Chariot Rider
@chariotrider.bsky.social
🏳️🌈 I talk about games sometimes. I also make them. Roguelikes are pretty neat YouTube https://youtube.com/@chariot_rider?si=jPKxSki2iyEcrmJ8 Itch https://chariot-rider.itch.io
2.5 years later, my GDC talk "Player Mythologies" is free on the vault! gdcvault.com/play/1034601... I'm really proud of this one. It tries to rewire your brain wrt what games actually do, what they are for, and thus why-and-how we should make them. Stand out from the crowd by changing lives.
Player Mythologies
Designers build games around player fantasies. These typically concern something the player
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You should play SWORD OF KUMDOR, the outré JRPG for the PC-98 that teaches you how to touch-type lynn.github.io/kumdor/
The Sword of Kumdor
“What's going on!? A spaceship came crashing down! Oh my stars, look at that hole!”
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ScummVM announced full support of all games using MicroProse's MADS engine: Rex Nebular and the Cosmic Gender Bender (both DOS and Mac), Return of the Phantom, Dragonsphere, and Once Upon a Forest. www.scummvm.org/news/20260826/
ScummVM :: Latest Developments :: It's a MADS, MADS, MADS, MADS World
A self-centered starship pilot marooned on a planet of women. A kingdom under threat from an evil enchanter. A sinister plot at the opera. And a desperate search for an antidote. After all these years...
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Some favorite recent panels from my hand-drawn webcomic. You can read SABLE: A GHOST STORY free now, and Patrons are reading three chapters ahead! Sablecomic.com
THE EARTH HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED; MANKIND HAS ATTAINED THE ABILITY TO DOUBLE-JUMP PART ONE IN THE NEW FUTURE JUMPERS SERIES FROM thecatamites INTERNATIONAL OBSESSION w/ some art by me and music from @demonshome.bsky.social thecatamites.itch.io/internationa...
So we collaborated, multiple authors contributing, on our take. And although featuring only arguably indie games, we nod at AAA titles we deserve to be acknowledged. First up is Wadjeteye's Unavowed, but you'll have to click through for the full list, here: indiegamereviewer.com/top-10-indie...
IGR's Favorite Indie Adventure Games of the 21st Century
Greg Costikyan and the IGR writing team weigh in on some of our favorite adventure games of the 21st century (so far)!
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Hi! I just launched a new three month DOS jam! Don't have enough free time to contribute to a standard game jam? This one's E X T E N D E D. Please feel free to join in, even (especially!) if you have no experience! It's a very casual vibe, and there are even a few assets to help start you off!
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A game jam from 2026-08-31 to 2026-12-01 hosted by Emmfoolery. It's time for another three month DOS jam! This is a casual, lighthearted jam, to encourage skill-building, community links, and the crea...
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We posted an interview with Kristjan Hatlelid today. It's about his work in games (he did audio programming and music for a bunch of classics in the eighties and nineties). He also reveals that he's making new games now, and a sequel to Frantic Freddie. Interview by @retrogamingpappa.bsky.social .
Interview with Kristjan Hatlelid - Spillhistorie.no
He did the music and sound programming in everything from Test Drive II to Stunts. Now he's working on his own indie games.
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Hey I wanted to share out a recently released capstone project from my student Bernadine Mattson! Doo-Daa is a collaged RPG Maker MZ 2003 game where you play as an astronaut cat handing out informational pamphlets marketing the planet Earth to Dadaist aliens. bobby4apples.itch.io/doo-daa
I run a Games Artist talk/discussion series w/ Do Not Research. Super excited to announce this year’s slate featuring Inpatient Press Flan Falacci @thewatermuseum.bsky.social and @apthomson.bsky.social Learn more about DNR and join us by subscribing to the substack here donotresearch.substack.com
The latest from @househouse.com, Big Walk elevates the “friendslop” formula by swapping out procedural generation for a more authored experience. But did they make a meal to remember, or one that's difficult to digest? 📼: youtu.be/HrDasGOIJSo
Big Walk is "Friend Dinner"
YouTube video by hotcyder
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The Zium Railway announced - an interactive virtual art gallery game, where you traverse an open-world via foot or train to view various interactive installations. I love what Zium projects do with the artful medium of games. ❤️ Launches September 13: theziumsociety.itch.io
New release: Les Templiers d'Orven (1986 - Amstrad CPC) - https://www.myabandonware.com/game/les-templiers-d-orven-114u #abandonware
for the first time in over three years, there's a new video on my channel. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjPWZ...
