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A thing I miss from my childhood

In this post I will not use any illustration. Because I am writing about absence of something today that was one of nice thing that was part of some masterpieces games of 1990s. Some games like C&C had real video cinematics in them as cutscenes. With real actors playing there as characters and surrounding people and so on. Today I miss this kind of cinematic cutscenes in games.

https://legends.house/a-thing-i-miss-from-my-childhood/

A thing I miss from my childhood

House of Legends

Limows May 31

#OldGames #TrueGames

Sola Rola (Java, 2007)

Игру разработала датская студия Progressive Media, а издала Eidos Interactive - та самая компания, которая стояла за Tomb Raider и Hitman. Вышла в 2007 году для Java-телефонов.😁

Персонажей зовут Wiz и Waz - два инопланетных блоба-брата, которые летят по Вселенной на ракете и получают сигнал бедствия. Их задача - спасти пятерых Великих Стражей и остановить злодея по имени Ping the Unmerciless.

Игрок не управляет персонажем напрямую - вместо этого наклоняет ландшафт влево-вправо, и шарик катится под действием гравитации. Примерно как в бонусных уровнях первого Sonic the Hedgehog. Физика была удивительно сложной: например, машина в игре - это два огромных камня, связанных верёвкой 🚘

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Silver Arrows May 11

Nice, I managed to slog my way through the bottom floor of that building, and got a fancy sword for my main character, but there's another room full of chests on the other side and I can't find a way in. There's no secret gaps that I can find. Is it just there to troll me or is there a way in? Gah!

#DarkPhear #OldGames #RetroGames #RPGs #Nostalgia #Freeware

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Silver Arrows May 6

I don't know how it took me so long to see that dragon town north of the castle. I just kept wandering around not knowing what to do next, then suddenly the castle is there???

Also I don't know if this is a bug or a secret, but you can take a shortcut through that wall. Cool!

#DarkPhear #OldGames #RetroGames #DOSGames #Freeware

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Silver Arrows May 3

I found the game. It was #DarkPhear and I swear I spent so long grinding for XP on that game while I waited for the full game to be finished.

#DOSGames #Freeware #OldGames #Nostalgia

anoncheg Apr 28

Title: P0: I created Gentoo Ebuild package for GemRB 🏰 [2025-05-30 Fri]

#gentoo #oldcrp
open-source engine that allow to play ⚔️
Planescape:Torment 🔮 and Baldur's Gate 🌀 1 and 2,
Icewind Dale ❄️.

I updated it to version 0.9.4 with SDL2. SDL1 is not
supported for this version. Compilation fails with many
internal errors.
https://gemrb.org/Features.html #gentoo #oldcrp #dailyreport #baldursgate #planescape #pcgames #oldgames #linuxgames #gemrb #infinityengine #gentoo #oldcrp

Features

Home of GemRB, a portable open-source implementation of Bioware’s Infinity Engine

GemRB homepage

Steam & Epic Games | Daily Apr 28

NOSTALGIA hit hard: the fan-made Russian localization of Might and Magic V: Darkside of Xeen by Old-Games.Ru Translation Bureau is live 🕹️

A near‑decade labour: work began in 2016, was frozen after the lead programmer died, resumed in 2024, and the full translation dropped in April 2026. The game dates to 1993; the team reminds that the series treats "magic" as advanced tech aboard a spaceship. The Russian build is available t...

#SteamAndEpic #Translation #Russian #Magic #NOSTALGIA #OldGames

Rob Williamson Apr 18

This looks encouraging. The current games industry is balanced precariously on the goodwill of Steam, and unfounded optimism.

https://youtu.be/QXdmoeaYZ9Y?si=jaJ-bHEcJpzvFGPK

#games #oldgames #culture #history #eu

Stop Killing Games at the European Parliament | Full Hearing Highlights

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Monissa Apr 4

I came across the photo of these when I was looking for something else. Their info was rubbed off but I think it said "1700-1800". From the castle in the middle of the Louvre, part of a display of everyday items found on the site.

#OldGames #Dominoes

Not unlike the ones I bought the other day. I'll take a photo of them once the sun is back up.