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ianoid<p>A trilogy of trilogies <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/originsystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>originsystems</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ultima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ultima</span></a></p>
The Spaceshipper 🚀<p>The popular space trading and combat simulator game Wing Commander: Privateer was released 30 years ago this week.<br>Cover art by Chris Douglas.<br><a href="https://socel.net/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://socel.net/tags/wingcommander" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wingcommander</span></a> <a href="https://socel.net/tags/privateer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>privateer</span></a> <a href="https://socel.net/tags/originsystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>originsystems</span></a></p>
The Video Game Library 📚<p>More <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Ultima" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ultima</span></a> love added to <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TheVideoGameLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TheVideoGameLibrary</span></a> thanks to James Crosby from the community! </p><p>Manuals, guides and interviews for Ultima I-IV, all packed into this 220-page Japan-only release! 📚</p><p><a href="https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/the-genesis-of-ultima" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thevideogamelibrary.org/book/t</span><span class="invisible">he-genesis-of-ultima</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Ultima1" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ultima1</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Ultima2" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ultima2</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Ultima3" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ultima3</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Ultima4" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ultima4</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UltimaI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UltimaI</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UltimaII" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UltimaII</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UltimaIII" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UltimaIII</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UltimaIV" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UltimaIV</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OriginSystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OriginSystems</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MMO</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MMORPG" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MMORPG</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Book" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Book</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Bookstodon</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Gaming</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PCGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PCGaming</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PC</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AppleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AppleII</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Akalabeth" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Akalabeth</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RetroGaming</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DungeonCrawler" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DungeonCrawler</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RPG" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RPG</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Gamer" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Gamer</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Computing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Computing</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RetroComputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RetroComputing</span></a></p>
vga256<p>some <a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/obscure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>obscure</span></a> <a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/UltimaOnline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UltimaOnline</span></a> <a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGaming</span></a> <a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p><p>back in the late 90s, when <a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/uo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uo</span></a>'s playerbase was exploding, player-built houses were both a convenient secure location, and a social signal of personal wealth. when a new shard (server) opened, players would race around the map trying to find legal "placements" for house deeds... areas where you could erect a home that had flat land, and no rocks or trees in the way. open land was truly scarce, and competitions to place a house were fierce.</p><p>to combat the real estate rush, <a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/OriginSystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OriginSystems</span></a> implemented a "decay" mechanic that would make your house collapse/disappear if it was unoccupied for a few weeks. thousands of homes disappeared this way, to the extreme frustration of the player community.</p><p>in the late 90s, a player placed this tiny single room house on the Napa Valley shard, between the towns of Minoc and Vesper. it remained occupied for years, until it was converted into a "public house" without locks. the house still stands to this day, 24 years later. it is one of the longest standing player-built homes in the history of the <a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/mmorpg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mmorpg</span></a>.</p><p>read the entire story here, as told by /u/MacroPlanet:<br><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ultimaonline/comments/1097crs/rediscovering_old_places_in_uo_napa_valley/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reddit.com/r/ultimaonline/comm</span><span class="invisible">ents/1097crs/rediscovering_old_places_in_uo_napa_valley/</span></a></p>
The Video Game Library 📚<p>By popular demand (thanks to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://dialup.cafe/@vga256" class="u-url mention">@<span>vga256</span></a></span>), have catalogued &quot;The Official Guide To Ultima&quot; into <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TheVideoGameLibrary" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>TheVideoGameLibrary</span></a>.</p><p>Both the 1st and 2nd Editions are listed. Everything you&#39;d ever want to know about the saga circa 1992.</p><p>What&#39;s your favourite <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Ultima" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ultima</span></a> game?</p><p>👉 <a href="https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/the-official-book-of-ultima" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thevideogamelibrary.org/book/t</span><span class="invisible">he-official-book-of-ultima</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UltimaI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UltimaI</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UltimaII" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UltimaII</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UltimaIII" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UltimaIII</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UltimaIV" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UltimaIV</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UltimaV" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UltimaV</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UltimaVI" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>UltimaVI</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Gaming</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/VideoGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VideoGames</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/VideoGame" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VideoGame</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PC</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PCGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PCGaming</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OriginSystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OriginSystems</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RichardGarriott" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>RichardGarriott</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AppleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AppleII</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/C64" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>C64</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Commodore64" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Commodore64</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FMTowns" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FMTowns</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/MSX2" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MSX2</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PC8801" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PC8801</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/PC9801" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PC9801</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SharpX1" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SharpX1</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>
vga256<p>huge thank you to keenan weaver over at the excellent echo sector site for discovering and sharing this major <a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/OriginSystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OriginSystems</span></a> <a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/RetroGaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroGaming</span></a> find. </p><p>the Crusader series turned out to be a major hit for the embattled company in the mid-late <a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/90s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>90s</span></a></p><p>Crusader 2 never made it to market. now we can finally try it out in pre-pre-alpha form for the <a href="https://dialup.cafe/tags/psx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>psx</span></a>!</p><p><a href="https://www.echosector.com/2022/12/crusader-2-psx-pre-pre-alpha-recovered-and-released/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">echosector.com/2022/12/crusade</span><span class="invisible">r-2-psx-pre-pre-alpha-recovered-and-released/</span></a></p>
The Video Game Library 📚<p>🚨 BOOK NEWS 🚨 </p><p>Andrea Contato is crowdfunding an English translation of his <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/VideoGame" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>VideoGame</span></a> history book.</p><p>&quot;Video Games: The People, Games, and Companies&quot; is a five-volume set that traces <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Gaming</span></a> history through to 1999.</p><p>The <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Kickstarter" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Kickstarter</span></a> for the Stage One translation (from Italian), is up right here: </p><p>👉 <br /> <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1108065491/the-inside-story-of-the-birth-of-microcomputer-games?ref=checkout_rewards_page" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">kickstarter.com/projects/11080</span><span class="invisible">65491/the-inside-story-of-the-birth-of-microcomputer-games?ref=checkout_rewards_page</span></a></p><p>Also be sure to check out his first 2 books about <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Ultima" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Ultima</span></a> and the history of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OriginSystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OriginSystems</span></a>:</p><p>Part 1: <a href="https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/through-the-moongate-the-story-of-richard-garriott-origin-systems-inc-and-ultima-part-1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thevideogamelibrary.org/book/t</span><span class="invisible">hrough-the-moongate-the-story-of-richard-garriott-origin-systems-inc-and-ultima-part-1</span></a></p><p>Part 2: <a href="https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org/book/through-the-moongate-the-story-of-richard-garriott-origin-systems-inc-and-ultima-part-2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thevideogamelibrary.org/book/t</span><span class="invisible">hrough-the-moongate-the-story-of-richard-garriott-origin-systems-inc-and-ultima-part-2</span></a></p>
13 barn owls in a trenchcoat<p>Okay, here's a sample post for you to share, <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/gamecollectors" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>gamecollectors</span></a></span> </p><p>The (functional) radiation detector batch that shipped with Bad Blood.</p><p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/OriginSystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OriginSystems</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/BigBoxPCGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigBoxPCGames</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/Retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Retrogaming</span></a></p>
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