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eobet<p>Feast your eyes on this absolutely gorgeous Japanese artistic interpretation of the otherwise comically childish game which is <strong>The Horde</strong>. Rarely mentioned but well worth experiencing if not only for the live action filler videos! 🐄 <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGaming</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/DOSGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOSGaming</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/BigBoxGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigBoxGames</span></a></p>
Anatoly Shashkin💾<p>Secret Legacy of the Ancient Caves (Holy Meatgoat Productions, 2025) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DOSGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOSGaming</span></a></p>
Game Magazine Print Ads<p>Advanced Dungeons &amp; Dragons computer products, featuring Pool of Radiance, Heroes of the Lance, &amp; Dungeon Masters Assistant<br>Source: VideoGames and Computer Entertainment 1 (December 1988)<br>Scan Source: RetroMags</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/amigagaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amigagaming</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/c64gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>c64gaming</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/dosgaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dosgaming</span></a></p>
Game Magazine Print Ads<p>MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries | For a mercenary, there's only one difference between life and death. Death pays.<br>Source: Next Generation 21 (September 1996)<br>Scan Source: RetroMags</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/dosgaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dosgaming</span></a></p>
Anatoly Shashkin💾<p>Ebola: Civilian Assault (Digital Addiction/Guildhall Leisure Services, 1997) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DOSGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOSGaming</span></a></p>
Game Magazine Print Ads<p>Down in the Dumps<br>Source: Next Generation 21 (September 1996)<br>Scan Source: RetroMags</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/dosgaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dosgaming</span></a></p>
Game Magazine Print Ads<p>QAD | Psychologists say inside every 18 to 35-year-old male, there lies a potential psychotic killer. CAN HE COME OUT TO PLAY?<br>Source: Next Generation 21 (September 1996)<br>Scan Source: RetroMags</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/dosgaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dosgaming</span></a></p>
Game Magazine Print Ads<p>Fire and Forget<br>Source: VideoGames and Computer Entertainment 1 (December 1988)<br>Scan Source: RetroMags</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/amigagaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amigagaming</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/atari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>atari</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/dosgaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dosgaming</span></a></p>
Anatoly Shashkin💾<p>Intro from Gobliins 2: The Prince Buffoon (Coktel Vision, 1992). This was absolutely *peak* videogame animation back in the day.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DOSGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOSGaming</span></a></p>
Game Magazine Print Ads<p>PGA Tour 96<br>Source: Next Generation 10 (October 1995)<br>Scan Source: RetroMags</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/dosgaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dosgaming</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/playstation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>playstation</span></a></p>
Thomas Leroy 🍣🐈‍⬛<p>Well, after flipping through the 400 pages, I can say that the book covers a lot of topics. With interviews and detailed game descriptions, I think I'm going to learn a lot about Psygnosis 😀</p><p>🧵 2/</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Psygnosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Psygnosis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Psyclapse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Psyclapse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AtariST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AtariST</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amiga</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DOSGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOSGaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Editions64K" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Editions64K</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VGBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VGBook</span></a></p>
eobet<p>Was out of town so I missed the 30th anniversary of <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/MechWarrior" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MechWarrior</span></a> 2. If you loved this title the iconic intro is probably playing in your head now. 😁 I think this was the first game which made people upgrade their PCs... <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/BigBoxGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigBoxGames</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGaming</span></a> <a href="https://oldbytes.space/tags/DOSGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOSGaming</span></a></p>
Thomas Leroy 🍣🐈‍⬛<p>Just received and unpacked 😀</p><p>The book about Psygnosis. With a bonus T-shirt 🦉</p><p>I can't wait to flip through the book (and read it!)</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Psygnosis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Psygnosis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Psyclapse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Psyclapse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AtariST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AtariST</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Amiga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amiga</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DOSGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOSGaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Editions64K" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Editions64K</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GamingHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GamingHistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VGBook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VGBook</span></a></p>
Classic Game Sessions<p>Ms. Pac-Man (Midway Games / Atarisoft, 1983)</p><p>There are some pretty jank looking early 80's arcade ports for PC / DOS but this a pretty decent arcade-port from Atarisoft from 1983. </p><p>Nice to kick back and revisit these arcade games I played as a kid on computer and console. </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/xzVOcqfojWc" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/xzVOcqfojWc</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DOSgaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOSgaming</span></a></p>
Game Magazine Print Ads<p>Sword of the Samurai | After class, Sam Bushnell will duel with a Ninja, defend his honor, become Shogun and rule feudal Japan. Just for fun.<br>Source: VideoGames and Computer Entertainment 13 (February 1990)<br>Scan Source: RetroMags</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/dosgaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dosgaming</span></a></p>
Martijn Frazer<p><a href="https://www.doshaven.eu" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">doshaven.eu</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodonczech.cz/@sledge" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>sledge</span></a></span> is a really cool website for modern dos games</p><p><a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/dosGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dosGaming</span></a></p>
DesertFOX<p>Verglichen mit seinem Vorgänger war der Microsoft Fligh Simulator 3.0 ein gewaltiger Sprung in die Zukunft. EGA/VGA Grafik, besseres User Interface und viele weitere Verbesserungen. Hier gibt's die deutsche 5 1/4 Zoll Diskettenversion aus dem Jahre 1988:</p><p><a href="https://archive.org/details/fltsim3_de_525" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/fltsim3_de</span><span class="invisible">_525</span></a></p><p>Viel Spaß!</p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGaming</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/RetroGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGames</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/FllightSim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FllightSim</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/MSDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MSDOS</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/DOSGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOSGaming</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/DOSGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOSGames</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Simulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Simulation</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/FloppyDisk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FloppyDisk</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Disketten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Disketten</span></a></p>
DosDude<p><strong>Remembering Descent, the once-popular, fully 3D 6DOF shooter</strong></p> <p><a href="https://retrolemmy.com/post/22431651" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">retrolemmy.com/post/22431651</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
sonneveld<p>Let's play a nice bright and colourful and cheery game like... Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo! (also lode runner!) Streaming now! <a href="https://twitch.tv/sonneveld" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">twitch.tv/sonneveld</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DOSGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOSGaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Twitch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Twitch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Streaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Streaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MSDOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MSDOS</span></a></p>
dirk dierickx<p>Check out this fantastic, not to miss, game bundle from Humble Bundle, including all the classic Dungeons &amp; Dragons games!</p><p><a href="https://humblebundle.com/games/dungeons-dragons-classics-collection" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">humblebundle.com/games/dungeon</span><span class="invisible">s-dragons-classics-collection</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon-belgium.be/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon-belgium.be/tags/retrogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon-belgium.be/tags/pcgaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pcgaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon-belgium.be/tags/dosgaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dosgaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon-belgium.be/tags/rpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rpg</span></a></p>