The Soviet Gaming industry

[ac220v]

As for home computers, most common probably were ones based on articles in "Radio" magazine (Micro-80, Radio-86, Mikrosha (Mass-manufactured ver of one of those two), Orion (actually, a nice one, closest Western analogue would be ZX Spectrum 128, although Orion had better graphic capabilities, but no dedicated sound chip. )

BTW, Micro-80 (and both its successors) were heavily influenced by TRS-80 but weren't really clones (They used Soviet copy of Intel 8086 CPU, not imported Z80x and standard TV set for monitor, had some other tweaks and software was rewritten pretty much from scratch as well.) Also, number 80 is a coincidence Really. It was designed in 1979-80, that's all.

 

[Dr Pervez Hoodbhoy]

You guys really should try to shake this image of subhiman orks endlessly tolling in dark caves of Mordor to benefit the Dark Lord. I understand, that's a challenge, a lot of members are third generation of population being poisoned by propaganda, but you should work on it. Without doing do you would be utterly unable to create even remotely plausible ATL, as far as USSR's actions are concerned.

And you should stop insulting our intellects. "The Soviet Union did something bad." "But that's impossible, the Soviet Union was not as bad as this grotesque caricature here so it obviously couldn't have done wrong. Whine, whine, whine." Or "But the West did something bad too, so by no means should the Soviet Union be criticized for its own actions, even by non-Westerners and especially not by those ungrateful Western puppets who were its victims. Whine, whine, whine."

Are you Eastern European psssed off at Soviet occupation? Well, let me broaden your horizons a bit and disclose to you that USA, Great Britain, France, Spain, Netherland, Portugal (the list goes on and on) killed or starved uncounted millions of peoples worldwide in last 500 years and 3 leading entrants in this list likely did it when you graddady lived (if you're old enough to graduate high school). What does make you believe that you are superior over some Bengali starved in 1942 famine or Vietnamese peasant fried by American napalm in 1975? However, somehow you don't doubt existence on entertainment in USA, Great Britain, France, Spain, Netherland, Portugal (the list goes on and on), despite all those horrible things they did.

First of all, it's not imperialism that harms the entertainment industry, it's central planning and lack of freedom of expression.

Second of all, I am superior to the Bengali and the Vietnamese (who couldn't have been killed by Americans at that date) because I am me. It is normal that a people will care about its own tragedy more than about that of another people and I expect the Bengali and the Vietnamese to return me the favor (and to each other). In any case, if we are to compare histories then I would say our horizons are broader than yours in this regard. Don't patronize us and don't pretend to give a shit about the "cannibals".

Reckon, we should stop here. Because we are stepping on a very risky ground here which may initiate total flame over the terms "liberation" and "occupation", "help and assistance" and "pumping out all juices"... Let's agree that the Russians are not ogres but people not alien to any sins and merits all other nations enjoy.

Let's agree that they conquered and then sat on Eastern Europe, and no amount of whining about how the Russians aren't ogres (which, curiously enough, takes place irrespective of whether or not anyone actually claimed they are) will change that.

 

[Helltanz98]

giving bonus points for sacrificing yourself for the great Ideal (Imagine the Yang Zhimao movies). Btw, the Russians developped TETRIS. Maybe, a reversed 'C&C: Red Alert', what would that look like?

Regards,
Rhysz

Tetris is awesome its the shit I was addicted to that