Gonna follow it up with Riven?
Mon Jul 01 13:16:24 +0000 2024Replying to @GrundislavGames
Well, I guess I have a reason to show up on Wednesday now. π
Mon Jul 01 13:58:40 +0000 2024Replying to @GrundislavGames
Well, then I have a reason to not show up then!
Mon Jul 01 14:14:14 +0000 2024There's currently no source that confirms that Harvey Weinstein sold the rights to Kevin Smith's Dogma. Don't believe random Twitter accounts with no citations. Meanwhile there's always this: https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1441560306115776514
Mon Jul 01 14:21:34 +0000 2024RT @dosnostalgic: Pizza is literally *the* best. Not only the ultimate food, but also inspired these two iconic characters. Can't beat thatβ¦
Mon Jul 01 15:16:32 +0000 2024RT @dosnostalgic: PC Data's US retail top 25 best selling software across all categories in June 1995:
Mon Jul 01 15:18:25 +0000 2024Replying to @AinoMSG1 and @ElZato4
MPC is a Windows machine with a CD-ROM and a sound card.
Mon Jul 01 15:29:34 +0000 2024RT @dosnostalgic: You know, I've never seen a Riven print ad until today, and... there's something to it.
Mon Jul 01 16:16:51 +0000 2024RT @ScummVM: DGDS engine has been merged with master. Used for "Rise of the Dragon", "Heart of China", "The Adventures of Willy Beamish" anβ¦
Mon Jul 01 18:23:55 +0000 2024Oh no. Poor dino stepped on something hard. π₯ https://x.com/capcom_official/status/1807685651867082915
Mon Jul 01 19:12:28 +0000 2024RT @romero: Pre-orders are now open at http://Romero.com for Catacomb 3-D, developed by id Software in 1991 and published by Softdiskβ¦
Mon Jul 01 20:53:06 +0000 2024
Mon Jul 01 23:49:31 +0000 2024Damn. Multitasking MS-DOS 4 kind of works, huh? π€
Tue Jul 02 02:30:57 +0000 2024RT @FantasyAnime: 27 years ago, ZSNES and SNES9X were released ππ₯³π
They weren't the first Super Nintendo emulators, but they were the firsβ¦
Tue Jul 02 03:05:33 +0000 2024Replying to @PushinUpRoses
Cats are the best. They are soft little babby. β₯
Tue Jul 02 03:14:19 +0000 2024RT @dosnostalgic: Me: Tetris Effect is so zen and relaxing...
Tetris Effect:
Tue Jul 02 04:30:56 +0000 2024RT @yebenya: Π°Π²ΡΠΎΡ ΠΈ Π»ΠΎΠΊΠ°ΡΠΈΡ Π½Π΅ ΡΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΎΠ²Π»Π΅Π½Ρ
Tue Jul 02 04:57:29 +0000 2024Replying to @zd_willy
It's halted
Tue Jul 02 11:28:58 +0000 2024Replying to @opita
I set all the effects to MAXIMUM and play in VR. π
Tue Jul 02 11:59:27 +0000 2024The more I hear about the changes in the Riven remake, the more it sounds like a version of Riven I'd actually enjoy playing instead of just admiring it for its ambition.
Tue Jul 02 13:30:03 +0000 2024Replying to @halb_empty
What about TopView/DesqView? Or DR's Concurrent DOS?
Tue Jul 02 14:40:39 +0000 2024RT @MsDOSClub: El mejor dΓa del aΓ±o:
Tue Jul 02 15:52:59 +0000 2024Replying to @Random832 and @Roobar_Plays
I don't think it's a classic-style TSR, but rather a NE executable that keeps running in the background, as DOS 4 introduced that format for that very purpose.
Tue Jul 02 16:30:01 +0000 2024RT @ABRAMSbooks: DOOM GUY, the inspiring, long-awaited autobiography of video-game designer and DOOM cocreator @romero, is now available inβ¦
Tue Jul 02 16:38:00 +0000 2024RT @C_Notepad: @KevEdwardsRetro Here are informational pictures on Defragmenting from the book MS-DOS 6:
Tue Jul 02 18:51:50 +0000 2024Replying to @Vokabre
Well, it's Julio now.
Tue Jul 02 21:23:43 +0000 2024Replying to @Vokabre
Tue Jul 02 21:28:24 +0000 2024Replying to @calzone79622495 and @zd_willy
It has multitasking only for programs that are in a New Executable format. For traditional programs it's just task switching.
Wed Jul 03 01:02:19 +0000 2024Replying to @calzone79622495 and @zd_willy
I have no idea. Probably none. But the tools to make them are out there, and the distribution actually comes bundled with its own linker intended to produce such executables.
Wed Jul 03 01:06:05 +0000 2024Well. No wonder it didn't really take off. https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1807965151481504150
Wed Jul 03 01:06:34 +0000 2024Replying to @JFrankensteiner
Forget it, Jake. It's 2024.
Wed Jul 03 01:19:25 +0000 2024Replying to @launchany
Original PC Tetris by Spectrum Holobyte actually came bundled with a memory resident version, so that was always possible
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/752909381835034624
Wed Jul 03 01:34:25 +0000 2024Replying to @PoweredbyidTech
Indeed
Wed Jul 03 02:14:45 +0000 2024Replying to @maximilian_
The original was green, just not as green as the 2004 remaster.
Here's the cinematographer talking about it in a magazine the month the film was first released:
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1792277803733238203?t=Ja1VHakTFFEDnV4R1IPNkg&s=19
Wed Jul 03 03:29:02 +0000 2024RT @longie_long: This project needs more love. It's an official(!) Shadowgate game based on design docs from the original MacVenture Shadowβ¦
Wed Jul 03 13:26:09 +0000 2024Replying to @mmasias
As do I
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1060235276575014912?t=D7aSj9LcqtAtJ6KOCPz4vg&s=19
Wed Jul 03 14:38:26 +0000 2024Why didn't they just get Faltermeyer to do the music for the new Beverly Hills Cop movie?
Wed Jul 03 16:13:03 +0000 2024Replying to @MatWBT
He also did a throwback score for Cop Out.
Wed Jul 03 17:03:35 +0000 2024RT @JikissGamer: I just watched an archive of this event and it explains that whole system they were playing Descent on and it's freakin crβ¦
Wed Jul 03 17:07:25 +0000 2024RT @jmechner: We wanted our 1997 adventure game "The Last Express" to feel like you were on board a luxury train in 1914, filled with passeβ¦
Wed Jul 03 17:08:01 +0000 2024RT @RichardGarriott: Happy to weigh in, and hear from othersβ¦
Me, no, I think itβs close to just right size.
I thought hard about how manyβ¦
Wed Jul 03 19:22:45 +0000 2024RT @TheBobPony: A normal copy (without any OEM branding applied) of the Internet Explorer 5 browser for Windows 3.1 and Windows NT 3.51 hasβ¦
Wed Jul 03 20:27:40 +0000 2024Replying to @EricVBailey
Well, this documentary was made 20 years ago, and it breaks everything down: https://youtu.be/z-uJOyT_7i4?si=bDZMtpDCTBtxLLNR
Wed Jul 03 21:21:39 +0000 2024RT @ScummVM: Moonbase Commander the last SCUMM-based game from Humongous Entertainment is now announced as supported and with online multipβ¦
Wed Jul 03 22:43:08 +0000 2024Defender of Boston: The Rock Island Mystery (Tim and Kenneth Wisseman, 1992) #DOSGameScreenADay
Wed Jul 03 22:56:12 +0000 2024Replying to @Foxbat20001
Yep
Wed Jul 03 23:18:08 +0000 2024Click on the "For you" tab...
Wed Jul 03 23:32:09 +0000 2024RT @Gammitin: Stunt Car Racer (1990) (MS-DOS)
Wed Jul 03 23:40:27 +0000 2024Replying to @MakhnovistDOS
Personally I'd make it MS-DOS 7, as these days one would probably want large disk support.
