video footage of local historical architecture while the a barrage of total bullshit is being narrated in an assertive, but calm voice. Lots of photo montages as well. Could be rather convincing, if you're a fucking idiot.
Thu Oct 19 23:10:49 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
Almost 200k views, and lots and lots of praise in the comments. Quite something.
Thu Oct 19 23:11:25 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
JFC
Thu Oct 19 23:11:37 +0000 2023@Vokabre Well....
https://x.com/spectatorindex/status/1715095915667800289
Thu Oct 19 23:25:41 +0000 2023Take it. It's yours. It always was.
Fri Oct 20 00:50:04 +0000 2023RT @majuular: NEW VIDEO (HALLOWEEN SPECIAL EDITION)
Are You Afraid of the Dork? A Dark Seed Series Adventure
Join me on a baffling journe…
Fri Oct 20 02:09:08 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: Let's face it, if I was Mike Dawson from Dark Seed, my bio would also be 75% about just that, no matter my later accompli…
Fri Oct 20 02:11:27 +0000 2023Replying to @jonkristinsson
Definitely. Put Resurrection up there.
Fri Oct 20 13:09:04 +0000 2023I know the real world is horrific enough, but let's talk about the kind of horror that is harmless. Had a DOS game ever scared you or creeped you out? Tell me the story!
#MorningDOSTalk
Fri Oct 20 13:54:22 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
I'd like to take this moment to say that DOOM absolutely felt like a horror game for the first couple of years. It looked real and the default controls left you vulnerable. DOOM got a lot less scary when mouse controls & circle strafing became the norm.
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/719227736787693568?t=jZPXu70lccm4Ipus6CwWSA&s=19
Fri Oct 20 13:58:22 +0000 2023RT @colinhoad: @dosnostalgic Dark Seed. It creeped me out, big time. The Giger graphics and the very weird sound effects combined to create…
Fri Oct 20 13:59:14 +0000 2023RT @wilsonyotam: @dosnostalgic The refused to play the DOS nightmare in elm street game because when it loaded is slowly drew a picture of…
Fri Oct 20 13:59:30 +0000 2023RT @gordoslair: @dosnostalgic I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (1995). Its creepy, odd and makes you uneasy.
Fri Oct 20 14:02:29 +0000 2023RT @leo150250: @dosnostalgic I was scared of Heretic back then. Not because of the monsters themselves but for those ambience audios of lau…
Fri Oct 20 14:02:34 +0000 2023RT @furan: @dosnostalgic The zombie in the beginning of Alone in the Dark legitimately scared me.
Fri Oct 20 14:03:35 +0000 2023RT @high_voltage_cz: @dosnostalgic Alone in the Dark, first scene in the attic! I didn't know what the game was about, I started to slowly…
Fri Oct 20 14:13:29 +0000 2023RT @MobyGamer: @dosnostalgic The ending of Dragon Lord https://www.mobygames.com/game/1469/dragon-lord/ was a shock that had me staring at the end screen for close…
Fri Oct 20 14:28:13 +0000 2023RT @Cambert123: @dosnostalgic Phantasmagoria 2. Never played it, granted, only watched a playthrough. But I related to some of the themes,…
Fri Oct 20 14:28:24 +0000 2023Replying to @gator36b
It's a cool game, but sadly it is...
Fri Oct 20 14:28:59 +0000 2023RT @plainoldchair: @dosnostalgic System Shock is often more goofy than scary, but Beta Grove was terrifying. Modern games are very unwillin…
Fri Oct 20 14:29:11 +0000 2023Replying to @gator36b
The home computer version is for Windows 3.x/Mac and was made with Macromedia Director.
Fri Oct 20 14:34:38 +0000 2023RT @taut0nym: @dosnostalgic The sound design, the fog of war, the lack of foreknowledge about what might await...
