MS-DOS game recommendation thread

[Morn]

But, like you I was never shown list comprehension or subroutines in logo

Some current LOGO implementation allows keyboard input, threads and much more.


BTW, why are we discussing LOGO in a DOS thread when there are linux implementations that could run on Pandora directly (like xLogo from angstrom repo)?

 

[aatu]

Just thought I'd add two games to the list (skimmed through the thread, didn't see them):


Simon the Sorcerer II


Point-and-click adventure game. Never played the first one, but at least this one was kind of funny. I think it works with ScummVM...?


God of Thunder


Nice puzzle-adventure game starring the Norse god Thor. Now in freeware! Highly recommended.


http://www.adeptsoftware.com/got/

 

[pokitfoxx]

my msdos games list, would like to know if some of these might not work, or if anyone has tried them


arctic adventure


biomenace


discworld


full throttle


hocus pocus


indy jones FOA and TLC


jetpack all


jill of the jungle


keen all


lemmings


loom


microman - any1 play this, awesome game


sierra mini golf - hit things and get reactions from the maps ftw


one must fall both


prince of persia 1 and 2


dr riptide


secret agent


sam and max hit the road


simon the sorcerer


teen agent - great point and click adventure game


the black cauldron


yobi's basic spelling


aladin


aldo


amazon snake


biomenace all 3 apparently, didnt know there was 2 more


alley cat


captain comic


dangerous dave


c dogs


elf 1


jazz jack rabbit


skunny kart


skyroads


Legend of kyrandia all 3 - wicked


leisure suit larry 1-6


monkey island 1 and 2


police quest 1-3


simon the sorcerer 1 and 2


duke nukem 1 and 2


pharoahs tomb


crystal caves


electroman


gobliiins


god of thunder


picklewars


rodents revenge - windows but still a crazy game


scorched earth


spitwad willy


and zool


game collecting is awesome


Edit: because i cant have a post without an edit and had to retype the first sentace due to it not making sense

 

[Prometheus]

microman - any1 play this, awesome game

Yes! But, I seem to recall it being a Windows 3.1 title (which could also run under Windows 95 with no problems), rather than an MS-DOS one.

 

[pokitfoxx]

so do you think it would be possible to run?

 

[Prometheus]

^ I honestly don't know.

 

[NearTao]

Ascendency plays well at 1ghz


XCOM runs at 1ghz, but controls haven´t been stellar


Lands of Lore plays and looks fantastic


Jazz Jackrabbit is playable at 1ghz, but with lowest settings still has slowdown


Master of Magic plays well


Master of Orion is perfect


Master of Orion 2 at 1ghz is playable but seems a bit slow


Might and Magic 4/5 at 1ghz is smooth


Zeliard is decent, though controls are weird to map


Jill of the Jungle played fine for the five minutes I tried


Solar Winds 1 played well with some control mapping


I´ll try and hit up more as I have time


Not sure why, but dosboxfe likes to overwrite my custom config settings every time I change/exit a game which is annoying.

 

[kuru]

aldo

Aldo's Adventure, I had totally forgotten about this one

Spoiler

I believe the version I played looked even more simple than this.

Games I enjoyed are:

• Doom 1, 2 and Quake of course. I played so much Quake singleplayer. And I listened to the atmospheric NIN soundtrack so much. Oh boy.
  
• Chasm, FPS
  
• X-Wing (I have yet to play TIE Fighter)
  
• MAD TV
  
• Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Serrated Scalpel (German "S.H. und der Fall des gezackten Skalpells")
  
• Every adventure Lucas Arts made
  
• Command & Conquer (Isn't there an interpreter for the original files available?)
  
• Realms of Arkania: Blade of Destiny (The Dark Eye Series; German "Das schwarze Auge: Die Schicksalsklinge"), a massive RPG
  
  
  Spoiler

  
• Goblins 3
  
• Ultima Underworld (tried it on n900 dosbox, playable but difficult to enjoy)
  

+1 for TIM


Things I have never played, but am planning to are:

• Schleichfahrt (Archimedean Dynasty) Because Aquanox 1 is a godlike underwater action game. Alas rather impossible via ARM Dosbox I guess
  
  
  Spoiler

  
• Tex Murphy FMV Adventures
  
• Abuse. At least try to finish a few levels.
  
