The presentation is beautiful, and the puzzles are quite fun, but also pretty hard. I mainly just played solitaire, but I finished a couple of the puzzle packs.
I like how it's framed through a retro computer, and the presentation is generally pleasing. The actual games are a mixed bag, some are fun some aren't. My favourite was the gunpla builder.
Funny game. I only played Solitaire because it is the only game I understand . It would have probably been funnier if my IQ was higher than 5.
Cool collection of games with a very pleasant style reminiscent of an age I didn't experience. The games themselves were a bit of a mixed bag for me since half the games were too complex or difficult for my peanut brain but I got more than enough enjoyment out of the solitaires, dungeons and diagrams, and the model builder.
spent 8 hours straight playing solitaire like I'm some old man
Jogue só o minigame de montar gunplay 😆
I love the little gundam maker
classic zachtronics
20th Century Food Court: 4 ☆
STEED FORCE Hobby Studio: 1.5☆
X’BPGH: 3☆
Sawayama Solitaire: 2.5☆
Dungeons & Diagrams: 3.5☆
ChipWizard™ Professional: 3.5☆
HACK*MATCH: 4☆ (buen temardo)
Kabufuda Solitaire: 2.5☆
STEED FORCE Hobby Studio: 1.5☆
X’BPGH: 3☆
Sawayama Solitaire: 2.5☆
Dungeons & Diagrams: 3.5☆
ChipWizard™ Professional: 3.5☆
HACK*MATCH: 4☆ (buen temardo)
Kabufuda Solitaire: 2.5☆
The grown-up "After Dark Games" I didn't know I needed. A loving homage to The Good Old Days. A last chance, swing for the fences, out with a bang, goodbye love letter from a developer that knew what it liked and what it was good at.
A nice, quiet place to play some games. A refuge.
A nice, quiet place to play some games. A refuge.
Admiro tudo da zachtronics, pena que sou muito burro pros jogos deles.
pretty awesome concept, i do wish the computer/bbs aspects came into play more often once you have all the games, my brain isnt smart enough for most of the games so i just played 20 hours of solitaire
It's essentially a solitaire pack but way cooler, gave this to all my friends it's awesome
A collection of interesting in unique puzzle games with an awesome presentation. Easy recommendation for any fan of puzzle games.
got this game from the humble bundle, the feel of the retro comupter matches and its great design - the minigames are definitely interesting and i realized that most zachtronic games are for people that love logic puzzles and i feel like this isnt 100% the game for me, but i can see the interest and i can tell they make great stuff for sure - the gundam maker and solitaire was cool
This game is currently in the Humble Choice for December 2023, and this is part of my coverage of the bundle. If you are interested in the game and it's before January 2nd, 2023, consider picking up the game as part of the current monthly bundle.
The final new title from Zachtronics
Last Call BBS came out last year. It was a bit of a surprise, being announced as Zachtronics’ final release. While they did release a solitaire collection after this, this is more of a collection of the games that never got made. There are 7 unique titles here, and they range from a game where you lay out metal for a chip, a game where you automate a kitchen and a game where you build Gundam models, which is far more interesting than it should be.
But ultimately this is Zachtronics, it’s all the same negative. It’s a game built for a programmer or logic mindset, and while I love that, it’s not going to appeal to most players. There’s a good amount of content but a few games feel a little short, mostly the Gundam models or at least legally-distinct-giant-mecha models, I just want a hundred of them. Also, this feels like prototypes the studio made and never built for a full game. It’s not a huge negative but feels a bit like leftovers.
Pick this up if you enjoy Zachtronics games. I keep saying this and this is absolutely another for that pile. I adore this company, I said goodbye to them when this game came out, and looking at this once more gives me a lot of nostalgia. I would highly recommend checking this out if you ever enjoyed any of their games. And I know of their new company Coincidence, I can’t wait to see what happens with them.
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The final new title from Zachtronics
Last Call BBS came out last year. It was a bit of a surprise, being announced as Zachtronics’ final release. While they did release a solitaire collection after this, this is more of a collection of the games that never got made. There are 7 unique titles here, and they range from a game where you lay out metal for a chip, a game where you automate a kitchen and a game where you build Gundam models, which is far more interesting than it should be.
