Re: What is the name of this space combat racing game?
Posted on 2020-02-17, 03:53
Re: SuperTuxKart 1.0 Release (Win/Mac/Linux)
Posted on 2020-02-08, 22:19
Source: http://blog.supertuxkart.net/2020/01/supertuxkart-11-released.html January 5, 2020 SuperTuxKart 1.1 released We are happy to announce that the final 1.1 release is ready! Compared to the previous release candidate, based on the feedback we received, you can now change the touchscreen …
Re: ScummVM 2.1.0
Posted on 2020-02-05, 01:43
Source: https://www.scummvm.org/news/20200131/ Jan 31, 2020: Release of ScummVM 2.1.1 ":More Sheep:" After a short break, the ScummVM Team is pleased to announce a bugfix release for the 2.1 series - ScummVM 2.1.1, codenamed “:More Sheep:”. This release contains a substantial amount of fixes and …
Re: Microsoft Optical Mouse Blue Switch Replacement
Posted on 2019-12-07, 19:19
You might want to note the replacement switch you used in a comment on your video page (or this thread). Somebody might be interested. That's what prompted this thread. I shudder to think how many millions of mice have been trashed when a simple switch or cable replacement could have restored them …
Microsoft Optical Mouse Blue Switch Replacement
Posted on 2019-12-07, 09:58
My favorite daily-use mouse has always been the Microsoft Optical Mouse Blue which is USB and PS/2 compatible with the provided adapter. I have several of these mice, but the button switches have failed over the years on all but one of them. After a bit of searching, I was able to determine that the …
ResidualVM Team Seeks Bug Reports on The Longest Journey
Posted on 2019-11-12, 23:41
Source: https://www.residualvm.org/ Nov 10, 2019: The Longest Journey awaits The 20th anniversary of the release of The Longest Journey comes in a few days. As a present, the ResidualVM team offers the means to play the game on modern systems. Of course there is a catch, we need your help to find …
Re: SideLine - Probably the best scrolling shoot 'em for MS-DOS ever made.
Posted on 2019-10-30, 00:56
There is a stickied thread at the top of this sub-forum called "List of Free Games" that can be used to make folks aware of games like SideLine. Regular threads will quickly roll off the front page, so it is a better way to promote awareness.
Re: SideLine - Probably the best scrolling shoot 'em for MS-DOS ever made.
Posted on 2019-10-28, 18:57
Yeah, SideLine has been discussed on VOGONS before: Forgot name for a vertical shooting game
Re: List of Free Games
Posted on 2019-10-27, 15:45
The Apocalyptic Game about Penguins (TAGAP) has been around for over ten years. The latest release is Version 3 with Version 4 on the way. Plenty of downloads in addition to the first three games, the first two of which have been remastered: https://www.tagap.net/
Re: List of Free Games
Posted on 2019-10-25, 21:41
Locomalito created a new freeware game this summer called Darkula that is appropriate as we approach Halloween: https://www.locomalito.com/ Also, Super Fighter Team has released Tough Guy as a free download as of August 2019: https://www.superfighter.com/tough/index.html
ScummVM 2.1.0
Posted on 2019-10-20, 20:46
Source: https://www.scummvm.org/ Oct 11, 2019: ScummVM 2.1.0 "Electric Sheep" has been produced. Posted by sev "Animal sales was a profitable and prestigious business, since most real animals had died out after the Terran War; there were plenty of electric ones, though—" Oh, ahem, didn’t notice you …
Re: Panzer/Allied General and Command Aces of the Deep?
Posted on 2019-10-08, 18:39
For CAotD, you might want to peruse this SubSim sub-forum: https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/forumdisplay.php?f=173 This post in particular has some information on running the game on 64-bit OSes: https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=240392
Re: AWE64 Gold Package Contents
Posted on 2019-10-03, 15:25
Here are some photos of my package for items not mentioned above.
Re: Looking for games bundled with Sound/3D Blasters
Posted on 2019-09-20, 17:36
Only one of my three 3D Blaster Voodoo2 12 MB packages had a bundle including Ultimate Race Pro, G-Police and Incoming:
QUIKTRAK for the Commodore 64 and Apple II
Posted on 2019-09-15, 15:35
Source: https://www.amsat.org/flashback-friday-satellite-tracking-with-quiktrak-for-the-commodore-64-and-apple-ii/ Flashback Friday: Satellite Tracking with QUIKTRAK for the Commodore 64 and Apple II September 13, 2019 by Paul Stoetzer For Flashback Friday, AMSAT is releasing disk images of QUIKTRAK …
Re: Patches for old EA Sports games
Posted on 2019-09-11, 13:32
You can use the following EA Sports FTP mirror to get the appropriate FTP links: http://www.ftpdir.hu/ftp.ea.com/pub/easports/patches/ncaa99/ Once you have the FTP link for a patch, you can use the Wayback Machine (archive.org) to recover at least some of the patches, i.e., just enter the FTP link …
Re: Heavy metal F.A.K.K 2 A3D1 & A3D2 problems.
Posted on 2019-08-26, 16:06
Did you update the game? I think Version 1.02 is the latest official version. Also, you might want to check out Thomas McGuires' Tweak Guide at 3dspotlight.net from August 2000: https://web.archive.org/web/20040904024548/http://www.techspot.com/tweaks/fakk2/fakk-6.shtml Make sure to click the "Go to …
Re: LAN play across hardware generations: StarCraft
Posted on 2019-08-03, 23:39
my two legacy comps and one semi-modern Mac You need to define exactly what the Mac is. Is it a PPC Mac or not, because that's what StarCraft was originally written for. Here is the Blizzard page for an OS X update from 2001 with instructions: https://web.archive.org/web/20011201032748/http://www. …
Re: LAN play across hardware generations: StarCraft
Posted on 2019-08-02, 18:37
Perhaps this will help: https://us.battle.net/forums/en/bnet/topic/20762106291
Re: Post your computer area setup
Posted on 2019-07-25, 20:54
The top of my desk looked much like yours (a bit cluttered) until I added a riser. It's a lifesaver. Got the oak desk 30 years ago from some Scandinavian outlet. My dad made the riser from some black pine that I bought at a local home improvement store. Monitor on the left is 24 inch and the one on …
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