Fri Oct 20 15:09:06 +0000 2023RT @_Asa_2: @dosnostalgic All of the murder scenes in Dagger of Amon Ra gave me legit nightmares as a small child. ESPECIALLY the goofy por…
Fri Oct 20 15:09:09 +0000 2023RT @Leysamie: @dosnostalgic The original Space Quest - hiding from the Sariens on the ship at the beginning gave 8 year old me massive anxi…
Fri Oct 20 15:17:07 +0000 2023RT @Grassdragon193: @dosnostalgic Think I've mentioned it before, but I was def spooked by Shannara as a kid. Zombies outside the town wall…
Fri Oct 20 15:26:43 +0000 2023RT @Achiri_stuff: @dosnostalgic Prisoner of Ice, all of the scenes where the monster appears, particularly the one at the beginning of the…
Fri Oct 20 15:41:32 +0000 2023Wow. Imagine going to see a Russian clown show, and never realizing that JGL was secretly one of these guys. 😯 https://x.com/hitRECordJoe/status/1059205090794340352
Fri Oct 20 16:26:22 +0000 2023RT @burgerbecky: https://gofund.me/664c238b
Please help us
Fri Oct 20 17:16:23 +0000 2023Is Twitter not public again? 😠
Fri Oct 20 18:26:53 +0000 2023When I find myself in Tides of Darkness Magna Aegwynn comes to me.
Fri Oct 20 19:16:12 +0000 2023Seemingly without any announcement a whole bunch of game series by Omnitrend Software have landed on GOG:
Universe, Breach, Paladin, and Rules of Engagement
https://www.gog.com/en/games?developers=omnitrend-software-inc
Fri Oct 20 21:58:06 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
For some reason that doesn't include Breach 3, but hey, look at that, some guy uploaded a fully functional version of it with nothing ripped on the Internet Archive. 🤷
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1263196017438138370?t=FfzkT4-gii7dHZQY-ue6rA&s=19
Fri Oct 20 22:01:46 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
Since I remembered Slava's Snowshow I also learned that there was a documentary made about a specific performance of it. I just have to check it out.
Fri Oct 20 23:38:01 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
If you're unfamiliar with Slava's Snowshow, it's a clowning-pantomine stage show. It's been around for 30 years, & its author & his team have been performing it almost non stop for that long. It's fantastic. Both funny & touching. Completely dialogue-free:
https://youtu.be/jy_JaUIKek0?si=vaV8EdLbz3SE9rE2
Fri Oct 20 23:42:52 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
👆 If you can use an hour of light during these dark days, I'd suggest you check out this recording of the show made for French tv. Be ready to experience a lot of different emotions. (These clowns are not scary.)
Fri Oct 20 23:45:52 +0000 2023Huh. So apparently Twitter decided to not show me what looks like a third of today's replies. 🤷♂️ If you asked a question today, and I didn't engage, I'm sorry.
Sat Oct 21 01:00:50 +0000 2023Replying to @DavidXNewton
No, thank you. I still don't see much reason to move there.
Sat Oct 21 03:27:01 +0000 2023RT @AGHotspot: Here is the stream times and lineup.
@StasisGame @WadjetEyeGames @tallstorygames @GrundislavGames @LocoMotiveGame @JoshoMand…
Sat Oct 21 13:22:25 +0000 2023Replying to @Static_and_Fire and @Daerandin
That's Killing Time. ROTH was PC only, and it's also not a straight shooter but an fps + point & click adventure combo.
Sat Oct 21 14:31:52 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: 'Twas a long time ago, longer now than it seems
in a place perhaps you've seen in your dreams.
For the story you're about…
Sat Oct 21 15:35:02 +0000 2023Replying to @vrhelmutt and @majuular
Sat Oct 21 16:15:24 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: "Mask of the Phantasm" is still the best Batman movie. And no other entry even comes close.
Sat Oct 21 17:53:48 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: Spooky October continues: #DOSGaming
Sat Oct 21 20:36:09 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: Winning screen of Hugo's House of Horrors (MS-DOS, 1990), and a book of copyright-free images "Ready-to-Use Silhouette Sp…
Sat Oct 21 20:40:08 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: I'm sorry, ferocious frozen WHAT?!
Sat Oct 21 22:58:43 +0000 2023Astro-Dodge's Dirty Video Tricks
https://int10h.org/blog/2023/10/astro-dodge-cga-dirty-video-tricks/
Sat Oct 21 23:10:12 +0000 2023Replying to @YijArt
GET BUNG
Sat Oct 21 23:31:25 +0000 2023Replying to @TheMedievalNerd
This is a very cool one because the PC version comes with a cut down version of Windows that only runs the game.
Sat Oct 21 23:56:25 +0000 2023I don't care what anyone says, I like that movie. https://x.com/ERodBuster1/status/1715638674707112270
Sun Oct 22 00:00:13 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
Always
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1574923655750242304
Sun Oct 22 00:02:10 +0000 2023Replying to @JRK72119199
This film won the Palme d'Or and was nominated for 3 Oscars.
