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Hab gestern in meinem Stapel an unsortierten, alten CD-ROMs noch eine gut erhaltene Word 2000 SR-1 Hologramm-CD gefunden. Deutsche Fassung für Windows 9x/NT aus dem Jahr 2000 oder so. Ich hab sie mal gerippt, eingescannt und ins Internet Archive geladen. Kann ja vielleicht nochmal jemand brauchen.

Natürlich mit Clippy a.k.a. Karl Klammer! 😜

Link: https://archive.org/details/ms-word_2000_de_cdrom

#Word #Winword #Microsoft #Office #Textverarbeitung #Win9x #Windows #WinNT #Retro #RetroComputing #CDROM #Software #Clippy

Manchmal ist es im Rückblick echt lustig! Hatte diese alte SimCity CD-ROM damals in einem Stapel unsortierter CDs vom Flohmarkt gefunden. Wollte sie schon wegwerfen. Es handelte sich um eine "Deluxe Version for Windows" aus dem Jahre 1996. Hab sie nur gerippt, weil da coolerweise die SimCity Graphics 1+2 mit dabei waren.

Link: https://archive.org/details/simcity_classic_deluxe_windows

Diese CD steht - mit Stand heute - auf Platz 2 meiner persönlichen Uploads. Mit über 7.000 Downloads! Das freut mich!

#retrogaming #cdrom #90s

Kam gestern Abend noch dazu, die deutsche CD-ROM Ausgabe der "Zweite Ausgabe Updates" für Windows 98 ins Internet Archive zu laden. Wer 1999 ein laufendes System hatte, konnte sich damit damals auf den neuesten Stand bringen.

Link: https://archive.org/details/mswin_98_de_se-updates

#Windows #Microsoft #Win98SE #Windows98 #RetroComputing #90s #90er #CDROM #Retro

Einer der leider sehr wenigen originalen Screenshots meines Windows 98 SE Systems aus dem Jahre 1999. Ach ja, es war eine andere Zeit...

#Microsoft #Win98 #Windows #90er #90s #Retro #RetroComputing #CDROM

Hab euch diesen Morgen mal die originale, deutschsprachige Windows 98 CD-ROM ins Internet Archive hochgeladen. Die Urversion 4.10.1998 aus dem Jahre 1998. Als Vollversion "Für PCs ohne Windows" lässt sie sich direkt auf die leere Festplatte eines neuen PCs oder einer virtuellen Maschine installieren.

https://archive.org/details/mswin_98_de_retail

Viel Spaß! 😎

#Microsoft #Windows #Win98 #90er #90s #Retro #RetroComputing #OperatingSystem #CDROM #Volllversion

So weit, so gut. Dank @fedi konnte ich meiner schnöden 86Box nun auch endlich mal die richtige, deutschsprachige Retail-Version von Windows 98 "Zweite Ausgabe" auf die virtuelle Platte installieren. Bisher hatte ich immer nur so langweilige OEM-Fassungen oder Update-CDs. Vielen, vielen Dank! Auf diesem System zockte ich damals die ersten LAN-Parties!

Link: https://archive.org/details/microsoft-windows-98-se-german-x04-70213

#Retro #RetroComputing #90er #90s #Windows #Win98SE #Microsoft #86Box #Emulation #InternetArchive #CDROM

Problem solved😯
Obviously, it is the intention of ubuntu and/or linux mint to disable auto-mountig of CD-ROM devices.🤔
"mount" does not detect an iso9660 filesystem on CDs and doesn't mount it.
The user has to either mount it manually on the commandline with the command

sudo mount -t iso9660 -o ro /dev/sr0 /mnt

or enter the following line to /etc/fstab

/dev/cdrom /cd iso9660 ro,user,noauto,unhide

The latter is mentioned in the manual for mount and required the existence of a /cd directory. I didn't test it, yet.

There is no mount.iso9660 command in /sbin like mount.cifs etc.
the option "-o ro" is not required but omitting it raises a warning of the mount command that the source was mounted read-only.

#linuxmint #ubuntu_24 #ubuntu #cdrom #dvd #mount

Vollversion von Diablo: Ich hab' der Heft-CD der GameStar 1/2001, die ich vor Kurzem erst ins Internet Archive geladen hatte, jetzt noch den letzten Diablo Patch v1.09b mit dazugelegt. So habt ihr nun alles zusammen. Viel Spaß!

https://archive.org/details/gamestar_0101_diablo

#Diablo #CDROM #Win95 #Windows95 #Win98 #Windows98 #Retro #Gaming #RetroGaming #PCGaming #InternetArchive

Hab mir den heutigen Freitag mal im Büro freigenommen. Hatte einfach mal keine Motivation. Nach den ganzen 16-Farben EGA DOS-Spielen auf 5,25 Zoll Disketten beschäftige ich mich heute mal mit richtig modernen Sachen! In 32Bit und auf CD-ROM! Ich wollte SimCity 3000 endlich richtig einsortieren in meine Windows 9x Sammlung. Das liegt jetzt auch schon 'ne ganze Weile brach...

