With the beginning of Summer, things got a little more laid-back in the history of gaming: I could find fewer relevant dates than for the months before, though some important games were released as well. First of all, we have three birthdays: Jordan Mechner was born on 4 June 1964. He graciously published his diaries […]
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My new “shorts” video examines Archon: The Light and the Dark from 1983 by Free Fall Associates on the Atari 8-bit family. As always, it features representative scenes from the game, accompanied by short facts. There doesn’t seem to be a legal download source for the Atari 8-bit version, but the Amiga version from 1986 […]
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My new “shorts” video examines Glider Rider from 1986 by Quicksilva on the ZX Spectrum. As always, it features representative scenes from the game, accompanied by short facts. In meinem neuen „Shorts“-Video geht es um Glider Rider aus dem Jahr 1986 von Quicksilva auf dem ZX Spectrum. Wie immer biete ich repräsentative Ausschnitte aus dem […]
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My new “shorts” video examines The Settlers/Die Siedler from 1993 by Blue Byte on the Amiga. As always, it features representative scenes from the game, accompanied by short facts. In meinem neuen „Shorts“-Video geht es um Die Siedler/The Settlers aus dem Jahr 1993 von Blue Byte auf dem Amiga. Wie immer biete ich repräsentative Ausschnitte […]
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While I was thinking about where to post my original Zork I maps from the late eighties or early nineties (as a reaction to this post on Reddit), I decided I might as well upload them here so that they will be preserved for interested parties. I might also link to them every now and […]
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My new video explores the history of the Shoot ’em Up game from 1962 to today. I provide a definition of what constitutes a Shoot ’em Up game, and show the milestones and some of the other branches of the shooting game. Mein neues Video widmet sich der Geschichte des Shoot ’em Up Games von […]
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My new “shorts” video examines Doriath from 1985 by Rabbit Software on the C64. As always, it features representative scenes from the game, accompanied by short facts. The disk image for this game can be found at http://www.doriathdungeon.com/. The legal status is not quite clear, but since one of the creators has contributed, it can […]
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My new “shorts” video examines Bubba ‘n’ Stix from 1994 by Core Design on the Amiga. As always, it features representative scenes from the game, accompanied by short facts. The game used to be legally downloadable at the now defunct site Back to the Roots, but now there are no confirmed sources anymore. In meinem […]
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My new “shorts” video examines Moondust from 1983 by Creative Software/Jaron Lanier on the C64. As always, it features representative scenes from the game, accompanied by short facts. In meinem neuen „Shorts“-Video geht es um Moondust aus dem Jahr 1983 von Creative Software/Jaron Lanier auf dem C64. Wie immer biete ich repräsentative Ausschnitte aus dem […]
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My new “shorts” video examines Boulder Dash from 1984 by First Star Software on the Atari 8-bit family. As always, it features representative scenes from the game, accompanied by short facts. In meinem neuen „Shorts“-Video geht es um Boulder Dash aus dem Jahr 1984 von First Star Software auf der Atari 8-Bit-Familie. Wie immer biete […]
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