Sun Oct 22 00:06:51 +0000 2023Replying to @mysterydip and @TheMedievalNerd
It wasn't Windows 3.1, it's Windows 1. Or Windows/286, if it's the 1990 version. If you bought the first PC version of Excel it did the same thing as well.
Sun Oct 22 00:09:12 +0000 2023Replying to @JRK72119199
I mean, it's a borderline arthouse film, that's to be expected. Not a single person walked out of it in my screening in a normal theater in suburban America.
Sun Oct 22 00:11:08 +0000 2023https://t.co/bnPxZEcXYq
Sun Oct 22 02:24:53 +0000 2023OpenCiv1, a port of the original Sid Meier's Civilization based on reverse engineering.
https://github.com/rajko-horvat/OpenCiv1
Sun Oct 22 13:19:32 +0000 2023Replying to @fdsanchez
Yes. We all edited Civilization's text files to say funny stuff.
Sun Oct 22 13:26:00 +0000 2023Replying to @Abare_Iri
GOG's version doesn't work?
Sun Oct 22 14:26:33 +0000 2023Replying to @mattbarton
He said that Mario's name being Mario Mario is canon.
Sun Oct 22 14:41:41 +0000 2023
Sun Oct 22 15:20:38 +0000 2023
Sun Oct 22 18:50:21 +0000 2023Replying to @ShawnDoubleA
"It's a tasty fish, I have nothing against it."
Mon Oct 23 04:26:06 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: Can't believe how effective a nearly 50 year old film The Exorcist still is
Mon Oct 23 04:27:07 +0000 2023Replying to @ShawnDoubleA
Almost my favorite scene in the movie. Or maybe not. The film is full of fantastic stuff. And after seeing the original cut, I'm kind of glad we got what we got. The studio version is a whole lot more entertaining.
Mon Oct 23 04:37:09 +0000 2023RT @DF21net: LuciusDXL is hard at work on implementing a modern editor for the Force Engine!
Custom Dark Forces missions will be so much ea…
Mon Oct 23 11:21:46 +0000 2023Horny on main
Mon Oct 23 14:46:23 +0000 2023That's it, the Internet is broken. No matter what search engine I use to look up which event the clip "Bill Gates dancing at Windows 95 launch party" comes from, because it's definitely not from that, but all I get is pages of LOOK AT BILL GATES DANCING AT WIN 95 LAUNCH PARTY!
Mon Oct 23 15:02:11 +0000 2023Replying to @gwouigwoui
THIS is Windows 95 launch event.
https://youtu.be/_JzfROUDsK0?si=qkWoJibkuDUKIYkr
Mon Oct 23 15:17:25 +0000 2023Replying to @PushinUpRoses
Snort a couple adderalls, and your you can get *so much shit done*.
Mon Oct 23 15:26:09 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: Alone in the Dark behind the scenes #DOSGaming
Mon Oct 23 17:17:22 +0000 2023Replying to @koda_wah
Are frogs furry?
Mon Oct 23 22:34:00 +0000 2023RT @AlejandroVilley: Playing Theme Park with the USB to PS/2 and serial port keyboard converter I created from scratch with #Esp32 and #kic…
Mon Oct 23 23:51:15 +0000 2023Replying to @AlejandroVilley
Slightly unexpected soundtrack
Mon Oct 23 23:52:01 +0000 2023RT @TheMedievalNerd: 💾The Romantic Blue
🗓️1994
🖥️WRF Studios
📢CrystalVision Brand Software
#Daily90sDOSBoxArt
#DOSGaming
#31DOSofHorror2023…
Mon Oct 23 23:52:21 +0000 2023I don't think I've ever seen Hacker 2's box art before. Pretty good. https://x.com/TheMedievalNerd/status/1716454432131486093
Mon Oct 23 23:52:59 +0000 2023RT @high_voltage_cz: Jako člověk, který si do Skyrimu instaloval mod, který pavouky měnil na medvědy, radím - hru si klidně zahrajte, ale s…
Mon Oct 23 23:53:20 +0000 2023Replying to @Lawnie10
I'm just glad I still often make it into these lists.
Mon Oct 23 23:55:13 +0000 2023I am always on the lookout for some DOS-related videos. If you make them, please post about them on here. Even better if you tag it with #DOSGaming or #MSDOS or something I can find. (I mean the best option is just to tweet *me* about it, but that's a bit of an overkill.)
Mon Oct 23 23:59:05 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
If you don't make them, but have seen one that you've enjoyed and haven't seen me tweet about, then I'd appreciate a link as well.