#Windows95 #Win95 #SimCity #SimCity3000 #CDROM #Emulation #32Bit #Retro #90er #RetroGaming #Gaming #PCGaming #Maxis

CD-ROM Player 01

https://voragine.net/link/cd-rom-player-01

had so much fun this morning recording a brand spankin new episode of CD-ROM Safari with @ThreeOhFour - we abused jitsi's new 1.5h recording limit with every bit of 1980s and 1990s game tooling/engine/development kits we could talk about, and STILL ran out of time.

covered today: C&C Red Alert, Civilization II, SimCity 2000 SCURK, Streets of SimCity, Monkey Island, and uh, to a lesser extent, rex nebular and the cosmic gender bender >_>

https://cd-rom.ca/podcast/season2/episode6

#podcast #multimedia #cdrom

I'll try and dump my copy of Vector PACK for Mac 1999 today! I paid almost this much for 2xCDs.

There's also a Windows equivalent that covers Japanese PCs and handhelds.

Essentially searchable backups of Vector website.

#preservation #cdrom #japanese

https://jp.mercari.com/item/m42721036952

I really do miss the sound of a #CDROM opening (by mistake) when I handle a #laptop. I still use #optical #media for various reasons, but now I have to resort to buying external drives that run on #USB instead of having a built in one.

#MissTheGoodOldDays

6 years ago i found a single line in a Maxis Software catalog from the mid 90s, selling a multimedia cd-rom title called Coral Reef! The Vanishing Undersea World.

web and usenet searches had no information on it, and it appeared to be another piece of 90s vaporware. i added it to my ebay search list, on the off-chance it might pop up some day

a month ago, it suddenly did, and finally arrived today. i spent the afternoon documenting it and ripping the hybrid mac/win cd-rom to disc images.

it's a weird situation. maxis wasn't known for publishing very many titles developed by other studios. arnowitz studios was well known for their high quality multimedia cd-roms like San Diego Zoo Presents: The Animals! so i suppose they were willing to take a risk with it.

the disc is now imaged and uploaded here with my blessings:

https://archive.org/details/coral_reef_vanishing_undersea_world

there are several ISO formats included in the archive, because it's a very weird hybrid disc which doesn't seem to be compatible with dosbox or mini vmac. i split it apart into mac and win discs, to make things a little easier.

#digiPres #archival #multimedia #cdrom #macintosh

Retro Gaming Ads Blast – Part 47

Welcome back readers, fellow geeks and electronic gaming fans!

In this edition of the Retro Gaming Ads Blast (RGAB) series, we will take a look at another batch of retro gaming print ads from the 1980s to the 1990s.

For the newcomers reading this, Retro Gaming Ads Blast (RGAB) looks back at the many print ads of games (console, arcade, computer and handheld) that were published in comic books, magazines, flyers, posters and newspapers long before smartphones, social media, the worldwide web and streaming became popular. To put things in perspective, people back in the 1980s to the 1990s were more trusting of print media for information and images about electronic games and related products.

With those details laid down, here is the newest batch of retro gaming print ads for you to see and enjoy…

1. Atari Console and Games Print Ad

Back in the 1980s, the styles of video game advertising were very different. Back then, Atari was the market leader on console gaming with the Atari 2600 and they had a lot of video games made for it. As such, the above print ad showing the console and the video games (with the front covers of the game boxes) was typical of the era and it was captivating to look at. By today’s standards, the ad looks simple but it still has the appeal to lure gamers.

2. Shark Attack North American Arcade Flyer

Remember long ago when Steven Spielberg’s Jaws made some people afraid of sharks and the sea? Jaws was a massive blockbuster, and it was influential to the public. A few years later, Universal Pictures pushed through with Jaws 2 without Spielberg, and it also was a huge commercial hit. By the start of the 1980s, creature feature films inspired by Jaws were released and pop culture itself was influenced. In 1981, the obscure arcade outfit Pacific Novelty Manufacturing released their game Shark Attack in arcades. To promote the game, the company came up with an arcade flyer that had a comedic touch on the text descriptions while featuring a pretty blonde fashion model posing as the diver. The front of the flyer had the arcade cabinet, the model and an exaggerated artwork of a shark holding a knife and a fork. On the rear, the sexiness was ramped up with a shot of the model’s behind (plus more pictures of the model herself). This is indeed an amusing and funny arcade flyer.

3. Centipede North American Arcade Flyer

When Atari released Centipede in arcades in 1981, it attracted a lot of gamers and became a huge commercial hit. Part of its success is linked with the strategic promotions Atari committed, and the above arcade flyer is one of the variants of Centipede flyers. The one above shows an illustrated centipede carrying a coin in its mouth and in the background are two different arcade cabinets plus a cocktail table machine (for those who want to play Centipede while sitting down). This particular arcade flyer of Centipede emphasizes the popularity of the game and there are different types of machines that arcade operators can choose from. At the same time, this old flyer remains amusing to look at.

