In today's Ancient DOS Games filler video, Gemini's taking a look back at Defense Grid and Defense Grid 2, a pair of exceptionally well-made tower defence games developed by Hidden Path Entertainment, released in 2008 and 2014 respectively. Despite their age, these remain two of the best games of the genre so this video is just a quick look back at them and their features, as well as a little backstory on how DG2 even came to be given that it technically didn't reach its Kickstarter goal! ------------------------------------------ Additional Information and Corrections: * Here's links to both games on Steam should you wish to grab a copy of either or both! DG1: https://store.steampowered.com/app/18500/Defense_Grid_The_Awakening/ DG2: https://store.steampowered.com/app/221540/DG2_Defense_Grid_2/ * I've always wanted to make a tower defence game myself, but quite frankly, I doubt I could make one strong enough to be saleable given how tricky it is to get to that level of quality. * Switching constantly between "defense" and "defence" due to how it's spelled in the game's name versus the spelling I use in my own writing has been interesting... :P ------------------------------------------ Pixelmusement Website: http://www.pixelships.com ADG on Pixelmusement: http://www.pixelships.com/adg Alphabetical Index of ADG Episodes: http://www.pixelships.com/adg/index2.html Kris' Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/kasick @Pixelmusement on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Pixelmusement ------------------------------------------ Chapters: 00:00 Defense Grid 06:26 Defense Grid DLC 08:59 Text Mode Games 10:20 Defense Grid 2 15:59 Credits