Ultima Ratio Regum is a middle-ground between roguelikes, RPGs and strategy games.
It has no fantasy elements and seeks instead to be closer to a realistic history simulator, and a strategy/4x game which just happens to be in ASCII. Combat is rare and deadly – whilst these mechanics are modeled in detail, exploration, trade and diplomacy factors will have just as much effort put into them.
posted by boo_radley
on Dec 7, 2012 -
23 comments
NEO Scavenger is a hex-based, turn-based scavenging/survival/mystery RPG. Dig through abandoned buildings! Punch a looter to death! Get eaten by a Dogman! Contract cholera! Die of cholera! Flash-based browser game, under active development; the current demo lets you explore the landscape and play with the game's mechanics at length.
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posted by cortex
on Mar 19, 2012 -
23 comments
Twenty years ago today, the gaming world saw the launch of a truly landmark title:
Sonic the Hedgehog. Developed as a vehicle for a new Sega mascot, the fluid, vibrant, cheery-tuned wonderland swiftly became the company's flagship product, inspiring over the ensuing decades
an increasingly convoluted universe of TV shows,
comic books, and dozens of games on a variety of systems (all documented in
this frighteningly comprehensive TVTropes portal). And while in recent years the series has turned out
more and more mediocre 3D and RPG efforts, the original games remain crown jewels of the 16-bit era. So why not kick off this anniversary by replaying the titles that started it all for free in your browser:
Sonic the Hedgehog (1991),
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992),
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994),
Sonic & Knuckles (1994). Or click inside for music, remakes, and other fun stuff!
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posted by Rhaomi
on Jun 23, 2011 -
71 comments
Since SRI and Xerox invented the GUI and the mouse in the late 1970s, technology has leaped forward, but the way we interact with our computers has stood still. "
10/GUI aims to bridge this gap by rethinking the desktop to leverage technology in an intuitive and powerful way."
posted by Plutor
on Oct 13, 2009 -
66 comments
Walkie Tonky is a physics-based action game which puts you in the shoes of a giant robot invading Earth. Smash and kick your way forward using the robot's every limb to cause mayhem and clear the road ahead. (Download required, from a sort of funky filehosting site. Probably Windows only, but I'm not sure.)
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posted by Caduceus
on Jan 19, 2009 -
9 comments
The demo scene is
alive and
well. Showing off just what can be done with your computer with
tiny programs (serious hardware required, video link included). The point of this post?
Sumotori Dreams. A physics based game packed into 96k. It's not the gameplay itself which is so great, it's the stumbling drunk AI characters. Play a round, then sit back and
watch them stumble (youtube). Safe for work, if gales of laughter don't draw suspicion.
posted by tomble
on Apr 25, 2007 -
49 comments
This flash demo for IKEA's kitchen stuff is kinda fun to play with. Takes a bit of time to load, when it does, click the mouse & hold down on the right or left halves of the photo, it's interesting.
Note - the flash stuff contains audio, so careful with speaker volume
posted by jonson
on Jun 3, 2006 -
31 comments
The Demoscene is still going strong. It's been awhile since we last
discussed the scene, and it's still cranking out tons of great stuff. The new home of the scene has categories and ratings, which sure beats the
old standard. There's a bit of everything, from
legos to
disco, from
256 bytes to
64k to
fairly large, and from
Amiga to
Mac to
C64. All of the videos that require weird or new hardware have videos on the site, so everyone can enjoy the incredible programming, art, and
kinda cheesy music.
posted by JZig
on Feb 24, 2005 -
18 comments
Segata Sanshiro! Why show people the graphics and gameplay of your video game, when you can simply beat them into playing it?
posted by qDot
on Dec 13, 2002 -
5 comments
SmokymokeyS has been around for some time, but I've never seen it mentioned here. There's some great design and imagery to be found there, and they've been working on a
Javascript RPG called Triglav, which although they say it's unfinished, seems pretty functional and very cool.
posted by mikhail
on Oct 4, 2002 -
8 comments
