The mind blowing thing about The Reap is that it was purely sprites, not a single realtime rendered polygon in sight but massive 30fps rendered sprites and playfields.
Man, The Reap is one of those games I could never run on my old beloved, but crusty ass PCs. I longed for it so much! It reminds me of another such game: Expendable. HUGE explosions and addicting gameplay.
Yep, 16bit, and getting it to run today, unless you use something like PCEmu or run it on Linux through WINE is a nightmare. xD At least that's how I remember it. Demise (a remake of sorts) runs pretty good though, but it's not the same.
@OldAndNewVideoGames Played Demise as well. Got it from Gamersgate I think. It stopped working. Had some kind of authentication and would not work even though I had authentic purchased copy....
I had the opportunity to play Dominus. It was really tough, but over the course of months of perseverance, I managed to finish it. Funnily enough, I ended up refining my strategy to the point of forgoing capturing the invaders altogether, and simply relied on my creatures and lethal traps to destroy the invaders.
Yeah, same here. I played the never completed demo of Mordor II too, and then a true follow-up - Demise - which was pretty fun too, and more or a remake than a sequel.
It's one of those titles that's not the easiest to get into today, because of how it looks and the controls, but its definitely worth getting used to it all for the story and atmosphere.
OMG! Darklands! My No.1 cRPG of all time! ( Yes, above Skyrim, above Cyberpunk 2077, above Baldur's Gate 3!) Took 20 hours to understand what the hell, I was doing, back in the day, but once it "clicks", it is a fantastic historical cRPG!!!!
I like your modern top 3 too. Though I would probably replace Skyrim with Fallout New Vegas and add Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous and Pillars of Eternity 2 for a nice and rounded up top 5. :)
Escape from Hell was featured on a magazine back in the day and always wanted to play it. Didn’t have a pc back then…Will look for it on the ExoDos collection
The lack of the ability to play as a Bard always annoyed me in the Dark Suns games. I didn't particularly like it in the Gold Box games which were based on first edition Advanced Dungeons and Dragons but it made sense because of how hard it was o become a Bard in first edition (Gain several levels as Thief class change into a Fighter gain at least one more level then you had as Thief and class change to a Druid becoming a Bard instead) But the Dark Suns games are based on AD&D Second edition where Bard is a regular class so it has no excuse. Also the lack of Star Control II on this list is horrifying.
Dark Sun was great. I loved how open it was, with many different ways to approach most situations. The game is fairly non-linear and open world. Way ahead of it's time. The sequel didn't hit quite as hard for me.
The Reap’s new to me. Looks fun though? Especially for it’s age. Anyone in the UK who used to work for PC Service Call or DSGi generally knows what it’s like to Escape from Hell & no video game can replicate the experience. The game’s impressive for it’s time though. You’ve mentioned Blue Force before but I haven’t got around to it yet. I’m sure I’ll get to it eventually? There’s an old horror comic called the 13th floor, it was great & I’m a little disappointed the game’s a political management game. 😄 OMG! I had completely forgotten about ZZT! That’s a blast from the past. 1991 was a bit late for a text mode game but I still remember it being fun to play. I don’t even remember where I played it? It must have been at a mate’s house? Either way it’s well worth playing, in spite of it’s age & relative simplicity. At the risk of upsetting you, Mordor is very innovative & original for it’s time but for me personally there’s too much you have to micromanage but I can see why it appeals to others, especially table top gamers. I honestly think so. 😜 Chronomaster sounds fascinating? It’s one of those games where I can’t remember if I’ve plaid it as I genuinely have memory issues? 😕 Awesome list! Well done picking interesting games worth playing that many people will not have played, thanks.
I'm still in the process of trying to find a way to escape my own personal hell, but it's increasingly unlikely with each day... I may actually die there in the office one of those days arguing with my boss' wife about something her sick mind imagines, and that she decided to use as an ammo against us. xD Floor 13 may be a political management game, but it's really unique. Walls of text though, so I kinda get it. :) Oh YES! Not upset in the slightest, Mordor is a micromanagement HELL. xD And tests your patience when you have to hunt for that one monster the guild sends you to kill, and it decided at that particular time to not respawn for hours on end, or do it on a completely different floor. xD I'm glad that you liked the video, I had some, well, let's say personal problems when recording the voice overs for it, so I'm happy that it came out OK. :)
I would say this is a good idea for a series. Even if you do have obscure games videos already, they're a mix of good and not so good titles. So a curated hidden gems treasure chest would be nice. :) 🥓 I've got no personal experience with these games, but Escape from Hell and Mordor are something I'd really like to check out. Mozart in hell? But he composed some of the most fun songs of the classical era. Tell me how one can resist bobbing one's head joyfully to the Turkish Rondo. :D Or maybe that's precisely why he's in hell. They wanted him all to themselves, to eternally entertain them. :P I do recommend your video of Mordor. It's really comprehensive. :) ZZT is definitely a whole universe of games from what I've been told. Really impressive.