Tue Oct 24 00:00:44 +0000 2023RT @lazygamereviews: doing some research 👀
Tue Oct 24 01:00:00 +0000 2023Every modern filmmaker owes Scorsese for this. Christ, how is this 50 years old?
Tue Oct 24 01:27:34 +0000 2023I know I will inevitably start running into younger people who only know of Tommy Tallarico because the OOF video.
Tue Oct 24 03:05:34 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: Adventure game design tips from the 1985 are pure gold! 🤣
Tue Oct 24 12:14:01 +0000 2023RT @ruawri: gf: "i found an MS-DOS game"
Tue Oct 24 13:21:57 +0000 2023Replying to @chribbzz and @ruawri
https://www.myabandonware.com/game/fuck-quest-aku
Tue Oct 24 13:24:50 +0000 2023Replying to @form_stephen and @nickhasthoughts
Just one guy in 1998 with too much free time on his hands.
Tue Oct 24 16:33:25 +0000 2023RT @RiskyDinamic: Game Over
Dinamic / Prism Leisure Corporation
PC MS-DOS
Caja cartón
#ColeccionDinamic #122
Tue Oct 24 16:47:53 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: Spooky October continues: #DOSGaming
Tue Oct 24 16:56:24 +0000 2023RT @mikko: Thank You for having me, Croatia! In the background, Phantom II and Crash MS-DOS viruses from 1992.
Picture by Ante Malenica,…
Tue Oct 24 17:55:18 +0000 2023Web. Where all information is accessible. If you can fucking see it.
Tue Oct 24 19:53:04 +0000 2023RT @pcgamer: Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster comes to Steam in February. https://trib.al/j7OR6IN
Tue Oct 24 23:21:59 +0000 2023RT @wccic: PRIVATEER 2: THE DARKENING TAKES PLACE IN AN ISOLATED SECTION OF THE WING COMMANDER UNIVERSE. THE TRI-SYSTEM IS NOT CURRENTLY A…
Tue Oct 24 23:22:18 +0000 2023🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃
🔊🎵 #OPL3MIDI
Wed Oct 25 00:08:32 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
Full length video over on Mastodon:
https://mastodon.social/@dosnostalgic/111292743989186131
Wed Oct 25 00:08:46 +0000 2023RT @stevemassart: It's great to see a classic adventure like Omnicron Conspiracy getting a shout out in this month's @RetroGamer_Mag
I st…
Wed Oct 25 00:09:43 +0000 2023RT @TheMedievalNerd: 💾Alone in the Dark
🗓️1992
🖥️Infogrames
📢Interplay
#Daily90sDOSscreenshot
#DOSGaming
#31DOSofHorror2023 https://t.co/77…
Wed Oct 25 00:10:27 +0000 2023Replying to @OfficialDJSoru, @Danjal7777 and @AuroraAfterglow
The year DOS version of Rogue came out (1984) neither Amiga nor Atari ST existed yet though.
Wed Oct 25 00:12:48 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: Good night
Wed Oct 25 02:37:21 +0000 2023Replying to @David75605212
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1180349752032088064?t=NMVOYvXu0BV8zXYrFGCiYg&s=19
Wed Oct 25 11:35:11 +0000 2023Replying to @IKOT_PH
The version of Word in the picture is from 1990.
Wed Oct 25 11:48:14 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: #CurrentMood
Wed Oct 25 13:10:41 +0000 2023Replying to @moonbitgames
Was this made with P3D?
Wed Oct 25 14:52:15 +0000 2023RT @gnomeslair: 33 years on and Wizardry VI: Bane of the Cosmic Forge still looks stunning. Plays great too.
[image via https://t.co/fnkEJ…
Wed Oct 25 16:04:58 +0000 2023Replying to @JenKollic
Because I'm the King of Necrotweeting! Bwahahahahaha!
Wed Oct 25 16:59:22 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: You can never go wrong dressing up as Mike Dawson for Halloween
Wed Oct 25 18:16:42 +0000 2023Replying to @PushinUpRoses
Obviously just like this
https://youtu.be/BRWvfMLl4ho?si=rhHkehx21FfainKx
Wed Oct 25 20:35:22 +0000 2023Replying to @Bhaal_Spawn
Dollar Tree Quake
Wed Oct 25 21:10:22 +0000 2023Replying to @The_Khvostik and @Bhaal_Spawn
I've blocked for less
Wed Oct 25 23:08:12 +0000 2023Replying to @The_Khvostik and @Bhaal_Spawn
Trust me, if I was gonna block anyone, I wouldn't announce it.
