Jess Morrissette
@decafjedi.com
I'm a professor who studies politics, games, and pop culture. I stream retro adventure games every Wednesday night at twitch.tv/decafjedi. Co-host of the Quest Quest podcast. Links to all my other stuff at decafjedi.com!
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Retro Sierra On-Line gifts under the Christmas tree this year: Quest for Glory I VGA, a sealed(!) copy of Hoyle's Book of Games, and the first edition of the King's Quest Companion. Thanks, Mom and Kourtney! 💚❤️
December 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Retro Sierra On-Line gifts under the Christmas tree this year: Quest for Glory I VGA, a sealed(!) copy of Hoyle's Book of Games, and the first edition of the King's Quest Companion. Thanks, Mom and Kourtney! 💚❤️
It was Christmas Day, 39 years ago, when I played King's Quest II for the very first time, sparking a lifelong love of adventure games. Join me live on Twitch, right now, as I play through it again to celebrate the holiday! twitch.tv/decafjedi
December 26, 2025 at 1:40 AM
It was Christmas Day, 39 years ago, when I played King's Quest II for the very first time, sparking a lifelong love of adventure games. Join me live on Twitch, right now, as I play through it again to celebrate the holiday! twitch.tv/decafjedi
Retro Sierra On-Line gifts under the Christmas tree this year: Quest for Glory I VGA, a sealed(!) copy of Hoyle's Book of Games, and the first edition of the King's Quest Companion. Thanks, Mom and Kourtney! 💚❤️
December 25, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Retro Sierra On-Line gifts under the Christmas tree this year: Quest for Glory I VGA, a sealed(!) copy of Hoyle's Book of Games, and the first edition of the King's Quest Companion. Thanks, Mom and Kourtney! 💚❤️
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Merry Christmas! I'm streaming Sierra On-Line's Christmas Card demos (1986-1992) on a loop this morning at twitch.tv/decafjedi.
I'll be popping in and out of the stream all morning, but feel free to share some of your favorite holiday gaming memories in the chat!
I'll be popping in and out of the stream all morning, but feel free to share some of your favorite holiday gaming memories in the chat!
December 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Merry Christmas! I'm streaming Sierra On-Line's Christmas Card demos (1986-1992) on a loop this morning at twitch.tv/decafjedi.
I'll be popping in and out of the stream all morning, but feel free to share some of your favorite holiday gaming memories in the chat!
I'll be popping in and out of the stream all morning, but feel free to share some of your favorite holiday gaming memories in the chat!
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On this day 40 years ago, the greatest fight in the history of heavyweight boxing took place as Rocky Balboa avenged the death of his friend Apollo Creed and single-handedly ended the Cold War by knocking out Ivan Drago in the 15th and final round of their epic showdown in Moscow.
Rocky Vs Drago - Final Fight
YouTube video by Gioxis
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December 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
On this day 40 years ago, the greatest fight in the history of heavyweight boxing took place as Rocky Balboa avenged the death of his friend Apollo Creed and single-handedly ended the Cold War by knocking out Ivan Drago in the 15th and final round of their epic showdown in Moscow.
Merry Christmas! I'm streaming Sierra On-Line's Christmas Card demos (1986-1992) on a loop this morning at twitch.tv/decafjedi.
I'll be popping in and out of the stream all morning, but feel free to share some of your favorite holiday gaming memories in the chat!
I'll be popping in and out of the stream all morning, but feel free to share some of your favorite holiday gaming memories in the chat!
December 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Merry Christmas! I'm streaming Sierra On-Line's Christmas Card demos (1986-1992) on a loop this morning at twitch.tv/decafjedi.
I'll be popping in and out of the stream all morning, but feel free to share some of your favorite holiday gaming memories in the chat!
I'll be popping in and out of the stream all morning, but feel free to share some of your favorite holiday gaming memories in the chat!
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A message to new Bluesky users.