Thu Jul 04 11:56:55 +0000 2024
Thu Jul 04 14:46:03 +0000 2024Replying to @MakhnovistDOS
But we're not. Anything that runs in DOS 6.22 runs in DOS 7, it's just better suited for such a purpose.
Thu Jul 04 15:29:23 +0000 2024
Thu Jul 04 16:40:53 +0000 2024RT @Amity_Mayor: I'm pleased and happy to repeat the news that we have, in fact, caught and killed a large predator that supposedly injuredβ¦
Thu Jul 04 18:01:53 +0000 2024But now I'm
Stronger than yesterday
Now it's nothing but MIDI way
ππ΅ #OPL3MIDI
Thu Jul 04 21:41:52 +0000 2024Replying to @dosnostalgic
Full length video over on Mastodon:
https://mastodon.social/@dosnostalgic/112730396564732762
Thu Jul 04 21:42:36 +0000 2024Idk what the big deal is. Seems pretty easy. π€·ββοΈ
Fri Jul 05 00:08:11 +0000 2024Happy birthday, America. πΊπΈππΎπ₯
Fri Jul 05 00:11:59 +0000 2024"George says that every American should have a vacuum cleaner in their basement!"
#DOSGaming
Fri Jul 05 00:47:51 +0000 2024https://x.com/NVIDIAGeForce/status/1808591285164347472
Fri Jul 05 01:09:07 +0000 2024To make any kind of sense of it, I need to go back twenty three years. Back to the night the pain started. https://x.com/Civvie11/status/1809216373316260042
Fri Jul 05 13:30:22 +0000 2024Replying to @not_umce and @LZSeal
Portal is as old now as Doom was when Portal came out.
Fri Jul 05 13:31:44 +0000 2024Replying to @dosnostalgic
Btw, everyone. Try the difficulty patch. I know Max Payne's infinitely scaling difficulty had become a canonical part of the episode experience, but having it set to static values instead makes it so much smoother.
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1757179830422966362?t=0rFys_AXeMtEMJ_7S9S4og&s=19
Fri Jul 05 14:29:51 +0000 2024Replying to @dosnostalgic
Also just look up the speedrun strats for the dream sequence levels. You can fairly easily skip most of them.
Fri Jul 05 14:37:11 +0000 2024It wasn't a memory limitation. What limitation would a quad with a texture over it hit? In fact the Twin Towers backdrop texture is present in the game's resources. It was just left out for other reasons, and definitely not a memory limitation. https://x.com/creepydotorg/status/1809113977588183450
Fri Jul 05 15:52:42 +0000 2024Replying to @dosnostalgic
Warren Spector on the topic:
Fri Jul 05 15:54:39 +0000 2024Replying to @creepydotorg
Fri Jul 05 15:55:22 +0000 2024You know you've made a viral tweet when Twitter popup notifications are all something like "Giuseppe Guadalupe liked your post". How's *that* worthy of a popup notification all of sudden?
Fri Jul 05 16:36:29 +0000 2024Replying to @aifurryart
Fri Jul 05 16:50:59 +0000 2024Replying to @aifurryart
My condolences. Still true though.
Fri Jul 05 16:53:39 +0000 2024Replying to @aifurryart
Indeed it is. Keep going. Great job. π
Fri Jul 05 16:56:12 +0000 2024RT @simonefiii: me as a child finding out we were looking for Carmen Sandiego to ARREST HER and not just hang out bc she was pretty and cooβ¦
Fri Jul 05 17:20:07 +0000 2024Replying to @bbstats
Time to schedule an optometrist appointment.
Fri Jul 05 19:00:58 +0000 2024RT @Gammitin: Epson PC-386NOTE A laptop [1990] this has MS-DOS on a ROM chip and it is also fully PC-98 compatible!
386SX-16 switchable betβ¦
Fri Jul 05 23:55:28 +0000 2024Replying to @not_umce and @LZSeal
Sat Jul 06 02:41:14 +0000 2024Replying to @dosnostalgic
"NY_1" texture type "sky" from file CoreTexSky.utx
Sat Jul 06 03:23:38 +0000 2024
Sat Jul 06 03:46:41 +0000 2024Replying to @KarloTakki
L I E S
Sat Jul 06 03:49:04 +0000 2024RT @RussianMemesLtd: Are you winning, dad?
Ask me in a week
Sat Jul 06 15:50:20 +0000 2024Unfortunately, no one can tell you what DOS gaming is. You have to see it for yourself.
Sat Jul 06 17:21:46 +0000 2024Replying to @dosnostalgic
Actually that's not true at all! Here's me introducing #DOSGaming at @Liretro six years ago:
https://youtu.be/An08DaT1Bhk?si=hMq8bwdZpCx_UDKp
Sat Jul 06 17:33:48 +0000 2024RT @RetroTechChris: One of the more popular videos on my YouTube channel is a tutorial on how to prepare a bootable CF card for a retro insβ¦
Sat Jul 06 17:52:24 +0000 2024Train your AI on this:
8==========D
Sat Jul 06 18:51:09 +0000 2024Replying to @IllarionBBykov, @Inv3st_, @ILLARION_B, @ribeiro__2022, @NiMingda_GG and @KingKong9888
Only one correction: 86-DOS wasn't based on Kildall's source code. Paterson just wrote his own implementation of CP/M functions for an 8086, & paired it with Microsoft Basic storage format. Kildall never sued.
But yes, Gates had very little to do with DOS besides making the deal.
Sat Jul 06 21:55:39 +0000 2024Replying to @IllarionBBykov, @Inv3st_, @ILLARION_B, @ribeiro__2022, @NiMingda_GG and @KingKong9888
Well, that was its primary intention. The purpose of 86-DOS was easy porting of CP/M programs to 8086 based system that SCP was also selling. Nothing wrong with making a clone. Hell, most of the world runs on Linux these days, and not Unix.
Sat Jul 06 22:35:21 +0000 2024
Sat Jul 06 23:53:16 +0000 2024Take my MIDI away
ππ΅ #OPL3MIDI
Sun Jul 07 00:14:47 +0000 2024Replying to @dosnostalgic
Full length video over on Mastodon:
https://mastodon.social/@dosnostalgic/112742320344772957
Sun Jul 07 00:15:10 +0000 2024Replying to @MiklCraw4d
90s PC gaming used to be wild.
Sun Jul 07 00:30:41 +0000 2024Dear Penthouse,...
Sun Jul 07 01:40:45 +0000 2024Localization Study: Normality
A comparison between the original UK script of first person real-time 3D point & click adventure game Normality (1996) and its US counterpart re-written for Corey Feldman, by Jeremy Penner:
https://git.information-superhighway.net/SpindleyQ/normality
Sun Jul 07 02:24:11 +0000 2024Replying to @PhilJM84
Sun Jul 07 03:39:20 +0000 2024RT @ClaymaticGames: Here's a look at the Squid 22 years later π The condition of this enemy ship deteriorates with damage! π₯
β¨ Wishlist oβ¦
Sun Jul 07 12:44:52 +0000 2024RT @HiddenAsbestos: Autocad R12 for DOS has a cool untextured PS1 style renderer and draws at the perfect speed to admire it
ππ§ https://tβ¦
Sun Jul 07 14:04:34 +0000 2024RT @shanselman: SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1
Sun Jul 07 14:14:28 +0000 2024RT @one_byte_cafe: WHY DOES NOBODY EVERY KNOW WHAT THIS GAME IS WHEN I BRING IT UP? EVEN PEOPLE MY AGE?
Sun Jul 07 15:33:33 +0000 2024RT @dosnostalgic: That's me on a floppy
That's me on a hard drive
Losing my partition
ππ΅ #OPL3MIDI
Sun Jul 07 17:27:29 +0000 2024Replying to @GrundislavGames
I may be pushing it now, but are you planning to do Exile too?
Sun Jul 07 17:51:51 +0000 2024Replying to @GrundislavGames
Well, here's my pitch:
- It's a Myst game I legitimately enjoy.
- It's almost an anti-Riven in its design.
- It has Brad Dourif.
Sun Jul 07 18:36:54 +0000 2024Ok, research time: What are your favorite FLASH games? Tell me!
