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back in the late 90s i had played Fallout and was hungry for more of the same. a few months later, this gem showed up on the abandonware site Home of the Underdogs as one of its undisputed Top Dogs. the DOS version's palette was unbelievably ugly in EGA, and the controls were painful to death with. but after 15 minutes was absolutely rapt. it really did feel like a low-res Fallout in hardcore mode.

Wasteland is notoriously difficult by design: there are no save games as we know them. there is *one* save: it saves the entire world state back to diskette. if your party membr is critically wounded in battle, that data is written to disk. if that member goes from critical to mortally wounded, and then dies a few hours later - they're now permadead. no resurrection. no savescumming: they're dead and will never come back. (there are workarounds of course: if things are going south fast, you can eject the diskette and reboot your computer before it has the chance to save which i have done, many many times.) 😅

the game world is big, the skill system complex, and the clues to advance the plot are scattered all over the world map. it is merciless, and demands absolute focus to keep your party alive.it makes Fallout look like a vacationer's weekend in arizona.

this is the kind of game a kid got as a gift from their parents when they were 12, and then spent the next two years trying to get to the end. i have never managed to finish the game in the 25+ years i've played it, despite trying many times.

despite, or maybe because of this, the game has always had a special place in my heart. like the way you love a mean kitty.

a decade ago i made a huge mistake: i gave my only folio/album version of Wasteland to a friend, who in turn, sold it on ebay. 🙄

after many years of hunting locally for a replacement copy, i never managed to find one. the vasty majority of Apple // software here is pirated, so it's rare to even find a boxed game. so i finally gave in and bought what turned out to be a pristine copy from a seller on ebay. it cost an arm and a leg, and i don't regret this even a bit.

here it is. an unbelievable amount of love and care has went into designing the packaging. Barry Jackson's cover and interior art goes the distance to define the mood and texture of the game.

#fallout #wasteland #postapocalyptic #vintageApple #retrocomputing #retrogaming

Ah, the digital age, where every click is a CAPTCHA-fueled odyssey 🌐🔒. Apparently, deciphering #JavaScript and cookies is the true test of a #cyberpunk warrior 🐱‍💻. Welcome to the #wasteland, where accessing content feels like hacking the Pentagon. 🙄
https://steve-yegge.medium.com/welcome-to-the-wasteland-a-thousand-gas-towns-a5eb9bc8dc1f #digitalage #CAPTCHA #contentaccess #HackerNews #ngated

Welcome to the Wasteland: A Thousand Gas Towns

https://steve-yegge.medium.com/welcome-to-the-wasteland-a-thousand-gas-towns-a5eb9bc8dc1f

#HackerNews #Welcome #to #the #Wasteland: #A #Thousand #Gas #Towns #gas #towns #wasteland #storytelling #urban #decay #future #of #energy

🥳 BREAKING: #Facebook is now an AI-powered #thirst #trap fiesta! 🎉 The platform has evolved from a social network to a #digital #wasteland of #algorithmic #eye #candy and irrelevant drivel. 💀 Congrats, #Zuckerberg, you've successfully cooked the goose and served it with a side of cringe. 🍳🚀
https://pilk.website/3/facebook-is-absolutely-cooked #AI #HackerNews #ngated

C64 Ultimate File Viewer: Put Manuals and InvisiClues Beside Your Games
#Commodore64 #C64Ultimate #RetroComputing #Retrogaming #TextAdventure #Infocom #Wasteland #C64Tips #Preservation #Chiptune
https://theoasisbbs.com/c64-ultimate-file-viewer-put-manuals-and-invisiclues-beside-your-games/?fsp_sid=2501

... god is in the code ... #wasteland #code #hack #machine #futurism #industrial #godcode #godai #gothicindustrial #surrealhorror #edm #berlin #glitchcore #cult #scifi #sunoai #defcon #hacker #horror #matrix #animation #aftereffects #midjourney

I put together a #playlist of every (licensed) #Qobuz song (no ambient music) that I could find from the #Fallout franchise.

