Category Archives: Food

It’s Educational

Posted on April 29, 2026 by Nathan

The Lurking Horror – This Infocom text adventure game is heavily inspired by the cosmic horror of H.P. Lovecraft. It includes references to the Zork series, and I’ve seen suggestions that it might be part of the same universe, but … Continue reading →

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Rapid-Fire References from Space

Posted on April 26, 2026 by Nathan

Beth told me recently that she associates these two movies we watched this weekend with each other. They do have some things in common, but very different tones. As usual, there are SPOILERS for both. Flight of the Navigator – … Continue reading →

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Rumble in the Jungle

Posted on April 9, 2026 by Nathan

SpiritWrak – Since I’ve played pretty much all of the official Zork games, I decided to try this fan game that I’d seen mentioned, created by Daniel S. Yu. It definitely feels like something a fan would make, in the … Continue reading →

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It’s Britannia, Bitch

Posted on March 25, 2026 by Nathan

Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar – I didn’t finish this one, but I did find quite a bit about it and the series in general to be interesting. Technically speaking, the first game in this series that I played … Continue reading →

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I’ll Be a Platypus for You

Posted on March 12, 2026 by Nathan

Wishbringer – This game was designed to be a simpler text adventure for beginners, but how well it succeeds at that is questionable. It is fairly simple and generally child-friendly, but it’s still Infocom, and there are still things you … Continue reading →

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Shoot to Krill

Posted on February 19, 2026 by Nathan

Zork III: The Dungeon Master – I played a fair amount of the first two Zork games, although I never finished either of them. I don’t think I’d really looked at the third one, though, so I figured I should. … Continue reading →

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Sow What?

Posted on January 19, 2026 by Nathan

One myth I heard about recently on an episode of the Let’s Talk About Myths, Baby podcast from last year wasn’t Greek, but Sumerian. It involves the god Enki, a trickster who is in charge of fresh water. He meets … Continue reading →

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Another Day Older and Deeper in Debt

Posted on January 15, 2026 by Nathan

Clockwork Boys, by T. Kingfisher – This is the first book the author wrote in what became known as the World of the White Rat. Part of her goal in writing it was to counteract how paladins often appear in … Continue reading →

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Diabolical Devices

Posted on January 8, 2026 by Nathan

Christmaker: A Life of John the Baptist, by James F. McGrath – The author attempts to write a biography of John, using various sources and traditions. The criterion of embarrassment, that the early Christian writers probably wouldn’t have included details … Continue reading →

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Simon Says Something Snarky

Posted on January 1, 2026 by Nathan

Simon the Sorcerer II: The Lion, the Wizard and the Wardrobe – The first game ended with Simon being pulled against his will into the sequel, but that’s not exactly how this one starts, even if the part of his … Continue reading →

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