Tony A. Rowe
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I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
November 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
Playing “Super Alien” on a PC-88 (also made for VIC-20 and C-64). It is a derivation of “Heiankyo Alien,” the game that inspired “Space Panic” and, in turn, every platformer game that followed.
November 15, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Playing “Super Alien” on a PC-88 (also made for VIC-20 and C-64). It is a derivation of “Heiankyo Alien,” the game that inspired “Space Panic” and, in turn, every platformer game that followed.
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Hurrah! My article on the Twilight 2000 RPG in the Journal of American Studies is now open access (OA), so anyone who wants to can have a read. OA is important to me, as I want my work on RPG history to go beyond the academy and reach the gaming public.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
When You Say, “Thermonuclear War,” I Think You Mean “the Call to Adventure”! The Twilight: 2000 Tabletop Role-Playing Game and the Postapocalyptic World’s Imaginary Spaces | Journal of American Studie...
When You Say, “Thermonuclear War,” I Think You Mean “the Call to Adventure”! The Twilight: 2000 Tabletop Role-Playing Game and the Postapocalyptic World’s Imaginary Spaces
www.cambridge.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Hurrah! My article on the Twilight 2000 RPG in the Journal of American Studies is now open access (OA), so anyone who wants to can have a read. OA is important to me, as I want my work on RPG history to go beyond the academy and reach the gaming public.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Everything about making video games is harder than you think.
November 6, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Everything about making video games is harder than you think.
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wizardry: scenario #3 - the legacy of llylgamyn, print ad (1987) archive.org/details/logi...
October 29, 2025 at 12:25 PM
wizardry: scenario #3 - the legacy of llylgamyn, print ad (1987) archive.org/details/logi...
I am ready for the return to the Conveni(ence store) Wars. Let the Barcode Battler revolution begin! (Their original post called it “Barcade Battler” and I like that idea too)
October 17, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I am ready for the return to the Conveni(ence store) Wars. Let the Barcode Battler revolution begin! (Their original post called it “Barcade Battler” and I like that idea too)
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A very nice appreciation of Chaosium founder Greg Stafford, who passed away 7 years ago this month, but whose influence rates him as "one of the best modern fantasists, worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as Moorcock, Leiber, McCaffrey, Martin, and others." open.substack.com/pub/someanci...
Meet Greg Stafford, the best modern fantasy author you don’t know
Game designer, shaman, and inspiration.
open.substack.com
October 15, 2025 at 8:20 AM
A very nice appreciation of Chaosium founder Greg Stafford, who passed away 7 years ago this month, but whose influence rates him as "one of the best modern fantasists, worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as Moorcock, Leiber, McCaffrey, Martin, and others." open.substack.com/pub/someanci...
Just when I thought I had every Indiana Jones computer game…
Classic game, coming right after Raiders of the Pivot Table
October 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Just when I thought I had every Indiana Jones computer game…
Imagine being a professional game journalist in 1996 who doesn’t know about the Puyo Puyo series (including Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine and Kirby’s Avalanche in the US).
Some Guy in the 90s:
"I think is says ljidkijidk Sun."
"I think is says ljidkijidk Sun."
October 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Imagine being a professional game journalist in 1996 who doesn’t know about the Puyo Puyo series (including Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine and Kirby’s Avalanche in the US).
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it's not FOR us
October 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
it's not FOR us
My brain hurts and I need a Tylenol now.
RT to piss off and confound anyone with basic knowledge of video game history, then reply to me to explain what it is they were trying to actually convey here
September 24, 2025 at 2:39 AM
My brain hurts and I need a Tylenol now.
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Othello World by Tsukuda Original for the Super Famicom has been scanned in high resolution. Enjoy! www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2025/09/o...
September 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Othello World by Tsukuda Original for the Super Famicom has been scanned in high resolution. Enjoy! www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/2025/09/o...
I just posted my translation of Rêve de donjon (Dungeon's Dream), a French fantasy board game with an elaborate M. C. Escher-inspired labyrinth, originally published in Jeux & Stratégie #42 (Dec 1986). Read my blog post for more. crypticarchivist.blogspot.com/2025/09/engl...
English Rules for Rêve de Donjon (Dungeon's Dream)
Get the Rule Book on BoardGameGeek.com Rêve de Donjon game ready to start play with my rule book and reference aid I've completed my Englis...
crypticarchivist.blogspot.com
September 16, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I just posted my translation of Rêve de donjon (Dungeon's Dream), a French fantasy board game with an elaborate M. C. Escher-inspired labyrinth, originally published in Jeux & Stratégie #42 (Dec 1986). Read my blog post for more. crypticarchivist.blogspot.com/2025/09/engl...
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Happy 40th birthday Super Mario Bros.
September 13, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Happy 40th birthday Super Mario Bros.
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"Grit can look a lot like pearls from the right angle."
Got a new article for everyone to read on the importance of easy, official access to a more honest and less polished selection of gaming history:
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2025/09/10/g...
Got a new article for everyone to read on the importance of easy, official access to a more honest and less polished selection of gaming history:
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2025/09/10/g...
Give me more of your unpopular weirdos, classic game publishers
I love seeing Final Fantasy Tactics return with a thoughtful selection of extra bells and restored whistles on top. Of course I’m thrilled at the thought of being able to play Doom, Resident …
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com
September 10, 2025 at 7:17 AM
"Grit can look a lot like pearls from the right angle."
Got a new article for everyone to read on the importance of easy, official access to a more honest and less polished selection of gaming history:
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2025/09/10/g...
Got a new article for everyone to read on the importance of easy, official access to a more honest and less polished selection of gaming history:
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com/2025/09/10/g...
