Since the beginning of the year, one of the things I was really hoping to be able to add to the site was a dedicated game of some sort. Something that only this site had, that could entertain us while we weren't writing articles, submitting videos, discussing stuff in the forum, listening to Read-Alongs, etc.
The problem was, to purchase the script for a game - even just a text based game - would require a great deal of money. That is, until I saw one for sale on Flippa from a gentleman calling himself Rolex. As I reviewed and tested his game, Fated Dungeon, on Flippa... I realized that THIS was it. This was what I was looking for in a game script. But the real kicker was the price. It was AFFORDABLE! I immediately purchased it and have been running it for a couple weeks now.
In that time, I have copied the game, and added it to the RetroDaze server. I have been combing through the game's code - line by line - altering it to fit the theme of RetroDaze. It will be called Retro Manic!
Retro Manic! will essentially be the combination of an online Dungeons & Dragons meets RetroDaze. The object of the game is to increase your Nostalgia Level to it's maximum in hopes of escaping an alternate universe where everyone is perpetually stuck in an undetermined "retro" decade. The game is text based, meaning there is very little in the way of graphics (use your imagination!). The action plays out in the form of descriptive text, a movement grid, and many, many features, options, and upgrades.
When I have successfully converted the game code from Fated Dungeon into Retro Manic!, I am hoping to have Moudy and Rakesh tie our RetroDaze accounts into the game, so that we do not have to register for the game separately from RetroDaze.
I think this will be a fun distraction that we can play together or just on our own.
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