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Entity versus Natural Order conflict

Other (objects, etc.) theme

A narrative concept and key to the plot of the game. It is the conflict that the protagonist of the game must face, and in many cases, the player also

89
games
20
platforms

Alternate names: Man versus Nature, Man versus Physics, Man versus Logic, Man versus Emotion, Man versus Addiction

Ballblazer (Atari 400/800)
Ballblazer
A800 1984-03
Jungle River Cruise (Atari 5200)
Jungle River Cruise
5200 1982
Castle Crisis (Atari 5200)
Castle Crisis
5200 2004
Montezuma's Revenge (Atari 5200)
Montezuma's Revenge
5200 1984
Pole Position (VIC-20)
Pole Position
VIC 1983
Astro Chase (Atari 5200)
Astro Chase
5200 1983
Super Breakout (Atari 5200)
Super Breakout
5200 1982
Vanguard (Atari 5200)
Vanguard
5200 1983
Space Shuttle: A Journey into Space (Atari 5200)
Space Shuttle: A Journey into Space
5200 1983
Pole Position (Atari 2600 VCS)
Pole Position
VCS 1983
Miner 2049er (Atari 5200)
Miner 2049er
5200 1983
Bristles (Atari 5200)
Bristles
5200 2004-08-21
Related tags:
The classic conflicts:
entityventity Entity Verses Entity conflict (Man verses Man)
entityvnatural Entity Verses Natural Order conflict (Man verses Nature / Man verses Physics / Man verses Logic / Man verses Emotion / Man verses Addiction)
entityvsupernatural Entity Verses Supernatural Entity conflict (Man verses supernatural / Man verses Fanciful / Man verses Alien
entityvself Entity verses Self conflict (man vs self / man verses his own limits)
entityvinvention Entity Verses Invention conflict(Man verses Machine / Man verses Idea)
Less usual conflicts:
naturalvinvention Natural verses Invention conflict (Nature vs Machine)
naturalvnatural Natural verses Natural conflict (Nature vs Nature)
inventionvinvention Invention verses Invention conflict (Machine vs Machine)
supernatualvsupernatual Supernatural Entity Verses Supernatural Entity conflict (Fanciful verses Fanciful)
supernatualvnatural Supernatural Entity Verses Natural conflict (Supernatural vs Nature / Fanciful vs Nature)

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The Classic Conflicts

Games by year

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The first Entity versus Natural Order conflict video game was released in 1980.

Atari, Activision and Electronic Arts published most of these games.

Platforms

Atari 5200 35
Linux 20
Apple II E 8
BeOS 4
Atari 400/800 4
VIC-20 2
C64 2
Atari 2600 2
Electron 1
TI99 1
Unix 1
BSD 1
Arcade 1
BBC 1
Zaurus 1
ZX Spectrum 1
Atari ST 1
Olivetti M20 1
Intellivision 1
Vectrex 1

Most common companies

Atari22
Activision6
Electronic Arts3
New Breed Software3
Parker Brothers3
Brøderbund2
Big Five2
Perpetual Pyramid2
Superior Software2