konstantinosd

konstantinosd, 3 days ago to random

Another testament to the brilliance of the original Fallout: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/the-original-fallout-had-so-much-attention-to-detail-you-could-get-special-dialogue-for-speedrunning-it-in-a-weird-order-and-returning-to-a-completed-zone-to-talk-to-a-zombie-who-hates-you/

konstantinosd, 5 days ago to random

When you (beloved) programmer tells you to buy a game, you buy said game. It's the law. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1462570/Lost_in_Random/

konstantinosd, 7 days ago to retrogaming

Roberta Williams and the 40th anniversary of King's Quest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNiqcSUrAOo

#retrogaming #sierra #kingsquest

konstantinosd, 10 days ago to random

What a brilliant, brilliant video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69u_Pxb_8zI

konstantinosd, 11 days ago to gamedev

The Witcher 3 REDkit! https://www.gog.com/game/the_witcher_3_redkit

#gamedev #modding #witcher

konstantinosd, 15 days ago to geometrydash

Jet Set Steamboat Willie 💕 https://sloanysoft.itch.io/willie

#jetsetwilly #mickey #platformer #zxspectrum

konstantinosd, 16 days ago to random

'Why Doesn't Everyone See the Importance of Preserving Our Past?' by Warren Spector https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/game-preservation

konstantinosd, 17 days ago to random

PC Gamer is remembering "the weird HeroQuest novel that combined Beowulf, Discworld, Dying Earth, and American Psycho", and I am reminded of the completely surreal Zork Chronicles by George Alec Effinger.

Here's the link: https://www.pcgamer.com/games/board-games/remembering-the-weird-heroquest-novel-that-combined-beowulf-discworld-dying-earth-and-american-psycho/

#heroquest #zork #book

konstantinosd, 24 days ago to random

In the spirit of progress Greece is now instituting the 6-day working week, because we are all incredibly nostalgic of 19th century capitalism.

konstantinosd, 28 days ago to random

A good billion years before Unity, 3D Construction Kit II was a magical piece of software.

konstantinosd, 1 month ago to steam

Memoriapolis is an incredibly ambitious city builder, and a project I find immensely fascinating. Wishlisted, obviously. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2228280/MEMORIAPOLIS/

#citybuilding #steam #videogames

konstantinosd, 1 month ago to random

On math and game design (and Ace of Aces); a love story. https://paxsims.wordpress.com/2024/03/02/ace-of-aces-or-why-you-should-do-maths-as-a-game-designer/

#gamedesign

konstantinosd, 1 month ago to gamedev

Project O.R.C.S.'s boons and banes system is both a clever idea, and a wild way to make dice rolls truly interesting. Read all about it here: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/evolving-standard-dice-roll-game-design-with-project-o-r-c-s-boons-and-banes-system

#gamedev #rpg #gamedesign

konstantinosd, 1 month ago to random

Our city-building tool/game Ex Novo will be available as a DriveThruRPG 'deal of the day' for another hour (or so). Get it for super cheap here: https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/320563/Ex-Novo

konstantinosd, 1 month ago to random

Ex Novo will enjoy another 10 hours as DriveThruRPG's deal of the day. Get it for $3.00. https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/320563/Ex-Novo

konstantinosd, 1 month ago to Horror

Zarathustra - Cybergeddon is a recent freeware adventure game that looks stunning. Will have to try it out. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2779230/Zarathustra__Cybergeddon/

#freeware #indiegame #horror

konstantinosd, 1 month ago to fallout

The Fallout development timeline as narrated by Timothy Cain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHIabSKo26U

#Fallout #gamedev #retrogaming

konstantinosd, 1 month ago to gamedev

'Did you know Tears of the Kingdom has a physics engine for sound?' by Bryant Francis (also, I didn't) https://www.gamedeveloper.com/audio/tears-of-the-kingdom-s-sound-designers-unintentionally-made-a-physics-engine-for-sound-

#gamedev #gameaudio

konstantinosd, 1 month ago to books

50 Years of Text Games: Further Explorations by A.A. Read, the companion book to 50 Years of Text Games, is now available to buy.

Here: https://if50.textories.com/#buy

#books #textadventure #interactivefiction

konstantinosd, 1 month ago to ethelcain

Just bought this lovely black & white adventure, and now have this big, stupid, rather content smile on my face.

Here's Skaramazuzu's Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1574780/Skaramazuzu/

#indie #indiegame #adventuregame

konstantinosd, 1 month ago to random

Do you know what I hate? Silly AIs popping up throughout design docs, telling me how to do my job.

konstantinosd, 1 month ago to random

Huge thank to @duffadash for introducing me to Preserving Worlds, and those exquisite videos on the wild creativity fostered by games/virtual worlds like ZZT, Doom, Myst Online, and NeoHabitat.

Here's the link: https://means.tv/programs/preservingworlds

video/mp4

konstantinosd, 1 month ago to retrogaming

So, ZZT! is apparently alive and well and available for free on the Epic Store. https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/zzt

#zzt #retrogaming