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Still the most badass driving game ever made.

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You understand me ❤️

Blah. Totally forgot about Necronomicon (2001). Nothing to see here, move along.

Fun fact: after Quake (1996) and Anchorhead (1998) the longest period in our industry without openly Lovecraftian games began. Nearly 8 years. This odd streak was finalized by 2 games released within a timespan of 2 months: Dark Corners of the Earth (2005) and Scratches (2006).

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Agustín Cordes @agustin.me · 16/09/2026

With Shadow of the Comet arriving in pristine condition, the short-lived series of "official" Lovecraft graphic adventures is now complete. Flawed as they were, still memorable games that I fondly revisit from time to time. Physical media never says die! 💪

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If you can’t input commands with your keyboard, it’s not an adventure. Lost in LA is there for historical reasons.

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Agustín Cordes @agustin.me · 16/09/2026

At last, the finest trilogy of adventure games is in my possession.

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Agustín Cordes @agustin.me · 09/06/2026

Si bien los conozco, no, la verdad no los jugué. Pero este último se lo ve increíble.

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Agustín Cordes @agustin.me · 09/06/2026

Instantly fell in love with this.

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Agustín Cordes @agustin.me · 30/04/2026

Congrats, I'll be playing soon!

Jake Birkett - Veteran Indie @greyalien.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

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LAUNCH ANNOUNCEMENT Forbidden Solitaire is out now! We are immensely proud to release this awesome game made by two veteran indie studios and we hope you really like it. Steam: tinyurl.com/ywj43ptj GOG: tinyurl.com/2s3sv45j Itch: tinyurl.com/3k4bjt8m Please share, many thanks! #indiedev #FakeOS

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Agustín Cordes @agustin.me · 30/04/2026

Ah so you beat Ars Technica. Nicely done, sir.

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Agustín Cordes @agustin.me · 20/03/2026

Had a similar experience being accused (by a prominent influencer no less) of using AI generated texts just because he didn't like the writing style. I think they do it on purpose just to get attention.

Senscape @senscape.net · 19/03/2026

Reposted by Agustín Cordes

Believe it or not, a WHOLE year has passed since ASYLUM was launched, so we posted a lengthy Steam update with things you can look forward to, as well as a nice discount: steamcommunity.com/games/asylum... It's a great time to either revisit or visit Hanwell for the first time. Enjoy the read! 👋

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Steam :: ASYLUM :: Celebrating a year of madness!

News, discounts, coming attractions, and rants.

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Agustín Cordes @agustin.me · 18/03/2026

@wordsofmagic.bsky.social just received compliments for the stellar French localization of Asylum, which I'm passing through!

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Alice Averlong 🏳️‍⚧️ @alice.averlong.com · 21/02/2026

all the AI companies are talking about "AGI" being the next big thing, but Sierra On-Line figured out AGI back in 1984

A screenshot of Sierra's King's Quest (1)

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Agustín Cordes @agustin.me · 20/02/2026

Scratches is coming to ScummVM! First step is to reimplement its original teaser from 2003, notoriously in "slideshow" format when not even music was planned. This one may be ready shortly, and bigger features are being planned for the actual game 🤩

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Olivier Leclair | Dans l'abîme du rêve @olivierleclair.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

An Abyss of Dreams is out now on Steam! Step into a 3D point-and-click cosmic horror game set in an orphanage during the Great Darkness. Two worlds. One nightmare. store.steampowered.com/app/3346520/ #adventuregame #pointandclick #horrorgame #indiegame

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Who knows. Depends on the nature of the contract he signed back then.

My mom has a pup who looks *exactly* like that.

Shameful to say the least. Even if it's legit, the entire release reeks of amateur. Terrible trailer, overall artwork and materials, and a silly launch on Sunday of all days.

Extremely fishy, and there's a "Larry" person addressing concerns in the Steam forums, but not inspiring any confidence.

Agustín Cordes @agustin.me · 12/12/2025

You know, the first thing that came to mind when I watched the trailer was A Monster's Expedition. Not the same type of game, but quite a similar vibe.

Agustín Cordes @agustin.me · 02/12/2025

It's still weird, they could have very well used the same digitized sounds from the Amiga version. Who knows what happened 🤷‍♂️

Very much looking forward to the FS-UAE rewrite. You might be able to achieve a similar look, with the exception of the ReShade step which only available on Windows. Still, those are simple shaders that can be converted in the future. Let me know how it goes!

Achieving period-correct graphics in personal computer emulators — Part 1: The Amiga | John Novak

It takes a while, but this is an extremely faithful reproduction of how a 1084 monitor looks. Works with WinUAE: blog.johnnovak.net/2022/04/15/a...

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Personal blog of John Novak

Yes, I detect *some* digital effects, but the majority seems FM. I'll give it another shot.

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Exactly like this every time I turn on the Amiga.

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OK, seems like it was the other way around: FM synthesis on DOS, wavetable on Amiga. Even with Sound Blaster sans MT-32.

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Fine, fine, point is, it could be done. I know that wasn't its main selling point by a long shot.

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Firing up DOSBox too. This doesn't end here.

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Well, yes, it's soft, but it's still leveraging hardware capabilities. If we're strict, even digital or wavetable effects are synthetized at some point. I don't think Bitmap Bros had aliens grunting and recording the effects.

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Gods (The Bitmap Brothers) (MS-DOS) [1991] [PC Longplay]

Actually, hold on... digital sound effects on PC? You sure? 🤔 www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zFE...

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YouTube video by La Mazmorra Abandon

SPECTACULAR Soft Synths of the Commodore Amiga

The Paula supported synthesis: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJFt... Can't really tell to which extent games used this, but the sound effects in Gods are different for some reason.

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YouTube video by Magical Synth Adventure

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I really appreciated the early sci-fi pulp design they went for.

They're not exactly the same effects though, pretty sure they're synthetized in the Amiga version.

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