DOS Game Club

Hello hello!

It's currently February and we're playing TRANSARCTICA. There's still about a week and a half remaining, so if you haven't checked this game out yet, go play it now. If you have played it, please use the forums to let us know what you think. We use your input for the podcast we'll make at the end of the month, so it's really appreciated!

Now in January we've been playing HEROES OF MIGHT & MAGIC (1995, New World Computing). There was a lot of interest in discussing this great game, so we ended up with no less than five people on the show. Joining hosts Martijn ("Tijn") and Florian ("rnlf") are podcast regulars David ("DavidN") and Oddvar ("dollarone"). Also newly joining us is Joshua ("vede"), who actually has been a member since the very beginning and is also a regular on our chat channel. Sadly David had to leave about an hour into the show, so from that point on we finish the episode with the four of us.

https://www.dosgameclub.com/podcast/2018/02/ep13.mp3

[ download mp3 ] (105 mins, 62 MB)

P.S. We were very happy to have Josh on the show at this particular moment, because he has recently made a videogame of his own! It's a System Shock-like first person shooter called "The Communist Dogifesto". In the game's alternate timeline, you are fighting robo-dogs on a Russian space station. If this sounds interesting to you, you can find the game on either Steam or DRM-free on Itch.io.

When we'll be done with TRANSARCTICA in a week and half, March marks DOS Game Club's one year anniversary! Unbelievable that it's been a year already that we've started this little club of ours. We've met loads of interesting people and had fun playing some great (and less great, haha) games along the way, so all in all we think it's a great success. Thank you all for taking part and we hope to keep doing this for a long time to come!

Last year the game that kicked us off was DOOM. We figured we should continue the trend and play a real banger, so we chose to play DUKE NUKEM 3D coming March. That should be loads of fun, right?

If you'd like to join us, please feel free to register an account, play the games with us and discuss them on the forums.

The forum is also used for suggesting games to us. Most of the games we play are chosen from the suggestions.

You can also talk to us on IRC. We've got a fairly active channel on AfterNet, called #dosgameclub. Now if IRC isn't really your thing, there is a web client on our site which you can use to join our IRC channel straight from your browser.

And last but not least, we're also on Twitter. If you're on Twitter as well, follow us to get updates on what's going on.

That's all we've got for now. Thank you and until the next time!

Hello DOS gamers!

In January we're playing HEROES OF MIGHT & MAGIC. There's still some time left, so if you haven't checked it out yet, now is a great time to do so. And if you did play the game, please share your thoughts with us over on the forums. Feel free to join us, it's a great game!

Now straight on to the main course, which is the podcast episode about last December's game: THE INCREDIBLE MACHINE. Joining Martijn ("Tijn") and Florian ("rnlf") to talk about this classic title are DGC members Philipp ("derphilipp"), Richard ("Pix") and Oddvar ("dollarone"). Extra thanks to dollarone for suggesting this game. In fact, his suggestion of The Incredible Machine was the very first suggestion on our site!

https://www.dosgameclub.com/podcast/2018/01/ep12.mp3

[ download mp3 ] (86 mins, 47 MB)

P.S. At one point Tijn mentions an interview with Jeff Tunnell, where he talks about how The Incredible Machine came to be. You can find that one over here: youtube.com/watch?v=vXb30FDJqB0

As mentioned in the intro, we're playing HEROES OF MIGHT & MAGIC in January. If you've played the game, share your thoughts over on the forums. Your input is of huge important to us, because we use it as material for the podcast. There's already some interesting discussions going on, so please feel free to join in!

Apparently this weird French game is about riding mammoths, but also trains? No idea how this works, but that's what we're going to find out in February!

2018 is off to a strong start and we're hoping you'll help us to make DOS GAME CLUB great. The best way to help us out is to register an account and discuss the games we're playing with us on the forums. Active forum members are often invited to join the podcast, so if you want to participate, this is the way to go.

The forum is also used for suggesting games to us. Most of the games we play each month are chosen from the suggestions.

You can also talk to us on IRC. We've got a fairly active channel on AfterNet, called #dosgameclub. Now if IRC isn't really your thing, we've got a cool new thing for you: there is now a web client on our site which you can use to join our IRC channel straight from your browser.

Last but not least, we're also on Twitter. If you're on Twitter as well, follow us to get updates on what's going on.

Ok, that's it for now. Happy gaming everybody!

Happy New Year Everybody!

2017 has just ended and so has our time to play The Incredible Machine. Everybody start playing Heroes of Might and Magic now! I hear people love this game, so let's see if there's a reason for that. While you're playing, feel free to discuss the game with us in the forums.

