aral, 6 months ago (edited 6 months ago) to retrogaming

Used to love playing Soko-Ban back in the day (in glorious 4-colour CGA). It has held up remarkably well for a game that’s turning 40 next year :)

You can play it online here:

https://archive.org/details/soko-ban_1984

#dos #cga #retroGaming #sokoBan #puzzle #game

Temmy, 2 months ago to retrocomputing

I was there, Gandalf. I was there forty years ago. I was there when magenta ruled the world.

#retrocomputing #CGA

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cyningstan, 8 months ago to VintageOSes

CGALIB has had an update! Not to the library itself, but the supplied utilities for creating assets are much improved.

Full projects will still go beyond what the new utils can do, but simple projects will be easier to get started. Good for jam games, maybe.

http://dos.cyningstan.org.uk/post/204/a-cgalib-update-some-new-utilities

#ibmpc #msdos #cga #gamedev

The bitmap editor, showing the graphics from the demonstration game.

cyningstan, 3 months ago to VintageOSes

Here's an updated mini-album of my most recent games for DOS. If you want to check them out, you can visit my site at http://dos.cyningstan.org.uk/ #ibmpc #msdos #cga

Team Droid
The Anarchic Kingdom
Ossuary

cyningstan, 1 year ago to random

#BarrenPlanet is released today! This turn-based strategy game runs in #msdos on the original #ibmpc with #cga graphics. Two mining corporations fight a series of battles to gain control of a mineral-rich but lifeless planet. Also runs in DOSBox on just about any computer or mobile device! Get it at http://dos.cyningstan.org.uk/downloads/7/barren-planet

cyningstan, 1 month ago to VintageOSes

It's exactly a year ago that I released Barren Planet into the world. Since then I've added two expansions to it. You can download them all from the game's web page: http://dos.cyningstan.org.uk/downloads/7/barren-planet
The game is free, there's a ko-fi link there if you want to show your appreciation. #barrenplanet #ibmpc #msdos #cga

raphnet, 11 months ago to retrogaming

I submitted my entry for the DOS Games June 2023 Jam! A simple CGA game coded in x86 assembly.

https://itch.io/jam/dos-games-june-2023-jam/entries
#retrogaming #dos #msdos #cga

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cyningstan, 6 months ago to VintageOSes

Ossuary continues to be popular, according to my download stats. So here's a tutorial to get you started in the game. Ossuary: Your First Descent. http://dos.cyningstan.org.uk/post/37/ossuary-your-first-descent #ossuary #ibmpc #msdos #cga

cyningstan, 3 months ago to VintageOSes

The Polar Expedition was the first expansion for Barren Planet. After one of the two warring corporations takes over the desert, they go on to fight over the ice caps. Download it along with the game, from http://dos.cyningstan.org.uk/downloads/7/barren-planet. #barrenplanet #ibmpc #msdos #cga

mr_creosote, 1 month ago to retrogaming German

#SentientSoftware, probably a typical American garage company – or a start-up, as we would call it today – was founded solely for the purpose of publishing the #TextAdventures produced by owner #MichaelBerlyn himself. Reportedly already addicted to science fiction literature as a teenager, the game he first published, Oo-Topos, was naturally also from this genre.

https://www.goodolddays.net/game/id%2C1579/Oo-Topos.html

#RetroGaming
#DOSGaming
#CGA

32bitkid, 6 months ago to norcal

After a bit of a hiatus, I've been putting some more work in my Sierra SCI0 renderer/compositor. Wanted to try out some thoughts from VileR on measured CGA colors on an actual 5153 Personal Computer Color Display. #sierra #RetroComputing #cga

https://int10h.org/blog/2022/06/ibm-5153-color-true-cga-palette/

The barn background from Colonels Bequest, rendered with the "blended" true-CGA palette via VileR

loadhigh, 1 year ago to random

Game 68: Colossal Grand Adventure Cave (2014), by Runtime Terror.

Find the 13 gold pieces hidden in the randomized, pitch black cavern and maybe even take some of them home.

That's because you might have to spend a few to distract the monsters in there with you.

You can try to listen for growling in the darkness but it's always a gamble which tile contains a monster. Just like it's uncertain if you can run away from them if you run out of coins (or just feel stingy.)

#retrogaming #DOS #CGA

A bad start.
I'm rich!
Tried the Scrooge McDuck approach.

sqhistorian, 3 months ago to DOOM

New SQH video up early for Patreon backers: Playing Wolfenstein 3D and Doom in 4 color CGA. https://www.patreon.com/posts/early-access-3d-98800830?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

#Wolfenstein3D #Doom #boomershooters #cga

cyningstan, 6 months ago to VintageOSes

Struggling with The Anarchic Kingdom? Or wondering what it's all about? Today I start a series of blog posts with hints and strategies for shaking off the other baronies! http://dos.cyningstan.org.uk/post/221/the-anarchic-kingdom-getting-started #anarchickingdom #ibmpc #msdos #cga

The introductory text.
The initial state of your barony.

freakazoid, 5 months ago to retrocomputing

Video And Audio Playback On Low-End MS-DOS machines
https://hackaday.com/2024/01/05/video-and-audio-playback-on-low-end-ms-dos-machines/

Here's video on a Turbo XT with CGA and the PC speaker.

#retrocomputing #pc #ibmpc #xt #dos #msdos #ibm #cga

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coolowt, 2 months ago to retrogaming

Soko-Ban CGA
#sokoban #cga #retrogaming #dosgaming #dosgames

Soko-Ban
Soko-Ban
Soko-Ban

cyningstan, 6 months ago to VintageOSes

There can be up to eight terrain types in a Barren Planet campaign. The terrain used in each scenario is drawn from these, so each battle map will have its own individual character. A couple of tables of stats define the effects of terrain. #barrenplanet #ibmpc #msdos #cga

Vyothric, 7 months ago to random

Bugs Bunny #CGA #SlotMaskCRT

Bugs Bunny in "The Bugs Bunny Hare-Brained Adventure" on Amstrad PC-CM CGA monitor

aral, 2 months ago to random

Draw Together Weekend Special: CGA 4-colour palette 1

Have fun! :)

#DrawTogether #CGA

cyningstan, 2 months ago to VintageOSes

My stream is starting! Today I'll be playing The Anarchic Kingdom. Can I fight off my rivals to create the biggest barony? Come join me and find out! Love at https://twitch.tv/cyningstan #anarchickingdom #ibmpc #msdos #cga

cyningstan, 1 month ago to VintageOSes

In just over an hour (7pm BST) I'll be on Twitch, continuing my play through of Barren Planet: First Landing. Join me there as I attempt to finish the campaign. As I'm a new streamer, follows on Twitch are especially welcome! https://twitch.tv/cyningstan #barrenplanet #ibmpc #msdos #cga

beejjorgensen, 5 months ago to programming

Remember that horrible CGA color palette? These hackers have just coaxed 1024 colors out of it. Out of CGA!

https://int10h.org/blog/2015/04/cga-in-1024-colors-new-mode-illustrated/

#programming #retrocomputing #graphics #hacks #cga

cyningstan, 1 month ago to VintageOSes

The second expansion for Barren Planet is Waterworld. Dapra's neighbouring planet Dalen is over 95% covered with water. And at the bottom of these oceans: crystal nodes! Let battle commence! Get it at http://dos.cyningstan.org.uk/downloads/7/barren-planet. #barrenplanet #ibmpc #msdos #cga