November 14, 2024 at 11:17 PM
A message to new Bluesky users.
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New Bluesky users: we call likes "sklikes" here.
June 22, 2023 at 12:28 AM
New Bluesky users: we call likes "sklikes" here.
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Hey, if this time of year is really, really, really, really, really, really awful for you too, I'm really, truly, genuinely sorry. I hope you find some things to find joy in and some love for yourself.
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December 24, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Hey, if this time of year is really, really, really, really, really, really awful for you too, I'm really, truly, genuinely sorry. I hope you find some things to find joy in and some love for yourself.
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On this week's episode of CHEVY CHASERS, @bvigeant.bsky.social and I take a deep dive into a Chevy Chase classic: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.
If I woke up tomorrow with my head sewn to the carpet, I wouldn't be more surprised than I am right now.
Listen here: zencastr.com/z/lrpbBdLc
If I woke up tomorrow with my head sewn to the carpet, I wouldn't be more surprised than I am right now.
Listen here: zencastr.com/z/lrpbBdLc
a man with his mouth open wearing a hat that says chicago cubs
Alt: a man with his mouth open wearing a hat that says chicago cubs
media.tenor.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
On this week's episode of CHEVY CHASERS, @bvigeant.bsky.social and I take a deep dive into a Chevy Chase classic: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.
If I woke up tomorrow with my head sewn to the carpet, I wouldn't be more surprised than I am right now.
Listen here: zencastr.com/z/lrpbBdLc
If I woke up tomorrow with my head sewn to the carpet, I wouldn't be more surprised than I am right now.
Listen here: zencastr.com/z/lrpbBdLc
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Here's my favorite holiday cocktail. I call it the Grinch.
- 2 parts Midori
- 2 parts Malibu
- 1 part pineapple juice
- Top with lots of whipped cream
- Shake vigorously with ice (whipped cream and all)
- Strain and pour
- Plop in a maraschino cherry for the Grinch's "two sizes too small" heart.
- 2 parts Midori
- 2 parts Malibu
- 1 part pineapple juice
- Top with lots of whipped cream
- Shake vigorously with ice (whipped cream and all)
- Strain and pour
- Plop in a maraschino cherry for the Grinch's "two sizes too small" heart.
December 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Here's my favorite holiday cocktail. I call it the Grinch.
- 2 parts Midori
- 2 parts Malibu
- 1 part pineapple juice
- Top with lots of whipped cream
- Shake vigorously with ice (whipped cream and all)
- Strain and pour
- Plop in a maraschino cherry for the Grinch's "two sizes too small" heart.
- 2 parts Midori
- 2 parts Malibu
- 1 part pineapple juice
- Top with lots of whipped cream
- Shake vigorously with ice (whipped cream and all)
- Strain and pour
- Plop in a maraschino cherry for the Grinch's "two sizes too small" heart.
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Looking for some retro gaming holiday cheer? Check out my compilation of Sierra On-Line's Christmas card demos from 1986 through 1992. When I came downstairs on Christmas morning as a 9 year old, my first computer (a Tandy 1000 EX) was under the tree with the 1986 version playing on a loop. 🎄
Sierra On-Line Christmas Card Compilation (1986–1992)
YouTube video by decafjedi
youtu.be
December 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Looking for some retro gaming holiday cheer? Check out my compilation of Sierra On-Line's Christmas card demos from 1986 through 1992. When I came downstairs on Christmas morning as a 9 year old, my first computer (a Tandy 1000 EX) was under the tree with the 1986 version playing on a loop. 🎄
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I once attended a will․i․am New Year's Eve performance in Vegas. He played a bunch of Black Eyed Peas songs from his iPod while occasionally adlibbing "yeah" on the mic. He missed midnight because he was in the middle of a song and then tried to convince the crowd to do a countdown at like 12:02.