4. Rambo Famicom Japanese Print Ad

When it comes to Hollywood action movies of the 1980s, Sylvester Stallone was highly successful, and he impacted American pop culture with the Rocky and Rambo films. By 1985, Stallone struck gold with Rambo: First Blood Part II which made over $300 million worldwide. Considering the Cold War theme and ambitious action scenes of the movie, it was clear for Japanese game developer Pack-In-Video to make an official video game adaptation of Rambo: First Blood Part II for the Nintendo Family Computer (Famicom) in the form of a 2D side-scrolling adventure game. The said game was simply titled Rambo and to promote it, the company came up with the above Japanese print ad that had the iconic Rambo image of Stallone holding the rocket launcher, and a few screenshots of the game itself. If you look closely at the lower-right corner, you will see a cartoonish hand-drawn art of the Rambo character with a bow and arrow. Considering how very popular Stallone, his character and the movie were, it made a lot of sense to promote the Rambo Famicom game like this in Japan. 

5. Gyruss Family Computer Disk System Japanese Print Ad

In 1983, Konami released Gyruss, a science fiction tube shooter designed by Yoshiko Okamoto. The game was a huge arcade hit and it really attracted a lot of players who enjoyed the unique game design and spaceship shooting. Konami licensed the game to a few companies which resulted in the creation and release of Gyruss ports for different consoles and home computer systems. In 1988, Konami released an enhanced Gyruss port for the Family Computer Disk System of Nintendo. To promote the Famicom Disk System port, Konami came up with a print ad that had a nicely detailed painted artwork of a spaceship (representing the player) about to hit incoming enemies deep in space, 3 screenshots and the official price and release date displayed. The artwork is still captivating to look at and the port itself features major overhauls that arguably made it better than the arcade original. Konami really went the extra mile for this Gyruss port.

6. Operation Thunderbolt Japanese Arcade Flyer

Following the huge success of Operation Wolf, Taito went on to make the sequel military shooter Operation Thunderbolt which was named after the 1977 movie that itself was based on the real-life Entebbe raid of 1976. To promote the game, the company came up with a pretty compelling arcade flyer for the Japanese market. The front has a detailed painted artwork that emphasizes the conflict between soldiers and Islamic terrorists in the Middle East. The rear has technical details of the arcade cabinet, several phone numbers and hand-drawn art of the terrorists (they easily remind me of Palestinian terrorists) clearly called the enemies. While the listing of phone numbers on the rear was very unusual, this old arcade flyer still looks great. Operation Thunderbolt went on to achieve huge commercial success in the arcades and later on consoles. It was one of the highest grossing arcade games in Japan in 1989.

7. Batman Returns North American Print Ad

Batman Returns was a big hit in cinemas in 1992 although it never came close to matching the success of its 1989 predecessor. When it comes to video games, Batman Returns was even more ambitious as there were different game adaptations on different platforms. For the Sega CD Batman Returns game, Sega came up with the above ad that strongly featured photos of Michael Keaton as Batman, Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman and Danny DeVito as the Penguin with a stylish dark background and four screenshots of the game. The line “Batman Returns…on Sega CD” was really catchy and ultimately the game itself was very notably an expanded version of the Sega Genesis version with selected video footage from the film. As Sega had the license to make Batman Returns games for its platforms, this print ad is absolutely an attention-grabber.

8. Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi North American Print Ad

If there is anything notable about Star Wars in the 1990s, it is the fact that there is a lot of merchandise, comic books, video games, books and other licensed products released long after 1983’s Return of the Jedi which itself was perceived to be the last of the film franchise. In the mid-1990s, ports of Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi were released on the competing handheld platforms Nintendo Game Boy and Sega Game Gear. This particular single-page ad has a nice visual design that captured the vibe of the movie (which I saw as a young boy in 1983) and it made handheld gaming look cool.

9. Elevator Action Returns Japanese Print Ad

In 1994, Taito struck gold with the release of Elevator Action Returns in Japanese arcades. The sequel was a big hit for the company and they eventually released a console port on the Sega Saturn only in Japan. For promotion, a print ad was made using the official painted artwork while also showing the screenshots and other details about it running on the Saturn (which itself was a powerful 2D sprite machine). Just looking at this old ad brings back the excitement of Elevator Action Returns and I now have a digital copy of it on my Xbox Series X.

10. Jade Cocoon: Story of the Tamamayu North American Print Ad

By the late 1990s, Japanese role-playing games (JRPG) really became popular on gaming consoles in America which arguably was the result of the massive global success of Final Fantasy VII. In 1999, there were a lot of JRPGs that got released on PlayStation and publisher Crave Entertainment literally pounced on American gamers’ interest on JRPGs by releasing Jade Cocoon: Story of the Tamamayu. Crave aggressively promoted the game and the result was this 2-page print ad that emphasized the game concept (developed by Genki), showed screenshots of the game, and displayed artworks that fans of Studio Ghibli anime productions can recognize. While Jade Cocoon: Story of the Tamamayu never became a massive commercial hit because of the low print run, there is no denying that its print ad was one of the most visually appealing ads of 1999. The ad alone made it look very ambitious.

