DesertFOX

Another ancient floppy disk, I had been tracking down for years: BLOCKOUT for the IBM-PC on a single, 5.25 inch 360K double density diskette. It's basically a 3D version of TETRIS and it's awesome!

https://archive.org/details/blockout_525

Have fun, everyone! 😜

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Oct 17, 2025 at 7:41pmWeb
Show threadforrestoOct 17, 2025
Does it have an anaglyph mode? 1980s 3D tetris was more 3D than 2020s VR Tetris.
Show threadChrisOct 17, 2025
@dfx it was one of the few games that supported Hercules cards, so naturally I had it
Show threadroot42Oct 17, 2025
@dfx sadly I only have the Amiga version! This one of the first three games we had on our 286, and I badly wanted the boxed PC version for nostalgia's sake, but it seems very rare!
Show threadDesertFOXOct 17, 2025
@root42 To be fair, the Amiga release actually did have better graphics and better sound than its PC counterpart!
Show threadroot42Oct 17, 2025
@dfx Sound, maybe. But the EGA 640x350 was great.
Show threadDesertFOXOct 17, 2025
@root42 True! 🥳
Show threadJernej Simončič �Oct 17, 2025
@dfx I played this so much on our 286. Still remember the intro jingle.
Show threadfilidOct 17, 2025
@dfx nice game.
Show threadDesertFOXOct 17, 2025
@filid That SCREEN! Holy cow! I'm loving this so much! Thanks for sharing!
Show threadjoeOct 17, 2025
@dfx
thx, played this a lot as kid
Show threadScott FrancisOct 17, 2025
@dfx holy cow I remember playing this!! I must have been in grade school, this is awesome <3
Show threadmirabilosOct 17, 2025

@dfx ooooh, great! I lost the original and only have a copy of a few files, enough to play but.

I cannot beat my highscore from 1992 though. I blame ageing fingers, that the keyboard of my Schneider EURO PC was better, and that the whole system ran with less interruptions so better timing was possible.

And, of course, that I had a proper Hercules screen back then. I never got a hang of the colours.

Show threadWebster LeoneOct 18, 2025
@dfx I loved that game so much!
Show threadEspaña BizarraOct 18, 2025
@dfx OMG!