☢️ Wasteland Radio ☢️
https://open.qobuz.com/playlist/53571581

Qobuz is pretty neat, y'all. Enjoy.

#videogames #music #retromusic #atompunk #wasteland #jazz #swing #bigband #blues #postwarpop #40s #50s #1940s #1950s #gaming #amlistening #ellafitzgerald #louisarmstrong #peggylee #franksinatra #fallouttvshow

... synaptic drift march ... #wasteland #waste #signal #synaptik #alien #scifi #futurism #industrial #gothicindustrial #surrealhorror #edm #deathcult #analog #cult #vhs #mangor #darkart #sunoai #horror #midjourney #spooky #creepy #animation #aftereffects

🥶🔍 Oh no, the #Himalayas are turning into a barren #wasteland because winter is slacking off on snow duty! Scientists "warn" us with their serious faces while we all collectively yawn and scroll past the BBC's infinite scrolling chaos. Remember, if it's not melting faster than your ice cream on a hot day, it's probably not newsworthy. 🌍🔬
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyndv7zd20o #ClimateChange #SnowShortage #EnvironmentalCrisis #ScientificWarning #HackerNews #ngated

The year is 2027. Email is #unreliable; little gets past #Gmail filters without a contract to receive your #email. #Governments don't stop it because (a) they have a contract, and (b) they don't understand how email works. Or worked.

#Tech companies finally realize that #SS7 is #insecure. Phone calls and texts can't be #trusted. Machine-learning-generated ("AI") audio and video means video and voice calls are doubly cursed - too many #FAANG executives have had embarrassing public #failures, falling #victim to the corporate equivalent of the grandparent #scam.

Few people use #TOTP, because the tech #companies don't promote it, they each call it something else and make it work differently, and they all want you to use their "app" rather than the standard 3-line script that can generate the correct code given a key and the current timestamp. The technically-minded try to educate their relatives and friends as part of the free-tech-support assumption, but no one cares.

#Account #recovery now involves waiting at home to sign for an envelope delivered by the lowest-cost (and therefore bribe-able) courier to the #registered home address of the account. Millions each year lose their email, #photos, videos, "purchased" digital #content, password vaults, etc because they've moved since they set up the account, or they have a P.O. box and companies don't believe those #exist.

The #internet is a vast digital #wasteland - wait, a saviour onstage: "Walled Garden-Net!".

Burn it.

The year is 2027. Email is #unreliable; little gets past #Gmail filters without a contract to receive your #email. #Governments don't stop it because (a) they have a contract, and (b) they don't understand how email works. Or worked.

#Tech companies finally realize that #SS7 is #insecure. Phone calls and texts can't be #trusted. Machine-learning-generated ("AI") audio and video means video and voice calls are doubly cursed - too many #FAANG executives have had embarrassing public #failures, falling #victim to the corporate equivalent of the grandparent #scam.

Few people use #TOTP, because the tech #companies don't promote it, they each call it something else and make it work differently, and they all want you to use their "app" rather than the standard 3-line script that can generate the correct code given a key and the current timestamp. The technically-minded try to educate their relatives and friends as part of the free-tech-support assumption, but no one cares.

#Account #recovery now involves waiting at home to sign for an envelope delivered by the lowest-cost (and therefore bribe-able) courier to the #registered home address of the account. Millions each year lose their email, #photos, videos, "purchased" digital #content, password vaults, etc because they've moved since they set up the account, or they have a P.O. box and companies don't believe those #exist.

The #internet is a vast digital #wasteland - wait, a saviour onstage: "Walled Garden-Net!".

Burn it.

The year is 2027. Email is #unreliable; little gets past #Gmail filters without a contract to receive your #email. #Governments don't stop it because (a) they have a contract, and (b) they don't understand how email works. Or worked.

