Jason Dyer
@jdyer.bsky.social
Game designer making mathematics and science interactive. I also do the All the Adventures project where I play and write about every adventure game ever made in chronological order.
http://bluerenga.blog
http://bluerenga.blog
picking two I have visible from where I'm sitting
November 14, 2025 at 6:55 PM
picking two I have visible from where I'm sitting
It looks like there is some current Discourse about games being art
My contribution:
My contribution:
October 21, 2025 at 12:49 AM
It looks like there is some current Discourse about games being art
My contribution:
My contribution:
Question for anyone who has a copy of Suspended:
Does anyone else have this particular document in their box? It is in mine, but I don't see it on any of the "documentation" sites
Does anyone else have this particular document in their box? It is in mine, but I don't see it on any of the "documentation" sites
October 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Question for anyone who has a copy of Suspended:
Does anyone else have this particular document in their box? It is in mine, but I don't see it on any of the "documentation" sites
Does anyone else have this particular document in their box? It is in mine, but I don't see it on any of the "documentation" sites
Next on All the Adventures, Castle Dracula, an adventure that tries for much more driving tension than the haunted house games previously seen in the project; the author calls it an “interactive ghost-train ride”.
bluerenga.blog/2025/08/23/c...
bluerenga.blog/2025/08/23/c...
August 23, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Next on All the Adventures, Castle Dracula, an adventure that tries for much more driving tension than the haunted house games previously seen in the project; the author calls it an “interactive ghost-train ride”.
bluerenga.blog/2025/08/23/c...
bluerenga.blog/2025/08/23/c...
Lance Micklus (of Dog Star Adventure, 1979, 1st parser game with source code in a magazine) also wrote Treasure Hunt, an amped-up version of Hunt the Wumpus. The exact layout had been under debate, but he just found the original and dropped it as a comment on my blog.
bluerenga.blog/2015/04/07/t...
bluerenga.blog/2015/04/07/t...
August 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Lance Micklus (of Dog Star Adventure, 1979, 1st parser game with source code in a magazine) also wrote Treasure Hunt, an amped-up version of Hunt the Wumpus. The exact layout had been under debate, but he just found the original and dropped it as a comment on my blog.
bluerenga.blog/2015/04/07/t...
bluerenga.blog/2015/04/07/t...
next post probably later today
August 16, 2025 at 3:39 PM
next post probably later today
using Gemini, exact first paragraph of A Game of Thrones:
July 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
using Gemini, exact first paragraph of A Game of Thrones:
From the dept-of-confusing-search results
July 6, 2025 at 1:59 AM
From the dept-of-confusing-search results
All the Adventures will resume tomorrow.
June 30, 2025 at 7:08 PM
All the Adventures will resume tomorrow.
in Denis Through the Drinking Glass (1983) you play the husband of Margaret Thatcher who wants to just sneak out and get a pint
June 4, 2025 at 4:16 AM
in Denis Through the Drinking Glass (1983) you play the husband of Margaret Thatcher who wants to just sneak out and get a pint
Next on the docket I have an adventure game with a complicated multi-part history dating back to 1949 and a rare emulator. The game itself feels like it dropped from a different universe.
Post by Friday I'm guessing? Preview screenshot.
Post by Friday I'm guessing? Preview screenshot.
June 4, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Next on the docket I have an adventure game with a complicated multi-part history dating back to 1949 and a rare emulator. The game itself feels like it dropped from a different universe.
Post by Friday I'm guessing? Preview screenshot.
Post by Friday I'm guessing? Preview screenshot.
Thanks!
I've certainly thought about it and have some partial scripts. Making that type of content is quite time-intensive, though.
I've certainly thought about it and have some partial scripts. Making that type of content is quite time-intensive, though.
May 29, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Thanks!
I've certainly thought about it and have some partial scripts. Making that type of content is quite time-intensive, though.
I've certainly thought about it and have some partial scripts. Making that type of content is quite time-intensive, though.
This is what the actual tape looks like
May 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
This is what the actual tape looks like
In fact, the best outcome (FULL PROFESSOR) is only possible by kowtowing quite a few times, because you can't beat the game in 50 moves.
Also, if you overshoot, your score loops back to ultra-positive.
Also, if you overshoot, your score loops back to ultra-positive.
May 21, 2025 at 12:28 AM
In fact, the best outcome (FULL PROFESSOR) is only possible by kowtowing quite a few times, because you can't beat the game in 50 moves.
Also, if you overshoot, your score loops back to ultra-positive.
Also, if you overshoot, your score loops back to ultra-positive.
The upshot is that even if your score is heavily damaged, you can shoot it all the way back to approval and get your doctorate just by being polite over and over. Just like academia!
May 21, 2025 at 12:26 AM
The upshot is that even if your score is heavily damaged, you can shoot it all the way back to approval and get your doctorate just by being polite over and over. Just like academia!
The variable MW is "magic word". If you follow hints about "being polite", you can discover SAY WELCOME will teleport you to the WELCOME mat that starts the game. You can pick up the mat and carry it around to wherever you want so you have a teleport spot.
May 21, 2025 at 12:23 AM
The variable MW is "magic word". If you follow hints about "being polite", you can discover SAY WELCOME will teleport you to the WELCOME mat that starts the game. You can pick up the mat and carry it around to wherever you want so you have a teleport spot.
Specifically, the game gives you a "diploma" when you win, and it accounts for things like how many moves you took, if you asked for hints, and if you checked your inventory (which does, yes, cause damage to your score).
May 21, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Specifically, the game gives you a "diploma" when you win, and it accounts for things like how many moves you took, if you asked for hints, and if you checked your inventory (which does, yes, cause damage to your score).
I just finished posting about the eccentric and highly obscure Apple II game The Maze. I just discovered something new that I've updated the post with, but it's a hilarious enough side effect I'm making a thread. 🧵
May 21, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I just finished posting about the eccentric and highly obscure Apple II game The Maze. I just discovered something new that I've updated the post with, but it's a hilarious enough side effect I'm making a thread. 🧵
first hit on google search for critical kate
May 19, 2025 at 7:33 PM
first hit on google search for critical kate
Genius, it worked!
How'd you get that?
How'd you get that?
May 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Genius, it worked!
How'd you get that?
How'd you get that?
Bluesky folks out there, any idea what this item is? From the Apple II game from 1981 called The Maze. Can't pick it up, ignore the horizontal line behind which is background.
I have tried:
BOX, PACKAGE, DISK, CONTAINER, CUBE, REAM, PAPER, ERASER, MAGNET, CRATE, CART, CARTON, BOOK, VOLUME, TRAY
I have tried:
BOX, PACKAGE, DISK, CONTAINER, CUBE, REAM, PAPER, ERASER, MAGNET, CRATE, CART, CARTON, BOOK, VOLUME, TRAY
May 16, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Bluesky folks out there, any idea what this item is? From the Apple II game from 1981 called The Maze. Can't pick it up, ignore the horizontal line behind which is background.
I have tried:
BOX, PACKAGE, DISK, CONTAINER, CUBE, REAM, PAPER, ERASER, MAGNET, CRATE, CART, CARTON, BOOK, VOLUME, TRAY
I have tried:
BOX, PACKAGE, DISK, CONTAINER, CUBE, REAM, PAPER, ERASER, MAGNET, CRATE, CART, CARTON, BOOK, VOLUME, TRAY