Non-linear retrogaming?

Nogg · 13 October 2007, 12:43

Got to love the freedom to just to muck around as you please in the game world. Any titles that come to mind?

Zetr0 · 13 October 2007, 13:32

@Nogg

Hello there,

Welcome to the EAB, I am sure you will like it here, theres plenty of mischief to get into

for me here are as some games come to mind first

Hunter
Elite
Elite 2: Frontier
Mercenary
Captive (*arguably*)
whales Voyage
Uropa
k240 (*arguably*)

those are some that come to mind... theres bound to be plenty!

ppill · 13 October 2007, 13:54

Colonization
Power Monger

There's probably a lot more.

Graham Humphrey · 13 October 2007, 14:01

Would Sim City count?

oneshotdead · 13 October 2007, 14:25

Midwinter, a variation on Hunter, both are openended.

I think you need to differentiate between openended and nonlinear.

openended = freedom in world exploration, nonlinear = freedom in storyline manipulation.

That said, I'm unable to name a nonlinear Amiga game...

Edit: after a Wiki, I see some use the term "nonlinear" more loosely, merely as "choice". I think perhaps "sandbox" is the more correct term for these type of games, as is shown by this link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandbox_%28video_games%29

DrF · 13 October 2007, 17:09

What about the first GTA?
I would drive around for ages

Or is this limited to Amiga games?

13 October 2007, 12:43	#1
Nogg Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 22	Non-linear retrogaming? Got to love the freedom to just to muck around as you please in the game world. Any titles that come to mind?

13 October 2007, 13:32	#2
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	@Nogg Hello there, Welcome to the EAB, I am sure you will like it here, theres plenty of mischief to get into for me here are as some games come to mind first Hunter Elite Elite 2: Frontier Mercenary Captive (arguably) whales Voyage Uropa k240 (arguably) those are some that come to mind... theres bound to be plenty!

13 October 2007, 14:25	#5
oneshotdead Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: asteroid belt Posts: 273	Midwinter, a variation on Hunter, both are openended. I think you need to differentiate between openended and nonlinear. openended = freedom in world exploration, nonlinear = freedom in storyline manipulation. That said, I'm unable to name a nonlinear Amiga game... Edit: after a Wiki, I see some use the term "nonlinear" more loosely, merely as "choice". I think perhaps "sandbox" is the more correct term for these type of games, as is shown by this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandbox_%28video_games%29 Last edited by oneshotdead; 13 October 2007 at 14:47. Reason: add Wiki link

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ppill CON: artist Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Poland Age: 43 Posts: 1,250	Colonization Power Monger There's probably a lot more.

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