John Ayliff (Space Goblin Games)
@spacegoblingames.com
Indie text game developer, creator of Seedship and Beyond the Chiron Gate. Now working on a pulp sci-fi adventure narrated by the villain!
Website: https://www.spacegoblingames.com/
Blog: https://write.as/johnayliff/
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Website: https://www.spacegoblingames.com/
Blog: https://write.as/johnayliff/
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John Ayliff (Space Goblin Games) is a creator of text-based games and interactive fiction
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Coming soon* from Space Goblin Games:
(* when it's done)
"Foolish Earth Creatures: You Cannot Defeat ME!"
An interactive pulp sci-fi adventure narrated by the villain!
Follow the developer diaries here: write.as/johnayliff/
(* when it's done)
"Foolish Earth Creatures: You Cannot Defeat ME!"
An interactive pulp sci-fi adventure narrated by the villain!
Follow the developer diaries here: write.as/johnayliff/
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Krull (8/8) Movie CLIP - Burning Tracks (1983) HD
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February 17, 2026 at 6:06 PM
So yeah, Predator: Badlands is a lot of fun.
February 16, 2026 at 7:55 PM
So yeah, Predator: Badlands is a lot of fun.
Babylon 5 was *the* show that pushed TV sci-fi towards long-form novelistic storytelling, and the story it tells is a masterpiece that both celebrates and moves beyond previous sf and becomes an iconic work in itself. And now you can watch it for free?!
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Babylon 5 Is Now Free to Watch On YouTube | Cord Cutters News
In a move that has delighted fans of classic science fiction, Warner Bros. Discovery has begun uploading full episodes of the iconic series Babylon 5 to YouTube, providing free access to the show just...
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February 13, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Babylon 5 was *the* show that pushed TV sci-fi towards long-form novelistic storytelling, and the story it tells is a masterpiece that both celebrates and moves beyond previous sf and becomes an iconic work in itself. And now you can watch it for free?!
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Holy, and in fact, moley. Babylon 5 is the greatest product of the 90s scifi boom because even when it fails, its aim was stratospheric.
Get the heck on this folks if you haven't seen it before. Classic.
ME AND WHO ME AND WHO ME AND WHOOOOO cordcuttersnews.com/babylon-5-is...
February 13, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Holy, and in fact, moley. Babylon 5 is the greatest product of the 90s scifi boom because even when it fails, its aim was stratospheric.
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I wrote this and I put my all into it—an 80 page SF novella with complicated characters, big action, and some really exciting worldbuilding. Please sign up / consider pledging when it’s live on March 1!
February 12, 2026 at 7:47 PM
I wrote this and I put my all into it—an 80 page SF novella with complicated characters, big action, and some really exciting worldbuilding. Please sign up / consider pledging when it’s live on March 1!
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The No ICE in Minnesota bundle has launched, raising funds for the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota. Over 1400 items for $10.00!
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February 12, 2026 at 12:22 PM
The No ICE in Minnesota bundle has launched, raising funds for the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota. Over 1400 items for $10.00!
itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
If you got my game in this bundle and tried to get a Steam key and were told there were none left, try again now, I've added some more.
My game is in this along with tons of other cool stuff, get it all for $10 and help oppose the ICE goons
The No ICE in Minnesota Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED!
There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!
Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!
Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
February 9, 2026 at 9:55 PM
If you got my game in this bundle and tried to get a Steam key and were told there were none left, try again now, I've added some more.
My game is in this along with tons of other cool stuff, get it all for $10 and help oppose the ICE goons
The No ICE in Minnesota Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED!
There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!
Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!
Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
February 9, 2026 at 5:19 PM
My game is in this along with tons of other cool stuff, get it all for $10 and help oppose the ICE goons
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My favorite artifact in the "you don't need AI to do art" discourse is, of course, screenwriter Dan O'Bannon's sketch of the facehugger to explain it to Giger.
February 7, 2026 at 6:39 PM
My favorite artifact in the "you don't need AI to do art" discourse is, of course, screenwriter Dan O'Bannon's sketch of the facehugger to explain it to Giger.
We finally watched the Section 31 movie and everyone telling me how bad that movie was really didn't prepare me for just how bad that movie was.
February 2, 2026 at 5:41 PM
We finally watched the Section 31 movie and everyone telling me how bad that movie was really didn't prepare me for just how bad that movie was.
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Our Dan Dare Kickstarter is now launching 1 March 26 - visit the page to register your interest!
The pesky demands of other projects has meant we’re not quite ready. We don't want to drip-feed @marclaming.bsky.social @alexdecampi.bsky.social preview pages, so we're going to postpone our launch until 1 March. Trust us it’ll be worth the wait. #dandare
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www.kickstarter.com/projects/798...
January 31, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Our Dan Dare Kickstarter is now launching 1 March 26 - visit the page to register your interest!
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I don't think people appreciate enough the fact that, at a time where global warming was approaching an inflection point yet renewable energy was finally becoming economically viable, we decided to squander that opportunity because literal death cultists decided we needed Infinite Bullshit Machines.
