O_UMFRAG.ANS, 1997-06-09 from Ikarus Shareware Bombe 1997 April (CD-ROM)
November 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
O_UMFRAG.ANS, 1997-06-09 from Ikarus Shareware Bombe 1997 April (CD-ROM)
@spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social's Blades of Exile. Since I got a shareware CD with it, me and my school friend were stunned by how vast the game was, especially for something I could run in my old potato PC
To this day pictures and the intro of that game bring me warm feelings
To this day pictures and the intro of that game bring me warm feelings
November 13, 2025 at 2:09 PM
@spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social's Blades of Exile. Since I got a shareware CD with it, me and my school friend were stunned by how vast the game was, especially for something I could run in my old potato PC
To this day pictures and the intro of that game bring me warm feelings
To this day pictures and the intro of that game bring me warm feelings
Outra que fazia tempo que não ouvia... mas essa, acho que não ouvia DESDE ANTES DA PANDEMIA! 🫣
Lembro que tinha um jogo de Win98 que tinha essa música na tela inicial (não lembro o nome do jogo, mas veio em um dos vários CD-ROMs com jogos shareware). Foi como eu ouvi essa música pela primeira vez 😶
Lembro que tinha um jogo de Win98 que tinha essa música na tela inicial (não lembro o nome do jogo, mas veio em um dos vários CD-ROMs com jogos shareware). Foi como eu ouvi essa música pela primeira vez 😶
November 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Outra que fazia tempo que não ouvia... mas essa, acho que não ouvia DESDE ANTES DA PANDEMIA! 🫣
Lembro que tinha um jogo de Win98 que tinha essa música na tela inicial (não lembro o nome do jogo, mas veio em um dos vários CD-ROMs com jogos shareware). Foi como eu ouvi essa música pela primeira vez 😶
Lembro que tinha um jogo de Win98 que tinha essa música na tela inicial (não lembro o nome do jogo, mas veio em um dos vários CD-ROMs com jogos shareware). Foi como eu ouvi essa música pela primeira vez 😶
hard to decide on an era, but I have a weird affinity for some late 90s blockbuster rentals, and random DOS shareware that came on my 386
November 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
hard to decide on an era, but I have a weird affinity for some late 90s blockbuster rentals, and random DOS shareware that came on my 386
The full version of this is out today. Try the demo - I'm pretty sure saves carry into the full version, and you'll probably need at least 3-4 full runs to see everything. It's basically an old-school Shareware Version. The entire first episode.
Million Depth isn't even out until next week but it's already on my list because the demo is ENORMOUS (1/3rd of the game) and one of the most creative roguelites I've played.
Real-time-with-pause 'bump' combat where you control yourself and your customizable weapon-drone simultaneously. Just try it
Real-time-with-pause 'bump' combat where you control yourself and your customizable weapon-drone simultaneously. Just try it
Million Depth on Steam
Craft original weapons and engage in strategic time-freezing battles as you dive into the million-floor deep underground world of this deep-diving action strategy game.
store.steampowered.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The full version of this is out today. Try the demo - I'm pretty sure saves carry into the full version, and you'll probably need at least 3-4 full runs to see everything. It's basically an old-school Shareware Version. The entire first episode.
Reminds me of the Windows 3.1 file selection dialog, so definitely antiquated. I think I have seen this before, a long time ago in one of those shareware utility bundles.
November 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Reminds me of the Windows 3.1 file selection dialog, so definitely antiquated. I think I have seen this before, a long time ago in one of those shareware utility bundles.
xD I love it so much, it's like, the mascot of the shareware scene.
November 12, 2025 at 2:41 PM
xD I love it so much, it's like, the mascot of the shareware scene.
Ah the joys of a 100 shareware games on CD for £10
November 12, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Ah the joys of a 100 shareware games on CD for £10
Playing the Descent demo from some bargain-bin shareware disks in 1995 was a gamechanger for me
November 12, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Playing the Descent demo from some bargain-bin shareware disks in 1995 was a gamechanger for me
BioMenace Remastered is a modernized re-release of the 90s Shareware classic, adding enhanced graphics, refined gameplay, many QoL improvements, and a level editor! Coming to Steam this December.
store.steampowered.com/app/3459100/...
#WishlistWednesday #IndieGame #IndieDev
store.steampowered.com/app/3459100/...
#WishlistWednesday #IndieGame #IndieDev
BioMenace Remastered on Steam
The classic 2D action platformer BioMenace returns with enhanced graphics and refined gameplay. Fight your way through a city ravaged by dangerous mutants, rescue hostages, find secrets and rack up po...
store.steampowered.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:17 AM
BioMenace Remastered is a modernized re-release of the 90s Shareware classic, adding enhanced graphics, refined gameplay, many QoL improvements, and a level editor! Coming to Steam this December.
store.steampowered.com/app/3459100/...
#WishlistWednesday #IndieGame #IndieDev
store.steampowered.com/app/3459100/...
#WishlistWednesday #IndieGame #IndieDev
SHELP.ANS, 1996-08-06 from ftp.wwiv.com (FTP)
![Lusing search commands] From this menu you can search for a particlur bbs or a mumber of bbs's that match a specific criteria.for example you may just want to look at boards that are operating with 28800 modems in which case you just press I and enter the baud rate in this case 28800 and we will then list all boards that are listed with 28800 modems. Another example might be to look at all the free or pay boards by pressing G and entering free or pay. The id tag is a tag that is added when the entry is posted it usually indicates the "type" of bbs eg shaware, elite or games etc.. So pressing E and entering shareware - will list all of the boards with shareware as the id tag.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:t5narda655nd5uiada6vt7k7/bafkreiai2zg6qnovko3qqqkiv24x7ore6axfh4mawdsrldxloc54jkthie@jpeg)
November 12, 2025 at 3:45 AM
SHELP.ANS, 1996-08-06 from ftp.wwiv.com (FTP)
A golden era, of sorts
(okay not all of these were shareware I guess but anyway)
(okay not all of these were shareware I guess but anyway)
November 12, 2025 at 12:36 AM
A golden era, of sorts
(okay not all of these were shareware I guess but anyway)
(okay not all of these were shareware I guess but anyway)
OLDER FURRIES HELP ME OUT HERE!
