(Red Volition)
A downloadable game
This .zip is all we could find of an old robot game for windows.
It's essentially turn-based rockem-and/or-sockem constructs with binary mechanics and set in Korean Hangul.
Also the late fights include some playfully malicious code (see the June_17 section of the "download and install instructions" below for a more detailed warning on those).
FEAT: AN AMAZING OST BY RUSHJET1
ABOUT
It was first released (pseudonymously) as part of a "bake sale" fundraiser for the AGS message boards' server fees. One of the admins ended up paying those out of pocket during the fundraiser anyway (oblivious to our bake sale rescue efforts, haw haw), after which it was voted to just send the raised amount to the "Child's Play" charity org instead lol
CREDITS
Drawn and scripted by yours truly together with with my friends Devin, Ryan, Jenny, etc.
Thanks guys, haha, miss you - this game is so dumb lol good times tho 🥀
Korean translation assistance from my former neighbors at Korvia
(ie we bartered a few dozen cookies for help with Hangulian Onomatopoeia).
TOOLS
AGS, a Shure SM58, some salvaged servos, gears, motors, belts etc from the university of Oregon in Eugene. Recorded at inkthirsty gallery next to WOW Hall. Shoutout to Cosmic Pizza.
DEDICATION
This game was originally dedicated to Jessie Oettinger's aunt for our conversation over an unforgettably warm thanksgiving dinner.
Cheers also to everybody who parlayed with the old humanquestions / internautsguide / tiamat corporation shit haha
TRIVIA
I got banned for spamming the ags message boards with badly translated Korean spam which contained ARG secrets etc haha - shoutout to the AGS boards. Thanks to Chris Jones and all those who've kept the blue cup filled.
TECH
the below-listed "RED_VOLITION_IS_POSSIBLE.cfg" file (configured [and creatively named ❣️] by lucas steele) is useful to those who'd like to play this game using a controller or joystique instead of their keyboard via JOY2KEY.
THANK YOU FOR PLAYING! HAPPY MOTHERS' DAY!
-RH
Download
Install instructions
WINDOWS ONLY :(
WILL LIKELY REQUIRE "COMPATABILITY SETTINGS" UNIQUE TO YOUR VERSION OF WINDOWS
REQUIRES: 261 mbs (uncompressed) and an (1) keyboard
this game uses the arrow keys, space bar, esc key
Prefer using a controller, instead?
Consider exploring JOY2KEY or another suitable input transliterator 🔗 my buddy lucas has kindly provided his custom "red_volition_is_possible.cfg" config file which will map this game's controls to common controller inputs when loaded in JOY2KEY and run simultaneously with Red Volition.
EDIT: JUNE_17_2025
please be mindful that there remains malicious code in this game which will attempt to violate your firewalls to connect to korean spam urls which were active in uhh 2010 or so
also some enemies will ping korean youtube urls which some users have reported as changing their language prefs to hangul so yk be prepared to (re)set that if connected while playing 🤖
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