Sun Jul 07 18:49:05 +0000 2024Replying to @Vexelius
Oh yes. I still have those on my old HDD backups.
Sun Jul 07 18:55:03 +0000 2024RT @Waveshaper_SWE: Someone asked for Monkey Island ποΈ π π΄ββ οΈβ€οΈ #omnichord #monkeyisland
Sun Jul 07 18:57:11 +0000 2024RT @hammarback: First bootup in 20+ years and my beautiful 486 SX 25 Mhz is still alive π₯°
Time for some #nortoncommander #msdos #gus #sounβ¦
Sun Jul 07 20:17:35 +0000 2024RT @thinkcentres: DOS gaming on my friends pentium MMX setup this weekend :]
Sun Jul 07 20:23:07 +0000 2024Replying to @onepopcorn
There's an emulator called Ruffle that works both offline or in-browser just like the old days.
There's the Flashpoint Archive with a downloadble client: https://flashpointarchive.org/
Sun Jul 07 20:27:08 +0000 2024An hour into Beverly Hills Cop 4. I'm sorry, this is not good. A tv movie through and through. JGL is the only one who's actually trying to do something with what he's given.
Sun Jul 07 22:16:51 +0000 2024Replying to @dosnostalgic
Putting a callback to Axel F right in the title was appropriate, because this movie's callback ratio is off the fucking charts.
Sun Jul 07 22:21:58 +0000 2024Replying to @MatWBT
Nope
Sun Jul 07 22:23:40 +0000 2024Replying to @ManxManuel
I chuckled once, and I'm almost done with the movie. It's a fail for me.
Sun Jul 07 22:42:23 +0000 2024Replying to @BiscuitCollect1
I rate it about the same as 3. Everything I dislike about the 3rd us very much an issue here as well.
For the record I don't really like the 2nd one either. It tries waaaayyy too hard to be funny. But at the same time it's the best looking out of the 4 with the best staged action
Sun Jul 07 23:02:55 +0000 2024Replying to @dosnostalgic
Yeah, this was a chore to get through. Everything that was sad about the 3rd one is pretty much here as well. Nostalgia bait doesn't do anything for me. And I found its look pretty off-putting.
Sun Jul 07 23:04:51 +0000 2024Replying to @dosnostalgic
I guess they've spent all their action budget on the helicopter sequence which looked surprisingly decent, living the final shootout to be 100% CG bullets, CG debris, and CG blood squibs. Just all around sadness. I chuckled *once* during the entire thing.
Sun Jul 07 23:06:58 +0000 2024Replying to @ZedZark
Most Flash games have been resurrected, and are alive and well. I'm just planning to display them.
Sun Jul 07 23:10:57 +0000 2024Replying to @dosnostalgic
Hmmm... So what I'm gathering from this so far is that there were so many Flash games out there that no two people have the same game as their favorite. That complicates things a bit. π€
Mon Jul 08 02:12:55 +0000 2024RT @dosnostalgic: I kind of miss when all the media was small in size. And I don't mean 30 years ago! Remember how much fun just a couple oβ¦
Mon Jul 08 02:25:58 +0000 2024QUAKE.SWF
Mon Jul 08 02:32:11 +0000 2024Replying to @The_PunKing and @danielalbu
These are 1992 prices because that's when the CD version came out, and that's why original version is reduced in price so much from the usual $59.99 (or thereabouts).
Mon Jul 08 15:42:28 +0000 2024Replying to @danielalbu and @The_PunKing
That's... what I said.
Mon Jul 08 15:45:03 +0000 2024Not gonna lie, a bit baffled by these. https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1810023248114889078
Mon Jul 08 17:46:09 +0000 2024Replying to @danielalbu
I mean, I dislike Apple products, but I don't act as if they killed my parents or some such shit.
Mon Jul 08 17:51:29 +0000 2024Replying to @GreyAlien
I'd buy that... FOR A DOLLAR!
Mon Jul 08 18:48:43 +0000 2024RT @atc1441: Mendatory Dong DOOM ...
Mon Jul 08 19:44:23 +0000 2024Replying to @bacchusplateau
Adobe bought Flash on 2005. Did Steve Jobs hate Photoshop as well?
Mon Jul 08 20:02:44 +0000 2024Replying to @bacchusplateau
What does Adobe of today have to do with Adobe 30 years ago? I'm not defending Adobe, just saying that Adobe came to Flash late, only to then let it to go to shit, and watch it get destroyed.
Mon Jul 08 20:09:03 +0000 2024Replying to @bacchusplateau
Ok, so it appears that what you're saying now is
- Adobe bad
- Flash before Adobe is also bad
My confusion though, as stated originally, is that all of this began with me asking people about their favorite GAMES on the platform.
Mon Jul 08 20:15:58 +0000 2024Replying to @bacchusplateau
I got your point. I was questioning its validity.
Mon Jul 08 20:19:45 +0000 2024RT @dosnostalgic: A million and a half years ago...
Mon Jul 08 21:36:53 +0000 2024Replying to @porttipahta
I always knew the next civil war was gonna be about Adobe vs Macromedia
Mon Jul 08 21:52:28 +0000 2024RT @VinciusMedeiro6: A beta version of Duke Nukem 2 just surfaced, it's close to the final version but the intro cinematic looks differentβ¦
Mon Jul 08 22:02:09 +0000 2024RT @C_Notepad: From the book, MS-DOS 6
Tue Jul 09 00:07:24 +0000 2024
Tue Jul 09 01:43:01 +0000 2024You'll never convince me that some piece of media I enjoy is bad. However, I'm very open to giving something I disliked another shot if someone who's *really* into it can articulate what they love about it well.
Tue Jul 09 02:23:35 +0000 2024Replying to @dosnostalgic
I actually really enjoy watching long form video reviews of old games I personally don't enjoy playing.
Tue Jul 09 02:24:35 +0000 2024Replying to @GnollQ
Spy Fox arrived pretty late. First game is from 97.
Tue Jul 09 02:56:12 +0000 2024RT @benjedwards: Lair of Squid alert!
I recently discovered an odd first-person maze game called βLair of Squidβ built into my HP 200LX paβ¦
Tue Jul 09 17:05:42 +0000 2024RT @Retroldies: The Hobbit title screen, IBM version
Tue Jul 09 23:19:11 +0000 2024NY! I will be appearing @ the Long Island Retro Gaming Expo once again w/ a setup of over 50 PCs. But that's just a tiny bit of an amazing experience the event offers. Guests, tournaments, cosplay, & hundreds of interactive exhibits r waiting 4 u in August http://liretro.com
Tue Jul 09 23:27:36 +0000 2024Replying to @lazygamereviews
I'm glad that it was not a one time thing. You, me, and Frank are gonna be in the same space once again. I honestly didn't think that would happen again so soon. π
Tue Jul 09 23:40:34 +0000 2024Summer Games Done Quick 2024:
The Terminator: SkyNET by tbcr in 17:16
https://youtu.be/sTiQfhowoVg?si=pkcRV2Gt_2XJ4Tzx
Tue Jul 09 23:53:51 +0000 2024Replying to @dosnostalgic
SGDQ2024 #DOSGaming:
Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire by davidtki in 21:35
https://youtu.be/ok0D2LliWa4?si=Wx7qSxelBEWYPFRC
Tue Jul 09 23:56:05 +0000 2024RT @ScottApogee: Duke Nukem's signature on the Duke Nukem 3D Plutonium Pak was selected from 5 that our publisher sent to us. I got this faβ¦
Wed Jul 10 14:24:21 +0000 2024RT @sayomgwtf: I should post more about Zak McKracken, that way more people get to learn more about this LucasArts gem
Zak McKracken is aβ¦
Wed Jul 10 15:57:02 +0000 2024Replying to @benjedwards and @Tomi_Tapio
Also, "Amiga Dungeon Master"? Why single out the Amiga port out of the three versions? The game was originally developed for the Atari ST.
Wed Jul 10 21:46:35 +0000 2024Replying to @GameHistoryOrg
It really should be ΠΠΠΠ¨Π¬ ΠΠΠΠΠΠΠ, not Π΄Π°ΡΡ.
