I thought about this page for a long time and wondered what to do with it. I created it with the intention of writing more about text adventures. However, it soon became clear that there are already sites that do this much better, longer and more intensively. However, I don’t want to simply close the gates, so the site will remain, and I’ll just write a little about my experiences with video games. It might also be interesting and who knows what I can dig out of my memories.
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My YouTube Channel – Second Incarnation
The journey through time continues, I find my voice and also a webcam or facecam is being used more and more frequently, perhaps not always in the right way. Let’s plays The videos I uploaded to my YouTube channel from my first attempts at streaming as VODs were already included in the first part, as — read more
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My YouTube Channel – First Incarnation
This is going to be a little trip down memory lane, so grab a drink and a snack, as it might take a little. The beginning – MMORPGs The first videos I posted on my channel were videos about various characters, animations and little companions from the MMORPG Lineage II, more on that below. Shortly — read more
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Storytime – Salvation by a chainsaw
There are many stories surrounding the famous chainsaw in Maniac Mansion (Lucasfilm Arts, 1987). Was there really fuel in the game back then? Why did we later learn that the fuel was on Mars? And what brought us salvation in 2017? Let’s have a closer look at all these questions. As a teenager, dreams are — read more
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Storytime – The Last Ninja
Before the internet, before social media and before all the many news outlets existed, there was the schoolyard. A place where we met. A place where we exchanged information. A place where we told each other stories. About what? Anything to do with video games and this is one of those stories. We were three — read more
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UPDATE
The site is still not active, as I’m still struggling a bit with the content, and I’m already talking about an update, a mixed omen, that’s for sure. But who knows, maybe someone will be able to enjoy how some things, including this site, develop or have developed, even if it’s only my future version, — read more
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How it started
I’ve written a bit about myself on the About Me page, but here I’d like to go into more detail. It’ll also help me organize some of my thoughts. Late 1980s This time in my life was marked by two major events, or actually three (my parents gave me my first Walkman), but here, only — read more
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What is a text-adventure…
…and where is the joystick? Imagine reading a book, and suddenly you come across a page that asks you to decide how the story should continue. The setting and story are clear, but without your input, nothing happens. The fiction becomes interactive, which is why text adventures are often called interactive fiction. At its core, — read more