I am the author of a number of IF games including To Hell in a Hamper and Alias 'The Magpie', winner of IFComp 2018.
I first discovered IF in the Eighties, playing and writing games on the Acorn Electron and BBC Micro. After 12 years in the wilderness, I rediscovered it in 2002.
IF Blog: jjguest.blogspot.com Website: jjguest.com
Alias 'The Magpie', by J. J. Guest (2018) (69 ratings) Sir Rodney Playfair, gentleman thief, has a simple plan: impersonate a psychiatrist, infiltrate a country house, steal a priceless Egyptian scarab and make it back to London in time for cocktails....
To Hell in a Hamper, by J. J. Guest (2003) (112 ratings) Professor Pettibone, eminent Victorian balloonist, has a problem. He can't get it up. His balloon that is. If he can't reach an altitude of 20,000 feet, and soon, both he and his mysterious...
Excalibur, by J. J. Guest, G. C. Baccaris, and Duncan Bowsman (2021) (21 ratings) The psychedelic science fantasy series Excalibur was wiped by the BBC. It lives on, in the memories of its fans. Author's Comment: "Welcome to the Excalibur Wiki. This fan-run encyclopaedia...
To Sea in a Sieve, by J. J. Guest (2023) (20 ratings) Peter Petibon, cabin boy, hath a problem. He be goin' down -- to Davy Jones' locker, by the powers! Lest he seize the booty o' the dread pyrate Booby, and heave it all o'erboard, he and the Cap'n...
Renegade Brainwave, by J. J. Guest (2010) (14 ratings) "Beware! Beware! Take care! For you are about take part in an interactive story that will reveal the terrifying truth behind the mysterious Soviet space programme! Revelations of incredible horrors...
"It took slightly less than two minutes to finish this game, and I can only imagine it took the author a similar length of time to write..." - See the full review
"This is a very simple, one-room Adventuron game with a single puzzle. You have decide what clothes to wash in order to flush a ghost out..." - See the full review
"Sparks Fly begins with a nightmarish scenario, you're all alone in your car which has broken down in a remote area. Your only hope is a..." - See the full review
"Beneath the Weeping Willow is a short, sweet ghost story in which you play the ghost. It's written in Ink, using a tasteful and well..." - See the full review
"This is one of the best Adventuron games I've played, from the author of last year's The Faeries of Haelstowne, which I also enjoyed. The..." - See the full review
