T w e n t y S i d e d
It feels a bit grim but i’ll admit it’s a bit funny the three year anniversary of dads death fell on fathers day this year. Sad funny, but still funny.
I miss you, old man. Happy fathers day.
From The Archives:
Ludonarrative Dissonance
What is this silly word, why did some people get so irritated by it, and why did it fall out of use?
Revisiting a Dead Engine
I wanted to take the file format of a late 90s shooter and read it in modern-day Unity. This is the result.
Programming Vexations
Here is a 13 part series where I talk about programming games, programming languages, and programming problems.
Trusting the System
How do you know the rules of the game are what the game claims? More importantly, how do the DEVELOPERS know?
Why I Hated Resident Evil 4
Ever wonder how seemingly sane people can hate popular games? It can happen!
“You are not allowed to buy monster manuals out of the discount bin ever again.”
I feel like this concept must have been done at least two or three times by now. “Look how ridiculous D&D is” was a pretty popular internet genre for a while.
It has been done, though I forgot the web comic’s name (again). The main characters were the kids, one of them was a beholder even! And I think a goblin girl…
OK, found it:
yet another fantasy gamer comic
http://www.yafgc.net
The comic starts with the beholder having a crush on the goblin girl.
If it helps, we miss him too.
We STILL miss Shamus Young, especially 3 years after he died. He was a great man whose creations inspired many people, including my fellow internet friend, Nathanael “Nat23” Cameron, whose was inspired by Shamus’ Wavatars WordPress plugin to create a web series based off them, called Wavatar Land. The series has been on hiatus since July 18, 2022, but hopefully its 25th and final episode should be out soon. BTW, as a consequence of Shamus passing away, Nat23 is planning to end Wavatar Land after the 25th episode releases, since Nat23 doesn’t want to accidentally disrespect Shamus’ death by continuing the series. That’s all I have to say, and thank you for taking your time to read this. Shamus will always be remembered and will continue to be missed by those who knew him; by his family, and by his friends, real life and internet alike. We ALL miss him dearly.
– musselus
RIP your dad, I really enjoyed in particular the DnD let’s play he DM’d chronicled back in the mid 2000s, and his procgen city project.
I still check the forum and read old articles even after all this time as part of my routine. He is still greatly missed.