MS-DOS

Playdate gets its own version of GORILLAS.BAS – and yes, you can use the crank to aim

Gorillas is a turn-based artillery game, which was written as an example game for MS-DOS QBasic. The game involves two gorillas on a city scape, taking in turns to throw bananas at each other, until one is wiped out. Now owners of Panic’s handheld Playdate can play the game, thanks to a remake by theunfamiliarwolf. Playdate gets its own version of GORILLAS.BAS – and yes, you can use the crank to aim

Wordle Retro-Clone Round-Up

You may have come across Wordle – a web-based word game created by Josh Wardle in 2021 and since acquired by the New York Times. The idea is simple. You have six guesses to guess a five-letter word. If a letter you guess is in the word but in the wrong place, it is highlighted Wordle Retro-Clone Round-Up

Upcoming Books: Shareware Heroes, Video Games that saved my life, The Games that Weren’t

Here are three upcoming books that may be of interest to retro gamers – two of them are being funded by crowdfunding, so take action if they interest you. Shareware Heroes​ Shareware Heroes: Independent Games at the Dawn of the Internet takes readers on a journey, from the beginnings of the shareware model in the Upcoming Books: Shareware Heroes, Video Games that saved my life, The Games that Weren’t

New multi-platform text-adventure, The Curse of Rabenstein, out now

Commodore Plus/4 Version The Curse of Rabenstein is a new horror text adventure from Stefan Vogt. The game is available on multiple formats: Commodore 64, Commodore Plus/4, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, ZX Spectrum Next, Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS and should you wish, ‘modern PC’. Vogt has previously released the interactive fiction series, Hibernated, and says New multi-platform text-adventure, The Curse of Rabenstein, out now