• Fallout 1, 2
  
• DreamWeb
  
• Hired Guns
  

 

[NearTao]

Just trying out a few more games


Dark Sun is playable but wasn´t really enjoyable


Duke Nukem Episode 1 works great with some control tweaks


Dungeon Hack intro is choppy, but gameplay with touchpad is great


Dune 2 was choppy but playable


Darklands should play great with a few tweaks to the controls

 

[mindlord]

Dungeon Hack intro is choppy, but gameplay with touchpad is great

I clock my unit to 800 when playing Dungeon Hack and the gameplay experience is strikingly better. The intro to the game was always a little choppy even on my old gaming rig from the day. However, the small bump in CPU speed makes a huge difference in the load times and the small delays in gameplay when a new resource is being loaded.

 

[Gring]

my msdos games list, would like to know if some of these might not work, or if anyone has tried them


arctic adventure


biomenace


discworld


full throttle


hocus pocus


indy jones FOA and TLC


jetpack all


jill of the jungle


keen all


lemmings


loom


microman - any1 play this, awesome game


sierra mini golf - hit things and get reactions from the maps ftw


one must fall both


prince of persia 1 and 2


dr riptide


secret agent


sam and max hit the road


simon the sorcerer


teen agent - great point and click adventure game


the black cauldron


yobi's basic spelling


aladin


aldo


amazon snake


biomenace all 3 apparently, didnt know there was 2 more


alley cat


captain comic


dangerous dave


c dogs


elf 1


jazz jack rabbit


skunny kart


skyroads


Legend of kyrandia all 3 - wicked


leisure suit larry 1-6


monkey island 1 and 2


police quest 1-3


simon the sorcerer 1 and 2


duke nukem 1 and 2


pharoahs tomb


crystal caves


electroman


gobliiins


god of thunder


picklewars


rodents revenge - windows but still a crazy game


scorched earth


spitwad willy


and zool


game collecting is awesome


Edit: because i cant have a post without an edit and had to retype the first sentace due to it not making sense

Hi,


Most of these point and click games will run better within Scummvm. Cdogs and Jack Jazz Rabbit have specific ports.


I remember playing Quarantine with a 486dx33 with DOS.

 

[Prometheus]

^ You only get the full experience by playing the original Jazz Jackrabbit, currently, as OpenJazz, whilst good, is missing some features at this time.

 

[pokitfoxx]

awesomeness


BUMP because i would like to see some more people make a list of their favorites! im hoping some names tick off memories and i can hunt them down

 

[I8NY]

awesomeness
BUMP because i would like to see some more people make a list of their favorites! im hoping some names tick off memories and i can hunt them down

okay here is my game: jump'n'bump


I would play this w/ my friends for a long time until the map was covered in bunny guts

 

[Thorium]

The best DOS game i ever played is Albion.


And you can run the GP2X port of it with Ginge on the Pandora.

XCOM runs at 1ghz, but controls haven´t been stellar

No need for 1ghz. There is a port of X-COM 1 and 2. It's a static recompile for the GP2X and works with Ginge on the Pandora.

 

[WizardStan]

The best DOS game i ever played is Albion.


And you can run the GP2X port of it with Ginge on the Pandora.


No need for 1ghz. There is a port of X-COM 1 and 2. It's a static recompile for the GP2X and works with Ginge on the Pandora.

As soon as M-HT gets his Pandora, he's said he plans to complete the ports to Pandora to make better use of the bigger touch screen and full keyboard.


At least, that was his plan 8 months ago. Who knows what the plan is now.

 

[Klaue]

The best DOS game i ever played is Albion.

then you might be interested in this save game editor I did for shits and giggles (and to change the character portraits, classes and names - the target was originally to make a gargoyles-version of albion together with a guy I know who worked on the doomed albion 2 project, but that proved to be way too much work just for a tingly feeling for two gargoyles fans )


/shamelessselfpromotion

 

[SoleGrave]

What about Flashback, Light House, Blade Runner or The Last Express?


.

 

[TrashyMG]

What about Flashback, Light House, Blade Runner or The Last Express?


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Well at least Flashback can be played with REminiscence ,no need to check if Dosbox can run it at a decent speed.

 

[wardred]

okay here is my game: jump'n'bump


I would play this w/ my friends for a long time until the map was covered in bunny guts

That actually looks like hours of brainless, addicting fun...and I did a quick search on it, the source looks open / sdl, so maybe a port would be doable.