Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 6 days ago
I'm back...and I chose some random indie shooter from forever ago that I didn't like back then. Spoiler: I don't like it now either.
You can find the game here:
store.steampowered.com/app/655730/This_Strange_Realm_Of_Mine
I'm back...and I chose some random indie shooter from forever ago that I didn't like back then. Spoiler: I don't like it now either.
You can find the game here:
store.steampowered.com/app/655730/This_Strange_Realm_Of_Mine
![Nox [Y2K PC Gaming]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GgXCbdAXs4M/mqdefault.jpg "Nox [Y2K PC Gaming]
An excellent RPG overshadowed by Diablo II.
Y2K Logo made by:
snbnth
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC46qUGo1yHurWuBq4LVslxg
Background OSTs are from the game
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![Surface Tension [Late 90s PC Gaming]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HIWCMwaZ1qQ/mqdefault.jpg "Surface Tension [Late 90s PC Gaming]
Some things I left out of the video (I try to keep these videos short):
The game features a database that goes pretty in-depth. Judging by it and the trailer I found, eventually you get more weapons to use. I think the probe has more uses later on as the manual talks about utilizing an arm. Also the thing can lay mines but Im not entirely sure when that would be useful.
Here is a slew of links. You can follow in my footsteps in terms of research:
Moby Games
https://www.mobygames.com/game/surface-tension
Way Back Machine
http://web.archive.org/web/19970117174243/http://www.gametek.com:80/webfinall/coming_soon/surface/surface.html
http://web.archive.org/web/19970117171246/http://www.gametek.com/webfinall/phone_orders/phone_orders.html
Accursed Farms Post
https://www.accursedfarms.com/forums/topic/4414-surface-tension-dos-1996/
Accursed Farms YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/user/chilledsanity
Rosss Game Dungeon
https://www.accursedfarms.com/videos/rosss-game-dungeon
Gamespots Review
https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/surface-tension-review/1900-2533304/
Wikis List of Space Flight Games
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_space_flight_simulator_games
Cyclemania
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclemania
Before making this video I had looked up the game out of curiosity. At the time I had no intention of doing a video. It wasnt till I saw that there were no gameplay videos that I decided to cover it. Here are the two videos I found:
Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuZS94K_0HE
Intro in German...yeah....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5niteic70ek
Also getting a thumbnail of this game was impossible since every piece of it is so reflective....did the best I could do. If you didnt know, the thumbnails are taken with a Polaroid OneStep from 1986.
I think thats everything...cant believe you read all that. While you are here check out our other pages
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![Sinistar Unleashed [Late 90s PC Gaming]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HlymfDY54LI/mqdefault.jpg "Sinistar Unleashed [Late 90s PC Gaming]
This game isnt commercially available anymore. I played it off the CD-ROM on a Windows XP desktop. Not sure if it works well in Windows 10 or not.
World of Longplays:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8S5VSwcNag
Sinistar OST:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zod64ruq0e4&list=PLtF6-W-D_Q4k6ciuOApU5K8ribrw4RnLW
This is the capture of www.gamefx.com that mentions the bowling game:
https://web.archive.org/web/20000229121711/http://www.gamefx.com/
The capture of when the game was called Excession:
https://web.archive.org/web/19980613163128/http://www.gamefx.com/
Come to our Discord and talk about some games!
https://discord.gg/23vcPEQ
We also have a Patreon!
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cdromfossil
And some our other pages:
Website: https://cdromfossil.com/
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/cdromfossil
Instagram: @cdromfossil
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![Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption [Y2K PC Gaming]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/I_avFYJQ5xY/mqdefault.jpg "Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption [Y2K PC Gaming]
Widescreen fix:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/559680/discussions/0/135514823817037946/
Thread about brightness:
https://www.gog.com/forum/vampire_the_masquerade_series/vtm_redemption_too_dark
Played the GOG version for this video. Not sure if Steam is up to the same level of quality or not.
Outro OST is the Credits from Ace Combat X:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrB_Fd-USCA&list=PL35D8C0844CE41E01&index=22
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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cdromfossil")
![Boards and Blades 2 [Digging up the Obscure]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KZK-WLWYB-4/mqdefault.jpg "Boards and Blades 2 [Digging up the Obscure]
I keep saying extreme but thats not part of the title. Habit from talking about the first game so much. My bad!
Released in 2001 this mediocre mess was the follow up to the abysmal 1999 Skateboarding game. Ah, budget games. You gotta loveem...but also hate them at the same time.
Boards and Blades 2 was developed by Silverfish Studios and published by Activision Value.
Currently the game isnt being sold anywhere.
The songs I used are following:
Intro: Last Rites OST https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiQbbx14aJ8&list=PL0Sc2MJU9Yq6VV0oA4CgzeWRILZEBc87x&index
Outro: Epic Pinball OST https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XK_2DvKXCro&list=PL0Sc2MJU9Yq6VV0oA4CgzeWRILZEBc87x&index
During gameplay I used various songs off Pferds Every Now And Then You Put A Bullet Through Your Mind album https://pferd1.bandcamp.com/album/every-now-and-then-you-put-a-bullet-through-your-mind
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