• sanglyon@jlai.lu
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    1 hour ago

    “Einstein puzzle” by Flowix games, copyright 2004-2005

    I play it from time to time, to see if I can still complete it in under 4 minutes and my brain isn’t slowing down too much with age.

    Technically, Dwarf fortress is the oldest game I still play, but I only got fully into it thanks to the non-free Steam version.

  • Emma Liv@lemmy.ca
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    3 hours ago

    Beneath A Steel Sky (though I kinda prefer the grungier aesthetic of the Amiga floppy version)

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    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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      2 hours ago

      I got it working on Mt last computer by running it through win 3.1, but I haven’t been able to make that work since I changed. How are you running it these days?

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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 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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      Was it not part of the entertainment pack? I do remember spending so long on it and just never getting past one of the levels, turns out there was a platform that required a spring to get to.

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    10 hours ago

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