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Jason Dyer<p>In my grand finale to The Dark Crystal, events start to hew closer to the movie, with unfortunate side effects.</p><p>This would set the stage for the creation of King's Quest, with a demo version in stores later that same year, and a full release in May of 1984.</p><p><a href="https://bluerenga.blog/2025/07/06/the-dark-crystal-a-thousand-years-of-solitude/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluerenga.blog/2025/07/06/the-</span><span class="invisible">dark-crystal-a-thousand-years-of-solitude/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/adventuregame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adventuregame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>videogames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/textadventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>textadventure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/interactivefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interactivefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/appleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>appleII</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/movie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>movie</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/darkcrystal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>darkcrystal</span></a></p>
Jason Dyer<p>In The Dark Crystal, Jen and Kira finally meet, and I ruminate over the awkward puzzles and wild innovation (sometimes both happening at the same time).</p><p><a href="https://bluerenga.blog/2025/07/04/the-dark-crystal-evil-triumphs-over-all/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluerenga.blog/2025/07/04/the-</span><span class="invisible">dark-crystal-evil-triumphs-over-all/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/adventuregame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adventuregame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>videogames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/textadventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>textadventure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/interactivefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interactivefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/appleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>appleII</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/darkcrystal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>darkcrystal</span></a></p>
GameDevPodcast<p>Episode 92: Kenam Moorwak: 1000 Entscheidungen in 20 Jahren Entwicklung<br>🔊Website: <a href="https://gamedevpodcast.de/92/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">gamedevpodcast.de/92/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>🎞Youtube: <a href="https://youtu.be/6brrBZghN-Q" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/6brrBZghN-Q</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>💰Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/gamedevpodcast" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">patreon.com/gamedevpodcast</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>💬Discord: <a href="https://discord.gamedevpodcast.de" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">discord.gamedevpodcast.de</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br>⭐Gast:Josef Fenger<br><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/gamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gamedev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/podcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>podcast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/textadventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>textadventure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/cyoa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cyoa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/indiegame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indiegame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/interactivefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interactivefiction</span></a></p>
Jason Dyer<p>My playthrough of the movie-game The Dark Crystal continues as I unearth the secrets of the landscape</p><p>and find it closer in feel to King's Quest than the previous Hi-Res Adventure Games from Sierra</p><p><a href="https://bluerenga.blog/2025/07/02/the-dark-crystal-they-lit-the-fires-of-prophecy-and-took-counsel-from-the-flames/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluerenga.blog/2025/07/02/the-</span><span class="invisible">dark-crystal-they-lit-the-fires-of-prophecy-and-took-counsel-from-the-flames/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/adventuregame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adventuregame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>videogames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/darkcrystal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>darkcrystal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>apple</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/appleII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>appleII</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/textadventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>textadventure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/interactivefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interactivefiction</span></a></p>
♞ Pixel Prophecy 🇵🇸🇺🇦🇪🇺<p>Why yes, you can wishlist this comedy text adventure featuring enchanted jellybeans!<br>► <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/1637720/The_Wizards_Beans_Or_A_Short_Period_of_Unplanned_Internment/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">store.steampowered.com/app/163</span><span class="invisible">7720/The_Wizards_Beans_Or_A_Short_Period_of_Unplanned_Internment/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/textadventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>textadventure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/cyoa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cyoa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/indiegame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indiegame</span></a></p>
M.Y. Hauger<p>As of now, this is a demo and the game is still in development. It's the fourth game in the series. This is a game where you have to make choices to determine the outcome of the story. For now, there's not a lot of gameplay, but there will be more to come. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/adventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adventure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/textadventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>textadventure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pointnclick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pointnclick</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/platformer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>platformer</span></a> <br><a href="https://my-hauger.itch.io/stranded-4" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">my-hauger.itch.io/stranded-4</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>games</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indiegames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indiegames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/new" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>new</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/newrelease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>newrelease</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/stories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stories</span></a></p>
M.Y. Hauger<p>This is the third game in the Stranded series. As of now, this is a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pointandclick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pointandclick</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/textadventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>textadventure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/survival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>survival</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/game" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>game</span></a> That's based on Union Of Sorrow 3: Companion Of Heartache. <br><a href="https://my-hauger.itch.io/stranded-3" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">my-hauger.itch.io/stranded-3</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>games</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gamedev</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/indiegames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indiegames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/storytelling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>storytelling</span></a></p>
Jason Dyer<p>One more time on Mystery House II! After a group on Gaming Alexandria put in a week worth's of effort, the NEC version is now fixed and playable all the way through. I replay to the end.</p><p><a href="https://bluerenga.blog/2025/06/26/mystery-house-ii-the-fixed-nec-version-and-game-end/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluerenga.blog/2025/06/26/myst</span><span class="invisible">ery-house-ii-the-fixed-nec-version-and-game-end/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/adventuregame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adventuregame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>videogames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/textadventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>textadventure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/interactivefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interactivefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/japanese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japanese</span></a></p>
Stephen Smith<p>I'm having a go at recreating the text adventure "Inca Curse" as a roguelike. <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/zxspectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>zxspectrum</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/textadventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>textadventure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/indiegame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>indiegame</span></a></p>
Jason Dyer<p>Mystery House II, the 2nd graphical adventure game from Japan, turned out to have an even more complicated situation with different versions than I originally thought. I have finished the game in one of its alternate forms and I try my best to detangle what happened.</p><p><a href="https://bluerenga.blog/2025/06/17/mystery-house-ii-finished-again/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluerenga.blog/2025/06/17/myst</span><span class="invisible">ery-house-ii-finished-again/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/adventuregame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adventuregame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>videogames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/textadventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>textadventure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/interactivefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interactivefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/japanese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japanese</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a></p>
