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ErosBlog Bacchus

When you start getting old, sometimes your memories create weird interference patterns in your vision of current realities. History doesn't repeat, they say, but it sure does echo.

Now that the birdsite has changed all its URLs over to URLs on the x.com domain, I can't see one of those links without thinking of X-COM: UFO DEFENSE, the classic 1994 MicroProse game that ate so VERY many hours of my younger life:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-COM:_U

Scan of a jewel-boxed CD-ROM version of X-Com: UFO Defense, a DOS game from 1994. There's a $9.99 price sticker on the jewel case.
Screenshot of the late stages of a UFO clearing mission in X-COM: UFO DEFENSE. Everything is on fire and the bottom floor of the alien mothership has been blown to shit.
#XCOM#Gaming#Vintage
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The Video Game Library 📚

Admittedly I haven't played much of #XCOM, and the geo-specific naming conventions make my head spin.

That said - "Monsters in the Dark" is a book that's high on my list to read this year.

It chronicles the legendary journey of Julian Gollop and the creation of X-COM.

thevideogamelibrary.org

#XCOMUFODefense #XCOMEnemyUnknown #JulianGollop #PCGaming #VideoGame #VideoGames #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #Gamer #Games

The image is the cover of a book titled "MONSTERS in the DARK: The Making of X-COM: UFO Defense" by David L. Craddock with a foreword by Davide Soliani, Creative Director of "Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle." The cover art is atmospheric and depicts a scene of a human figure in a defensive stance with a firearm, facing off against several alien creatures under a night sky. Above the scene, the title "MONSTERS in the DARK" is displayed in large, bold lettering, emphasizing the theme of extraterrestrial threats lurking in the unknown, which is a central element in the game "X-COM: UFO Defense." This suggests that the book provides a detailed account of the development and creation of the classic strategy video game.
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Sphinx of Black Quartz

#XCOM 2: War of the Chosen
#letsplay

]X[ From: central@avenger
]X[ To: whaddock@avenger
]X[ Subject: re: recruit dossiers
]X[ 2035-03-08/08:56:29

Central, if I may be frank... I have serious qualms about the quality and discipline of these people. They are unconventional, to say the least. Unless you object, I intend to have a conversation with the resistance cell leaders about recruiting standards.

As you were, Haddock. This is not a conventional war. Unconventional soldiers are exactly what we need.

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