{"id":221,"date":"2004-05-27T09:41:45","date_gmt":"2004-05-27T13:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vmalt\/?p=221"},"modified":"2006-01-02T09:50:34","modified_gmt":"2006-01-02T14:50:34","slug":"invader-sim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/invader-sim","title":{"rendered":"Invader Sim"},"content":{"rendered":"

I laughed like a retard over this request<\/a> for a better war sim. Particularly the part about the tentacles. Enjoy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I laughed like a retard over this request for a better war sim. Particularly the part about the tentacles. 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