32 years ago today on May 5 1992, one of the greatest games of all time (and forever my favorite first person shooter), Wolfenstein 3D, was released. I wrote about it for the list of 20 video games I can't stop thinking about (https://spacetimetech.wordpress.com/2024/04/06/20-video-games-i-cant-stop-thinking-about). I still play it regularly. Sometimes weekly. Killing digital Nazis is always fun and therapeutic.
@synlogic nice! Oh wow and yeah recently saw that original version - so wild. Had no idea. The evolution of it all is so cool, and now the Wolf games are so polished haha. I just love that old blocky look though 😂
back when I read Masters of Doom over a decade ago, i was fascinated by the brief mention of carmack's "Adaptive Tile Refresh" technique used for Commander Keen, that allowed smooth scrolling on EGA cards
i never found a very satisfying technical (or conceptual) description of how it worked, and I just found out that @fabinou wrote up a fantastic post which did exactly that
Since you apparently just imagined the Pharaoh's Tomb, why not explore and find the treasures of a viking fortress found within the ice or something.
But you get a little overworld map this time with some choices as to which order you play the levels in. Collect a lot of ice picks to break the ice or start a conversation about it.
NASA keeps sending astronauts to Mars but they never come back. I mean you'd probably want to stay off of Earth too.
An ancient DOS single-screen platformer that only has its own level design to carry it. You mean there's CGA games worth playing? 4 colors are all you need.
Push blocks, collect the letters of MARS, and zap some aliens. Lives are limitless!
Shareware version 1.0 of Duke Nukem 3D was first released on this day (January 29) in 1996.
Today, you can download it or play it online in your browser (both free) here, via one of my all-time favorite sites on the web (that also has SO MANY other games), DOSGames.com: https://dosgames.com/game/duke-nukem-3d.
Last night, I discovered two quirky, little "Jump'n'Run" games from the early 1990s:
"Secret Agent" and "Crystal Caves" from Apogee (later known as 3DRealms). I never played these back in the day, but they seem to be fun games, so I added them to my retro library. Simple, but pleasant EGA graphics!
Btw: I also just purchased both of them on GOG.com... as classic and modern "HD" versions.
@jake4480
Howie Long definitely has the look. I can't imagine Arnold Schwarzenegger in that roll.
It's probably better they did not make this movie (unless I am grossly uninformed)
Back in business, the Apogee Symphony MKII is now integrated into my studio and working like a charm.Will probably retire the Apogee Quartet that has been my workhorse for over a decade. So glad that I have made this switch from the Presonus Quantum 4848. The Symphony is vastly superior. #gearsquad#apogee#symphony#studio#recording#music
@ambergrey
Thanks Amber, yeah I'm really happy that the transition was so easy. Haven't tried my ancient Aphex mic preamps with it yet, but pretty sure that they won't be an issue. The Radial DI into my ART preamps works perfectly. I'm now considering getting a studio monitor controller so I can quickly switch (or combine) speaker sets. And control the output volume without using the sliders on the mixer or in the Logic. G.A.S. never ends. 😂
We have lift-off, the Apogee Symphony MKII is connected and operating. I've set it as the primary output for my computer, although I can easily change output devices. Tomorrow I'll start the process of connecting the DB25 connectors for all 32 inputs & outputs and start testing. #gearsquad#apogee#symphony#recording#studio#music
Well the Presonus Quantum 4848 is removed from the rack and awaiting its final disconnection from my system. The Apogee Symphony arrived at the L&M Ontario depot from California a couple of days ago, so it should be here soon. Getting excited now. #gearsquad#studiogear#studio#recording#presonus#apogee
@ambergrey
Basically I'm moving towards having a high end recording studio, instead of having an adequate recording studio. The Apogee Symphony is an extremely high quality audio to digital & digital to audio conversion system, whereas the Presonus Quantum is more of an adequate system, that has actually caused me a a lot of grief the past few weeks. The ultimate end result will be a recording studio I can invite artists to come and record at, something I've always wanted to do. #gearsquad
For once, Discord actually proved useful for something! I checked the Apogee server for news on the Cosmo's Cosmic Adventure HD remaster that's coming soon (I'm a HUGE Cosmo's fan and I'm BEYOND excited for this remaster) and I found out that one of my favorite YouTube channels, DOSgamert (https://www.youtube.com/@Dosgamert - if you're into old PC/DOS games, seriously, check out his channel), did a livestream of a little bit of the upcoming Cosmo's HD beta a few days ago!
@WoodooProd oh cool!! Yeah Cosmo's is SO good. The remaster should be for consoles too - will be able to put it on my Switch, which is wild. His channel is so good- you might find some other ones he plays you remember or like - he does a lot of the old fps ones like Wolf 3D, Rise of the Triad, etc too.