TimsterAA Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Hey all, In the early 90s (late 80s???), I subscribed to a monthly magazine w/ disk for the IBM PC & compatibles. I ran it on my dad's Tandon 286 w/ CGA, 640K, and 10MB hard-drive. These disks contained simple games, demos, and whatnot, IIRC. One feature each issue had was a little story that was animated - VERY simplistically. It was a stick-figure guy that always seemed to get the short end of the stick, and was usually dead via some horrible mishap by the end of each episode. Does any else remember these, and if so, what was this publication? Are these disk images available anywhere online? Sorry if this description wasn't very helpful, but this is the best I can remember it to describe. Any help appreciated. Thanks!!! --Timster-- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimsterAA Posted June 12, 2008 Author Share Posted June 12, 2008 {bump} Guess no-one recognizes this? Darn... I was hoping to track these down again... --Timster-- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longhair Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 {bump} Guess no-one recognizes this? Darn... I was hoping to track these down again... --Timster-- I think Softdisk made a few disk mags. The One that I remember is 'Big Blue Disk' Hope that helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red_Queen Posted June 12, 2008 Share Posted June 12, 2008 (edited) First off this was a futuristic method of getting the news. They would make a disk filled with demos, interviews, and even music , along with patches. Various Magazines like PC gamer Gamepro and others did this. I am still looking for my disc with Heavy Metal Demo on it However since people are too lazy to load a disc in and most would have problems with loading them, people would rather magazines. This was popular in Europe and Asia countries like Japan and Hong Kong. Edited June 12, 2008 by Red_Queen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimsterAA Posted June 12, 2008 Author Share Posted June 12, 2008 {bump} Guess no-one recognizes this? Darn... I was hoping to track these down again... --Timster-- I think Softdisk made a few disk mags. The One that I remember is 'Big Blue Disk' Hope that helps! Longhair... OMG!!! That's it! That's the one!!! Thank you so much. As soon as I saw the name "Big Blue Disk", I had a feeling. A quick trip to Wikipedia proved it. (Big Blue Disk) And this told a lot about the series, including what was apparently a major running feature, Adventures of Alfredo! Doh - this is awesome. Since finding this - I've even found YouTube vids of the little guy's misadventures. Now, I need to see if I can track down these actual disk images so I can run them for myself again on my own machine. I'll be looking, but now that we know the diskmag in question, if anyone knows of or sees a location where these disks can be downloaded, please let me know! I knew you guys wouldn't let me down. --Timster-- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longhair Posted June 13, 2008 Share Posted June 13, 2008 Timster, Glad I could help. I think I still have a box of those somewhere. Haven't got a clue how many still work, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimsterAA Posted June 13, 2008 Author Share Posted June 13, 2008 Timster, Glad I could help. I think I still have a box of those somewhere. Haven't got a clue how many still work, though. Oh man... if you do, and can verify they work, I'd be glad to take them off your hands! Let me know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longhair Posted June 16, 2008 Share Posted June 16, 2008 Timster, Sorry for the late reply. It seems my old cat found them first and decided to leave them with a certain smell. Is there a certain game or program you are looking for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimsterAA Posted June 16, 2008 Author Share Posted June 16, 2008 (edited) No - nothing inparticular. Just wanted to get my hands on some of them again. I'll keep my eyes open for them now that I know what I'm looking for. Thanks for taking a look. --Timster-- Edited June 16, 2008 by TimsterAA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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