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I haven’t seen this seven-year-old video before but man, I loved playing Star Control and its expansive sequel in the 1990s. 🚀
#VideoGames #StarControl #StarControl2 #StarControlII #scifi #StrategyGames
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BTW: Here's the full 2hr 12min interview. (They apparently played a lot of 'Empire' which was an amazing DOS land conquer game using ASCII text. I played the heck out of that game.)
▶️ Star Control Creators Paul Reiche & Fred Ford: Extended Interview | Ars Technica
https://youtube.com/watch?v=cs8RY31Byzg&si=Gh5jkc0qOR7osdX2
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I learned how to write music on a ‘Polyend Tracker Mini’, which is a portable battery powered tracker that you can take with you and has everything to write music on the go. I’ve played with #ImpulseTracker some back in the DOS days so while learning the interface took an evening, I got most of a song written in about two days.
Very fun inspiration for experimentation! So here’s a quirky song inspired by #StarControl and the kind of theme songs they wrote for all the different races you can meet and really neatly communicated the feels of the kind of a society you were in contact with.
A chance to imagine a whole new first contact! https://aviancer.bandcamp.com/track/hailing-frequencies
I also swapped over to Bandcamp from SoundCloud after they opted everyone in on the whole AIGen training train, so I guess this is the launch of that also! All the #creativity! ❤️
#Music #composition #trackermusic #experimentalmusic #retrogaming #mastomusic
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So, um, the sequel to #StarControl II is coming out this August?? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqCnsE3hxP4
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Q: Does anyone know if #PaulReicheIII is on social anywhere? I've gotten to chat w/ some of my fave game developers of all time & the creator of:
1️⃣ #Archon
2️⃣ #StarControl
3️⃣ #Skylanders
...would absolutely qualify! 😁
(I also playtested EA's Starflight, one of his inspirations for SC.) -
I'd never learned the outcome of the battle between #Stardock / #BradWardell & #PaulReicheIII / #FrederickFord over the IP & trademark for one of my all-time favorite games, #StarControl.
Until today.
✅ Star Control lawsuit: News, updates and more | Polygon
https://www.polygon.com/2019/1/2/18165602/star-control-origins-lawsuit-stardock -
following hashtags keeps making my feed EVEN BETTR
use tags! :D
heres some i follow #c64 #retrogaming #docker #starcontrol #cooking #thrifting #beatles #linux
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Why is there so much controversy around Scarlett Johansson's voice being used for AI assistants when we all really want the voice of the Ur-Quan?
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Edit: Thanks so much, we did it! The KS is over and 6785 backers raised $680k!
The #FreeStars: Children of Infinity #Kickstarter (already at $660k) has 2 more hours to raise another $10k to meet the next stretch goal: English voice acting! Fans of #StarControl and #RetroGaming, please help us get a strong finish for this campaign for a feature so many of us want! We are so close now!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pistolshrimp/free-stars-children-of-infinity
#CrowdFunding #ClassicGaming #IndieGame #StarControl2 #TheUrQuanMasters
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I almost never pledge to a kickstarter (I think the only one I have ever done was the giant sized Ogre game from Steve Jackson Games), but Star Control II was one of my favorite computer games ever so I did the new sequel Free Stars (just a couple of days left):
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pistolshrimp/free-stars-children-of-infinity?ref=thanks-copy
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We had a bit of a cursed episode this week as we lost a Tam to a power outage, and then Ash to a disconnect. However... we pushed onwards!
Last Night We Discussed:
-- Returning to #Fallout76
-- Open Source #StarControl
-- Roguelike Rundown Redux
---- #AnomalyCollapse
---- #Inkbound
-- #Bluey The Sign
-- #AFKJourney#AggroChat #475 - Wasteland Dreams
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The Ur-Quan's are coming.
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Free Stars: Children of Infinity, sequel to The Ur-Quan Masters now on Kickstarter https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/04/free-stars-children-of-infinity-sequel-to-the-ur-quan-masters-now-on-kickstarter/
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The #Kickstarter for #FreeStars: Children of Infinity is now live!
This is the long-awaited sequel to #StarControl2: #TheUrQuanMasters made by the original devs, widely regarded as one of the best games of all time!
At this time of writing it's over 120% funded, but there are many more stretch goals to unlock. Please consider backing!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pistolshrimp/free-stars-children-of-infinity
#StarControl #CrowdFunding #RetroGaming #ClassicGaming #IndieGame
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The first trailer and #Kickstarter announcement just dropped this morning for #FreeStars: Children of Infinity. This is going to be the proper sequel for #StarControl2: #TheUrQuanMasters by the original devs, they just can't call it #StarControl anymore since they don't own the trademark. This is my most anticipated game in development currently!
