#stevemeretzky — Public Fediverse posts

@Tijn @DigiAntiquarian That was a very entertaining episode! Going back and forth between gameplay and the backstory made it really interesting. I never thought I'd listen to all of the almost 4h, but in the end I did! :-)

#planetfall #Infocom #textadventure #interactivefiction #stevemeretzky #dosgaming #podcast

Milliways: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
A long time ago, there was a radio series called The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. It was about a man named Arthur Dent, who with the aid of his friend Ford Prefect managed to escape from the Earth when it was demolished to make way for a hyperspace byp
https://setsideb.com/milliways/
#indies #niche #douglasadams #fansequel #hitchhikersguidetothegalaxy #indie #infocom #interactivefiction #maxfox #niche #stevemeretzky #textadventure

With no intention of being mean, I keep forgetting that Zoom Platform (the digital distribution platform for video games) exists and is good, actually.

https://www.zoom-platform.com/

If you set up an account, you can get a load of old Apogee Software and 3D Realms games for free, buy a copy of Megarace that's actually been packaged for Linux (although I presume you know how to use DOSBox yourself), and even buy a copy of Steve Meretzky's The Space Bar, which I don't think is currently on GOG or Steam.

#ZoomPlatform #RetroGaming #DOSGaming #AdventureGames #ApogeeGames #3DRealms #SteveMeretzky

I got this one backwards, but such is the scheduling of the mail. #InteractiveFiction #Infocom #Planetfall #Novel #SteveMeretzky #AdventureGame