Wed Jul 10 23:26:46 +0000 2024Replying to @PokeManic_Ryan2
That's not possible because that's not how Windows NT works, however, DOS virtual machine from Windows NT/XP that didn't make it to Windows 10, NTVDM, has been leaked and ported to 64 bit, so there's that.
https://github.com/leecher1337/ntvdmx64
Thu Jul 11 00:44:07 +0000 2024Replying to @dosnostalgic
Hmmm. So Dogma videos began getting copyright strikes on YouTube, so maybe there's some truth to the rumors. Allegedly a company picked not just Dogma, but a whole bunch of films Weinstein outright owned, including Kids (1994).
Thu Jul 11 00:56:29 +0000 2024Replying to @Brenfilmto
Kids was controlled by a different entity outside of US, so that's where Umbrella picked it up. Not sure about Dogma.
Thu Jul 11 01:15:43 +0000 2024Hmmm... Ghost in the Shell sure feels a lot more philosophical when you're a teenager.
Thu Jul 11 03:17:08 +0000 2024Replying to @ben_304
It's a beautiful film. I just remembered it being a whole lot more profound than it actually is.
Thu Jul 11 03:30:22 +0000 2024RT @damgentemp: Sorry, can't reply to your email, busy playing ASCII Doom
Thu Jul 11 12:57:46 +0000 2024RT @ScottApogee: Four cool Prey pics from the 1995-96 era when it was being internally developed at Apogee. These were recently sent to usβ¦
Thu Jul 11 15:53:25 +0000 2024RT @dosnostalgic: Here's some Prey shots circa 1996
Thu Jul 11 15:54:19 +0000 2024Race Mania (Tangor/Flair Software, 1996) #DOSGameScreenADay
Thu Jul 11 17:17:33 +0000 2024Changed my ISP. Hopefully that means I can stream again.
Thu Jul 11 19:18:35 +0000 2024Well, hello, Wolfgang Amadeus.
Fri Jul 12 03:01:12 +0000 2024Replying to @SQHistorian and @MatWBT
I'm fine with it
Fri Jul 12 09:58:10 +0000 2024DOS Games July 2024 Jam begins on the 15th:
https://itch.io/jam/dos-games-july-2024-jam
Fri Jul 12 13:14:06 +0000 2024Why did I choose to walk this path?
Why did I taste the Cup of Sadness?
I am a swan,
A swan with broken wings.
Fri Jul 12 14:18:40 +0000 2024Replying to @The_Khvostik
Where, where Π¨ΠΠ―?
Fri Jul 12 15:07:35 +0000 2024Marathon 2 is now on Steam, and for free:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2398490/Classic_Marathon_2/
Fri Jul 12 16:38:13 +0000 2024I saw a spotted lanternfly, but it got away before I could kill it. I'm sorry, New York. I failed you. π
Fri Jul 12 18:24:37 +0000 2024My doctor must have seen this because I'm on Prozac starting now. π€· https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1811767134097141957
Fri Jul 12 18:26:50 +0000 2024Replying to @eZimowski
DAIRY SECTION
Fri Jul 12 18:49:37 +0000 2024RT @gamelegendsdoc: ITβS TIME! The Legends of Adventure: The Story of Sierra On-Line documentary campaign is now live on @backerkit!
Backβ¦
Fri Jul 12 20:28:19 +0000 2024RT @videogamedeals: (PCDD) Wing Commander 1+2 $2.99 via GOG. https://ow.ly/8Q5350SAmJk
https://x.com/videogamedeals/status/1811377260902986050
Fri Jul 12 22:38:28 +0000 2024Replying to @vombavr and @The_Khvostik
Well, a Π¨ΠΠ―. And so what?
Fri Jul 12 23:38:59 +0000 2024RT @philscomputerlb: DOS Memory Explained! https://youtu.be/VRYJsOdjDoM
Sat Jul 13 03:05:10 +0000 2024Replying to @colossusofargos and @SierraChest
Free free to unfold unfollow me as well, mr. Bluecheck.
Sat Jul 13 13:17:59 +0000 2024Very simple: if you're a Trumper or a Putinist, just unfollow. Don't fall off your high horse while you do it.
Sat Jul 13 18:46:20 +0000 2024Replying to @Verun_Curio
Did you know that it is I, a random guy on the internet, who is dividing the country? And definitely not a presidential candidate they tweet about 20 times a day who I happened to speak out against.
Sat Jul 13 18:54:06 +0000 2024RT @lethal_guitar: New blog post! This time we're examining how the reflective floors in Duke Nukem 1 were implemented:
https://t.co/Ej6Q6iβ¦
Sat Jul 13 19:15:23 +0000 2024
Sat Jul 13 19:52:36 +0000 2024RT @lazygamereviews: golly this is nice
Sat Jul 13 23:19:49 +0000 2024Replying to @MrNobre
Preferably one that's not commercially available currently.
Sat Jul 13 23:36:37 +0000 2024RT @TehBurningFish: My Dell Dimension XPS M200S running the non-interactive demo of Day of the Tentacle.
#retrogaming #dosgaming #msdos #luβ¦
Sun Jul 14 00:09:40 +0000 2024Replying to @robishungry
What other work? They almost immediately pivoted to the remake 2+ years ago.
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1486257255628558341?t=t-D6azYpuyPuIxjN6JeW4w&s=19
Sun Jul 14 12:56:33 +0000 2024RT @2point21: How it started / How it's going
#LBA #remake #gamedev #madewithunity
Sun Jul 14 12:57:09 +0000 2024Replying to @robishungry
That never existed
https://x.com/DefenceForceOrg/status/1636662342107660290?t=t-D6azYpuyPuIxjN6JeW4w&s=19
Sun Jul 14 13:00:55 +0000 2024*Sigh* https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1803968058672754748
Sun Jul 14 17:08:44 +0000 2024Replying to @HMKnapp and @whilandsbacklog
The domain the email is on expired a month ago.
Sun Jul 14 17:15:39 +0000 2024Replying to @Eviltrkeyslice
Files weren't local. It was an old school style search engine.
Sun Jul 14 17:23:08 +0000 2024Replying to @HMKnapp and @whilandsbacklog
Huh. You're right! I must have been looking at the wrong thing. Well, it's worth a shot then.
Sun Jul 14 17:23:59 +0000 2024Replying to @Eviltrkeyslice
Yep.
Sun Jul 14 17:24:35 +0000 2024Remembering how much the devs of the LBA remake were struggling with limited resources, a long search for a publisher, and the fact that they settled with Microids (hello, Flashback 2,) I honestly don't expect much.
Sun Jul 14 17:36:28 +0000 2024Replying to @HeavyMetalFPS and @shirahikovt
Maybe
Sun Jul 14 17:59:41 +0000 2024Replying to @flobo09
Yes. Flashback 2 was released all kinds of broken, and it was also a low budget title to begin with. Clearly Microids doesn't have much resources to go around.
Sun Jul 14 18:02:20 +0000 2024Replying to @whateirinndoes
Well, let's see the file.
Sun Jul 14 18:02:48 +0000 2024Replying to @whateirinndoes
That works. ashashkin (at) gmail
Sun Jul 14 18:04:11 +0000 2024Replying to @MisterB809
The same thing that would have happened if I had never made any posts ever.
Sun Jul 14 18:09:56 +0000 2024Replying to @MisterB809
Glad we sorted it out.
Sun Jul 14 18:11:55 +0000 2024Replying to @whateirinndoes
So, it's originally a file called CHRIS3.MID from 1993. Here's the attached readme. Unfortunately this Chris doesn't identify themselves by anything other than the first name
http://discmaster.textfiles.com/view/9338/So%20Much%20Shareware%204%20(Power%20User%20Software)%20(1994).ISO/music/chrismid.zip/CHRISMID.TXT
Sun Jul 14 18:45:47 +0000 2024Next time that clip from the Gabby Giffords shooting episode of Sorkin's The Newsroom is making the rounds for everyone to laugh at again, remember this. https://x.com/binarybits/status/1812515620824518731
Sun Jul 14 18:48:47 +0000 2024Replying to @whateirinndoes
I mean, it could have been. I found a few programs that it was included with. And also it shows up on this Polish Diablo website from 1999 that ended up on a few discs:
http://discmaster.textfiles.com/view/22576/GAMBLERCD33B.BIN/Kaciki/Diablo/index.html
Sun Jul 14 19:28:45 +0000 2024Replying to @whateirinndoes
Nope. Just got the file size that had Discmaster find all the *.MID files of that exact size. Then just went through the results.
