[HN Gopher] Lunatic Fringe is a game originally distributed as a...
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       Lunatic Fringe is a game originally distributed as an AfterDark
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       Author : threekindwords
       Score  : 18 points
       Date   : 2024-11-24 17:56 UTC (5 hours ago)
        
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       | card_zero wrote:
       | I remember this one! In the same spirit was Maelstrom (Ambrosia)
       | and HemiRoids.
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       | https://macintoshgarden.org/games/hemiroids
        
         | raddan wrote:
         | Oh man, this brings back memories. Loved this game, Maelstrom,
         | and the Escape Velocity series of games which augmented this
         | style of gameplay with an open world. So much fun. I pine for
         | games that don't need half and hour of cutscenes and a tutorial
         | to learn to play.
        
           | card_zero wrote:
           | I have yet to try out Endless Sky, the open source EV tribute
           | act. Could be good.
           | 
           | https://endless-sky.github.io
        
       | nodesocket wrote:
       | Is there a port of AfterDark that runs on MacOS? Would love the
       | nostalgia.
        
       | aerostable_slug wrote:
       | For those wondering, this project ports the game to run in modern
       | browsers. Cool!
        
       | Sniffnoy wrote:
       | Hm, can this be done with other After Dark games, like Rodger
       | Dodger?
        
       | calf wrote:
       | All I want is an Escape Velocity MMO
        
       | salgernon wrote:
       | The author of the original game:
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       | http://www.sticksoftware.com/
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       | The sealiesoftware implementation is I believe a 68k emulator -
       | and since many AfterDark modules back then did direct frame
       | buffer access, the number of toolbox traps that would need to be
       | implemented could well be quite small.
        
         | JKCalhoun wrote:
         | Ben also wrote Solarian II [1], one of the first color
         | shareware games for the Macintosh. Also, early game with
         | digitized sounds (and then suddenly everyone would be also
         | doing them).
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         | [1] http://www.sticksoftware.com/archive/Solarian.html
        
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