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MULE is one of my favorite video games of all time. It has been years since I last played (via emulation) but it's one of those games like Warcraft II and Star

by bhauer 14y ago

MULE is one of my favorite video games of all time. It has been years since I last played (via emulation) but it's one of those games like Warcraft II and Starcraft where I find it's all to easy to say, "How about one more round?" The music is burned into my mind. I haven't done a search, but I assume there are some modern homages to MULE? Edit: Only 30,000 copies were ever sold? Just goes to show how uncommon it was to own a computer back then. I think I still have my disk and cardboard flip-case somewhere... I should dig that up.

busterarm 14y ago
Likewise. I LOVED that game. I still play it at least a few times a year and it's one of the basis for comparison that I use for all other games.
waterlesscloud 14y ago
Marathon sessions with a few friends in dorm rooms in college. Hotseating, taking turns. Lots of fun. Those wild college years.
eropple 14y ago
There was a more-or-less faithful (unlicensed) remake released as a commercial title perhaps...ten years ago? I can't for the life of me remember the name, though.
cstuder 14y ago
M.U.L.E. Returns will be a modern, faithful remake, officially licensed: http://mulereturns.com http://mulereturns.com The release date has been pushed back repeatedly and should be any day now. Apparently making software is hard. I can't wait. When playing M.U.L.E. on the C64, I've never was able to get four people together. Now I've got a second chance.
- gillianseed 14y ago
  Interesting, although I have to say that judging by graphics alone, the Planet M.U.L.E version referenced in this thread looks alot better (imo).
Kronopath 14y ago
There was the free Planet M.U.L.E., from 2009, which had online features and updated graphics. Here's some videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LiqbEvEnrg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LiqbEvEnrg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1W52wQUkKc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1W52wQUkKc Unfortunately, the website for that game seems to be gone.
- discostrings 14y ago
  Planet M.U.L.E. is still around--at least as of a week or two ago! I haven't played in a while, but I check the site everyone once in a while to see if there's any news and whether people are still playing. Here's a cached version of the site from January 29th: http://web.archive.org/web/20130129005307/http://www.planetmule.com http://web.archive.org/web/20130129005307/http://www.planetm... . I'm guessing they're just having minor issues. I highly recommend it!

by bhauer 14y ago

busterarm 14y ago

Likewise. I LOVED that game. I still play it at least a few times a year and it's one of the basis for comparison that I use for all other games.

waterlesscloud 14y ago

Marathon sessions with a few friends in dorm rooms in college. Hotseating, taking turns. Lots of fun. Those wild college years.

eropple 14y ago

There was a more-or-less faithful (unlicensed) remake released as a commercial title perhaps...ten years ago? I can't for the life of me remember the name, though.

cstuder 14y ago

M.U.L.E. Returns will be a modern, faithful remake, officially licensed: http://mulereturns.com http://mulereturns.com The release date has been pushed back repeatedly and should be any day now. Apparently making software is hard. I can't wait. When playing M.U.L.E. on the C64, I've never was able to get four people together. Now I've got a second chance.

gillianseed 14y ago
Interesting, although I have to say that judging by graphics alone, the Planet M.U.L.E version referenced in this thread looks alot better (imo).

Kronopath 14y ago

There was the free Planet M.U.L.E., from 2009, which had online features and updated graphics. Here's some videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LiqbEvEnrg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LiqbEvEnrg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1W52wQUkKc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1W52wQUkKc Unfortunately, the website for that game seems to be gone.

discostrings 14y ago
Planet M.U.L.E. is still around--at least as of a week or two ago! I haven't played in a while, but I check the site everyone once in a while to see if there's any news and whether people are still playing. Here's a cached version of the site from January 29th: http://web.archive.org/web/20130129005307/http://www.planetmule.com http://web.archive.org/web/20130129005307/http://www.planetm... . I'm guessing they're just having minor issues. I highly recommend it!