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Save State website: https://savestate.site/ Follow me elsewhere: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/retrohistories.bsky.social Mastodon: https://digipres.club/@retrohistories Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/retrohistories/ Soundtrack: SPLASH SCREEN by CONTOSO from the album DVD PLAYER: https://spezandco.bandcamp.com/album/spez177-dvd-player CC BY 4.0 Background footage from Pexels
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MARBLE SOULS coming 2026 wishlist now - store.steampowered.com/app/4531440/...
SUPER FLUID HYPER FLOW! A new minimalist arcade game. Try to conquer the chaos! Play on gate.itch.io/super-fluid-...
Ten years ago, it started with a game jam. Since then, we've poured all of our love and craft into every single pixel. Now, it's finally here: a wordless point-and-click adventure in a prehistoric world full of dinosaurs. Theropods launches August 20th!🦕
this is the full game about magnifying horses. Horse Magnifier: The Full Horse comes out on August 10, 2026. i made a trailer to celebrate the occasion:
The only thing wrong with Elevator Action Returns is that it released in a moment that wasn't interested in it — that shouldn't stop you from playing this classic today. Taito's arcade sequel to the original Elevator Action is bigger, faster, and shows how much the industry changed in 11 years.
Past meets present: Elevator Action Returns
Do you know what Elevator Action was missing? Explosions, helicopters, and exploding helicopters.
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New video! Cool Games(?) you may have missed(?) in 2026(?) so far. A handful of recommendations that somehow turned into extended musings on games as a whole. Featuring STUNTBOOST, Elfie: A Sand Plan, Blood Dungeon, and more 👀 youtu.be/26feHFM0vbA
GAMES GAMES GAMES GAMES GAMES GAMES GAMES GAMES GAMES GAMES GAMES GAMES GAMES GAMES GAMES GAMES
YouTube video by hotcyder
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Some morning links to a Keith Haring vote in Philly, @apollo-magazine.com on art's great Penelopes, NewCrits's advice for first gallery shows, @chariotrider.bsky.social's museum in 'Doom,' more news.artnet.com/artnet-bulle...
Will Philly Protect Its Beloved Keith Haring? And Other Art World Matters
Also in today's Artnet Bulletin: an imperiled Keith Haring mural, art history's great Penelopes, a museum built in 'Doom,' and more.
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A side project I've been working on—a curated link page of important essays on video game narrative—is now live. You can read about it on my blog: azhdarchid.com/the-game-nar... Or you can go straight to the dedicated website: www.gamenarrativereader.org
The Game Narrative Reader, Zeroth Edition
Announcing a curated, thematic link page of important essays and articles about video game narrative.
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reminds me of this virtual tour of Goya's "Black Paintings" done inside Animal Crossing youtu.be/--evTcB8LmM
Quinta del Sordo. Presentación de las Pinturas negras
YouTube video by Prado Educación
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Chariot Rider@chariotrider.bsky.social · 2mo agoSince the spring of 2023, I have been creating a non-violent art museum in Doom. My goal was to find art that engaged with the themes that informed Doom's creation, while also exploring the possibilities of virtual museum spaces. Please enjoy this museum. Download link below
If you enjoy The Doom Gallery, I also recommend checking out some of my other weird Doom WADs. Lavender Birth is a Doom poem about my experiences coming out chariot-rider.itch.io/lavender-birth
Lavender Birth by Chariot Rider
Doom poetry about lavender and pain
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Chariot Rider@chariotrider.bsky.social · 2mo agoSince the spring of 2023, I have been creating a non-violent art museum in Doom. My goal was to find art that engaged with the themes that informed Doom's creation, while also exploring the possibilities of virtual museum spaces. Please enjoy this museum. Download link below
