Difference between revisions of "LifeGenesis"
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| + | | Title = LifeGenesis | ||
| + | | Image = LifeGenesis - WIN3 - Screenshot - Random.png | ||
| + | | ImageDescription = Windows 3 - Screenshot. | ||
| + | | Developer = {{VideoGameDeveloper|Microsoft}} | ||
| + | | Publisher = {{VideoGamePublisher|Microsoft}} | ||
| + | | PublishedYear = 1991 | ||
| + | | PublishedMonth = ?? | ||
| + | | PublishedDay = ?? | ||
| + | | Platforms = {{Platform|Windows 3}} | ||
| + | | Genres = {{VideoGameGenre|Single-screen video game|Single-screen}}, {{VideoGameGenre|Strategy video game|Strategy}} | ||
| + | | Distributions = {{VideoGameDistribution|Commercial}} | ||
| + | }} | ||
| − | '''''LifeGenesis''''' is a [[ | + | '''''LifeGenesis''''' is a [[strategy video game]] developed by [[Jim Horne]] and published by [[Microsoft]] in the ''[[Microsoft Entertainment Pack 3]]'' for [[Windows 3]] in 1991. The game is based on [[Conway's Game of Life]], but, in addition to simulating the game, it also includes a competitive version where you play against an AI. |
==Personal== | ==Personal== | ||
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| + | | Own = | ||
| + | | CantOwn = | ||
| + | | Won = Yes. I've beaten the competitive mode on all difficulty levels. | ||
| + | | CantWin = | ||
| + | | Finished = 2020-07-24. | ||
| + | }} | ||
| − | + | I never owned this game, and, I don't think I knew anyone who did throughout the 1990s. I'm not sure if I saw this game before I knew what Conway's Game of Life was. If I did, I'm sure I would have been confused by it. Either way, I never took the time to play it much. In an effort to better understand Windows 3 games, I gave this game another look and discovered the two-player mode, which I thought was interesting. | |
| − | I don't | ||
==Review== | ==Review== | ||
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===Bad=== | ===Bad=== | ||
| − | + | * The game is missing a lot of easily-implemented features. You can't customize the colors, you can't change the size of the play field in versus mode, you can't loop the edges, and, once again, an ''Entertainment Pack'' game fails to deliver a 2-player human mode when doing so would have been trivially easy. | |
| − | * The game is missing a lot of easily- | ||
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* Since the starting play field is random, you can easily game the AI by picking new random layouts until you get one that gives you an obvious advantage. | * Since the starting play field is random, you can easily game the AI by picking new random layouts until you get one that gives you an obvious advantage. | ||
| − | * It would have been nice if the built-in patterns included some of the more interesting patterns. | + | * It would have been nice if the built-in patterns included some of the more interesting patterns that were known at the time. |
===Ugly=== | ===Ugly=== | ||
| − | * | + | * The game is severely multimedia-challenged, using the default 16-color Windows palette and lacking sound and music. |
| + | * The game forces you to play against the AI and lacks a multi-player feature even though it would be trivial to implement. | ||
==Media== | ==Media== | ||
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===Videos=== | ===Videos=== | ||
| − | {{ | + | {{YouTube|dtu2cWUcmb8|Game play.}} |
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| + | ==Representation== | ||
| + | {{Representation | ||
| + | | Media = Video games | ||
| + | | StrongFemaleCharacterStatus = Fail | ||
| + | | StrongFemaleCharacterNotes = There are no characters. | ||
| + | | BechdelTestStatus = Fail | ||
| + | | BechdelTestNotes = There are no characters. | ||
| + | | StrongPOCCharacterStatus = Fail | ||
| + | | StrongPOCCharacterNotes = There are no characters. | ||
| + | | QueerCharacterStatus = Fail | ||
| + | | QueerCharacterNotes = There are no characters. | ||
| + | }} | ||
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[[Category: Video Game Prime Order - Strategy, Adventure, Action]] | [[Category: Video Game Prime Order - Strategy, Adventure, Action]] | ||
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[[Category: 4-bit Color Graphics]] | [[Category: 4-bit Color Graphics]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:30, 13 March 2024
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LifeGenesis is a strategy video game developed by Jim Horne and published by Microsoft in the Microsoft Entertainment Pack 3 for Windows 3 in 1991. The game is based on Conway's Game of Life, but, in addition to simulating the game, it also includes a competitive version where you play against an AI.
Contents
Personal
| Own? | No. |
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| Won? | Yes. I've beaten the competitive mode on all difficulty levels. |
| Finished | 2020-07-24. |
I never owned this game, and, I don't think I knew anyone who did throughout the 1990s. I'm not sure if I saw this game before I knew what Conway's Game of Life was. If I did, I'm sure I would have been confused by it. Either way, I never took the time to play it much. In an effort to better understand Windows 3 games, I gave this game another look and discovered the two-player mode, which I thought was interesting.
Review
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| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Best Version: Windows 3
— This section contains spoilers! —
Good
- The incorporation of a competitive version of Life was a really clever idea.
- The most difficult level AI in the competitive mode is a pretty formidable foe.
Bad
- The game is missing a lot of easily-implemented features. You can't customize the colors, you can't change the size of the play field in versus mode, you can't loop the edges, and, once again, an Entertainment Pack game fails to deliver a 2-player human mode when doing so would have been trivially easy.
- Since the starting play field is random, you can easily game the AI by picking new random layouts until you get one that gives you an obvious advantage.
- It would have been nice if the built-in patterns included some of the more interesting patterns that were known at the time.
Ugly
- The game is severely multimedia-challenged, using the default 16-color Windows palette and lacking sound and music.
- The game forces you to play against the AI and lacks a multi-player feature even though it would be trivial to implement.
Media
Icons
The game's icon.
Screenshots
Starting a new game.
Running the game in a large form.
Exploring the built it patterns.
Playing an AI opponent.
Winning my Nobel Prize for victory.
The About form.
Videos
Representation
| Strong female character? | Fail | There are no characters. |
|---|---|---|
| Bechdel test? | Fail | There are no characters. |
| Strong person of color character? | Fail | There are no characters. |
| Queer character? | Fail | There are no characters. |
Links
Categories:
- Video Games
- 1991 Video Games
- Video games developed by Microsoft
- Video games published by Microsoft
- Windows 3 Games
- Video Game Genre - Single-screen
- Video Game Genre - Strategy
- Software Distribution Model - Commercial
- Video Games I Don't Own
- Video Games I've Beaten
- Video Game Rating - 3
- Video Game Graphics Rating - 1
- Video Game Sound Rating - 1
- Video games without a strong female character
- Video games that fail the Bechdel test
- Video games without a strong person of color character
- Video games without a queer character
- Video Game Prime Order - Strategy, Adventure, Action
- 4-bit Color Graphics
