I'm at the fringe! First show of 27 done last night. Almost sold out but for one empty seat on the front row. After I finished I found the guy whose seat it was sat directly outside the door on the curb eating a 4-pack of cornettos. It's great to be back.

Today on the Quest Quest podcast, @decafjedi.com 90 episodes in decide to talk about a game which is considered by some to be The definitive adventure game. Listen in as we discuss The Secret of Monkey Island. Here or in your dang apps: zencastr.com/z/Q0-2DXhv

A new post is here! Among other subjects we will answer the question: did anybody actually ever sleep with their milkman?

Sleeping with the Milkman

The history of jokes about history's most lascivious dairy deliverer.

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Huge find for the Video Game Soda Machine Project! I just added Transformers: Capture the Cube, a 2007 Flash game starring Dispensor, a stealthy Deception who can transform into a Mountain Dew vending machine! The entry includes videos of Dispensor's transformation and the game's twist ending.

Transformers: Capture the Cube

You probably already knew that a Decepticon named Dispensor, who could transform into a Mountain Dew machine, appeared in the 2007 film Transformers. But did you know that Dispensor also starred in hi...

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if you see this, quote the energy you bring to Bluesky.

Kieron Gillen@kierongillen.bsky.social · 3d ago

if you see this, quote the energy you bring to Bluesky.

NEW VIDEO: In 2006 a Washington DC based think tank hired future lead designers of Civilization and XCOM to make a strategy game based on a documentary about nonviolent protest. 20 years later I'm here to tell you why. youtu.be/dmL7Ph4Us8o

A Force More Powerful: this game is political

YouTube video by Alien Bob

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TOMORROW ON youtube.com/@alien_bob

🎉Excited to announce I've adapted Party House from UFO 50 into a physical card game! 🎉 Teaser trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHNF... Kickstarter prelaunch page (shared w/ a Baba is You game!): www.kickstarter.com/projects/bit... Brought to you by @bitewinggames.bsky.social More details soon! 🥳

Party House: The Deckbuilding Game — Teaser Trailer

YouTube video by Bitewing Games

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I loved this goofy game and this is a great video about it.

OneShortEye@oneshorteye.bsky.social · last wk.

It's the title adventure gamers love to hate on: Gabriel Knight 3, infamous for the "Cat Hair Mustache Puzzle," a bizarre bit of gameplay that was, supposedly, so bad it killed the entire adventure game genre. But is that true? www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgNK...

The monthly update for patrons is up, the game is starting to look like a game and I talk about representing autistic overstimulation with visuals and game mechanics. www.patreon.com/SophieHoulde... Please consider becoming a patron if you'd like to support my work and/or having a place to live <3

lookin' for game recommendations for my dad - he's officially tired of Satisfactory and Valheim. I think what he'd enjoy is something with similar focus on logistical puzzles and base-building, and little or no focus on combat and twitch reflexes. he's a PC gamer and isn't much good with a gamepad.

A double feature this Friday as we check out both a surprise new release by Isaac and start a month long journey through some beloved worlds to celebrate the Museum of ZZT's 10th anniversary! (And of course more 24 Hours To Go this Sunday!) https://twitch.tv/worldsofzzt/ #stream_schedule #zzt

If you're remotely interested in the history of adventure games, this is a fantastic podcast.

Jess Morrissette@decafjedi.com · last wk.

On this week's Quest Quest, @bvigeant.bsky.social and I look at Ron Gilbert's 1989 essay "Why Adventure Games Suck." We discuss what inspired it and how it shaped not only The Secret of Monkey Island, but also LucasArts' entire design philosophy. Listen here (or wherever): zencastr.com/z/J9fCOC5c

We're having our best month ever with DOS Game Club in terms of downloads right now, as we've broken 12k unique monthly downloads for the first time since we started back in March 2017.

Today on Quest Quest, the Adventure Game Podcast, @decafjedi.com and I do the assigned reading from the first week of his syllabus and read Ron Gilbert's 1989 design manifesto "Why Adventure Games Suck." Join us here or wherever. zencastr.com/z/J9fCOC5c

everything ok babe? you've barely touched your decide-execute-deliver sandwich fortune.com/2026/07/27/a...

