The games that they refer to are not missed because of their place in history or even nostalgia, but because their value as games is greater than the fact that they were computer games. As anyone who follows Cheapass Games, the concept and gameplay is the important part, not the pieces.
M.U.L.E. rivals any game like Monopoly or Settlers of Catan in replayability.
3-in-3, which I would _dearly_ love to get, was a puzzle game as complex as Myst.
Both of these games would fit on a Palm Pilot now, and that's the realm I'd really love to see them return to. Palm now holds Taipan (Bad Joss Taipan! Your Cargo of opium has been siezed!), Dope Wars, Asteroids, Space Invaders, Arkinoid, all the Zork-like games, Rogue-like games...
Take a look at this Doonesbury from a few weeks ago, about MyVulture.com. http://www2.uclick.com/client/wpc/db/2000/04/28/ http://www2.uclick.com/client/wpc/db/2000/05/02/ File off the serial numbers, call it something sexy like...Valueporn! Sounds a hell of a lot better than PornVulture. Eeuugh. Anu3bis (The 3 is silent)
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The games that they refer to are not missed because of their place in history or even nostalgia, but because their value as games is greater than the fact that they were computer games. As anyone who follows Cheapass Games, the concept and gameplay is the important part, not the pieces.
M.U.L.E. rivals any game like Monopoly or Settlers of Catan in replayability.
3-in-3, which I would _dearly_ love to get, was a puzzle game as complex as Myst.
Both of these games would fit on a Palm Pilot now, and that's the realm I'd really love to see them return to. Palm now holds Taipan (Bad Joss Taipan! Your Cargo of opium has been siezed!), Dope Wars, Asteroids, Space Invaders, Arkinoid, all the Zork-like games, Rogue-like games...
Bring 'em back as Palm games! I'd pay for them.
Take a look at this Doonesbury from a few weeks ago, about MyVulture.com. http://www2.uclick.com/client/wpc/db/2000/04/28/ http://www2.uclick.com/client/wpc/db/2000/05/02/ File off the serial numbers, call it something sexy like...Valueporn! Sounds a hell of a lot better than PornVulture. Eeuugh. Anu3bis (The 3 is silent)