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Long-distance runner, musician, retro computing enthusiast, Star Wars fan, lover of physics and all science.
I thought I knew Infocom’s Activision era history well enough, but I had not been previously aware of Mini-Zork! I enjoyed hearing your remembrances and experiences with both Zork variants.
January 15, 2026 at 2:20 AM
I thought I knew Infocom’s Activision era history well enough, but I had not been previously aware of Mini-Zork! I enjoyed hearing your remembrances and experiences with both Zork variants.
And from your interactive fiction peanut gallery, I found ASCII Cars and Speed Racer at IFDB. For musings on how they can work, here’s a thread on an abandoned text adventure about auto racing called “The Debt.” So as Jason said, they certainly exist! forum.choiceofgames.com/t/text-based...
Text based Racing game under development (The Debt):
Please note this project is under joint development by @DUNGEON_MASTER and me Story This is all about street racing, you will be playing as a boy/girl who is younger brother/sister of a business ma...
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January 12, 2026 at 12:39 PM
And from your interactive fiction peanut gallery, I found ASCII Cars and Speed Racer at IFDB. For musings on how they can work, here’s a thread on an abandoned text adventure about auto racing called “The Debt.” So as Jason said, they certainly exist! forum.choiceofgames.com/t/text-based...
Thanks, @jasoncompton.bsky.social, for recommending the 2017 Floppy Days interview with Stewart Cheifet. It is wonderful and I recommend it to all TWIRlers! floppydays.libsyn.com/floppy-days-...
Floppy Days Vintage Computing Podcast: Floppy Days 78 - Interview with Stewart Cheifet, Computer Chronicles
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January 10, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Thanks, @jasoncompton.bsky.social, for recommending the 2017 Floppy Days interview with Stewart Cheifet. It is wonderful and I recommend it to all TWIRlers! floppydays.libsyn.com/floppy-days-...
Utterly delightful episode. Retro podcast heaven! Thank you! In terms of IF merch, @aaronareed.bsky.social has some great offerings. www.redbubble.com/people/aaron...
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December 27, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Utterly delightful episode. Retro podcast heaven! Thank you! In terms of IF merch, @aaronareed.bsky.social has some great offerings. www.redbubble.com/people/aaron...
An eye-opening and horizon-expanding episode. It made me realize how little I know about IF so it motivated me to dip my toes a bit more into the IFDB pool. Mathbrush’s reviews on the site provide a good entry point for a panoramic view of the IF scene, and I’ll try some of his recommendations.
November 20, 2025 at 3:35 AM
An eye-opening and horizon-expanding episode. It made me realize how little I know about IF so it motivated me to dip my toes a bit more into the IFDB pool. Mathbrush’s reviews on the site provide a good entry point for a panoramic view of the IF scene, and I’ll try some of his recommendations.
I also have an iPad Air 2 but it had been updated to 64-bit iOS and sadly there is no way back to 32-bit with that device after updating it.
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October 27, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I also have an iPad Air 2 but it had been updated to 64-bit iOS and sadly there is no way back to 32-bit with that device after updating it.
And maybe my iPad sluggishness is due to throttling, akin to your battery issue. It’ll be interesting to see how long a charge lasts on mine nowadays.
October 27, 2025 at 9:46 PM
And maybe my iPad sluggishness is due to throttling, akin to your battery issue. It’ll be interesting to see how long a charge lasts on mine nowadays.
Yes, I love how the boxed elements and the Invisiclues are integrated into the game! My 4th generation iPad seems sluggish compared to the modern iPads but I’m not complaining!
October 27, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Yes, I love how the boxed elements and the Invisiclues are integrated into the game! My 4th generation iPad seems sluggish compared to the modern iPads but I’m not complaining!
Disk version. I am in the US so I was unaware of the tape version until you mentioned it on the program. Very interesting!
July 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Disk version. I am in the US so I was unaware of the tape version until you mentioned it on the program. Very interesting!
You were an awesome guest and it was a fascinating and fun discussion!
July 8, 2025 at 3:33 AM
You were an awesome guest and it was a fascinating and fun discussion!
I bought the C64 Robots of Dawn while in high school. My simpleminded reactions: I didn’t think that Lije was a plausible nickname for Elijah ‘cause it didn’t sound cool enough for the future. A friend and I also privately used the title of R. instead of Mr. for a teacher with a robotic personality!
July 8, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I bought the C64 Robots of Dawn while in high school. My simpleminded reactions: I didn’t think that Lije was a plausible nickname for Elijah ‘cause it didn’t sound cool enough for the future. A friend and I also privately used the title of R. instead of Mr. for a teacher with a robotic personality!