Original Wasteland Computer Game – May all your thugs explode like blood sausages

Posted by on Jul 19 2009

Ah the the Wasteland, the original game. Though probably unplayable for those who enjoy 3d splatter brain graphics, its the grandfather of all post apocalyptic computer games. From Wikipedia:

The game is set in the middle of the 21st century, following a nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union. Parts of Earth have been turned into a “wasteland” where survival is the paramount objective. Players control a party of Desert Rangers, a remnant of the United States Army based in the deserts of the Southwestern U.S. that survived the nuclear holocaust, and are assigned to investigate a series of disturbances in the desert. The party begins with four characters, and through the course of the game can hold as many as seven characters by recruiting certain citizens and creatures of the wasteland to the player’s cause. Throughout the game, the player explores the remaining enclaves of human civilization, including a post-apocalyptic Las Vegas.
You can read more about its inner workings here:
and even download wasteland right here. Its less than megabyte (671 bytes), but if you are into retro computer gaming, its a megaton of fun!

Here’s a look at the ‘old school’ graphics:

DIY Ammo – stockpile or make your for the Apocalypse

Posted by on Jul 18 2009

If you remember those old Mad Max movies, ammo is a precious commodity in the Apocalypse. Not everyone lives in the US, where ammunition rains from the sky like manna. So if are in an ammo poor country, making your own or reusing your ammunition is a life saver.

If you can’t reuse, then stockpile all you can so you have plenty when the zombies get you…

Here are a few links to help you master your ammo making/recycling skills:

If you need to get perfectly round shell, just drop it off the roof

isometric game engine update

Posted by on Jul 18 2009

Just found a couple of new game engines for isometric games. See original list of isometric game engines

Verge3: Verge3 is a game engine designed to help people make rpgs, but it can actually make most any game in a Genesis/ Super Nintendo style. It is Windows Native, written in C++, and allows for a huge amount of flexibility. VERGE is an acronym for:
Vecna’s Extrodinary Role-playing Game Engine.

Agen: AGen is a framework that serves as an abstract interface layer between the system hardware and your game. Programming games should not be about studying the inner workings of a hardware device or an operating system. AGen allows you to focus entirely on the game logic thanks to its simple and lightweight framework