Also my dayjob lol
Questing for Glory: The Definitive History of the Quest for Glory series, a book by Jason Mical with Lori and Corey Cole - coming soon!
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Also my dayjob lol
I can hear this screenshot
Dun, dun da dun, da dun dun dun! Dun, dun da dun, dun dun! :D
MRW I get three major projects out the door at my dayjob but still have three more to go
I hope you enjoy, or did enjoy, it's a fantastic soundtrack. Game is a bit of a tear-jerker though <3
The Neva soundtrack by Berlinist. I've had it on repeat for the last several weeks
I'll buy extra so I can put some on my avocado sandwiches!
You don't wanna know. You REALLY don't wanna know.
Autumn is coming which means it's time to make goulash
enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
Someone reviewing a chapter of my book: "You are a superb writer." Me, a writer, who can exist solely on praise: "OMG THANK YOU"
Yo ho ho key! 😃
* the key, jeezy peets
Stunning. Would buy a 7" in a heartbeat. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
We did a special cover of Erana's Peace (from Quest for Glory I) in memory of Roberta Vaughan, featuring Sarah Kelley singing Roberta's sibling Ames' lyrics. youtu.be/_t9pvYSE13M Please make our tribute concert happen: www.kickstarter.com/projects/sea... Check the replies for a special surprise. 👇
MRW someone gives me yo key to the office supply closet
This is an excellent event to honor an amazing, kind, and influential person. Roberta helped make sure my book became a reality, and I hope I get to see everyone at this concert who can make it (and if you can't, please consider chipping in!)
I don’t know who else needs to hear this but there are sixty-three days to go until Hallowe’en so I think we should all get spooky and cosy now. For the vibes 🧡🍂🍁👻🎃💀🪦🕸️
Just hit $8k out the $11k needed. We've almost got this in the bag! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sea...
Roberta was a wonderful person whose support was instrumental in helping Questing for Glory get to the finish line. Please consider supporting this concert, even if you cannot attend, and let her light and memory continue to shine. www.kickstarter.com/projects/sea...
Roberta was a wonderful person whose support was instrumental in helping Questing for Glory get to the finish line. Please consider supporting this concert, even if you cannot attend, and let her light and memory continue to shine. www.kickstarter.com/projects/sea...
OMG don't even worry about it, you're all good! I'm not even going to follow up with people for another week at least :D
I have no idea if that line will survive an editor so we'll see!
I did update that section of the book to include the phrase "depictions of bestiality 22 years before gamers could climb Mt. Halsin" so I am not guiltless here unfortunately :(
As soon as I'm done with my QFG4.5 screenshot run I know what I'm doing next (and yeah, yeah, I know)
My therapist: Sexy Ad Avis won't scratch you, Sexy Ad Avis isn't real Sexy Ad Avis:
Hahahaha ooooh shit
I'm still waiting for the Codename: Icemenaissance
Do I have a book for you! 😃😃😃
By the way most of the time when I post a screenshot on here it's going to end up in the book so think of them like a special sneak peek! :D
How appropriate
This is my fighting style
I love that, especially if it's the version I'm thinking of. <3 I'm the goober who paid to press the entire Hero's Quest soundtrack on vinyl already (just my one copy) so believe me I'll be ready to empty my bank account at you when the time comes :D
A message from Josh Mandel about our concert in Portland in October: youtu.be/ZoorUkQn71I Time is running out so please do what you can and SHARE THIS with as many people as you are comfortable with. Please help: www.kickstarter.com/projects/sea...
I would sell a body part for that. An arm, a leg, a head.
Yeah, I had it printed custom - they actually had a 2 for 1 deal so I have a daytime version knocking around here somewhere too :D
You know, sometimes I wonder if I've taken my fandom of this series a little too far, but then I remember I wrote a book about it, and I think it all evens out? :D
It's decorative gourd season motherfuckers 😃😃😃
Time to break out my seasonal record mat
You may and you should!
Me and Avoozle chilling out to the music, enjoying our avocado and garlic rations.
It's almost spooky season so it's time to bust out the Shadows of Darkness soundtrack
Thank you!!
ICYMI: I'll be at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo, and I really hope this tribute concert for an amazing human being can happen. Consider donating even if you can't come and honor a person whose kindness and empathy have changed so many lives. www.kickstarter.com/projects/sea...
Approvals from people I quoted are rolling in. So far the only updates I've made are to bios, and one fact that I got wrong on my end. I love it when a book comes together!
This is an excellent event to honor an amazing, kind, and influential person. Roberta helped make sure my book became a reality, and I hope I get to see everyone at this concert who can make it (and if you can't, please consider chipping in!)
