Alex Roberts
@helloalexroberts.bsky.social
The game designer behind Star Crossed, For the Queen, Precious Little Animal, POP!, Hero Dog Saves Town, Our Time on Earth, Rat Trash Party, and more. helloalexroberts.carrd.co please send inquiries to helloalexroberts at gmail
after a quick look at the wiki, I agree with you
November 8, 2025 at 6:36 AM
after a quick look at the wiki, I agree with you
Writing about Christmas NiGHTS is going to have to be a much longer format thing than a few posts here. But I did take these pictures so please enjoy them
November 7, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Writing about Christmas NiGHTS is going to have to be a much longer format thing than a few posts here. But I did take these pictures so please enjoy them
"The stick man enacts our desire to escape, and by watching him do this, we fulfill - and thereby extinguish - that desire. His departure blocks not the method of our escape, but the very idea of escape." - Slavoj Žižek probably
November 6, 2025 at 8:10 PM
"The stick man enacts our desire to escape, and by watching him do this, we fulfill - and thereby extinguish - that desire. His departure blocks not the method of our escape, but the very idea of escape." - Slavoj Žižek probably
Something about the little guy on the leave button in zoom is ominous. where is he going
November 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Something about the little guy on the leave button in zoom is ominous. where is he going
Omegle was a magical playground for me
October 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Omegle was a magical playground for me
Alphabetical progress has come to a very long halt as I am completely absorbed by Christmas NiGHTS: Into Dreams...
This bonus disc is absolutely ridiculous. It has EVERYTHING that a NiGHTS NeRD could wish for. And then also two Christmas re-skinned levels which is fine I guess.
This bonus disc is absolutely ridiculous. It has EVERYTHING that a NiGHTS NeRD could wish for. And then also two Christmas re-skinned levels which is fine I guess.
October 18, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Alphabetical progress has come to a very long halt as I am completely absorbed by Christmas NiGHTS: Into Dreams...
This bonus disc is absolutely ridiculous. It has EVERYTHING that a NiGHTS NeRD could wish for. And then also two Christmas re-skinned levels which is fine I guess.
This bonus disc is absolutely ridiculous. It has EVERYTHING that a NiGHTS NeRD could wish for. And then also two Christmas re-skinned levels which is fine I guess.
Me decoupling what makes Regency Romance hot from the material conditions that made the regency era possible
October 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Me decoupling what makes Regency Romance hot from the material conditions that made the regency era possible
Also it's not half as horny as you'd expect. I appreciate this lady's work and she has a nice voice. But. There's something just slightly wrong, slightly sad coming off the screen here. Its existence speaks to the fact that loneliness has been a profitable business for a long time
October 4, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Also it's not half as horny as you'd expect. I appreciate this lady's work and she has a nice voice. But. There's something just slightly wrong, slightly sad coming off the screen here. Its existence speaks to the fact that loneliness has been a profitable business for a long time
It's clearly a port of a CD-ROM multimedia thing intended for home computers. A collection of interviews, photos, music videos etc. Its cutesy UI elements make me miss CD-ROM as its own format/experience. Did that fad fail or did it just finish?
October 4, 2025 at 4:14 AM
It's clearly a port of a CD-ROM multimedia thing intended for home computers. A collection of interviews, photos, music videos etc. Its cutesy UI elements make me miss CD-ROM as its own format/experience. Did that fad fail or did it just finish?
Surprisingly fun: Chibi Maruko chan no Taisen Puzzledama! It's like puyo puyo but with this girl (from a manga I'd never heard of) and little dancing bunnies. I am realizing on this journey that I am a total sucker for falling object puzzle stuff
October 4, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Surprisingly fun: Chibi Maruko chan no Taisen Puzzledama! It's like puyo puyo but with this girl (from a manga I'd never heard of) and little dancing bunnies. I am realizing on this journey that I am a total sucker for falling object puzzle stuff
I'm not calling for a Butlerian anything man I just think we should destroy any artificial assistant more complex than the 1984 Tomy Omnibot
October 2, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I'm not calling for a Butlerian anything man I just think we should destroy any artificial assistant more complex than the 1984 Tomy Omnibot
(If Gex and Bubsy can have their postironic metamodern comebacks then I anxiously await BUG THREE DEE! or whatever. Anxious as in afraid.)