11. Konami LaserScope North American print ad

In 1990, this print ad of Konami’s LaserScope appeared in comic books and several other publications. The LaserScope was a gaming peripheral designed for use on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) complete with compatibility with existing games that were made to support the NES Zapper. The ad even boasted a voice-activated firing feature and a hands-free approach on playing NES games. While the ad boasted that players will have the most powerful voice in video games, the LaserScope itself was a very flawed and badly optimized device. Apart from having a built-in microphone that was oversensitive, tracking targets was a chore requiring constant head-turning which in turn made the gameplay experience very tiring and frustrating. This old ad promised a lot and the LaserScope was a catastrophe. When was the last time you bought hardware from Konami?

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En 2000, l’IRCAM décide qu’écouter de la musique est beaucoup trop simple.
Résultat : 10 jeux d’écoute, un CD-ROM Mac/PC où l’on classe des sons, reconnaît des timbres, manipule des morphings, reconstitue des séquences et localise des sources dans l’espace.

Autrement dit : du jeu vidéo éducatif conçu par des gens qui avaient probablement un sonagramme comme économiseur d’écran.
Et franchement, on adore.

#IRCAM #MusiqueElectronique #Psychoacoustique #CDROM #RetroComputing #Silicium

DIY Game Console Does It With Optical Disks

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DIY Game Console Does It With Optical Disks

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Retro Gaming Ads Blast – Part 46

Welcome back readers, fellow geeks and electronic gaming fans!

In this edition of the Retro Gaming Ads Blast (RGAB) series, we will take a look at another batch of retro gaming print ads from the 1980s to the early 2000s.

For the newcomers reading this, Retro Gaming Ads Blast (RGAB) looks back at the many print ads of games (console, arcade, computer and handheld) that were published in comic books, magazines, flyers, posters and newspapers long before smartphones, social media, the worldwide web and streaming became popular. To put things in perspective, people back in the 1980s to the 1990s were more trusting of print media for information and images about electronic games and related products.

With those details laid down, here is the newest batch of retro gaming print ads for you to see and enjoy…

1. Frogger Print Ad

When Frogger was first released in video arcades in 1981, it easily attracted countless gamers offering them bouts of fun and the video game critics were very impressed with it. Considering its massive arcade success, it was unsurprisingly ported to the game consoles and home computers of the time. Parker Brothers secured the license for cartridge versions and the company produced Frogger ports for not just the Atari 2600 but also the Atari 7800. This print ad they came up with had a deliberate cartoony artwork (with a touch of humor) and an artist created a hand-drawn illustration intentionally made to resemble a screenshot from the game. I saw this ad a number of times when I read comic books in 1982.

2. The Legend of Kage Japanese Arcade Flyer

In my life, I never had the opportunity to play the original arcade version of The Legend of Kage and ended up playing only the Nintendo Family Computer (Famicom) port. Behind the scenes, Taito itself came close to preventing The Legend of Kage from being released in the arcades. The company placed it in a certain game show where it received praise by many which prompted Taito to give it a full arcade release. To promote the game, the Japanese arcade flyer had lively hand-drawn artwork that perfectly reflected what the game is about, who the playable hero is and what ancient Japanese setting was used. Fortunately for Taito, The Legend of Kage became a huge commercial hit and this led to the production of ports for different consoles and computers.

3. Hyper Olympic Japanese Arcade Flyer

In 1983, Konami released their summer Olympics-inspired arcade game Hyper Olympic (titled Track & Field in other parts of the world) which offered players the opportunities to compete in a series of events with emphasis on pressing the buttons as quickly as possible. The arcade flyer Konami came up with featured fine-looking hand-drawn artwork showing athletes competing in track and field events (with the types of events displayed at the top-most part of the flyer) while showing just one screenshot (lower right) and displaying the officially 1984 Los Angeles Olympics logo (lower left). In my view, this old arcade flyer does a good job promoting both the arcade game as well as the 1984 Olympics itself. Too bad nobody makes this kind of arcade flyer anymore.

4. Terra Cresta Japanese Arcade Flyer

Nichibutsu, which produced a lot of arcade games that were released only in Japan, released Terra Cresta in Japanese arcades in 1985. It turns out Terra Cresta is a sequel to their 1980 game Moon Cresta which itself was their first big arcade hit game. Nichibutsu literally loaded the front of Terra Cresta’s arcade flyer with lots of visuals and details. As you can see, seven screenshots of the game were displayed (each with descriptive text), a fancy looking artwork that emphasized the science fiction setting, some English descriptive text, the cocktail table arcade machine and a pretty Japanese lady wearing an aerobics outfit with legwarmers (popular in the 1980s). This flyer truly has a strong 1980s flavor.  

