really excited to finally have a copy of @MossRC’s Shareware Heroes!

#bookstodon #shareware

@vga256 @MossRC nice! i bought physical copies of https://secrethistoryofmacgaming.com/ for myself, dad, and brothers

@vga256 @MossRC I’ve been slowly reading through that myself! It’s a great read.

@arjache @MossRC woo! can’t wait to crack it

@MossRC fantastic. it’s a real privilege for me to finally get an in depth history of the shareware scene. i grew up with a local shareware distributor in my city, and all of the companies/games you cover are ones that were sold on floppy out here, and distributed on local BBSs

on the subject of shareware gamedev tools, i recently came across this fascinating game making toolkit which may be of interest:
https://dialup.cafe/@vga256/112723851487498757

looking forward to reading a new post :)

@MossRC i can think of few other Windows 3.x-based shareware gamedev tools quite like it. after quite a bit of archival research, i could find out very little about the company/person who made it.

@vga256 @MossRC OH wicked. Great cover, too.