#Tech companies finally realize that #SS7 is #insecure. Phone calls and texts can't be #trusted. Machine-learning-generated ("AI") audio and video means video and voice calls are doubly cursed - too many #FAANG executives have had embarrassing public #failures, falling #victim to the corporate equivalent of the grandparent #scam.

Few people use #TOTP, because the tech #companies don't promote it, they each call it something else and make it work differently, and they all want you to use their "app" rather than the standard 3-line script that can generate the correct code given a key and the current timestamp. The technically-minded try to educate their relatives and friends as part of the free-tech-support assumption, but no one cares.

#Account #recovery now involves waiting at home to sign for an envelope delivered by the lowest-cost (and therefore bribe-able) courier to the #registered home address of the account. Millions each year lose their email, #photos, videos, "purchased" digital #content, password vaults, etc because they've moved since they set up the account, or they have a P.O. box and companies don't believe those #exist.

The #internet is a vast digital #wasteland - wait, a saviour onstage: "Walled Garden-Net!".

Burn it.

The year is 2027. Email is #unreliable; little gets past #Gmail filters without a contract to receive your #email. #Governments don't stop it because (a) they have a contract, and (b) they don't understand how email works. Or worked.

#Tech companies finally realize that #SS7 is #insecure. Phone calls and texts can't be #trusted. Machine-learning-generated ("AI") audio and video means video and voice calls are doubly cursed - too many #FAANG executives have had embarrassing public #failures, falling #victim to the corporate equivalent of the grandparent #scam.

Few people use #TOTP, because the tech #companies don't promote it, they each call it something else and make it work differently, and they all want you to use their "app" rather than the standard 3-line script that can generate the correct code given a key and the current timestamp. The technically-minded try to educate their relatives and friends as part of the free-tech-support assumption, but no one cares.

#Account #recovery now involves waiting at home to sign for an envelope delivered by the lowest-cost (and therefore bribe-able) courier to the #registered home address of the account. Millions each year lose their email, #photos, videos, "purchased" digital #content, password vaults, etc because they've moved since they set up the account, or they have a P.O. box and companies don't believe those #exist.

The #internet is a vast digital #wasteland - wait, a saviour onstage: "Walled Garden-Net!".

Burn it.

The year is 2027. Email is #unreliable; little gets past #Gmail filters without a contract to receive your #email. #Governments don't stop it because (a) they have a contract, and (b) they don't understand how email works. Or worked.

#Tech companies finally realize that #SS7 is #insecure. Phone calls and texts can't be #trusted. Machine-learning-generated ("AI") audio and video means video and voice calls are doubly cursed - too many #FAANG executives have had embarrassing public #failures, falling #victim to the corporate equivalent of the grandparent #scam.

Few people use #TOTP, because the tech #companies don't promote it, they each call it something else and make it work differently, and they all want you to use their "app" rather than the standard 3-line script that can generate the correct code given a key and the current timestamp. The technically-minded try to educate their relatives and friends as part of the free-tech-support assumption, but no one cares.

#Account #recovery now involves waiting at home to sign for an envelope delivered by the lowest-cost (and therefore bribe-able) courier to the #registered home address of the account. Millions each year lose their email, #photos, videos, "purchased" digital #content, password vaults, etc because they've moved since they set up the account, or they have a P.O. box and companies don't believe those #exist.

The #internet is a vast digital #wasteland - wait, a saviour onstage: "Walled Garden-Net!".

Burn it.

Da sich hier die Tracks stauen und ich an einem Video schneide, musste dieser Track #Wasteland mit einer kostenlosen Visualisierung zurecht kommen. Ja, voll Asi mit der Werbung, aber daher passt es ja so gut zu mir 🙂

Ist etwas dunkel der Track, liegt wohl am Wetter und an der Jahreszeit!

