Once not too long ago, Blizzard joked about World of Warcraft coming to consoles in the form of a game called World of Warcraft: The Molten Core…for the Atari 2600.

Now some folks at Gamer’s University have been crazy enough to take that joke and roll with it so far as to create a playable game out of it, with “glorious” 192i resolution, 8-way directional control (!) and “revolutionary AI that reacts to your every move (which can be in any of 8 directions, remember?)”. I’m not sure how close it is to the real Molten Core having never done that raid, but it’s still pretty hilarious.

You get two characters (and of course Alliance and Horde), represented by two lines on the screen – they’re supposedly a Priest and a Warrior, and you go about exploring the dungeon, running into tough pulls and big bosses. Features include:

- 10 Bosses with 6 Unique Models
- Move in any of 8 unique directions
- Lush 2d environments
- Glorious 192i resolution
- Has Sound
- Revolutionary AI that reacts to your every move (which can be in any of 8 directions, remember?)
- Skinning a Bear should aggro every Bears in a 40 yard radius

I couldn’t really figure it out. The manual says “press your button” to attack and while I was trying to press my button I ended up dying. Oh well. Download it here.

Source: Rock, Paper, Shotgun

Tags: 8-bit, Blizzard, molten core, World-of-Warcraft

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4 Comments » SeasonedSalt on November 26, 2008 10:34 am Who still plays WoW? Keane Ng on November 26, 2008 1:11 pm Who doesn’t? Dan Landis on November 26, 2008 5:30 pm I’ve quit multiple times. I might start replaying just so I could quit again. I just can’t quit this game enough. Abaddon on November 27, 2008 10:19 pm I despise WoW. But I deeply Dig this. RSS feed for comments on this post. Comment Now Note: Commenting on Ripten does not currently require registration, however to be eligible for contests on the site, you must be a registered user. Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website Commenting Rules: No hate speech allowed. If you must argue, please debate intelligently. Comments containing selected keywords or outbound links will be put into moderation to help prevent spam. Ripten reserves the right to delete comments and ban anyone who doesn't follow the rules. Thanks. Notify me of followup comments Tired of the Goomba? Upload your own custom comment avatar.