Naturalistic
Other (objects, etc.) concept
Not necessarily realistic. Has nothing overtly fantastic, be it magical, paranormal, psychic, mystic, super powers, technomagic, nor magical technology.
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150platforms
Alternate names: Mundane, No Magic
DOS 1988
WIN 2009-11-26
MAC 1995
NES 1990-07
THMS 1985-06
PS2 2006-11-24
WIN 2012-09
SPC 1983
ST 1988
DOS 1987
NES 1987-12-18
C16 198?
Essentially anything devoid of fantastic (decidedly reality ignoring/breaking) elements (not as in the fantasy genre).
This is not about what's known, it is about the way it works. Unknown technologies, aliens, things not of Earth and not of the known world can still behave naturalistically.
Contrasts: (any one of these disqualifies use of this tag):
* Super powers
* Psychic powers (a.k.a. psionics)
* Technomagic
* Paranormal
* Magical Technology
* Magic
... or any other supernatural phenomena or superhuman powers
Possible Contrasts: (any one of these may disqualify use of this tag):
* Magical potions (but not medical).
* Visions that are clearly presented as supernatural.
* Cartoons are rarely naturalistic. Animation however, just might be.
* In rare cases, fantasy-like creatures my be given naturalistic explanation.
* Undead can only be naturalistic if a reasonably realistic explanation is given (tuberculosis, pneumonic plague, porphyria, lyssa, chemically educed zombi/real zombies, photosensitivity, hypertrichosis, trisomy, or like causes).
* Visions are not naturalistic if they have a clearly supernatural origin.
* 'Potions' that produce a naturalistic medical effect (poison, antidote, drowsiness, hallucinations, euphoria, drunkenness, etc) might be compatible with naturalistic.
Compatible:
* Supernormal(Prodigies)
* Science fiction/Aliens(use your best judgment for alien telepathy as it could go either way. Examples: Star Trek has naturalistic telepathy. Star Wars does not)
Science fiction can be naturalistic, but not in the case of technomagic or weird science. Similarly fantasy can be naturalistic.
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This is not about what's known, it is about the way it works. Unknown technologies, aliens, things not of Earth and not of the known world can still behave naturalistically.
Contrasts: (any one of these disqualifies use of this tag):
* Super powers
* Psychic powers (a.k.a. psionics)
* Technomagic
* Paranormal
* Magical Technology
* Magic
... or any other supernatural phenomena or superhuman powers
Possible Contrasts: (any one of these may disqualify use of this tag):
* Magical potions (but not medical).
* Visions that are clearly presented as supernatural.
* Cartoons are rarely naturalistic. Animation however, just might be.
* In rare cases, fantasy-like creatures my be given naturalistic explanation.
* Undead can only be naturalistic if a reasonably realistic explanation is given (tuberculosis, pneumonic plague, porphyria, lyssa, chemically educed zombi/real zombies, photosensitivity, hypertrichosis, trisomy, or like causes).
* Visions are not naturalistic if they have a clearly supernatural origin.
* 'Potions' that produce a naturalistic medical effect (poison, antidote, drowsiness, hallucinations, euphoria, drunkenness, etc) might be compatible with naturalistic.
Compatible:
* Supernormal(Prodigies)
* Science fiction/Aliens(use your best judgment for alien telepathy as it could go either way. Examples: Star Trek has naturalistic telepathy. Star Wars does not)
Science fiction can be naturalistic, but not in the case of technomagic or weird science. Similarly fantasy can be naturalistic.
- 5 replies
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Games by year
The first Naturalistic video game was released on January 28, 1947.
Creative Computing, Activision and Electronic Arts published most of these games.
Platforms
Linux | 740 | ||
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Windows | 563 | ||
Mac OS Classic | 391 | ||
Apple II E | 303 | ||
MS-DOS | 211 | ||
PS2 | 116 | ||
BeOS | 100 | ||
Tandy Coco | 100 | ||
TRS-80 | 95 | ||
Mac OS X | 80 | ||
C64 | 79 | ||
Altair 8800 | 75 | ||
Atari 400/800 | 58 | ||
Amiga | 55 | ||
NeXT | 50 | ||
X360 | 48 | ||
ZX Spectrum | 46 | ||
custom | 42 | ||
Commodore PET | 41 | ||
Xbox | 41 | ||
PS3 | 40 | ||
Win3.1 | 38 | ||
Atari ST | 38 | ||
NES | 37 | ||
PS | 29 | ||
BSD | 27 | ||
Amstrad CPC | 25 | ||
DEC PDP-1 | 24 | ||
Ohio Scientific | 22 | ||
Wii | 22 |