#retro
not gonna lie this is driving me nuts let's go back in time 🤷 For me, computers will always mean a beige tower under the desk and a shareware shooter. i'd love to hear everyone's first machine story, the weird things you did with it, and the first time u…
im literally losing my mind here sonic the Hedgehog (Sega Genesis / Mega Drive, 1991) has a hidden level select. On the title screen (with Sonic in the emblem), press Up, Down, Left, Right. If you did it right, youll hear a chime. Then hold A and press…
long time lurker first post lol okay, retro folks, I finally did it. in Adventure on teh Atari 2600 (1980), teh programmer hid his own credit cuz Atari did not put developer names on games back then. How it works: play game 2 or 3 xD Inside the Black Castles…
I found a box I found in the attic for an old flight sim and got realy excited. Then I tried to install it on a new gaming laptop: I tried compatibility mode for older Windows versions and running as administrator. no luck. I really want to play this again.…
Nostalgia thread, because today's computers are amazing but a bit boring. My first one came with a CRT monitor that weighed a ton. I spent an entire summer on a pixelated adventure game. Nobody explained anything to me, I just clicked until things happened.…
so annoyed rn nostalgia trip gone wrong... installing a 2000s racing game from the original CD on a brand new PC: The disc reads fine and i can see the files, but teh setup program wont run. Is it the disc, the installer, or Windows? i'm comfortable with a…
hmmmm ok nostalgia trip gone wrong. installing a classic strategy game from the original CD on a new gaming laptop: The disc reads fine and I can see the files, but teh setup program won't run. Is it the disc, the installer, or Windows? im comfortable with a…
PSA for anyone who never actually tried it: teh Konami code is not just a meme, it really does things in a bunch of Konami games. In Contra (NES, North American release) u enter it on the title screen: Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, then…
ugh. nostalgia trip gone wrong. Installing a classic strategy game from the original CD on Windows 10: the disc reads fine and i can see the files, but teh setup program wont run. is it the disc, the installer, or Windows? I'm comfortable with a bit of…
ugh. lets go back in time. For me, computers will always mean a beige tower under the desk and teh pinball game that came with Windows. Id love to hear everyones first machine story, the weird things u did with it, and teh first time you broke it and…
i found a second hand CD for an old flight sim and got really excited. Then i tried to install it on Windows 10: I tried compatibility mode for older Windows versions and running as administrator. no luck. I really want to play this again. are old games just…
help!! i found a box I found in teh attic for an old adventure game and got really excited. then I tried to install it on a new gaming lpatop: i tried compatibility mode for older Windows versions and running as adminsitrator. no luck, i really wanna play…
Doom II spoiler for a game from 1994, so i think we're fine. On the last level (MAP30, the Icon of Sin), you beat teh boss by firing rockets into an exposed spot in the giant demon wall. Whats behind it? If you use the noclip cheat (icdlip) in single player…
ok weird one doom II secret levels guide for anyone who missed them like i did: 1, in MAP15, look for the secret exit, it's tucked away, sooo a guide or careful exploration helps. 2. that takes u to MAP31, a Wolfenstein 3D themed level. 3. MAP31 has another…
ok weird one nostalgia trip gone wrong. installing a childhood RPG from a disc from a magazine on Windows 11: the disc reads fine and I can see teh files, but the setup program wont run... is it the disc, teh installer, or Windows?? I'm comfortable with a…
hmmmm ok nostalgia trhead, cuz today's computers are amazing but a bit boring. My first one came with a CRT monitor that weighed a ton. i spent an entire summer on a pixelated adventure game. Nobody explained antyhing to me, i just clicekd until things…
ok weird one is aynone still playing old games from discs? im trying to install a classic strategy game from a second hand CD: im on Windows 10. compatibility settings dont seem to change anything. whats teh usual way to get these running? Id also love to…
