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- February 6th, 2022, 9:15 pm
- Forum: Videogame Discussion
- Topic: The Fool's Errand
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1932
Re: 508: The Fool's Errand
Anyway, I can say that it's a pretty excellent game that's much more accessible than your typical 80s fare, both due to it being entirely mouse-controlled and being a tightly woven collection of puzzles and meta-puzzles. Here's a video of someone playing the first 5 minutes of the Mac version (which...
- February 6th, 2022, 9:12 pm
- Forum: Videogame Discussion
- Topic: The Fool's Errand
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1932
Re: 508: The Fool's Errand
Hey folks, some help here from your resident 80s liker: if you're looking to play the Fool's Errand or just find out what the hell it is before the podcast, here's my two recommendations: Jimmy Maher's essay on the game and its author, which is both a fascinating read and contains a zip package at t...
- April 18th, 2021, 6:04 am
- Forum: Videogame Discussion
- Topic: Trinity
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4135
Re: 467 - Trinity
This was my pick for the year, so here's a few notes I've been giving the other folks as I go: Source for the latest version of the Apple II version of the game, which is the one I've been playing on an "amber monitor" setting, for vibes: https://archive.org/details/wozaday_Trinity I've be...
- May 25th, 2019, 6:19 pm
- Forum: Videogame Discussion
- Topic: Paradroid and Paradroid 90
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3793
Re: Our next-but-one podcast recording (31.5.19) - 372: Paradroid and Paradroid 90
If people do want to play along, I'd recommend the C64 Paradroid—or, if you don't mind a little non-canonicism, Paradroid Redux, which cleans up some of the bugs and rough edges of the original without changing how it feels. I've been poking around in the general Paradroid diaspora (including Magnet...