2-Bit Game Club: M.U.L.E.

This Month

For the eigth 2-Bit Game Club, Toronto Edition. This month's topic: M.U.L.E. (Atari 2600 & NES). A Moderated Discussion about Game Design.

You can participate if:

• you've never played M.U.L.E.
• you played M.U.L.E. years ago
• you played M.U.L.E. along with the 2BGC.

Join Liam Gallagher and the 2-Bit Game Club community in a discussion about M.U.L.E. for the Atari 2600 and NES.

To find a copy of M.U.L.E. try your friendly retro game store or use other means. Join in the discussion about this piece of video game history and share your thoughts with us.

About M.U.L.E.

You and your three friends (read: enemies) must battle cooperate to make the colony on Irata as profitable as possible for the good of all interstellar peoples (who are you). Combing the elements of shared screen play, a blend of co-op and competition, and giving classic board game style play with action packed auctions, M.U.L.E. is a timeless game. With rules that are immediately understandable to the player, using numbers small enough for players to crunch in their head, and by emphasizing player interaction over stylish presentation, M.U.L.E. has all the makings of a great game like chess or go.

Developed by Ozark Softworks, M.U.L.E. is a significant game in the history of the medium. It puts a play experience forward that is free from violence, engages up to four people in cooperative play, teaches players meaningful lessons about economic systems and negotiation, and so managed to be a commercial success despite being released amidst the 1983 Video Game Collapse.

About 2-Bit Game Club

2-Bit Game Club is a community that plays games together to learn about the art and craft of game design. We pick a game once a month and then learn from it through play, then share our expereinces in the 2BGC podcast, Let's Plays. and live discussion groups. It’s like a book club for video games!

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