This is my simple homage to one of the best and most unappreciated games of all time, Hardwar. Developed by British company The Software Refinery in 1998, Hardwar is a free-form trading game in the spirit of Elite. But it's set on a small desolate moon, giving it a feeling of intimacy that the cold hard (and huge!) universe of Elite and its ilk lacks. There's also a rather spiffy plot you can optionally play through. A recent series of patches have touched up Hardwar's graphics and revived interest.
But enough general talk about Hardwar. It's a great game. There are already fan pages to do general Hardwar talk, the best of which is Captain Zedo's Hardwar Community Page (note the new URL if you've bookmarked it). It's quite simply one of the best game fan-pages ever, with over a hundred pages packed with information, screenshots and downloads.
It's pointless giving the same information here, so this site aims to explore the more mysterious aspects of Hardwar and give a different perspective. One day, I may even post the glowing review I wrote when I was drunk. On gin.
(In order of appearance on site - oldest at the bottom)
Site last updated: Sunday, December 16, 2001 (updated front page)
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