Wed Oct 25 23:17:31 +0000 2023RT @gamesyouloved: Fucking hell thats a lot of discs 😂
Wed Oct 25 23:30:38 +0000 2023Replying to @attsu205, @hashta_vp and @tombraider
There were still big name DOS games coming out in 1996 and 1997. It took a couple of years for Windows gaming to completely take over.
Wed Oct 25 23:38:12 +0000 2023The king himself, John Carpenter, strikes again
Wed Oct 25 23:54:25 +0000 2023🤔
Thu Oct 26 00:05:11 +0000 2023Replying to @boy_dumpster
Yes, it's probably his most famous quote these days. I think that interview was conducted around the time Rob Zombie's Halloween 2 was happening.
Thu Oct 26 00:15:07 +0000 2023Replying to @boy_dumpster
However, I do like this newer version of his response more:
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1426909963935440899
Thu Oct 26 00:16:08 +0000 2023RT @wolf3dnews: WDC, the comprehensive Wolf3D Editor, has received a minor update, fixing some issues.
If you use the program, be sure to…
Thu Oct 26 01:19:39 +0000 2023First I'm gonna run all the batch files in the directory one by one.
Thu Oct 26 02:46:30 +0000 2023Borked again
Thu Oct 26 13:30:01 +0000 2023Replying to @ArnoldBeekes
You, in fact, can play video on PC with MS-DOS. 🤷
Thu Oct 26 13:59:44 +0000 2023Replying to @ArnoldBeekes
Theoretically you can use every tech on MS-DOS. It's just a matter if somebody implemented it or not.
Thu Oct 26 14:09:16 +0000 2023Spooky October continues: 🎃 #DOSGaming
Thu Oct 26 15:00:46 +0000 2023Angst: a Game of Urban Survival (Niche Software, 1992) #DOSGameScreenADay
Thu Oct 26 15:59:05 +0000 2023Replying to @SensuousCrystal
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1717571558686814264
Thu Oct 26 16:01:09 +0000 2023RT @Sosowski: Here's McPixel 2.̸͓̞̜̬̫̖̤̗̥̲́̀̓̉́͌͝ͅɮ̵̧̦̺͕̫̺͍̙͙͖̦̖̂͐͜ Shareware Beta running smoothly on a 486DX2-66!
Want to check it out?…
Thu Oct 26 22:26:46 +0000 2023RT @jmechner: Prince of Persia was a flop on its first PC release in 1990; many retailers sent it straight to the bargain bins. PC sales on…
Thu Oct 26 22:30:23 +0000 2023RT @realRetroPC: Such a pretty sight. ✨
@Apogee_Ent
Thu Oct 26 22:30:33 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: Sentinel Returns
a 1998 Windows remake of a 1986 3D action-puzzle game "The Sentinel" featuring surreal 3dfx graphics, an…
Thu Oct 26 23:28:14 +0000 2023Replying to @gljuksx
Western hemisphere is now a fucked time zone? I'm in America.
Fri Oct 27 12:51:29 +0000 2023Replying to @heyitry and @ivadixit
It's a Brand®.
Fri Oct 27 12:57:08 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: Sonic Boom > You Can Do Anything
Fri Oct 27 13:07:14 +0000 2023RT @Apogee_Ent: In 1992, Ken Rieger whipped up this captivating 6-character masterpiece intended for an Apogee catalog cover, but it remain…
Fri Oct 27 13:12:20 +0000 2023RT @ForateiS: I am currently maintaining a site that aims to preserve content for Raven Software's three obscure games (Necrodome, MageSlay…
Fri Oct 27 14:40:46 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: Spooky October continues: #DOSGaming
Fri Oct 27 15:39:04 +0000 2023The amount of silly fan theories about The Thing is about to triple because of this. https://x.com/colbertlateshow/status/1717764542753915190
Fri Oct 27 17:04:19 +0000 2023RT @TheMedievalNerd: 💾A Mind Forever Voyaging
🗓️1985
🖥️&📢Infocom
#DOSGaming
Fri Oct 27 17:22:14 +0000 2023Replying to @RealLordDalek
The Real King
https://x.com/JFrankensteiner/status/1224521885389508609?t=dVt5VhXO5JYq1Z8b9Hz8nA&s=19
Fri Oct 27 17:26:19 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: Why are people afraid of some Freddy that apparently gives them whole five nights to deal with him? We had a Freddy that…
Fri Oct 27 19:56:13 +0000 2023Replying to @hmemcpy
I might have paid that 6 years ago, but I absolutely won't pay now. We're on a sinking ship.