Jason Dyer<p>Secret post!</p><p>Well, I was taking the month off, but I got engrossed with the Japanese game Mystery House 2, a game I'd already beaten for MSX. I made some progress on the NEC PC-6001 version. The game is radically different. I delve into why.</p><p><a href="https://bluerenga.blog/2025/06/14/mystery-house-ii-alternate-realities/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluerenga.blog/2025/06/14/myst</span><span class="invisible">ery-house-ii-alternate-realities/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/adventuregame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adventuregame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>videogames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/textadventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>textadventure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/interactivefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interactivefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/japanese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japanese</span></a></p>
Jason Dyer<p>Next on All the Adventures:</p><p>Come for a tale that leads from 1949 all the way to 1981, with passionate developers trying to bring computers to the masses, and an obscure game called Tiny Adventure, a complete "outsider work" in computer game history.</p><p><a href="https://bluerenga.blog/2025/06/04/tiny-adventure-1981/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluerenga.blog/2025/06/04/tiny</span><span class="invisible">-adventure-1981/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/adventuregame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adventuregame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>videogames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/textadventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>textadventure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/interactivefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interactivefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/rca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rca</span></a></p>
Jason Dyer<p>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.</p><p>Post by Friday I'm guessing? Preview screenshot.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/adventuregame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adventuregame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>videogames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/interactivefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interactivefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/textadventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>textadventure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
Jason Dyer<p>wherein I tell the story of Dave Carlos, teacher turned writer turned marketer, and his early obscure text adventure</p><p>which is heavily based on an earlier, equally obscure game, plus it is written in second person and third person simultaneously</p><p><a href="https://bluerenga.blog/2025/05/30/caveman-adventure-1983/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluerenga.blog/2025/05/30/cave</span><span class="invisible">man-adventure-1983/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/adventuregame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adventuregame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>videogames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/textadventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>textadventure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/interactivefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interactivefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/bbcmicro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bbcmicro</span></a></p>
Jason Dyer<p>the conclusion to Nosferatu, the VIC-20 game crammed into 8K of space</p><p>wherein the sharp stick and mallet get used for unconventional purposes</p><p><a href="https://bluerenga.blog/2025/05/27/nosferatu-trees-are-reserved-for-coffins/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluerenga.blog/2025/05/27/nosf</span><span class="invisible">eratu-trees-are-reserved-for-coffins/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/adventuregame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adventuregame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>videogames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/textadventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>textadventure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/interactivefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interactivefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/vic20" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vic20</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commodore</span></a></p>
Jason Dyer<p>in which I embark on the VIC-20 game Nosferatu</p><p>which, unusually, has us not here to kill the vampire, but steal an artifact and escape</p><p>also, I give the story of Terminal Software and how fibbing to a reporter led to their most famous game</p><p><a href="https://bluerenga.blog/2025/05/26/nosferatu-1982-1983/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluerenga.blog/2025/05/26/nosf</span><span class="invisible">eratu-1982-1983/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/adventuregame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adventuregame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>videogames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/textadventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>textadventure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/interactivefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interactivefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/vic20" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vic20</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/commodore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>commodore</span></a></p>
Davide Bucci<p>I decided to release the source code of my award-winning text adventure game for vintage computers, Silk Dust: <a href="https://github.com/DarwinNE/Silk-Dust" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">github.com/DarwinNE/Silk-Dust</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/opensource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opensource</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/retrocomputing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrocomputing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/TextAdventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TextAdventure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/InteractiveFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InteractiveFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/GPLv3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GPLv3</span></a></p>
Jason Dyer<p>The conclusion to the French game Nightmare House, featuring buttons you're not supposed to press and levers you aren't supposed to push unless you want to die.</p><p>I go more into the circumstances the tape was preserved and the early French adventure game industry.</p><p><a href="https://bluerenga.blog/2025/05/24/cauchemard-house-vous-avez-gagne/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluerenga.blog/2025/05/24/cauc</span><span class="invisible">hemard-house-vous-avez-gagne/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/adventuregame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adventuregame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>videogames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/textadventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>textadventure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/interactivefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interactivefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/zx81" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>zx81</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/french" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>french</span></a></p>
Jason Dyer<p>Next on All the Adventures, a mysterious ZX81 French adventure crammed in on a tape full of other programs with no author and no date.</p><p>Also, a flask of acid gives leprosy.</p><p><a href="https://bluerenga.blog/2025/05/23/cauchemard-house-1982-1983/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluerenga.blog/2025/05/23/cauc</span><span class="invisible">hemard-house-1982-1983/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/adventuregame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adventuregame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>videogames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/textadventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>textadventure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/interactivefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interactivefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/french" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>french</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/zx81" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>zx81</span></a></p>
Jason Dyer<p>All the Adventures reaches The Final Countdown</p><p>in which I stop a general from destroying the world</p><p>and also give some history of voice sound synthesis</p><p><a href="https://bluerenga.blog/2025/05/22/the-final-countdown-1982-1983/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bluerenga.blog/2025/05/22/the-</span><span class="invisible">final-countdown-1982-1983/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/retrogaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retrogaming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/adventuregame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adventuregame</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/videogames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>videogames</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/textadventure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>textadventure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/interactivefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>interactivefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.gamedev.place/tags/tandycoco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tandycoco</span></a></p>
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