#bigboxgames — Public Fediverse posts

after 15 years of waiting for a copy i could afford, i finally have an original copy of an underrated graphical adventure: Inherit The Earth - Quest for the Orb.

this is one of those strange games that gets dismissed by adventure gamers because it never cleanly fits into established genres. the mix of traditional 2d side-view art and isometric tile-based adventuring is in itself unique to this game. it pays off with a strong world/setting, and a surprisingly interesting final chapter.

you really get the feeling that the team *cared* about this project, and wanted you to enjoy what they made. because of this, the originality and authenticity more than make up for the (at times) uneven craftsmanship.

April Lee's ink illustrations in the manual were a welcome surprise. you might recognize her work from card games like Warhammer and MTG. less well known is that she was a staff artist at New World Computing, on several Might & Magic games, including HoMM. and then also did contract work for the Dreamers Guild.

best of all, one of the Dreamers Guild founders - Joe - continues to support the game with patches and new versions for Mac/Windows/Linux every year:

https://wyrmkeep.com/download.php#ite

#bigboxgames #dosGaming #furry_art #furry #adventureGames

Another “big” box to the collection.. RollerCoaster Tycoon! Loved this game, and still play it and RCT2 to this day. Almost slept on this one but the feelings just the cover brings back are incredible.

The specs are a laugh as well..

#retrogaming #pcbigbox #bigbox #bigboxgames #rct #rollercoastertycoon

Finally got the big one back in the collection! Now with that and Terminal Velocity, I’m missing but the last one of the holy trio - Rise of the Triad - which happens to be on the way already 😅

I never set out to start collecting retro big boxes but this seems to suggest that I’m way past that point..

#BigBoxGames #retrogaming #vintagegames #dosgaming #dukenukem3d

Hey, Fedi, I'd love to see your #BigBoxShelves, if you would care to share them.

Most of my retro stuff is housed elsewhere, but I realised that I have a very cute set of games and hardware down by my workspace, including my first sound card (the CMS Game Blaster), a treasured game given to me by a dear friend (The Black Cauldron, which never reached my country except in pirated form), a copy of Quake with a sneaky backstory, and a Covox Sound Source!

#RetroGaming #SoundCards #Sierra #GameBlaster #BigBoxGames #BigBoxPCGames