Hacker News
- The Obscuritory - Odd, lesser-known games and software https://obscuritory.com/ 15 comments
- When SimCity Got Serious https://obscuritory.com/sim/when-simcity-got-serious/ 2 comments
- The Boxes of Hock Wah Yeo https://obscuritory.com/essay/incredible-boxes-of-hock-wah-yeo/ 4 comments
- SimRefinery Recovered https://obscuritory.com/sim/simrefinery-recovered/ 139 comments
- When SimCity Got Serious: Story of Maxis Business Simulations and SimRefinery https://obscuritory.com/sim/when-simcity-got-serious/ 114 comments
- “Secret Writer's Society”, the best way to swear at children in 1998 https://obscuritory.com/educational/secret-writers-society/ 2 comments
- Duracell: Run the Bunny (2010) https://obscuritory.com/other/duracell-run-the-bunny/ 3 comments
Lobsters
- SimRefinery recovered https://obscuritory.com/sim/simrefinery-recovered/ 4 comments games , historical
- TIL Panasonic software developed a computer program 'Secret Writer's Society' to teach kids to write. Due to a bug in the code, double clicking 'Read' instead of reading back what you wrote, would instead read back the swear filter. https://obscuritory.com/educational/secret-writers-society/ 2 comments programmerhumor
- SimRefinery recovered (old business simulation from the makers of SimCity) https://obscuritory.com/sim/simrefinery-recovered/ 7 comments energy
Linking pages
- The sprawling, must-read history of Maxis’ former “serious games” division | Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/05/the-sprawling-must-read-history-of-maxis-former-serious-games-division/ 19 comments
- I'm bored, but want something... - EntertainingSpace: bad web design, worthwhile content https://entertaining.space/ 17 comments
- It’s now possible to play early ’90s CD-ROM games via ScummVM | Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/08/scummvm-now-supports-macromedia-director-for-early-cd-rom-games/ 0 comments
- Myst Parodies – Virtual Moose https://virtualmoose.org/2023/09/13/myst-parodies/ 0 comments