That's the idea, a curated list. And also, the earlier series is just for DOS. Which means more or less a 2009 cut-off date, which is just ridiculous as it's 2024 now, and 2025 in a mere 3 weeks. :) Not gonna lie, my knowledge of classical music is close to non-existent. I mean, I recognise some of the more famous tunes, but telling who composed them or better yet how they're titled, is not something I can do in most cases.
@OldAndNewVideoGames Yup, you definitely have the freedom to include Windows games too like this. So I'm looking forward to learning about some of those too. :) I mostly know classical music from Tom and Jerry cartoons. :D And my family's records and the music classes in school, where we had to sing certain songs note by note. Mozart in my opinion has the most fun songs. Probably because he started composing when he was a kid. :)
Mordor is still being developed, in a way. Demise: Revenge of the Tavern Keeper is the latest entry in the series. ...it is grindy, absurdly unfair, and can pull you in like Mordor does.
ZZT is a wonderful game despite its appearance. It's focused on action and fast thinking. Basically, it has the same attributes of Space Invaders: less graphic and full of action. Not a game that anyone of us wants to play every time but it gives a lot of reflexes without thinking too much.
@@OldAndNewVideoGames Wouldn't surprise me. Especially when i was playing arcade games it felt often like high difficulty was used to make games look less short.
Weird. This video is so glitchy for me. Half the usual youtube UI doesn't work. Even if I refresh the page. I have a weird curse for watching your videos.
The mind blowing thing about The Reap is that it was purely sprites, not a single realtime rendered polygon in sight but massive 30fps rendered sprites and playfields.
This I did NOT know actually. Sometimes it's hard to tell. Thanks!
Yes please keep on it! As always a great work and effort you did here! Greetings from Austria 🇦🇹
Hey buddy! Thanks! :)
Man, The Reap is one of those games I could never run on my old beloved, but crusty ass PCs. I longed for it so much! It reminds me of another such game: Expendable. HUGE explosions and addicting gameplay.
Expandable was SOOOOO much fun! :) I remember seeing it being used as a GPU benchmark back in the day. xD
Mordor was an absolute classic. It's difficult to play on modern hardware now, was 16 bit I think. Played it on windows 3.1.
Yep, 16bit, and getting it to run today, unless you use something like PCEmu or run it on Linux through WINE is a nightmare. xD At least that's how I remember it. Demise (a remake of sorts) runs pretty good though, but it's not the same.
@OldAndNewVideoGames Played Demise as well. Got it from Gamersgate I think. It stopped working. Had some kind of authentication and would not work even though I had authentic purchased copy....
I had the opportunity to play Dominus. It was really tough, but over the course of months of perseverance, I managed to finish it. Funnily enough, I ended up refining my strategy to the point of forgoing capturing the invaders altogether, and simply relied on my creatures and lethal traps to destroy the invaders.
I never completed it, so kudos to you MechagirlSachiko!
Mordor DOD ate up a lot of my time as a kid, weird windows 3.1 layout rpg. super good dungeon crawlz
It was a magical game.
its successor's new release just recently dropped: Demise Revenge
Yeah, same here. I played the never completed demo of Mordor II too, and then a true follow-up - Demise - which was pretty fun too, and more or a remake than a sequel.
Are you saying that there's a third game now? I'm gonna have to look it up! Thanks!
Chronomaster has great music, especially on AWE32. A really weird game, but with deep worldbuilding.
It's one of those titles that's not the easiest to get into today, because of how it looks and the controls, but its definitely worth getting used to it all for the story and atmosphere.
@@OldAndNewVideoGames Never played the game, but I loved reading and re-reading the Chronomaster novel as a kid.
