Video Games
- Old Adventures - Inherit the Earth: Quest for the Orb
I was a bit of a console kid in the late '80s to early '90s. So their are plenty of games I missed on PC. I'm going to throw out the old games as I play them on my list for two reasons. One to promote older forgotten games, and to clear my back log of games.
This week I started playing a game I had never heard of Inherit the Earth: Quest for the Orb. It's a point and click game, so if it's not your style that's fine. You play as Rif of the fox tribe trying to solve the mystery of the missing orb.
I haven't completed it yet, but I'm a decent ways in. I just got the item from the observatory. I'm trying to be discreet to not spoil anything. When I was young I was a big fan of all Myst games, so this game has been a joy to me.
If anyone has any other recommendations for adventure games let me know please.
- Steam's killer feature
I've tried to love Itch, EGS and GOG, but the thing that keeps me coming back to Steam is the ability to say "No, I'm not going to play that, stop showing it". The other stores shove unwanted ads in my face every time I visit, and it's always for the same old games I have no interest in. Steam helps me on my quest to find the diamonds in the rough, and every time I check the front page I usually see 5+ games that I'd consider playing.
Anyone else feel game shops should do more to help us find the right games? What's your strategy for finding good games with so much trash out there?
- I have released the final part o’ my personal worst to best level list for Donkey Kong Country 2 @ [https://www.levelrankings.com/rankings/donkey-kong-country-2-diddys-kong-quest-part-5/](https://www.
I have released the final part o’ my personal worst to best level list for Donkey Kong Country 2 @ https://www.levelrankings.com/rankings/donkey-kong-country-2-diddys-kong-quest-part-5/
- Hold down RESET while you power off your NES -- or else!makertube.net Hold down RESET while you power off your NES -- or else!
Bamboo tackles the age-old gamer question: Why did some battery backed-up NES games ask you to hold down the RESET button when you powered down the NES? Thanks to @ijimkoz on Twitter, Tyrel, and Ke...
- Capcom President Says ‘Game Prices Are Too Low’kotaku.com Capcom President Says ‘Game Prices Are Too Low’
The Resident Evil publisher’s boss suggests people will still buy pricier games even during a recession
- Checksums -- making games safer to type in from magazines since the 70smakertube.net Checksums -- making games safer to type in from magazines since the 70s
In the early days of home computers, software was small enough to be distributed in the backs of computer magazines. Bamboo gives a quick rundown of his experiences with this method of software dis...
- How long would a hand-written password for The Legend of Zelda be?makertube.net How long would a hand-written password for The Legend of Zelda be?
Bamboo the Bunny talks about a big problem with big video games for early consoles -- how do you make it so you don't have to beat the whole thing in one sitting? Note: The project name and URL hav...
- How Diversity Won the War: the Western Approaches Tactical Unit Wargameyt.artemislena.eu How Diversity Won the War: the Western Approaches Tactical Unit Wargame
About this event It’s 1942. Britain stands alone in Europe. German U-boats have a strangle-hold on the Atlantic, sinking so much British shipping that if nothing changes we will be starved out of the war in less than three months. The Western Approaches Tactical Unit, staffed by women from across t...
- What makes spaces in Metroid passwords so special?makertube.net What makes spaces in Metroid passwords so special?
A single addition to a 6 bit character NES password system is interesting enough for me to dig into and understand better. I also discover I messed up a diagram in the last video and corrected it h...
- Diablo Immortal
Currently downloading the game to my phone. I have never played this particular Diablo, but I have played the first 3 very much. I'm going into this with open eyes and an optimistic mind.
Now I have no intention of purchasing anything. My goal is to see how far I can get into this game before it either stuck behind a pay wall or it becomes an insurmountable grind.
Those that have played it, how far into it did you get before you put it down?
- Lets get some content here! Any games you want to talk about?
Any games with animal people in it that you want to talk about? Either as a recommendation, or as a "look at this interesting thing"?
For me, I've been playing three games recently:
- Tunic: An adorable zelda/soulslike hybrid that looks adorable. It also captures a unique sense of retro and nostalgia that I haven't felt before. Would recommend, and worth going into it blind.
- Super Lesbian Animal RPG: I know it's not really aimed at me, but I've been enjoying it. It feels very genuine and doesn't take itself too seriously. So far, anyway.
- Friends vs Friends: An online arena shooter/deckbuilder game. Pretty fun, although I'm not good at it yet. Not yet sure how P2W it is though.
- GOG Summer Sale
Just wondering if anyone saw anything that caught their eye.
- Welcome message and future plans.
Welcome to videogames, this is intended to be a catch all community for anything videogames. While i am sure other communities will pop up about specific games, this one will always be all encompassing as a general discussion/media sharing board. I plan on making a banner and a logo to start out with, however I suck at things like that so it might take a while. I hope to grow this and make it a place that thrives!