Fri Oct 27 21:45:22 +0000 2023Hmmm...
Fri Oct 27 23:46:36 +0000 2023The tone of these. Each point is punctuated with an extremely passive aggressive question just because, I guess. https://x.com/KevEdwardsRetro/status/1715387740617838637
Sat Oct 28 00:05:13 +0000 2023https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/829952470617116672
Sat Oct 28 00:23:40 +0000 2023They attempted to bring these fuckers back, and pretty much nobody noticed, eh? https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1641644212490756097
Sat Oct 28 02:25:47 +0000 2023Replying to @Irisposting
https://youtu.be/uWfBIKADTUY?si=b2DEe5HN0CSs8Dkc
Sat Oct 28 02:27:22 +0000 2023Replying to @Irisposting
20th anniversary next year, I believe.
Sat Oct 28 02:29:46 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
THEY GOT A PEPPER BAR
Sat Oct 28 02:32:37 +0000 2023Replying to @GoodTofuFriday
Probably not. The fonts don't match any common PC ones.
Sat Oct 28 13:27:49 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: Zombies, a 1997 Doom II wad based on Dawn of the Dead #DOSGaming
Sat Oct 28 14:14:49 +0000 2023RT @SQHistorian: I will never get tired of pointing this out 'cos every time I do it always blows somebody's mind. https://t.co/EbRVQsX3WZ
Sat Oct 28 15:03:14 +0000 2023Pretty much David Scully. https://x.com/kumo_zd/status/1716679385854693738
Sat Oct 28 15:08:02 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: Spooky October continues: #DOSGaming
Sat Oct 28 15:09:33 +0000 2023Replying to @DominicTarason
Publisher delaying it till whatever. People are speculating what this "whatever" is.
Sat Oct 28 17:00:17 +0000 2023Replying to @SQHistorian
I'm sorry. [Virtual hug]
Sat Oct 28 18:05:34 +0000 2023Replying to @RussianMemesLtd
A tattoo of heavenly beauty might be required.
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Sat Oct 28 19:17:15 +0000 2023https://x.com/davidcinema/status/1717196825747206546
Sat Oct 28 23:53:08 +0000 2023Replying to @Lord_Arse
Super Solvers: Outnumbered
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1193567989037223949?t=SOekT7C5XnjwMSzzxRCA4g&s=19
Sun Oct 29 00:07:33 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: 1996 was a different era
Sun Oct 29 00:26:25 +0000 2023RT @lazygamereviews: Got one of my top PC game holy grails!
This is the only original copy of Paratrooper I’ve ever seen come up for sale,…
Sun Oct 29 00:43:43 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: Spooky October continues: #DOSGaming
Sun Oct 29 00:47:17 +0000 2023RT @NachtRave: #weeCee's up for sale. Get your weeCee's! #DOSEMBER is coming! Don't be left out of #DOS gaming in 2023!
SN22: https://t.co…
Sun Oct 29 02:11:33 +0000 2023I think it's the second ever mention of A.R.S.E.N.A.L: Taste the Power that I've seen in all my 14 years on 𝕏 formerly known as Twitter. https://x.com/legion082289/status/1718285867645554978
Sun Oct 29 02:14:03 +0000 2023The Mist (Angelsoft/Mindscape, 1985) #DOSGameScreenADay
Sun Oct 29 16:19:19 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: Spooky October continues: #DOSGaming
Sun Oct 29 16:25:36 +0000 2023RT @_Peach1337: Brain is having a DOS game moment, and now yours will too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7HLVT1FPVw
Sun Oct 29 16:32:01 +0000 2023RT @Gammitin: Sunday Funday!
Let's go...........
Sun Oct 29 20:54:02 +0000 2023RT @MikeWinterbauer: Oh Yeah! My classic Wing Commander painting 1992!
#illustration #popculture #boxart #retrogames #wingcommander https:/…
Mon Oct 30 02:16:29 +0000 2023
Mon Oct 30 02:49:36 +0000 2023Replying to @Shadumura
From
DUSK
till
DAWN
Mon Oct 30 03:32:24 +0000 2023Replying to @neurismus
None that I know about.
