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Sascha Reinhold Jan 4

Molly White Jan 4

checking out the crypto gaming magazine’s 2026 “most anticipated” list to see how blockchain gaming has been going

Sascha Reinhold Dec 31

Sascha Reinhold (Std. Umluft)Dec 31

I recently reminisced with fellow game devs about the great games Max Design created back in the 90s. 🧡🩵 Today I played «1869», their sea trading simulation. ⛵️ Similar to «Oldtimer» (one of my favorite games) I love the music by Hannes Seifert and the pixel art as well; the gameplay tho … not that interesting anymore. 🤷‍♂️ I also realized again that I struggle with playing games that happen during colonial times without the topic being properly (critically) addressed. 🙄 #PCgames #games #33yearsAgo

Sascha Reinhold Dec 29

Sascha Reinhold (Std. Umluft)Dec 29

Today I played

🃏Legend of Kyrandia: Book One 🃏 (🗞️ reviewed in PC Games 11/92)

Although it has been in my collection for quite a while, I never took the time to actually try it. Graphics and music are very Westwood; feels like coming home to someone, who enjoyed Dune and Eye of the Beholder. 😌
The puzzles are not that difficult, which is probably why I enjoyed my time in Kyrandia. I was especially impressed by the pixel art depth of field in the intro. 🤩
#games #PCgames #33yearsAgo

Sascha Reinhold Dec 27

Sascha Reinhold (Std. Umluft)Dec 27

I particularly enjoyed getting the game box from the shelve, hooking the floppy drive up to my Mac and installing the game inside DosBox using the original floppy disks. 💾💾💾💾 They still work! 😊 Although it is a USB floppy drive, the sound still takes me back to the times when it was part of a 386 desktop PC. 🟠🔊 #games #33yearsAgo

https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@studioumluft/115792694095117789

Sascha Reinhold Dec 27

Sascha Reinhold (Std. Umluft)Dec 27

Today I played «Lure of the Temptress» by Revolution Software (the early Charles Cecil), which was reviewed in PC Games 10/92. The pixel art still holds up pretty well, sound and music are rather sparse. ✨ Although the game is fairly short, controls and character dynamics feel fairly modern, almost like an open world game. The creators called it “Virtual Theatre”. 🎭 I always enjoyed the facial expression of the two Skorls on the cover. 😏😅 #games #33yearsAgo

https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@studioumluft/115792567349847735

Sascha Reinhold Dec 27

Sascha Reinhold (Std. Umluft)Dec 27

🗓️ 33 years & 3 months ago my brother bought the first issue of the »PC Games« (10/92). 📰 The German magazine came with a demo disk, which was a novelty at the time. 💾 I was eight years old and amazed by all the colorful screenshots of games I did not know anything about. 🤩 Years later I would become a subscriber myself and collect every issue up until the 20th anniversary. #PCgames #games #33yearsAgo