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The OG version when Budge published through his own company.
Trip Hawkins wrangled Budge to join in EA's first wave of games and republished it with sick album cover-esque art.
It became one of the most influential computer tools of the 1980s, inspiring countless game-creation tools.
Trip Hawkins wrangled Budge to join in EA's first wave of games and republished it with sick album cover-esque art.
It became one of the most influential computer tools of the 1980s, inspiring countless game-creation tools.
September 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The OG version when Budge published through his own company.
Trip Hawkins wrangled Budge to join in EA's first wave of games and republished it with sick album cover-esque art.
It became one of the most influential computer tools of the 1980s, inspiring countless game-creation tools.
Trip Hawkins wrangled Budge to join in EA's first wave of games and republished it with sick album cover-esque art.
It became one of the most influential computer tools of the 1980s, inspiring countless game-creation tools.
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How do we convince publishers to stop doing this? Bibliographies and footnotes matter. They should be printed.
Websites decay faster all the time. Especially in an era of huge mergers like the one that created Penguin Random House, where calls for efficiency see pages culled at every chance.
Websites decay faster all the time. Especially in an era of huge mergers like the one that created Penguin Random House, where calls for efficiency see pages culled at every chance.
September 2, 2025 at 11:31 PM
How do we convince publishers to stop doing this? Bibliographies and footnotes matter. They should be printed.
Websites decay faster all the time. Especially in an era of huge mergers like the one that created Penguin Random House, where calls for efficiency see pages culled at every chance.
Websites decay faster all the time. Especially in an era of huge mergers like the one that created Penguin Random House, where calls for efficiency see pages culled at every chance.
The definitions of 1st and 2nd generation game consoles date back to Len Buckwalter’s Video Games book (1977, pg. 13). After that, the generations are basically defined by Wikipedia users. archive.org/details/Vide...
September 3, 2025 at 4:16 AM
The definitions of 1st and 2nd generation game consoles date back to Len Buckwalter’s Video Games book (1977, pg. 13). After that, the generations are basically defined by Wikipedia users. archive.org/details/Vide...
And remaster Ogre Battle, too. Personally, I’d love for all three games to be playable for a modern audience.
"Life's Too Short, You Know?" - Atari's CEO Wants To Remaster Snatcher And Panzer Dragoon Saga.
"Life's Too Short, You Know?" - Atari's CEO Wants To Remaster Snatcher And Panzer Dragoon Saga
"I would love to work on one of those"
www.timeextension.com
September 2, 2025 at 5:37 PM
And remaster Ogre Battle, too. Personally, I’d love for all three games to be playable for a modern audience.
I wondered what was the true reason why Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings game for PS3 and XBOX 360 was canceled. It must have been our unacceptable hair renderer. I’m glad the Great Circle team did not meet this same cruel fate.
You’ve heard of RTX on, but now there’s RTX Hair on. Nvidia is giving the fake Harrison Ford better hair using spheres. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is the first game with RTX Hair. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/760479/...
Nvidia gives fake Harrison Ford better hair using spheres
You’ve heard of RTX on, but now there’s RTX Hair on.
www.theverge.com
August 22, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I wondered what was the true reason why Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings game for PS3 and XBOX 360 was canceled. It must have been our unacceptable hair renderer. I’m glad the Great Circle team did not meet this same cruel fate.
It’s probably a good time to see if I still have any facts sourced from Kent in my lectures before I start teaching my Game History course in the fall.
It's finally here!
archive.org/details/the-...
The errata of The Ultimate History of Video Games by Steven Kent. Took me a few years (cough) but its many errors are now compiled for your perusal.
I will update this, so let me know of any errors you spot.
archive.org/details/the-...
The errata of The Ultimate History of Video Games by Steven Kent. Took me a few years (cough) but its many errors are now compiled for your perusal.
I will update this, so let me know of any errors you spot.
August 22, 2025 at 1:57 AM
It’s probably a good time to see if I still have any facts sourced from Kent in my lectures before I start teaching my Game History course in the fall.
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Greetings!
I'm an award-winning Narrative Designer and Writer with over two decades of experience - from AAA to indie games and just about everything in-between - and I'm looking for a new project to help bring to life!
You can find my previous work on my website, and I'm excited to hear from you.
I'm an award-winning Narrative Designer and Writer with over two decades of experience - from AAA to indie games and just about everything in-between - and I'm looking for a new project to help bring to life!
You can find my previous work on my website, and I'm excited to hear from you.
Cameron Suey - Writer/Narrative Designer
Contact information for Cameron Suey, award winning writer and narrative
designer. Cameron has worked on the Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
franchise and most recently on Rise of the Tomb Raider.
cameronsuey.com
August 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Greetings!
I'm an award-winning Narrative Designer and Writer with over two decades of experience - from AAA to indie games and just about everything in-between - and I'm looking for a new project to help bring to life!
You can find my previous work on my website, and I'm excited to hear from you.
I'm an award-winning Narrative Designer and Writer with over two decades of experience - from AAA to indie games and just about everything in-between - and I'm looking for a new project to help bring to life!
You can find my previous work on my website, and I'm excited to hear from you.
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finally got my tickets to see cow tools at the sphere
August 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
finally got my tickets to see cow tools at the sphere
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This consumed an entire month of our little 4th grade minds. We were OBSESSED.
July 31, 2025 at 12:55 AM
This consumed an entire month of our little 4th grade minds. We were OBSESSED.
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This is an insane thing to write about game development. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/a...
July 29, 2025 at 2:10 AM
This is an insane thing to write about game development. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/a...