Tempest Posted August 23, 2009 Author Share Posted August 23, 2009 I'll be making an announcement soon, but my brother and I have decided to open up shop and run our own BBS. It's something we've both wanted to do 'back in the day', and with some of the awesome free new software.... In short, this will be a ten-node telnet BBS (running Synchronet 3.14) one a modern dual core PC. It's going to have all of the good stuff, too. Registered versions of LORD, TW2002, Usurper, Ambroshia, plus tons of other less-known greats like Lore, Arrobridge, Operation Overkill, Darkness, New York 2008 etc. The whole thing will be modded from the ground up with custom ANSI screens and all kinds of cool stuff. News to follow... I'm so there! Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uglyclone Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 I'll be making an announcement soon, but my brother and I have decided to open up shop and run our own BBS. It's something we've both wanted to do 'back in the day', and with some of the awesome free new software.... In short, this will be a ten-node telnet BBS (running Synchronet 3.14) one a modern dual core PC. It's going to have all of the good stuff, too. Registered versions of LORD, TW2002, Usurper, Ambroshia, plus tons of other less-known greats like Lore, Arrobridge, Operation Overkill, Darkness, New York 2008 etc. The whole thing will be modded from the ground up with custom ANSI screens and all kinds of cool stuff. News to follow... I cannot wait to hear more about this! I am so down for playing some door games. It has been way too long. Strangely I am incredibly excited just to see the custom ANSI screens. Keep us posted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Thag Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Great! My hope is to get enough people from here to form a nice, friendly community. The aim is to have a BBS that's user friendly, and where a bunch of people who like TW, Lord etc. can get together and have a fun time without all of the hardcore, super-competitive 'jerky' behavior you get on some of the boards I've accessed. The BBS is going to have some exclusive content as well, I believe. In addition, there will be a ton of message boards, and I'm working on getting some interesting files too. For example, I may have the very last copy in existence of the old AOL Apple II archive. Stuff like that. As of now, I have sixteen games installed and running perfectly. They include: TW2002, Ambroshia, DoorMUD, Arrowbridge II, Darkness, Planets TEOS, LORD, Operation Overkill, Death Masters, Usurper, Axe & Fang, Lore, Virtual Hunt, Times of War, New York 2008, and Land of the Forgotten. Barren Realms Elite, Dungeon Master, and Falcon'S Eye should be up and running this week. After that, I need to get the file library set up, tweak the message boards, and we're ready for prime time. Our goal is to have a fully modded, custom BBS at launch. This is not going to be one of those half-ass jobs with stock menus. If you are interested in helping out, PM me here. I'll get you set up with access to beta test. Beta Testers will receive higher access and some perks when the BBS goes live. I think you'll be very impressed. As I said, I'll be making an announcement soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Thag Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Here's a couple of screenies to whet your appetite: Enjoy. End of Line BBS coming soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted August 24, 2009 Author Share Posted August 24, 2009 Man that brings back some memories... I'm all over LORD, TW2002, and Usurper. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uglyclone Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 love seeing ANSI again. I cannot tell you how excited i am to see that you have Planets T.E.O.S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdement Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 I tried going back to LORD about 9-10 months ago on some BBS I found. It was weird going into the bar and seeing everybody talk about politics and housing and gas prices... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted September 8, 2009 Author Share Posted September 8, 2009 Any updates on when the BBS will be online? Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Thag Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Hopefully soon. Work has really kept me busy recently. Probably after the Portland Retrogaming Expo (which I help with), as I will be out of town for a week. I'll let you know, never fear! I'm currently working on the file library. After that, it's a couple more ansi screens, setting up links to webmail (so you can get the message board posts/PMs sent to your webmail address) and a couple of other things. End of the Month, hopefully! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted October 15, 2009 Author Share Posted October 15, 2009 Did this ever go online? I haven't had a chance to check. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starpires Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 I've been working on a really cool port of SRE at Starpires.com You should check it out. -Matt Anyone remember Solar Realms Elite? *AH* I miss that, taking a turn at 11:45pm, and another at 12:01am. AX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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