So, what older DOS games are still worth checking out prior to the 90's Apogee/id/Epic/etc. stuff everyone knows and talks about? I understand many of them are made with an older (not to say primitive) approach to computer gaming and require getting into a bit of a different mindset going into them, without much if any handholding and reading the manual being absolutely necessary in many cases. Which ones still make the cut, in your opinion?
>>12133852Night Shift was really fun when I was a kid
>>12133852Aldo's Adventure is short and kind of fun
EGATrek is an graphically updated and enhanced port of the old 1970's mainframe Star Trek videogame.It's a very simple game, you just need to locate and kill all the totally-not-Klingon alien enemy ships(and possibly bases) using your lasers and torpedoes. You move around on 8x8 grid sections of space, and you have to clear all the enemies out of an area of space that is 8 grids by 8 grids large. There are friendly bases around where you can dock to get quick repairs, a recharge, and a restock of crew and torpedoes if you are down any.This port is a bit more complex than the original with more detail in your ship systems and combat. If your warp drive gets damaged, you are stuck in your current grid until you get it repaired. If the engines get damaged, you can't move. Sensors getting damaged means you are blind. Damage to lasers or torpedo tubes means you can't use them until fixed. Do you repair where you are and hope no enemy warps in and starts attacking you while you are damaged, or do you risk trying to get to the nearest friendly base for repairs? Prioritize power to shields or lasers?You can send scout teams to check out planets and possibly pull some more energy crystals to power your lasers, or lose some crew. You or enemies can hit stars with torpedoes and cause them to go nova or supernova. One sends your ship flying across the galaxy, the other is usually fatal, and both usually render the sector a deadly wasteland you can't travel to without dying. Enemies can target and attack friendly bases, reducing the support you have if you can't defend them quick enough.Five difficulties give you everything from Baby's First Star Trek clone playthru to a mostly fair challenge for experienced players. I say mostly because at any time some asshole can warp in and hit a star and kill the both of you. Shit is real out in space.
Before 90 you enter the home computer era, when games were often ported to several different platforms, occasionally including DOS. Very few games were made specifically for DOS.
>>12133852Drug Wars (1984)
>>12133852Porno Adventure, from 19fucking81. No, it's not actually good, but the fact a game like this came out that early is pretty hilarious.
Sopwith 2, although the title screen just says SOPWITH:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aekIZpeJ27c
