I Know What I Did Last Weekend (April edition)

Blue Prince, Monster Hunter Wilds, Sword for Hire news, some new boardgames, something new coming for Malifaux, and probably more…

April 14, 2025 · 5 min · 993 words · Tipa

The Best of 2024: Adventure Games

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.

December 28, 2024 · 5 min · 930 words · Tipa

Beyond Shadowgate: The SECRET Menu?!

If you’re a Beyond Shadowgate speedrunner, or are considering a promising career in Shadowgate speedrunning, you’re going to want to read this.

October 27, 2024 · 2 min · 231 words · Tipa

Analogue 3D: If I were to get one...

Do I love Nintendo 64 games enough to buy a $250 console that would bring them into the 21st century?

October 19, 2024 · 4 min · 789 words · Tipa

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

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

September 22, 2024 · 3 min · 544 words · Tipa

Beyond Shadowgate: Hey, I actually finished a game!

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

September 21, 2024 · 4 min · 668 words · Tipa

Beyond Shadowgate: a classic reimagined.

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.

September 20, 2024 · 3 min · 550 words · Tipa

Beyond Shadowgate -- the Demo

Still trying to figure out the puzzles in that old NES cart of Shadowgate you still somehow have? Well, you can finally take the game out of your NES because the sequel is finally here, almost.

April 19, 2024 · 4 min · 779 words · Tipa

Confessions of a Kickstarter Superbacker

I haven’t talked about my recent kickstarter projects, so here’s a bunch of board games, some video games, and some other stuff.

April 18, 2024 · 6 min · 1112 words · Tipa