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I made a free open-source 3D remake of Z (Bitmap Brothers, 1996) for its 30th anniversary (thelemmy.club)
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Remember Z, the original from 1996, not Steel Soldiers? The RTS where time was the only resource: no mining, no base building, just flags, territory and factories that build faster the more ground you hold. It turned 30 this year, so I rebuilt it in 3D in Unity with several of the classic levels. Version 1.1 just came out with a jungle level, a flying shuttle and Alan and Brad as a hero squad.

It's free and open source (code GPL-3.0, assets CC BY-NC-SA), nothing is sold, and it's not affiliated with Rebellion or The Bitmap Brothers.

https://github.com/playopenz/OpenZ

Would love to hear from anyone who played the original. What did you love or hate about it?

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[–] 1 point 1 hour ago

Awesome! Time for a nostalgia hit.

If I'm understanding the github page right, it currently only has 3 levels? If I'm wrong, just FYI that's the impression it gives to a newcomer.

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    [–] 2 points 3 hours ago

    It was either you are on top of everything or on the back foot losing there was nothing in-between

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    [–] 1 point 4 hours ago

    Thanks for sharing. I played the open source version of Z a few months back and it was a real nostalgia hit :)

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    [–] 5 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

    Oh man, I cannot for the life of me remember if I actually enjoyed that game. I just remember I got it because it was so hyped in the media since its concept was so different from all other games.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 hour ago (1 child)

    Either you were crushing it in this game or you were losing and nothing you could do about it. Losing momentum was losing the game.

    I think also the pre-rendered cut scenes were something that impressed me at 10 years old or whatever. Stuff like this aged really badly but believe it or not these were impressive.

    Same with tomb raider seeing real 3d etc. and you would consider it unplayable today.

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    • [–] 1 point 5 hours ago

    I never played the original but loved other Bitmap Brothers games like Xenon and Speedball so definitely will give this a whirl. Thanks!

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    [–] 4 points 13 hours ago

    Thank you, let me try it up!

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