Play Molten Core Like it's 1977

Wired has pointed World of Warcraft fans toward an April Fool's joke come to life: a version of Molten Core that looks like it was pulled off an Atari 2600 cartridge.

For those who don't remember, here's Blizzard's original joke. Well, Gamer's University ran with it and created a version of the raid that only takes up 2MB on a Windows machine. I think it's safe to say most gaming rigs can handle that. You can download it here.

Also, you don't need to hope 39 of your guildmates are on to try it out. This game's for two players only. Gamer's University highly recommends playing with a joystick to keep that Atari feeling. We should probably create an Allakhazam wiki page outlining boss strategies and cataloguing item drops for it.

Gamer University's main writer and site administrator explained how he created The Molten Core for anyone who's interested. Now somebody just needs to start working on Pong: The MMORPG.

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THE FUTURE! RETRO!
# Dec 02 2008 at 11:22 PM Rating: Decent
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This is the future of World of Warcraft and all other RPGs. Its called "retro" style. Its cool. Its hip. Its compatible with TI scientific calculators (and a couple of VERY expensive watches). Gamers don't know any better.

Pull out your tape decks and 5 inch floppy drives! Get ready for 1 man heroics! OFFLINE!

Sample of End-Game Loot Drop:

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(Awesome Sword of Dead Slaying)

Isn't it just breathtaking art?

Edited, Dec 3rd 2008 2:22am by ekaterinodar
THE FUTURE! RETRO!
# Dec 03 2008 at 2:12 PM Rating: Excellent
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I sooo want that sword!
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