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Merry Xmas Eve Eve from The Crimson Diamond! @arstechnica.com (via @kyleor.land ) included it in "Ars Technica’s top 20 video games of 2024", and it's STILL 20% off for the Steam Winter Sale! store.steampowered.com/app/1098770/... Please leave a review if you enjoyed it, they're indie dev lifeblood.
December 23, 2024 at 6:51 PM
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🛍️🎄 Relive the magic of holiday shopping with the “Attention Kmart Shoppers” collection at Internet Archive! Smooth tunes, vintage announcements & festive classics await. Wrap your holiday spirit in pure nostalgia ➡️ archive.org/details/Kmar... #Preservation #VanishingCulture
December 20, 2024 at 9:37 PM
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Highly interesting article: The Story of Rogue, with insights from development of one of the most influential games of all time!

#roguelike #roguelite #gamedev
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The story of Rogue
We’ve talked with Glenn Wichman, one of Rogue’s original creators, about the game that created an entire genre.
spillhistorie.no
December 18, 2024 at 9:29 PM
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The latest episode of Quest Quest is here, and we're talking about FMV adventures! Join @bvigeant.bsky.social and me as we discuss classics like Gabriel Knight 2 and the Tex Murphy series, as well as newer titles like Immortality. Give it a listen (and share)!
FMVs! by @Benjamin Vigeant
B-movie actors portraying Ben and Jess show what it looks like to be on a podcast using high tech green screen wizardry. Quest Quest podcast is Ben Vigeant and Jess Morrissette. Editing by Ben Vigean...
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December 10, 2024 at 2:02 PM
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Donald Bitzer, pioneer of the PLATO educational environment and co-inventor of the plasma screen, has died. Gift link: wapo.st/4fkizZw
Donald Bitzer, a pioneer of cyberspace and plasma screens, dies at 90
He helped shape cyberculture as the father of PLATO, a computer-based educational network that sparked the development of plasma screens and digital messaging.
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December 14, 2024 at 2:11 AM