The Grammy Award–winning artist turned tech entrepreneur advises Gen Zers to forget about work-life balance if they want to emulate his success. trib.al/RGSO9CT
Will.i.am grinds from 5-to-9 after his 9-to-5—because work-life balance is for people 'working on someone else’s dream' and not for visionaries | Fortune
Will.i.am tells Gen Z to ditch work-life balance: ‘Those words don’t compute for the materializers’
trib.al
December 24, 2025 at 6:01 AM
I once attended a will․i․am New Year's Eve performance in Vegas. He played a bunch of Black Eyed Peas songs from his iPod while occasionally adlibbing "yeah" on the mic. He missed midnight because he was in the middle of a song and then tried to convince the crowd to do a countdown at like 12:02.
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Celebrate an old-fashioned Kashyyyk Christmas with "What Can You Get a Wookiee for Christmas (When He Already Owns a Comb?)."
December 24, 2023 at 7:21 PM
Celebrate an old-fashioned Kashyyyk Christmas with "What Can You Get a Wookiee for Christmas (When He Already Owns a Comb?)."
Here's my favorite holiday cocktail. I call it the Grinch.
- 2 parts Midori
- 2 parts Malibu
- 1 part pineapple juice
- Top with lots of whipped cream
- Shake vigorously with ice (whipped cream and all)
- Strain and pour
- Plop in a maraschino cherry for the Grinch's "two sizes too small" heart.
- 2 parts Midori
- 2 parts Malibu
- 1 part pineapple juice
- Top with lots of whipped cream
- Shake vigorously with ice (whipped cream and all)
- Strain and pour
- Plop in a maraschino cherry for the Grinch's "two sizes too small" heart.
December 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Here's my favorite holiday cocktail. I call it the Grinch.
- 2 parts Midori
- 2 parts Malibu
- 1 part pineapple juice
- Top with lots of whipped cream
- Shake vigorously with ice (whipped cream and all)
- Strain and pour
- Plop in a maraschino cherry for the Grinch's "two sizes too small" heart.
- 2 parts Midori
- 2 parts Malibu
- 1 part pineapple juice
- Top with lots of whipped cream
- Shake vigorously with ice (whipped cream and all)
- Strain and pour
- Plop in a maraschino cherry for the Grinch's "two sizes too small" heart.
I once attended a will․i․am New Year's Eve performance in Vegas. He played a bunch of Black Eyed Peas songs from his iPod while occasionally adlibbing "yeah" on the mic. He missed midnight because he was in the middle of a song and then tried to convince the crowd to do a countdown at like 12:02.
The Grammy Award–winning artist turned tech entrepreneur advises Gen Zers to forget about work-life balance if they want to emulate his success. trib.al/RGSO9CT
Will.i.am grinds from 5-to-9 after his 9-to-5—because work-life balance is for people 'working on someone else’s dream' and not for visionaries | Fortune
Will.i.am tells Gen Z to ditch work-life balance: ‘Those words don’t compute for the materializers’
trib.al
December 24, 2025 at 6:01 AM
I once attended a will․i․am New Year's Eve performance in Vegas. He played a bunch of Black Eyed Peas songs from his iPod while occasionally adlibbing "yeah" on the mic. He missed midnight because he was in the middle of a song and then tried to convince the crowd to do a countdown at like 12:02.
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WE'RE LIVE: www.twitch.tv/ps_garak
Tonight on the stream its OOPS ALL GRAB ASS! @graysond.bsky.social, @decafjedi.com and I are doing a holiday special where we revisit and rank Grayson's bizarre videos for skeet of the week. It's a chatty clip show extravaganza at 8 PM Central tonight: www.twitch.tv/ps_garak
December 24, 2025 at 2:01 AM
WE'RE LIVE: www.twitch.tv/ps_garak
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Of all the bizarre decisions... After years of development hell and Kickstarter drama, SpaceVenture, the new point-and-click adventure by the original Space Quest guys, leaves early access.
On Christmas goddamn eve (GMT-wise).
