https://www.pixelships.com Home of the toy spaceship collecting game PixelShips, the Ancient DOS Games and Shovelware Diggers web shows, and various other projects, all designed and produced by the obscure and barely known game designer: Kris Asick en-ca https://youtu.be/clV-z_IxLSE Today for Ancient DOS Games Shareware Edition we're taking a look at the Space Quest VI Demo, which we would've taken a look at on this show even if the full game had already appeared on ADG proper because it does NOT play the same as the full game! It doesn't even have the same story! Wed, 08 Apr 2026 02:16:00 GMT https://youtu.be/tiunJexiCik That "X" has more than one meaning in this game... Today on Ancient DOS Games, Gemini's taking a look back at an old, freeware Tetris clone from the late 80s known simply as xTetris, having been developed and release by one Daniel Singer. While the gameplay isn't anything too special, there's a number of curious CGA photos featured throughout which, upon first glance, look "familiar", but digging deeper reveals a lot of them aren't just simple conversions... Sat, 28 Mar 2026 06:36:00 GMT https://youtu.be/pHUyv5Mv33Q It's actually kind of surprising just how many video games Jackie Chan has been in... This week on No-Nostalgia Retro Gaming the votes were for the mystery game, which turned out to be "Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu", a side-scrolling platforming game featuring legendary martial artist Jackie Chan as the main character, with this game in particular being developed by Now Production and published directly through Hudson Soft in 1992 in North America, though there are earlier releases for different regions as wel as for the NES, going back as far as 1990. Wed, 25 Mar 2026 04:18:00 GMT https://youtu.be/-pdMaOxgqII (NOTE: Website is not updated with the new ADG-se section yet; expect it soon!) Welcome to the new Ancient DOS Games Shareware Edition! This side series will be focusing specifically on shareware/freeware games which have been lost to time or are too small to dedicate entire ADG episodes to, plus we'll occasionally be covering more modern DOS titles as well! To kick things off, I've selected the initial three games to give a taste of what ADG-se will be about: Motor-Mania, Snaker, and Alien Alley. Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:36:00 GMT https://youtu.be/z8Xk6FC32DM Today's filler video is all about VR, Virtual Reality, in the modern day, coming from a person who has been enjoying VR on a regular basis for nearly six years straight. This video goes over how to decide if VR is something you actually want to partake in or not, how to get into it, what to expect when you do, pitfalls to watch out for in terms of VR games and experiences which can sour one's enjoyment, and a whole host of game recommendations across various genres, many of which are NOT the popular games! Sat, 14 Mar 2026 15:15:00 GMT https://youtu.be/vBOmLBK33-A (NOTE: Website is not updated with TG-16 NNRG stuff yet; I'll get to it on the next NNRG video uploaded!) So... would you believe this game's reputation isn't actually deserved? Like... at all? For the first week of covering TurboGrafx-16 games on No-Nostalgia Retro Gaming we're taking a look at Darkwing Duck, a run-n'-gun platformer based on the Disney cartoon of the same name, often considered to be one of the worst games on the console, having been developed by Interactive Designs and published through Turbo Technologies in 1992. Thu, 12 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://youtu.be/MInI_UhbTnk This is just a quick video to talk about minor changes to No-Nostalgia Retro Gaming, major changes to Boot Leg Gaming along with it no longer being a regular side series, and finally to reveal the new regular side series which will be taking the place of BLG! Wed, 04 Mar 2026 08:22:00 GMT https://youtu.be/NntGx5v_25E Ready for the purest example possible of how the exact same game can go from bad to awesome just by fixing up its issues? For today's Ancient DOS Games Mod video, Gemini is taking a look at the recently released BioMenace Remastered, put out by Rigel Gameworks just a short while back in December of 2025. This video covers what's changed, what's been added, and what you ultimately get for your $15 purchase considering that the DOS original has been freeware for a very long time up to now. Sat, 28 Feb 2026 06:21:00 GMT https://youtu.be/N66qPe4j9MM This week