Neocities

7 months ago

This week's review is up, looking at furry Boulder Dash-styled puzzle game Cave Dig + some of it's sequels: https://overclockworked.neocities.org/macos/cavedig/

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7 months ago

hey there! i read your pieces on hang-on and wonder boy, i enjoyed it! hang-on was pretty decent for eventual master system kids that got it when it came baked in to the bios. also i i knew that some scarce few rocks in wonder boy hide the dolls but i didn't know the hatchet goes through them lol. looking forward to reading your thoughts on nectaris when i get around to playing it on my turbografx

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overclockworked 7 months ago

Thank you! Read your page on Shining in the Darkness. I definitely consider the dungeon itself the highlight of that game and also drew my own maps. I think enjoyment of that game is entirely up to how much mapping things out is fun to you vs it being a chore ahaha

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overclockworked

7 months ago

This week's review is up, looking at classic 4X strategy game Civilization on Mac: https://overclockworked.neocities.org/macos/civ/

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p7uen 7 months ago

Great stuff, Civ II was my entry point but it seems like its all present and correct here. I'm a big supporter of playing at easier difficulties, the goal is to have fun (and now we're grown-ups we don't have the time!). Also, Egyptian Spaceship.

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overclockworked

7 months ago

This week's review is up, looking at the survival strategy game Ocean Bound on Mac: https://overclockworked.neocities.org/macos/ocean/

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p7uen 7 months ago

Great review thank you! I think my younger self would have loved this back in the day, until the point you mentioned it goes from strategy into puzzle. I always get disappointed when that happens, not that I don't love a puzzle game but it feels like a different itch to scratch.

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overclockworked 7 months ago

I think the puzzle direction the game later goes into was somewhat inevitable due to it being the only way to really increase challenge with the static unevolving simple mechanics for 60 levels. I enjoy puzzley strategy games (Disgaea 1 springs to mind), but I also very much love more open ended strategy games like 4X and sim games, so I get the disappointment ahaha. Glad you enjoyed the review!

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overclockworked

8 months ago

This week's review is now up, looking at surreal first-person shooter adventure Mazeworld on Mac: https://overclockworked.neocities.org/macos/mazeworld/

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overclockworked

8 months ago

Update: I am intending to resume my original schedule of weekly Mac reviews for the immediate future! I'll upload a new review every Friday (NZ time) until further notice. I've got the next review finished already and two more reviews are nearly done, so I'll be able to at least keep this up for a month at this pace.

overclockworked

8 months ago

New review of Pipe Dream on Mac is here: https://overclockworked.neocities.org/macsimumarchives/pipedream/

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pixelglade 8 months ago

Pipe Dream on Windows 95 is the version i'm most familiar with. It had bright green flooz instead of pink.

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overclockworked 8 months ago

@pixelglade It's slightly odd that the flooz isn't green in the Mac version tbh, though I'm not as familiar with how the 4 color mode palettes work on Mac OS Classic. Had to catch myself instinctively typing "green flooz" into the review because I kept forgetting it was pink in the Mac version after looking at other ports to compare!

pixelglade 8 months ago

There were so many knockoffs of Pipe Dream I think many were trying to distinguish themselves from the original by changing the colours. Also in the process of looking up the colour palette for classic mac os I learned about old monitors using RGB565 colours which is absolutely fascinating.

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overclockworked nathanntan

8 months ago

Late response, but I was just looking through your Tomb Raider pages again. I completely agree with the bit on Thames Wharf! The Windows 9x and I believe Mac OS Classic original versions of Tomb Raider 3 also both have more remastered-esque lighting as well, it seems to be only the PS1 version that has the cool deep blue glow to everything. It's a shame since they're otherwise superior to the PS1 version

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nathanntan 8 months ago

ohhh, i see! thanks for letting me know! i didn't know it was a ps1 thing only. it's such a cool lighting, it makes everything so mysterious! 💗💫 i wonder why the difference.. maybe something about the hardware. thank u for sharing!! ^^

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overclockworked dotmaetrix

8 months ago

Really fascinating read on the classic trans games page! I was really happy to find out that so many of the Mac ports of games I really loved playing on that platform like Duke 3D and Tomb Raider were trans developed, and I always love seeing the history of LGBT+ stuff in gaming.

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overclockworked

8 months ago

New update: I've been working on a shrine dedicated to my favourite first-person shooter, Blood, over the last three or so weeks. There's still more I want to add but I'm at a point where I'm happy to share what I've got as a starting point! https://overclockworked.neocities.org/blood/

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overclockworked 8 months ago

This has been a big labour of love for me and involved me playing through the whole game twice in a row. It currently has pages analysing the weapons, enemies and characters. Later I want to make more pages about other elements of the game too, such as my thoughts on the individual level designs and source port comparisons.

p7uen 8 months ago

I was a Duke 3D person although I did play all of them, I think I only had the shareware of Blood. I've bookmarked this for later although I had a scan through, had completely forgotten about the voodoo doll. Games used to be real fun!

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overclockworked 8 months ago

@p7uen Duke 3D is really close to Blood for me, they're both extremely high quality and highly replayable classics. The varied and non-linear levels and large and unique arsenals in both games really nail what I love about the genre

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