Posts Tagged "vga"

Anatoly remembers #2: DOS games in 1993

With 2013 almost gone, here’s the first part of my video showcasing some DOS games from 20 years ago. Relax and enjoy. And Happy New Year!  

Merry Christmas! (Nikita, 1994)

A Russian 1994 Christmas/New Year game. Just a little silly thing. If you don’t clean the steps in time, Santa comes out and falls on his ass.

Space Quest Historian – Foreign Quests

On the brand new episode of The Space Quest Historian show Troels, myself and Christian Giegerich discuss Space Quest releases in foreign territories. Well, just Russia and Germany, actually.

“Happy Birthday!” (Nikita, 1995) a Russian edutainment game playthough

“Happy Birthday!” is a cool little edutainment game developed & published by Nikita Ltd. in 1995. It’s actually a rather well known title. It was marketed as a game which supposed to teach your child English, but I personally think it falls short in that aspect. But it’s still a fun little game with colorful […]

DOS Nostalgia Podcast #03: Build Engine

A renowned adventure game developer and artist Ben Chandler joins yours truly to discuss (what else?) a bunch of (mostly) classic DOS first person shooters made using Ken Silverman’s legendary Build Engine. Download MP3: DOS Nostalgia Podcast #3: Build Engine

A Tribute to Rise of the Triad

My tribute to the classic first person shooter Rise of the Triad: Dark War by Apogee in a form of a music video. Goin’ Down the Fast Way remix by The Hamster Alliance Website: www.hamsteralliance.com YouTube: www.youtube.com/hamsteralliance by Lee Jackson MobyGames page: www.mobygames.com/game/rise-of-the-triad-dark-war Buy the game on GOG: www.gog.com/gamecard/rise_of_the_triad__dark_war

Anatoly remembers #1: DOS games in 1992

With 2012 almost gone, I reminisce about 1992 and its MS-DOS releases. Sit back, relax and enjoy the showcase of 20-year-old pc gaming goodness.  

“Alone in the Dark” review

An old Derceto mansion has zombies, demons, ghosts and a Chthonian. And now it also has you (in the role of a private detective Edward Carnby.) It’s now up to you to get out of the house, dispel the evil, save the world and your own life in the first 3D survival horror adventure inspired […]

“Ivan Lozhkin: Price of Freedom” Russian Space Quest ripoff playthrough

Иван Ложкин: Цена Свободы is a 1998 Russian adventure game that is relatively obscure even in the Motherland. I’ve seen a bunch of ads for it in various magazines throughout ’98, but only seen it in a store once. It was never hiding the fact that it was… erm… “inspired” by the Space Quest series […]

“RoboCop 3” review

A police cyborg Alex Murphy once said: “They’ll fix you. They fix everything.” Well, nothing can fix a bad sequel like RoboCop 3, but there’s still a small chance that if you try really hard you can force yourself to think of this game instead of the movie when someone says “RoboCop 3”. Car chases, […]

“Gobliiins” review

This game is French. That doesn’t mean that it’s full of pretentiousness, baguettes and “le fromage”; instead it’s full of charm, puzzles and peculiar visuals. Three brave goblins are on a mission to save the King by solving brain twisting puzzles, and to help you get your daily dose of laughter along the way. Exploiting […]

“Duke Nukem II” review

Mr. Nukem swapped his pink EGA tank-top for a red VGA one, got himself an Arnie-like voice, an assortment of weapons, soundblaster music & sound effects, an in-level save feature and plenty of cosmetic improvements. But can the second Duke Nukem installment withstand the test of time?   MobyGames page: http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/duke-nukem-ii Official page: http://www.3drealms.com/duke2/index.html Buy […]

“Full Throttle” review

Bikes, gangs, betrayal, asphalt and trouble in this amazing 1995 Tim Schafer masterpiece. A game with tons of charisma. An adventure game that coined the verb coin. Mobygames page: http://www.mobygames.com/game/full-throttle Amazon listing: http://www.amazon.com/Full-Throttle-Pc/dp/B000056PJH Follow me on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/dosnostalgic

“Jack in the Dark” playthrough and a holiday update

A quick playthrough of “Jack in the Dark” as well as some news on the future of Dos Nostalgia. Happy Holidays to all! Mobygames page: http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/jack-in-the-dark

“Leisure Suit Larry (VGA)” review

One of the most known adventure gaming characters is a middle-aged balding traveling software salesman in a leisure suit. Yep. From Al Lowe comes an instant classic in this upgraded version with colorful graphics and great sound & music. Oh, and with a zipper icon in your interface. You know it’s gonna be good. MobyGames […]

“Another World” aka “Out of This World” review

A creation of Eric Chahi (who did everything but the music for the game), Another World is a game that aged exceptionally well. No HUD, no speech, no useless text, just the good old visual storytelling in this groundbreaking action adventure. Be prepared to die a lot and then cry for more when the game […]

“Loom” review

An adventure with a twist and probably the most underrated LucasArts game. Music, magic, a whole bunch of swans and absolutely no inventory in this 1990 EGA gem. Tchaikovsky is probably spinning in his grave, but who cares? This short and sweet interactive story will help you relax and kill an hour or so. Mobygames […]

“Fantastic Dizzy” Review

A 7th entry in Codemasters’ Dizzy series, the game is largely unknown outside Europe. The cult 8-bit egg-like hero returns in his 16-bit outing. MobyGames page: http://www.mobygames.com/game/nes/fantastic-adventures-of-dizzy Visit http://www.yolkfolk.com PS I might add that my preferred version of the game is actually on the NES (I had the first, non-Alladin version), and that graphics are […]