anybody ever play M.U.L.E.?

zeeblebot

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29 Apr 10

zeeblebot

silicon valley

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30 Apr 10

two boys, 12 and 7. they haven't tried Spore yet.

Bosse de Nage

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30 Apr 10

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Originally posted by zeeblebot
two boys, 12 and 7. they haven't tried Spore yet.

Tribal stage is the most fun, apparently.

Flight simulators are also popular. Especially the Flight Simulators of Death.

zeeblebot

silicon valley

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30 Apr 10

we used to use a really nice jet fighter sim when the big kid was little. but i tried the more recent version (Jetfighter IV) and found it too hard. too many keys to learn and difficult to steer with arrow buttons.

Bosse de Nage

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30 Apr 10

Originally posted by zeeblebot
we used to use a really nice jet fighter sim when the big kid was little. but i tried the more recent version (Jetfighter IV) and found it too hard. too many keys to learn and difficult to steer with arrow buttons.

There is a fine line between complexity and frustration.

What about Conway?

zeeblebot

silicon valley

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30 Apr 10

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they like Golly (for Conway) but they don't go looking for it. straight to Wesnoth. before that it was Altitude, a downloadable steampunk aeroplane arcade shoot-em-up.

Bosse de Nage

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30 Apr 10

Originally posted by zeeblebot
they like Golly (for Conway) but they don't go looking for it. straight to Wesnoth. before that it was Altitude, a downloadable steampunk aeroplane arcade shoot-em-up.

For the older kid, what about games like Age of Empires or Warcraft? Action, manageable complexity, satisfying crunching sounds?

zeeblebot

silicon valley

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01 May 10

i think he was playing WOW but for some reason got tired of it. maybe the new kids are just fodder for the guilds.

cadwah

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01 May 10

Originally posted by zeeblebot
i think he was playing WOW but for some reason got tired of it. maybe the new kids are just fodder for the guilds.

Forget that cash cow WOW, get him Warcraft 3 and the frozen throne extention, excellent games from before Blizzard sold their souls.

Bosse de Nage

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01 May 10

Originally posted by cadwah
Forget that cash cow WOW, get him Warcraft 3 and the frozen throne extention, excellent games from before Blizzard sold their souls.

I play Warcraft 2 when it came out -- great fun -- might just have to get 3 -- for the kids --