Category: Videogames

The game that changed how I think about Japanese RPGs and how I think about Kobolds

The first mega-hit CD-ROM game still doesn’t get enough credit for what makes it so special

Along with Uninvited, the game I played incessantly on my Mac Plus in college was Dark Castle. (And then, Beyond Dark Castle). Unlike Uninvited, I can call Dark Castle a classic without any qualifications or reservations. It’s easy to fall into comparing the two games, not just because I played them both around the same […]

One of the first games I played on the Mac was one of the most influential games I ever played

I’ve said several times before — to anyone who will listen, with or without their consent — that the demo plus first “Meanwhile…” cut-scene in The Secret of Monkey Island is what made me want to work in video games. Playing Sam & Max Hit the Road is what made me feel like I “belonged” […]