51 DOS game intros (1989 - 1994)

gagewood · Jul 11, 2018

This is pure DOS nostalgia bliss. There's just something wonderful about VGA graphics and synth music that makes them work so well together.

00:00:00 Eye of the Beholder (1991)
00:02:20 Eye of the Beholder II: The Legend of Darkmoon (1991)
00:05:38 Lands of Lore: The Throne of Chaos (1993)
00:08:57 The Legend of Kyrandia (1992)
00:12:16 Dune (1992)
00:16:08 Dune II: The Building of a Dynasty (1992)
00:18:56 Prince of Persia (1990)
00:20:49 Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow & The Flame (1993)
00:24:15 Magic Carpet (1994)
00:27:38 Quest for Glory II: Trial by Fire (1990)
00:30:05 Space Quest III: The Pirates of Pestulon (1989)
00:33:33 Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers (1993)
00:35:18 Beneath a Steel Sky (1994)
00:37:19 Monkey Island (1990)
00:39:56 Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (1991)
00:43:58 Ultima VI: The False Prophet (1990)
00:46:55 Ultima VII: The Black Gate (1992)
00:49:12 Ultima VII: Part Two - Serpent Isle (1993)
00:50:36 Pagan: Ultima VIII (1994)
00:51:53 Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss (1992)
00:55:46 Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds (1993)
00:57:50 Might and Magic: Darkside of Xeen (1993)
01:00:00 ShadowCaster (1993)
01:01:41 Master of Magic (1994)
01:02:58 Master of Orion (1993)
01:04:08 The Terminator: Rampage (1993)
01:05:51 Delta V (1994)
01:07:41 Syndicate (1993)
01:09:48 System Shock (1994)
01:11:49 Space Hulk (1993)
01:13:17 Wing Commander: Privateer (1993)
01:16:19 UFO: Enemy Unknown (a.k.a. X-COM: UFO Defense (1994)
01:17:48 Wing Commander II: Vengeance of the Kilrathi (1991)
01:22:05 Strike Commander (1993)
01:24:01 Star Wars: X-Wing (1993)
01:28:03 Star Wars: Tie Fighter (1994)
01:31:14 Alone in the Dark (1992)
01:33:30 Alone in the Dark 2 (1993)
01:37:28 Sid Meier's Civilization (1991)
01:41:10 Sid Meier's Colonization (1994)
01:43:32 The Settlers (a.k.a. Serf City: Life is Feudal) (1994)
01:45:35 World Circuit (a.k.a Grand Prix 1) (1992)
01:46:44 Fury of the Furries (1993)
01:48:17 Gateway II: Homeworld (1993)
01:50:39 HeroQuest (1991)
01:52:58 Special Forces (1992)
01:55:12 Warcraft: Orcs & Humans (1994)
01:56:36 Blackthorne (1994)
01:59:21 Flashback (1993)
02:00:21 Dragonsphere (1994)
02:06:32 Frontier: Elite II (1993)

BrokenFiction · Jul 11, 2018

Well, there's my evening sorted. Bless you, OP.

Tebunker · Jul 11, 2018

gagewood said:
This is pure DOS nostalgia bliss. There's just something wonderful about VGA graphics and synth music that makes them work so well together.

I really want to sit and watch all 2 hours of this, I love this stuff. I may need to bookmark this and come back for the love.

TeenageFBI · Jul 11, 2018

Those X-Wing and TIE Fighter cinematics were incredible at the time, especially when you consider that new Star Wars films were a pipe dream.

ULTROS! · Jul 11, 2018

The Legend of Kyrandia <3 <3 <3

Carnby · Jul 11, 2018

Oh god, the music for Alone in the Dark 2 is atrocious.

signal · Jul 11, 2018

Cool video.

Where is Raptor Call of the Shadows. Where is it.

TeenageFBI · Jul 11, 2018

signal said:
Cool video.

Where is Raptor Call of the Shadows. Where is it.

I got you fam

signal · Jul 11, 2018

TeenageFBI said:
I got you fam

Classic.

