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by Jesse Fuchs
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...
by Jesse Fuchs
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...
by Jesse Fuchs
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...
by Jesse Fuchs
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...