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@mrabandonware.bsky.social

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I play and archive old games PC, MS-DOS era to early 2000s Abandonware Enthusiast Occasional C64, Amiga, SEGA & SNES gamer Taking my first steps towards moving, permanently, to Linux. mrabandonware.wordpress.com

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~/Mr Abandonware @mrabandonware.bsky.social · Sep 14

Are you interested in MS-DOS gaming? Want to play old games on modern computers? Not sure which emulator to use?

I'm putting together a small, but growing, collection of abandonware games ready to play on the latest Windows OSs.

You can get them here:

archive.org/details/@mr_...

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Rowye - D3D coming Oct 21st! @rowye.bsky.social · 1d

🛑🛑🛑 ACHTUNG ! 🛑🛑🛑

Darkenstein 3D releases
TOMORROW !

- A free single player adventure where you fight your way through the Axis hordes to rescue your dog.
- A humorous, skill-based tribute to the id classics!
- Made with <3

⚡️ Time to get psyched! ⚡️

#indiegame #videogame #fps #solodev

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Liam @ GamingOnLinux @gamingonlinux.com · 1d

Making retro DOS gaming simple - the standalone DOSBox Pure Unleashed is out now
#DOSBox #DOSBoxPure #Retro #Gaming #RetroGaming #OpenSource

Making retro DOS gaming simple - the standalone DOSBox Pure Unleashed is out now

DOSBox Pure Unleashed is a standalone fork of the classic DOSBox to run DOS games on modern systems, based on the libretro core.

www.gamingonlinux.com

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~/Mr Abandonware @mrabandonware.bsky.social · 4d

In that case, it sounds like it will be a good fit.

~/Mr Abandonware @mrabandonware.bsky.social · 4d

I felt it was one of those distros that's trying to imitate something else (Apple) rather than having its own clear identity, style over content.

By all accounts, it's a bit of a pain to customise, but I never invested enough time into it to notice.

What's your reason for wanting to use it?

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~/Mr Abandonware @mrabandonware.bsky.social · 5d

Been talking to* my Windows computers for years...

*Swearing at

Tom Warren @tomwarren.co.uk · 5d

This is the future of Windows. Microsoft wants to rewrite Windows to turn computers into AI PCs that you talk to. It's now bringing AI features to all Windows 11 PCs today, in a bid to convince you to talk to your PC and let AI control it. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/799768/...

Microsoft wants you to talk to your PC and let AI control it

Copilot Voice and Vision are now rolling out.

www.theverge.com

~/Mr Abandonware @mrabandonware.bsky.social · 6d

Exactly, you felt you were crossing into someone’s space for months, every time you walked over the line.

House has no lawn, pretty sure it was a substitute move for what you showed above.

~/Mr Abandonware @mrabandonware.bsky.social · 6d

Someone round the corner from me power washed the pavement until it was spotless, but only in front of their terraced house. Next level pettiness.

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~/Mr Abandonware @mrabandonware.bsky.social · 13d

Brits sitting on £1.6B gold mine of future Linux PCs.

Reuse rather than recycle.

(The article does mention this, despite the headline)

The Register @theregister.com · 13d

Brits sitting on £1.6B gold mine of Windows 10 junk as support ends

Recyclers reckon millions of obsolete PCs could yield a small fortune in precious metals There's gold in them thar piles of old Windows 10 PCs. Quite literally, according to recyclers.…

dlvr.it

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~/Mr Abandonware @mrabandonware.bsky.social · 13d

From the wording of that statement I’m not sure GOG will have it for much longer.

~/Mr Abandonware @mrabandonware.bsky.social · 13d

This is why I'm not generally in favour of remasters as they tend to lead to the erasure of originals, or at best, they are relegated to becoming DLC for newer versions.

This is not preservation, just a cynical cash grab, ironically by a company that is not even the original it claims to be.

A delisting notice in Steam for the original version of System Shock 2. It reads:

System Shock 2 (1999) will be delisted from PC platforms on October 10, 2025.

Existing owners of System Shock 2 (1999) will still be able to re-download and play it from their library, but new users will no longer be able to purchase System Shock 2 (1999) as a standalone product.

At the time of delisting, System Shock 2 (1999) will be made available with the purchase of System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster.

Both new and existing owners of System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster will be able to access System Shock 2 (1999) from their library at no additional cost.

If you have any questions, please reach out to our support team (support@atari.com).

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~/Mr Abandonware @mrabandonware.bsky.social · 14d

Oh, something else not happening in 2026, along with the spaceship not landing on Mars...

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~/Mr Abandonware @mrabandonware.bsky.social · 14d

They've not yet taken the previous statement down either, which was (and still is) reposted by a lot of people.

