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Age of Ornithology The Flight for Freedom Begins

Posted by Zonk on from the i-can't-wait-to-unlock-the-emperor-penguin-unit! dept.

Norg writes "Schadenfreude Interactive is still working on their momentous avian civilization simulator, but you can check out the info page of Age of Ornithology. From the site: From aXessfehler, creators of Age of Pseudopods(TM) and Age of Monotremes(TM), comes a real-time strategy game that is truly for the birds."

28 comments

  1. I can't wait by weizur · · Score: 4, Funny

    This game will so rock! Age of Psuedopods was my favorite hopefully they can recapture the shear evolutionism of the first game!

  2. Ummmm.... by aelbric · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Should I be concerned that the webpage touts "Coming Spring 2003"?

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    1. Re:Ummmm.... by Ayaress · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Eighteen months after release date, "still working on it," nothing available except some boxart and meaningless stuff about branching tech trees which every strategy game has had for a decade, and haven't even updated the website since spring 2003.

      I hate to say it, but 3D Realms is more on the ball with Duke Nukem Forever than these guys are. At least with DNF when they missed the release date, they changed to release date to "When it's done" and we did have that one screenshot in PC Gamer in 1999.

    2. Re:Ummmm.... by Ayaress · · Score: 1

      Yeah, yeah, I read the front page for the domain. I realize its a joke. It was on Slashdot, so I assumed that SOMEBODY had checked it out or something. The site isn't even that funny.

    3. Re:Ummmm.... by Lars+T. · · Score: 1
      Many of you are also asking us, "These ads are pleasant, but when will the games be available in the US?" and to this I respond, we are currently seeking a US publisher, and will keep you in knowledge of the status.
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      To the guy who modded me down from perfect to terrible Karma - Apple haters still suck

  3. HAHA FUNNY, I guess. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0
    Errr....this is a joke, right?

    And not even a funny one. I mean, ok - Cthulhu Karts was humourous for a short moment, but Nazgul Thunder? C'mon, /. editors, you can do better than this.

  4. Whisky Tango Foxtrot? by TheGatekeeper · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's not even 1 April, I'm so confused!

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  5. Too bad by timothv · · Score: 1

    Too bad this whole site is a joke... (from the looks of the trademarks and short info pages)

    1. Re:Too bad by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      The editors can't spot dupes still on Slashdot's homepage and you expect them to spot a joke site??

  6. Checking sourceforge... by Xaroth · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Now taking bets on how long it takes for SF projects to pop up for these very same titles!

    Admit it. You're thinking of doing it right now. I can see it in your monitor glare.

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    1. Re:Checking sourceforge... by Dexx · · Score: 1

      Actually, Cthulu Kart Racing sounds like fun..

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    2. Re:Checking sourceforge... by bar-agent · · Score: 1

      Actually, Cthulu Kart Racing sounds like fun.

      Seconded.

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    3. Re:Checking sourceforge... by CaptKilljoy · · Score: 1

      >Actually, Cthulu Kart Racing sounds like fun..

      Well, somebody's got the right character designs right here.

  7. Coming soon, Nazgul Thunder by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Hmmm... I really believed this was a real game until I looked at the bottom of the page and the first link I saw was Nazgul Thunder http://www.phobe.com/sfi/nazgul.html

    1. Re:Coming soon, Nazgul Thunder by Ayaress · · Score: 2, Funny

      I was a bit more gullible than you, I guess. Considering some of the lame shit that has actually been made, I wasn't very bothered by a game company making Cthulu Kart Racing and Age of Monotremes. It wasn't until I went to the phobe.com main site that I realized I'd been had.

    2. Re:Coming soon, Nazgul Thunder by Norg · · Score: 1

      I actually found the Cthulu Kart Racing one to be the funniest today, but yesterday the Age of Ornithology just had me in tears. I guess what I liked about it the most was that it wasn't really overdone.

    3. Re:Coming soon, Nazgul Thunder by mcmonkey · · Score: 1

      What tipped you off? The YETI@Home project?

  8. Great... by Lobo42 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Oh, great. Just what the video game market needs - yet another ornithological civilization clone. When some real innovation or original ideas be developed?

  9. False Advertising! by wowbagger · · Score: 2, Funny
    Feather your nest. Regurgitate resources for your hatchlings. Preen your troops. Lead your army of penguins to glory!


    How can I, when your game does not run under Linux?
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  10. Grand Theft Ottoman by redune45 · · Score: 2, Funny
    And from the same company, Grand Theft Ottoman
    http://www.phobe.com/sfi/gto.html:
    Just be warned:
    Warning: this game contains violent behavior and representations of very old furniture. It may not be entertaining for anyone under the age of 35.
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  11. How gulliable is the Cowboy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Pretty high up on the list

    The company name Schadenfreude = Malicious pleasure in English.

    Go figure.

  12. The irony... by Thedalek · · Score: 1

    What's truly weird about this spoof site (yes, it is a joke) is this: Cthulhu Karts (Cthulhu 500) is an actual card game, and a fairly decent one, at that.

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    1. Re:The irony... by cd0272 · · Score: 1

      Is this a fake it looks like a fake i mean u cant even buy it from the website. I think its a funny idea though.

    2. Re:The irony... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Listen kid, take a deep breath, sit back, and punctuate. In the case that there actually is a fire and you are in some sort of rush to escape the general area of your computer, I would recommend that posting on slashdot is not a priority, and perhaps you should concentrate your efforts on finding the nearest exit.

  13. heres the info ppl by cd0272 · · Score: 1

    "Wilkommen! Many of you coming to our place by noticing our ads in Computer Games magazine (Ulrike, our VP Marketing, contacted a magazine we will not call PC Gamer and they laughed at us, thinking our titles were a joking! Well, as the old German saying goes, may the cat eat you and the Devil eat the cat and also your foolish coconut monkey item, der Wederman!) Many of you are also asking us, "These ads are pleasant, but when will the games be available in the US?" and to this I respond, we are currently seeking a US publisher, and will keep you in knowledge of the status. -- Karsden Mörderhäschen, CEO of Schadenfreude Interactive" from some german obviously i figured it was a spoof but i think its kida kool thoughlol

  14. Idiots @ slashdot.org by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    And again, Slashdot editors prove their mental inferiority by posting an obvious and lame joke. Must be a slow year. POS.

  15. Bah by Valraven · · Score: 1

    There's no market anymore for a Tern bassed game