Meanwhile we just finished episode 11 about November's game: GRAND THEFT AUTO. As usualy Martijn ("Tijn") and Florian ("rnlf") discussed the game, this time accompanied by Philipp ("derphilipp"), David ("DavidN") and newly joined DGC member Mike ("treadmikeway").

https://www.dosgameclub.com/podcast/2018/01/ep11.mp3

[ download mp3 ] (94 mins, 40 MB)

The next episode of DOS Game Club is already being planned and as mentioned above it'll be about THE INCREDIBLE MACHINE, which we just played back in December.

Now as mentioned at the top, the game we're playing in January is HEROES OF MIGHT & MAGIC. If you have thoughts to share about this title, please do so over at the forums.

We don't think many people have played this game, but that's part of the reason we are doing this, isn't it? It's a game about building your own rail network and fight for resources in a post-apocalyptic, frozen world.

That's it for now! Please don't forget you're able to leave comments now on these posts, even without having an account.

If you do have an account however, you can make use of the forums to discuss the games we're playing and even suggest new ones for future episodes.

If you want to talk with us live, we're on the IRC chat system (Afternet, channel #dosgameclub).

If that's too old-school for you, you can also follow us on Twitter.

Happy gaming everyone!

Hello!

December is well underway, so we hope everyone is having fun with THE INCREDIBLE MACHINE, which is the game we're playing this month. If you haven't checked it out yet, then now is the time to do so! And if you have played it and want to share your experiences, please share them with us through the forums.

We've got a new podcast for you! It's episode 10 already, can you believe it? In this one, Martijn ("Tijn"), Florian ("rnlf"), Mike ("toasty") and Richard ("Pix") discussed October's game NITEMARE 3D. This game was suggested by Mike, as it is his childhood favourite. None of us had heard of it before though, so we're keen to compare notes!

https://www.dosgameclub.com/podcast/2017/12/ep10.mp3

[ download mp3 ] (65 mins, 28 MB)

The next episode of the DOS Game Club Podcast will be about GRAND THEFT AUTO, which we played in November. Something to look forward to, we think!

Now as mentioned at the top, the game we're playing in December is THE INCREDIBLE MACHINE. If you have thoughts to share about this title, please do so over at the forums.

Now last but not least, we ran another poll for January's pick and what came out on top was: HEROES OF MIGHT & MAGIC. So that's what we'll be playing in the new year

That's it for now! Please don't forget you're able to leave comments now on these posts, even without having an account.

If you do have an account however, you can make use of the forums to discuss the games we're playing and even suggest new ones for future episodes.

If you want to talk with us live, we're on the IRC chat system (Afternet, channel #dosgameclub).

If that's too old-school for you, you can also follow us on Twitter.

Happy gaming everyone!

Hello!

We're back already with a podcast on Commander Keen, as we're working through the backlog to get back on track with the regular scheduling. Thanks for bearing with us!

So in episode of 9 of the DOS Game Club podcast, Martijn ("Tijn") and Florian ("rnlf") had the pleasure to talk with David ("DavidN"), who has been quite active on the forums. He also knows the Standard Galactic Alphabet by heart, so he's the right guy to discuss Keen with!

https://www.dosgameclub.com/podcast/2017/11/ep9.mp3

[ download mp3 ] (65 mins, 28 MB)

In October we've been playing David P. Gray's NITEMARE 3D, the family-friendly horror-themed first person shooter, starring Hugo (of Hugo's House of Horrors fame). We'll discuss that game in an upcoming episode of the DOS Game Club podcast shortly, so look out for that!

Meanwhile November is well in progress, and we have a great game to play: GRAND THEFT AUTO, by DMA Design from 1997. People have already been busy discussing this game over on the forums, so if you have anything to add, feel free to join in.

If GTA is too hectic for you, we've got something more relaxed for December in the pipeline: THE INCREDIBLE MACHINE (Dynamix, 1993). This game is really quite unique, so discussing this one should be fun!

We've got something new for you all: blog posts now have comments! So please, feel free to tell us what you think.

If you feel like discussing our games more in-depth, there's still the forums of course. You can also hang out with us on IRC (on Afternet, channel #dosgameclub) and last but not least, you can follow us on Twitter.

That's it for now. Until the next time!

Hello DOS gamer,

There's a lot going on, so let's get right to it!

In episode of 8 of the DOS Game Club podcast, we return to our usual format of discussing a game in a roundtable setting. As we're running behind a bit, we still had to discuss Quest For Glory (from August!), so that's what we did.

