Woodoo Prod · @WoodooProd
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The Making of Karateka
Jordan's 1980s journal of his life and progress creating Karateka.

[..]In 1982 — the era of Apple II and Commodore 64 — 17-year-old college freshman and aspiring game designer Jordan Mechner began keeping a private journal. This first volume is a candid account of the personal, creative[..] ..

#book #ebook #gaming #videogames #games #retro #retrogaming #oldcomputers #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #apple #appleii #apple2 #c64 #devs

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Kinene · @c_merriweather
72 followers · 704 posts · Server social.linux.pizza

triumph! I created a bootable USB on a Chromebook, flashed the iso and have a live version of anti-x . Then used it to load a new OS on a ZaReason NUC box.

More projects:

-converting the old Chromebook (eol) to just Linux
- reviving the 2010 ZaReason laptop with a new version of Linux (alas, the wifi no longer works, have to use Ethernet)
- loading Linux on an old iMac (w/no os)

#hardware #linux #oldcomputers

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Sinclair-Terminal · @SinclairSpeccy
519 followers · 13153 posts · Server bitbang.social
Woodoo Prod · @WoodooProd
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DOS Games June 2023 Jam
itch.io/jam/dos-games-june-202

I have not played a single game since 15 days, I think.. huge time. I will give a try to:

- In The Dark: A rogue-like survival game for CP/M, DOS and modern systems.
- Overrun: A cyberpunk RPG based on Shadowrun.

And probably 1 or 2 more.
Check it out

#gamejam #dos #msdos #cpm #dosbox #dnd #rpg #fantasy #dungeoncrawler #rogue #roguelike #gaming #videogames #games #retro #retrogaming #oldcomputers #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #itchio

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Woodoo Prod · @WoodooProd
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Woodoo Prod · @WoodooProd
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Angband
Full of surprises! I get to this spot & see the ambush coming. I think I've already killed over fifty of them & they're still coming in waves. Fortunately, I'm in a good position. If I'd walked into that room, it would have been certain death! I've gone up 4 levels since the fighting started.

Is something generating them?

#angband #rpg #fantasy #dungeoncrawler #rogue #roguelike #freeware #gaming #videogames #games #retro #retrogaming #oldcomputers #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing

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Ted · @elw
22 followers · 169 posts · Server mastodon.sdf.org

Got a new remote control for my old TV so I can switch inputs again. It's amazing how much better the C64 looks over S-Video vs. the RF modulator or even composite video inputs.

#oldcomputers #c64 #commodore #vintage #retrocomputing #retrogaming

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Woodoo Prod · @WoodooProd
140 followers · 1376 posts · Server mastodon.cloud

Beneath Apple Manor

A very interesting article about Beneath Apple Manor (1978) who predates Rogue by 2 years & was the 1st commercial Rogue Like. BAM already had advanced gameplay.

crpgaddict.blogspot.com/2012/1

You can get the MSDOS version (1983) on Don D. Worth website: worth.bol.ucla.edu & play it!

#msdos #dosbox #apple #appleii #rpg #fantasy #dungeoncrawler #rogue #roguelike #freeware #gaming #videogames #games #retro #retrogaming #oldcomputers #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing

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Woodoo Prod · @WoodooProd
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nickelson · @nickelson
9 followers · 150 posts · Server fosstodon.org

Got Tecra M5 couple of days ago (~5€ on a local auction 😅 ), with preinstalled

Increased RAM to 3GB and cleaned a bit from the dust. Sadly don't have any better CPU to upgrade (from 32bit T2400) atm 😕

Centrino, Quadro and 4:3 aspect ratio display... All works perfectly and no issues with old games.

What a burst of nostalgia 🤓

#toshiba #windowsxp #intel #nvidia #nerd #oldcomputers #laptop

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Woodoo Prod · @WoodooProd
128 followers · 1315 posts · Server mastodon.cloud
Woodoo Prod · @WoodooProd
128 followers · 1315 posts · Server mastodon.cloud
Woodoo Prod · @WoodooProd
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Path of Achra

At the moment I'm not very good at it, it's quick games (you unlock attributes, etc.. as you play) before a permanent death, but I found it original & interesting. Let's see!
store.steampowered.com/app/212

You have a demo to try it first.

From @jake4480 Mr Beamer's Old Timey Web Portal
jakbea3.freehostia.com/oldtime Roguelikes on Steam / Roguelikes on Itch

#dungeoncrawler #roguelike #rpg #tactical #games #gaming #videogames #retro #retrogaming #oldcomputers #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing

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Woodoo Prod · @WoodooProd
129 followers · 1298 posts · Server mastodon.cloud
Woodoo Prod · @WoodooProd
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"NABU had its own cable-based network for downloading content long before AOL. An expanding retro community is revitalizing it with a newfound cache of NABU PCs."

Why 2,000 Ancient PCs Mysteriously Appeared on eBay
gizmodo.com/why-2-000-nabu-pcs

#computers #history #retro #oldcomputers #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #nabu #network

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Woodoo Prod · @WoodooProd
129 followers · 1296 posts · Server mastodon.cloud

"Yes, before the ‘trinity’ of the Apple II, the Commodore PET and the Radio Shack TRS-80–all introduced in 1977—Jim Sutherland, a quiet engineer and family man in Pittsburgh, was building a computer system on his own for his family."

The ECHO IV Home Computer: 50 Years Later
computerhistory.org/blog/the-e

#computers #history #retro #oldcomputers #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing

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Woodoo Prod · @WoodooProd
125 followers · 1271 posts · Server mastodon.cloud

It looks like it's counted by seconds: 4522

It's 75,36666666666667 hour!!
Calm down!

(You have toon of old (good) files to read, that's the problem!). :0))


#bbs #syncterm #computers #history #telnet #ssh #ftp #retro #oldcomputers #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing

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Woodoo Prod · @WoodooProd
125 followers · 1269 posts · Server mastodon.cloud

Tales of Maj'Eyal

I love to play this one.
I'm starting a new game party. We'll see how far I can go this time*. I haven't managed to finish it yet. It's a very good one!

te4.org
or
store.steampowered.com/app/259

At very cheap price for the content & game quality (+3 DLC are available).

*Did you see? Already dead!
Clap remake..





#dungeoncrawler #roguelike #rpg #tactical #games #gaming #videogames #retro #retrogaming #oldconsoles #oldcomputers #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing

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Woodoo Prod · @WoodooProd
121 followers · 1264 posts · Server mastodon.cloud

I haven't played a game in 2 days.. music bizness came back into play and kept me busy. I'm on a rock gig saturday. Not that I'm complaining.. It's my main occupation. But here, it's a "Relax Profile" :0))

I'm thinking of buying ADOM (Ancient Domain of Mystery). adom.de/home/index.html

& also get ADOM, the ancestor for MSDOS.




#msdos #dungeoncrawler #roguelike #rpg #games #gaming #videogames #retro #retrogaming #oldconsoles #oldcomputers #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing

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