Thanks man, I just booked my tickets for the expo and chipped in at the Kickstarter!
Annnnnnd I just scored an interview with the last member of the Hero's Quest team I haven't spoken to yet The book that never stops growing! 😃
Behind-the-scenes shot of four computers set up to play the Quest for Glory V multiplayer demo!
@lukeplunkett.com Hey Luke, I interviewed you for the Quest for Glory book years ago, and your email address from back then I'm p. sure is defunct now. :) Can you message me and send me a new one so I can send you the text for review since we're headed towards publishing? (With Bitmap Books! Yay!)
That's part of what we talked about actually! ❤️
> promote book "It is now Lieutenant Commander Book."
I know right? How is this even real lol
I'm printing it out and adding it to my affirmation wall <3
It's also a great day when Ken Williams reads your work and starts his message with "Great writing!"
It is always a good day when I get to speak to Guruka Singh Khalsa ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
Yeah, my saving grace is that Google Docs, even on my phone, makes it super easy to make en and em-bashes (two hyphens and three hyphens respectively). Best feature of that software byfar.
Re: the hyphens, just to be clear :D
I'm crying in Chicago style over here :D
Fair enough. The em dash automatically equals AI discourse these days probably has me on my back foot about this, sorry!
Are you one of those "real writers don't use the em dash" folks?
One of the best passages in modern literature (and the opening passage of the book is fantastic too!!)
Thank you! They were my north star when I was working on the project for what they book could be, so this is extraordinarily exciting!!
I can now officially share: I have a publishing agreement with Bitmap Books, who I am confident will do an outstanding job of bringing Questing to Glory to life! To Spielburg and beyond, Heroes!
In approximately 1 hour, at 6 PM UK time (BST), our ticket sale for #AdvX25 will go live at www.adventurexpo.org/event-detail... Main website has all the available event details and FAQ. Be warned: While more tickets are available than ever before, we historically sell out swiftly... Be quick! ;-)
Challenge accepted!
I hope you all like Quest for Glory memes cuz this shit is about to get real ❤️
sir this is a Wendy's
LOOK HOW THEY MASSACRED MY BOY
You are on your own in a very dangerous place ❤️❤️
Yesssss
Slightly diminish a band: My Chemical Crush
One of my favorite EGA games of all time!
There were times I faced the shadows of darkness but I prevailed!
You might say that getting to this point has been a real quest for Glory 👉😎👉
Sooooooon 😃
Big news coming ASAP. There is a signed publishing contract 😎
You and me both!! :D :D :D It's so close though OMG ever morning before I even get out of bed I check my email to see if it's come through
As of a month or so ago, the IP approval has taken longer than writing the actual book did lol
Me when all I need is the final IP holder signature to move forward with publishing my book: youtu.be/uMyCa35_mOg?...
The wheels of IP approval turn slowly, but they do turn. Another step down, on to the next one! We're getting SO close now!
Can I play but with a video game? Quest Ate Glory
Got a note from the IP reviewer over the weekend that they're on Chapter 4 (the making of QFG2) and absolutely loving the book so far! Go go go! :D :D :D
Not all of my screenshots are from Quest for Glory games! <3
Not gonna lie, Lori and Corey are fantastic people. They're kind, funny (and punny!), tolerated me asking questions for years, gracious, and wicked smart. Working with them on this book was a literal dream come true and I had to punch myself several times so I knew it was real ❤️
#facts
Yeah so I'm missing a massive chunk of my QFG5 screenshots (from my Paladin playthrough). That's ... not ideal. And I have no idea where they might have gone. On the upside I get to play through it again!
Quest for Arthritis
Thank you!!!! :D :D :D
I *think* I can say this! The book manuscript is with the IP holder for final review!
Excellent! It really shows, it looks and feels magnificent. (And as a gamerdad who basically only plays on the Deck these days, I really appreciate it!)
I fired up Old Skies last night and, apart from it running like a dream on my Steam Deck, I'm already having a blast and I'm just at the beginning of the game. It looks, sounds, and plays terrific. I cannot wait to play all the way through! <3
In other news somehow a solid third of the Quest for Glory 5 screenshots are AWOL and I may be doing the speediest of speedruns this week if I can't find them lol
What's on your keychain? (From the Hero-U Kickstarter)
I don't know that I posted there here - a few more product shots from my photographer. These are the final versions headed for the book!
Woohoo! We're so very close now!
I PROMISE the Age of Vagueposting is almost over, and I swear on my FACS Manual that I will share everything as soon as possible! :D
After I sent my earlier post it turns out we took a major leap forward today! More news coming soon!!
Also! Old Skies by @wadjeteyegames.bsky.social is out! Go grab it! store.steampowered.com/app/1346360/...