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Game Magazine Print Ads<p>Super Street Fighter II PC CD-ROM Bonus Pack<br>Source: Next Generation 11 (November 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/capcom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>capcom</span></a></p>
Game Magazine Print Ads<p>SuperKarts<br>Source: Electronic Entertainment 17 (May 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></p>
Anatoly Shashkin💾<p>David Leadbetter's Greens/David Leadbetter's Golf (The Thought Train/MicroProse Software, 1991) <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>Heavy Barrel computer ports<br>Source: VideoGames and Computer Entertainment 9 (October 1989)<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>
vga256<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@dosnostalgic" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dosnostalgic</span></a></span> i see your shit sandwich and raise you a steaming mug of shit</p><p><a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/dosGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dosGaming</span></a></p>
Anatoly Shashkin💾<p>A great moment in classic interactive fiction:<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>Locus: Real VR gaming is about to body-slam your PC!<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></p>
Thomas Leroy 🍣🐈‍⬛<p>Space Quest III finished! 🚀 🌌 ✨</p><p>I still love the game. It's actually very short when you know the solution (I only used a walkthrough twice)</p><p>I also think you can finish the game without going to the Monolith Burger.</p><p>🧵 3/</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpaceQuest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceQuest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SierraOnLine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SierraOnLine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AdventureGame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AdventureGame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PointAndClick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PointAndClick</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/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/ScummVM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScummVM</span></a></p>
Thomas Leroy 🍣🐈‍⬛<p>I found the two Andromedans! And fell into a trap 🪤 </p><p>Let's settle this with fists 🤜 💥 🤛</p><p>🧵 2/</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpaceQuest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceQuest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SierraOnLine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SierraOnLine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AdventureGame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AdventureGame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PointAndClick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PointAndClick</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/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/ScummVM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScummVM</span></a></p>
Thomas Leroy 🍣🐈‍⬛<p>After returning to Ortega and blowing up a generator, I was feeling a bit peckish.</p><p>So I set off for the Monolith Burger! 🍔 😋</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpaceQuest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceQuest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SierraOnLine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SierraOnLine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AdventureGame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AdventureGame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PointAndClick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PointAndClick</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/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/ScummVM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScummVM</span></a></p>
Game Magazine Print Ads<p>Crime Wave for MS-DOS<br>Source: VideoGames and Computer Entertainment 9 (October 1989)<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>
Nina Kalinina<p>A 486 PC is great for saving text files with spells from a floppy accidentally dropped in a cauldron</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://merveilles.town/@voxel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>voxel</span></a></span> thanks for the good fun!</p><p><a href="https://voxel.itch.io/disksweeper" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">voxel.itch.io/disksweeper</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/dosgaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dosgaming</span></a></p>
vga256<p>omg. El-Fish has a hilariously 90s wristwatch inside! i have owned several copies of this game over the years, and they have *never* included the watch</p><p>(yes, that is a real googly-eye on the watchface)</p><p><a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/bigboxgames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigboxgames</span></a> <a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/dosgaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dosgaming</span></a></p>
vga256<p>today’s big box pickup. i’m always amazed that these turn up randomly in my city every few months. </p><p>these came from a friendly local graphic designer that had them sitting in his storage unit for 30 years. </p><p>SO excited to own Stunts finally. it was one of the first two games I ever pirated as a kid, over 2400 baud on a local bbs in 1994</p><p><a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/dosGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dosGaming</span></a> <a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/bigBoxGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bigBoxGames</span></a> <a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/vintageComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vintageComputing</span></a></p>
💾 DOS GAME CLUB 💾<p>💾 NEW PODCAST!💾 After a month of Doom, we thought it was funny to do a month of Loom. So that's what we did!</p><p>Loom (1990, Lucasfilm Games) is an atypical game, not only because of its unique fantasy setting, but also because it features a magical music-based user interface that doesn't show any verbs at all.</p><p>It's a beautiful little game that holds a special place in many of its players' hearts, and we want to hear all about it!</p><p><a href="https://www.dosgameclub.com/loom/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">dosgameclub.com/loom/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/dosGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dosGaming</span></a> <a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/retroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retroGaming</span></a> <a href="https://dosgame.club/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a></p>
Thomas Leroy 🍣🐈‍⬛<p>Back to business! 🚀 🌌</p><p>I've just escaped from the big cargo ship. My destination: the planet Ortega!</p><p>I've got a feeling I'm being followed... 👀</p><p>Graphically, the game has aged wonderfully well! 🤩</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpaceQuest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceQuest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SierraOnLine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SierraOnLine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AdventureGame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AdventureGame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PointAndClick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PointAndClick</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/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/ScummVM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScummVM</span></a></p>
DesertFOX<p>If you're up for it: I just uploaded the complete "Jill of the Jungle" trilogy for MS-DOS to the Internet Archive. This one comes on a single 5.25" 1.2MB HD diskette.</p><p><a href="https://archive.org/details/jill_trilogy" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/jill_trilo</span><span class="invisible">gy</span></a></p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroComputing</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/Trilogy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trilogy</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/JilloftheJungle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JilloftheJungle</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/PCGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCGaming</span></a> <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/DOSGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOSGames</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/DOSGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DOSGaming</span></a></p>
DesertFOX<p>Here's the first episode of the oldschool trilogy from Epic MegaGames: "Jill of the Jungle". For MS-DOS.</p><p><a href="https://archive.org/details/jill1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.org/details/jill1</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>ENJOY!</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/EpicGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EpicGames</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/JilloftheJungle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JilloftheJungle</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/FloppyDisk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FloppyDisk</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/PCGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PCGaming</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/90s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>90s</span></a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/Shareware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Shareware</span></a></p>
vga256<p>TIL GeoWorks - the graphical environment for the rest of us - had a shareware edition. it was $10, and let you use anything, except you couldn't save your data.</p><p>is this the only existing shareware OS?</p><p>thank you to @floppyarchaeology for scanning in the materials and imaging the install floppies</p><p><a href="https://archive.org/details/geoworks-working-model/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/geoworks-w</span><span class="invisible">orking-model/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/softwarePreservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>softwarePreservation</span></a> <a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/digiPres" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>digiPres</span></a> <a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/shareware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shareware</span></a> <a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/dosGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dosGaming</span></a></p>
Thomas Leroy 🍣🐈‍⬛<p>Oops! 🤪</p><p>So far, I'm managing without walkthrough. I still remember part of what to do or by deduction. On the other hand, it's not always easy to find the right syntax. I almost died on the conveyer 🙃</p><p>🧵 3/</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpaceQuest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceQuest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SierraOnLine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SierraOnLine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AdventureGame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AdventureGame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PointAndClick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PointAndClick</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/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/ScummVM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ScummVM</span></a></p>
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