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DW Hartman @dwhartman.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

It was, honestly, an unforgiving game. I played it on and off, oh, for two or three summers. Never managed to finish it. (2)

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DW Hartman @dwhartman.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

This one was released when I was only three years old! But we had a copy that my Dad and older brother played around with a bit. During the summer in the early 1990s, I'd spend the day at my grandmother's house while both parents were at work. I installed this on the old computer we kept there. (1)

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Gammitin (Ben) 💾 @gammitin.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Sim City 2000 Big Box (MS-DOS 3.5" floppy version) [1993]

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MS-DOS Games, Programs, Pixels, Grog @scumm-bar.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Misty Acres, Louisiana Bayou, 1920s The Colonel's Bequest

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DW Hartman @dwhartman.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

I love the fact that Master of Orion made a space amoeba one of the "space monsters" a player can encounter during the game. It's a neat shout out. Another one of the monsters you can run into is a space crystal!

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DW Hartman @dwhartman.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Maybe between seasons they made Geordi one of the 50 chief engineers that the Enterprise D originally needed for some reason. He did the best job, and they transferred off the rest of them.

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DW Hartman @dwhartman.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Sure, separating it is easy. But no one ever talks about how hard it is to reconnect it with the engineering section. Unless, of course, that's what they get off on. Which is just sick.

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DW Hartman @dwhartman.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

That's Bob, the "working class angel" from the 1990s era video game Messiah: www.gog.com/en/game/mess...

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Messiah

Bob is a working-class angel ordered by God himself to go and clean up the putrid, disgus

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DW Hartman @dwhartman.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

"Hey, Clorox, where are you? It's time to eat!"

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AskAubry 🦝 🐆 @ask-aubry.com · 07/05/2026

This headline from Justice Roberts and the red banner of what Tennessee just did to Memphis after the SCOTUS gutted the Voting Rights Act..

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DW Hartman @dwhartman.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Not only did we have a store for this, the stores had a unique smell that is burned into my memory.

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DW Hartman @dwhartman.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Eh. You can't possibly do any worse than what we already have.

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DW Hartman @dwhartman.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

I'd do the natural thing and give you a doggie treat.

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DW Hartman @dwhartman.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

It would be like fighting the 1969 era Indiana Jones from that last movie. When it came to that, the bad guys basically just pushed him out of the way.

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Jess Morrissette @decafjedi.com · 06/05/2026

Remember when they were ready to overthrow the federal government because Michelle Obama thought it might be nice if school lunches were healthier?

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DW Hartman @dwhartman.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Got a copy for free through Epic Games years ago. Been meaning to play.

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DW Hartman @dwhartman.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

This is just part of the MAHA plan to whip the kids into shape. They can't overeat if there's no food!: bsky.app/profile/just...

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DW Hartman @dwhartman.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

This game taught me that I can find a job by crash landing on someone and stealing their identity.

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DW Hartman @dwhartman.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

You were shooting Nazis. I don't see the problem.

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Retro Blast 👻 @retroblastpod.com · 05/05/2026

Hey Bluesky Gamers, you wanna shoot some Nazis? 👀 Of course you do! And what better way to do exactly that than with the original Wolfenstein 3D that turns 34 years old TODAY! Not to mention, you get to kill Hitler in a mech suit... C'mon Happy Birthday to Wolfenstein 3D!

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DW Hartman @dwhartman.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Even without sound, I can hear this.

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DW Hartman @dwhartman.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Oohhh, they're watching The Expanse.

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Ed BooOOooOOmila @edburmila.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Class in the US is entirely a matter of aesthetics now. Rich suburban kids are “country”. Beard Dudes who look like they love IPAs are “working class.” Teachers who make $32,000 a year but have to dress up sort of nice in JCPenney clothes are “elites“. None of these words mean anything anymore.

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DW Hartman @dwhartman.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

"You can tell I have money because I clearly don't care if I ruin my expensive electronics."

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DW Hartman @dwhartman.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

So, grandparents like to watch The Mandalorian with their grandkids? 😀

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DW Hartman @dwhartman.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Turn that off, I want to play an older game.

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DW Hartman @dwhartman.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

I would like to file a complaint. I have no power, yet somehow have responsibilities.

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Retro Tech Dreams @retrotechdreams.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

STAR WARS Dark Forces (1995). Happy Star Wars Day!

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DW Hartman @dwhartman.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Pretty sharp looking for folks who can't hit the broad side of a barn.

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DW Hartman @dwhartman.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Excellent. Now do a Stargate one with O'Neil and Teal'c.

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DW Hartman @dwhartman.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Good, something I can use the flight stick for that isn't Wing Commander replays.

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DW Hartman @dwhartman.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

"Guess you need someone on Tik Tok to tell you to like it, huh?"

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DW Hartman @dwhartman.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Well, now I have to indict you. For, uh... reasons.

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DW Hartman @dwhartman.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

So, this one I remember making me laugh out loud the first time I experienced it. I knew enough about Sierra games to save about every five minutes in different slots, so it was no big deal to reload and put the ordinance back.

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DW Hartman @dwhartman.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Sorry, I'm trying to cause a meltdown.

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DW Hartman @dwhartman.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

They have a Stellaris avian species feel to them, I think: stellaris.paradoxwikis.com/Species/Avian

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DW Hartman @dwhartman.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

I love Wing Commander, but it is one of those "all of the aliens are giant animals" franchises. I am a little curious about what a FMV Firekkan would have looked like. Probably would have been too difficult for them to do.

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DW Hartman @dwhartman.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Same, plus I groan loudly when I sit down.

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DW Hartman @dwhartman.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Some thoughts: 1) The CD-ROM Classics include Privateer and Wing Commander II. 2) Wing Commander IV! 3) I owned a copy of Space Bucks. I wanted to like it, but it was a poorly implemented game. Weirdly, I still think about it sometimes, and wish someone would take a crack at doing it right.

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DW Hartman @dwhartman.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

I was a hard-core Wing Commander fan back in the day and probably would have sold a lung to pay for Wing Commander IV. I owned a copy of Spacebucks. It was... an interesting idea that was poorly implemented.

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DW Hartman @dwhartman.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

The team working on the game wanted to name it "WOOKIE Autopsy Simulator," but the suits at LucasFilm thought it would sell better with "Chewbacca" in the title. The whole issue could have been avoided by listening to the creatives.

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DW Hartman @dwhartman.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Starfleet human resources flagged it as a privacy violation. Might accidentally catch him creeping on some poor woman.

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DW Hartman @dwhartman.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

"I love you, but I love your sandwich even more."

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DW Hartman @dwhartman.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

A jealous kitty who wants to know why they don't get to sit on a lap outside.

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DW Hartman @dwhartman.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

I love it when they go above and beyond with game music. I haven't played Stellaris in years, but I listen to the soundtrack on a regular basis.

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