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Blog Archives
Released: August 1980, 29 years ago
MS-DOS is one of the most popular old operating systems for the personal computer. Many a computer game was programmed with DOS in mind - literally thousands. Marketed by Microsoft and short for Microsoft Disk Operating System, it was THE operating system of the 1980s. It was a text-driven system that was eventually replaced by Windows, which featured a much more user-friendly graphical user interface.
The contribution MS-DOS had on the gaming world is immeasurable. It was eventually abandoned in 2000, but modern computers still have an MS-DOS mode -which few computer users even know how to access, much less operate. What is a command prompt anyway?
There were so many games created for MS-DOS that it is practically impossible to list them all. Even only fully licensed titles, not counting clones, hacked warez games, or fanmade games, number beyond four digits. Today, these games are still coveted and many are still very fun and highly playable, even when compared to more recent releases. The problem is that they play poorly in the modern operating systems.
Enter - the emulator or slowdown device. Because MS-DOS games still hold such great appeal, programs such as DOSBOX have been developed to emulate the original MS-DOS system, allowing for the effective and smooth play of original MS-DOS games. Many of these games are archaic and have been released as abandonware. They can be found on many sites for free or for meager downloading fees.
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Retro gaming is HUGE – literally
January 22nd, 2011
Do you ever get to playing a game, almost to the point of obsession, only to suffer a monumental let down when you reach the final fight? When the game is over and the last puzzle is solved and the last boss is defeated, how badly do you want to start over? Some games are [...]
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The classic TMNT argument
December 27th, 2010
One of the greatest things about classic games is that they are, to put it bluntly, classic. They never die. There is something old school and nostalgic about them and we want to keep revisiting them to see if we missed an Easter egg or if we can beat that high score by just a [...]
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The Secret of Monkey Island
December 17th, 2010
The very first original Monkey Island game, The Secret of Monkey Island, was released in 1990 (for MS-DOS, 1991 for other consoles) with EGA graphics. The game was released on floppy disks and even had a copy-protection in form of a code wheel. A few months after the big release the MS-DOS version was updated [...]
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Civilization for FaceBook
December 15th, 2010
The age-old and well played classic strategy game of Civilization, but long-time MicroProse designer Sid Meiers is coming to FaceBook. Currently in a beta version, this classic is ready to join the ranks of 100s of classic games and classic game spin-offs on the worldwide leader in social networking’s site. The major difference is that [...]
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Jax is back!
December 3rd, 2010
There are very few retro gamers that can’t recite the opening introductions of the original Mortal Kombat from memory. Music remained similar throughout the series, as did the eerie command: “Finish him” when an opponent was failing. Finishing moves are forever ingrained in old school gaming memories. However, one character from the first Mortal Kombat [...]
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Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge gets a facelift!
November 11th, 2010
It’s been almost 20 years (1991) since the second game in the very popular Monkey Island series, Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge, was released. Monkey Island is a adventure point and click game with a wannabe pirate as the main character named Guybrush Threepwood!
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