tggdan3
MichiganTop 25 Reviewer
Member since December 8, 2009
Last visited June 29, 2020
Profile ID (TUID): 49qouhahjjcmchca
I enjoy fantasy IF. I grew up with Zork I and Forbidden Castle, and their style has filtered into my own IF.
I'm also generally willing to beta test games for you. Send me a message if you need a tester.
News about games authored by tggdan3 (RSS Feed)Interactive Fiction by tggdan3
On Your Back, by Dan Doyle III (2013)
(2 ratings)
You are a poor turtle in search of some lettuce. But then a farm boy put you on your back. Can you get right side up and get some lettuce?
Suicide, by Dan Doyle III (2010) (17 ratings)
Tonight's the night you are going to kill yourself. You walk into the bathroom, realizing that this is the last room you're ever going to be in alive. The thought is both terrifying and liberating....
The Tiny House, by Dan Doyle III (2010) (6 ratings)
Christine comes home from work to her tiny house to find that her son and husband are missing. In searching for clues she discovers a spellbook and must learn various magical spells and go to...
Under the Bed, by Dan Doyle III (2012) (8 ratings)
For many years you have hidden from the monster under your bed. Now, with the birth of your baby brother, the monster threatens not only you, but your family. Now it is not a time to hide, now it...
Recommended Lists by tggdan3
Games with a Time Travel Puzzle - 5 items March 30, 2010
Good Games, Poor Parser - 5 items March 30, 2010
Maybe the whole game isn't about time travel, but I really got into some games when they had a time travel puzzle in it- especially when...
Good Games, Poor Parser - 5 items March 30, 2010
Games that you should just grit your teeth and try to complete, despite the poor parser, either because of great story or puzzles.
Polls by tggdan3
Very Short Games - 50 votes for 23 games; created November 3, 2010
Games with multiple endings - 43 votes for 30 games; created November 1, 2010
New Game Challenges - 9 votes for 9 games; created July 22, 2010
One Room Non-Escape Games - 56 votes for 22 games; created April 7, 2010
Games that can be completed in less than 30 mintues. Need not be one room (though that obviously helps). Hopefully, the games are fun as...
Games with multiple endings - 43 votes for 30 games; created November 1, 2010
Obviously not counting "death" as an ending, but non-successful ends can count if there are other successful ends. Variation in endings...
New Game Challenges - 9 votes for 9 games; created July 22, 2010
User-made challenges for existing IF games meant to make the game harder/more fun
One Room Non-Escape Games - 56 votes for 22 games; created April 7, 2010
I'm looking for a one room game, where the purpose is NOT to escape that one room. (Eliminating games such as Enlightenment, Suveh Nux,...
Reviews by tggdan3
The Conversation I Can't Have, by Morgan Rille March 10, 2014
"Interesting concept- a way of having a theoretical conversation where the author defends her homosexuality. No parser- you link to a new..." - See the full review
Who Are You Talking To?, by Matthew Kim August 18, 2013
"So, let's look at the term IF- interactive fiction. Interactive implies some kind of input from the user. Fiction implies that it's not..." - See the full review
Divis Mortis, by Lynnea Dally February 13, 2012
"First, the really good: I like the writing, which I found to be eerie with tons of little touches you should find in a zombie apocalypse..." - See the full review
My Girlfriend's An Evil Bitch, by Divarin March 31, 2011
"This review hurts me to write. By its description, I expected a simple little game about an evil girlfriend. What I found was an epic..." - See the full review
> by @, by Aaron A. Reed March 2, 2011
"This game was great for me. Maybe it was my jaded view with "minimalist games", but this game was minimalist for the minimalist. The game..." - See the full review
"Interesting concept- a way of having a theoretical conversation where the author defends her homosexuality. No parser- you link to a new..." - See the full reviewWho Are You Talking To?, by Matthew Kim August 18, 2013
"So, let's look at the term IF- interactive fiction. Interactive implies some kind of input from the user. Fiction implies that it's not..." - See the full reviewDivis Mortis, by Lynnea Dally February 13, 2012
"First, the really good: I like the writing, which I found to be eerie with tons of little touches you should find in a zombie apocalypse..." - See the full reviewMy Girlfriend's An Evil Bitch, by Divarin March 31, 2011
"This review hurts me to write. By its description, I expected a simple little game about an evil girlfriend. What I found was an epic..." - See the full review> by @, by Aaron A. Reed March 2, 2011
"This game was great for me. Maybe it was my jaded view with "minimalist games", but this game was minimalist for the minimalist. The game..." - See the full reviewSee all reviews by this member
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tggdan3's Play Lists
Played Games
The Conversation I Can't Have, by Morgan RilleCounterfeit Monkey, by Emily Short
Under the Bed, by Dan Doyle III
Divis Mortis, by Lynnea Dally
My Girlfriend's An Evil Bitch, by Divarin
Wish List
Fingertips: Fingertips, by Michael D. HilbornEndless, Nameless, by Adam Cadre
zork, buried chaos, by Brad Renshaw
Myth, by Paul Findley
The PK Girl, by Robert Goodwin, Helen Trevillion, Nanami Nekono, and Oya-G