A look back at Wing Commander (1990 PC Game)
Modern Vintage Gamer takes us back to what made the original Wing Commander PC game so special. Wing Commander is like jumping into a soap opera… in space! Imagine you’re a hotshot pilot battling evil feline overlords called the Kilrathi (think if your cat grew up on bad vibes and space lasers). Your job? To […]
Play 7000 PC DOS games quickly and easily (eXoDOS Review)
The eXoDOS project is like a digital Noah’s Ark for DOS games, meticulously rescuing and preserving thousands of PC classics from the treacherous seas of obsolescence. Imagine a pixelated Indiana Jones, armed not with a whip but with an external hard drive, bravely navigating the dusty catacombs of abandonware to unearth treasures like “Commander Keen” […]
Digital Decay Of 2000’s PC Game DRM (Tech Tangents)
I’m tired of modern video games being shut down from pointless server requirements and wanted to help the cause to spread the word that we might be able to do something about it. It also made me wonder, how many of my physical games are now dead? It was a lot more than I thought […]
Why EMULATE OLD PC Games?? (Win98 / WinXP)
Linus Tech Tips is talking about playing old Windows 98 games on a modern computer using PC emulators. PC emulators are software that emulate the hardware of a retro PC and have greatly improved in recent years. They show how the sound, bios, and Windows 98 operating system work on a modern computer using […]
eXoDOS Version 6 with over 7000 DOS games (REVIEW)
Checking out the latest Version 6 of eXoDOS! Over 7000 DOS games that come with a launcher and are preconfigured ready to go. If you want to try DOS games but are intimidated by configuring DOSBox, this project is for you! MS-DOS gaming was a vibrant era in the history of video games, marked by […]
Starflight PC Game Stream (MS-DOS)
Celebrating the release of “Starflight: Tales from the Starport Lounge” (check out http://starflight-series.com to see the press release) I decided to show off my collection of Starflight items and begin a brand new session of the game with viewers. Come watch as we try to save the galaxy by way of DOSBox! Longwood Geek
The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery
When Jane Jensen first said that she would like to make a dark-tinged, adult-oriented mystery of a Sierra adventure game, revolving around an antihero of a paranormal detective named Gabriel Knight, her boss Ken Williams wasn’t overly excited about the idea. “Okay, I’ll let you do it,” he grumbled. “But I wish you’d come up […]
10 CHILL GAMES to Play When You’re STRESSED OUT
GAMES SHOWN: * Journey * ABZÛ * Adventure games – Riven / Broken Sword / Full Throttle / Professor Layton * No Man’s Sky Beyond * Walking simulators – Whats Remains of Edith Finch / The Unfinished Swan * Visual novels Va-ha11-a * Driving around in Forza Horizon (skipping missions and races) – Test Drive […]
How Star Control II Was Almost TOO Realistic | War Stories | Ars Technica
Toys for Bob’s Paul Reiche III and Fred Ford talk in-depth about the development history of Star Control and Star Control II.
Doom Runs on Everything | MVG
Have you ever wondered why DOOM runs on everything from computers, game consoles, tablets, phones, watches and even microwave ovens? In this episode we take a closer look!