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Hall of Fame Game M.U.L.E. To Be Ported To PC

Posted by Hemos on from the not-the-man-from dept.

DebateUSA writes "If you ever played the game M.U.L.E. on the Atari or Commodore computer systems in the early 1980's, there's a company producing a new version for the PC. " Ah, resource allocation.

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  1. DunhtDuhDuhDUH...DUHDuNaDuhNaNa..DunhtDuhDuhDUH by somethingwicked · · Score: 5, Funny
    If my text rendition of the theme doesn't do it, you might get your head pulsin' groove fix here

    M.U.L.E Theme

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    ---"What did I say that sounded like 'Tell me about your day?'"---

  2. PLaTYPUS by pomakis · · Score: 3, Funny

    MULE was good, and I'm sure HoRSE will be even better, but personally I'm going to hold out until someone implements PLaTYPUS (Personalized Labor Tool Yeilding Previously Unavailable Smithore)!

  3. Does it have the theme song? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    This project is pointless unless it has the theme.

    pooka-POOKA pooka-POOKA pooka-POOKA POOKA POOKA

    It's actually better looking than I assumed it would be. I assumed a remake would be a 3-D RTS with FPS elements and first person perspective, featuring the voice acting talents of several third-rate and/or Star Trek actors.

  4. mmm, progress by yatest5 · · Score: 2, Funny

    System Requirements:

    Then: Atari or C64

    Now: Pentium 200 MHz, 32MB RAM, no more than 120MB HD Space, DirectX 8 Compatible 16MB Video Card, CD ROM, DirectX 8 compatible Sound System, Mouse

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    • Mod parent up! [a] by Anonymous Coward (Score:5) Thurs, June 31, @13:37
  5. Re:And why did they change the name? by bittmann · · Score: 3, Funny

    Proposed changes to deflect criticism:

    Name the planet "swodniw".

    Instead of a random pirate attack, antitrust lawyers will invade, reducing the settler's "freedom to innovate". At that point, collusion becomes illegal.

    Instead of the MuLEs randomly going rogue, large chunks of the environment will inexplicably stop producing resources, requiring a visit from an expensive Multiphasic Seismic Cascade Emitter before production will begin again.

    Small, flightless seabirds known as "xunil" will appear after a predetermined number of turns. This will greatly increase production (especially of food and energy), but will drastically reduce the ability of any one race to amass ore. This threat can only be controlled or eliminated vi a single player constructing and controlling a "NET", and somehow persuading all other players to agree to participate in the "NET's" useage. However, if those players do so, they will find that their productivity will decrease markedly, while the player controlling the "NET" will go on to rule the world.

    Of couse, there will be random, persistant and frequent instances of viral outbreaks, worm attacks, etc...

    The game will end at after a random number of turns, upon which the planet will explode for no adequately explored reason, forcing a reboot.

    *That* should be good enough to protect them agains any possible lawsuit...

  6. Man! Those system requirements! by schwatoo · · Score: 2, Funny

    Pentium 200 MHz, 32MB RAM, no more than 120MB HD Space, DirectX 8 Compatible 16MB Video Card, CD ROM, DirectX 8 compatible Sound System, Mouse

    I'm screwed! I've got way more than 120MB HD Space! Going to have to install more stuff to make less room for it.

    --
    I have trouble with passwords among other things.