Abstract Games

[TrekMD]

While watching some videos on YouTube today, I came up with the idea of looking at some retro games that were more abstract in their concepts.  One such game is Qix.  What exactly is a Qix?  Why are you trapping it?  Where do these sparks come from?  And, more importantly, what the heck are you actually controlling?  Is it a ship or is it something entirely different?  What other games have abstract concepts like these that you know of?

[align=center:2utejlc3]QIX consecutive 99%red fills.wmv[/align:2utejlc3]

[TL]

Interesting topic 

I thought about this a lot and came up with quite a few ideas!

The first one I am going to mention though is Jinks by Rainbow Arts. It is a weird cross between Breakout and pinball that doesn't really make any sense at all but is strangely compelling and fun to play. It came on all the major home computers of the time and also saw a release for the Atari 7800 too. The weird intros on each version of particular note too:

[align=center:139nx70a]ATARI ST JINKS[/align:139nx70a]

[align=center:139nx70a]Jinks - Atari 7800[/align:139nx70a]

[TrekMD]

Good choice, Laird.  Jinks is another one of those abstract games that have interesting concepts for the game but where the elements of the game are just weird. 

[zapiy]

Does LSD: Dream Emulator fall into this?

PS1 - LSD Dream Emulator Highlights Part 1

[TrekMD]

Is taking LSD a requirement to play that game? 

[Alberto 2K]

Is taking LSD a requirement to play that game?

I think you don't need it!

[TrekMD]

Is taking LSD a requirement to play that game?

I think you don't need it!

[TL]

[align=center:fms4ryqf]Here is another one for the list, I discovered this game recently while researching the Colecovision for Retro Gamer magazine. It's another mad cross between pinball and Breakout (like Jinks) but very different again and perhaps even weirder!!!

Flipper Slipper (Colecovision) gameplay footage[/align:fms4ryqf]

[TrekMD]

That is one weird game!  Here is another totally abstract (and super cool) game:  Tempest! 

[align=center:2mhluhfa]Tempest (1980 Atari) [Re-Uploaded][/align:2mhluhfa]

[zapiy]

Lol that breakout game is totally whacko.

[Arethius_RGC]

Zoop is also totally abstract.




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[TrekMD]

Yep, that's another one and it is also one that looks cool. 

[TL]

[align=center:1ryz753p]I think the Jaguar has quite a few but I am going to avoid the most obvious answer and pick Flip Out. I never really got this game no matter how much I tried:

Playthrough : Atari Jaguar - Flip Out! part 1[/align:1ryz753p]

[TrekMD]

Maybe I should retitle the thread "Abstract & Weird Games!"  LOL

[Arethius_RGC]

REZ is also a perfect example of abstract game

Rez HD