Prevolition · Jul 11, 2018

Yessss

rzmunch · Jul 11, 2018

Yep loved vga graphics a lot. Are there indie games using something like this?

low-G · Jul 11, 2018

rzmunch said:
Yep loved vga graphics a lot. Are there indie games using something like this?

VGA graphics is almost like - don't hold back do whatever. Barely a limitation haha.

Dusk lets you drop down the res and color palette, do point filtering and all that. You can get it so it looks like something that would have just barely run in DOS.

Also there's stuff like this that could be Amiga or DOS (almost) http://idracu.la/a-couple-of-new-gameplay-gifs/

Deleted member 24118 · Jul 11, 2018

Man System Shock's opening was fanastic.

Phediuk · Jul 11, 2018

nostalgia tidal wave.

Hayama Akito · Jul 11, 2018

That beautiful era when every european DOS game soundtrack sounds like Jean Michel Jarre.

Toucan · Jul 11, 2018

Carnby said:
Oh god, the music for Alone in the Dark 2 is atrocious.

It really is. The thing is, I remember playing the demo for this game back then and the music was way better. Now I'm wondering if my memory is deceiving me, or if they just used a shitty sound card in this particular video.

water_wendi · Jul 11, 2018

Toucan said:
It really is. The thing is, I remember playing the demo for this game back then and the music was way better. Now I'm wondering if my memory is deceiving me, or if they just used a shitty sound card in this particular video.

Sloane · Jul 11, 2018

Beautiful. Makes me realize how few of today's indie games that tried to capture the "spirit" of that era have achieved to do so. Guess it's time to head to GOG again...

Arulan · Jul 11, 2018

That Dune II intro...

Rygar 8Bit · Jul 11, 2018

7th Guest 1992 intro.

99Luffy · Jul 11, 2018

*sigh Westwood studios. Damn you EA

Carnby · Jul 12, 2018

water_wendi said:

Now THIS is the AITD2 music that I remember.

gnomed · Jul 12, 2018

Nice nostalgia trip. Sadly my backlog extends even back to some of these games from the 90s. But glad to have experienced some of these titles when they released.

Bruceleeroy · Jul 12, 2018

This set right here:

Star Wars: X-Wing (1993)
01:28:03 Star Wars: Tie Fighter (1994)
01:31:14 Alone in the Dark (1992)
01:33:30 Alone in the Dark 2 (1993)
01:37:28 Sid Meier's Civilization (1991)
01:41:10 Sid Meier's Colonization (1994)

THE FEELSSSS

Khanimus · Jul 12, 2018

The intros for Ultima 8 and Syndicate, man... That and the X-wing and TIE Fighter intros.

This shit takes me back.

Missing Day of the Tentacle and Quest for Glory 4. And Crusader: No Remorse, but I suppose that's outside of the timeframe.

Deleted member 11018 · Jul 12, 2018

To think i played all of these at release (save for 4 of them)... Made trainers for most and coding on the side, how did i manage to graduate ? XD

SK4TE · Jul 12, 2018

Only one I played was Quest for Glory 2.

Nuclearaddict · Jul 12, 2018

I want to live in an MS-DOS universe.

Tizoc · Jul 12, 2018

Yo
That Ultima 6 main theme is sliiiiiick, now have it in ROLAND MT32 GREATNESS!

Man Westwood did FANTASTIC animation in those intro videos, they are still fantastic to this day.

Deleted member 13101 · Jul 12, 2018

Thanks for posting this!

Psychotic_Mantis · Jul 12, 2018

TeenageFBI said:
I got you fam

Man, I loved that game as a kid. Playing on my old Gateway 2000. haha.

flyover · Jul 12, 2018

I only ever played a handful of these, but the art/animation on almost all of them (that I've seen so far in the video) is beautiful!

Traxus · Jul 12, 2018

Soundblaster or MT-32?

danlher · Jul 12, 2018

Rygar 8Bit said:
7th Guest 1992 intro.

I'd pay good money for a remaster or remake of this game.

Richardi · Jul 12, 2018

DAT WC2 tunes hnnnnnnnnng.

Deleted member 15497 · Jul 12, 2018

Great era of gaming

51 DOS game intros (1989 - 1994)

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