James Schumacher – Writing & Art
Writing, Art, Photography, Media & Commentary
The X-Men Origins: Wolverine intro and first part of chapter 1 in 1080p at 60fps with enhanced graphics via ReShade 3.0.7 Until Logan, this was the best non-comic representation of the Wolverine character in my estimation. Though it follows the movie somewhat, it also weaves in some extra story.
Fable from Lionhead released in 2004 for the original Xbox. In 2005 it received a small expansion and a PC release with The Lost Chapter. 2014 received a “HD” remake of the game called Fable Anniversary. To most people it didn’t look that great, with a blurry, muddy feel
Continue readingFable (Anniversary 2014) – Intro (ReShade Enhanced)
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)
Anvil of Dawn is a mid-90s RPG under the SSI banner from DreamForge Intertainment. Featuring voice acting and a OPL3 General Midi score composed by the Legendary Fatman. Here that music gets the HQ Soundfont treatment using FluidR3. Rendered at 2k with a 4:3 aspect ration. More info via
Continue readingAnvil of Dawn (1995 – DreamForge) – Intro (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)
Dead Space 2 picks up not too long after the final events of the original game, and the story continues with protagonist Isaac Clark. It’s not long before an imprisoned/institutionalized Isaac is face-to-face once again with the terrifying necromorphs. I have used the same custom settings in ReShade that
Continue readingDead Space 2 (EA – 2011) – Intro (ReShade Enhanced)
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
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)
Dead Space was a fantastic game with liberal borrowing from the Resident Evil and DOOM franchises in gaming and healthy doses of The Thing, the Alien franchise and a touch of Event Horizon from the film world. The end result was a truly excellent sci-fi, horror-survival, single-player experience. Here
Continue readingDead Space( EA – 2008) – Intro (Reshade Enhanced)
Have a few retro intros and such coming for the channel in the short term. Still have some hardware issues that will prevent higher quality edits and long-term gameplay videos, so these will have to do for now. Here is the Wizardry VII intro, running through DOSBox ECE SVN.
Continue readingWizardy VII – Crusaders of the Dark Savant – Intro (Sir-Tech 1992)
Hook is one of my favorite movies of all time and consequently, though Hook for the Super Nintendo is one of my favorite SNES games. Here is the intro of the game recorded via emulation. Additional Hook SNES Info via StrategyWiki: “Hook is a game that was released in 1992