The Fallout Games

Fallout by Brad P. Taylor

The first game ever to bear the name Fallout, completely unrelated to what would follow, was Fallout by Brad P. Taylor, a Columns clone with slightly altered gameplay for DOS in 1991. It was an improved sequel of the author's own Beyond Columns, but never became as popular.

Fallout: A Post-Nuclear Role-Playing Game

What is usually associated with the term Fallout in the gaming world is of course the series of post-apocalyptic role-playing games (originally) by Interplay.

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Fallout (1997)

Originally designed to be based on and showcase GURPS, this unofficial sequel to Wasteland was hailed as a major rejuvenation of the CRPG genre in its time and started a legend.

Fallout 2 (1998)

The somewhat hasty sequel to Fallout. It compromised the Fallout world and its design was partly rather shoddy, but its greatly enhanced gameplay still endeared it to Fallout fans.

Fallout Tactics (2001)

Not an RPG, but a squad-based tactical game set in the Fallout world. It was generally considered dissappointing, but is somewhat grudgingly accepted and enjoyed a modest popularity with modders.

Fallout Van Buren (2003)

Interplay's dropped project for a sequel to the two original Fallout games, probably the best documented unreleased game ever.

Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel (2004)

The game Van Buren was dropped for. May be mentioned on Fallout forums only in the company of expletives.

Fallout 3 (2008)

The long-delayed next in line of the Fallout series, now finally released by Bethesda (of Daggerfall fame). Lots of excitement on the Forums.

The Unwashed Villagers

This was a Fallout player clan in the early times, made famous by a special encounter in Fallout 2. As of 2011, they still have a message board.

External

A Fallout site

I created in July 2004. It has some downloads and information mainly about the stuff that didn't make it into the final versions. In May 2007 I added a Van Buren section, and that was pretty much the last update.

No Fanbois Allowed

is a Fallout blog I started in August 2011. I update it witch a certain regularity and plan to transfer all the info there over time.

Fallout-related entries

on The ISA-Bus, my main blog. Since I have a seperate Fallout blog, these are mainly just announcements for things I put up for download, or how popular they are later.

Downloads

Below are thumbnails for Fallout-related downloads on Download Central. Apart from the demo, these are Fallout-themed mini games Russian programmers created while waiting for Fallout Tactics. Note that I have a seperate Fallout downloads page with the patches and numerous utilities.

Fallout-related Downloads
Fallout demo	Tetris Tactics	XO Tactics	Tactical Lines