October 2017 – The Retro Gaming Treasury

Command Modern Air Naval Operations : Custom Overlays & Campaign Overlays

On October 29, 2017 By Casey

Out of the box CMANO uses a map set known as SRTM 30 Plus. This is an open repository from the USGS with tiled data from across the globe. It’s great for CMANO on a macro scale, but what if we want to get right in and see individual target […]

Guild of Dungeoneering – Playing through a Quest

On October 26, 2017September 9, 2018 By Nikola

Guild of Dungeoneering is one of those relatively simple, but also relatively fun to play indie RPG/Card Games. It has good style, good humor and good mechanics. I got it in a humble bundle sale before they apparently sold out (just playing, don’t really have an opinion about the recent […]

Command Modern Air Naval Operations : Lua Repository #5 Conditions

On October 21, 2017February 5, 2019 By Casey

Using conditions in Command Modern Air Naval Operations can be kind of tricky. Unlike triggers, which are pretty obvious, or actions, which can be dead simple, a condition is more complex. In a nutshell we use Lua to check something and return true or false. If true the action will […]

Skyrim Day 078 – All Eyes On Me

On October 16, 2017September 5, 2018 By Raifield

4 Sun’s Dusk, 4E201 Winterhold After squelching about underground in Blackreach for most of yesterday Serana and I found one of our Scrolls and the inscribed cube for Septimus Signus. I was too tired to walk back to Winterhold and spent a surprisingly comfortable night outside of Alftand. I am not […]

Below the Cut: Dungeon Explorer II (TurboGrafx-CD)

On October 15, 2017September 4, 2018 By Zenic Reverie

Dungeon Explorer II – Rating(8 RPP)1) 2 – Character Advancement: practice/experience based advancement, stat or level increases, multiple classes or characters, customize characters2) 3 – Combat: character stats used for combat, additional combat options, turn based3) 0 – Items and Equipment: store to buy and sell, equipment decisions, item decisions4) […]

Acheton: Victory!

On October 10, 2017September 4, 2018 By Nathan P. Mahney

When last I left you, I had found 49 treasures and was preparing to gather them and see how close I might be to wrapping Acheton up. I had some minor fears about how difficult it might be to get all of the treasures before my lamp ran out, but […]

Command Modern Air Naval Operations : Lua Repository #4 Random Traffic

On October 10, 2017February 5, 2019 By Casey

Every so often you meet a script that’s beautiful. My first script moment was when I saw the differential equation for a moon shot rocket as it loses fuel, gravity drops, velocity rises, and… well you get the idea. The below script, courtesy of Apache85, is a script like that. […]

Command Modern Air Naval Operations : Lua Repository #3 – Weather

On October 8, 2017February 5, 2019 By Casey

Weather in CMANO is one of those things you don’t think about until suddenly you can’t attack a target. Then you realize that the world is alive below you. As a scenario designer it’s one of those things that can really fill out your scenario and bring it to life. […]

The Strategy Gamer Podcast #5 : Graviteam Tactics Mius Front

On October 7, 2017February 5, 2019 By Casey

In today’s episode we’ll be discussing Graviteam Tactics : Mius Front. This simulation is one of the most detailed company-platoon level war games on the market. It features a tactical and an operational level that really set it apart. My guests for today’s show is Phi230 and TortugaPower. The game […]

Command Modern Air Naval Operations : Lua Repository 2

On October 7, 2017February 5, 2019 By Casey

This is another entry in my Lua Repository for CMANO. (Find the first one here) I have a large and ungainly notepad++ document with notes, ideas, scribbles, and even a bit of Lua. To start with we’ll run down what I currently have, later we’ll look at other functions from […]

Cruiser X-79 Update #12

On October 7, 2017September 4, 2018 By Richard_of_TND

7th October 2017 This is a just a quick update. You may remember a couple of days ago, I mentioned about having trouble getting the tape loader to work using multi-load, and the game crashed. I finally managed to get my way around this problem, simply by not triggering RTS […]

Game #72: Ninja Boy 2 (Game Boy) – Ninjas vs. Pirates, In Space! (Finished)

On October 6, 2017September 4, 2018 By Zenic Reverie

I had planned to use this color palette,but forgot when it came time to play Game 72 Title: Ninja Boy 2Released: April 1993 (November 1991 JPN)Platform: Game BoyDeveloper: Culture BrainPublisher: Culture BrainGenre: Action RPGExploration – Top-downCombat – Action (turn-based bosses)Series – Super Chinese (Japanese name) So, we’re stuck with the default […]

Cruiser X-79 [UPDATE 11] – Not much … Or is it?

On October 5, 2017September 4, 2018 By Richard_of_TND

5th October 2017 I really should have back dated this Friday+Saturday last week, as nothing had been done today. I’ve been running late. Anyway, last week, I was doing some brain storming, and slight of hand updating of the game code. Originally Cruiser X-79 used a 3xIRQ interrupt, but since […]

Dragon Warrior IV: Chapters of the Chosen – Nintendo NES – 1992

On October 1, 2017September 4, 2018 By Wingnut

Here is another RPG I have completed, but is not one of my favourite games. It started off well enough and I enjoyed it but lasted too long and eventually became a chore to play…. Hot on the heels of Dragon Warrior III, we have Dragon Warrior IV: Chapters of […]