Aber hört selber rein.
Da es ein #Hybrid ist, weiß ich jetzt auch nicht so genau welches Genre in Vordergrund steht, also #Strommusik

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haIllbyuGWM

Download or play Wasteland online #abandonware #crpg #wasteland #retrogaming https://www.abandonwaredos.com/abandonware-game.php?abandonware=Wasteland&gid=1289

📺 Anyone catch the new season premiere of #Fallout? This burnt-out car dealership in England looked like a scene from the post-apocalyptic Wasteland. Twisted car shells and orange oxidised metal filled the collapsed warehouse, giving the site some serious Fallout vibes.

Around 150 vehicles were inside when the fire took hold. Heat levels were so high that window glass melted and pooled across the floor.

https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/other/post-apocalyptic-car-dealership-england/

#PostApocalyptic #Rust #Wasteland #Fire #Ruins #Photography

Attention everyone! 🎉 A visionary #prophet has emerged from the depths of Jayden's Blog, foretelling that YouTube's homepage will soon be a desolate #wasteland with a solitary video. 🤓 Meanwhile, YouTube's Product Management team heroically embraced the feedback by doing... absolutely nothing. 👏
https://jayd.ml/2025/11/10/someone-at-youtube-needs-glasses-prophecy-fulfilled.html #HackerNews #YouTube #ProductManagement #BlogInsights #HackerNews #ngated

"One of the most brilliant programmers around" - tributes pour in as Interplay co-founder Rebecca Heineman passes away

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.eurogamer.net/one-of-the-most-brilliant-programmers-around-tributes-pour-in-as-interplay-co-founder-rebecca-heineman-passes-away

"One of the most brilliant programmers around" - tributes pour in as Interplay co-founder Rebecca Heineman passes away

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.eurogamer.net/one-of-the-most-brilliant-programmers-around-tributes-pour-in-as-interplay-co-founder-rebecca-heineman-passes-away

"One of the most brilliant programmers around" - tributes pour in as Interplay co-founder Rebecca Heineman passes away

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.eurogamer.net/one-of-the-most-brilliant-programmers-around-tributes-pour-in-as-interplay-co-founder-rebecca-heineman-passes-away

"One of the most brilliant programmers around" - tributes pour in as Interplay co-founder Rebecca Heineman passes away

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.eurogamer.net/one-of-the-most-brilliant-programmers-around-tributes-pour-in-as-interplay-co-founder-rebecca-heineman-passes-away

"One of the most brilliant programmers around" - tributes pour in as Interplay co-founder Rebecca Heineman passes away

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.eurogamer.net/one-of-the-most-brilliant-programmers-around-tributes-pour-in-as-interplay-co-founder-rebecca-heineman-passes-away

RIP Rebecca Heineman. Your gameology (is that a word?) reads like my entire childhood. Without you, my life would have been much more boring.

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/legendary-game-designer-programmer-space-invaders-champion-and-lgbtq-trailblazer-rebecca-heineman-has-died/

#rip #wasteland #rpg #retrogaming

Mein Neffe hatte sich einen Endzeitroman gewünscht. Da gibt es doch was Gutes, dachte ich.
#wasteland @jcvogt.de @inksmith

From Europe’s worst ecocide to military flanking route—Russia weaponizes wasteland it created

https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/08/from-europes-worst-ecocide-to-military-flanking-route-russia-weaponizes-wasteland-it-created/

#WarOfAggression #Europa #Ukraine #ecocide #Drones #wasteland #KakhovkaReservoir #terror #Frontline #army #war #Russia #WarCriminal #invaders #occupiers #defenders
#перемогаYкраїни

Exploring the Apocalyptic #PinesMall

In this episode, we're exploring the abandoned Pines Mall in #PineBluff, #Arkansas. This mall was in operation only 5 years ago, but it already resembles an #apocalyptic #wasteland. Despite its rough condition, some evidence of its 1980s glitz still remains.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_KOFGdPUF4

The #Gleisdreieck #urbanpark in #Berlin, opened in its current form in 2014, is located on the former #wasteland of two old #railway stations. It consists of three #parksections stretching from the Kreuzberg district to Schöneberg. In addition to sports and leisure facilities, it also features restaurants and #ecologically diverse #greenspaces with remarkable #urban #biodiversity.