January 31, 2026 at 4:33 AM
I don't think people appreciate enough the fact that, at a time where global warming was approaching an inflection point yet renewable energy was finally becoming economically viable, we decided to squander that opportunity because literal death cultists decided we needed Infinite Bullshit Machines.
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Benedict Bridgerton: I have fallen in love with a mysterious silver lady
Lady Bridgerton: Don't worry Benedict we live in a progressive alternate history where racism is a thing of the past, even here in the past!
Benedict: She's working class
Lady Bridgerton:
Lady Bridgerton: fuck
Lady Bridgerton: Don't worry Benedict we live in a progressive alternate history where racism is a thing of the past, even here in the past!
Benedict: She's working class
Lady Bridgerton:
Lady Bridgerton: fuck
January 31, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Benedict Bridgerton: I have fallen in love with a mysterious silver lady
Lady Bridgerton: Don't worry Benedict we live in a progressive alternate history where racism is a thing of the past, even here in the past!
Benedict: She's working class
Lady Bridgerton:
Lady Bridgerton: fuck
Lady Bridgerton: Don't worry Benedict we live in a progressive alternate history where racism is a thing of the past, even here in the past!
Benedict: She's working class
Lady Bridgerton:
Lady Bridgerton: fuck
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From: which.king@angmar.gov
To: xXSauronDaDeceiverXx@angband.edu
Date: 1554 Second Age
Subject: Re: Master Ring (Forged in secret)???
lmfao u totally shoulkd
To: xXSauronDaDeceiverXx@angband.edu
Date: 1554 Second Age
Subject: Re: Master Ring (Forged in secret)???
lmfao u totally shoulkd
January 31, 2026 at 3:34 PM
From: which.king@angmar.gov
To: xXSauronDaDeceiverXx@angband.edu
Date: 1554 Second Age
Subject: Re: Master Ring (Forged in secret)???
lmfao u totally shoulkd
To: xXSauronDaDeceiverXx@angband.edu
Date: 1554 Second Age
Subject: Re: Master Ring (Forged in secret)???
lmfao u totally shoulkd
Me when everyone keeps carrying out their intentions
January 30, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Me when everyone keeps carrying out their intentions
Put in at least twice as much garlic as the recipe calls for, what are you, a coward?
If you’re over 30, quote this with some life advice 🤌🏼
January 29, 2026 at 4:53 AM
Put in at least twice as much garlic as the recipe calls for, what are you, a coward?
New dev diary in which I explain how I've decided to handle game overs, give my chapters cool names, and introduce the dreaded antimatter furnace!
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Foolish Earth Creatures: January 2026
I have defeated you, human! But what happens now...? The life of a space hero is one of constant peril, and this month I've put in plac...
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January 28, 2026 at 10:32 PM
New dev diary in which I explain how I've decided to handle game overs, give my chapters cool names, and introduce the dreaded antimatter furnace!
write.as/johnayliff/f...
write.as/johnayliff/f...
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Our Dan Dare Kickstarter gets great coverage in the new Judge Dredd Megazine! Thanks Tharg!
January 25, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Our Dan Dare Kickstarter gets great coverage in the new Judge Dredd Megazine! Thanks Tharg!
Personal nerd goal achieved: I've got my hands on scans of old Eagle comics so I've been able to read the 1960s Dan Dare stories that have never been reprinted.
And it's a pity they haven't been reprinted, because they're pretty good!
And it's a pity they haven't been reprinted, because they're pretty good!
January 28, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Personal nerd goal achieved: I've got my hands on scans of old Eagle comics so I've been able to read the 1960s Dan Dare stories that have never been reprinted.
And it's a pity they haven't been reprinted, because they're pretty good!
And it's a pity they haven't been reprinted, because they're pretty good!
Just finished TR-49 and it blew me away. A wonderfully atmospheric game that's both a deep story and a perfectly balanced puzzle.
January 27, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Just finished TR-49 and it blew me away. A wonderfully atmospheric game that's both a deep story and a perfectly balanced puzzle.
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petition to protect gender affirming care in canada. go fuckin sign it
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January 21, 2026 at 8:17 PM
petition to protect gender affirming care in canada. go fuckin sign it
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
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OK this has the potential to be very good and timely, especially because the creator compares it to Andor.
Peter Hoar, the Emmy-nominated director of The Last of Us, is working on a reboot of the British sci-fi cult classic Blake’s 7. https://bit.ly/4sOTTA7
January 19, 2026 at 9:25 PM
OK this has the potential to be very good and timely, especially because the creator compares it to Andor.
Starfleet Academy is making me appreciate how art thrives within restrictions, because both of those episodes would have been improved by being edited down to a 45-minute TV time slot.
January 18, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Starfleet Academy is making me appreciate how art thrives within restrictions, because both of those episodes would have been improved by being edited down to a 45-minute TV time slot.