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New video: Shorts – The Master of Magic (C64)

My new “shorts” video examines The Master of Magic from 1985 by Mastertronic on the C64. As always, it features representative scenes from the game, accompanied by short facts. In meinem neuen „Shorts“-Video geht es um The Master of Magic aus dem Jahr 1985 von Mastertronic auf dem C64. Wie immer biete ich repräsentative Ausschnitte […]

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New video: Shorts – Globulus (Amiga)

My new “shorts” video examines Globulus from 1990 by Innerprise on the Amiga. As always, it features representative scenes from the game, accompanied by short facts. The game can be legally downloaded at Ami Sector One. In meinem neuen „Shorts“-Video geht es um Globulus aus dem Jahr 1990 by Innerprise on the Amiga. Wie immer […]

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In June

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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New video: Shorts – Archon (Atari 8-bit)

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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New video: Shorts – Glider Rider (Spectrum)

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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New video: Shorts – The Settlers/Die Siedler (Amiga)

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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My Zork maps

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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New video: Shorts – Doriath (C64)

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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