Sun Jul 14 19:54:28 +0000 2024Replying to @whateirinndoes
This is the kind of "detective work" I do fairly often. It's fun! And it's even more fun when it actually produces results.
Sun Jul 14 19:59:36 +0000 2024Hmmm. Upgrades.
Sun Jul 14 20:46:17 +0000 2024RT @gifs_bot: PLACES/CITYSCAP.GIF
Sun Jul 14 21:03:59 +0000 2024Replying to @DaFredguy
No, no trackers for me.
Sun Jul 14 23:19:23 +0000 2024Replying to @dosnostalgic
Sun Jul 14 23:19:34 +0000 2024Replying to @BiscuitCollect1
I'd rather the original than a fan reconstruction.
Sun Jul 14 23:23:57 +0000 2024Replying to @RemuxRy and @DaFredguy
Oh, that would be lovely. Thank you.
Sun Jul 14 23:36:35 +0000 2024RT @CypressDahlia: Reminder: there is a Winamp Skin Museum where you can see 80,000 archived Winamp skins (and use them). There was an eraβ¦
Mon Jul 15 00:52:39 +0000 2024Replying to @jamesfmackenzie
Personally, I have a fairly expensive mixer that can output digital signal to USB, and that's what I capture. So I basically take my PC out of the equation. I guess it's the same as buying a dedicated card.
Mon Jul 15 01:32:07 +0000 2024RT @dosnostalgic: MΓΈΓΈse trained byΒ Yutte HermsgervΓΈrdenbrΓΈtbΓΈrda
Mon Jul 15 02:38:02 +0000 2024RT @MyDoomFolder:
Mon Jul 15 03:47:58 +0000 2024Replying to @jamesfmackenzie
Well, the one I have is a Yamaha MG10XU, but it's not without quirks. I suggest doing your own research.
Mon Jul 15 13:29:12 +0000 2024Replying to @BecomingTheNext
Abandonware *is* piracy. Embrace it.
Mon Jul 15 14:40:59 +0000 2024RT @ScottApogee: This shareware top 10 list came from my July 1993 issue of Shareware Magazine. Back then, Id, Epic and us pretty much ruleβ¦
Mon Jul 15 15:48:37 +0000 2024RT @sujoygolan: Introduced the 13 year old to #PrinceOfPersia 1989 (running on an emulator). I was slightly younger than that when I used tβ¦
Mon Jul 15 16:14:47 +0000 2024Initial release of OpenCrystalCaves is here: https://congusbongus.itch.io/opencrystalcaves/devlog/764814/initial-release
Mon Jul 15 16:17:01 +0000 2024Replying to @HMKnapp and @whilandsbacklog
Well, it bounced.
Mon Jul 15 19:49:32 +0000 2024RT @KevEdwardsRetro: I still have my Microsoft Visual C++ installation CD. It's version 2.0 from 1994. 30 years ago! I defected to Watcom Cβ¦
Mon Jul 15 20:49:37 +0000 2024RT @memory_fallen: The port of *WORMS* for the Sega Saturn has an unused "Exit to DOS?" screen. Alas, it doesn't take you to DOS. https://tβ¦
Mon Jul 15 21:55:05 +0000 2024Replying to @dinowilliam
Indeed I have
Mon Jul 15 22:38:59 +0000 2024Replying to @dinowilliam
It's actually a fairly important video for me because Dave disproves a myth of not being able to write a low density 5.25" disk with a high density drive.
Mon Jul 15 23:33:30 +0000 2024Hey girl
Move a little closer
ππ΅ #OPL3MIDI
Mon Jul 15 23:59:53 +0000 2024Replying to @dosnostalgic
Full length video over on Mastodon:
https://mastodon.social/@dosnostalgic/112793229081477864
Tue Jul 16 00:01:56 +0000 2024I love me some big budget 90s auteur cheese, but dear god, there's just something about Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet that just makes me loathe it. It's not even some element here or there, it's *the whole thing*. https://x.com/Criterion/status/1813001393709482417
Tue Jul 16 00:12:07 +0000 2024Replying to @dosnostalgic
I also feel somewhat similarly about Moulin Rouge, but I don't hate it quite as much.
Tue Jul 16 00:12:44 +0000 2024RT @gordoslair: Dark Sun: Shattered Lands (1993, MSDOS). A turn based #CRPG using AD&D 2nd Edition rules. #MSDOS #VGA #SoundBlaster #Rolandβ¦
Tue Jul 16 01:21:48 +0000 2024RT @verge: Apple backtracks and approves the first PC emulator for iOS https://trib.al/lYpwwzI
Tue Jul 16 01:23:01 +0000 2024RT @dosnostalgic: πΎβ C:
Tue Jul 16 02:35:04 +0000 2024Good night.
Tue Jul 16 03:14:47 +0000 2024The original game was only 18 years old when this version was released 15 years ago. https://x.com/legendofmi/status/1812849611549372868
Tue Jul 16 23:06:45 +0000 2024Replying to @harrymccracken
For what it is, I'd actually say it's pretty incredible.
Tue Jul 16 23:09:26 +0000 2024Replying to @RetroNora7734
You know, during my whole time in Russia I've never seen a single Poisk in person.
Tue Jul 16 23:11:44 +0000 2024RT @HiddenAsbestos: High resolution DOS user interfaces π
Tue Jul 16 23:12:39 +0000 2024RT @MyDoomFolder:
Tue Jul 16 23:16:21 +0000 2024Replying to @earthklaans and @venusthirstrap
It's not emulated correctly because Lemmings switches video modes mid screen draw here.
Wed Jul 17 00:22:14 +0000 2024Replying to @Arantor
Not in PC gaming though. PC games always had remakes going all the way back to the 80s.
Wed Jul 17 00:57:00 +0000 2024Replying to @Arantor
Ultima 1981 π Ultima 1986
Pirates! 1987 π Pirates! Gold 1992
Dune 2 1992 π Dune 2000 1998
Sentinel 1986 π Sentinel Returns 1997
Frogger 1981 π Frogger 1997
Lode Runner 1983 π Lode Runner 1994
Ys π Ys Eternal 1997
and I'm sure there are more. Flightsims & such.
Wed Jul 17 16:35:40 +0000 2024Π±Π»Ρ
Wed Jul 17 18:39:29 +0000 2024RT @Retroldies: Deluxe Paint II Enhanced MS-DOS version. My first drawing software.
Wed Jul 17 21:40:21 +0000 2024Replying to @dcsprior, @Valleyboy777 and @anon_opin
Very much so. Here's that argument
https://www.xtof.info/inside-windows3.html
Wed Jul 17 21:46:53 +0000 2024πΆIn the circle! The Circle of Blood! πΆ https://x.com/AdventurersCap/status/1748732238827573606
Wed Jul 17 23:02:30 +0000 2024Apparently if you block a lot (and I mean *a lot*) of people in a row, Twitter will just log you out. π€·ββοΈ
Wed Jul 17 23:33:00 +0000 2024Replying to @DaFredguy
Not gonna lie, I did an hour of scroll-block-scroll-block. That did it. Have no idea how many accounts that was.
Wed Jul 17 23:36:58 +0000 2024RT @dosnostalgic: My Twitter block policy in action:
Wed Jul 17 23:38:02 +0000 2024Replying to @FixTechStuff1
Annoying rightwingers mostly.
Wed Jul 17 23:49:20 +0000 2024Replying to @FixTechStuff1
That's too much effort for me. I just block accounts that I see being annoying and are seemingly interested in retro gaming and such. They don't even need to interact with me. This way I assure that they never see my stuff, and avoid unpleasant interactions later.
