Text Adventure Game on Chasing Dings!

Sword for Hire: Vertical Slice & Vibe Coding

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 08:00:00 -0500

When it’s mapped out, Sword for Hire isn’t as large as it looks in the book. But, it is possible to play through the game and level up.

"YES", the first cheat code.

Wed, 05 Mar 2025 07:52:27 -0500

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The Best of 2024: Adventure Games

Sat, 28 Dec 2024 11:08:43 -0500

They were a mainstay of 80s gaming and then all but disappeared until Portal revolutionized the genre. They are still some of the most fun you can have on a computer.

Beyond Shadowgate -- how to get endings A, B, C and D.

Sun, 22 Sep 2024 14:54:47 -0500

I couldn’t leave Beyond Shadowgate behind unless I’d managed to get all four endings. Here’s how.

Beyond Shadowgate: Hey, I actually finished a game!

Sat, 21 Sep 2024 20:20:28 -0500

Thanks to a lot of help from chat! Am… am I a streamer now?

Beyond Shadowgate: a classic reimagined.

Fri, 20 Sep 2024 07:55:51 -0500

It’s the 80s again! The developers of the original Shadowgate are back 35 years later with a sequel that doubles down on everything that made the first game great.

ADVENT: Colossal Cave 3D

Sun, 12 May 2024 09:59:22 -0500

Having spent the past several days mapping and exploring the text version, it’s finally time to replay Colossal Cave Adventure in glorious 3D.

ADVENT: Seasoned Adventurer

Sat, 11 May 2024 07:00:00 -0500

I got all the treasures I knew about… now, how about the treasures I don’t know about?

ADVENT: Twisty Passages, All Alike

Thu, 09 May 2024 07:00:00 -0500

A pirate stole our treasure! Time to steal it BACK. But first, we have to find our way through one of the most notorious mazes of all time…

ADVENT: The Road to Adventure

Tue, 07 May 2024 07:00:00 -0500

You can draw a direct line from Crowther and Woods’ “Adventure” to MMOs such as EverQuest. I’m going to be playing it all the way through… twice.