5. Sega Master System European Print Ad

After many years doing arcade games, Sega made the bold decision to start competing in console gaming with the release of the SG-1000 in 1983 in Japan. Even though Nintendo was a very tough competitor with the best-selling Famicom, Sega did not give up and proceeded to launch their console in America and Europe referred to as the Master System. In a serious attempt to gain customers specifically in England, Sega made a print ad showcasing a family sitting in front of a TV set with the young boy playing a racing game on a Master System. Looking at how the descriptive text was presented, it was clear that Sega emphasized bringing the arcade game experience into the comfort of home while also promising that a lot more new games will be released in the near future. This is an eye-catching ad and also a fine example of aggressive marketing by Sega.

6. Ken Griffey Jr.’s Winning Run North American Print Ad

Following the commercial success of the 1994 Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) game Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball, Nintendo got Ken Griffey Jr. again as endorser and proceeded with the follow-up Ken Griffey Jr.’s Winning Run. With the highly talented Rare (Donkey Kong Country) chosen as game developer, Nintendo was highly confident with the baseball sequel and the 2-page print ad reflected that. The Ken Griffey Jr.’s Winning Run ad had a striking image of a broken baseball bat on one side while the game’s details, two screenshots and the creative description dominated the other side. While I am not so interested in baseball, I can say that this old print ad is indeed attention-grabbing.

7. 2Xtreme North American Print Ad

Remember how popular the X Games (Extreme Games) were back in the 1990s? Early in the life of the PlayStation console, Sony released ESPN Extreme Games which sold over a million copies worldwide. As expected, a follow-up titled 2Xtreme was approved for a 1996 release. Sony came up with a 2-page ad that had an upside-down X Games participant with roller blades dominating most of the space and six screenshots were displayed. The descriptive text in the lower part of the ad was deliberately written to be hip and cool.  

8. Macross Plus Japanese Arcade Flyer

Based on the mid-1990s anime OAV, the Macross Plus video game from Banpresto was designed as a vertical-scrolling 2D shooter that captures the feel and intensity of the anime’s spectacle. The front of the Japan-only arcade flyer showcased the YF-19 Excalibur, the YF-21 Sturmvogel and the VF-11 Thunderbolt (plus the basic arcade controls on the lower-left) which were all rendered in 3D polygons to delight Macross fans and gamers who are interested in new 2D shooting experiences. The rear of the flyer showed additional details and it even includes English text descriptions. Strangely, no screenshots of the game were displayed. Being a long-time Macross fan, I can say this old arcade flyer is still engaging to look at.  

9. Macross VF-X2 North American Print Ad

In the late 1990s, Bandai prepared to launch Macross VF-X2 (the sequel to 1997’s Macross Digital Mission VF-X) on the PlayStation console in North America. This was a very intriguing move because Bandai never brought the mentioned 1997 Macross game outside of Japan. Shortly after the official announcement of a North American release, Macross VF-X2 got featured in video game magazines, an English demo of the game (first mission only) was distributed through Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine, and Bandai came up with the 2-page print ad you see here. Unfortunately, Macross VF-X2’s North American release got cancelled because of copyright issues and legal obstacles (note: Harmony Gold held the Western rights to Robotech and actively blocked the release of genuine Macross products in America). As such, this impressive looking Macross VF-X2 print ad for North America ended up as a promotion for nothing!

10. Star Wars: Racer Arcade Japanese Print Ad/Poster

In 1999, Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace was a massive box office hit in theaters around the world and it marked a new era of Star Wars movies with digital effects available. Similar with 1993’s Jurassic Park, George Lucas’ movie also had a huge lineup of merchandise, action figures and video games. The pod racing from the movie became the basis for Star Wars: Racer Arcade which was released in Japan on June 2000, and then in America a month later. To help arcade operators attract gamers and Star Wars fans, a print ad and poster were released featuring a very dynamic image of pod racing from the game dominating the background, a few screenshots displayed and some computer-generated of characters and vehicles. At the lower right part of the ad/poster is the image of the arcade machine which has a huge screen, a seat and control panel. The descriptive Japanese text was written to excite both fans and gamers. Did you play this Sega-produced Star Wars game in the arcades?

11. Konami Wai Wai World Japanese Print Ad

Going back to the late-1980s, Konami released a 2D adventure game on the Famicom that was very ambitious as it featured side-scrolling treks, vertical-scrolling shooting sequences and, most notably, a cast of characters that emphasized crossovers between intellectual properties of gaming. I am talking about Konami Wai Wai World (sometimes called Konami World for short) which had characters, settings and elements of Konami’s own properties like Gradius, Castlevania and Twin Bee. Not only that, King Kong of King Kong 2: Ikari no Megaton Punch and Mikey Walsh of The Goonies were also featured which is astonishing because they represent entertainment intellectual properties that were licensed to Konami for video game adaptation. That said, the emphasis of crossovers and excitement was shown in the form of 2D character sprites in this Japanese print ad of Konami Wai Wai World. This is the kind of game that Konami itself will never be able to make again and to do a remake or an enhanced re-release of Konami Wai Wai World will require overcoming all the legal obstacles in the way.