Wed Jul 17 23:56:16 +0000 2024Good night.
Thu Jul 18 02:18:13 +0000 2024Replying to @lee4hmz
Oh, I never used any blocklists. All my blocks are artisinal.
Thu Jul 18 02:56:56 +0000 2024Replying to @Pixelmusement and @MobyGamer
I'm on a fairly old i5 though.
Thu Jul 18 09:20:30 +0000 2024FRUA in the flesh https://x.com/mgc_inventory/status/1813919686276665346
Thu Jul 18 13:31:57 +0000 2024Replying to @kumimono and @benjedwards
Clearly they weren't willing/able to rescan the negative for whatever reason. It was cheaper to run it through an algorithm.
And yes, it can be noticeable. It's noticeable in Aliens.
This is a very unfortunate situation because it's becoming a trend.
Thu Jul 18 14:14:44 +0000 2024RT @timeextension64: GoldenEye 007 & Perfect Dark Artist Brett Jones Has Passed Away https://www.timeextension.com/news/2024/07/goldeneye-007-and-perfect-dark-artist-brett-jones-has-passed-away #News #Rare #PerfectDark #Goldβ¦
Thu Jul 18 21:19:09 +0000 2024RT @caboken: Steve Wozniak is a legend. Somehow, the guys making the documentary about our old company, Sierra On-Line, (https://t.co/rsnHXβ¦
Thu Jul 18 23:20:09 +0000 2024Listen, let's just all go back to MS-DOS. π€
Fri Jul 19 14:15:51 +0000 2024Replying to @dosnostalgic
π
Fri Jul 19 14:21:33 +0000 2024FUCKIN' TOLD YA! https://x.com/ArtemR/status/1814206932993118695
Fri Jul 19 14:53:11 +0000 2024Replying to @dosnostalgic
I guess that...
- they didn't
- they won today
Fri Jul 19 14:58:42 +0000 2024
Fri Jul 19 15:07:22 +0000 2024Replying to @MrCarefulGamer
You'd be surprised how much of just about any infrastructure runs on legacy stuff that's 25 - 30 years old, or sometimes more. Military, banking, transportation, etc. It's there.
Fri Jul 19 15:09:00 +0000 2024https://x.com/christian_tail/status/1814299095261147448
Fri Jul 19 18:16:41 +0000 2024RT @MyDoomFolder:
Fri Jul 19 18:26:12 +0000 2024Replying to @j_rohrauer
https://youtu.be/bLHL75H_VEM?si=2OS5B5fCM1tFfcTb
Fri Jul 19 18:54:24 +0000 2024RT @HiddenAsbestos: I recorded a flight I made in Microsoft Flight Simulator 5.1. Just the flight, no commentary. Enjoy!
https://t.co/qkug5β¦
Fri Jul 19 19:22:41 +0000 2024https://x.com/dalmaer/status/1814331722072256590
Fri Jul 19 21:23:04 +0000 2024Replying to @Bardnet
π
Fri Jul 19 21:23:20 +0000 2024Replying to @AgustinCordes
As long as there isn't another video controller in the same space, it should work.
Fri Jul 19 22:48:49 +0000 2024You know, for the past few years I've been repeatedly told that Windows holds a rather small percentage of application in modern infrastructure. Kind of feel like yesterday's events proved otherwise. π€·
Sat Jul 20 13:11:23 +0000 2024Replying to @GodDamnItLizard
Fine. TR-DOS it is.
Sat Jul 20 13:11:47 +0000 2024Replying to @LuigiLenguito, @goretsky and @stevesi
64 bit versions of Windows do not support execution of *any* 16 bit applications out of the box.
Sat Jul 20 17:53:53 +0000 2024Yo, Lord. The LOD on your mesh renderer is glitching.
Sat Jul 20 22:31:19 +0000 2024So many tears I've cried
So much pain inside
But baby, it ain't over 'til MIDI's over
ππ΅ #OPL3MIDI
Sat Jul 20 23:13:25 +0000 2024Replying to @dosnostalgic
Full length video over on Mastodon:
https://mastodon.social/@dosnostalgic/112821355304729028
Sat Jul 20 23:14:26 +0000 2024RT @ScottApogee: Turbo Pascal, shown here in this 1984 ad, is one of the key reasons Apogee exists. I switched to it around 1985 and used iβ¦
Sat Jul 20 23:43:12 +0000 2024Replying to @afrocosmist
He's back on the sauce.
Sun Jul 21 14:27:14 +0000 2024The fact that this guy thinks you can natively run Doom on Windows 11 tells you everything you need to know about his cyber security AI company.
Sun Jul 21 15:44:50 +0000 2024Replying to @DevSpacePrez
Why not try the ultimate test - Microsoft Fight Simulator, while we're at it. π€·
Sun Jul 21 15:49:34 +0000 2024RT @BruceCPod: https://t.co/jh7nRAxYuC
Sun Jul 21 16:25:05 +0000 2024π―ππΉπΆπ'π #OPL3MIDI πΎπ πΉππΉπΎπΈπΆπππΉ ππ ππ π»ππΎπππΉ πΏπΆπππΆ ππ½πππ π»πππππΆπ πΌ'π πΆπ·πππ ππ πΆπππππΉ. πΌπ ππΆπ π½ππ π»πΆππππΎππ π΅ππΆππππ ππππ. π πΌπ«.
Rocky Raccoon checked into his room
Only to find Gideon's Bible
π΅
Sun Jul 21 17:30:33 +0000 2024Replying to @dosnostalgic
Full length video over on Mastodon:
https://mastodon.social/@dosnostalgic/112825668901330312
Sun Jul 21 17:31:30 +0000 2024Replying to @gluttony_escape
Doomsday engine? What is this, 2002?
Sun Jul 21 21:41:52 +0000 2024Replying to @GameResearch_E
I tend to agree.
https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/1641995076648796167
Sun Jul 21 23:43:53 +0000 2024Replying to @gluttony_escape
Plenty. GZDoom is kind of the golden standard because of its extended modding capabilities that 90% of modern wads require, but there are many others as well.
Sun Jul 21 23:57:47 +0000 2024Replying to @Rebel_phoenix
No. It's basically the parental mode permanently enabled. Objects/textures removed or made invisible.
Mon Jul 22 00:34:46 +0000 2024Replying to @gluttony_escape
And if you haven't kept up with what Doom WADs are capable of these days, well, there's also plenty to choose from:
https://youtu.be/bFI1QSd4T2g?si=dmhate25LOkXnTRV
Mon Jul 22 01:14:56 +0000 2024RT @HiddenAsbestos: I recorded a longer flight in Microsoft Flight Simulator 5.1... just the flight, no commentary, sweet dreams :)
https:/β¦
Mon Jul 22 13:28:27 +0000 2024βββββββββββββββββββ
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Mon Jul 22 19:06:59 +0000 2024Replying to @TehBurningFish
Mon Jul 22 19:21:41 +0000 2024Replying to @GreyAlien
Lmk if they put in a hubcap flying off as well.
Mon Jul 22 21:49:08 +0000 2024RT @TheBobPony: Their story about the Windows NT start menu is a bunch of lies. π€₯
The start menu banners used in Windows NT 4 up to Windowβ¦
Mon Jul 22 21:53:12 +0000 2024RT @RetroRGB: Looks like @krikzz just launched a $40, open source Everdrive for the Genesis.
FORTY DOLLARS!
What an awesome entry-level ROβ¦
Mon Jul 22 21:54:03 +0000 2024Replying to @dogmander25, @Fakemanoan, @endermanch and @davepl1968
It was by Cinematronics (before Maxis bought them), but the full release called Full Tilt! Pinball was published by Maxis.
