danielalbu

danielalbu, 11 months ago to random

📅 25 years ago today, Windows '98 was released!

💾 Windows '98 was released on June 25th, 1998!

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danielalbu, 1 year ago to random

Happy 26th anniversary to @Winamp!

The first version of ⚡Winamp⚡ was released as freeware on April 21st, 1997!

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Winamp, it really whips the llama's ass!

danielalbu, 1 year ago to random

💡My interview with Aric Wilmunder will premiere tomorrow (Sunday) at noon (PT)!
https://youtu.be/60_rrdPobjU

But who's Aric Wilmunder⁉️
Aric, among others, co-created the amazing graphic adventure engine called SCUMM!

Which means he's credited on ALL of LucasArts's SCUMM games!

danielalbu, 6 months ago to random

The team at Double Fine just published an extensive article celebrating Grim Fandango's 25th anniversary titled "A Very Grim Anniversary" and among others, it features my conversation with Bret Mogilefsky (@mogul) in it!

Check it out!
https://www.doublefine.com/news/a-very-grim-anniversay

danielalbu, 1 year ago to random

41 years ago today, Lucasfilm Games was founded!

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Lucasfilm Games was founded in May 1982 by George Lucas as the video game development group alongside his film company, LucasFilm!

danielalbu, 7 months ago to random

Star Trek: Borg, the 1996 FMV game has been fully remastered!

All footage has been AI remastered to HD quality and the game is fully playable in-browser!

Check it out!
https://borgremastered.com/

danielalbu, 10 months ago to random

I finished "The Third Wish" this past weekend!

It's a short point & click adventure game that is very reminiscent of The Dig!
@georgebsocial (known for Duke Nukem 3D) created it IN 2 WEEKS for #advjam2023!

I would really love to see more game like these!

Get it for FREE here:
https://georgebroussard.itch.io/the-third-wish

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danielalbu, 8 months ago to random

🎙️ Join me TODAY for the YouTube premiere of my conversation with former Sierra On-line developer, Steve Conrad!

📝 In this conversation, we discuss Phantasmagoria, Gabriel Knight 2, King's Quest 8 and more!

⏰ Premiering @ Noon (PT)
https://youtu.be/fRh_9KiLqqU?si=MZEZn0-chNQglP4u

danielalbu, 1 month ago to random

🎙️ Tune in TODAY for my conversation with the incredible Khris Brown!

🗒️ In this conversation, we discuss Full Throttle, The Dig, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, Psychonauts and more!

⏰ Premiering in 15 minutes!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUMHbOCLjxg

danielalbu, 10 months ago to random

🎉🇺🇸 Happy 4th of July!
Well, it was a close race but the Phantasmagoria 1 speedrun prevailed!

⏳ I will do my best to speedrun this bad boy in less than 7 minutes!

⏰ The speedrunning begins NOW!
https://www.youtube.com/live/nNMFQwN5-Fk

danielalbu, 1 month ago to random

Happy 27th anniversary to Winamp!

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The first version of ⚡Winamp⚡ was released as freeware on April 21st, 1997!
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Winamp, it really whips the llama's ass!

danielalbu, 4 months ago to random

By whom was this magnificent cover art crafted?

danielalbu, 8 months ago to random

Watch LucasArts legend Hal Barwood, the man behind 'Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis,' 'Indy and his Desktop Adventures,' and 'Yoda Stories,' as he discovers @aaronsgiles's DREAMM emulator, which is capable of running his classic games perfectly!

https://youtu.be/2MKxWiOUj8U?si=DY0jK15d3ZKJDwpO&t=6670

danielalbu, 7 months ago to random

🎙️ Join me tomorrow for my 4-hour conversation with Grim Fandango lead developer, Bret Mogilefsky (@mogul)!

📝 In this conversation, we discuss Grim Fandango, Jedi Knight, Escape from Monkey Island and more!

📅 Tomorrow @ Noon (PT)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qwAzIYaGUI

danielalbu, 14 days ago to random

📽️ Happy 21st anniversary to The Matrix Reloaded!

⏰ The Matrix Reloaded was released to theaters on May 15th, 2003!

danielalbu, 3 months ago to random

🎨 Happy 34th anniversary to the first version of Photoshop!

💾 Photoshop 1.0 was released on February 19, 1990, for Macintosh exclusively!

danielalbu, 4 months ago to random

🎵 Discover the story behind the iconic Monkey Island theme!

🎙️ Join me TODAY for the YouTube premiere of my conversation with legendary LucasArts composer Michael Land!

📝 In this conversation we delve into the magic behind The Dig, Monkey Island & iMuse!

⏰ Premiering in 20 minutes!
https://youtu.be/uHqAG8CLblA

danielalbu, 10 months ago to random

Today, I had an incredibly captivating conversation with LucasArts legend Hal Barwood!

📆 We will be premiering the complete conversation on @ConvosCurtis in August!

One really fun part was when I told Hal about @aaronsgiles's DREAMM emulator and how well it runs his games: Indiana Jones and his Desktop Adventures, Yoda Stories and Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine!

🤯 It blew his mind!

📣 Stay tuned!

danielalbu, 9 months ago to random

After 14 years, I've decided to switch from Dropbox to Google Drive.

When Google Drive was introduced in 2012, I really hoped that Dropbox would up their game but instead it seems that they just let Google Drive / Photos dethrone them in every possible category.

Bye Dropbox :(

danielalbu, 6 months ago to random

Half-Life turns 25 this weekend and so it's currently FREE on Steam!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/70/HalfLife/

danielalbu, 5 months ago to random

📅 30 years ago today, Doom was released!

💾 At midnight on December 10, 1993, after working for 30 straight hours, the development team at id uploaded the first episode of the game to the Internet, letting interested players distribute it for them!

danielalbu, 4 months ago to random

A year ago today, I premiered my first Tech Talk with Daniel Albu conversation!
Yesterday, I premiered the 26th one!

I wanted to thank all of the amazing gaming legends and pioneers who joined me for a conversation in 2023!

You can find them all here:
https://www.youtube.com/@danielalbu

danielalbu, 6 months ago to random

🕹️ Happy 27th anniversary to two Sierra Online classic adventure games:
💿 Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh
💿 Leisure Suit Larry 7: Love For Sail

📆 Both games were released on November 26th, 1996!

It appears that Sierra's focus during the 1996 holiday season was primarily on catering to mature audiences.

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danielalbu, 6 months ago to random

🎙️ Join me TODAY for the YouTube premiere of my conversation with Escape from Monkey Island project lead, Mike Stemmle!

📝 In this conversation, we discuss Sam & Max Hit The Road, Escape from Monkey Island and more!

⏰ Premiering NOW!
https://youtu.be/HitKotpXn1w?si=WqXVkUYwCJY9owM4

danielalbu, 6 months ago to random

📅 Happy 24th anniversary to Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine!

💾 Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine was released by LucasArts on November 15th, 1999!