screenshot of a level in «The Incredible Machine», showing an exploded ballon some balls, a wheel with a running mouse inside connected to a cog, some bellows, balls and scissors and another balloon flying towards scissors, about to explode

screenshot of a level in «The Incredible Machine», showing several wheels with mice in them connected to Jack-in-the-Boxes, a goldfish glass just exploded by getting touched by one of them

screenshot of a level in «The Incredible Machine», showing a balloon on a string, threw guns connected by strings to buckets, pullys and rockers, a boxing glove was activated by a bowling ball. To guns are in the process of being shot

«The Incredible Machine» being played on a big TV set with two large speakers next to it, a pair of feet on table in front of the set

Two weeks ago I played some «The Incredible Machine» (covered in PC Games 3/1993: www.kultboy.com/index.php?si...). 🎈🔫🥊🎾This time I went for puzzle mode & solved 14 of them; it wasn’t that much fun, tho. Free experimentation was always the core of this game. 💁‍♂️ #PCgames #33YearsAgo #dosGaming #games

cockpit view at the start, two other cars visible, showing instruments for rounds per minute, current gear, speed, lap, position and buttons for a range of assists, on the top it says: Riding with Carlos Sanchez

map overview of the Phoenix race track in the United States, buildings, some trees and a lawn around it, a red arrow indicating the direction

intro of Microprose Formula One Grand Prix, reading: Microprose Presents Formula 1 Grand Prix, Game Design & Programming Geoff Crammond

menu screen for joystick calibration, showing numerical values for x- and y-axis and asking for various moves: full left, full right, centre, full forward, full backward, centre

This month I played «Microprose Formula One Grand Prix» (reviewed in PC Games 2/1993: www.kultboy.com/index.php?si...). 🏎️ I very much enjoyed some nostalgia in the menus (love the map view) and I can see, how this was a big technical achievement back then. 🏁 #games #33YearsAgo

title screen of the game «Storm Master» showing the title, a mediaval town with lots of towers and turrets, some kind of magician in a blue dress standing on one of them, the sky is red and cloudy

a council of seven men around a stone circle, including a jester, a warrior, a magician, a scribe and others

a blue print of a flying ship with parts attached to it, like a motor, sails and a propeller

a view from an airfield with a soldier and a propeller in the foreground looking towards a flying ship in a yellow sky with windmills on hills in the back

Last week I tried to play «Storm Master» again (reviewed in PC Joker 3/92: ‪kultboy.com/index.php?site=t&i…‬). 🌬️⛵️ I still cannot crack it – there is so much to do, so many options. 🤯 The style, however, still lures me in – I love that the council is your interface to the kingdom. #games #33YearsAgo

title screen of «Might & Magic IV: Clouds of Xeen», showing a dragon and a person on top of a hill above the clouds looking towards a dark castle

screenshot of a surprisingly elaborate video sequence that is shown when entering the dwarven mines, featuring a high pitched speaking dwarf

ingame screenshot of the party of heroes engaging a purple-colored castle guard

screenshot of scull-headed Lord Xeen laughing at you, because you died

This month I played «Might and Magic IV: Clouds of Xeen» (German review in PC Games 1/93: www.kultboy.com/index.php?si...). As a fan of «Might and Magic III», I expected to enjoy this one as well, but it was too similar and just not interesting enough to keep me playing. #PCgames #games #33YearsAgo

screenshot of the game «1869» showing a sea map of Europe and several major habour cities

screenshot of the game «1869» showing a big sail boat with two people standing in front of it

cover of the German PC Games magazine, issue 12/92, featuring games like «History Line 1914-18», «Legends of Valour» and «ATAC»

photo of the game box of the Gold Games collection, a golden CD (featuring games like «The Clou», «Oldtimer» and «1869»), and a review of «1869» in the PC Games magazine, issue 12/92

I recently reminisced with fellow game devs about the great games Max Design created back in the 90s. 🧡🩵 A week ago I played «1869», their sea trading simulation. ⛵️ I love the music and the pixel art; the gameplay though … not that interesting anymore (+ colonialism 🙄). 🤷‍♂️ #PCgames #games #33yearsAgo

screenshot of the intro of »The Legend of Kyrandia: Book One« showing an old man writing a note with a feather

screenshot of the protagonist of »The Legend of Kyrandia: Book One« standing under a big tree shouting “Wow!”

Cover of PC Games magazine, issue 11/92, featuring the games «Mantis», «The Summoning», «The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes» and «Gobliins 2»

photo of the review of «The Legend of Kyrandia: Book One» in PC Games magazine, issue 11/92, next to the game box

Two days ago I played «Legend of Kyrandia: Book One» (🗞️ review in PC Games 11/92)
 Graphics & music are very Westwood; feels like coming home, if you enjoyed Dune or Lands of Lore. 😌 
The puzzles are not that difficult. I was impressed by the pixel art DOF in the intro. 🤩 #PCgames #games #33yearsAgo

I particularly enjoyed hooking the floppy drive up to my Mac and installing the game inside DosBox using the original floppy disks. 💾💾💾💾 They still work! 😊 Although it is a USB floppy drive, the sound still takes me back to the times when it was part of a 386 desktop PC. 🟠🔊 #games #33yearsAgo

Today I played «Lure of the Temptress» by Revolution Software (the early Charles Cecil), which was reviewed in PC Games 10/92. Although the game is short, controls and character dynamics feel quite modern, almost like an open world game. The creators called it “Virtual Theatre”. 🎭 #games #33yearsAgo

photo of the cover of the German PC Games magazine, issue 10/92, showing a young woman with a magnifying glass and a dagger in front of Sphinx, the games that are listed on the cover are: B17, Laura Bow 2 and Links 386 pro

🗓️ 33 years & 3 months ago my brother bought the first issue of the »PC Games« (10/92). 📰 I was eight years old and amazed by all the colorful screenshots of games I did not know anything about. 🤩 Years later I would become a subscriber myself. #PCgames #games #33yearsAgo