55 year old IT analyst, Wine Buff and Arsenal supporter. IF acolyte. A bit battered with pieces falling off. Lover of the Seventies and cheese. Although not cheese from the Seventies as it tends to be a bit too mouldy.
By this I mean games that can be made unwinnable near the start or have hellish opening puzzles.
Reviews by Canalboy
Mordon's Quest, by Peter Moreland, Peter Donne, and John Jones-Steele November 8, 2024
"Mordon's Quest from Australian developers Melbourne House was co-written by John Jones-Steele of Level 9 authorship fame in 1985. I won't..." - See the full review
Hezarin, by Alex Shipp and Steve Tinney October 26, 2024
"At last. After 25 years on and off, 1,713 little blue tablets and umpteen visits to my psychiatrist I have beaten Hezarin. This old..." - See the full review
"The game claims to have had multiple beta testers. One wonders what it was like previously as I counted four typographical howlers on the..." - See the full review
Quondam, by Rod Underwood and Peter Killworth October 13, 2024
"Robb Sherwin once observed quite sagely about Zork that the game actively hates its player. That may well be so; in which case Quondam..." - See the full review
"A Scottish fly lands on your nose.....a Scottish bug lands on your left ear....and your right ear....and your chin....and your adam's..." - See the full review
Mordon's Quest, by Peter Moreland, Peter Donne, and John Jones-Steele Lost, by Jeffrey Hersh Wonderland, by David Bishop, Bob Coles, Paul Findley, Ken Gordon, Richard Huddy, Steve Lacey, Doug Rabson, Anita Sinclair, Hugh Steers and Mark Taylor Tower of Barad, by Zakiagatgo Once and Future, by G. Kevin Wilson
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