Aren the Ranger finds, among other things, some rope in a chest. A piece of rope in the hand allows a character to climb swiftly out of a pit trap, rather than struggling over a period of turns while monsters are potentially converging from multiple directions. The Rope is enlarged in the inset.

A length of rope in the hand allows a character to more quickly escape the simple pit traps that are scattered around the dungeons. Get The #ChambersBeneath from cyningstan.itch.io/the-chambers... #roguelike #ibmpc #msdos #cga

Level 5 of Double Trouble has the robots navigating twisting pathways. Bouncer at the top is about to pick up the phaser, and bounce over the conveyor belts to shoot the forcefield generator. Soldier at the bottom has picked up a spring so that it can do the same.

Double Trouble level 5 has two robots navigating winding pathways, with forcefields and conveyor belts to deal with. In this level each droid has to disable its own forcefield, or jump over it. Get the game and the level pack from cyningstan.itch.io/team-droid #TeamDroid #ibmpc #msdos #cga

The map cursor highlights a deep ocean square.

As you'd expect for a campaign called "#Waterworld", most of the maps are made up of ocean. But there are small areas of land that poke up above the ocean surface, and there is a variety of terrain there. cyningstan.itch.io/waterworld. #ibmpc #msdos #cga #BarrenPlanet #Waterworld

The score table. I've been playing this for a while, so there's a score logged for every mission, but some could do to be improved upon.

The score table contains an entry for each mission type at each difficulty level, to encourage you to play them all, Download the game from cyningstan.itch.io/star-cadre-c... and give it a try! #starcadre #ibmpc #msdos #cga

A trip down a memory lane 😎:

“DOS Memory Management”, Michal Necasek (www.os2museum.com/wp/dos-memor...).

Via HN: news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4719...

#DOS #MSDOS #RetroComputing #MemoryManagement #PC #IBMPC #OldSkool #Nostalgia

Selling resources on the MS-DOS and ZX Spectrum versions of Barbarians, showing how similar the interfaces are. The graphical Psion versions leaned more heavily on the operating system's own GUI elements, things not available on the ZX Spectrum or MS-DOS.

I worked from the #Psion OPL source code, which is easier to read than the Z80 I used on the #ZXSpectrum. Presentation is a combination of all previous machines, with graphics reminiscent of the Psion versions, and a menu system like the Spectrum. cyningstan.itch.io/barbarians-dos #ibmpc #msdos #cga

The Quiver makes it more practical and useful to carry multiple stacks of arrows. As one stack of arrows is depleted, the next stack will be drawn from. Because Phamart the Ranger is wielding both the bow and the sling, when all the arrows are depleted, he will start shooting with the sling instead. The quiver is enlarged in the inset.

The Quiver is a special container for arrows that makes them easier to fire quickly. With a quiver equipped you need not have arrows equipped; they just need to be somewhere in the inventory. Get The #ChambersBeneath from cyningstan.itch.io/the-chambers... #roguelike #ibmpc #msdos #cga

In the fourth level of Double Trouble, both robots have picked up a data card and are getting ready to rush across the alley of dangerous guard bots, which shoot their phasers every turn.

Level 4 of Double Trouble for #TeamDroid has the two droids crossing a dangerous alley full of guard bots. They must get their timing right to get to safety without being fired upon by the guards! Get the game and the level pack from cyningstan.itch.io/team-droid #ibmpc #msdos #cga

These gun platforms are ready to repel any attack from the sea.

Gun Platforms are static land-based units, useful for defending ports. They're static units, but they have a longer firing range than any other unit in the game, so can keep enemy ships away from your Ports. cyningstan.itch.io/waterworld. #ibmpc #msdos #cga #BarrenPlanet #Waterworld

Our hero finds a banish spell on level 10. These start to appear just before the spectres and daemons, and are some characters' only means of dealing with those monsters. The banish spell is enlarged in the inset.

