Few days ago I returned from the Cauldron, “an OSR Euro Con,” a four day celebration of old-school Dungeons & Dragons. Below are the reports from all the games I played in and run: Thursday Block I Temple of Doom Sidekick: EOTB's Convention Dungeon Thursday Block II: Halls of Viridian Mist Friday Block I: Abattoir of The Impotent Idolater Friday Block II: Palace of the Eternal Autocrat Friday Night Block: Sunken Redoubt of the Serpentine Lich Saturday Block I: Temple of the Gnoll God Saturday…

This is a completely faithful port and I honestly don’t know any reason to play it over the SNES original (or one of the billion other ports of this game) There are saves (you don’t have to use the passwords every time), but the save system has the exact same constraints as the password system. It won’t save Hadouken if you get it, and it won’t save which Sigma level you’re on (like if you leave a Sigma level, grind for lives, get a password, and come back. None of that is saved) Yes I did…

I made a betting game called Hindsight (AI slop rulebook at https://hindsight.markets/rules). At last year’s Metagame conference I playtested a face-to-face version but ultimately we gave up trying to come up with methods to trade the chips around conveniently.The online version is a “TV party game” like JackBox where players view public info on a common screen and private info and decisions on their phones.Each player starts with 100 chips. The game progresses in a series of rounds until all…

Almost three years ago, I wrote about ICE, the first release by publisher “This Way!”. It was your typical example of what 2021 crowd funding was like: a gorgeous Kickstarter extravaganza created by previously unknown designers, Youtube content creator’s hyping up the game, expensive all-in pledges but beautifully illustrated and with great table presence. Players would dig through layers and layers of hex tiles to progressively reveal and score artifacts on a striking looking map. They could…

My wife Eliza loves to play mahjong. She also loves mahjong accessories! She decided to create some herself. Today she opened a store where you can buy mahjong mats. If you, or a friend, or a family member, also like mahjong maybe you can pick up a few as gifts?

The Game Boy Advance was home to some interesting technical experiments that pushed beyond the idea of what the hardware was capable of. Some of these inlcluded Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever, Super Monkey Ball Jr., Driver 3, and a few others. However, nestled within the GBA’s library lies one game in particular that, much like ...Kill Switch (GBA) was first posted on October 14, 2026 at 11:29 am.©2017-2025 "Hardcore Gaming 101". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are…

By now, almost everybody has experienced the thrill of blind firing in Gears of War, peek-and-shoot encounters in Uncharted, or taking cover in Spec Ops: The Line. Yet very few realise that the originator of these mechanics went on to inspire an entire genre to reinvent the wheel. While the concept of leaning against a ...Kill Switch was first posted on October 14, 2026 at 11:18 am.©2017-2025 "Hardcore Gaming 101". Use of this feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading…

MEGATRON TRANSFORMERS: MACHINE WARS (KENNER) The success that was Transformers in the ‘80s sort of waned as they moved into the next decade, with the Generation 2 rebrand never really finding its footing in the market. The franchise was given new life, however, in 1996 with Beast Wars, which shifted the focus to creature-based alt-modes, and found a solid fanbase, which was a mix of old and new fans. Some of the old fans were still longing for vehicle-based Transformers, and Hasbro/Kenner gave…

"What about children?" "No, not children. That would be messed up." Chasing a burglar who stole a holy symbol, Somers the Paladin and Quill the Ranger have been transported to a strange alternate Transylvanish dimension, full of gloom and fog, ruled by a shadowy figure named Strahd von Zarovich. Strahd presides from his gothic castle over a land of thieves, werewolves, and gypsies. A thin remnant of humanity, putatively ruled by a Burgomaster, huddles in the half-abandoned town of Barovia.…

I found the StarCraft map I made as a kid, used an AI agent to make it playable again, and played it to the end. It was smaller than I remembered, and still worth the trip.

Mood: Ready to parry. Snap-hiss. It is arguably the most recognized sound effect in cinema history. Ben Burtt, the genius sound designer for Star Wars, created it by recording the idle motor of an old movie projector and mixing it with the electromagnetic hum of a television picture tube. To most people, that sound signifies "Cool Sci-Fi Sword." To me, a blind man living in a world of silent threats, that sound signifies something else entirely. It signifies Hope. Here is the thing about…

Kai Carpenter’s cover for the The Witcher: The Last Wish, The Complete Collection (Dark Horse, 2026) binds the Witcher in red string. ▲ The Witcher: The Last Wish, The Complete Collection (Dark Horse, 2026), cover by Kai Carpenter From contributor Colin Beineke.

Fangs for the Memories: Apparently, the ’70s weren’t content to give us shag carpeting, disco, fondue sets, airbrushed vans, and bell bottoms—they also gave us creature features in which nature had apparently had enough of us, and ecology has gone berserk! As far as Willard 1971, Bruce Davidson’s Willard takes revenge by enlisting a few … Continue reading A Trailer a Day Keeps the Boogeyman Away! Nature Bites Back: ’70s Horror and the Law of Unnatural Consequences

amanda in wonderland → Crypty's Brain Crypt → lobstermandan → Lumen's Website! → ratwalks → hope is in the stars → snowy hiccup ●～* → inaka → hat's 猫コミコン → incessantpain → Unimaginable Heights → Goodboyjojo → Minifeed (listed at Indieseek.xyz Indie Web Directory)

