The Disappearance of Classic Video Games

The Video Game History Foundation: The Video Game History Foundation, in partnership with the Software Preservation Network, has conducted the first ever study on the commercial availability of classic video games, and the results are bleak. 87% of cla…

July 10, 2023
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Freeciv 3D In the Browser Now Ready!

Long-time Slashdot reader Andreas(R) has an announcement:

Freeciv 3D in the browser is now ready to be played by everyone on FCIV.NET! This is a version of the classic strategy game Freeciv.

The game is open source with an AGPL license, and has been…

July 9, 2023
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The Password Game

Amusing parody of password rules.
BoingBoing:
For example, at a certain level, your password must include today’s Wordle answer. And then there’s rule #27: “At least 50% of your password must be in the Wingdings font.”
EDITED TO…

July 4, 2023
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Far Cry Source Code Leaks Online

Source code for the original Far Cry, released back in 2004, has popped up online. From a report: Entitled “Far Cry 1.34 Complete”, the game’s code was uploaded to the internet archive site Archive.org at the end of June, as highlighted by well-known m…

July 4, 2023
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