Tomb of the Hardcore Casual Gamer
Ice Cream Jonsey In this, a new ongoing feature, we introduce the Forgotten Tomb of the Hardcore Casual Gamer. Seeing how last night I installed a high score kit into my Asteroids (hardcore!)…
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Actors in Text Games, Part One
When IÂ made A Crimson Spring, I was learning a new IF programming language, drawing comic book-style art after a lengthy layoff, getting music integrated, and displaying graphics. I didn’t…
2008 U.S. Open Playoff Round Analysis
(OK, this is ICJ taking over at this point, as I think what happened made Pinback’s heart go out.) My first job was as a clerk at a driving range.…
Bruce Everiss Would Appear to be a Cunt
Whoa, lookee here! http://ramraider.blogspot.com/2008/06/bruce-everiss-cunt.html Stuart Campbell is, of course, one of the few gaming journalists that has actually furthered the goddamn art, so if he’s getting blamed for something –…
Acceptance – Phantoms (2005) review
I bought this CD off THE BAY, as it was only $3 and I have been listening to a rip of it virtually every day for the last two years.…
Golf is a 4x Game
ICJ: Isn’t your birthday coming up? Pinback:Â Yes. ICJ:Â I just added your birthday to my calendar, and set it for “yearly” reoccurance. However, it wants to know how many…
Firecrab!
Today’s update is just a link over to www.firecrab.com. A little backstory: a few of us were talking about Dinosaur Comics, which is an amazing webcomic that uses the same…
Civilization vs. the Bard’s Tale
Let’s break down the Civilization games versus the Bard’s Tale ones. I am intentionally not including the Xbox Bard’s Tale game from a couple years ago, nor am I considering…
I Can’t Believe How Racist This GoogleChat Emoticon Is
  I am sitting here flabbergasted at what we found. Ben and I are trying to make jokes about it to lighten the mood because, seriously, what the fuck?…
The Point of No Return
I’ve reached the point of no return when it comes to writing a text game. I’m a complete mess. I can’t remember the last time I got a good night’s…