Mon Jul 22 22:37:28 +0000 2024I'm assuming this is *the* Dominic Armato (pre-Guybrush) writing in to Siskel & Ebert about original unused ending of Clerks (1994):
Mon Jul 22 22:47:07 +0000 2024RT @MattheRabbit: A Korean bootleg of Street Fighter II for MS-DOS
The growing icons, the primitive stone-textured βSUPERβ, and that kick-aβ¦
Tue Jul 23 00:23:34 +0000 2024VGA remake of Leisure Suit Larry 1 will forever hold a special place in my heart as a reminder of a specific time & place in my life, but Leisure Suit Larry 7 is the best designed Larry game overall, and honestly is one of the best Sierra games ever.
#DOSGaming https://x.com/CGGpodcast/status/1815204553895383411
Tue Jul 23 01:15:41 +0000 2024Replying to @dosnostalgic
It is a bit of a shame that back in the day LSL7 was slightly overlooked because it arrived a tad too late, and had a look that put some of the fans of the earlier entries off. It is a legitimately a good & funny game. Give it a shot if you haven't.
Tue Jul 23 01:19:53 +0000 2024Replying to @dosnostalgic
It's also the LSL game that aged the best, BY FAR.
Tue Jul 23 01:21:28 +0000 2024Replying to @dosnostalgic
Yeah, baby!
Tue Jul 23 01:23:44 +0000 2024Replying to @dosnostalgic
Tue Jul 23 11:28:00 +0000 2024Replying to @CGGpodcast
I have played Reloaded. It had its moments, but I'm not a fan.
Tue Jul 23 17:24:33 +0000 2024RT @Bhaal_Spawn: My finished drawing of the βYou canβt cut back on funding! You will regret this!β guy from Sim City 2000.
Drawn using...β¦
Tue Jul 23 17:29:29 +0000 2024Replying to @Snakesan
I don't get it. Are you implying that a bitmap embedded in explorer.exe is generated at runtime?
Tue Jul 23 21:39:34 +0000 2024Replying to @Snakesan
So you're saying that Dave wrote the GDI code he described, but then instead of that code what ended up being used is this bitmap?
Tue Jul 23 21:50:06 +0000 2024Replying to @Snakesan
I see. But why write GDI code for that? Surely that entire step can be skipped if one never intends to actually draw the thing in real time?
Tue Jul 23 21:58:20 +0000 2024Replying to @Snakesan
That's an interesting take for sure. A bit strange, but interesting. Also a bit strange to imply that no graphics editors existed at the time, as if it was barren land before Photoshop, but okay.
Tue Jul 23 22:07:35 +0000 2024Replying to @Snakesan
Where does he clearly state that? What he did clearly state is that he created the l GDI code for real time drawing of the side bar in order to avoid using bitmaps.
Tue Jul 23 22:14:21 +0000 2024RT @kinsie: Worth noting: This thing takes a lot of frustration out of getting Outlaws running at a good high resolution on modern systems,β¦
Tue Jul 23 22:55:36 +0000 2024RT @alicia_cofres: π En apariencia inofensivo, con una fachada de tranquilo entretenimiento, el Civilization y su evoluciΓ³n esconde un videβ¦
Tue Jul 23 23:02:38 +0000 2024RT @dosnostalgic: πΆ
I got my first gaming PC
Finally it was all mine
Played it 'til my fingers bled
Was the summer of '99
Tue Jul 23 23:13:27 +0000 2024Replying to @elder_george and @toxicTom
Two other Sierra high res cartoon adventures for DOS: KQ7 and Torin's Passage.
Wed Jul 24 01:02:44 +0000 2024Replying to @lorenzocabrini
They are still going
Wed Jul 24 13:27:06 +0000 2024Replying to @lorenzocabrini
There was a new King's Quest game within the last decade. Activision owns most of old Sierra assets (but not Larry), and they aren't doing much with them.
Wed Jul 24 13:40:33 +0000 2024RT @Kalyoshika: Alright alright people want it so here it is. The Xbox 360 store is being obliterated from orbit on July 29, 2024 so I've wβ¦
Wed Jul 24 15:50:27 +0000 2024RT @GameResearch_E: FrΓ©dΓ©rick Raynal, the madlad genius behind Alone in the Dark, created his very own 3D software to make the game's charaβ¦
Wed Jul 24 16:21:20 +0000 2024RT @dosnostalgic: From the manual of Sensible Software's Cannon Fodder (1993):
Wed Jul 24 21:11:59 +0000 2024RT @ComputerLove_: The Complete Home Office, Alvin Rosenbaum (1995)
Thu Jul 25 01:28:31 +0000 2024When you get screwed by a CUC
Thu Jul 25 02:34:28 +0000 2024Slide.π§
Thu Jul 25 02:54:59 +0000 2024Doc got me cool heart monitor I have to wear for a week. Yay, technology.
Thu Jul 25 15:14:29 +0000 2024Replying to @dosnostalgic
You fuckers better be playing those DOS games while I'm still around!
Thu Jul 25 15:19:07 +0000 2024RT @Liretro: Enjoying the "Fallout" TV series? Check out where it all began in the original 1997 "Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Gameβ¦
Thu Jul 25 15:25:21 +0000 2024Replying to @SantorioG
Bitch
Thu Jul 25 17:13:27 +0000 2024Attended two funerals this week. Conclusion: make your own funeral playlist ahead of time. Other people *will* fuck it up.
Thu Jul 25 21:12:47 +0000 2024RT @ScottApogee: George (@georgebsocial) and Tom (@ThatTomHall) talk about how @Apogee_Ent started the "3D Realms" label and they talk a loβ¦
Thu Jul 25 21:14:38 +0000 2024Replying to @AgustinCordes
It's possible that in the future I just get to play Doom in person in Hell. π€·
Thu Jul 25 21:18:01 +0000 2024RT @sayomgwtf: Ask me about LucasArts Κβ’α΄₯β’ΚοΎβ
(extra happies if it's about Zak McKracken or Maniac Mansion)
Fri Jul 26 01:24:45 +0000 2024RT @MobyGamer: Just another night of testing VGA cards for 8-bit-slot functionality.
Fri Jul 26 11:26:03 +0000 2024RT @MikeDrucker: wait what
Fri Jul 26 14:00:26 +0000 2024RT @AGHotspot: Hi friends. Just a reminder: The Fan Fair will be streamed LIVE and it's free. The entire event will be viewed by fans and iβ¦
Fri Jul 26 14:12:41 +0000 2024The best gamedev documentary just got even better. https://x.com/DoubleFine/status/1816837433008488573
Fri Jul 26 16:19:47 +0000 2024Transformers One? Pfft. Wake me up when it's Transformers Sixty Nine!
Fri Jul 26 18:03:41 +0000 2024Replying to @dosnostalgic
Fuckin LOVED the new episode. β€
Fri Jul 26 18:45:47 +0000 2024Replying to @trancerobot, @kevinriggle, @q_star_shaman and @paularambles
IBM Basic ROM was pretty much deprecated by the time the PS/2 line rolled in (87) though. Certainly wouldn't be around by the time Windows actually got a significant install base. It's just such a strange statement to make.
Fri Jul 26 19:06:50 +0000 2024"Under Windows was DOS; under DOS, BASIC." is a strangely worded observation to make in a book in 2017. https://x.com/paularambles/status/1816534981763826038
Fri Jul 26 19:09:25 +0000 2024Replying to @dosnostalgic
I absolutely agree with the overall sentiment. It's very much true. But the "underneath DOS is BASIC" statement is against my nature.
Fri Jul 26 19:10:50 +0000 2024Replying to @SQHistorian
Turn around before it's too late!
Fri Jul 26 19:12:34 +0000 2024Everyone remembers the first Handy. https://x.com/Chronos_B/status/1816823445176389692
Fri Jul 26 21:02:37 +0000 2024Replying to @zyxophoj
All DOS programs are on top of DOS.
Fri Jul 26 21:13:37 +0000 2024Replying to @DanielleFong and @JobyOtero
This is about Sinclair QL though, not IBM PC. On PC Basic was either external, loaded up by DOS (Basic or Advanced Basic) or the one in the IBM's ROM which didn't need DOS, nor started DOS. Not in any way was any of it "beneath DOS". That statement is just wrong.
Fri Jul 26 21:23:27 +0000 2024Replying to @jwestonharvey
How many of those PCs were running Windows though?
