Chalk (Recommendation)

Here is another nifty, free, ultra-light game with an excellent concept. It is a little on the twitchy side for me, but the mechanics are just so slick. Take a look at Chalk. The built-in tutorial explains everything.

Samorost (Recommendation)

Remember back when the world was really excited by HyperCard games? Well, thanks to the wonders of Flash we're now able to play games like that for free. One such is Samorost, which is a pretty and diverting minor clickfest. I confess I really love its art.

Chew On Gumboy (Reblog)

I am sometimes nostalgic for old-timey arcade games, and MAME doesn't really satisfy me -- even EJB's cool MAME cabinet, were I to have convenient access to it. Which I weren't. I'd like some modern gloss on top of solid game play (as opposed to modern gloss on top of modern gloss).

A while ago I stumbled upon Gish, a physics-based PC game where you control a ball of tar by adjusting your stickiness and viscosity. To me, this is the new-tech version of the old-tech arcade joy. Which, however, is not why I'm writing this reblog...

I've just run into a clear descendant of Gish, Gumboy Crazy Adventures. To me, this promises sentimental arcade pleasures in a hip, fancy package. At least EJB may like it.

I Want A Monotech Game Unit (Reblog)

Best video game trailer I've seen in a long time...

Volition's Generosity

My wife, who makes a habit of spying on me, told me that I was profiled on some gaming web site. Well, it looks like I got all of the profile I deserve. I never checked out the title to see if I got in the credits; I admit I had hoped I'd somehow been forgotten, so that the only modern game with my name on it didn't end up being one based around a torture mini-game. Alas for karma!

I'd much rather be remembered for authoring the final two versions of Avatar on the NovaNET (nee PLATO) system with the illustrious JDH. Or even for Thumper on the same system.

I guess we can't always write our game-construction epitaph.