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Traders, released by Linel in 1991, belongs to the lineage of M.U.L.E. It is a "clone", but also a snapshot of how influential M.U.L.E. remained years after its release. This is a recording of a full tournament on March 18th 2026, played properly huddled around a real #Amiga600. Two humans (red - Karawane, yellow - Goetholon) against two AIs (blue, orange).
https://youtu.be/_ehFVYZwNaI
#retrogaming #commodore #amiga

Traders - Real Amiga Gameplay

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Christian A. Schiller 6d ago

And the answer is... YES, this 43 years old disk still works! What an interesting "game" this is... Less game, more like an early experiment in artificial life. Very cool! Some gameplay recorded during today's session: https://youtu.be/dF47fr2R7CI

Christian A. Schiller 6d ago

Just got this in pristine condition, continuing my “early EA” collection: “Worms?”, created by David Maynard. And yes, I will unshrinkwrap it, because it’s meant to be played, not just looked at. It’ll be exciting to see whether the disk still works. Excited too? Check back later tonight! 🙃
#retrogaming #commodore64 #c64

Christian A. Schiller Mar 8

Die RETURN Ausgabe 64 ist im Webshop bestellbar! Natürlich voll im Zeichen des C64 Ultimate. Von mir stammen diesmal die Besprechungen der neuen Spiele Frontier Force (SMS) und Gladmort (Dreamcast), sowie ein Vierseiter, der sich die Zahl "64" in Videospielen mal aus einer anderen Perspektive anschaut: "Looking for 64 in all the Wrong Places". Viel Spaß!
#retrogaming #returnmagazin

Christian A. Schiller Jan 16

Wow that was faster than expected - shipped in Japan on Monday, arrived in Germany today! Brand new orchestral arrangement of the soundtrack of one of the best RPGs of all times 🤩 #retrogaming

Christian A. Schiller Jan 11

#Vectrex game recorded with super slow-mo impressively shows how the machine works. Due to high speed, the individual vector lines form the whole game screen due to our eyes' & brain's high perception latency.
#retrogaming

Christian A. Schiller Dec 29

The time between Christmas and New Year is perfect for testing old hardware again. My #Atari800 setup and M.U.L.E. disk are still working. 🤩 Of course, I took the opportunity to play a full M.U.L.E. tournament.

Wishing all M.U.L.E. fans a great start to the New Year 2026. May it bring you lots of M.U.L.E. tournaments - whether on original hardware like this, or online with “M.U.L.E. Online” or “Planet M.U.L.E.”!

Full tournament recording: https://youtu.be/3iQblLOxrS4

#atari #retrogaming

Christian A. Schiller Sep 5, 2025

Mein Beitrag zum RETURN Magazin #62: Eine vierseitige Auswahl weniger bekannter, aber trotzdem sehr beachtenswerter Amiga-Spieleperlen aus den "dünnen Jahren"; sowie ein ebenfalls vierseitiger Hintergrund zum verpatzten Marktstart des Sega Saturn 1995. Der "Saturnday" trug - leider - dazu bei, dass Sega als Hardwarehersteller scheiterte, weil aufgrund des erratischen Marketings Distributoren verprellt wurden. Viel Spaß beim Lesen! #retrogaming #RETURNMagazin

Christian A. Schiller Aug 22, 2025

Last week on vacation in Montréal, I bought this little gem at RetroMTL. Some collectors say "bad condition!!", I say: "Lovely, feels like a torch being passed on from someone who loved the game!" 🥰

The game was originally developed for the Commodore Amiga (happy 40th!). The Sega Genesis version is infamous for it's lengthy passwords because EA skipped battery backup for cost reasons.

Looking forward to catch up on this game, which I missed back in the day.
#sega #segagenesis #retrogaming

Christian A. Schiller Aug 14, 2025

Arrived in downtown Montréal for #AMCIS2025 information systems research conference. Looking forward to many interesting talks!