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Global Thermonuclear War

Posted by Zonk on from the do-you-want-to-play-a-game? dept.

Joystiq reports that, from the makers of Darwinia and Uplink comes DEFCON, what appears to be a global nuclear war strategy title. Looks positively Wargames-tastic. From the EvilAvatar post they reference: "The new game, titled DEFCON, is a multiplayer strategy which pitches two players against one another in a game of Global Thermonuclear War. In DEFCON a player must manage their launch silos in an attempt to defend their major cities against nuclear attack while simultaneously launching their own attacks against the other player."

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  1. Good ol' WarGames by binaryspiral · · Score: 2, Funny

    Would you like to play a game?
    -Joshua

  2. Strange game... by Stormwatch · · Score: 5, Funny

    The only winning move is not to play.

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    1. Re:Strange game... by Deitheres · · Score: 2, Funny

      ARG! You beat me to that by like 2 seconds... Now I will bask in "redundant" moderation...

      Damn. Foiled again. That's a whopper of a good show, man! (or would it be WOPR?)

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  3. Does anyone remember that old DOS game? by bergeron76 · · Score: 4, Funny

    I had a DOS game back in the day that allowed you to simulate a nuclear blast in any given city and see the effect of both the blast and the resultant fallout.

    I can't remember the name of the game though, but it was fascinating (even back when I was 12). Anyone know what that game was called? I can't seem to find it on the web anywhere.

    I found it on a 5.25" floppy in my Dad's briefcase, back when he worked for the government when we lived in Arlington, Virginia (or was it the hills of West Virginia?)... Anyway, I'd love to know what the name of that game was (Dad always called it "Simulation"; but I think that's a silly name for a video game, so I never believed him).

    Thanks for any help!

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  4. Screenshot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Here's a screenshot.

  5. easter egg by moosesocks · · Score: 3, Funny

    The developers had better include an easter egg somewhere that lets you play Tic-Tac-Toe or a nice game of chess.

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  6. feels like Wargames by David+Nabbit · · Score: 2, Funny

    They should include a custom controller where you dial the phone and then put the receiver on the modem. Otherwise, it's all just pretty graphics.

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