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Note to "the kids":
If you have a #DVD or #Blueray player, a #computer with a #CDROM drive, any of several #gameConsoles, etc in the house, then you have a #CDplayer. Check the closets and the attic. Check the console of the "older car" in the driveway. I bet there's a way for you #genZ folks who bought CDs with "no way to play them" to, in fact, play them :)

En unos días, esta auténtica #ObraDeArte estará cumpliendo ni más ni menos que tres décadas… :mindblown:

Es uno de esos #videojuegos que supieron envejecer realmente muy bien. :WhiteHeartSparkle:

#DieHard #DieHardTrilogy #DuroDeMatar #ProbeEntertainment #FoxInteractive #StephenRoot #NeilPalmer #Videojuego #Windows95 #Win95 #W95 #PlayStation #OriginalPlayStation #FirstPlayStation #SegaSaturn #Saturn #PCCDROM #PC_CDROM #PC_CD_ROM #CDROM #CD_ROM

Yaoi ⁉️ In my retro cd rom ⁉️

More strem of this game in an hour ish~

#vtuber ✿ #pngtuber ✿ #cdrom ✿ #stonekeep ✿ #vtuberclips ✿ #retro ✿ #retrogaming ✿ #clips ✿ #envtuber ✿ #giftuber ✿ #vtuberbluesky ✿ #blueskyvtuber ✿ #vsky ✿ #twitchstreamer ✿ #streamer ✿ #retrocdrom ✿ #angelvtuber ✿ #ame ✿ #oc

Episódio 177 – MSX ao redor do mundo – Tomo 2 – Parte 2

https://retropolis.com.br/2026/08/19/episodio-177-msx-ao-redor-do-mundo-tomo-2-parte-2/

#MundoRetro #3DO #Aackosoft #Activision #AfonsoSeabra #Alcazar #Alemanha #AmstradPcw #Argentina #atari #CDROM #DamBusters #DawnPatrol #demoscene #Dinamarca #ElectricSoftware #emulador #Espao #EstaoEspacial #europa #Finlndia #Ghostbusters #Goldstar #gradiente #GunFright #HBG900 #HD #HomeOffice #HotCalc #hotbit #Hucard #hx20 #ISA #Jaleco #JetSetWilly

🚨 Oh no, the 90s called and they want their #shareware back! Apparently, the CD-ROM was stuffed like a turkey on Thanksgiving, but the real #mystery is why anyone would think this "news" is worth reading. 🤦‍♂️ #TechFail
https://fabiensanglard.net/quake_shareware_cd/index.html #TechFail #Nostalgia #CDROM #90sRevival #HackerNews #ngated

just recorded a new episode of CD-ROM Safari: You Don't Know Jack.

https://cd-rom.ca/podcast/season2/episode5

brian and i bumble our way through the tangled history of hilarious YDKJ games over the past 30 years, starting with the original for Windows 3.1/Mac

#multimedia #cdrom #podcast #macintosh #win31

¿Quieres?

I had a fun time playing more of this today! I will def play more next week! 🪨🏰

#retro ✿ #retrogames ✿ #envtuber ✿ #pngtuber ✿ #seedrian ✿ #sonicoc ✿ #stonekeep ✿ #cdrom ✿ #retrogaming ✿ #sonicoc ✿ #seedrian ✿ #angelvtuber ✿ #vtuberbluesky ✿ #vsky ✿ #blueskyvtuber ✿ #twitchstreamer ✿

˚₊‧꒰ა Seraphim Schedule ໒꒱₊˚

Sat-Sundays streams take place @ 10 am EST & Mon-Tuesday take place @ 2 pm EST! I hope to sea you angels there!

🎨 @[email protected]
 
✿ #Yuri ✿ #CDRom ✿ #Retro ✿ #BlueskyVtuber ✿ #HyruleWarriors ✿ #Zelda ✿ #TLOZ ✿ #TheLegendofZelda #Vtuber ✿ #Pngtuber ✿ #Legos ✿

˚₊‧꒰ა Seraphim Schedule ໒꒱₊˚

Sat-Sundays streams take place @ 10 am EST & Mon-Tuesday take place @ 2 pm EST! I hope to sea you angels there!