Is that because that one makes them look better?

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~/Mr Abandonware @mrabandonware.bsky.social · 15d

Over the years I've found these really useful from a game preservation point of view, some of the better warez CDs out there.

Damiano Gerli @damiano.bsky.social · 16d

Today I will be taking a look at some classic pirate CDs from the late 90s, the Twilight compilations, from the Netherlands with a vengeance.
We'll delve a bit into the story, look at some oddities and games and probably find time for other things.
6.30 PM (CET) on www.twitch.tv/thegenesiste...

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Swan and Raven Studio @swanandravenstudio.com · 16d

Drumroll please...

HELLO//GOODBYE is a charity bundle containing 203 games for only $12. Every dollar goes directly to Virginia charities providing free legal aid to people facing injustice. Available now until November 5th.

itch.io/b/3276/hello...

HELLO//GOODBYE Charity Bundle for Legal Aid. available until November 5th, 6PM EST

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A. R. Yngve @aryngve.bsky.social · 16d

Attention retrogamers:

Download the FREE digital edition of this 10-game C64 compilation (compatible with C64 emulators and consoles):
www.patreon.com/posts/140492...

#c64 #retrogames #retrogaming #games #indiegames #gaming #gamedev #retro

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Sasha's Retrobytes 🏳️‍⚧️ @sharkabytes.bsky.social · 18d

It's worth reading this and some of the quotes people have made, to make an informed decision about supporting the SNES RPGs book.

St1ka @st1ka.bsky.social · 19d

Let's hope the book doesn't have a section on Brazil or "third world countries"

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dylan's sin (優) @koybz.bsky.social · 17d

oh its the thing everyone said was going to happen when this got brought in and it immediately happened

The Verge @theverge.com · 17d

Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs

An “unauthorized party” may have accessed the names of users, the last four digits of credit card numbers, and more.

buff.ly

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~/Mr Abandonware @mrabandonware.bsky.social · 19d

I think it's 'pragmatic preservation', and, as they're a business, they need to sell to people, who of course will be using new hardware.

~/Mr Abandonware @mrabandonware.bsky.social · 19d

Some games I own digitally, I still need to find a disc image to run them on an older or native machines - it would be nice if source media was included, as part of the preservation.

Although, I suppose, there's only so far back you can go where ISOs etc. are supported.

~/Mr Abandonware @mrabandonware.bsky.social · 19d

As an example, the preserved GOG version of Fallout 2 is a mess if you try and run it on Windows XP (as I was trying to do the other day) - you have no chance on Windows 9x.

I still had to mod it myself, with the community driven Fallout 2 Restoration project, just to get it to look OK on screen.

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~/Mr Abandonware @mrabandonware.bsky.social · 19d

I don't be too much of a downer here, I'm appreciative of the preservation effort, but sometimes I wonder what's getting preserved?

It may be too much to expect, but many of these 'preserved' games no longer run on old PCs, or are modded to a point where they no longer resemble the original.

Sean Jordan, Video Game Researcher @greatestgames.bsky.social · 19d

I've been impressed with GOG's preservation program. They've done a good job of preserving popular games as well as lesser-knowns and they're ensuring they'll work on multiple platforms - a must for future-proofing!

Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist is one of many games with a secure future!

Even more (yes, again) classics join the GOG Preservation Program

GOG are really stretching out the announcements for their 17th anniversary, with a second helping of classic games now in the GOG Preservation Program.

www.gamingonlinux.com

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~/Mr Abandonware @mrabandonware.bsky.social · 19d

This is so true.

Getting the games working IS the game.

🎃⛓️⚰️MatnEEEK!🪦👻🎃 @matneee.bsky.social · 20d

I mostly remember your post about it not working, then a doz. guys turned up to mansplain drivers and patches😅

The point of getting #retrogames working is never to play them though.
We do it for the challenge!
For knowing we COULD play it!
But don't because maybe ruination of childhood memories😉

~/Mr Abandonware @mrabandonware.bsky.social · 20d

Yeah, I read your post properly the second time.

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Hard Drive @hard-drive.net · 25d

Reposting some evergreen content

hard-drive.net/hd/video-gam...

For No Reason in Particular Here's a Bunch of Games Where You Kill Nazis

The Nazis are the most despicable scum to ever walk the face of the earth. Thankfully they were defeated in World War 2 and have…

hard-drive.net

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Jordan Mechner @jmechner.bsky.social · 26d

"Which is your favorite/definitive version of the original Prince of Persia?"

💾As promised-- after 35 years, here's a proper blog post with my thoughts, and the story behind Prince of Persia's multiple 1990s ports.

www.jordanmechner.com/en/latest-ne...

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