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Author Topic: MegaWars - An MMO browser game in space from the 70s (LOOKING FOR TESTERS)  (Read 1779 times)

inteuniso

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MegaWars - An MMO browser game in space from the 70s (LOOKING FOR TESTERS)
« on: April 23, 2015, 05:16:12 pm »
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So I randomly got poked by the MegaWars PR guy on twitter and was turned onto their website, discovering the "mmo space empire building game" that apparently has been in existence since the 1970s. Apparently they're currently looking for beta testers so I figured Bay12 is probably interested, at least for the hijinks.

It's Real-time 2D combat with a browser game economy to build your ships; there is also a three faction system but I have no idea how that plays. The game lasts 30 days before a global reset. All told, the fact that it's a game from internet prehistory is the main reason I'm interested. I'll update the main post with more information as soon as I can get it.
« Last Edit: April 23, 2015, 05:27:05 pm by inteuniso »
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Re: MegaWars - An MMO browser game in space from the 70s (LOOKING FOR TESTERS)
« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2015, 10:09:05 pm »
seems interesting, let me know about the testing.
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Re: MegaWars - An MMO browser game in space from the 70s (LOOKING FOR TESTERS)
« Reply #2 on: April 23, 2015, 10:11:21 pm »
How is this related to whatever they somehow had in the 70's? Can you play this on a radar screen?
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Re: MegaWars - An MMO browser game in space from the 70s (LOOKING FOR TESTERS)
« Reply #3 on: April 23, 2015, 11:31:25 pm »
Quote from: Sensei on April 23, 2015, 10:11:21 pm
How is this related to whatever they somehow had in the 70's? Can you play this on a radar screen?

No, a UNIVAC.
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Re: MegaWars - An MMO browser game in space from the 70s (LOOKING FOR TESTERS)
« Reply #4 on: April 23, 2015, 11:45:54 pm »
Does it run on Babbage's Difference Engine?
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