Mon Oct 30 11:46:37 +0000 2023RT @Bhaal_Spawn: Oasis' Wonderwall (1995) is now as old as Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) was when Wonderwall was released. h…
Mon Oct 30 13:08:00 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: Anyway, here's WONDERWL.MID
Mon Oct 30 13:15:02 +0000 2023Replying to @TheLucidyn, @Stevo8884 and @HumansNoContext
QBasic was first included with DOS 5 though.
Mon Oct 30 15:04:14 +0000 2023Replying to @SveinFrodeG
What device are you using to output data to the CM-300? Because it does make sense since by default DOS games just pipe out MIDI to port 330, so as long as you have a device on the ISA bus, it should just work.
(Not in Wolf 3D though, since it doesn't use MIDI.)
Mon Oct 30 15:07:39 +0000 2023A very good question, actually. Do I have any zoomer followers on here? https://x.com/DUSKdev/status/1719000615685079207
Mon Oct 30 15:30:57 +0000 2023Replying to @SveinFrodeG
Yeah, that's not MIDI. That's OPL3 music on Vibra's OPL chip on port 338. Same with Sound Blaster sound. Just raw port 220 output. If it's on your ISA, then it just works. The games essentially have "drivers" built in, if we're simplifying what's happening a bit.
Mon Oct 30 16:29:35 +0000 2023Replying to @MobyGamer
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1198288015153651713?t=Efg3xzvpqvttiZSfmgokWQ&s=19
Mon Oct 30 16:59:03 +0000 2023It'll definitely be a while before I touch any military-adjacent game. Too many calls for war for my liking today as it is. https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1444692421384851457
Mon Oct 30 17:06:15 +0000 2023Replying to @TheAlexSylvian
THEY LIVE should always be the first choice.
Mon Oct 30 17:09:38 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: Spooky October continues. #DOSGaming
Mon Oct 30 17:49:11 +0000 2023Replying to @DarthPuffMaN, @MarkAG_Gooch and @Zero4Hero2
I would argue that it is quite a bit more than a graphical UI as it could do things DOS couldn't even dream of, and had everything of its own that a proper OS needed to have, but it indeed couldn't boot without DOS, it never unloaded DOS & occasionally called to it.
Mon Oct 30 18:25:06 +0000 2023Replying to @DarthPuffMaN, @MarkAG_Gooch and @Zero4Hero2
For example Here's Win 3.x running in 640x480 256 color SVGA protected mode while having two real mode DOS games open in separate windows. One in 640x350 EGA, one in 320x200 VGA. Just a gui it is not.
Mon Oct 30 18:27:00 +0000 2023Replying to @DarthPuffMaN, @MarkAG_Gooch and @Zero4Hero2
Eh. I guess that's true, but in my mind it's more of an OS than DOS ever was. It's orders of magnitude more complicated & feature rich. The fact that it calls to another OS for some io stuff really shouldn't disqualify it so much. It's an unholy union that worked out.
Mon Oct 30 18:39:32 +0000 2023Replying to @PushinUpRoses
Iz babby?
Mon Oct 30 19:09:30 +0000 2023RT @DungeonChill: Submitted for the approval of the midnight society, I call this story...
The Tale of the "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" PC…
Mon Oct 30 19:24:24 +0000 2023Replying to @GreyAlien
Ooh, you're in for a treat. Just be aware, each game is LONG. Also turn on text box transparency, as it blocks some of the art by default.
Mon Oct 30 20:10:06 +0000 2023Replying to @GreyAlien
Oh, trust me, it starts off slow. You'll see when it really kicks in great. Don't want to spoil anything. Also whoever did the localization deserves all the awards.
Mon Oct 30 20:17:33 +0000 2023Replying to @GreyAlien
But yeah, definitely make the text box semi-transparent, or you'll be missing out on some jiggly breasts very shortly.
Mon Oct 30 20:18:50 +0000 2023RT @pagb666: Happy birthday Hexen! #FreeRaven
Mon Oct 30 20:37:56 +0000 2023I was just saying the other day that I hope that David Robert Mitchell gets to make another movie after A24 got cold feet & unfairly buried his Under the Silver Lake, but I must have been talking to a monkey paw. THIS IS NOT WHAT I MEANT. https://x.com/BDisgusting/status/1719074645134000514
Mon Oct 30 20:47:40 +0000 2023RT @alekksandarART: My second attempt at using 3D Studio Max 3, application for MS DOS.
