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Another Action/Adventure Fantasy RPG in the long-line of SSI related late 80s to mid 90s PC games. Running on the ECE SVN build of DOSBox and using the FluidR3 soundfont through virtual midi mapper. Info on Dark Sun: Shattered Lands from Wikipedia: Dark Sun: Shattered Lands is a turn-based
Continue readingDark Sun: Shattered Lands (SSi – 1993) Intro (4:3 1440 – DosBox Enhanced GM)
Edward Carnby returns once again for the 3rd installment in the Alone in the Dark series, this time with a Wild west theme. again the daum build of DosBox was used here with the same settings for 1 & 2. Plot info via Wikipedia: “It’s 1925 and after Edward
Continue readingAlone in the Dark 3 (Infogrames – 1994 CD-Rom) – Intro (4:3 1440)
AitD2 had a few different names based on region and what system you played it for : (Wiki) “Alone in the Dark 2 is the 1993 sequel to 1992’s survival horror video game Alone in the Dark developed and published by Infogrames as the second installment in the series.
Continue readingAlone in the Dark 2 (Infogrames – 1993 CD-Rom) – Intro (4:3 1440)
The intro for both characters from the CD-Rom version of Alone in the Dark, featuring voice-over and Redbook audio. Presented in 4:3 aspect ration at 1440 (1920×1440). Lately I generally use the ECE build of Dosbox with a normal5/6x scaler. Early polygon-based games are a bit rougher than standard
Continue readingAlone in the Dark (Infogrames – 1992 CD-Rom) – Intro (4:3 1440)
A lesser known adventure game from the mid 90s, Touché looks to replicate the LucasArts style, specifically that of Monkey Island, with a similar approach to humor and dialogue as well. The game had several versions, this one featuring full voice acting. More info via Wikipedia: Touché: The Adventures
Info from Wikipedia and Mobygames: The Prophecy (also known as Ween: The Prophecy) is a point and click adventure game developed by Coktel Vision and MDO, and published by Sierra On-Line in 1993 for DOS, Amiga, and Atari ST. This point and click adventure takes a fantasy setting, in
Continue readingWEEN: The Prophecy (Coktel Vision – 1993) Intro (ScummVM 4:3 1080)
Syberia II is currently a freebie on the Origin service. It was released two years after the first. Wiki: Syberia II, like its predecessor, is a third-person, mouse-driven adventure game in which the player must solve various puzzles and follow certain procedures in order for the linear storyline to
Continue readingSyberia II (Microids – 2004) Intro (DgVoodoo 4:3 1080)
A much better version of the short Syberia intro thanks to a little help from DgVoodoo which helps transition DX2-7 into DX8/9. The additional bonus to other titles is that once switched over to 7/9 you can then often get SweetFX/ReShade working on some very old titles. A little
Continue readingSyberia (Microids – 2002) – Intro (DgVoodoo 1440×1080)