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Boot up your Z5 Powerlance and dial into Last Call BBS, the last game from Zachtronics! The Barkeep’s loaded up his retro computer with a full set of puzzle games for you to download and play. No need to worry about copy protection, they’re all fully cracked and ready to enjoy!
Last Call BBS is a puzzle, retro and automation game
developed and published by Zachtronics.
Released on August 03rd 2022 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.
It has received 1,409 reviews of which 1,301 were positive and 108 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 19.50€ on Steam, but you can find it for less on Eneba.
The Steam community has classified Last Call BBS into these genres:
System requirements
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / 10
- Processor: 2.0 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: 960 x 540
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 250 MB available space
MacOS
- OS: macOS 10.9+
- Processor: 2.0 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: 960 x 540
- Storage: 250 MB available space
Linux
- OS: Ubuntu 16.04+, SteamOS
- Processor: 2.0 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: OpenGL 3.3, 960 x 540
- Storage: 250 MB available space
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Last Call BBS is an incredibly polished collection of puzzles from the Zachtronics team. There's 8 distinct applications presented through the fictional Powerlance OS. I can't overstate how much fun I had just using the fictional computer. The sound and visual design are very well done, and I've already found myself late at night booting up the game just to play the built-in solitaire on more than one occasion. The 8 games contained on the OS are all very polished and cleverly designed. There's 2 solitaire implementations (both with a slight twist to traditional rules), a model builder, a nonogram-inspired logic puzzle, an arcade game (though one that presents you will all the tools to approach it as a puzzle), and 3 programming puzzles similar to the other Zachtronics titles (with all bells, whistles, and histograms you'd expect). While each puzzle doesn't have quite as much content as a standalone Zachtronics game, they still have a shocking amount of content and what's there is very cleverly designed. It took me ~40 hours to complete everything, with a majority of that spent between the 3 programming puzzles. I found myself enjoying the variety a lot as I could always jump to a different puzzle if I were stuck on a particular game. And while I've already said it multiple times, I really must reiterate just how incredibly polished the entire experience is. X'BPGH is intentionally bizarre, HACK*MATCH is intentionally presented with instructions in a different language, 20th Century Food Court has several great music tracks and a lot of humor in the pre- and post- level screens. They have an intentionally nostaligic presentation that looks great. The entire experience is tied together with memos you progressively unlock from the former owner of the computer, and while brief they provide just enough narrative to be interesting and engaging, pushing you to find out what the next note will say. All in all this is my favorite of the Zachtronics games I've played. The puzzles may not be for everyone as they are definitely the programming and optimization style that the Zachtronics team excels at. If you're unsure if it is a style you'll enjoy this is a great place to start as there's a lot to enjoy here, even if you don't end up enjoying the meatiest puzzles.
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The games are fun. The retro computer interface is fun. The lore is interesting. The art is cool. I had a blast.... ...from the past.
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A final fanfare for the Zachtronics studio that presents a handful of projects from the cutting room floor. While not strong as a stand-alone entry if you're a fan you'll likely enjoy the majority of this collection. The game is presented through the trappings of an 80's PC system that you use to connect to a simulated BBS and download the game's entries one at a time. It includes all the anachronistic elements like having to dial up to the internet and wait a few minutes for an entry to 'download'. As much as I found it charming I appreciate it won't resonate with everyone. As for the collection you have a mix of games that were too small or short to justify their own release, and some tacked on activities. The hack*match game from exapunks, a couple of solitaire games, and a gunpla simulator that lets you cut out, assemble, and paint mecha models. These don't add much beyond padding the content. There's also a series of memos to unlock from the 'former owner' which weave a story through the apps and adds a little extra flavour to the premise. The four main titles are 20th Century Food Court, Dungeons & Diagrams, ChipWizard Professional, and X'BPGH: The Forbidden Path. D&D is sort of a picross meets sudoku puzzle game which is minimal but entertaining. Food Court is the most fleshed out title and feels like it could be a Zachtronics stand-alone game, but the premise does get repetitive. ChipWizard was perhaps the most inscrutable being built around constructing microchip architecture using pure logic. While X'BPGH is a more experimental entry that feels Cronenburgian and explores a bio-mechanical body horror programming puzzle game. You can see each title's unique pro's and con's - but they certainly each have potential and plenty of levels to justify the combined release. X'BPGH gives literally no instructions and still ended up feeling more accessible to me than ChipWizard despite being so much more alien. Food Court was definitely my favourite and D&D + Solitaire made for nice warm ups before each puzzle session. And as always it has the beautiful art style and music that Zachtronics is known for. It's definitely a collection aimed at the fans and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone else, but if you've got the others you'll find something of value here for sure.
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With Zachtronics, you should always expect the unexpected - so it's not surprising how surprisingly unique their last game turns out to be. Geekishness has always been a big component of their games, but with Last Call BBS, they went into total overdrive, and created the geekiest game ever. It's a retro journey in an imaginary world, with an imaginary old school computer, to an age where games were painstakingly downloaded via dial-in modems, and storage also was at a premium. The game features 8 retro games (all readily cracked, of course), some of which would even stand on its own as a commercial offering, some are more like an afterthought. Putting all these things together into a single package should have ended up a horrible mess - instead, it turned out to be some near-magical nostalgic experience. I mean, how can you be nostalgic of something that has never existed? Last Call BBS managed to pull off this obvious impossibility perfectly, though. As many, many other players, I'm sad that this is the last game from this unique, talented studio. Starting with SpaceChem, they had produced a string of brilliant games, each bringing dozens of hours of brainy entertainment. There are many talented puzzle game devs out there, but no one quite makes these kinds of construction games, and this will be a big hole in the indie gaming market. But all things have to come to an end, I guess - thank you Zachtronics, it's been a tremendous ride.
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I've always really enjoyed Zachtronics games, and this one was no exception. This will be the last game made by Zachtronics and that feeling pervaded the game. The protagonist sits alone with a computer that strongly vibes with other Zachtronics aesthetics found in schenzhen io, exa punks and Tis 100. They download small puzzle games online and play them for their own enjoyment. The entire experience feels like one last hurrah as you got through a list of ideas that could have been full games, though never will be.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Last Call BBS is currently priced at 19.50€ on Steam.
Last Call BBS is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.50€ on Steam.
Last Call BBS received 1,301 positive votes out of a total of 1,409 achieving a rating of 8.76.
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Last Call BBS was developed and published by Zachtronics.
Last Call BBS is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Last Call BBS is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Last Call BBS is playable and fully supported on Linux.
Last Call BBS offers both single-player and multi-player modes.
Last Call BBS offers both Co-op and PvP modes.
Last Call BBS does not currently offer any DLC.
Last Call BBS does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Last Call BBS supports Remote Play Together. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.
Last Call BBS is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Game modes
Multiplayer
Features
Online players
23
Developer
Zachtronics
Publisher
Zachtronics
Release
03 Aug 2022
Platforms
Remote Play
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