September 28, 2025 at 3:20 AM
(If Gex and Bubsy can have their postironic metamodern comebacks then I anxiously await BUG THREE DEE! or whatever. Anxious as in afraid.)
Oh I got through the B section without talking about BUG! or BUG TOO! because I don't feel like cursing your timeline
September 28, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Oh I got through the B section without talking about BUG! or BUG TOO! because I don't feel like cursing your timeline
Maybe I feel some connection to them because the protagonists of these games are always absolute scum? Anyway I had fun with this one, I accidentally erased my save somehow but I got to see this music select screen (she dances)
September 28, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Maybe I feel some connection to them because the protagonists of these games are always absolute scum? Anyway I had fun with this one, I accidentally erased my save somehow but I got to see this music select screen (she dances)
Also it has one of my favorite archetypes: girl who fucking hates you
September 28, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Also it has one of my favorite archetypes: girl who fucking hates you
Extra has cleaned itself up a bit, which makes it a little less interesting to look at... but it's a more standard VN format and tbh I would play an English translation of it.
Like... who are those guys in the back?
Like... who are those guys in the back?
September 28, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Extra has cleaned itself up a bit, which makes it a little less interesting to look at... but it's a more standard VN format and tbh I would play an English translation of it.
Like... who are those guys in the back?
Like... who are those guys in the back?
All three are in the much loved "bash your head against a wall until you see boobs" genre but Premiere is also some PC98 realness, bright and enthusiastic and amateurish.
September 28, 2025 at 12:58 AM
All three are in the much loved "bash your head against a wall until you see boobs" genre but Premiere is also some PC98 realness, bright and enthusiastic and amateurish.
I'm back~
First three games in "C" are Can Can Bunny Extra, Can Can Bunny Premiere (one of the few games I own in hard copy, because I found it for five bucks and the art is cute, see below) and Can Can Bunny Premiere 2 (which I kinda wish I had a hard copy of, see below)
First three games in "C" are Can Can Bunny Extra, Can Can Bunny Premiere (one of the few games I own in hard copy, because I found it for five bucks and the art is cute, see below) and Can Can Bunny Premiere 2 (which I kinda wish I had a hard copy of, see below)
September 28, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I'm back~
First three games in "C" are Can Can Bunny Extra, Can Can Bunny Premiere (one of the few games I own in hard copy, because I found it for five bucks and the art is cute, see below) and Can Can Bunny Premiere 2 (which I kinda wish I had a hard copy of, see below)
First three games in "C" are Can Can Bunny Extra, Can Can Bunny Premiere (one of the few games I own in hard copy, because I found it for five bucks and the art is cute, see below) and Can Can Bunny Premiere 2 (which I kinda wish I had a hard copy of, see below)
We didn't reach my stretch goal for Cosmic Dark but @grahamwalmsley.bsky.social is being cool and letting me write an adventure anyway
August 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
We didn't reach my stretch goal for Cosmic Dark but @grahamwalmsley.bsky.social is being cool and letting me write an adventure anyway
Martha also identifies the only three kinds of men you want in your life: gays, sugar daddies, and obedient subs
August 10, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Martha also identifies the only three kinds of men you want in your life: gays, sugar daddies, and obedient subs
Interesting to see the ways consumer tech was being marketed to women - lots of printers and scanners, ecards, etc. Emphasizing the relational value
August 10, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Interesting to see the ways consumer tech was being marketed to women - lots of printers and scanners, ecards, etc. Emphasizing the relational value
90s Martha Stewart Living is so full of ads for technology that only existed for a very brief time. Would love to see some LGR-type deep dives on these oddities.
August 10, 2025 at 1:31 AM
90s Martha Stewart Living is so full of ads for technology that only existed for a very brief time. Would love to see some LGR-type deep dives on these oddities.
Sometimes friends will give me things they saved from the trash and sometimes those things will be perfect
August 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Sometimes friends will give me things they saved from the trash and sometimes those things will be perfect
Ok, October 2000 issue of Martha Stewart Living
August 10, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Ok, October 2000 issue of Martha Stewart Living
That said, even though it's beat to heck already, I can't bring myself to cut up an old Nintendo Power
August 10, 2025 at 12:57 AM
That said, even though it's beat to heck already, I can't bring myself to cut up an old Nintendo Power