Dan Bunten and M.U.L.E.

Re:Dan Bunten and M.U.L.E. by fidotron on Sunday June 22, 2014 @06:40PM (#7929462)

I need to just say M.U.L.E. is profoundly brilliant. If you have not played it leave HN now and work out how to do so, play it, then come back. It is one of those games that teaches you about things, in this case economics, brilliantly indirectly.

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Re:Dan Bunten and M.U.L.E. by phaggocytosis on Sunday June 22, 2014 @11:10PM (#7930016)

It's been recreated/ported recently to iOS and I think they did a great job: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mule-returns/id629126149

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Re:Dan Bunten and M.U.L.E. by cstuder on Monday June 23, 2014 @02:00AM (#7930452)

It's a great port, but unfortunately multiplayer isn't yet implemented and "will be coming soon" for almost a year yet.

I haven't given up hope, though. Some of my favorite gaming memories in my family are due to M.U.L.E.

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Re:Dan Bunten and M.U.L.E. by bhauer on Sunday June 22, 2014 @08:11PM (#7929627)

I've not yet read the article, but plan to.

But before I do so, I wanted to echo your sentiment. M.U.L.E. was my favorite game of its era. Thoroughly enjoyable to play. Terrific simple graphics. Delightful chip music and sound. Gameplay that was so fun that I miss it any time I am reminded of it. And I've often thought it could serve as a good aid for learning the basics of market economics.

Some day I plan to spend several hours reviewing the variety of spiritual successors that fan have developed over the years.

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