We had no less than 6 people joining the conversation this time around, our biggest group yet! Apart from the usual hosts Martijn ("tijn") and Florian ("rnlf"), we had the pleasure to discuss the game with Philipp ("derphilipp"), Oddvar ("dollarone"), Michael ("toasty") and a new member joining the show: Richard ("pix")!

https://www.dosgameclub.com/podcast/2017/11/ep8.mp3

[ download mp3 ] (112 mins, 46 MB)

One last thing: at some point in the podcast we talked a little bit about speedrunning Quest for Glory. Here's a link to the RPG Limit Break 2016 run held in May for charity, featuring Paul Miller playing and Corey Cole himself doing commentary: youtu.be/GAbGKVH4fHY. Good stuff!

Now we're trying to get the podcast more in sync with the site, so we've already scheduled a date to sit down and discuss COMMANDER KEEN, which we played in September. That episode will follow shortly, so stay tuned.

After that, we'll move right onto the game we played in October: NITEMARE 3D, which we hope to publish as soon as we can manage. So there's a lot to look forward to in the coming weeks!

Now it's a new month and of course that means a new game. And what a game we have for you in November! It's none other than the amazing GRAND THEFT AUTO! I bet a lot of people don't realise this series started in fact as a DOS game. And while the later games might be famous for their 3rd perspective 3D open world, the first 2 games actually played as a top down racer. If you have something to say about GTA, please join the conversation over on our discussion forums!

We had a few options for December from various suggestions you guys submitted. Thanks for that!

To help us choose which game to pick, we ran a poll on Twitter. In 24 hours we received 45 votes and while it looked like it might be Master of Magic, in the end The Incredible Machine won with a very slight margin. So that's what we'll play next!

So, that's everything that's going on right now! If you want to be a part of our club, please register and talk on our forums. We're also on IRC over at Afternet, in channel #dosgameclub. If you're a Twitter person, our account over there is @dosgameclub.

See you later and happy gaming!

Hello!

Ooof, it's been a while, hasn't it? With the summer holidays going on, we haven't managed to record the podcast episode for Quest for Glory yet, which we've played in August. But! In the meantime, we've got something quite spectacular for all of you!

So as you've guessed from the title, Florian ("rnlf") and Martijn ("Tijn") recently had the opportunity to have a chat with Lori Ann & Corey Cole, who famously created Quest for Glory. We sent them an e-mail out of the blue without any expectations, and they were actually so nice to agree to be on the show.

We talked for over an hour about all sorts of subjects: the early beginnings in the 1980s and getting hired at Sierra by Ken Williams, how Quest for Glory came to be and what it's like working on games all your life.

We also talked about Hero-U, the game they are currently developing, which is in a lot of ways a spiritual successor to Quest for Glory. Hero-U had a successful campaign on Kickstarter back in 2012, but if you still want to support this project, you can go here to pre-order the game and/or leave a donation.

Please enjoy this special episode of DOS Game Club. We certainly had a great time talking to these wonderful and insightful people.

https://www.dosgameclub.com/podcast/2017/10/ep7.mp3

[ download mp3 ] (96 mins, 36 MB)

Corey & Lori Ann Cole, creators of Quest for Glory

There's a lot to look forward to, so please stay tuned! Coming up next is of course our roundtable discussion of QUEST FOR GLORY. More people have signed up than ever before, so it will be a big one!

After that, we'll try to quickly move on to discussing COMMANDER KEEN, which we've played in September. We know there are a lot of people eager to talk about this game, so this should be good.

Now, we're only halfway through spoOoOoky October right now, so there's still plenty of time to join the excitement that is NITEMARE 3D. If you've played a bit, please join the conversation over on our discussion forums!

For coming November, we're planning to play GRAND THEFT AUTO. This game was released in 1997, the last days of the DOS era, and of course spawned many sequels that became increasingly popular with the masses. But while it might be more famous for its 3D 3rd person perspective which was used since GTA3, the first 2 games actually had a top-down camera, which gave the game quite a different feel. Something to look forward to, this exciting title from DMA Design.

*phew!* That was quite a big post! We'll wrap it up quickly now. The only thing that's left to add is: please hang out with us on either the forums, or over on IRC at #dosgameclub on Afternet. And last but not least, you can follow us on Twitter.

We hope to see you around!

Hi there!

We've got another episode of the DOS Game Club podcast for you! Whoohoo!

Back in July we played 1995's Command & Conquer by Westwood Studios and had great fun with it. In this episode, Martijn ("Tijn") and Florian ("rnlf") are joined by Marwane ("wan") and new time participant Philipp ("derphilipp") to discuss this classic DOS game.

https://www.dosgameclub.com/podcast/2017/08/ep6.mp3

[ download mp3 ] (85 mins, 35 MB)

There's still a few days to dive into Quest for Glory, our game for August. If you haven't gotten around to it, maybe you can find some time now!

