StefanGagne wrote on 2020-07-25, 22:53:
Wow. I mean... wow.
I found this thread randomly googling for good CGA games and wow, this forum is so far up my alley I should be charging rent! Thanks for the great game suggestions, everyone!
Thank you for the kind words!
StefanGagne wrote on 2020-07-25, 22:53:
Are there any you’d recommend for excellent CGA artwork, specifically? Not down sampled from EGA pr ported from another system, but designed originally for CGA? I got a hankering for the light blue and magenta paradise of the 80s.
I am not sure, CGA is not my area of expertise (that's why I started this thead, among other things), but I would first check this video to understand more about it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niKblgZupOc Then I would check if I have composite output on my card - if so, I would give 8088 Corruption and 8088 Domnation demos a try and then proceed to check early “Ultima“ games, Ancient Art of War, Bard’s Tale, Maniac Mansion and Battle Chess, then Paku Paku and MagiDuck. If not and/or it's really cyan and magenta that you are after, then I would probably try Karateka by Jordan Mechner, Manhattan Dealers and other Silmarils games (Colorado, Starblade, Targhan, Metal Mutant, Crystals of Arborea), Mach 3, Life & Death, Electro Body (also know as Electroman), Heartlight PC and Robbo. As a cherry on the cake, I would try some modern PC games with faux-retro aesthetic and CGA palette: You Have To Win The Game (free), Homesickened (free), Retro City Rampage DX (not free, but usually fairly cheap). I would also check CGA Jam results on Itch, organised by Kronbits - most games are fairly simple and short, but cyan & magenta are featured a lot.
I hope this helps.