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What are your thoughts on Pico-8?
From the [Wiki](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PICO-8): > PICO-8 is a virtual machine and game engine created by Lexaloffle Games. It is a fantasy video game console that mimics the limited audio-visual capabilities of 8-bit systems from the 1980s to encourage creativity and ingenuity in producing games without being overwhelmed with the many possibilities of modern tools and machines. Such limitations also give PICO-8 games a particular look and feel. > > Coding on the PICO-8 is accomplished through a Lua-based environment, in which users can create music, sound effects, sprites, maps, and games. > > Users are able to export their games as HTML5 web games or upload their creations to Lexaloffle's official BBS where other users are able to play the games in a web browser, and view the source code. PICO-8 games can also be exported as executable programs, which will run on Windows, macOS, or Linux. Do you have a favorite game on Pico-8? Have you ever tried to make one yourself? Do you like the idea of a fantasy console? Do you have any tips? I just started playing around with it myself, and one thing I like about it is that you can immediately jump to various editors for anything you play on it. It seems like an interesting way to make a small game.
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I don’t read many comics, but there was a Wonder Twins run by Mark Russell that was amazing.

The villain had a plan to scramble everyone’s identity on Earth, so one day you could wake up and be in a horrible economic situation. His thinking was that with the deadline approaching, people would have to work to make the world more fair for everyone.

Spoiler

The world leaders are so relieved when he’s finally caught, because they can stop wasting money on improving the lives of poor people.


Looks like they just added it in the new release. We should get you to ask for world peace next time, but this is pretty good too.


Very excited for this one. Even if it’s just a bog-standard Ken Levine game, those are always fun.



Assetto Corsa is a steal at $5. It’s a bit older, but there is a ton of community-made content.


You can do a lot to improve how it looks, too. There’s a lot of custom terrain, and you can download meshes made from satellite photos.

It also works better in VR.


I should get back into that one. I played some in early access, and it was fun.


It’s my favorite racing sim. Good pick.


I’ll definitely look at Sailwind, I’d love a good sailing sim. Thanks for the rec!


That was another great one; it’s one of the most fun eras to fly in.


Simulators are one of the earliest PC game genres, and remain compelling experiences to this day, even if they're not as popular as they used to be. I like all kinds of combat flight sims; the MS Combat Flight Simulator from 1998 was something special, and I've had some similar fun in IL-2 Sturmovik. The newest civil air sims are pretty great too, I'll pop on a podcast and make a flight. They're particularly cool in VR. I've also found the MechWarrior games to be fun, but I've only played 2 and 5. I got to play a bit of Steel Battalion with the full crazy controller at a con a few years back, and that's got to be a lot of fun once you really know what you're doing. So what's your favorite sim?
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I still cry when I remember that they were clearing them out at $5 a pop. I’ll cling to mine until the day it dies.


UFO50 is one of the most astonishing pieces of game design I’ve ever seen; its a master class in elegance.



The Entangled Worlds Noita co-op mod is really good
The [Entangled Worlds](https://github.com/IntQuant/noita_entangled_worlds) mod is so well done that once you're in the game it feels like the engine was designed to support multiplayer. One interesting aspect is that when one of the players dies they turn into an enemy with all of the same inventory; the other players must kill them to revive. Even if you never got into Noita, it's a lot of fun to play it with friends.
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Good pick! I was so bummed when I heard that was cancelled.


I’d like to play around with whatever alpha build they made for the original concept of Team Fortress 2.

I love the one that came out (it’s probably my most played game of all time), but those first few screenshots before retooling were captivating when we’d already been waiting so long for the release.


I can’t grab it either. It keeps telling me to log in when I’m already logged in.


Nice, a DL and everything!

I played this a lot.


Oh nice! I’ll have to look that one up, I’d never even heard of it. Sounds awesome though.


My favorite overall is probably *Bridge Crew*, because there's nothing better than cruising around in the OG NCC-1701 Enterprise with your pals. I also liked *Elite Force* when it came out, because it was crazy to see the 3D Trek environments even though they're unimpressive by today's standards. It even got me to watch *Voyager.*
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I was hoping someone would mention the disc launcher!

We used to play the shareware version on the school computers whenever we had free time. Shazbot!


Undeniable classic. Not much more satisfying than hucking a file cabinet at a group of people who don’t see you yet.

Also, the trip mines were fun to use in smaller games (just like the Duke3d ones).


The shink ray from Duke Nukem 3D was a delight to use in deathmatches. Shrink your opponent and squish 'em!
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I don’t think I’ve gotten to that one yet.

My kid and I are really into Bushido Ball, which is such a cool game.

UFO50 is probably my favorite release of last year.


Should have called it the Nintendo Top.




Nice! I’m playing mostly enhanced vanilla, I’ll dig into OpenMW at some point though. I had no idea there was a decent multiplayer mod!


Still going on UFO50. There’s still a couple games I haven’t even tried yet.

Also, doing a modded playthrough of Morrowind, which is a TES game that I missed when it came out due to having an underspec PC. Its magic creation system is ridiculous and a lot of fun to play with. I wish they’d put something like that in TES6, but I’m not gonna hold my breath (without making a spell for it, anyway).



I played last night and showed those young’uns how to use the gravity gun.

Hadn’t played regularly in about 15 years, but the reflexes are still there.


The Monkey Island game that came out a year or two ago was pretty great too if you want a modern take on the genre.

I imagine you’ve played some of the others, but if not you should do 1 & 2 immediately.


If you like point-and-click adventure games, there are a bunch in spooky territory:

The Colonel’s Bequest

Grim Fandango

Maniac Mansion/Day of the Tentacle

There are more, but these are the ones I’d start with if you haven’t played them.


Fate of Atlantis is a cannon story to me. I never saw the two new movies, so that’s the end of the franchise for me, unless the new game is any good.



Oh, that’s very interesting!

I do have a 4 that I use as an emulation machine. I should try some older DOS games, I guess. Thanks!



I picked this up yesterday and checked out a few games in the collection. What I've played so far has been a blast.
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Really looking forward to this one. Arena hero-shooters are my favorite games, going all the way back to QWTF.


But my point is that the long jump reduces the hitbox. They’re both crouch-jumps, just different forms.

You had to long-jump into little spaces that would be too big to fit in normally.


I mean, you use the long jump to reach some crouch-jump spots. It’s a type of crouch-jump.


HL1 had the long-jump upgrade where you had to do a crouch jump to use it.



Anyone else loving Jagged Alliance 3?
I was pleasantly surprised by the new Jagged Alliance 3 release last week. It really flew under the radar, but I'm glad I snagged it because it's been really great so far. I did run out of cash on the first island, so I treated that as a trial run. Every situation feels fresh, and the RPG elements seem more fleshed out than the new XCOM games. I'm really liking how open-ended it seems; it reminds me a *little* bit of the original 2 Fallout games. I'm hoping for a PVP dlc or mod in the future, because (perhaps an unpopular opinion) Deadly Games was my favorite entry in the series; I played against my brothers all the time when I was a kid.
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