Altitude would be fun to see reborn. Hit 4-5k players at its peak on Steam. Now pretty much dead apart from dedicated league play.
It's a 2D flight/arena game with a variety of game modes, aircraft to fly, weapons, perks, powerups etc. Very arcade.
- ✅ Fun
- ✅ Accessible (Win/Mac/Linux/Steam)
- ✅ All ages
- ✅ Casual (games last minutes, not hours)
- ✅ Not AAA
- ✅ Free
- ✅ Runs on potato
Only drawback according to the assignment:
- ❌ Not FOSS
It's not hard, outside of some specific use cases.
Assemble the mainboard, ram, cpu, paste and CPU cooler outside of the case. Drop the PSU in. Drop the board and backplate in. Fit the graphics card. Connect peripherals. Connect remaining wires like lego and send it.
If you can't line up pin 1 of a chip or not force keyed power connectors the way they shouldn't go - buy a fucking prefab. Likewise if you are incapable of rtfm.
My PC building knowledge comes from the late 90s, yet I can still assemble something functional today without fucking it up. "Serious mistakes" come from being actively stupid, not accidentally.
Motherboards come with the screw you need for your fancy M.2 drive. Don't lose it. The hardware is only delicate if you treat it like Conan the barbarian vanquishing evil. If it fits, it fits. If it doesn't, you're doing it wrong.
One thing I will give is that the am5 socket and locking mech feels way too much like you are damaging it, when in actuality you are doing it right.