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theweaselkingOne of the best games[1] ever made is Star Control 2.
I have an original copy, on both 3.5" and 5.25" floppy disks. I keep it in my office, next to my desk. In my COLLECTION of the classics, which includes[2] Pools Of Darkness, a first edition of The Man With The Golden Gun, Sam And Max Hit The Road, Machiavelli's "Discourses on Titus Livy", the original X-Com, Knuth's "The Art Of Computer Programming", and Sim City 1.
This game is not only still available, it's still PLAYABLE, on modern OSen and hardware, all the way up to and including *Android*[3].
This is one of the best games ever made. Most of this is because the story and dialog are clever, and timeless. The rest is because the mechanics are simple to learn, complex to master, AND ALSO TIMELESS. This is not a game like Deus Ex where the craptacular interface will make you wish for the sweet release of death so that your suffering might end - this is a game whose interface shows a LITTLE of it's age while remaining 95% seamless.
It is space opera.
It is classic video game.
It is playable even if you suck at video games.
It is one of the best games, period, ever made.
It was originally released in 1992.
It is free, and works right now on your hardware and your OS..
Right now, in 2011, you should play Star Control 2.[4]
[1]: Not "video games", games.
[2]: Among other things
[3]: The lesser, inferior, poor broken wretches who purchased iOS devices must wait JUST A BIT longer to experience the awesome, which should be a familiar experience for them by now.
[4]: Star Control 1 is interesting but not really required. There Has Not Ever Been A Star Control 3. Making an SC3 would be like making a sequel to Highlander - that would just be dumb.
I have an original copy, on both 3.5" and 5.25" floppy disks. I keep it in my office, next to my desk. In my COLLECTION of the classics, which includes[2] Pools Of Darkness, a first edition of The Man With The Golden Gun, Sam And Max Hit The Road, Machiavelli's "Discourses on Titus Livy", the original X-Com, Knuth's "The Art Of Computer Programming", and Sim City 1.
This game is not only still available, it's still PLAYABLE, on modern OSen and hardware, all the way up to and including *Android*[3].
This is one of the best games ever made. Most of this is because the story and dialog are clever, and timeless. The rest is because the mechanics are simple to learn, complex to master, AND ALSO TIMELESS. This is not a game like Deus Ex where the craptacular interface will make you wish for the sweet release of death so that your suffering might end - this is a game whose interface shows a LITTLE of it's age while remaining 95% seamless.
It is space opera.
It is classic video game.
It is playable even if you suck at video games.
It is one of the best games, period, ever made.
It was originally released in 1992.
It is free, and works right now on your hardware and your OS..
Right now, in 2011, you should play Star Control 2.[4]
[1]: Not "video games", games.
[2]: Among other things
[3]: The lesser, inferior, poor broken wretches who purchased iOS devices must wait JUST A BIT longer to experience the awesome, which should be a familiar experience for them by now.
[4]: Star Control 1 is interesting but not really required. There Has Not Ever Been A Star Control 3. Making an SC3 would be like making a sequel to Highlander - that would just be dumb.