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One of the most influential games of my childhood: the Game of Robot. A German shareware 2D action adventure, maybe? I think this screenshot is of the freeware Robot Junior game, but the mechanics are very similar. You play the green guy in the upper left corner. You can leave each room only once all the robots have been destroyed. And you don’t have any weapons, but an array of items that you can pick up and use.
#msdos #shareware #gameofrobots #retrogaming
Andrew Morrish's RPG Kingsway (which I have on GOG but appears to currently only be available on Steam) has the most amazing interface, and it's really making me want to learn QT for gamedev purposes.
It comes with a complete desktop, which IS the game's UI, with individual windows for the map, inventory, battles that gives it a very Castle of the Windows retro 1990s vibe.
It's on sale for half price right now, if you'd like to take a look at it.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/588950/Kingsway/
If you're interested in that other reference I dropped, here's Castle of the Winds:
https://archive.org/details/win3_CasWin1
(Sadly, developer Saadasoft's website, where the full version was available for free download for a long time, seems to no longer be online.)
#GameDesign #retrogaming
Tonight we will play Kyrandia 2: Hand of Fate!
#retrogaming #kyrandia #adventuregames
I am planning to do a Let's Code Livestream on Sunday, 8th June 2025, at 20:00 CEST, 18:00 UTC. We will be hacking away on an Infocom interpreter for the Commodore PET -- and I barely speak 6502 assembly! What could possibly go wrong???
https://youtube.com/live/IvGJ7XQSHcc
#letscode #infocom #interactivefiction #retrogaming
On #HuCardHuesday here’s “Afterburner II”. This is a 1990 port of #Sega’s classic 1987 “superscaler” arcade game, with conversion duties to the #PCEngine handled by #NEC Avenue. It’s a surprisingly competent port, playing better than some more powerful console versions.
#Retrogaming #HuCard
On #MasterSystemMonday here’s “World Cup USA 94”. This is a 1994 football/soccer simulation game developed by Tiertex & published by US Gold. The game is played from a top-down perspective, & is licensed to the FIFA World Cup that took place that year in the USA.
#Retrogaming #Sega #MasterSystem
On #SaturnDay here’s “Pebble Beach Golf Links: Stadler ni Chousen”. This is a 1995 golf simulation game, developed by T&E Soft and published by #Sega. Based around the Pebble Beach Golf Course in California, the game features extensive full motion video of player Craig Stadler.
#Retrogaming #Saturn
For a good time call Edna!
#retrogaming #maniacmansion #commodore #amiga500
Ok, who here solved the light and tube puzzle in Oceanus Prime without looking at the hints? The hints say that you can solve this by looking in the tech duct, but no... there was nothing like that. Or were we too daft?
And is that croissant and filling really a saying?
#interactivefiction #retrogaming
Hello weekend! It’s game time!
#retrogaming #commodore #c64
Enjoying the evening sun after work.
#retrogaming #sega #gamegear #sonicthehedgehog
On #HuCardHuesday here’s “1943 Kai”. This is a 1991 vertically scrolling shoot-em-up developed & published by Naxat Soft. The game has two modes, a port of the original 1987 arcade, and Kai mode which has alternative levels & music.
#Retrogaming #NEC #PCEngine #HuCard
We finished A1RL0CK and now it‘s the successor: The Ruin of 0CEANUS PR1ME
#interactivefiction #retrogaming
On #MasterSystemMonday here’s “Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi”. This is a 1991 action platform game developed by Sega R&D 1 & published by #Sega. It’s the first sequel to Shinobi & was released in Europe, Australia, Brazil, Mexico & Korea only.
#Retrogaming #MasterSystem
On #SaturnDay here’s “Nissan Presents: Over Drivin' GT-R”. This is a 1996 racing game developed by Pioneer Productions & published by Electronic Arts Victor. It’s a localized version of “Need for Speed” for the Japanese market, with all the cars changed to Nissan models.
#Retrogaming #Sega #Saturn
I mean… why would I need state of the art computers anyway…?
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#interactivefiction #retrogaming
Getting ready for RetroFest #RetroGaming #RetroFest