#Ossuary players with weak magical ability will rely on banish spells to banish the spectres and daemons who are immune to blade weapons. Get the game from cyningstan.itch.io/ossuary #ibmpc #msdos #cga #zxspectrum

Suchyles has found two data cards already, but in a Gathering mission there are bound to be more.

For a Gathering mission you need to stick around a bit longer and find as many data cards as you can. You're scored on the number found and time taken, so you must decide when to stop looking. cyningstan.itch.io/star-cadre-c... #starcadre #ibmpc #msdos #cga

Fancy a Two Hour documentary about the history of the IBM PC from it's inception to today?

Here you go! 🙂👍

https://youtu.be/ZOJ73rjNYbc

It's by RetroBytes so you know it's going to be good!
Long! But good.

You can doomscroll the news once it's finished 🫣

#RetroComputing #IBMPC #Documentary […]

A screenshot from the MS-DOS version of Barbarians, showing off the palette. The thick forest shows the various autumnal shades this palette is capable of through dithering: purples, oranges, browns, and various shades of green.

My #ibmpc #gamedev projects use C. The graphics were based on the version for the Psion Revo, but the 4-greyscale monochrome graphics were recoloured in the most colourful or gaudy of #cga palettes. cyningstan.itch.io/barbarians-dos

Aren the Ranger buys a couple of poultices at the ranger supply shop. These can be used with a skill of Medicine:1, but at that skill level, many will be wasted in unsuccessful attempts to heal. At Medicine:2 skill there's nearly a 50% chance of success, so they become more worth buying. The Poultice is enlarged in the inset.

A preparation of herbs for healing wounds, a Poultice can be applied to wounds to heal them at the rate of 1 hit point per turn. The poultice will often fully heal the character. Get The #ChambersBeneath from cyningstan.itch.io/the-chambers... #roguelike #ibmpc #msdos #cga

In the third level of Double Trouble, Multibot has just shot a forcefield generator, disabling forcefields that extended from it to the north and south. Meanwhile, Strider navigates a corridor full of crates to reach its data card at the top.

Double Trouble level 3 builds on the same theme as level 2. The robot in the bottom half needs to shoot the generator that powers forcefields blocking both robots' paths. Get the game and the level pack from cyningstan.itch.io/team-droid #TeamDroid #ibmpc #msdos #cga

A Battleship, escorted by Cruisers and Destroyers.

Battleships are the largest ships afloat. They have more power and a longer range than cruisers, and are the best units to have in a sea battle. They are also good for offshore bombardment. cyningstan.itch.io/waterworld. #ibmpc #msdos #cga #BarrenPlanet #Waterworld

This amulet on level 8 works well for intelligent characters, warding off blows from the monsters. It is enlarged in the inset.

The magic amulet appears in the mid levels of the #Ossuary. Its magical protection adds +2 to intelligence, and makes intelligence the stat for defence. This and the wand work well together. Download the game from cyningstan.itch.io/ossuary #ibmpc #msdos #cga #zxspectrum

Looking for the data card in a Retrieval mission. Predictably, it's not conveniently stored in a cabinet right by the entrance, so the search continues.

In a Retrieval mission you have to find the very important macguffin and get out with it in your possession. It may be in a cabinet or it might be carried by an enemy. cyningstan.itch.io/star-cadre-c... #starcadre #ibmpc #msdos #cga

Meleel the Ranger picked up a potion down in the dungeon. We won't know what this potion really is till Meleel either drinks it, throws it at a monster, or takes it to the Mage's shop for identification.

The twelve potions in the The #ChambersBeneath give a variety of effects both good and bad. Found in the dungeons, and bought and sold in the Magic Shop. Get the game from cyningstan.itch.io/the-chambers... #roguelike #ibmpc #msdos #cga

The second level of Double Trouble. At the top, Soldier has jumped over the forcefield with the aid of a spring that's still in its inventory. Meanwhile at the bottom, Multibot has also jumped its forcefield and is preparing to push its data card all the way to the reader.

