The Horde running in DOSBox

A short play-through of the very first season of "The Horde", a classic DOS game developed by Toys For Bob. Yeah, I know my strategy isn't very good. :p If you want to see someone do better, play the game yourself. The music during the action segment really reveals the work of Toys For Bob, as it's very much in the same style as the Spathi music from Star Control 2. Bear in mind that this is a DOS game from 1994.

Filmed using the direct-to-AVI feature of DOSBox 0.65 and re-encoded into a YouTube-compatible AVI with mencoder (which comes with MPlayer).

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• dosbox
• horde
• crystal
• dynamics
• toys
• for
• bob

[nigel101]

can i download this game anywhere? i remember it was so hard i got to level 3 think.

[LateBlt]

It's kind of hard, yes. You should be able to get it from the usual abandonware sources.

[mchenrinson]

Ahhh, when games were about gameplay.

Before the industry sold its soul to EA, before beauty had requisite patent software like Steam and when games were made by organizations small enough to listen to their customers.

Vivendi, EA, Blizzard. If EA had successfully managed to force Rockstar Games out of the industry, these are the three remaining players monopolizing - and destroying - the games industry.

The beauty is gone. The creativity is gone. The fun is gone.

[LateBlt]

If you're talking about games that are sold on the shelves of stores like EB and GameStop, then yes, that's certainly true. I haven't seen a game worth playing in those places in years.

Thankfully, the homemade game community manages to produce some remarkably original, entertaining, and playable works of art, and they're usually free, too.

[OlviMasta77]

what is this game? who made it? when did it come out? where can I get it? whats it all about? looks fun :) Good ol' 90's gaming!!

[LateBlt]

The Horde was released in 1994 by Crystal Dynamics, although it was developed by Toys For Bob (famous for Star Control 2). Getting it is the same as any abandonware game: Check eBay, or your friendly neighborhood abandonware dealer. ;) The plot basically places you in charge of defending the kingdom against the Horde, which are those monsters you see invading during the action sequence.

[Sarato]

It looks awesome!

[andu1213]

i have a problem running the game, cos it asks me for a kinda code with some lands and their location based on some compas directions ( N ; NE ; E ; SE; etc.). i belive it must be written on some kinda cd cover. can anyone help me pls?

[BosPus]

Check out my horde videos too :)

[odds87]

I forgot about this game too. Like completely. I was watching my GF play Viva Pinata and for some reason it spurred a memory of this!

I was really quite young and remember it being pretty damn hard, but loving the challenge.

[Thedarksnw]

great music btw

[doomayam]

Holy crap I forgot all about this game! So awesome.

[rtaylor666]

This was one of my favourite games as a kid, I still have the original on CD here. Time to download DOSBox again :)

[OlviMasta77]

lol apparently it even had fmv videos sequences in it too.

[OlviMasta77]

the game looks super awesome in its mid90s glory. Wonder where one could find it now.

[nigel101]

yeah got it today, ion 3rd level and now its got hard. There so many ways to make it more gameplayable. killed from 2 hits off the big demons, then when you change level you keep whats in your kitty all teh cows and corn doesnt get added. :@:@:@