AI and the ‘skinny hamburger, fat bun’ problem — why the future of work needs to look more like a pizza | Fortune

Yahoo Finance GM George Leimer led the development of a new investing product, AlphaSpace, and his team has shipped over 100 new features in two months.

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It's always fun to me when we do a multi-game month on DOS Game Club, and last May was no exception when we checked out all the pool, snooker & billiards games we could find for MS-DOS. www.dosgameclub.com/pool-snooker... #dosGaming #retroGaming #podcast

Pool, snooker and billiards – DOS GAME CLUB Podcast

Monthly online discussion and roundtable podcast featuring one DOS game per episode.

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If you are looking for a recent Myst-like with FMV, maybe you’ll be interested in Neyyah store.steampowered.com/app/1289720/...

Neyyah on Steam

Neyyah is a first-person point-and-click adventure game from Defy Reality Entertainment. You are thrown into a strange secretive world called Neyyah. Use careful observation and logic to uncover the m...

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Just did this lovely 6x6 sudoku variant puzzle, that I think is not too hard for beginners maybe? Have a go if you like! sudokupad.app/adventure/12...

Yes, I have a giant harddisk!

New Ancient DOS Games Pro video uploaded and ready to watch! youtu.be/AsY5liS7bfo

Damage & HP - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - ADG Pro 37

YouTube video by Pixelmusement

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Fixing ScummVM! Investigating NOIR: A Shadowy Thriller! Warmup: unhinged math quiz twitch.tv/moralrecordi...

Any recommendations on a good **accessible** JS calendar library (framework agnostic). Trying to code my own, and holy shit there are a lot of moving parts! But of the dozen OSS options I've found, not a single one works for non-sighted/keyboard.

OFFBEAT is OUT MIAOW! Go make beautiful music. Make money. Make your family proud of your creative talents x We have another giveaway running, but will add another 5 keys into the mix. Follow & share this for a Steam key - will draw winners on Friday. GL! store.steampowered.com/app/4468030/...

Wrote a quick song about how those meta glasses have ruined my whole look

I’ll be presenting at the (remotely!) at the weekend, come along if you’re in Tokyo, it sounds old such a fun event.

zep.p8@lexaloffle.bsky.social · 2w ago

[Tokyo] #picotachi vol.84 is this Saturday (July 25th) at @picopicocafe.bsky.social // 7pm~, cafe open from 2pm ~ DM us if you'd like to show or talk about something (tiny / WIP projects welcome), or email: picopicocafe @ gmail (EN/JP). See you there! ☕ www.picotachi.com

I have an announcement! I'm going to be teaching at the School For Poetic Computation this autumn! Want to spend time thinking about how to make tools that help people make things? We could do that together. sfpc.study/sessions/fal...

School for Poetic Computation

The School for Poetic Computation is an experimental school in New York City supporting interdisciplinary study in art, code, hardware and critical theory. It's a place for learning and unlearning.

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As a kid I saw a theater production of the Odyssey by a single guy (Frank Groothof), who played every role by himself and I don't think any version can top that.

My panel at AdventureX has been accepted! "From Golden Idol to The Roottrees Are Dead: Solving the Case of Great Detective Design" will see me* interview a panel of devs from hit deduction games as we build a case file for how to make the perfect detective game! *In full Sherlock gear

AdventureX@adventurex.bsky.social · 2w ago

This year’s schedule and lineup of incredible talks and panels are live! Visit adventurexpo.org for details. Join us at #AdvX26 in London on 7-8 November to hear from @sallybeaumont.bsky.social, @theexaminedgame.bsky.social, and more amazing gaming pros. Keynotes coming soon! Follow for updates

Live now with some bullshit at twitch.tv/alienbob but also youtube.com/@alienboblives

Alien Bob but also@jeremyoduber.com · 2w ago

The Bobstream returns in a few hours with something special. The 90s were a wild time. Developers would just take an Arnold Schwarzenegger flop, remove the Arnold, and turn it into an FMV adventure game expecting to make money.