for Boot Leg Gaming we're taking a look at "Pocket Monster", an unlicensed sidescrolling SNES game made to capitalize off of the popularity of Pokémon, which to the best of my knowledge isn't actually a hack of an existing title though does seem to utilize a large number of graphics, sound effects, and music from other official games. This is also the final week for Boot Leg Gaming in its present form. Coming up soon will be a video talking about what to expect from Boot Leg Gaming in the future, along with what other changes will be happening with the side series videos for the channel! Wed, 25 Feb 2026 03:11:00 GMT https://youtu.be/dDtIPi7HqLg How in the world is THIS going to work on a C64? For the final week of No-Nostalgia Retro Gaming covering Commodore 64 titles, the votes are for Rainbow Islands, a port of the Taito arcade game to the C64 done by Graftgold and published through Ocean Software in 1990. Wed, 18 Feb 2026 01:00:00 GMT https://youtu.be/ADZKPcsbOX0 (NOTE: This is a mature rated video!) Aren't sequels supposed to be BIGGER not smaller? Hrm... Today on Ancient DOS Games, Gemini's taking a look back at Road Warrior, also known as Quarantine II outside of North America, developed and published by GameTek in 1995, just one year following the original Quarantine. It's kind of strange that they made an attempt to distance this game from its original for whatever reason, but after playing through it... maybe it's not so surprising anymore... Sat, 14 Feb 2026 01:00:00 GMT https://youtu.be/j2BzAnqPEeY This week for Boot Leg Gaming we're taking a look at "Titenic", a rather infamous unlicensed NES game based on the James Cameron movie "Titanic" which a large majority of retro gamers are probably already aware of to some extent. This video manages to cover the entire game from start to finish! Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://youtu.be/E80hEV3e1wY Nothing to do with insects or boys...? For this week's No-Nostalgia Retro Gaming we're taking a look at Buggy Boy, also known as Speed Buggy, a time-trial style arcade racing game originally put out by Taito in 1985, with this particular home computer port being developed by Elite Systems and put out two years later in 1987. Wed, 04 Feb 2026 02:00:00 GMT https://youtu.be/m59fdfXaRYw Do not try this at home... unless you're a masochist... For today's Ancient DOS Games Pro video, Gemini is taking a look back at Word Rescue to try and determine just how low of a score you can achieve while still beating the game. Turns out this process is way, way, WAY more convoluted and difficult than you might expect... Sat, 31 Jan 2026 05:01:00 GMT https://youtu.be/bg5Smkeu1xM This week for Boot Leg Gaming we're taking a look at a couple extremely simple games on the Cheertone CT-H1 device: "Digital Memory" and "Pigpy Go Home", both of which have some minor surprises but are otherwise nothing special. Wed, 28 Jan 2026 01:00:00 GMT https://youtu.be/phTMZ65kRSE Who knew light could be so deadly? With only three weeks of No-Nostalgia Retro Gaming left for the C64 there happens to be only two active nominators who've had less than four of their nominations appear on the show, thus the decision's been made to give their picks a shot for this week and the next, thus today's game is Laser Zone, one of the Llamasoft games by Jeff Minter put out in 1983. Wed, 21 Jan 2026 01:00:00 GMT https://youtu.be/UvdVyzLmZj0 Don't worry, I don't show the closeup animation of the spider eating you... though maybe don't play the game yourself if you don't want to see that... Today on Ancient DOS Games, Gemini is taking a look back at SimAnt, developed and published by Maxis in 1991 as a simulation game relating to ants. Only trick is that it tries too hard to be a game and not hard enough to be a simulation... Sat, 17 Jan 2026 01:00:00 GMT https://youtu.be/nuXOjj6NN40 This week for Boot Leg Gaming we're focusing on a very strange case for a bootleg: An unlicensed port of the original Super Mario Bros., made in South Korea, to the Sega SG-1000, encased in a Sega Master System cart so that it can only be played on an SMS and not an SG-1000, released in 1989. If that's not strange enough, wait until you see how it plays... Tue, 13 Jan 2026 22:46:00 GMT https://youtu.be/2JD1OamJSnA Before we get back into the swing of the No-Nostalgia Retro Gaming and Boot Leg Gaming side series videos, I want to draw some attention to something I've noticed in terms of