23,000 lines of code and 49,000 written words later... Swords of Freeport is live on itch for macOS, Linux and Windows!

Do you want a game styled after ‘90s BBS doors, that even lets you play social multiplayer on linux machines and tilde clubs? Then give this a look.

#GameDev #IndieDev #BBS #TildeClub #SwordsOfFreeport

expectproblems.itch.io/swords-…

👴 OK kids...

Before #Mastodon, before #socialMedia, before the #Web, we had the #BBS.

If you wanna learn from those who came before, here's a comprehensive 5-hour #documentary about bulletin board systems. 🤓

(Of course, given the world back then it's mostly 5 hours of old white guys. So it goes!)

invidious.snopyta.org/watch?v=…

BBS the Documentary [Full HD]

The BBS (bulletin board system) scene of the 80s and 90s was a magical time. Long before the Internet escaped from the lab, connected the planet and redefined what it meant to use a computer there was a brave and pioneering band of computer users who…

^Invidious