A downloadable game

Dive into the world of your very own PC's grandparents with Mainframe Men! Meet the handsome personifications of iconic computers like ENIAC as you explore the museum in this visual novel.

You've won a VIP ticket to the Computer History Museum's new exhibits. Soon, they'll show you just how interactive they really are...

Game features:

  • Meet ENIAC, Mark 1, and other computers from the mid 1900s! (Who's this EDVAC guy, you ask?)
  • Learn about the museum itself, as well as the history behind the creation and legacy of these machines.
  • Learn what exactly binary even means, and how to translate it.
  • A few Bad Ends. (and one good one)
  • Increased boost in trivia stats. 
  • 50/50 shot of haunting your mind forever with guys who are wearing punch tape for clothes. 
  • Dialogue choices.
  • All of the normal visual novel features, skip, autoplay, save...
  • Get kidnapped?!?
  • Gain a souvenir.
  • Music and beautiful art!
More information
StatusReleased
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Authorfresh_brewed
GenreVisual Novel, Educational
Made withRen'Py
Tags2D, Comedy, Indie, Ren'Py, Short, Sprites
Average sessionAbout an hour
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard
LinksSteam
ContentNo generative AI was used

Download

Download
mainframemen-1.0-itch.zip 440 MB

Install instructions

Just unzip the zip file and run mainframemen.exe. Your defender program may warn you about running downloaded .exes.

Comments

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adam3752YT20 days ago

man. 2 questions

1. Why?

2. HOW?

no ofence, i love the idea but man how do you come up with something like this 😭

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