8bitMUSH
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8bitMUSH
MU* Website: http://8bit.memoryleak.org
MU* Telnet Address: telnet://8bit.memoryleak.org:4201
8bit, a social MUSH, was created on April 24, 2001, when a group of players from Dynamix MUSH broke away during the "Great Twink Exodus." The name 8-Bit refers both to the Nintendo sub-culture present in some areas of the game, as well as the capitalism theme present on the MUSH, with the idea that the entire MUSH is a game, with Coins being the "score."
8BitMUSH has, over time, gained a rather bad name for itself, due to the Twink Olympics, its wars with other MUSHes, and various controversial events encouraged by its leader, Luigi. In addition, the game itself has relaxed policies on spamming and other practices often disallowed on other MUSHes. Despite its reputation, there are many interesting features on 8Bit unavailable on most other games.
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[edit] Features
[edit] FANSI
For example, 8Bit is the first MUSH to implement FANSI, a relatively innovative idea in MUSHing. The idea is similar to that of ASCII Art, except it uses a combination of fonts such as Window's Terminal and client settings to create ansi graphics similiar to those found in BBSes, as seen on the image to the right. The 8bitMUSH client, available on the website, supports FANSI out of the box, while MUSHClient, z-mud, and SimpleMU also support it with some minor configuration changes.
[edit] Property
All players get a piece of property, which can be edited however they like, and the owner can make huge lands or puzzles for others to complete. Commercial property can be bought to sell items on, using a premade vendor bought in the game.
[edit] Darts
Darts are another feature unique to 8bitMUSH. Darts, while expensive, can be used to gag a player for a period of 15 minutes, cumulatively. The more darts are used, the longer the player remains gagged.
[edit] Other
Other features include a 'chatroom' on the website, although it is illegal to use this chatroom while darted. Food, which can contribute to weight seen using the unique global command +fitness, or cause hallucinations if you don't eat enough. Spambot, a primitive AI that would talk to players, and a trivia channel, on which a bot asks trivia questions. Awards are available for winning various games and puzzles around 8bitMUSH and one on Dynamix.
[edit] Culture
8bit, over time, has developed an interesting culture of its own. Examples of this can be seen in the pot9k, which punishes players for swearing by taking coins, and occasionally gagging. It will also punish for other words, including 'pelican' and 'riblets'.
[edit] Economy and Stock Market
8bit has a very active virtual economy; the main unit of currency, the Coin (after the Coins from the Mario Bros. games) has a surprising amount of value. Players earn Coins via collecting paychecks, exploring rooms (Coins are dropped in rooms regularly and then given to the next person to step in there), winning prizes, solving puzzles, or trading with other players. Many players have established various virtual "businesses" including virtual clothing stores and restaurants, as well as stores selling programmed objects of varying complexity.
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