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The mean (but fewer) dick moves of Space Quest V

The mean (but fewer) dick moves of Space Quest V

The Space Quest Historian tries to save us from experiencing the worst that Roger Wilco – The Next Mutation has to offer in the latest "dick move" video exposé of his favorite series. ... Read more

Tex Murphy: Under A Killing Moon – A Fair & Balanced Retrospective

Tex Murphy: Under A Killing Moon – A Fair & Balanced Retrospective

The Space Quest Historian tackles the 1994 Tex Murphy FMV classic that made the lovable, goofy gumshoe a household name among adventure fans in his latest video retrospective. ... Read more

Adventure game demo round-up for Steam Next Fest – February 2025

Adventure game demo round-up for Steam Next Fest – February 2025

Kiss the February blahs away with a week's worth of upcoming game demos in the latest Steam Next Fest... Read more

From Ink to Pixels: European graphic novels-turned-video-game pioneers, Part 2 – Druuna: Morbus Gravis

From Ink to Pixels: European graphic novels-turned-video-game pioneers, Part 2 – Druuna: Morbus Gravis

Our three-part restrospective of trailblazing interactive graphic novel adaptations continues with a disappointing failure based on the works of Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri... Read more

Police Quest 3: The Kindred - A Fair & Balanced Retrospective

Police Quest 3: The Kindred - A Fair & Balanced Retrospective

In his latest video retrospective, the Space Quest Historian returns to a different classic Sierra series for an in-depth look at the highs and lows – mostly lows – in the third Police Quest adventure, The Kindred. ... Read more

25 Must-Play Adventure Games for 2025!

25 Must-Play Adventure Games for 2025!

Of all the great new adventure games on the horizon, we've narrowed down the top 25 we're most excited about for the upcoming calendar year... Read more

The Classic Gamers Guild Podcast goes to Monkey Island – twice!

The Classic Gamers Guild Podcast goes to Monkey Island – twice!

Anna Vigue and The Phantom Fellows designer Paul Korman take a break from Sierra for a long-overdue visit to the first two LucasArts piratey classics... Read more

From Ink to Pixels: European Graphic Novels Turned Video Game Pioneers, Part 1 – Salammbô

From Ink to Pixels: European Graphic Novels Turned Video Game Pioneers, Part 1 – Salammbô

In this three-part retrospective, we look back at some of the pioneering graphic novels that blazed the trail for video game adaptations, beginning with Phillipe Druillet's interpretation of Gustave Flaubert’s epic novel... Read more

Why The 7th Guest and The 11th Hour deserve better... and why they don't

Why The 7th Guest and The 11th Hour deserve better... and why they don't

In his latest "fair and balanced retrospective" video, Space Quest Historian sets his sights on Trilobyte's classic – or maybe not so classic? – 1993 adventure game and its sequel to find out why they seem to attract a lot of hate from modern reviewers. ... Read more

AdventureGameGeek's top games of 2024

AdventureGameGeek's top games of 2024

In his latest amusing video, AdventureGameGeek narrows down the many great releases of 2024 to a personal  top five adventure games (plus honorable mentions). ... Read more

The Hotspot Highlights – The Best Adventure Games of 2024

The Hotspot Highlights – The Best Adventure Games of 2024

To close out 2024, we celebrate the very best adventure games released in the past twelve months, counting down to our #1 Adventure Game of the Year... Read more

Tex Murphy: Martian Memorandum – A Fair & Balanced Retrospective

Tex Murphy: Martian Memorandum – A Fair & Balanced Retrospective

The Space Quest Historian is back with his next deep dive retrospective of the Tex Murphy series, this time for the vastly improved, if still more than a little janky second game. ... Read more

Even MORE King's Quest IV details

Even MORE King's Quest IV details

Following his ALMOST exhaustive exploration of King's Quest IV, OneShortEye is back to fill in the remaining gaps with another insightfully detailed look at The Perils of Rosella... Read more

Now showing: Fogtown TV pilot – Mystery of the Moth Napper!

Now showing: Fogtown TV pilot – Mystery of the Moth Napper!

The first episode of the whimsical Sherblock Holmes-inspired puppet series debuts worldwide today, completely free to all on YouTube... Read more

Classic Gamers Guild Podcast – New old games and ranking non-Sierra/LucasArts adventures

Classic Gamers Guild Podcast – New old games and ranking non-Sierra/LucasArts adventures

In a fun month of new podcasts, Anna Vigue and The Phantom Fellows creator Paul Korman rank some games made by neither Sierra nor LucasArts, then explore a fan-made remake, a demake and a voice mod for various beloved Sierra classics. (Because a whole month without Sierra was just too much to bear.) ... Read more

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