Posts Tagged "rpg"

System Shock OLD and NEW

I play through the first level of both classic and updated *demo* versions of System Shock!

Quest for Glory I demo

Here’s a short non-interactive demo of Sierra On-Line’s 1992 VGA remake of the first Quest for Glory game. And here’s the demo of the original 1989 EGA version: Download both demos here: https://www.scummvm.org/demos/

Elvira non-interactive demo

Here’s a spooky rolling demo of Elvira (Horror Soft/Accolade, 1990) just in time for this Halloween season. Download the demo here: https://archive.org/details/ElviraMistressoftheDark_1020  

Heroes of Might and Magic non-interactive demo

A little while ago I stumbled upon this non-interactive demo of the first Heroes game. I was surprised that It was nearly 200 megabytes in size, since nobody would be crazy enough to download that much in 1995. Turns out it was made for CES 1995. So here it is. Enjoy. Download demo here: http://www.dosnostalgia.com/files/heroes1ces.zip

DOS Nostalgia Podcast #14: Might and Magic

Game designer and CRPG fan Richard Goodness visits my virtual studio to proclaim his love for the Might and Magic series and convince you to start playing games that require mapping every square foot of their worlds. We also discuss sequels and spinoffs both for DOS and (gasp!) Windows. Join our party! Download MP3: http://www.dosnostalgia.com/podcast/dosnostalgia_ep14.mp3 […]

ORIGIN FX logo 1990

A cool logo taken from Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire by ORIGIN Systems, 1990. Also seen in Wing Commander 1 & 2, and with the planet replaced with Mars in Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2 – Martian Dreams 1991 Martian Dreams version:  

Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny installation program

Another cool Westwood installer for Lands of Lore: Guardians of Destiny (Westwood/Virgin, 1997), the second entry in the series featuring sound effects, voice and full screen animation. MobyGames page: http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/lands-of-lore-guardians-of-destiny