Massive respect to people who managed to make big…
Mon Oct 30 20:54:44 +0000 2023Replying to @teh_bk
It Follows is probably my favorite horror film of recent years. I just want original works. It Follows doesn't need a sequel.
Mon Oct 30 20:56:56 +0000 2023Well, I guess what you say is true
I could never be the right kind of DOS for you
Mon Oct 30 23:15:59 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: When they show me to their machine, and it's a Mac:
Tue Oct 31 01:52:46 +0000 2023Replying to @elcid1390 and @TheAlexSylvian
It has all of that too, but it's mainly Reagan. Quote:
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1221675015512428544
Tue Oct 31 03:15:36 +0000 2023Replying to @nerdyguy777
What kind of discs? 🤔
Tue Oct 31 11:31:27 +0000 2023... Okay. https://x.com/DigitalEclipse/status/1719256021301068186
Tue Oct 31 11:47:16 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: Spooky October continues: #DOSGaming
Tue Oct 31 13:07:47 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: Alone in the Dark's ominous camera angle throughout the series #DOSGaming
Tue Oct 31 14:11:09 +0000 2023Brazilian magazine Old!Gamer and its almanac issues dedicated to PC gaming:
Tue Oct 31 14:57:31 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: Halloween III: Season of the Witch definitely has the best Computer Display Opening Credits sequence. 🎃 https://t.co/X9pA…
Tue Oct 31 14:59:18 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: #DOSGaming Halloween costume ideas
Tue Oct 31 15:00:37 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: On this #Halloween let's remember the greatest song in the history of all horror videogames: #DOSGaming https://t.co/QRU8…
Tue Oct 31 15:02:34 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: This Halloween don't forget to buy some project management software from @TheRealElvira!
Tue Oct 31 15:03:37 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: Though I know I should be wary
Still I venture someplace scary
Ghostly haunting I turn loose
Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice
BEET…
Tue Oct 31 15:12:31 +0000 2023OBEY
PLAY MORE DOS GAMES
Tue Oct 31 16:27:06 +0000 2023Replying to @Richard07779794
Computer doesn't say anything. Windows says it.
Tue Oct 31 16:39:10 +0000 2023Replying to @GrundislavGames
How do you day PSPSPS in Scottish? 🤔
Tue Oct 31 16:40:43 +0000 2023Replying to @GrundislavGames
PSHPSHPSH
Tue Oct 31 16:41:02 +0000 2023Replying to @canal_retrosos, @CthonianGkiller, @therealelvira, @Patxu_lee and @AgentReyes2
I believe by this point Cassandra owned 100% of Elvira, so nobody was exploited without consent.
Tue Oct 31 19:06:53 +0000 2023RT @brassicGamer: Happy Halloween. Here's a scary photo.
Tue Oct 31 19:45:46 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: Spooky October continues. #DOSGaming
Tue Oct 31 19:46:20 +0000 2023Replying to @PcPhilanthropy
But did you know it was just QBasic in disguise? 🤔
Tue Oct 31 21:41:17 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: Spooky October continues: #DOSGaming
Tue Oct 31 23:25:43 +0000 2023RT @game_obscure: Fountain of Dreams (1990)
Developed by Electronic Arts.
Wed Nov 01 00:17:36 +0000 2023RT @magencio_con_g: Uno de los primeros shoot'em ups que recuerdo haber jugado en PC es el Xenon 2. No lo recuerdo fácil, pero a base de i…
Wed Nov 01 00:38:08 +0000 2023RT @high_voltage_cz: Brace yourself, winter is coming...
#SkiOrDie #DOSGaming
Wed Nov 01 00:38:43 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: Happy Halloween, fellow DOS enthusiasts! 🎃
Wed Nov 01 00:40:33 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: Remember: if you play D/Generation today, it's gonna be in spooky black & white. DOSGaming
Wed Nov 01 00:40:37 +0000 2023RT @dosnostalgic: And you also get a special item in The Incredible Machine 2!: #DOSGaming
Wed Nov 01 00:40:40 +0000 2023I always feel like
Somebody's watching MIDI
And I have no privacy
🔊🎵 #OPL3MIDI
Wed Nov 01 02:33:41 +0000 2023Replying to @dosnostalgic
Full length video over on Mastodon: 🎃
https://mastodon.social/@dosnostalgic/111332952396916780
Wed Nov 01 02:34:20 +0000 2023Replying to @Incarta95
racks can do that
Wed Nov 01 02:36:58 +0000 2023