While thrifting, I found this "Best of" shareware CD. One of the CDs labeled "Sights & Sounds" contained the below photo! it was labeled "FURRYFAM" The copyright is 1994, I'm so curious as to where this came from. If this looks familiar to anyone please let me know!
While thrifting, I found this "Best of" shareware CD. One of the CDs labeled "Sights & Sounds" contained the below photo! it was labeled "FURRYFAM" The copyright is 1994, I'm so curious as to where this came from. If this looks familiar to anyone please let me know!
November 12, 2025 at 12:08 AM
OLDER FURRIES HELP ME OUT HERE!
While thrifting, I found this "Best of" shareware CD. One of the CDs labeled "Sights & Sounds" contained the below photo! it was labeled "FURRYFAM" The copyright is 1994, I'm so curious as to where this came from. If this looks familiar to anyone please let me know!
While thrifting, I found this "Best of" shareware CD. One of the CDs labeled "Sights & Sounds" contained the below photo! it was labeled "FURRYFAM" The copyright is 1994, I'm so curious as to where this came from. If this looks familiar to anyone please let me know!
HPYSPAT.ANS, 1992-04-22 from World of Shareware - Software Farm 1 (CD-ROM)
November 11, 2025 at 8:45 PM
HPYSPAT.ANS, 1992-04-22 from World of Shareware - Software Farm 1 (CD-ROM)
Ah fair. I think it's mainly because Nintendo is sort of a last bastion of physical games in general. Nobody gives a fuck about Xbox, PC has always had shareware and digital versions, and the people who complained about it on PS4/5 moved to Nintendo as a result.
November 11, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Ah fair. I think it's mainly because Nintendo is sort of a last bastion of physical games in general. Nobody gives a fuck about Xbox, PC has always had shareware and digital versions, and the people who complained about it on PS4/5 moved to Nintendo as a result.
The original Command & Conquer when I first played it back in 1997. Also a load of Apogee shareware games in the early/mid 90s because hooray 90s kids.
November 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The original Command & Conquer when I first played it back in 1997. Also a load of Apogee shareware games in the early/mid 90s because hooray 90s kids.
....I had a friend who had Outlaws shareware demo as a kid. we played that same stage for hours
November 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
....I had a friend who had Outlaws shareware demo as a kid. we played that same stage for hours
Took me AGES to dig this up, I knew I preserved it but I have so many backups. This my first reviewed Shareware game from early 1997 (aged 16). I'd love to frame it but it does look a bit gaudy 😂
November 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Took me AGES to dig this up, I knew I preserved it but I have so many backups. This my first reviewed Shareware game from early 1997 (aged 16). I'd love to frame it but it does look a bit gaudy 😂
NCC_GLOB.ANS, 1997-06-09 from Ikarus Shareware Bombe 1997 April (CD-ROM)
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November 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
NCC_GLOB.ANS, 1997-06-09 from Ikarus Shareware Bombe 1997 April (CD-ROM)
We gotta start doing it ourselves. like in the 90s with shareware disks
November 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
We gotta start doing it ourselves. like in the 90s with shareware disks
Two blasts from the past. 1, Duke Nukem and 2, Shareware! lol
I remember seeing DN for the first time and being blown away by the graphics and game. Would love to play it again.
I remember seeing DN for the first time and being blown away by the graphics and game. Would love to play it again.
November 10, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Two blasts from the past. 1, Duke Nukem and 2, Shareware! lol
I remember seeing DN for the first time and being blown away by the graphics and game. Would love to play it again.
I remember seeing DN for the first time and being blown away by the graphics and game. Would love to play it again.
Giving DUKE NUKUM I another shot because I only ever finished the shareware episode
November 10, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Giving DUKE NUKUM I another shot because I only ever finished the shareware episode
How about some morbid trivia? It involves the ZIP file format and peppermint schnapps. The ZIP format was created by Phil Katz and became popular in the 90's with his pkzip shareware utilities. Dude made millions on it. Still lived with his mom though at age 37 which is as old as he got...
November 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
How about some morbid trivia? It involves the ZIP file format and peppermint schnapps. The ZIP format was created by Phil Katz and became popular in the 90's with his pkzip shareware utilities. Dude made millions on it. Still lived with his mom though at age 37 which is as old as he got...
Hab das als Mini-Zer0 aufm 386er so gern gespielt. War auf so ner Shareware Sammlung mit Cosmo's Adventure, Commander Keen 4 und 6, Duke Nukem und noch ein paar
November 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Hab das als Mini-Zer0 aufm 386er so gern gespielt. War auf so ner Shareware Sammlung mit Cosmo's Adventure, Commander Keen 4 und 6, Duke Nukem und noch ein paar
The first CD-ROM drive we owned in this family came with a Compton's Encyclopedia, an "Aztech Super Games" shareware compilation, the talkie version of Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego, and a copy of Myst, among other things. I still have most of those.
November 9, 2025 at 2:28 AM
The first CD-ROM drive we owned in this family came with a Compton's Encyclopedia, an "Aztech Super Games" shareware compilation, the talkie version of Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego, and a copy of Myst, among other things. I still have most of those.