All the Adventures continues with Comp 1983 and a contrast with the previous game: despite both games being set on islands, rather than staging "scenes" Search for the Ruby Chalice clearly is trying to simulate an "environment" instead

https://bluerenga.blog/2025/11/03/search-for-the-ruby-chalice-1983/

#retrogaming #adventuregame #videogames #textadventure #interactivefiction #tandy

in which I complete Polynesian Adventure, which is meant to be almost a "virtual tourist" game perhaps 15 years too early

and also maybe the first text in a computer game from an indigenous language, although I have been unable to verify

https://bluerenga.blog/2025/11/02/polynesian-adventure-virtual-vacation/

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IFComp 2025, around since 1995, is (likely) the longest-running videogame creation contest.

Text adventures contests go back to near the beginning: what about Comp 1983?

I start into the games of the Falsoft contest, and the conditions which led to their creation.

https://bluerenga.blog/2025/11/01/polynesian-adventure-1983/1

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Ok, Fun with Tandy time. Let's see if there is life in its hard drive still. Getting it out was like solving the Lament Configuration.

#tandy

My home away from home (furry.engineer) was down for some upgrades. So I got on eBay and now I guess I have a "parts and repair" Tandy 1500HD on the way to my house.

If it's repairable (and judging from the water markings, it's probably going to show up still soggy) I'll see if I can get it running again. If it's not repairable... well, it would be a neat housing for a 7840HS AIO PC board (and a modern LCD, and maybe I can retain the original keyboard if it's not too corroded, and and and). Either way, it was pretty cheap!

I blame our admins (kidding, they're awesome furs and they do a great job).

#computer #retrocomputing #vintage #tandy #laptop #retro #upcycle #repair

Ahhhh yes, found my old maps and managed to find my way this time, so many years since I last played AND completed this adventure. Feel like I accomplished something 😁

#Tandy #ColorComputer #SandsOfEgypt #Retrocomputing

Another ancient floppy disk, I had been tracking down for years: BLOCKOUT for the IBM-PC on a single, 5.25 inch 360K double density diskette. It's basically a 3D version of TETRIS and it's awesome!

https://archive.org/details/blockout_525

Have fun, everyone! 😜

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the grand finale of Land of Odysseys, including a satisfying takedown of Medusa and one of the most powerful entities in the universe stopped via comedy

https://bluerenga.blog/2025/10/16/land-of-odysseys-last-stand-of-medusa/

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