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Re: Programming DOS games

Posted on 2015-06-23, 23:35

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I am not sure how programming old dos games really works, I am still a newb to it. I think that I would honestly rather take the purist route. I want to make a RPG game, maybe in the era of ancient rome. I always thought ancient rome was cool and wondered why most of the games revolving around …

Re: Programming DOS games

Posted on 2015-06-23, 16:11

in Milliways
Well, one BIG question I need to ask is if you prefer the easy route, or the purist route. The easy route is to use the most developed DOS programming tools and libraries which do all the hard work for you. These include game programming libraries such as Allegro 4 and IDEs such as DJGPP. You also …

Re: Types of games that age well

Posted on 2015-06-20, 05:34

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OK... So I haven't commented on this thread despite my background in game design because this is a really tricky topic to give a solid opinion on. However, right now I'm in a good mindset to tackle this, so, here's a list of the basic requirements necessary to make a game which ages well: 1. It MUST …

Re: Ancient DOS Games Webshow

Posted on 2015-06-20, 04:51

Ancient DOS Games Filler #48 - Is the Doom Engine a Raycaster? is online! So yeah, back in my Heretic episode I mentioned that the Doom Engine was a raycaster. I didn't actually look this up ahead of time or anything as I figured my ancient knowledge from the mid 90s gleamed from books and level …

Re: Ancient DOS Games Webshow

Posted on 2015-06-20, 00:11

That's the trouble with these old games... It's sometimes extremely difficult to find accurate information on intricacies like these, thus you have to make due with what information you do find out... or sometimes you find out so many variants to how something should work that you have to either …

Re: Ancient DOS Games Webshow

Posted on 2015-06-14, 23:57

Whoa, it's freeware now?!? It shouldn't be. The "freeware version" has timestamps from 1999 and.... June 2015 with a modified Atreides pak file. HMM That's my fault, actually. In the process of testing the download I discovered that specific file was completely missing from the archive... may've …

Re: Ancient DOS Games Webshow

Posted on 2015-06-13, 05:02

Ancient DOS Games Episode 165 - Dune II is online! Although it's only been more recently that I've played this game again, one of my friends had it many years ago so I already had some experience with it prior. However, as bad as I am at RTS games now, I was even WORSE at them when I was a kid, so …

Re: Ancient DOS Games Webshow

Posted on 2015-06-06, 12:15

Also, I believe there is one way to make the game unwinnable: (SPOILERS BELOW) You need the golf ball retriever and Jesse James' hand to get the robot repair manual. If you add the magnet or the cup to the retriever/hand item after getting the mood ring but before getting the repair manual, there …

Re: Ancient DOS Games Webshow

Posted on 2015-06-06, 07:26

Ancient DOS Games Episode 164 - Sam & Max Hit the Road is online! Don't really have much to say about this one outside of what's said in the video... although I do like how much EASIER it was to get working than Full Throttle. That, and I did investigate the framerate of the car surfing minigame and …

Re: Ancient DOS Games Webshow

Posted on 2015-06-05, 20:15

It's much creepier upon closer inspection, such as how there's no connecting hair from above my upper lip to my lower cheeks, how there's virtually no growth on the front of my face, and that the hair above my upper lip and on my chin is already going grey. That was over a month of growth with zero …

Re: Can anyone give me any pointers on microphones?

Posted on 2015-05-25, 23:59

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Not going to use this professionally, just to talk with others and to commentate on my LP's and friends streams. In that event, still make sure you get a good mic, but don't go overboard on professional-grade equipment. If you're spending less than $80 USD (regular price, not sale price) you're …

Re: Mysterious letter S

Posted on 2015-05-25, 23:51

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If it happens immediately at power-on with a board lacking the ability to flash the BIOS then virus is highly unlikely, unless it overwrote the BIOS settings in some incredibly strange way. Chances are more likely faulty memory OR possibly a glitch during the system startup which sent the CPU to the …

Re: Ancient DOS Games Webshow

Posted on 2015-05-20, 00:08

It's been a while since I played both games. But I remember the graphics in the sequel as more detailed. And the game wasn't as hard, because the enemies were bigger so they were easier to hit. There is a little bit of truth to this, but the additional problem is that some enemies take a ridiculous …

Re: Have you ever personally cracked a CRT?

Posted on 2015-05-18, 07:10

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I've never seen or heard tell of fire issues from using lighter fluid on the bands and rigs as ending up flammable (it normally a small drop or two that is worked into the surface of the rubber), but if seen and been forced to clead the aftermath on the playfield. It a total nightmare and it does …

Re: Can anyone give me any pointers on microphones?

Posted on 2015-05-17, 23:04

in Milliways
Well I need a microphone to do voice acting with (namely for my Unreal1 projects), and to also play nice with the voice mask I'm working on engineering. I don't want the voice mask to inadvertently sound terrible due to noise reception screwing with it. I've wanted to (for some reason) talk to my …

Re: Have you ever personally cracked a CRT?

Posted on 2015-05-17, 18:19

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Having cleaned a few thousand pinball machines (from old school mechanicals through modern machines), I can say that as long as you keep something like a bit of rug under the bottom end, you are safe just leaning it up against the head box. BTW my choice in regular play field cleaner is Novus …

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