OMG! Darklands! My No.1 cRPG of all time! ( Yes, above Skyrim, above Cyberpunk 2077, above Baldur's Gate 3!) Took 20 hours to understand what the hell, I was doing, back in the day, but once it "clicks", it is a fantastic historical cRPG!!!!
I like your modern top 3 too. Though I would probably replace Skyrim with Fallout New Vegas and add Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous and Pillars of Eternity 2 for a nice and rounded up top 5. :)
This would make for a good series. Presenting all there is, has its fascination ...but recommendations? Those are great
Cool list, I only knew a few of these. Blue Force, ZZT and Floor 13 Ill check out if I ever have time. Thanks!
Oh, I can definitely relate to "I'll check out if I ever have time" approach here.
Escape from Hell was featured on a magazine back in the day and always wanted to play it. Didn’t have a pc back then…Will look for it on the ExoDos collection
It's well worth it if you like odd and unusual RPGs. I really should say "good odd and unusual RPGs". :)
dominus is the game that sent me down my career path and made me interested in computers
Seriously? And how can anyone even try to tell us that games are not a good thing for kids?
Stalin and Genghis Khan in hell sounds legit, but what did my boy Mozart do?
Floor 13 could be described as a political repression simulator.
Mozart composed the first phone ringtone, many many many years before the first mobiles. xD
Dominus felt like half a game but it was still so ambitious and cool
It definitely was ahead of its time. I mean, would we have DK without it? Perhaps we would, and perhaps we wouldn't. There's no way of telling today.
The lack of the ability to play as a Bard always annoyed me in the Dark Suns games. I didn't particularly like it in the Gold Box games which were based on first edition Advanced Dungeons and Dragons but it made sense because of how hard it was o become a Bard in first edition (Gain several levels as Thief class change into a Fighter gain at least one more level then you had as Thief and class change to a Druid becoming a Bard instead) But the Dark Suns games are based on AD&D Second edition where Bard is a regular class so it has no excuse.
Also the lack of Star Control II on this list is horrifying.
Don't worry about it. I'm actually keeping Star Control II for one of the follow-up videos. :)
Dark Sun was great. I loved how open it was, with many different ways to approach most situations. The game is fairly non-linear and open world. Way ahead of it's time. The sequel didn't hit quite as hard for me.
I think most people were feeling a bit "meh" about DS2.
Oh Blue Force it really shocked me when you are cleaning your gun wrong
:)
Another similar game, but much more graphic was Hopkins FBI. Fucking wild, that game.
The Reap’s new to me. Looks fun though? Especially for it’s age.
Anyone in the UK who used to work for PC Service Call or DSGi generally knows what it’s like to Escape from Hell & no video game can replicate the experience. The game’s impressive for it’s time though.
You’ve mentioned Blue Force before but I haven’t got around to it yet. I’m sure I’ll get to it eventually?
There’s an old horror comic called the 13th floor, it was great & I’m a little disappointed the game’s a political management game. 😄
OMG! I had completely forgotten about ZZT! That’s a blast from the past. 1991 was a bit late for a text mode game but I still remember it being fun to play. I don’t even remember where I played it? It must have been at a mate’s house? Either way it’s well worth playing, in spite of it’s age & relative simplicity.
At the risk of upsetting you, Mordor is very innovative & original for it’s time but for me personally there’s too much you have to micromanage but I can see why it appeals to others, especially table top gamers. I honestly think so. 😜
Chronomaster sounds fascinating? It’s one of those games where I can’t remember if I’ve plaid it as I genuinely have memory issues? 😕
Awesome list! Well done picking interesting games worth playing that many people will not have played, thanks.
I'm still in the process of trying to find a way to escape my own personal hell, but it's increasingly unlikely with each day... I may actually die there in the office one of those days arguing with my boss' wife about something her sick mind imagines, and that she decided to use as an ammo against us. xD
Floor 13 may be a political management game, but it's really unique. Walls of text though, so I kinda get it. :)
Oh YES! Not upset in the slightest, Mordor is a micromanagement HELL. xD And tests your patience when you have to hunt for that one monster the guild sends you to kill, and it decided at that particular time to not respawn for hours on end, or do it on a completely different floor. xD
I'm glad that you liked the video, I had some, well, let's say personal problems when recording the voice overs for it, so I'm happy that it came out OK. :)
I would say this is a good idea for a series. Even if you do have obscure games videos already, they're a mix of good and not so good titles. So a curated hidden gems treasure chest would be nice. :) 🥓
I've got no personal experience with these games, but Escape from Hell and Mordor are something I'd really like to check out. Mozart in hell? But he composed some of the most fun songs of the classical era. Tell me how one can resist bobbing one's head joyfully to the Turkish Rondo. :D Or maybe that's precisely why he's in hell. They wanted him all to themselves, to eternally entertain them. :P
I do recommend your video of Mordor. It's really comprehensive. :)
ZZT is definitely a whole universe of games from what I've been told. Really impressive.