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#FreeStars: The Ur-Quan Masters aka #StarControl2 is now available for free on #Steam and runs great on #SteamDeck! If you haven't played it, now is a great time to check out what is widely considered to be one of the best games of all time!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2645580/Free_Stars_The_UrQuan_Masters/
New players should definitely also check out this awesome guide: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3164205623
I've also published a controller config for Deck I'd recommend over the official layout.
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Just saw the last episode of season 4 of star trek Discovery.
The 10-C are just a kinder, gentler Ur-Quan.
iykyk
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Happy days and jubilation! The classic game series formerly known as #StarControl just got a new name: #FreeStars! The Ur-Quan Masters will be getting a Steam release, and a title for the official sequel has been announced: Children of Infinity! I am looking forward to seeing some of my favorite devs back on one of my favorite series, and embracing open source - UQM has been for a while, and the new game is being made with #Godot!
https://pistolshrimpgames.com/2023/10/introducing-free-stars-children-of-infinity/
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My dream of getting one of my favorite classic games, #StarControl 2, running on a handheld system has finally been achieved tonight, I managed to compile the sourceport #TheUrQuanMasters to a flatpak for steam deck using this recipe: https://github.com/rlac/flatpak-uqm
I did have to install flatpak-builder first following this guide and set up a bash alias for it: https://docs.flatpak.org/en/latest/first-build.html
So far it's running great in gaming mode. /cc @gamingonlinux
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Q: What are the five (5) video games from the 20th Century that you want to be able to play again today? And why?
* Maybe you no longer have time, or, there are no modern ports or adaptation.
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I'll start with mine.
(in no particular order)
1. #SimFarm
It seems easier to play than #SimCity, but as you progress, it is actually challenging. I love the challenge.
2. #Empire / #EmpireClassic (DOS version specifically).
If I am not mistaken, before there was the #Civilization franchise, there was “Empire”. It was a fun game. There is #EmpireDeluxe available on #Steam, but I miss the DOS version that I played a lot.
A very fun game. Once I start playing this, time flies fast. I miss this game.
Here's a video of it, it's hard to explain this game as there are many features/gameplay “modes” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBJ0q52bXJM
Modern games today are usually limited to certain themes. If it's flight, it's flight. If it's tank, it's tank. If it's strategy, that's it. Carrier Command have it all.
4. #Hyperspeed / #Lightspeed (DOS)
Years before the era of #EVEonline came. RPG-ish space game that made me felt exploring space. This was new to me then and I enjoyed it.
5. #StarControl / #StarControl2 (DOS)
I know, we can still play this today, however, what I miss with this game is the 2 player mode.
You just play with your friend and blast each other to friendly matches and laughter.
Being able to play 2P mode, face-to-face, is something that we have taken for granted, and now we're all just virtual avatars in online games (even online multiplayer games).
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So, how about you?
Q: What are the five (5) video games from the 20th Century that you want to be able to play again today? And why?
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Holy smokes a Star Trek / #StarControl crossover is something I would pay to see produced if I could. -
@ChaskaTheMagicDog Over the decades, I forgot more than I learned. But in my hayday, I was a walking database for Discworld, Planescape, Sid Meyer's Alpha Centauri (without DLC) and Star Control.
Let me try to add some nerd catchers for those:
#discworld #planescape #smac #starcontrol #urquanmasters #uqm2 -
So I get this idea in my head that Mastodon is going to be so much better than Twitter. So I check it out. So far, not seeing it. Prove me wrong. Please! #Introduction
#starcontrol #theculture #theexpanse
#unsounded #outsider #subnormality #pbf #smbc
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An extended interview with Star Control creators Fred Ford & Paul Reiche III - Directed by Sean Dacanay, edited by Marcus Niehaus. Click here for transcript.
In December o... more: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1689739 #arstechnicavideos #extendedinterview #arstechnicavideo #gaming&culture #paulreicheiii #ur-quanmaster #starcontrol2 #starcontrol #paulreiche #warstories #fredford #video -
Stardock and Star Control creators settle lawsuits—with mead and honey - Enlarge / "HELLO HUMAN, Umgah Court sentences you TEN MILLION YEARS OF HARD LABOR!... Oh, you settl... more: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1520849 #gaming&culture #ur-quanmasters #starcontrol2 #bradwardell #starcontrol #stardock
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Huh, I didn't know there was a remake to the old Star Control!
It's called Star Control: Origins and is made by Stardock Entertainment.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/271260/Star_Control_Origins/It looks like they added some things of their own and it doesn't seem to involve the Ur-Quan. According to their FAQ this is in a different universe with a different history. I'm curious how that'll play out.
Wishlisted it for now, but oh gods that looks expensive for a game.
If you want to play this type game for free, you could be better off playing the fan-made port: The Ur-Quan Masters which is available at https://sourceforge.net/projects/sc2/
It uses the original graphics style of Star Control 2 which still looks cool.