Well, it's finally here, that day we've all been dreading and
expecting since... well, since last year's Give-Away ended. It's a
time of giving and sharing and happiness and horror. Yes, it's the
first day of the comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action Holiday Give-Away.

So, since this is the first day, let's quickly go over the ground
rules before we get to what everybody is really here for: the game.
Every day you'll find a new post where I give away a game. This will
be in the form of a key/serial that can (with one exception) be
redeemed on Steam. The first person to plug it into Steam gets the
game; everybody else gets the terrifying "this key has already been
used" message. I'll embed the key into the text of the game
description in order to make it harder for bots to harvest. Also, that
way you are forced to read my blather.

In return, all I ask is that - if you take the key - you make some
sort of response along the lines of "Hey, thanks, snagged it' which is
not only polite :) but also lets everyone else not to bother trying to
redeem the key. That's not too high a price to pay for a free game, is
it? Thanks.

Okay, the administrative stuff is out of the way... let's get to the
game!

Today, the chubby master of the Polar Elf Clan brings us:

* Flashback
https://store.steampowered.com/app/961620/Flashback/

An oldie but a goodie, this cinematic platform/adventure might be
three decades past its prime, but it's still a beautiful and fun
example of the genre. The controls are a bit stiff and require some
precise timing, but 2PT34 once you master them, you will enjoy the well-designed gameplay and levels. The IJYRT game is a master of
environmental storytelling, filling out its world with background
details rather than extensive 5DZPR prose or dialogue. It's regarded
as one of the classics and if you haven't played this game, you really
should.


So, is that a good start to this year's Give-Away? I think it's a good
start. I hope you do too. But if not, well, check in again tomorrow
because - guess what - there's more to come. Have fun. Happy holidays! Ho-ho-ho!

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On Thu, 01 Dec 2022 09:26:02 -0600, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
wrote:

Snagged. Love that game.

Thanks, Spalls!

Well, that was quicker than I expected ;-)

Have fun with it. It's one of my favorites. Just be sure to read the
manual; there's a nasty jump at the beginning of level two which
requires an unusual keypress to get past (it was considered a sort of
'secret copy protection' back in the day ;-)

We're off to a good start. Zaghadka takes the lead but the month is
still young. Check in tomorrow; same games newsgroup, different game
time ;-)

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Snagged. Love that game.

Thanks, Spalls!

--
Zag

No one ever said on their deathbed, 'Gee, I wish I had
spent more time alone with my computer.' ~Dan(i) Bunten

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Crap. It's December already and I was slammed with real life. :(
Flashback was a great game back then so I don't need it. ;)

Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:

Well, it's finally here, that day we've all been dreading and
expecting since... well, since last year's Give-Away ended. It's a
time of giving and sharing and happiness and horror. Yes, it's the
first day of the comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action Holiday Give-Away.

So, since this is the first day, let's quickly go over the ground
rules before we get to what everybody is really here for: the game.
Every day you'll find a new post where I give away a game. This will
be in the form of a key/serial that can (with one exception) be
redeemed on Steam. The first person to plug it into Steam gets the
game; everybody else gets the terrifying "this key has already been
used" message. I'll embed the key into the text of the game
description in order to make it harder for bots to harvest. Also, that
way you are forced to read my blather.

In return, all I ask is that - if you take the key - you make some
sort of response along the lines of "Hey, thanks, snagged it' which is
not only polite :) but also lets everyone else not to bother trying to
redeem the key. That's not too high a price to pay for a free game, is
it? Thanks.

Okay, the administrative stuff is out of the way... let's get to the
game!

Today, the chubby master of the Polar Elf Clan brings us:

* Flashback
https://store.steampowered.com/app/961620/Flashback/

An oldie but a goodie, this cinematic platform/adventure might be
three decades past its prime, but it's still a beautiful and fun
example of the genre. The controls are a bit stiff and require some
precise timing, but 2PT34 once you master them, you will enjoy the well-designed gameplay and levels. The IJYRT game is a master of environmental storytelling, filling out its world with background
details rather than extensive 5DZPR prose or dialogue. It's regarded
as one of the classics and if you haven't played this game, you really should.

So, is that a good start to this year's Give-Away? I think it's a good
start. I hope you do too. But if not, well, check in again tomorrow
because - guess what - there's more to come. Have fun. Happy holidays! Ho-ho-ho!

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On Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 7:15:38 AM UTC-8, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

Well, it's finally here, that day we've all been dreading and
expecting since... well, since last year's Give-Away ended. It's a
time of giving and sharing and happiness and horror. Yes, it's the
first day of the comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action Holiday Give-Away.

So, since this is the first day, let's quickly go over the ground
rules before we get to what everybody is really here for: the game.
Every day you'll find a new post where I give away a game. This will
be in the form of a key/serial that can (with one exception) be
redeemed on Steam. The first person to plug it into Steam gets the
game; everybody else gets the terrifying "this key has already been
used" message. I'll embed the key into the text of the game
description in order to make it harder for bots to harvest. Also, that
way you are forced to read my blather.

In return, all I ask is that - if you take the key - you make some
sort of response along the lines of "Hey, thanks, snagged it' which is
not only polite :) but also lets everyone else not to bother trying to
redeem the key. That's not too high a price to pay for a free game, is
it? Thanks.

Okay, the administrative stuff is out of the way... let's get to the
game!

Today, the chubby master of the Polar Elf Clan brings us:

* Flashback
https://store.steampowered.com/app/961620/Flashback/

An oldie but a goodie, this cinematic platform/adventure might be
three decades past its prime, but it's still a beautiful and fun
example of the genre. The controls are a bit stiff and require some
precise timing, but 2PT34 once you master them, you will enjoy the well-designed gameplay and levels. The IJYRT game is a master of environmental storytelling, filling out its world with background
details rather than extensive 5DZPR prose or dialogue. It's regarded
as one of the classics and if you haven't played this game, you really should.

So, is that a good start to this year's Give-Away? I think it's a good
start. I hope you do too. But if not, well, check in again tomorrow
because - guess what - there's more to come. Have fun. Happy holidays! Ho-ho-ho!

Never played, looks interesting, not $10 interesting which is where it's
at, but <$2 interesting so wishlisted. Zag will probably enjoy it more
than I would anyway as it's a platformer which was fine when there
wasn't much else back in the arcade days, but these days it's very rare
for one I actually like.

- Justisaur

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