Level 2 of Double Trouble needs a different kind of cooperation. Neither robot meets nor passes objects to the other, but one robot needs to shoot the forcefield that powers the generator the blocks the other's movement. cyningstan.itch.io/team-droid #TeamDroid #ibmpc #msdos #cga

Cruisers are the more powerful units in this battle.

Cruisers are medium-sized combat ships with a good attack range. They're useful to add extra power to naval battles, and to bombard ports and other land units from off shore. They're slightly slower than destroyers. cyningstan.itch.io/waterworld. #ibmpc #msdos #cga #BarrenPlanet #Waterworld

Back on level 1 our hero found a wand. This is useful for characters whose intelligence is greater than their attack strength. The wand is enlarged in the inset.

Characters with more brains than brawn will want to seek out the magic wand on the first level of the #Ossuary. It adds +2 to intelligence, *and* makes intelligence the stat for attacks. Get the game at cyningstan.itch.io/ossuary #ibmpc #msdos #cga #zxspectrum

Gobliins 6 - The Prince Buffoon - The Madmen of the Year 1000
("Sequel" to Gobliins 2 - The Prince Buffoon)

#RetroGames #RetroGaming #RetroComputing #IBMPC #PC
#Gobliins6 #Goblins6 #Gobliins #Gobliiins #PointNClick

Available to buy for 💲10.
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IBM Pin 1158 / IBM Personal Computers

This is another pretty, golden IBM PC pin in square format measurung 19,5 mm in both dimensions. Found it.

www.mypins.de/ibm
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#ibmpins
#ibmpin1158

#ibmpc
#ibmpersonalcomputer
#ibmhardware

#computerpins
#pinlove
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On level 10 we see the most powerful blade weapon of all, the battleaxe, which is enlarged in the inset.

The battleaxe is the largest blade in the #Ossuary, useful for combat against more powerful monsters with its +6 bonus on attack strength. cyningstan.itch.io/ossuary #ibmpc #msdos #cga #zxspectrum

This is a picture of an IBM PC Convertible computer, model 5140 with optional backlight. It is running IBM PC Convertible introductory software that IBM put out to become familiar with your new purchase.

Happy to finally have found (at a reasonable price), an IBM PC Convertible model 5140 computer. I had the normal non-backlit display but this one has the backlight. Yes, it's not great but it was perfectly fine for the era.
#vintagecomputer #retrocomputer #IBMPC

Finding the first hostage in a Rescue mission. The scout peeked through the door and retreated, which is why we can see the hostage and their kidnapper currently not in the line of sight.

Rescue missions are subtly different. With multiple hostages to find, some of whom have useful skills, you can recruit the hostages themselves to help. You also score per hostage freed. cyningstan.itch.io/star-cadre-c... #starcadre #ibmpc #msdos #cga

Upon donning Plate Mail, along with the iron helmet, the shield and the battleaxe, Aniere the Warrior has achieved the ultimate in arms and armament. They are now ready for almost any challenge the dungeons can throw at them. The plate mail is enlarged in the inset.

Plate Mail is solid metal armour providing good protection against body injuries, but requiring skill Dodging:5 to use effectively. Get The #ChambersBeneath from cyningstan.itch.io/the-chambers... #roguelike #ibmpc #msdos #cga

The first level of Double Trouble. The first data card has already been passed out of the middle and taken to its card reader. Carrier is returning to the teleporter to pick up the second card, while Strider pushes it to the teleporter from the inner chamber.

The first DLC for #TeamDroid was Double Trouble, every level having 2 droids, 2 cards, 2 readers. The first level requires droids to cooperate, passing cards out of the middle chamber. Download the game and the Double Trouble level pack from cyningstan.itch.io/team-droid #ibmpc #msdos #cga

Destroyers form the main part of this fleet.

Destroyers are the smallest sea combat units. They have little firepower and a short range, and are lightly armoured. They can navigate deep and shallow water, but they can't navigate too close to the sandbanks. cyningstan.itch.io/waterworld. #ibmpc #msdos #cga #BarrenPlanet #Waterworld