In the middle of a Steam sale.
With no discount.
Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy???
On Christmas goddamn eve (GMT-wise).
In the middle of a Steam sale.
With no discount.
Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy???
SpaceVenture on Steam
A sci-fi comedy adventure game
store.steampowered.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Of all the bizarre decisions... After years of development hell and Kickstarter drama, SpaceVenture, the new point-and-click adventure by the original Space Quest guys, leaves early access.
On Christmas goddamn eve (GMT-wise).
In the middle of a Steam sale.
With no discount.
Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy???
On Christmas goddamn eve (GMT-wise).
In the middle of a Steam sale.
With no discount.
Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy???
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You either die a Kevin McCallister or live long enough to see yourself become a Wet Bandit.
December 23, 2025 at 2:14 AM
You either die a Kevin McCallister or live long enough to see yourself become a Wet Bandit.
On this week's episode of CHEVY CHASERS, @bvigeant.bsky.social and I take a deep dive into a Chevy Chase classic: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.
If I woke up tomorrow with my head sewn to the carpet, I wouldn't be more surprised than I am right now.
Listen here: zencastr.com/z/lrpbBdLc
If I woke up tomorrow with my head sewn to the carpet, I wouldn't be more surprised than I am right now.
Listen here: zencastr.com/z/lrpbBdLc
a man with his mouth open wearing a hat that says chicago cubs
Alt: a man with his mouth open wearing a hat that says chicago cubs
media.tenor.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
On this week's episode of CHEVY CHASERS, @bvigeant.bsky.social and I take a deep dive into a Chevy Chase classic: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.
If I woke up tomorrow with my head sewn to the carpet, I wouldn't be more surprised than I am right now.
Listen here: zencastr.com/z/lrpbBdLc
If I woke up tomorrow with my head sewn to the carpet, I wouldn't be more surprised than I am right now.
Listen here: zencastr.com/z/lrpbBdLc
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Today on our podcast CHEVY CHASERS @decafjedi.com and I discuss the now Christmas canon film National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Join us for a discussion of gross dogs in movies and the dream of a $7,500 bonus. Listen here or by searching for the newest Quest Quest podcast zencastr.com/z/lrpbBdLc
December 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Today on our podcast CHEVY CHASERS @decafjedi.com and I discuss the now Christmas canon film National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Join us for a discussion of gross dogs in movies and the dream of a $7,500 bonus. Listen here or by searching for the newest Quest Quest podcast zencastr.com/z/lrpbBdLc
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"You won’t be battling any goons to 'get the girl' — just your own inhibitions!"
You'll be right here! With Girlfriend™.
Source: Computer Gaming World, September 1994.
You'll be right here! With Girlfriend™.
Source: Computer Gaming World, September 1994.
February 21, 2025 at 3:21 PM
"You won’t be battling any goons to 'get the girl' — just your own inhibitions!"
You'll be right here! With Girlfriend™.
Source: Computer Gaming World, September 1994.
You'll be right here! With Girlfriend™.
Source: Computer Gaming World, September 1994.
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Just wanted to let all the Quest Quest listeners out there know that Paradise Killer is free on the Epic Games Store for about 12 more hours...
@bvigeant.bsky.social @decafjedi.com
@bvigeant.bsky.social @decafjedi.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Just wanted to let all the Quest Quest listeners out there know that Paradise Killer is free on the Epic Games Store for about 12 more hours...
@bvigeant.bsky.social @decafjedi.com
@bvigeant.bsky.social @decafjedi.com
You either die a Kevin McCallister or live long enough to see yourself become a Wet Bandit.
December 23, 2025 at 2:14 AM
You either die a Kevin McCallister or live long enough to see yourself become a Wet Bandit.
Huge day for the ghost of Alfred Thayer Mahan.
Trump claims that ultimately he plans to build "20 to 25" new battleships
December 22, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Huge day for the ghost of Alfred Thayer Mahan.