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1. Emmxyzzy (emmxyzzy@mas.to)'s status on Monday, 06-May-2024 15:58:22 UTC Emmxyzzy

   Do you like MS-DOS games? Are you somehow able to tolerate female Australian accents?
   Well, do I have the video for you!

   https://youtu.be/27uoMSQUU6Q?si=BZaVjuxFQJx5GbOQ

   #msdos #dosgaming #puzzles

   • Ben Chandler (threeohfour@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 06-May-2024 15:58:20 UTC Ben Chandler

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     @emmxyzzy Yeah, I remember Sludge seeming really impressive back then - sad that it never really caught on. AGS probably owes a huge amount of its popularity to the strength of its community, which at that time was SUPER vibrant. That and the fact that it’s still being updated to this day (and we still make and release games with it regularly).

   • Anatoly Shashkin💾 (dosnostalgic@mastodon.social@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 06-May-2024 15:58:20 UTC Anatoly Shashkin💾

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     • Ben Chandler

     @ThreeOhFour @emmxyzzy Sludge was super easy to use. I made two very short games with it in 2003 or 2004.

   • Ben Chandler (threeohfour@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 06-May-2024 15:58:21 UTC Ben Chandler

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     @emmxyzzy What a great compilation - so nice to see DOS games that I haven’t played being talked about! I love all the usual classics but I feel like we’ve all discussed those plenty by now. Some of these look really fun. Ducks in particular is interesting to me - it seems to be a kind of tribute/answer to Chickens, but also I notice it’s made by the same guy who made Out of Order which I remember enjoying very much about 20 years ago!

   • Emmxyzzy (emmxyzzy@mas.to)'s status on Monday, 06-May-2024 15:58:21 UTC Emmxyzzy

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     • Ben Chandler

     @ThreeOhFour I'd never made the Chickens connection before, but I guess they do have similar visual vibes! The whole SLUDGE engine used to make Out of Order is absolutely fascinating to me, it's a real shame it didn't get as much attention as AGS.

   • Ben Chandler (threeohfour@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 06-May-2024 16:17:41 UTC Ben Chandler

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     • Anatoly Shashkin💾

     @dosnostalgic @emmxyzzy iirc there were some development features that were planned to be added but never ended up happening? I know I was eyeing it off for ages to see where it would end up before I settled for AGS.