Made in 1979, Akalabeth: World of Doom is the oldest PC game I own. It was made by Richard Garriott (a.k.a., Lord British), and it was the precursor to Ultima.
Even though the copy I own runs on DOS, this wasn’t actually ported to DOS until 1998. It originally ran on the Apple II, and it looks better on Apple II – since it runs with colour graphics. Meanwhile, the DOS version is stuck in black and white.
Isn’t that bizarre? In 1998, DOS was capable of running 3D graphics with hardware acceleration. And yet, the DOS port of Akalabeth didn’t even have colour.
Despite the looks, Akalabeth is extremely playable today. Mostly, this is because almost everything still present in RPGs is present in this early, early precursor. If you’ve played Final Fantasy, Elder Scrolls, or really anything with RPG characteristics, Akalabeth will feel familiar to you.
Another thing I find fascinating, though, is how once you enter a dungeon, there’s a lot that happens. You can explore rooms, collect loot, battle monsters. It’s impressive for such an old game!
Akalabeth is now FREE on GOG.com. I recommend picking it up:
Glywais i'r #gog am 8:05 y bore 'ma, 18/4. Wythnos llawn yn gynnar, ond yn yr yn cyfeiriad na'r arfer.
25/4 ±1 ddiwrnod mae fe fel arfer fan hyn yng ngogledd ddwyrain #Ceredigion.
#Riven (the sequel to #Myst), one of my favorite games of all time, has a realtime 3D and #VR remake underway. It was announced recently that it's planned to ship sometime this year, and is now available to wishlist on #Steam and #GOG!
My first solo game, DOKI DOKI GRAVITY DIVE is on sale on #GOG again for 80% off because I hate money.
Fun fact: There is just ONE scripted scene in the trailer. The shot of the black hole at 0:07 to 0.11. The rest is all unaltered gameplay. YES, even the lack of HUD. You can just turn it off in the game settings.
Woah! gog has the FM-Towns version of Zak McKracken! 256 colors + atmosphere soundtrack. I'm replaying my childhood but this time with a solution 🥸 don't wanna get stuck #gog#ZakMcKracken#lucasarts#AdventureGame#fmtowns
I have fond memories of Carmageddon. I dunno why I do have fond memories of a game that let me mass murder a bunch of civilians at a very young and tender age of 10-11.
Maybe that is why I'm not frustrated as an adult...
tired of missing game giveaways I just found this site called http://www.gamerpower.com which will track all of the major gaming stores and keep you up to date so you never miss one
j'ai installé Heroic Games Launcher pour tester et windows me met en quarantaine un des éléments de l'installation : gogdl.exe, qu'il considère comme Trojan Win32/Znyonm
est ce que je dois m'inquiéter ou c'est juste un blocage qui sert à rien ? :((((
Edit: Sentimos la pequeña confusión por decir que estaba nativo, el juego en GoG se publicó con Wine integrado, pero es una versión vieja y es necesario usar una versión más nueva
Recordatorio de que #Devotion, más o menos secuela de #Detention por Red Candle Games, sigue a la venta sin DRM en su propia tienda web. Usuarios chinos (quién sabe si cuentas falsas) sabotearon el estreno del juego en tiendas populares de #videojuegos como #Steam y #GOG por ser de una desarrolladora taiwanesa que se atrevió a ridiculizar al primer ministro chino. https://shop.redcandlegames.com/app/devotion
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