Fri Jul 26 21:50:24 +0000 2024Replying to @starnamedstork
How many of those machines run Windows though?
Fri Jul 26 22:34:02 +0000 2024RT @Liretro: Our PC Freeplay Coordinator, @DOSNostalgic, is setting up a special treat - Vintage Internet from the 90s and 2000s! Poweredβ¦
Fri Jul 26 23:22:29 +0000 2024Replying to @GreyAlien
Yeah, about 5 years or so ago he actually started talking about RoboCop again, and stopped turning down offers for documentaries & reprising the character.
Fri Jul 26 23:35:26 +0000 2024RT @Pixelmusement: New Ancient DOS Games episode uploaded and ready to watch! https://youtu.be/D8m2ZQJa9vE
Sat Jul 27 12:14:47 +0000 2024Replying to @trancerobot, @kevinriggle, @q_star_shaman and @paularambles
No matter how strange my argument appears to be, it's a lot less strange than the "beneath DOS was BASIC" thing.
Sat Jul 27 15:12:11 +0000 2024Replying to @trancerobot, @kevinriggle, @q_star_shaman and @paularambles
You are not unique. I did the same. In fact, I still have all those machines. I have a ZX Spectrum with Basic, an IBM PS/2 model 30 (which, btw, doesn't even allow booting to ROM Basic without a 3rd party tool) & a variety of vintage PCs. It is still a weird statement in context.
Sat Jul 27 15:35:28 +0000 2024Replying to @groszek_pan
I get it, but it's still clunky and factually untrue.
Sat Jul 27 16:02:43 +0000 2024Replying to @scruffy_bg
The documentary is 23 hours long. While I think they hide/mark all the spoilers, I think it'll take you less time to get through the game than the doc.
Sat Jul 27 19:49:30 +0000 2024RT @qfgbook: It's a Sierra reunion onstage!
Sat Jul 27 19:52:56 +0000 2024RT @dosnostalgic: Cooper, meet the long lost Phillip Jeffries
Sat Jul 27 21:42:28 +0000 2024On the My Arcade Atari Pocket Player ProΒ handheld the bonus game GORODKI is misspelled GORDOKI.
Sun Jul 28 00:24:54 +0000 2024Replying to @AcidRaZor and @danielcranney
*licensed. If you go into Help -> About section on MS Defrag in both DOS and Windows it says developed by Symantec.
Sun Jul 28 00:39:17 +0000 2024Replying to @Vokabre
No, it's a homebrew clone for the NES.
Sun Jul 28 00:52:11 +0000 2024RT @KevEdwardsRetro: As promised here is a video of NES GLUG by Paul Proctor which I rescued recently from his development disks. This is tβ¦
Sun Jul 28 01:03:59 +0000 2024Replying to @AcidRaZor and @danielcranney
Microsoft bought Symantec's product. Nothing to be found guilty of.
Sun Jul 28 01:48:44 +0000 2024Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur (Infocom, 1989) #DOSGameScreenADay
Sun Jul 28 17:23:04 +0000 2024Replying to @AcidRaZor and @danielcranney
Nope. Symantec sued Microsoft over Windows Vista in 2006. Nothing about speeddisk or defrag.
Sun Jul 28 20:36:58 +0000 2024Replying to @paularambles
I understand what the author was trying to say, and I agree with the overall sentiment. But that statement is still factually untrue.
Sun Jul 28 23:32:12 +0000 2024Well, @Macaw45 gets it. https://x.com/dosnostalgic/status/763247777262473216
Mon Jul 29 02:01:13 +0000 2024RT @Pixelengineer_: Wibarm, IBM PC, 1986, BrΓΈderbund
#DOSgaming
Mon Jul 29 08:58:45 +0000 2024RT @Dachsjaeger: "You take the point!"
"Negative!"
Mon Jul 29 19:24:39 +0000 2024RT @bruno__sa: I went to sleep late last night. Don't ever start a Diablo campaign at night.
Mon Jul 29 19:25:36 +0000 2024Hopy-ONE (TLK Games/Webfoot Technologies, 1996) #DOSGameScreenADay
Mon Jul 29 23:10:25 +0000 2024Friends, as some of you know I've had a bit of an adventure in the US healthcare system recently. I have insurance that covered most of it, but I'm still stuck with a few bills.
If you enjoy my content, & wouldn't mind helping out a bit you can do it here: https://ko-fi.com/dosnostalgic
Mon Jul 29 23:39:50 +0000 2024Replying to @VinciusMedeiro6
Not to mention the whole CRT TVs vs CRT monitors thing.
Tue Jul 30 00:22:45 +0000 2024RT @XwingGameSeries: Lil bro and big bro...
(X-Wing, LucasArts 1993)
#xwing #tiefighter #starwars #lucasarts #lucasfilmgames #pcgaming #reβ¦
Tue Jul 30 00:27:31 +0000 2024Replying to @stephenfinn3 and @VinciusMedeiro6
They most certainly do, but the effect is fairly negligible. Certainly not as essential as some CRT enthusiasts make it out to be.
Tue Jul 30 14:45:18 +0000 2024https://x.com/arstechnica/status/1818343580995625145
Tue Jul 30 19:00:29 +0000 2024Replying to @TheSkeptic21
They didn't really need to do that. All that had to do is boot into safe mode or recovery console, and delete the files from there. Also there's no such thing as "MS-DOS 2.7".
Tue Jul 30 21:50:21 +0000 2024Replying to @TheSkeptic21
Sure. Deleting the files is the actual easy part. Everyone knew what needed to be done. The hard part is that it had to be done manually on each affected machine. Organizations with hundreds/thousands of machines needed a lot of time. Also if servers were are off site, and >>
Tue Jul 30 22:41:16 +0000 2024Replying to @TheSkeptic21
>> these days they often are, that adds additional obstacles. And there's also an additional possibility of an encrypted drive using something like Bitlocker. In this case one can't get access to files easily, & a lengthier process is required, once again per each machine.
Tue Jul 30 22:43:32 +0000 2024Replying to @TheSkeptic21
Well, the main question would be did they have Crowdstike Falcon running on *all* the machines, or just on a server or two? As someone who worked with retail systems for over a decade, I'd say running this type of security software on POS or other stations would be unusual.
Tue Jul 30 22:54:46 +0000 2024Replying to @labofdoom
Doesn't sound very Capitalist.
Tue Jul 30 23:12:57 +0000 2024Bryce 2 (Windows 9x/MacOS System 7.1, 1996) #NotDOS
Wed Jul 31 01:48:18 +0000 2024Replying to @retro_techie_
"It marked a key moment in cybersecurity history" How? π€
Wed Jul 31 15:42:43 +0000 2024Replying to @GheorgheCurca
Not the first computer virus, but more specifically the first computer virus for the IBM PC compatible machines.
Wed Jul 31 15:43:57 +0000 2024Replying to @imaCoden and @ashadahmed_
XP is, in fact, also part of the NT line, just like Windows 2000.
Wed Jul 31 15:46:11 +0000 2024RT @dosnostalgic: Bryce 2 (Windows 9x/MacOS System 7.1, 1996) #NotDOS
Wed Jul 31 16:33:17 +0000 2024RT @dosnostalgic: Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (Windows 3.x, 1993) #NotDOS
Wed Jul 31 17:12:36 +0000 2024RT @MThunderwing: Interesting factoid about the hot chicks who featured in #Sega's Super Monaco GP, revealed by my bwoi InitialDale (who'sβ¦
Wed Jul 31 20:04:20 +0000 2024RT @LoveRetroBTW: Do you remember Redneck Rampage? MSNBC News report on violence in video games - 1990s
Wed Jul 31 20:35:01 +0000 2024RT @Keyboards_bot:
Wed Jul 31 21:11:23 +0000 2024Je suis fatigue.
Wed Jul 31 23:19:00 +0000 2024Replying to @dosnostalgic
Wait. I meant je suis *tres* fatigue.
Wed Jul 31 23:33:59 +0000 2024Replying to @a_geek_otter
Couche-toi!
Wed Jul 31 23:40:41 +0000 2024