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sqhistorian

@sqhistorian@dosgame.club

I make videos and other weird stuff, mostly about adventure games.

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sqhistorian, to random
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TIL there is apparently no way to emulate the CD-i version of The 7th Guest on PC because it requires a CD-i add-on called the Digital Video Cartridge. I checked three different emulators and none of them support DVC.

It's a real shame, too, because it looks like they re-rendered all the walking transitions in a much higher framerate than the DOS version, and I'd love to get some hi-res footage of that. It's fucking smooth as butter!

Have a look: https://youtube.com/watch?v=J-hz7JYAiFM

sqhistorian,
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@Tijn @jeremyrdyer Yes, from what I understand the DVC is basically a little MPEG dongle. But they still would've had to re-render all the animations and FMV clips. Why the hell didn't they use these when they made the 25th Anniversary edition?

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sqhistorian,
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@AutisticAdam @actuallyautistic Or playing by themselves because social interactions, even good ones, can get kinda draining.

sqhistorian, to fediverse
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My video about the history of the King's Quest IV nude mod is up on #PeerTube as well, if YouTube gives you the heebie-jeebies: https://spectra.video/w/9qBLaSqwFngCas7Y2zGFh8

#adventuregames

sqhistorian, to random
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And now, the full story — starting now! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myUVeTmUGg0

sqhistorian, to gaming
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The "tell-all" video about the King's Quest IV nude mod, "The Breasts of Rosella," will premiere this friday: https://youtu.be/myUVeTmUGg0

Before then, the 3rd episode of my playthrough — which reveals the "secret ending" — will premiere on my 2nd channel, SQH Plays: https://youtu.be/R2JGMtFyZLs

Here are the first two episodes of the playthrough if you want to catch up: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7MwBpMy5KJ6CtnLOS_c0lg6FJU_s4KyT

Hope to see you in the chat! 🤚

#adventuregames #LetsPlay #KingsQuest #mods

sqhistorian, to Podcast
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New episode from my chums at the CGG Podcast about humor in adventure games. https://www.cggpodcast.com/e/sacrificial-waffles-the-divine-comedy-of-adventure-games/

#podcast #adventuregames

Jyoti, to fediverse
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MY FELLOW FEDIVERSE GEEKS - PLEASE HELP!

I wish to abandon YouTube because they are absolute fucking dickheads. I currently have 28K subscribers for 141 vids.

My current YT channel is a mix of my original music videos, gear reviews and other bits and bobs.

Which Peertube server would you recommend me to join?

#Peertube #YouTube #Fediverse

sqhistorian,
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@Jyoti I have a good home at Spectra.video. Don't know if it suits your needs, but the owner ( @deadsuperhero ) is a cool dude.

Tijn, to random
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I feel like playing an adventure game, so I'm finally going to check out The Excavation of Hob's Barrow

sqhistorian,
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@Tijn Ooh-ee! Made by my chums at Cloak & Dagger. Lovely gents. Absolute bonkers, too. Made a game with one of them for an AdventureJam.

theLobdegg, to random

DOS gamers of Masto, what was the first game you played that required you to learn how to configure DMA/IRQ for sound? For me it was the original XCom. I played it without sound effects for a full year before I learned how to configure it properly.

Terror Sites were genuinely terrifying as I had no way of knowing if a Chrysalid was dead or just stunned without standing over the body and checking the inventory screen.

#dosgaming #soundblaster

sqhistorian,
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@theLobdegg I think it was around the time I got my own 486 which had a SoundBlaster 16 in it. Previously, we had a 386 with an old 8-bit SoundBlaster in it, and I remember learning the hard way that regular SB expects IRQ 7 and SB16 expects IRQ 5.

sqhistorian,
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@theLobdegg It might have been Day of the Tentacle, actually.

sqhistorian,
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@theLobdegg Honestly, I never thought of myself as a "Sierra fan." I just like adventure games in general, and the truth is I actually played way more LucasArts games as a kid than Sierra games. Space Quest just happens to be my favorite game(s).

sqhistorian,
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@Tijn @theLobdegg Hahaha... Well, I'm a very mood/vibe based person. Sometimes I'm in the mood for just chilling out and having a laugh; sometimes I'm in the mood for having my ass kicked. Same with music.

