Pinstripe

Chicago, Illinois

Member since March 2, 2009
Last visited March 13, 2025
Profile ID (TUID): rsczr1lr7rns8k2e

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Recommended Lists by Pinstripe

Annotated Interactive Fiction - 8 items February 7, 2025

Interactive Fiction that is in some way "annotated": a persistent running commentary from a perspective outside the narrative accompanies...

Games with lessons for aspiring IF authors - 6 items March 4, 2021

These are the games that, in my opinion, have the most to offer prospective authors of interactive fiction. As an experienced player but...

Polls by Pinstripe

"Camp" Games - 21 votes for 13 games; created April 15, 2012

Games which have, or might be considered to have, a camp aesthetic or sense of humor. "Camp is a certain mode of aestheticism. It is one...

A poll for games which aren't normally on polls. - 32 votes for 18 games; created April 10, 2012

There are some games which are ubiquitous. A poll for funny, happy games? Lost Pig will be there. A poll for beautiful, dramatic games?...

Games where you can't screw up - 77 votes for 41 games; created March 2, 2009

Sometimes, when I'm playing a game, I spend more time juggling my save files than I do reading the text. I don't want to have to restart...

Reviews by Pinstripe

The Horrible Pyramid, by Ryan Veeder February 7, 2025

"This was kind of hot"

Burn the Koran and Die, by Poster March 28, 2012 (edited: March 29, 2012)

"You are in a college library, there are five holy books, one of which is a Koran, and some Muslims who operate with a hive mind. If you..." - See the full review

Pinstripe's Play Lists

Played Games

Hallowmoor, by Mike Snyder
The Horrible Pyramid, by Ryan Veeder
Tales of the Traveling Swordsman, by Mike Snyder
Starry Seeksorrow, by Caleb Wilson (as Ayla Rose)
The Escapist, by Rick Dague

See all 132 entries in the Played List

Wish List

Absence of Law, by mathbrush
I Am Prey, by Joey Tanden
Tristam Island, by Hugo Labrande
Escape from Hell, by Nils Fagerburg
The Libonotus Cup, by Nils Fagerburg

See all 186 entries in the Wish List