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Adventure game aficionado with a foul mouth. YouTube: youtube.com/spacequesthistorian PeerTube: spectra.video/c/spacequesthistorian Twitch: twitch.tv/spacequesthistorian Mastodon: dosgame.club/@sqhistorian

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Space Quest Historian @spacequesthistorian.com · 18h

On the plane to the Portland Retro Game Expo. Wish us luck...

#prge #nerds

Me and Fred looking like dumb-dumbs in plane seats.

Space Quest Historian @spacequesthistorian.com · 1d

And also devour my meals in one bite!

Space Quest Historian @spacequesthistorian.com · 1d

Come watch me make a fool of myself and try to beat the World Record speedrun in Space Quest I — and, also, wish Scott Murphy a happy birthday. Premiering in a few minutes! www.youtube.com/watch?v=RB8X...

Can I beat the World Record in Space Quest I?

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Space Quest Historian @spacequesthistorian.com · 1d

Underrated comment by @delbertgseasons.bsky.social.

Delbert Grady Seasons replies: "His butt is a biblically-accurate angel."

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Space Quest Historian @spacequesthistorian.com · 1d

a close up of a man 's face with a beard and a serious look on his face .

Alt: Morgan Freeman pointing upwards (indicating the previous post). Caption: "He's right, you know."

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Space Quest Historian @spacequesthistorian.com · 1d

Jones in the Fast Lane is a great game. But I don't recall ever making this "snake devouring its prey" face over it.

Space Quest Historian @spacequesthistorian.com · 1d

Casual shoutout to this mutant girl losing her shit over Jones in the Fast Lane on the cover of the 1990 Sierra fall catalogue.

A drawn image of a young girl excitedly holding a game box with her mouth unnaturally agape.

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Space Quest Historian @spacequesthistorian.com · 1d

Fucking grifters.

A suspicious looking guy opens his coat and points to the inside. He is labeled "Adobe." He says, "Okay, but... how about half price, then?"

Space Quest Historian @spacequesthistorian.com · 1d

Remember when Photoshop had the rudimentary 3D lighting tool? I miss that *so much.* I used it all the time when cooking up background art for my dumb adventure game projects. It made everything look twice as cool.

Space Quest Historian @spacequesthistorian.com · 1d

Oh yeah. I got lucky and got in on the "Photography plan" where Photoshop is very discounted, but of course they're axing that plan for future customers now. And PS is *monstrously* slow, too. The only reason I'm still on PS is because of the "magic select" features.

Space Quest Historian @spacequesthistorian.com · 1d

ABACAB

An album by Genesis

Space Quest Historian @spacequesthistorian.com · 1d

This is one of those rare occasions where both are indispensable and can get absolutely fucked at the same time.

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Space Quest Historian @spacequesthistorian.com · 1d

Beautiful! I especially love the details in the tree leaves.

Maybe some soft animated ripples in the ocean would sell the water effect? IIRC Monkey Island 1 got away with just having some small horizontal lines fade in and out.

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Space Quest Historian @spacequesthistorian.com · 1d

640x480 12 fps with low-poly, pre-rendered 3D needs to make a comeback. It's the new pixel art. What I love to call #InterplayJank.

Space Quest Historian @spacequesthistorian.com · 1d

Off the top of my head: Dude could write the foreword.

Space Quest Historian @spacequesthistorian.com · 2d

Well, it's not as repulsive as the Talk icon in Simon the Sorcerer 2, but you're getting there. 😁

A hideous pixel icon of an open mouth with yellow teeth and the upper lip curled in a sort of Elvis snarl.

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Space Quest Historian @spacequesthistorian.com · 2d

Oh god, the yellow teeth in the Talk icon... 😅

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Space Quest Historian @spacequesthistorian.com · 3d

A bit sad I can't be there myself. AdvX holds a special place in my juice pumper. I hope they continue to put on the event for years to come.

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Space Quest Historian @spacequesthistorian.com · 3d

(Mac emulators, we're looking at you. 😏)

(Although I'm told it's gotten a lot better.)

Space Quest Historian @spacequesthistorian.com · 3d

DOSBox and ScummVM don't make you suffer. Suffering should be for the people who choose to. Not everything has to be a challenge, especially not when it comes to emulation.

Space Quest Historian @spacequesthistorian.com · 3d

And those are indeed fun excursions if you're into that sort of thing, but it is also a HUGE barrier for people who just want to play the games.

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Space Quest Historian @spacequesthistorian.com · 3d

Yup, I've had that happen. I tried starting a new game by myself so I could gather some shit and get us started for future play, and I ended up in the fucking desert.

The first time my son and I tried Survival on Peaceful, we spawned in a swamp. That was horrible as well.

Space Quest Historian @spacequesthistorian.com · 3d

Whoa! Experimental Win95/98 support? This is going to be a gamechanger for finally cracking the shell around "the Dark Ages" of PC gaming.

Tim Rachor | The Jester and the Madman Point&Click Adventure @trgames.de · 4d

www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4q8...
THE FUTUUUURE!! 😱

#DOSGaming #RETROGAMING #Retrocomputing

DOSBox Pure Unleashed

YouTube video by Psyraven

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Space Quest Historian @spacequesthistorian.com · 3d

Why don't you still play? Did they outgrow it?

Space Quest Historian @spacequesthistorian.com · 3d

I've never liked survival games but playing Minecraft with my son is an absolute blast. We work so well together. He's the brains of the operation and I'm the hunter/gatherer. He knows all the recipes and I'm the one who goes out and gathers resources.

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