M.U.L.E.

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M.U.L.E. is a classic 1983 multiplayer economic strategy game, renowned for its innovative blend of cooperation and competition and its lasting influence on the genre.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf economic simulation game
multiplayer video game
video game
audioBy Roy Glover NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
designer Alan Watson NERFINISHED
Bill Bunten NERFINISHED
Dan Bunten NERFINISHED
Jim Rushing NERFINISHED
developer Ozark Softscape NERFINISHED
distribution floppy disk
gameMode multiplayer
single-player
genre economic simulation
strategy
hasColonistRaces multiple alien species
hasRemakeOrSpiritualSuccessor Subtrade: Return to Irata NERFINISHED
hasSpiritualSuccessor Planet M.U.L.E. NERFINISHED
influenced Settlers of Catan NERFINISHED
modern economic strategy games
maximumPlayers 4
mechanic auctions
competitive elements
cooperative elements
land claim phase
random events
simultaneous play phases
notableFor blend of cooperation and competition
early example of social multiplayer design
influence on economic simulation genre
originalPlatform Atari 8-bit family NERFINISHED
originalPublisherLabel Electronic Arts NERFINISHED
perspective top-down
platform Atari 8-bit family NERFINISHED
Commodore 64 NERFINISHED
Famicom NERFINISHED
IBM PCjr NERFINISHED
Nintendo Entertainment System NERFINISHED
publisher Electronic Arts NERFINISHED
releaseYear 1983
setting fictional planet Irata NERFINISHED
supportsHotseatPlay true
supportsLocalMultiplayer true
theme colonization
economic competition
resource management
titleMeaning Multiple Use Labor Element

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