Immersive Sim
With apparent success of Gobliiins 5 Pierre Gilhodes had announced that a crowdfunding campaign for Gobliins 6 is coming early next year.
I will never forget the Asshole Table enemy from Ecstatica:
Sokoban 3D (Logos, 1997) #DOSGaming #RussianVideogames
nostr:npub1y4hhv5ttdsvzl7t0pr0rys7avx5zjv5pyjfgnldrthm2c3q6fnsq3ft26u nostr:npub14tkqjwd5vd4gktvfpeyt7ec8d5ntptrtyrt6lez0r35k06ppes9qyl0vpx posted screenshot from 3.1 above, where it's also called "Starfield simulation".
Maybe it's "Flying Through Space" in Russian version?
nostr:npub19zq9jfyaxp5d9x2wzm9p4gr7cndhtap5qs549efkxpwgagwwz65svnu4m5 nostr:npub14tkqjwd5vd4gktvfpeyt7ec8d5ntptrtyrt6lez0r35k06ppes9qyl0vpx No, it's the English version. I know that for a fact because I did a clean Windows 95 install just to make the same joke a few days ago
nostr:npub1y4hhv5ttdsvzl7t0pr0rys7avx5zjv5pyjfgnldrthm2c3q6fnsq3ft26u This, like the Williams' remake of Colossal Cave Adventures, just confuses me. The originals of both are widely available, and this just seems like nostalgia mining. Bard's Tale did this as well a few years ago.
You can't go back to those old days. Let them be pleasant memories.
nostr:npub1mw24muwyqxxkyt8jmh6j4zgqvc6jf6zfecmxlaxmh6qgn5a60m8sc65xgx I see a lot more merit in this than Colossal Cave. You can't go back, BUT this has a potential of exploring a few forgotten game mechanics without jumping through too many hoops. That can be fun for people who are interested in gaming, and not just old school Wizardry fans
Digital Eclipse just launched a 3D remake of the first Wizardry game than runs on top of the original Apple II code. 😯 (Early access)
nostr:npub1y4hhv5ttdsvzl7t0pr0rys7avx5zjv5pyjfgnldrthm2c3q6fnsq3ft26u Note that is requires not any bible, but KJV specifically.
Reminds me of Borges' "Pier Menard, author of the Quixote": "...in a certain newspaper, whose protestant leanings are surely no secret". ;)
nostr:npub1y3qqz406ww46wqwu74gxw5dzv9673ptyykt4ph2rphsvunck78yqx8wmll Isn't KJV the most used Bible in the world?
This isn't an exaggeration. At the start the game tells you to keep the Bible handy, and then just proceeds to throw verses at you instead of puzzle hints.
Nacah (Windows 9x, 2001) #NotDOS
A game that asks an important question: "What if Myst was bad, and all puzzles relied exclusively on looking stuff up in the Bible?" 🤔
nostr:npub1y4hhv5ttdsvzl7t0pr0rys7avx5zjv5pyjfgnldrthm2c3q6fnsq3ft26u If you mean WASD altogther, Dark Castle on the Mac used it in 1986! I discovered this recently: https://www.instagram.com/p/CwimGbpB0_E/
nostr:npub1v6l3r9snezz0g673xzefwkw269hhzsw6neeldjusfwaa65dpvyzq59hqs5 No, I don't mean that. I knew of this fact because people have been bringing it up in the WASD-in-fps discussion for over a decade now, even though it doesn't belong in there. 😄
Windows Update Restored, a community based project aimed at restoring the old Windows Update websites for Windows 95, NT4, 98, Me, 2000 and XP.
http://windowsupdaterestored.com/
The popularity of DOS/4GW made Windows 95 game compatibility a little easier, but with higher stakes - Raymond Chen's The New Old Thing
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20230829-00/?p=108661
nostr:npub1y4hhv5ttdsvzl7t0pr0rys7avx5zjv5pyjfgnldrthm2c3q6fnsq3ft26u I don't get it. The link says it's available to download and watch today but I backed the thing and haven't even received access yet. The virtual screening for backers isn't even until September 2nd.
nostr:npub1wsgm9l82qt2pxka5arr04pvw62ymczyj47046v766j3xat8dg3sqm2zdle I've seen a few people say that they're watching it, whom I assumed to be backers, so you might wanna double check your email.
nostr:npub1l20h3kyqwnvxgvn2acujxtwjl4hztzcpqj4x45wkyx59sy97jwyqq80c0w Well, at least a 1080p remaster already exists. 🤷
Full Throttle *fart* easter egg:
#DOSGaming
nostr:npub1zuty905q3sec7lmwjzsq4yd7sc2clh3envhfg2swnzcd9k0h7h3sckd2ng They came to their senses later.
nostr:npub1zuty905q3sec7lmwjzsq4yd7sc2clh3envhfg2swnzcd9k0h7h3sckd2ng It's an ad. Apparently part of the Time Warner European adult press line of ads. There were others.
Do you have a chill DOS game that you revisit when you want to relax?