Notices by Space Quest Historian (sqhistorian@dosgame.club)

First episode of DevsQuest, a deep dive on Sierra's great Quest series by Jeroen Dekkers, premieres FEB. 14 (❤️) and, appropriately, focuses on Leisure Suit Larry. Hosted by Josh Mandel and featuring, of course, Al Lowe.

Here's a teaser: https://youtu.be/bq-am862uRg

#adventuregame #SierraOnLine

DOSBox Pure has "experimental Win95/98 support." I don't know how many hoops you have to jump through to make it work, but I have a feeling this might be an important step towards cracking that thick shell around "the Dark Ages" of PC gaming. https://youtu.be/t4q8OMp15KA

#dosbox #dosboxpure #emulation

If you're using eBay, they updated their Terms of Services, and you're now auto-opted-in to have your data used to train AI. To opt out, use this link: https://accountsettings.ebay.com/ai-preferences

#ebay #ai #fyi

This dude remade Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines as a pixel-art point-and-click game. I've never played the original so I have no idea if he did a good job or not, but it's free if you want to check it out: https://emontero.itch.io/bloodlust-santa-monica-definitive-edition

#adventuregames #VampireTheMasquerade

Found this video yesterday that also has a bit about The 7th Guest. And Gabriel Knight 2. And Harvester. Even though he has harsh words about adventure games in general (and repeats the nauseating "what killed adventure games was..." argument), it's still a great watch. https://youtu.be/2bmlbSzhRiw

First video of 2025: A megaspective of The 7th Guest and The 11th Hour. These games get a lot of shit these days, but do they really deserve it? Let's find out!

Join me for the premiere tomorrow on YouTube (your local time in the link): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTd7JahjHy0

#adventuregames #The7thGuest #The11thHour #puzzlegames #Trilobyte

SpaceVenture has a Steam page! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1374960/SpaceVenture/

I've had the pleasure of playtesting this and it is indeed worthy of being called a spiritual successor to Space Quest. Of course I may be somewhat biased... 😏

#adventuregames #SpaceQuest #SpaceVenture #TwoGuysFromAndromeda

Year Zero is the best Nine Inch Nails album. https://youtu.be/fhrnChYf23k

#NineInchNails #NIN #YearZero #conceptalbum

My friend Paul's game The Phantom Fellows is coming out soon. It's one of the funniest games I've ever played. Here's a rundown of all the neuroses and anxiety attacks that led to its creation: https://www.cggpodcast.com/e/from-idea-to-reality-the-making-of-the-phantom-fellows/

P.S. Follow my dude at @PhantomFellows

Holy shit! Akril just released an unofficial King's Quest sequel! And it looks fucking amazing. http://akril15.com/games/it4/index.html

#adventuregames #KingsQuest

@MichaelKlamerus She may have said something about it in the past four years she's been working on it, but my attention span is fleeting to say the least. At any rate, she cleverly avoided calling it "King's Quest," but it's still very much a King's Quest game.

I'm heading for trouble, aren't I? 😅

#Doom #pointandclick #adventuregames

Heads up: In 2 hours, my new video will premiere. It... might be slightly controversial. But why not ruin KQ5 with AI, is what I ask? Why not indeed? Come join me in the chat and let's watch together! https://youtu.be/yxOOgybDW-A

Can you recommend me some good POC retro game YouTubers? I would be very interested to see games from my youth — which, let's face it, were not known for their diversity — reviewed through the lens of someone who isn't a pasty white guy with anger issues.

Why? Because if I'm going to make a video on a hot-button topic, I feel I'd better cover my fucking bases.

I am, however, also interested to hear from people who are trans (and are comfortable presenting online as trans) about the subject. DM me or swing me a line at contact@spacequesthistorian.com

Serious question: Can anyone recommend someone in academia who does (or has done) reputable research of transgender representation in media?

I'm hoping to get at least 3-4 people who know their shit and ask them about THAT SECTION in Space Quest IV. I'm interested in historical context, analysis of the subtext, and of course a judgment call on a deceptively simple question: Is SQ4 transphobic?

Just a heads-up for all #adventuregames fans: If you were thinking of backing the "Beyond the Click" book about point-and-click games ( https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bbsoft/beyond-the-click-the-saga-of-lucas-adventures/ ), you should know it's by the same guy who tried to Kickstart an unlicensed Ghostbusters game full of AI art and stolen sprite assets.

If you have no idea what I'm talking about, have a look through this video: https://youtu.be/-2kwOGhxjHw. It explains both the Ghostbusters scam game and the current book scam. (And, yes, they ARE scams.)

Not to mention this is also bad for video game preservation. Years from now, the servers meant to handle your account creation will probably cease to be, and the games will be unplayable unless someone cracks them. The shortsightedness of this industry never fails to amaze me.

The Adventure Game Fan Fair (formerly the AGH Convention), aka "the U.S. remake of AdventureX," is currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter.

Give it a look — it promises to be one hell of a bash! Talks, panels, an award show, and even a Sierra On-Line reunion.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/aghcon/the-adventure-game-hotspot-presents-adventurecon-2024

#adventuregames #retrogaming #convention

@HauntedOwlbear Whoa! How old is the Owlette, if I may ask?