I have had a generally good time playing Romancing SaGa 2. Until 2016, the 1993 JRPG had never been officially localized into English in any form, but then in 2024 Square-Enix made one of their upgraded remakes of it, giving it the whole modern-day spit-and-polish. As someone born in 1973, I refuse to use the term “glow up,” and am only camel-casing the title because it’s essential to the series identity. That’s the kind of thing that happens when someone with an English degree writes about…

Within the last year, a soft mod called ABadAvatar emerged for the Xbox 360, allowing the system to play ROMs of games, all while maintaining access to your Xbox account. It's pretty impressive and can run entirely from a flash drive. Having purchased an Xbox 360 two years ago, and then replacing it with an emulation PC I put together earlier this year, I really didn't pay much attention to it. To be honest, my experiences with modding haven't been all that great. The amount of work it…

Sometimes, all you have to go off of is a name and some box art. Sure, you could look up more details or even watch some gameplay clips, but my tendency to go in relatively uninformed sometimes leaves me in a state of “what even is this?” Such is the case of Chew Man Fu.Arriving on the Turbografx-16 in 1990, Chew Man Fu — sometimes stylized as Chew-Man-Fu — was Now Production's first release on NEC and Hudson's console. And unlike many of Now Production's works from the era, which were in…

The population of rats exploded along the front lines of World War I. The miserable muddy trenches provided a tremendous amount of food and excellent habitat for rodents that evolved to live alongside humans. Soldiers, busy avoiding incoming artillery shells and dodging bullets, didn’t have time to dispose of their garbage. Rats swarmed over the discarded food. Soldiers also didn’t always have the time to dispose of dead bodies and body parts blown to bits during explosions, and the rats…

By Tyler McIntoshTable Rock Independent PressOSRLevels 4-6 AN ANCIENT EVIL FALLS FROM THE HEAVENS ONTO GOAT HILL AND ALL THAT STANDS IN ITS WAY IS A RAGTAG GROUP OF HOBO ADVENTURERS. This 36 page adventure present a two level dungeon with about fifty rooms, a coupl of factions and THE END OF THE WORLD. It is trying to present a changing environment, over the adventure timeline, and has some new terrifying creatures, The descriptive style is hard to manage and the timeline elements is not…

This is part of an ongoing series about the preparations I've made to run Mongoose's revised edition of the Bayern campaign for 2300AD. Spoilers for Interlude 7.

How about another creepy car? Today I'm looking at the Drift Rod from the new Hot Wheels Silver Series: Universal Monsters set of cars. This muscle car has been given a new paint job inspired by the Wolf Man. That's an interesting thought, isn't it? A big, hairy V8 rolling down the road, honking a horn that lets out a big howl. Yeah, that's the ticket. The Wolf Man is my favorite of the Universal Monsters and I was really excited to see what this one looked like in person. Let's see what Larry…

Renature is a game from master duo Wolfgang Kramer (El Grande, Tikal, Take 5) and Michael Kiesling (Azul, Tikal, Linko). It is a mid-weight game about nature, animals and trees. It is a tile placement game, and the tiles are dominos, each half showing an animal. During game setup, every player gets his own pile of face-down tiles, and a starting hand of three tiles. You play

Among newly announced reality competitions: Peacock's version of the campus game Assassin, plus Big Brother's producers giving away $1 million after 24 hours instead of $750,000 after three insufferable months.

It looks like the Black Webmaster's webring is back up. This is a ring 0 and I created, but 0's site was down for a bit!

The human body is resilient, but not nearly as resilient as anyone would hope. Consider all the myriad ways it may be broken beyond repair by accident and happenstance; while evolution has seen fit to be charitable and not make our weak points z-targetable, that’s all we’re going to get.Now introduce an evil wizard to your consideration. All those elaborate power systems? Irrelevant. Special bloodlines? Worthless. Fireballs, lightning bolts, magic missiles? The tacky merchandise of cheap…

Several thespian edifices tower in the Zamonian literary landscape. Figuratively, the monumental ouevre of Aleisha Wimpersleake overshadows and underpins all; the creative energies of the Orm have spoken through no Zamonian so persistently as through she. Literally, the Puppetocircus Maximus' rotund silhouette dominates the skyline of Bookholm, the City of Dreaming Books, from all angles. Around the spherical hulk of the Puppetocircus, a busy district has blossomed. Here, the streets bustle at…

It has taken SO LONG to get to this point, and to be honest I am just very very tired, physically and emotionally. I recently went to some event ion my village where I started to worry if I had the energy to walk home. I have no idea if its just a lot of stuff going on at once or age, or the stress of following world events way too much… but anyway, regardless whether people love or hate it, there is now a playable demo of my latest game: Ridiculous Space Battles. Enjoy this big clickable…

New to the ongoing blog series called STQK "Would you like to know more?" Disclaimer: Episodes 11-15 will be using an oracle system I am developing for solo players; you can see it in action here. Once I am happy with the way the oracle plays it will be available for the community. Hello there, We continue with the next episode in the STQK series and with the introduction to the Dragon Quest SPI Campaign. My apologies for the late submission, life got in the way. (Content Warning: Traumatic…

some code from my teenage years, back when being clever was half the fun.

BLACK ADAM SUPER POWERS (McFARLANE) “One of the world’s foremost wielders of magic, Black Adam has been both hero and villain over a life that’s spanned thousands of years.” The hierarchy of Super Powers in the DC Universe has changed? No, wait, that’s not quite right. I mean, you know, I guess it was never right, in the context of the whole Black Adam thing, but it’s especially not right here. Right? Right. What am I getting at here? Well, mostly that I don’t really have much to say about…