© #StefanFWirth Berlin 2025

Further Reading

E. Zaykova (2021):
http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202126305037

#Photos
© S F. Wirth

The #Gleisdreieck #urbanpark in #Berlin, opened in its current form in 2014, is located on the former #wasteland of two old #railway stations. It consists of three #parksections stretching from the Kreuzberg district to Schöneberg. In addition to sports and leisure facilities, it also features restaurants and #ecologically diverse #greenspaces with remarkable #urban #biodiversity.

© #StefanFWirth Berlin 2025

Further Reading

E. Zaykova (2021):
http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202126305037

#Photos
© S F. Wirth

The #Gleisdreieck #urbanpark in #Berlin, opened in its current form in 2014, is located on the former #wasteland of two old #railway stations. It consists of three #parksections stretching from the Kreuzberg district to Schöneberg. In addition to sports and leisure facilities, it also features restaurants and #ecologically diverse #greenspaces with remarkable #urban #biodiversity.

© #StefanFWirth Berlin 2025

Further Reading

E. Zaykova (2021):
http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202126305037

#Photos
© S F. Wirth

The #Gleisdreieck #urbanpark in #Berlin, opened in its current form in 2014, is located on the former #wasteland of two old #railway stations. It consists of three #parksections stretching from the Kreuzberg district to Schöneberg. In addition to sports and leisure facilities, it also features restaurants and #ecologically diverse #greenspaces with remarkable #urban #biodiversity.

© #StefanFWirth Berlin 2025

Further Reading

E. Zaykova (2021):
http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202126305037

#Photos
© S F. Wirth

The #Gleisdreieck #urbanpark in #Berlin, opened in its current form in 2014, is located on the former #wasteland of two old #railway stations. It consists of three #parksections stretching from the Kreuzberg district to Schöneberg. In addition to sports and leisure facilities, it also features restaurants and #ecologically diverse #greenspaces with remarkable #urban #biodiversity.

© #StefanFWirth Berlin 2025

Further Reading

E. Zaykova (2021):
http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202126305037

#Photos
© S F. Wirth

Along the NSW and Queensland coast there are stunning beaches lined with multi-million-dollar homes and polluted creeks

"Burgess Creek runs from Noosa Junction to the beachfront. Burgess Creek runs 5 kilometres from heavily commercialised Noosa Junction to the otherwise idyllic beachfront, and contains signs warning against swimming and human consumption. Burgess Creek does contain treated sewage effluent. Signs indicate "creek water contains treated sewage effluent", but compounding issues include fertiliser run-off, historic landfill sites, erosion, invasive flora, animal excrement and household run-off."

"When they took the sewage out to sea, it was a revelation because there was no more crap coming back on to the beach."
>>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-02/burgess-creek-bondi-solution-for-brown-water/105594070
#sewage #pollution #sprawl #NSW #coast #sanitation #SewerSystems #crap #waste #runoff #wasteland #weeds #creeks #rivers #water #wildlife #Noosa #CoffsHarbour #beaches #civilisation
Images: Coffs Harbour Jetty Dune care and a polluted creek for wildlife.

#Tallinn's newly completed #Pollinator Highway fenced off

A former #wasteland beneath high-voltage power lines in Põhja-Tallinn has been transformed into a green space offering a variety of play and sports opportunities

https://news.err.ee/1609756506/tallinn-s-newly-completed-pollinator-highway-fenced-off

#Estonia #PowerLines #bees #pollinate #nature #play #sports #GreenSpace #pedestrian #walking

WITNESS THESE DEALS! ☠️🔥 2 *Mad Max* tees:**

🛣️ **War Boys Danger Sign** Post-apocalyptic road warnings
💀 **Skull Damage Edition** Chrome-spiked rebellion wear