If you would rather watch some gameplay instead of playing for yourself, Philipp (from the C&C podcast earlier) has been streaming some Quest for Glory on Twitch. His videos are here: https://www.twitch.tv/zwiebelgeist/videos

It would be great if you could share your thoughts on the forums: https://www.dosgameclub.com/forums/forum/quest-for-glory/ We use the forum content to determine what to talk about during the podcast

Next up is the famous platformer COMMANDER KEEN, as suggested by DGC member pekuja. Commander Keen, developed by id Software, was first released in 1990 and spawned a whole lot of sequels. That should be interesting!

So, that's it for now! As always, please hang out with us on either the forums or over on IRC at irc.afternet.org #dosgameclub. You can also follow us on Twitter.

We hope to see you around and happy gaming!

Hello!

So, we're running a little bit out of sync here, because in June we played two games: Scorched Earth and Strike Commander. The episode about Scorched Earth was posted about about 2 weeks ago. Since then we've been working on the next one, while July was running to an end. Oh boy! We think it was worth the wait though, because this episode is really something.

In episode 5 of the DOS Game Club Podcast, Martijn ("Tijn") and Florian ("rnlf") discussed Origin System's Strike Commander with the excellent Ben Lesnick.

Ben has been a Wing Commander fan for a long time and somewhat of an "Origin historian", who has gotten to know many of the people involved with the development of the Wing Commander games, as well as Strike Commander and other games by Chris Roberts and Origin Systems. He helps to run the Wing Commander CIC fan site over at wcnews.com and is currently working with Chris Roberts on Star Citizen.

Shout out to DGC member styryx who suggested Strike Commander to us. He sadly declined to join the podcast, but we're happy he suggested this great game to us!

https://www.dosgameclub.com/podcast/2017/08/ep5.mp3

[ download mp3 ]

In July, we had great fun playing Command & Conquer. Our podcast about that game will follow shortly, so look out for that! But now August is upon us, and DOS Game Club is playing QUEST FOR GLORY, by Sierra Online.

Quest for Glory was originally released as "Hero's Quest", following Sierra's famous "Quest" naming pattern used in so many of their adventure games (King's Quest, Police Quest, Space Quest, etc). The name had to be changed however, because "HeroQuest" was trademarked by Milton Bradley & Games Workshop, so it became "Quest for Glory" instead.

There are two versions of this game: the original released in 1989, featuring EGA 16 color graphics and a text parsing interface, requiring typing commands to execute actions. Later in 1992 a VGA remake was released, using a new engine which features VGA 256 color graphics and a mouse-driven point & click interface (no more typing!).

While these two versions are quite different on the outside, they actually contain pretty much exactly the same game. The locations, characters, items, puzzles etc. are all but identical.

You can play which ever version you want, or maybe even try both and compare the differences!

As always, please hang out with us on either the forums or over on IRC at irc.afternet.org #dosgameclub. You can also follow us on Twitter.

That's all for now. See you around and happy gaming!

Hello, hello!

Last month we have been playing 2 games: Scorched Earth and Strike Commander. We decided not to discuss both games in one podcast, but each give them their own episode. This is the episode about Scorched Earth, the one about Strike Commander will follow shortly.

Joining usual suspects Martijn ("Tijn") and Florian ("rnlf") is a new guest to the show: DOS Game Club member Oddvar, known online as "dollarone". He was the one who suggested we play Scorched Earth, using the game suggestion forum.

We tried a little experiment and not just talked about Scorched Earth, but also played a multiplayer game while recording the podcast. If this was a good idea, well... you can judge it for yourself:

https://www.dosgameclub.com/podcast/2017/07/ep4.mp3

(Note: somewhere nearing the end of the podcast, Oddvar's voice recording stopped working, so we had to resort to using Skype as a backup. So if you're wondering why he sounds a little different all of a sudden, this is the reason!)

[ download mp3 ]

July is well underway and we're playing 1995's classic RTS: Command & Conquer, by Westwood Studios, as suggested by rnlf. We try to alternate between more and less well-known games, and after a few relatively obscure titles, we figured it was time for another blockbuster.

If you don't happen to have a copy of C&C laying around, there's some good news for you: a while ago the game was released as freeware and the good people at archive.org are hosting the original disc images. That means you can download the entire game for free! More info over at the forums.

So feel free to join us in playing Command & Conquer this month. We're also planning some multiplayer sessions this week. If you want to join, just hang around on the forums or join us on IRC (irc.afternet.org #dosgameclub).

That's it for now. See you around and until next time!