Category: Windows

Spaceman Spiff X Remake

 by Keijimatsu Keijimatsu: “In 2003, Randy York made a fan-game called ‘Spaceman Spiff X’. The game was based on Bill Watterson’s Calvin and Hobbes. It featured Calvin’s alter ego, Spaceman Spiff. Since I played their game when I was very young, the game left an impression on me. At some point, I decided that the game was significant enough in…

Scene World Ep. #202 – Making the fan-made Broken Sword 2.5 with Marius Gosch

In our new episode we welcome Marius Gosch, one of the founders of the Broken Sword 2.5 project. (which also runs on Amiga btw thanks to being added to ScummVM since 2016!) He’ll tell us about some insights and his work as a story- and puzzle writer on this amazing fan-made Broken Sword 2 sequel of the adventure classic. The…

Super Chillers: The Chat Room -PC-

 by Rose Arcana Games Travel back to the 90s in this campy point-and-click horror adventure inspired by Fear Street. Get Ready for a Thrilling Throwbarillers: The Chat Room! Dive into a nostalgic point-and-click adventure that’s dripping with suspense and retro charm. Explore eerie locations, encounter a host of quirky characters, and solve mind-bending puzzles – but beware, the killer is…

SCUBA DIVE -Windows-

 A remake of the classic ZX Spectrum game for Windows by sunteam Scuba Dive is an all-time classic in the vast library of ZX Spectrum games.  An early title, originally released in 1983, it has stood the test of time and remains one of the most unique and compelling games of the era. Scuba Dive sets the player as a…

Victorian Deathbed Simulator -Windows, Mac & Linux-

 by JeraWizard You are a Victorian person dying of some horrible illness. Three beloved (though distant) relatives will visit, intending to pay their final respects. Choose wisely! One of them will be the beneficiary of your Enormous Fortune… -=-=-=- point-and-clickchoose your own adventure / conversation simulatordecisions mattermultiple endings (12 total)short & funnyreplayable (many elements including visitors are randomized, and conversations…

PunyInform: Installing the tools and compiling a game

PunyInform

I’ve given a brief introduction to PunyInform, a new library for writing text adventures for 8-bit (and other) computers. Now, let’s have a look at what you need to download and install to start writing a game using PunyInform. For this article, I will be using Windows, but you can also use PunyInform on Mac or Linux. Step 1: Install…

Windows is turning 35 today and looking back at Windows 1.0, it feels like it is way older!

My history with Windows started with version 3.0 but PCs and DOS/Windows never brought me any nostalgia. Maybe because I always think that the current Windows 10 is not much different than what the 3.0 version delivered, at least at the fundamental level of having many desktop apps running simultaneously (ok, not really) where you can switch between them at…

Doing Windows – The Digital Antiquarian chronicles the rise of the Microsoft operating system!

Love it or loathe it, I doubt that there’s a reader among you who hasn’t experienced the Microsoft Windows operating system in some form since it’s first introduction way back in 1985. Although it has long enjoyed it’s position as the predominant OS in the world of desktop computing, the road to it’s seemingly unassailable position – not to mention…

New app lets you run Windows 95 on modern Linux, Mac, and Windows computers!

Those of you reading the headline will probably think we’re a bit late for an April Fools joke, but this is quite genuine! Thanks to the efforts of Felix Rieseberg (@felixrieseberg), it’s now possible to run Microsoft Windows 95 on Linux, Mac, and Windows-based computers, thanks to his Electron application; you may be asking WHY you’d want to run an…

Clive Townsend’s Highly Anticipated Saboteur 3 Coming Soon!

Clive Townsend will be releasing the third instalment of Saboteur this year. As I am sure you’re aware, Saboteur is an absolute classic etched in our minds from childhood. The game was released on various platforms, but the most loved version was on the ZX Spectrum. For those of you that are somehow not familiar with this game, you take…