🚗 Ride to Valhalla in style #MadMax #FuryRoad #Wasteland
https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/279111

https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/216432

Xbox Game Studios Humble Bundle | 8 Must-play games by Xbox Game Studios.

https://www.humblebundle.com/games/xbox-games-studio-bundle?partner=morningdew

#ref #games #steam #xbox #wasteland #ageofempires

Bestial Human Vulture
Hand drawn Ink art by William McAusland, writing by Colin Chapman and W. McAusland
Bald-headed and ugly, bestial human vultures and condors are the least appealing of the bird-men, and their dietary preferences and reputations do nothing to endear them to human communities.
They are carnivores with a decided preference for carrion. Indeed, they prefer carrion that is particularly ripe, as they say it adds an extra layer of flavor, and while they can eat fresh meat, they enjoy rotting flesh much more.

You can play these bestial human critters using the new rule book.
https://www.outlandarts.com/expansionrules.htm

#vulture #bird #birdman #carrioneater #beast #bestial #manimal #RPG #ttrpg #flesheater #bestialhuman #characters #noaiart #williammcausland #wasteland #mutantepoch #apocalyptic #expansionrules #postapocalyptic #themutantepoch #outlandsystem #outlandarts #mutants #mutant #epoch #inkartist #Kamloopsartist #apocalyptic #fallout like #gammaworld
 #humanoidanimal #roleplayinggame #indiegame

Want to dive into a brand new science fantasy world? Got 60 seconds?

https://youtube.com/shorts/MOdRqpzYBrc?si=qsrBlwWZMmZ-iEz6

Find more at callersbooks.com

#callersbooks #worldbuilding #bookpromo #fantasybooks #scifibooks #fantasy #scifi #sneakpeek #read #wasteland #cyberpunk #rainforest #monastery #safari #books #anime #indieauthor #indiebook #bookstodon #booktube

Bestial Human Squirrel
Hand drawn Ink art by William McAusland, writing by Blood Axe and W. McAusland
These agile tree rodents are excellent climbers and do so at their normal speed (add 1d3+2 points to their climbing skill) and are quite alert (+3 initiative). Their fur helps protect them from the elements so they can withstand cold weather twice as well as a human. They prefer fruit, nuts, seeds and berries, but are omnivores and will eat meat in a pinch — although few people realize this.

New to the Mutant Epoch RPG?

Grab the free quick Start rules PDF and the included Adventure, ‘Muddy Mayhem’: https://www.outlandarts.com/qsr.htm

#squirrel #squirrelgirl #rodent #sandy #sandycheeks #beast #bestial #manimal #RPG #ttrpg #mammal #bestialhuman #characters #noaiart #wasteland #mutantepoch #apocalyptic #expansionrules #postapocalyptic #themutantepoch #outlandsystem #outlandarts #mutants #mutant #epoch#apocalyptic #fallout like #gammaworld
 #humanoidanimal #roleplayinggame #indiegame #charcterdesign

Bestial Human Squirrel
Hand drawn Ink art by William McAusland, writing by Blood Axe and W. McAusland
These agile tree rodents are excellent climbers and do so at their normal speed (add 1d3+2 points to their climbing skill) and are quite alert (+3 initiative). Their fur helps protect them from the elements so they can withstand cold weather twice as well as a human. They prefer fruit, nuts, seeds and berries, but are omnivores and will eat meat in a pinch — although few people realize this.

New to the Mutant Epoch RPG?

Grab the free quick Start rules PDF and the included Adventure, ‘Muddy Mayhem’: https://www.outlandarts.com/qsr.htm

#squirrel #squirrelgirl #rodent #sandy #sandycheeks #beast #bestial #manimal #RPG #ttrpg #mammal #bestialhuman #characters #noaiart #wasteland #mutantepoch #apocalyptic #expansionrules #postapocalyptic #themutantepoch #outlandsystem #outlandarts #mutants #mutant #epoch#apocalyptic #fallout like #gammaworld
 #humanoidanimal #roleplayinggame #indiegame #charcterdesign