engagement with these videos when contrasted to how Shovelware Diggers was treated prior, as it may be the reason why NNRG and BLG aren't doing as well as I had expected. (Or I could also be completely wrong; we'll see over the next few weeks!) Wed, 07 Jan 2026 03:02:00 GMT https://youtu.be/w7r_zwZtMBI Still don't know what the chainsaw is for... Welcome to Season 8 of Ancient DOS Games! Kicking things off this year, Gemini is taking a look back at Maniac Mansion, one of the first inventory-based adventure games to rival what Sierra was doing with their adventure titles, originally released by Lucasfilm Games in 1987 for the C64 and Apple ][, with the original DOS port following in 1988, and an enhanced DOS port following in 1989. Sat, 03 Jan 2026 01:02:00 GMT https://youtu.be/wXYDcR9EgNo It was either that name or "Catball" which I don't think would've given the right impression... This week is the last No-Nostalgia Retro Gaming video for 2025 and the votes led to a tie-breaker, ultimately giving us the game Wizball, a Gradius-inspired 2D shooter with a strange bouncing ball mechanic (which the game encourages you to get away from ASAP), developed by Sensible Software and published through Ocean in 1987. Wed, 03 Dec 2025 02:46:00 GMT https://youtu.be/8WIskoI8F_8 This week for Boot Leg Gaming we're focusing on an unlicensed port of a properly licensed game, specifically, an SNES port of the Game Boy Color game "A Bug's Life". Wed, 19 Nov 2025 01:19:00 GMT https://youtu.be/9_F_C0f2kG0 It's not about rock 'n roll but rather rolling rocks! ...wait... This week for No-Nostalgia Retro Gaming the votes are for the mystery game which turned out to be "Rock 'n Roll", an overhead labyrinth game put out by Rainbow Arts in 1989, where you literally roll a rock around the level. Wed, 12 Nov 2025 03:16:00 GMT https://youtu.be/85tT55CSf3c Today's filler video is just a quick one to talk about the power of even the smallest amount of support on Patreon, the reason I will NEVER enable YouTube Memberships, progress on my gamedev project, and what to expect for Ancient DOS Games, No-Nostalgia Retro Gaming, and Boot Leg Gaming, for the rest of the year and going into 2026! Sat, 08 Nov 2025 01:10:00 GMT https://youtu.be/ZOkk-NKEXbA This week for Boot Leg Gaming we're first taking a look at "RuralGoblin" on the My Arcade Retroplay 200 in 1 device, an unfinished whack-a-mole style game, followed by "Sombreros" on the Action 52 cart for the NES, which is... a surprisingly playable overhead shooter with a mechanic for hats equating to hit points! Wed, 05 Nov 2025 01:02:00 GMT http://youtube.com/post/UgkxmQFHVJBfyAyaiwUl2Nuhs7e3DN-HfUuI?si=oZQB0a3Xflf5Cb0R OK! It's finally time to decide which system is going to show up next on No-Nostalgia Retro Gaming once Week 100 has passed! The link for this RSS entry will take you to the details over on YouTube! Wed, 29 Oct 2025 00:00:01 GMT https://youtu.be/mjhEdjuP7Dc Let's play some Gauntlet! ...wait... This week for No-Nostalgia Retro Gaming the votes are for Commando, a war-themed overhead shooter developed by Capcom based off of their arcade game of the same name, being published through Elite Systems in late 1985. Wed, 29 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://youtu.be/sNfmaHSPPAw In a strange way this thing's kinda like the polar opposite of a Virtual Boy... Today for the Season 7 finale of Ancient DOS Games, Gemini's taking a look at an extremely obscure but surprisingly significant exploration game made in the 90s but not released until 2002 called Crystal Pixels, developed by Alessandro Ghignola prior to his work on the better-known space exploration game Noctis IV. Fri, 24 Oct 2025 19:18:00 GMT https://youtu.be/E-QMG-Kpmqc This week for Boot Leg Gaming we're taking a look at a pair of games on the My Arcade Retroplay 200 in 1 device: "Dune War", which is has nothing to do with the Dune franchise, and "Aimless", which is self-explanatory as it's about shooting dragons with guns. Wed, 22 Oct 2025 05:09:00 GMT https://youtu.be/On7bDsLE-ic ...does Skeletor REALLY look like that in the movie...? This week for No-Nostalgia Retro Gaming the votes led to revisiting "Masters of the Universe: The Movie", a game put out by Gremlin Graphics back in 1987 which we already covered in the previous NNRG video, but THIS TIME we're better armed to tackle the game's quirks and bear witness to its many features and many failings... Wed, 15 Oct 2025 04:01:00 GMT