e47 – Avara

Avara, the minimalist 3D mech shooter from Ambrosia Software, just turned 20 years old. We celebrate the occasion and are joined by Scarlet Swordfish, who ran a 20th anniversary event that was livestreamed on Twitch.

• official Ambrosia site
• on Wikipedia
• 20th Anniversary Stream on Twitch

Gameplay

• the HECTOR bipedal tank
  • Hector D. Byrd
  • AT-ST
  • MechWarrior

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Hector in the forest

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Key layout customization

• interview with creator Juri Munkki [WayBack]
• level files and add-ons
• Binary Space Partitioning
• the Finnish word "Avara"
• Avara level design guide [.sit.hqx file]
  • ClarisWorks
• Avara Aftershock
  • "official" fan site [WayBack]
  • download at Macintosh Garden

Our chat with Scarlet Swordfish

• Escape Velocity stream with Matt Burch
  • Richard Moss
  • The Secret History of Mac Gaming
• Scarlet Swordfish's setup
  • iBook G3
  • Epiphan AV.io HD capture card
  • Open Broadcaster Software (OBS)
• Avara community
  • Avaraline
    • now on Facebook
    • IRC channel
  • Avara web forum
  • Avara Guild
• pavara port