sqhistorian,
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@SonnyBonds @Tijn I'm of two minds about the "death" thing. I think, as a rule, it should be telegraphed properly that you're in a dangerous situation. It should also be an expected player rule to save their games often. Then again, stuff like the "mystery hole" on Kerona in SQ1 is a great unexpected death, and I wouldn't be without it.

sqhistorian,
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@Tijn @SonnyBonds Yeah, or having the boulder that's ON THR GROUND roll over you if you're standing in the wrong spot in KQ1. I mean, how does that even work from a physics point of view?

sqhistorian,
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@Tijn @SonnyBonds I think the Revolution games, like Beneath a Steel Sky, got the balance right. For the most part you're safe, and when you're not, the game really goes out of its way to tell you.

sayomgwtf, to illustration
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When violent Angels descend on Earth to destroy humanity, a small squad of pilots using giant sentient machines to combat the threat

This is Unit 01, the most powerful of the EVA units, as well as the most difficult to control

Evangelion ❤️

'Tis Doodle O'Clock ~☆

sqhistorian,
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@sayomgwtf

sqhistorian, to gaming
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If you want to be a ghost in our #The7thGuest #fangame and haunt Stauf's mansion with other backers, check out our Kickstarter rewards here. You can also pledge to a different tier than the "Interactive Tiee" and add "be a ghost" as an add-on.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/twoguysrecords/soups-on-music-from-the-7th-guest-and-the-11th-hour-on-vinyl/rewards

#adventuregames #vgmvinyl #vinyl #retrogames

Gwendolyn, to music
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Spent the morning playing around with making new synth sounds and trying to find that right sound I want for the songs I'm writing.

I like the bass synth, and I came up with this neat spooky synth that kinda sounds like voices. I've named that Sytrus preset EVP.

Not a song. Should be thought of as more of a sort of jam session with my new synth sounds. Just trying to establish a vibe.

Loops once. Is about a minute long before the loop.

I think for the actual songs I'll try and use less guitar to create some space. It feels like a real wall of sound, and I think I want to avoid that.

#music

sqhistorian,
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@Gwendolyn I dig it! The synths make it sound super ominous and makes me think of music from a mid-90s FPS. If you need live drums, let me know!

sqhistorian, to gaming
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15 days to go and still at 71% funded. It's nail-biting time. Maybe we need a sexy tango to keep our spirits up?

https://youtu.be/pCv3Y6DH0Sk

Back the vinyl campaign here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/twoguysrecords/soups-on-music-from-the-7th-guest-and-the-11th-hour-on-vinyl

#adventuregames #The7thGuest #vinyl #vgmvinyl #remix

sqhistorian, to fediverse
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ICYMI my Police Quest I retrospective is out now: https://youtu.be/hNXvqeVUSVs

Also available on : https://spectra.video/w/5ABipmbtRiX1Y8ML8JcptQ

And if you like the -y soundtrack, here's a free download: https://spacequesthistorian.bandcamp.com/album/police-quest-i-a-fair-and-balanced-ep

sqhistorian, to gaming
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Happening right now! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNXvqeVUSVs

#PoliceQuest #adventuregames #SierraOnLine

sqhistorian, to gaming
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Police Quest I - A Fair and Balanced Retrospective premieres in a little under an hour. Come hang out in the chat and watch it with us!

https://youtu.be/hNXvqeVUSVs

#PoliceQuest #retrospective #SierraOnLine #adventuregames

jwildeboer, to random
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Final toot for the day. Over my years I have learned that being AGAINST something sucks energy and leads to nowhere mid to long term. Understanding a problem and building solutions, being FOR something and trying as many different FORs as possible, because a lot of ideas will fail and you should accept that gives me positive energy and teaches me a lot. So don’t get lost in defining problems. Build solutions. Share them. See if they get traction. Iterate. Try again. It’s the better way to live!

sqhistorian,
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@jwildeboer That's not bad advice. Cheers, mate.

sqhistorian, to fediverse
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I played the "pr0n version" of King's Quest IV, and I thought I knew what I was in for.

I was not.

https://youtu.be/QL1keKVgb60

Also available on #PeerTube: https://spectra.video/w/sWjeU17wQtZ74e7p1xHoCt

#adventuregames #LetsPlay #KingsQuest

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