{"id":1207313,"date":"2023-11-30T07:00:35","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T12:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1207313"},"modified":"2023-11-30T07:00:35","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T12:00:35","slug":"my-long-quest-to-revive-a-90s-windows-gaming-cult-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1207313","title":{"rendered":"My long quest to revive a \u201990s Windows gaming cult classic"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The elusive, addictive gameplay that has been haunting my dreams for years. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

As 2023 draws to a close\u2014and as we start to finalize our Game of the Year contenders\u2014I really should be catching up on the embarrassingly long list of great recent releases that I haven’t put enough time into this year. Instead, over the last few days, I’ve found myself once again hooked on a simple, addictive, and utterly unique Japanese Windows freeware game from the late ’90s that, until recently, I thought I had lost forever.<\/p>\n

Pendulumania<\/em> is a cult classic in the truest sense of the word: Few people have heard of it, even in hardcore gaming circles, but those who have experienced it tend to have very fond memories of it. And while I shared those memories, it wasn’t until this week that I’ve been able to share my effusive praise for a game whose name and playable executable had eluded me for well over a decade.<\/p>\n

Timeless design<\/h2>\n

The mechanics of Pendulumania<\/em> are incredibly simple. You use the computer mouse to control a metal ring, which is attached via an elastic string to a white ball. The object is to carefully move the ring so the stretchy string and gravity can nudge the ball around a 2D plane, crashing into floating scoring orbs to collect points (colored orbs that randomly appear can make the ball larger or the string stronger as well). Be careful, though; if the elastic string stretches too far, it will break and your game will be over.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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