But ultimately this is Zachtronics, it’s all the same negative. It’s a game built for a programmer or logic mindset, and while I love that, it’s not going to appeal to most players. There’s a good amount of content but a few games feel a little short, mostly the Gundam models or at least legally-distinct-giant-mecha models, I just want a hundred of them. Also, this feels like prototypes the studio made and never built for a full game. It’s not a huge negative but feels a bit like leftovers.
Pick this up if you enjoy Zachtronics games. I keep saying this and this is absolutely another for that pile. I adore this company, I said goodbye to them when this game came out, and looking at this once more gives me a lot of nostalgia. I would highly recommend checking this out if you ever enjoyed any of their games. And I know of their new company Coincidence, I can’t wait to see what happens with them.
If you enjoyed this review or want to know what I think of other games in the bundle, check out the full review on or subscribe to my Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/FzxvEceV60k
Affectionate in gesture and execution. A lot of people on this website (and like hey this is just how time works) didn't have enough exposure to Pre-Windows 2000 era computers to really, really understand how wild of a world computers felt back then. Before things had to be designed to death to make it in front of an audience, some machines worked Just Enough to let you do what they wanted. I remember coloring black & white still frames from Batman: The Animated Series on the old church's computer. I remember the one time I got to use the pastor's computer and discovered they had a PC port of Mortal Kombat 3 installed to it for some reason I am still not capable of figuring out (They Were Weird, It's A Long Story). Trying AOL and realizing it wasn't good enough. Downloading a demo overnight only to learn it didn't run on my computer the morning after. My father's... aggressive approach to hacking prevention. This game is a dream about gilded ages, re-created with ship-in-a-bottle precision.
I learned how to play solitaire
Eight games at once? Just release eight games! Better luck next time "Zach Tronics"!
i'm too dumb for some of the late game stuff but damn this game is great
I'm not even close to having played every puzzle in Last Call BBS, but man have I enjoyed this Zachtronic's last hurrah. It's the end of an era, but what an era it was.
All of the quintessential Zachtronics games have their shelf life for me. This is generally either through a bit too much repetition, or through the expanding scope growing too much to keep track of everything. But they are all so well-designed that they are fun while they last. This one certainly lasted the longest, and it did so while exuding a ton of heart. The variety of games and the trickle of notes made it a joy to bounce around when one set of mechanics started to bring out that perfectionist itch a bit too much.
It was a genius decision to have the downloads work in the background, as it definitely led me to tinker with games for longer than I normally would have (if at all). Those sections ended up being as well-crafted and enjoyable as any vignettes throughout gaming.
This game also balances humor and emotion as well as any text in games. We see the anthropological detail from Mr Chilly that 20th century soft-serve was clearly enjoyed at a temperature of absolute zero. We see the computer's original owner vulnerably offering up this hardware as a piece of himself, recounting the wistful what-ifs that we all experience throughout life, and celebrating the people who shape your life even as the decades pass since you've been in their presence.
This may be a game to play over the years, dipping in and out to complete more puzzles and find more notes. It may even eventually become its own wistful memory as we try to recount to the next generation who we were back before Zachmatics disappeared from the golden ages...
It was a genius decision to have the downloads work in the background, as it definitely led me to tinker with games for longer than I normally would have (if at all). Those sections ended up being as well-crafted and enjoyable as any vignettes throughout gaming.
This game also balances humor and emotion as well as any text in games. We see the anthropological detail from Mr Chilly that 20th century soft-serve was clearly enjoyed at a temperature of absolute zero. We see the computer's original owner vulnerably offering up this hardware as a piece of himself, recounting the wistful what-ifs that we all experience throughout life, and celebrating the people who shape your life even as the decades pass since you've been in their presence.
This may be a game to play over the years, dipping in and out to complete more puzzles and find more notes. It may even eventually become its own wistful memory as we try to recount to the next generation who we were back before Zachmatics disappeared from the golden ages...