[bhauer]

MULE is one of my favorite video games of all time. It has been years since I last played (via emulation) but it's one of those games like Warcraft II and Starcraft where I find it's all to easy to say, "How about one more round?"

The music is burned into my mind.

I haven't done a search, but I assume there are some modern homages to MULE?

Edit: Only 30,000 copies were ever sold? Just goes to show how uncommon it was to own a computer back then. I think I still have my disk and cardboard flip-case somewhere... I should dig that up.

[Kronopath]

There was the free Planet M.U.L.E., from 2009, which had online features and updated graphics.

Here's some videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LiqbEvEnrg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1W52wQUkKc

Unfortunately, the website for that game seems to be gone.

[discostrings]

Planet M.U.L.E. is still around--at least as of a week or two ago! I haven't played in a while, but I check the site everyone once in a while to see if there's any news and whether people are still playing. Here's a cached version of the site from January 29th: http://web.archive.org/web/20130129005307/http://www.planetm... . I'm guessing they're just having minor issues.

I highly recommend it!

[cstuder]

M.U.L.E. Returns will be a modern, faithful remake, officially licensed: http://mulereturns.com

The release date has been pushed back repeatedly and should be any day now. Apparently making software is hard.

I can't wait. When playing M.U.L.E. on the C64, I've never was able to get four people together. Now I've got a second chance.

[gillianseed]

Interesting, although I have to say that judging by graphics alone, the Planet M.U.L.E version referenced in this thread looks alot better (imo).

[eropple]

There was a more-or-less faithful (unlicensed) remake released as a commercial title perhaps...ten years ago? I can't for the life of me remember the name, though.

[busterarm]

Likewise. I LOVED that game. I still play it at least a few times a year and it's one of the basis for comparison that I use for all other games.

[waterlesscloud]

Marathon sessions with a few friends in dorm rooms in college. Hotseating, taking turns. Lots of fun.

Those wild college years.