History of video games/Fantasy Computers

__NOTOC__ Introduction to Fantasy Computers Portability of software has long been an issue for programmers, and video game programmers are no exception. Over time, various technologies would live these concerns, but some of the technologies developed to aid portability would lead to a new class of gaming platform: the Fantasy Computer. Conceived entirely in software, rather than in hardware, these programs offered a standardized software environment with fixed capabilities, much like the typical low end home computers and consoles of the 1980's. Notable Fantasy Computers Proto Fantasy Computers: Chip-8 & SCUMM VM Fantasy consoles have their roots in CHIP-8 in the 1970s. Similar environments designed specifically for interactive fiction would be seen with SCUMM and other software layers. PICO-8 PICO-8 became perhaps the best known fantasy console in the 2010s. PICO-8 is noted for the forethought given to system limitations as a way of inspiring developmental creativity.Reasons to use Pico-8 over other fantasy consoles? https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=39709 11 February 2021 www.lexaloffle.comPale Patrick Creativity Within Constraints: Having Fun with PICO-8 https://spin.atomicobject.com/2018/11/10/pico-8-review/ Atomic Spin 11 February 2021 10 November 2018 The system notably has its own "cartridge" format, which are actually images containing the game code through steganography.P8PNGFileFormat https://pico-8.fandom.com/wiki/P8PNGFileFormat PICO-8 Wiki 11 February 2021 en Among the most notable games for the PICO-8 is the original version of the award-winning 2D platformer Celeste, which was developed by Maddy Thorson and Noel Berry for a game jam.Byford Sam The original Celeste now has a sequel you can play in your browser https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/26/22249987/celeste-2-pico-8-sequel-available-now 11 February 2021 The Verge 26 January 2021 enCryer Hirun Celeste Classic 2 is a challenging sequel to the PICO-8 original https://www.gamesradar.com/celeste-anniversary-game/ 11 February 2021 gamesradar January 26 2021 en This was followed by Celeste 2 for the PICO-8 on January 26th, 2021. TIC-80 TIC-80 is a Free and Open Source fantasy console that has similar restrictions to PICO-8. Its one of the most popular fantasy consoles due to its compatibility with a wide range of platforms and accessibility per gratis.Pistorio Marco September 2018 Fantasy Console: TIC 80 https://archive.org/details/retro-magazine/RetroMagazine_09/page/20/mode/2up Retro Magazine Italian 2 9 20 Internet Archive Just like PICO-8, TIC-80 supports extraction of programs as cartridges in png and other formats.https://kidscodecs.com/tic80-retro-games/ LIKO-12 By September 18th, 2016 version 1.0.0 of the open source LIKO-12 was released.[LIKO-12 V1.0.0] An open-source fantasy computer made in LÖVE - LÖVE https://love2d.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=82913 1 February 2021 love2d.org TEC Redshift Player An interesting example of a fantasy console is the TEC Redshift Player. Released as freewareWe can now all play Exapunks players' in-game games for free https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/exapunks-free-redshift-player-released 13 March 2021 Rock Paper Shotgun 26 September 2018 en by Zachtronics on September 25th, 2018, this companion console to the programming game Exapunks resembled a Game Boy with an additional button and red blue anaglyph stereoscopic support.EXAPUNKS: TEC Redshift Player on Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/948420/EXAPUNKS_TEC_Redshift_Player/ store.steampowered.com 13 March 2021 en Uniquely the console included a fictitious history, with parallels to real life Game Boy and Virtual Boy lines of consoles.Zachtronics's alternate 90s hacking sim Exapunks is out in early access https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/exapunks-hacking-early-access-launch#more-577863 13 March 2021 Rock Paper Shotgun 9 August 2018 en The system used the same fictional programming language as the rest of Exapunks.'Exapunks' Is a Cyberpunk Hacking Game That Asks You to Print Your Own Zines https://www.vice.com/en/article/mb44dn/exapunks-pc-steam-game-review 13 March 2021 www.vice.com en Supdrive An NFT and blockchain oriented fantasy console announced on August 18th, 2021.https://twitter.com/dhof/status/1428093313412915203 https://twitter.com/dhof/status/1428093313412915203 15 September 2021 Twitter en The console is spearheaded by Dom Hofmann, creator of the Vine video sharing platform.Clark Mitchell Vine’s creator is now working on NFT blockchain video games https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/19/22632765/vine-creator-dom-hofmann-blockchain-video-game-nft-supdrive 15 September 2021 The Verge 19 August 2021 enVine's Founder Is Now Creating Blockchain-Backed Video Games https://hypebeast.com/2021/8/vine-founder-nft-blockchain-video-games-supdrive-dom-hofmann 15 September 2021 HYPEBEAST 20 August 2021 Gallery References CHIP-8 Pico-8 TIC-80 100% Mobile Calculator