mjhayesSomewhere east of GarinhamTop 100 Reviewer |
I was a lurker on the IF scene when I was in college in the '90s. I had "gone retro" on the videogame scene and was not interested in next-gen games of the day, and so I tried out old computer games until I had stumbled upon Zork.
When I had asked whether Zork had been ported to Unix-based systems, somebody pointed me to the IF archive, and I ended up spending many happy hours in the computer labs doing the computer game equivalent of reading a book as opposed to watching television.
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Reviews by mjhayes
Zork Zero, by Steve Meretzky March 29, 2022
"I played this as the last story of the Zork Anthology. Computer games were getting more sophsticated, so if another Zork game were to be..." - See the full review
Journey, by Marc Blank November 30, 2020
"I had played this game twenty years ago and enjoyed it, but I recall there was one place where I had to save-scum my way through...." - See the full review
Beyond Zork, by Brian Moriarty May 16, 2019
"Take a game that has had a successful trilogy, add a bunch of elements people might like, and hope it's received well. That seems to be..." - See the full review
Cow V: The Great Egg Quest, by J. Suchman May 13, 2019
"Whoever wrote this was most likely learning to program Windows 3.1 games and decided to start simple, with a throwback to Colossal Cave..." - See the full review
Kaged, by Ian Finley January 8, 2016
"I entered into this story, expecting an interactive story not unlike 1984. It certainly seems to start off that way. You play as a minor..." - See the full review
"I played this as the last story of the Zork Anthology. Computer games were getting more sophsticated, so if another Zork game were to be..." - See the full reviewJourney, by Marc Blank November 30, 2020
"I had played this game twenty years ago and enjoyed it, but I recall there was one place where I had to save-scum my way through...." - See the full reviewBeyond Zork, by Brian Moriarty May 16, 2019
"Take a game that has had a successful trilogy, add a bunch of elements people might like, and hope it's received well. That seems to be..." - See the full reviewCow V: The Great Egg Quest, by J. Suchman May 13, 2019
"Whoever wrote this was most likely learning to program Windows 3.1 games and decided to start simple, with a throwback to Colossal Cave..." - See the full reviewKaged, by Ian Finley January 8, 2016
"I entered into this story, expecting an interactive story not unlike 1984. It certainly seems to start off that way. You play as a minor..." - See the full reviewSee all 28 reviews by mjhayes
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mjhayes's Play Lists
Played Games
Portal, by Rob Swigart, Brad FreggerANDROMEDA 1983, by Marco Innocenti
Moist, by Scarlet Herring
Tapestry, by Daniel Ravipinto
Ideal Pacific Coast University, by NewKid
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Wish List
Bolivia By Night, by Aidan DoyleInvisible Parties, by Sam Kabo Ashwell (as Psychopup)
Kaged, by Ian Finley
Map of Fahlstaff, by Ian Hinck
Final Selection, by Sam Gordon
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