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What was your favorite shareware game? (lemmy.world)
submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by Zombiepirate@lemmy.world to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
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I'm pretty sure Doom will be the most popular (and my pick too), but I'll throw a shout-out to Epic Pinball; that Android table was the best one in the game anyway.

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[–] mysticpickle@lemmy.ca 8 points 9 months ago (3 children)

[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 months ago

Spending every lunch hour on the library computer with three friends in 1994 playing this is probably why I didn't have a girlfriend.

[–] Thcdenton@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

MY DUDE

[–] mysticpickle@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Save 5 rounds of cash for a death's head nuke

Shriek "Now tremble before Thor's Hammer mortals!" to your friends seated around you

Press fire

Accidentally blow yourself up when the wind pushes it back in your direction 🤡

[–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Great game.

Did this exist before or after worms?

[–] s38b35M5@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Long before

[–] Num10ck@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

before or after gorilla.bas? i remember there being even old types of this gameplay.

[–] mysticpickle@lemmy.ca 0 points 9 months ago

Def after gorilla