• Empricorn@feddit.nl
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    4 hours ago

    Something about Castle of the Winds really seemed unique and even today it’s distinct from most roguelikes. I liked the fact that items could be enchanted or cursed. Simplistic graphics, but fun! I also liked the 3D pinball game (demo) that came with an old version of Windows…

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      Wow holy shit I’ve literally never heard another person speak of this game. I came here thinking, “it’s a shame Castle of the Winds is never mentioned in these kinds of threads” and here it is. I wasted a summer of my youth playing this game and listening to Blues Traveler Four every day.

      We never had the sequel so the game just ended. I thought of it about fifteen years ago and found it! Beat the game and it was every bit as much fun as I remembered it being as a kid.

      Random dungeon levels, traps, hidden doors, magic, monsters, treasure - this game is an absolute blast.

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        i also really fell into this game as a kid, it was included on a disc of free games for pc that my dad got at some point in the 90s. it was the first game i personally played with any sort of exploration mechanic, and it really hooked me. cool to see a couple of other people on lemmy have fond memories about it as well!

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    I’ve been playing it off and on since maybe 2016-18 (somewhere within that range), so a pretty long time for me, but Pokemon Rejuvenation.

    If you don’t mind swearing, death, and generally kinda edgy stuff, it’s a fun enough game with a lot of content. 15 out of 18 badges (one per type) are currently available, with a very long story to go with it.

    Just started over on my Steam Deck, making this my umpteenth time starting over, because I felt like it and wanted to do a grass only run, similar to my fire only run. Also, unlike just about every other RPGMaker XP fangame, the devs have a Linux version available, which has an appimage instead of the .exe file to run the game and have made a bash script to update the game to replace the .exe file for that. Wine not required to play at all!

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    3 hours ago

    They’re shareware but I think Pocket Tanks and Super DX Ball have been on every computer of mine since 2002

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      I happened upon the original for $20 in Wal Mart in 1995 and I’ve been playing it on and off ever since!

      One of the best games ever made.

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    4 hours ago

    Every time I mess with a Mac emulator I play some Snood. I think it was only free on that platform though.

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    The Chzo Mythos games. Point and click adventure series made in AGS.

    I first played 5 Days A Stranger when it was out, and it was my favourite adventure game.

    Then 7 Days A Skeptic, which was basically more of the same and I thought it was very cool.

    After that is Notes, which is a text parser instead of point and click. Still a lot of fun, but I always use the guide to help myself in parts.

    Last one was 6 Days A Sacrifice, which I don’t remember very well, I haven’t played it as much as the other games.

    Also the same guy made a game called 1213, which I loved. It played more like Flashback, cinematic platformer style.