That's the idea, a curated list. And also, the earlier series is just for DOS. Which means more or less a 2009 cut-off date, which is just ridiculous as it's 2024 now, and 2025 in a mere 3 weeks. :)
Not gonna lie, my knowledge of classical music is close to non-existent. I mean, I recognise some of the more famous tunes, but telling who composed them or better yet how they're titled, is not something I can do in most cases.
@OldAndNewVideoGames Yup, you definitely have the freedom to include Windows games too like this. So I'm looking forward to learning about some of those too. :)
I mostly know classical music from Tom and Jerry cartoons. :D And my family's records and the music classes in school, where we had to sing certain songs note by note. Mozart in my opinion has the most fun songs. Probably because he started composing when he was a kid. :)
Oh my god, there has been a terrible mistake: they sent Mozart to hell and Salieri to heaven!
Ha ha ha :)
Mordor is still being developed, in a way. Demise: Revenge of the Tavern Keeper is the latest entry in the series. ...it is grindy, absurdly unfair, and can pull you in like Mordor does.
"You had me at "grindy, absurdly unfair", cause that sounds like the game that I remember. :)
ZZT is a wonderful game despite its appearance. It's focused on action and fast thinking. Basically, it has the same attributes of Space Invaders: less graphic and full of action. Not a game that anyone of us wants to play every time but it gives a lot of reflexes without thinking too much.
It's an acquired taste type of a game :)
0:43: A *diagonal* shoot 'em up? No thanks. I strongly prefer 2D for that genre, but to each their own.
Fair point. I mean, we don't have to like the same games, right? :)
I honestly think games are cool and good!
They are, they really are. :)
Dark Sun is amazing! But a bit clunky to play nowadays...
Oh, many of these are a patience-testers today. But it doesn't mean that it's not worth to do it anyway. :)
Very strange bunch today! I remember Darklands.
Well, they were supposed to be games that were not as popular as the biggest titles back when they released, but also really fun and worth replaying.
2:04 Ah yes the pizza knife tank. The worst.
The worst indeed. ;)
Not familiar with anything from today was pretty interesting
Glad that I could surprise you. The next of "these" should be out later on this week, with another new video releasing tomorrow.
I remember trying ZZT and being so confused.
Yeah, I can relate.
Oh yes, The Reap was a nice shooter. Could just had been a bit bigger.
I think they've tried countering the length with difficulty. xD
@@OldAndNewVideoGames Wouldn't surprise me. Especially when i was playing arcade games it felt often like high difficulty was used to make games look less short.
Mozart wiped his butt back to front.
You do that folly it leads you right to hell...no purgatory
Holy cow! You made me spit out my drink! xD
Dodaj Targeta- grafika na poziomie Duke Nukem 3d ale split-screen fps na blaszaka!
Moi synowie grają w to z upodobaniem
Ciekawy tytuł
Can you make a video for good CRTs to emulate the old monitors and mention the periods they existed and what platforms they were used on?
Oh, it's an excellent idea! But honestly, I've close to no knowledge on CRTs. :(
@OldAndNewVideoGames me neither, but I guess it's a curiosity for you now :3
Im trying to find a Emulator or two that lets me play PC games on Android
I can't tell you the name out of top of my head now, but I remember using DOSBox and some kind of a front-end for it in the past.
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@@sk8erade694 that’s a guy conversation right there! 😄
Weird. This video is so glitchy for me. Half the usual youtube UI doesn't work. Even if I refresh the page. I have a weird curse for watching your videos.
It is weird... Maybe clean the browser cache? Does it happen in other browsers or in incognito mode too?
Reset the system, seems better. Dunno why the universe doesn't want me to see your videos sometimes.