I’m going to try my best not to make this sound whiny. (Imagine this is being said by the gruff, manly voice of a deep-space miner, played by the secret lovechild of James Earl Jones and Tom Waits.) Releasing a game, especially a freeware game, is enormously frustrating. At least for me, that is. You [...]
All posts for the month November, 2008
The Peculiar and Anticlimactic Nature of Game Releases
Posted by Jonas on November 30, 2008
http://www.jonas-kyratzes.net/2008/11/30/the-peculiar-and-anticlimactic-nature-of-game-releases/
The Strange and Somewhat Sinister Tale of the House at Desert Bridge
Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, Vertebrates and Invertebrates, Sentient beings of all kinds and species, I am pleased to announce the release of The Strange and Somewhat Sinister Tale of the House at Desert Bridge, a transdimensional portal to the Lands of the Dream an old-school adventure game. It is the result of long [...]
Posted by Jonas on November 22, 2008
http://www.jonas-kyratzes.net/2008/11/22/the-strange-and-somewhat-sinister-tale-of-the-house-at-desert-bridge/
What could *possibly* go wrong?
Desert Bridge now has a proper installer, a manual, and stuff like that. I have fixed quite a few little bugs and inconsistencies that cropped up, and sent out one more version to the testers. I am very much hoping to release the game tomorrow, but I can’t promise anything. Maybe I screwed something up [...]
Posted by Jonas on November 20, 2008
http://www.jonas-kyratzes.net/2008/11/20/what-could-possibly-go-wrong/
Almost at Desert Bridge
Sorry for not updating – first I had the flu, then a piece of my filling broke off and dug itself into my gums. Thankfully, while the whole thing was unpleasant, the damage to the filling itself was not severe. The dentist removed the sliver from my gums today, and I have another appointment in [...]
Posted by Jonas on November 14, 2008
http://www.jonas-kyratzes.net/2008/11/14/almost-at-desert-bridge/
The road I must travel / Its end I cannot see
From: Obama administration begins to take shape Obama’s transition team, which will assist in assembling his cabinet, is headed by John Podesta, former chief of staff to Bill Clinton and one of Washington’s most successful corporate lobbyists. Co-chairing the transition team are Valerie Jarrett, a long-time Obama advisor, Chicago real estate executive and influential figure [...]
Posted by Jonas on November 7, 2008
http://www.jonas-kyratzes.net/2008/11/07/the-road-i-must-travel-its-end-i-cannot-see/
Change?
So yes, Obama won. Not much of a surprise, though I won’t claim that I was entirely sure. And I can’t deny that I’m much happier that he won instead of McCain. And I also can’t deny that this is an important moment in history, and that it will have an effect on the future. [...]
Posted by Jonas on November 5, 2008
http://www.jonas-kyratzes.net/2008/11/05/change/
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