Posts Tagged ‘Star Control’

I have to listen to every show through again while I edit. Because of this I have started to notice a very different tone (and length) depending on my cohort for the episode. My conclusion is that I am failing in my roll as a host. Not that this is necessarily bad, but next time (whoever is with me) I am wrestling back some control and giving this show some consistence.

Maybe.

This episode underwent a number of late changes. Our special guest (Blokey from the UUDD forums) was unfortunately unable to make it at the last moment, so will be joining us next time. Darren was also unavailable so it fell to Dan to pick up the mantel of the second spot.

DAMN YOU BLOKEY!

We touch on numerous topics as summary of which can be seen here courtesy of Dan’s impeccable planning. It was fortunate his outline was so thorough too, otherwise there wouldn’t have been a show because the plan was to revolve everything around forums and Blokey… YOU HEAR THAT BLOKEY.

Ahem… I am sure he will be able make it next time along with Darren, so keep an eye on the site for that. Enjoy the show.

 

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After the flurry of holiday releases it’s nice to be able to indulge in some old favorites. The Star Control series was a favorite of mine for two-player shenanigans. The Ur-Quan Masters have taken the free source code of Star Control 2 and decided to converted it for PC. Adding online play, new music and making if free.

It is a one-on-one top-down space shooter. Ships aren’t balanced but aren’t meant to be, this is fleet combat. Each ship handles differently with a variety of weapons and specials. Even the back stories are worth a read, even if they borrow heavily from popular science-fiction.

The story mode is tough. Resource collection heavy, it lacks the satisfaction of melee scuffles. Two-player is still incredible, but suffers from lag if you try and play internationally.

It’s free, it’s fun and if your reading this you can probably run it on your PC.