Couple o' things
Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:21 am
1) I would like to know where, if anywhere, I can get hold of a free (?) copy of "Kingdom O' Magic" for DOS. That is: Shareware, or Legal full download, (or if I get reallly desperate, Illegal Full Download) since I can't find actual current data that SCi actually acknowledges its existence:
http://games.sci.co.uk/games/
2) Does anyone know where I can get my hands on a copy of "Superscape Visualizer"? I may have only seen it in a 1996 computing magazine, but I think it still looks kinda cool.
Bear in mind that in 1996 they thought the Ultimate Games PC was this:
That is, until next year, anyway."
I don't think they were wrong. But I do think that some things never go out of date.. Like DOS! YAY! *Cue tumultuous applause.*
http://games.sci.co.uk/games/
2) Does anyone know where I can get my hands on a copy of "Superscape Visualizer"? I may have only seen it in a 1996 computing magazine, but I think it still looks kinda cool.
Bear in mind that in 1996 they thought the Ultimate Games PC was this:
- 200W power supply
- 133MHz Processor
- 32MB of EDO RAM
- 512kB of Synchronous Pipelined Burst Mode cache
- 1GB enhanced IDE hard drive
- Toshiba's 6.7-speed CD drive
- Some sort of floppy drive
- Matrox Millenium Video Card with 4MB of RAM (Now comes with its own 3D Accelerator!)
- Monitor: Iiyama Vision Master Pro (21", Motorised Stand and Remote Control Handset)
- Thrustmaster (analogue joystick)
- Gravis Gamepad (digital joystick)
- Microsoft Mouse 2.0 (with V9.0 drivers)
- SoundBlaster AWE32
- "Buy a decent amplifier, two pairs of high-quality speakers and a subwoofer, and soundproof your entire house."
- V.34 Hayes Accura modem
- CompuServe account, plus CIM software, plus a copy of Sirdoom
- Netscape
- Xing MPEG software.
That is, until next year, anyway."
I don't think they were wrong. But I do think that some things never go out of date.. Like DOS! YAY! *Cue tumultuous applause.*