🎨 @[email protected]

✿ #Yuri ✿ #CDRom ✿ #Retro ✿ #BlueskyVtuber ✿ #HyruleWarriors ✿ #Zelda ✿ #TLOZ ✿ #TheLegendofZelda #Vtuber ✿ #Pngtuber ✿ #Legos ✿

So what was the first disc based system that you used for gaming? 💿️

https://youtu.be/1f_jrMvn1-E?si=6qnKov2miN4RecJz

#gaming #cdrom #retrogaming #pcengine #turbografx16

This dude's kid found an old copy of Compton’s 3D World Atlas Deluxe for Windows 95 in a thrift store, so he miraculously got it working on the trash fire that is Windows 11 https://trevmex.com/post/824245295374303232/my-son-found-a-world-atlas-in-a-thrift-store-so-i

#Windows95 #Windows11 #90s #1990s #CDROM

What To Watch On YouTube Right Now – Part 149

Welcome back my readers, YouTube viewers and all others who followed this series of articles focused on YouTube videos worth watching.

Have you been searching for something fun or interesting to watch on YouTube? Do you feel bored right now and you crave for something to see on the world’s most popular online video destination?

I recommend you check out the following videos I found.

#1 A Look At The Johnson County War – If you have seen the 1980 movie Heaven’s Gate, then you have been exposed to the Johnson County War which was a ranger war in the state of Wyoming that happened from 1889 to 1893. What the movie showed, however, was a historical fiction presentation and it could not be taken seriously as a reference of American history. To learn about the Johnson County War with historical attention, watch the video below.

https://youtu.be/6oDaH-AR8Bs?si=MY4ra5B8zRR90jWr

#2 Popcorn in Bed Reacts To U-571 – Speaking of historical fiction, have you seen the movie U-571? When that movie was released in 2000, it only reminded me of other submarine movies like Das Boot, The Hunt For Red October and Crimson Tide. The movie directed by Jonathan Mostow and starring Matthew McConaughey made a lot of buzz when it opened at #1 in the American box office and that success influenced a lot of moviegoers here in the Philippines to watch it in local cinemas. I never saw U-571 but I noticed how much of an impact it had on Popcorn in Bed’s reaction video which I encourage you to watch.

https://youtu.be/S94niicK8Xw?si=T3xWWokhyEcwyGdl

#3 Japan Pushes Back Against Islam – There is a disturbing trend that has been happening in Japan that their local media and the international news organizations are not telling you…the Islamic foreigners there have been causing a series of disturbances such as occupying public spaces for Muslim prayers/gatherings, littering, rape, the construction of an illegal mosque and more. That said, there are lots of Japanese nationalists and concerned citizens who are fighting back and expressing demands and complaints to their government officials. It is clear that the Muslim foreigners there in Japan have this collective mindset of conquering Japan, violating the Japanese and gaining power under the guise of multiculturalism and political correctness. Watch the videos below.

https://youtu.be/cy8FrqfmtcI?si=Vv0Oco_VQV7Py3D-

https://youtu.be/rYaPdERFf7I?si=Q0lkfUbm7MXuxs2F

#4 The Relevance Of The 1990s – Remember how unique the 1990s was when it comes to the evolution of technology, the marketing of products, the gradual transformation of pop culture in America and the like? There was indeed something special about the said decade which explains the driving force behind the Millennials’ nostalgia about it. To find out more, watch the video below.

https://youtu.be/gROvtZw0mz0?si=yLrvmcAvGRBu-P2V

#5 When Hollywood Released Two Similar Movies In 1998 – Way back in 1998, moviegoers worldwide saw two movies from Hollywood that had similar concepts about the world getting hit by something from deep space. The movies were Deep Impact and Armageddon, and they were released in the same summer box office season in America. Deep Impact was more dramatic and tried hard to be believable while Armageddon was highly exaggerated and had Michael Bay’s flair all over it. The two films were released at a time when disaster movies had a resurgence and they used computer-generated images to make realize their respective visual concepts. I find an analytical video about the two 1998 movies and I encourage you all to watch it.

https://youtu.be/5T6NMEdu70k?si=TnFON8N9JbI189RA

#6 You, Me And The Movies React To Ghost In The Shell (1995) – There are many reasons why the 1995 anime feature film Ghost in the Shell is very significant. The adaptation of Masamune Shirow’s literary Ghost in the Shell was made with very high production values under the direction of Mamoru Oshii, the story had many futuristic concepts that became very relevant today, and it was very influential for many Hollywood filmmakers. That said, I liked how the anime feature film drew reactions from You, Me and the Movies, and their reaction video is a must-see!

https://youtu.be/4Q_G6zObECg?si=CEgIjpaJl0WlbI64

#7 Casablanca Reaction Video Of EOM Reacts – There is nothing like watching a classic, black-and-white movie like Casablanca. Set in French Morocco, the story follows many characters dealing with the uncertainty of war and it is inside the nightclub and gambling den of American expatriate Rick Blaine where a lot of developments happened. The 1942 movie is memorable with its top-notch stars (Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman are phenomenal), the dramatic plot, the immersive settings and many iconic lines and moments. I have seen the movie a few times already on 4K Blu-ray format and I enjoyed watching EOM Reacts’ video of it. Go watch his video below.

