Gopher: vgames

	spout.it
	I'm primarily into text games (MOOs) but
	also play alot of 8-bit console and computer
	games. Nothing is in a particular order
	and some items may read like a phlog.
	Here are some fun Pico 8 Games!	gopher-menu
	For those that may not know, Pico 8 is a fantasy console
	that can be loaded on Windows, Linux and other platforms.
	These image files are also the game cartridge! So
	save the png files and you also have the game, enjoy!
	Cyberdreams:
	This was a MOO that I have been designing on an off.
	One day I will be putting up for public connection
	so others can experience the pain!
	The Greatest MOO you never tried Cyber Dreams MOO
	Forgive the AI ART. This was a concept spun up
	very fast. A MOO designed to deliver a retro txt
	game experience with an online twist.
	Some notes on the game mechanics of CyberDreams MOO	plain
	This is general game mechanic notes, there are still
	more items to add and I will as I fish them out of
	the old dev machine.
	More Notes on CyberDreams	plain
	Another MOO I have connected to since around 93'
	is LambdaMOO. You can connect to it too, be sure
	to say hello! (If you can find me)
	LambdaMOO
	A REALLY REALLY old conversation from Lambda	plain
	This was a transcript of an actual college course
	HELD ON LAMBDA. Some sort of cyber culture lesson.
	Of particular interest is the presence of Quinn.
	Quinn has the distinction of being the father of
	adult (sex) concept online games. He took money
	from some 'connected' people to pilot an adult
	MOO (allegedly)and it didn't pan out. That is a
	story for another time.
	Johnny Manhattan article	plain
	This article started life as a UNC english
	paper and then part of a thesis. It was slowly
	morphed into a WIRED article years later. This
	is a copy of the final paywalled article.
	I have talked to almost everyone mentioned in
	the article at one point or another. Quinn makes
	another appearance. I believe this is after he
	dropped out to start spending mob money :D
	07MAY24
	On the topic of LambdaMOO I thought I would give
	a quick blurb about my time there. I found MOOs
	in 1993 having found one called ForestMOO. From
	there I learned about another, the first MOO called
	Lambda and read all about their experimentation with
	cyber self-governance. I watched from there as a guest
	until 1999 when I finally got an acount. Since I've
	watched it go from a thriving place to exchange
	experiences and a real reflection of the exciting
	dynamic time that was the early internet to now
	a some what stagnant tomb full of long gone
	players who left behind programs an items riddled
	with inside jokes and references that are now a
	world away... God I love it, it's like stepping
	into a time machine.
	Identity Workshop:Emergent Social and Psychological Phenomena in Text-Based Virtual Reality	plain
	An interesting read about some of the research that
	shaped the online text game landscape. I will slowly
	start getting some of my scholarly texts on MOO
	uploaded to Gopherspace.
	Anatomy of a Stock Lambda Moo Database	plain
	Some pretty useful data on LM Op coding.	plain
	A C based MOO DB Browser for dissecting Cores.	x-csrc
	A somewhat obscure writing about LambdaMOO	pdf
	Original BayMOO poster Design	gif
	I had no hand in this other then saying "wow cool"
	when asked if I would buy a poster like this. I
	did and got one shipped to me as a youngin' from
	SF!
	Atari Games I remember and love:
	Dark Chamber	gif
	A top down-ish Gauntlet like shootem up/dungeon explorer
	that was pretty advanced for the system. It was one
	of the few games I could get my similarly autistic
	sister to sit an play with me for any length of time.
	My copy of the game came with a wicked poster with
	lot's or late 70s style fantasy art. I wasn't allowed
	to hang such things up in my room but I taped it to
	the back wall of my closet where is remained for longer
	then expected.
	Play it (Dark Chambers)	octet-stream
	Crystal Castles	gif
	A rather isometric Q-Bert style game. I know it is aiming
	to be Q-Bert but I really like this and feel it is something
	more than a clone. I distinctly remember buying this from
	the One For All dollar store. On the 2600 it was pretty fast
	paced and colorful! On the 2600 that wasn't a quality all
	games had. It also had a little jaunty tune with more then
	four notes that played while you ran around. The day I
	played this was also the first day I ever remember getting
	a Little Ceasar's pizza delivered to our house. It was an
	amazing day all around.
	Play it (Crystal Castles)	octet-stream
	ZZT	gif
	ZZT was one of the first programs that inspired me to be
	creative with technology. Before ZZT I would make small basic
	programs on my Commodore but never took it any farther than
	some blinking text and automatic math. Once I got my first PC
	I found ZZT and was blown away by the internal ZZT-OOP language
	and the ability to make a decently playable game with just the
	prefab items. Just the small step ZZT gives with automated tools
	allowed me to make fun expressive games with far lower effort
	than if I were to do it with what little BASIC and Assembly I
	knew. Once I got online, finding other people who also created
	with ZZT opened a whole other creative ecosystem. I want to
	write more about this as I have time!