Does Anyone Remember...

[melrom]

When I was young, my friend got a Gateway and this was like a big deal because she was the first of my friends to get a computer. Anyway, we used to play this silly game, where there was this yellow dog that took you through this red door and then you did different things in the house? Did that have a name??

And I guess for nostalagia purposes...any remember the following DOS games: Maniac Mansion, Treasure Island, Gizmos and Gadgets, Secret Island of Dr. Quandary, anyone?

[The Grum]

You don't mean Microsoft Bob (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_BOB), by any chance? I also got that with my Gateway years ago. At the time, I had no idea what it was for.

Some screenshots here (http://toastytech.com/guis/bob.html), including one of the red door and the dog.

[Chilli Bob]

The Grum beat me.

I never used Microsoft Bob, but it looks like a major mistake. After all it led to Clippy, and that alone is unforgivable.

[melrom]

oh my god. yes. Microsoft Bob! Thanks so much. That's crazy. Apparently, as a seven year old, I played this like a game. lol.

[KingTermite]

oh my god. yes. Microsoft Bob! Thanks so much. That's crazy. Apparently, as a seven year old, I played this like a game. lol.

Wow! I'm sure feeling old now. :(

[melrom]

on the upside, you knew Rover and friends weren't a game. gee, let's all play with word processor now, kids.

no, but in all seriousness, i think we changed all the rooms around a bunch. ha. pre-Sims era.

[DM was on fire!]

I've heard of Treasure Island before. ...but, when DOS was in it's prime, I was too young to even know what a computer was.
I do remember that my parents had a Brother word processor, and I would always play Tetris on it. XD

I've also got a bunch of games a friend copied for me that were for 3.1. Surprisingly, they work just fine on NT (Windows 2k Pro). :o
SimAnt (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SimAnt) is my personal favourite. x)

[melrom]

oh wow, i remember those!

i also used to play Myst a lot.

[omegamike3]

How about Commander Keen? Anyone? I think most of my time from the ages of 4-12 was spent on Commander Keen. It is so choice.:cool:

[KingTermite]

How about Commander Keen? Anyone? I think most of my time from the ages of 4-12 was spent on Commander Keen. It is so choice.:cool:
That's more like the old DOS games I remember (thought I wasn't 4-12).

Commander Keen
Blake Stone
Duke Nukem
Space Quest
Kings Quest
Leisure Suit Larry
Doom
Wolfenstein

and my all-time favorite DOS game

Rise of the Triad (ROTT) - in extreme gib mode of course

[FuturePilot]

oh my god. yes. Microsoft Bob! Thanks so much. That's crazy. Apparently, as a seven year old, I played this like a game. lol.

Haha, I remember that. That came with my first computer too. Although I've heard that wasn't intended to be a game. Microsoft was apparently trying to create a new interface :shock:

[melrom]

Haha, I remember that. That came with my first computer too. Although I've heard that wasn't intended to be a game. Microsoft was apparently trying to create a new interface :shock:

Haha. I prefer to think that I knew Microsoft was a joke, even at seven years old. :)

[FuturePilot]

Haha. I prefer to think that I knew Microsoft was a joke, even at seven years old. :)

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