https://youtu.be/CmFvCTl43Nk?si=sAuN1cotXMpNsnvd

#8 Soba Getting Reinvented In Japan – Soba – a Japanese noodle made from buckwheat flour – is getting reinvented in Japan as the traditional shops there are struggling with the rising costs of ingredients as well as a growing shortage of successors to the operators. In an effort to stay in business while avoiding raising prices, the surviving soba restaurants (and some new ones) there are reinventing the dining experience and doing other things to preserve the traditional soba culture. Watch and learn from the video below.

https://youtu.be/6SL5yzs5-o4?si=yPucu2ALaUy_h2-a

#9 Ranting For Vengeance Slams Zach Cregger And His Resident Evil Movie – As some of you already know, there is another new live-action movie of Resident Evil coming out soon and the early previews showed very little connections with the Resident Evil games of Capcom. Actor Zach Cregger is the director and co-writer of the new Resident Evil movie and Ranting for Vengeance slammed him hard in his recent YouTube video. Not only that, the YouTuber also backed up his criticism on Cregger and the 2026 Resident Evil movie with facts and details that you have to see. That said, go watch his video below and pay close attention to the details.

https://youtu.be/R5ALrwYsd78?si=WN0icx4lPk9UNTp8

#10 Atari Jaguar CD Revisited – While I played a lot of games of Atari (both on Atari 2600 console and arcade games) in my life, I never owned an Atari Jaguar nor its CD-ROM add-on device. Indeed, there was a time in the 1990s when Atari got back in console gaming starting with the Jaguar console that operated with games in cartridge format. A short time later, the add-on Atari Jaguar CD was released and it looked like a toilet with the lid open. To learn more about the Atari Jaguar CD, watch the retro gaming video below.

https://youtu.be/6gjSJxpB6PE?si=0hem72Z9VqnwjwDw

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just recorded a new episode of cd-rom safari podcast: Inherit the Earth - Quest for the Orb

https://cd-rom.ca/podcast/season2/episode4

#podcast #multimedia #cdrom #furry #adventureGames

ohhh this is promising to be absolutely delicious self promotion.

jump to to cherry coke site i shall!

#multimedia #cdrom #macintosh

often when i buy someone’s box of computer games, it comes with a pile of caseless cd-roms - usually kids games - rolling around in the bottom of the box. they all get stashed together in a misc spindle that i rarely ever look at.

today when i was grasping for cd-rom safari podcast ideas, i pulled out the spindle and flipped through the pile of shovelware. i found this disc, which had previously escaped my notice because it appeared to be an encyclopedia. upon closer inspection, encyclopedia it most certainly is not. 😅

this adventure game - The Lost Island of Alanna - bears a familar trademark: Cherry Coke. yes, that coca cola company (!).

per the wikipedia entry, “The Lost Island of Alanna represents an early example of integrated, digital, viral and social marketing using the internet. Alanna included a distributed CD-ROM game, integrated social chat rooms, under-the-cap codes, special product packaging, advertising, outdoor, and two promotional websites.”

this is a graphical adventure game. and you can’t make this stuff up:

“In the game, the player explores an island where an ancient civilization was concerned about passing on its wisdom but was wiped out by a volcano before it was able to share its precious knowledge. This civilization used clay bowls and a mixture of sparkling water and cherries in a tribal ceremony. The game cross-references this with bottles of Cherry Coke, on the labels of which are clues in the form of cuneiform characters, and then the player is encouraged to begin solving the mystery”

i can almost guarantee this is going to be a janky macromedia director game, and i can’t WAIT to play it so i can finally learn the ancient recipe of crystal pepsi

#cdrom #multimedia #retrocomputing #win95 #macintosh

🤔 it might not be the best $10 i'll ever spend but it won't be the worst i guess?

#multimedia #cdrom #retrogaming #win31 #1990s

had a really fun time being interviewed by @brendn for his Kaijuville (buttondown hosted) newsletter

we talk about the cringy experience of writing my book Mages & Modems, the time my mom publicly flamed the Texas Instruments TI-85 assembly language listserv, doing gig work for the NHK, and the return of utopian scholastic CD-ROMs.

https://kaijuville.com/2026/07/13/spinning-discs-with-vga256/

(off the record we nerded out about Highlander: The Series and that conversation deserves an entire newsletter itself.) 😅

#multimedia #cdrom #japan #nhk #interviews #books #writing

surprisingly, it appears that no one has imaged the clip-art CD-ROM that came with the book. that work has now been done :)

enjoy some low-effort photographic clip-art courtesy of DK in ISO format:

https://archive.org/details/ew-ocean-clipart

#cdrom #digiPres

today's thrifting treasure from the peak utopian scholastic period: Dorling Kindersley's Ocean (2008)

while the scholastic period is usually associated with the late 90s and early 2000s, it lasted well into the late 2000s thanks to DK's amazing book layouts

even better, these later books come with a cd-rom full of clipart. 😎

#utopianScholastic #books #art #design #cdrom