Author: Chuck
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Project Diary: Tanuki Clock Part 1
Start of a hopefully ongoing series about my process making an expensive and over-complicated version of a cheesy novelty item
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Boba Fett and the Nasal-Induced Vision Quest
I can remember seeing Return of the Jedi for the first time, and being so disappointed that they not only introduced another Death Star, but immediately went back to Tatooine. It was deliberately supposed to be a lifeless backwater […]
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Literacy 2022: Book 1: Moonflower Murders
Anthony Horowitz’s sequel to Magpie Murders extends the premise of a murder mystery within a murder mystery
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My Favorite Games: Dark Castle
Along with Uninvited, the game I played incessantly on my Mac Plus in college was Dark Castle. (And then, Beyond Dark Castle). Unlike Uninvited, I can call Dark Castle a classic without any qualifications or reservations. It’s easy to fall into comparing the two games, not just because I played them both around the same…
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My Favorite Games: Uninvited
One of the first games I played on the Mac was one of the most influential games I ever played
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Rumors of the Author’s Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
The state of lazy media analysis in the age of Twitter
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My Favorite Games: Day of the Tentacle
I’ve said several times before — to anyone who will listen, with or without their consent — that the demo plus first “Meanwhile…” cut-scene in The Secret of Monkey Island is what made me want to work in video games. Playing Sam & Max Hit the Road is what made me feel like I “belonged”…
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One Thing I Like About Hawkeye
The Hawkeye series is a reminder that “super-hero” isn’t really a genre all on its own. (Spoilers for the entire series and maybe Daredevil)
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(One of) The Hidden People
Continuing my practice with Nomad Sculpt for iPad, I took a stab at making one of Graham Annable’s characters, The Hidden People. Graham’s art is fantastic, getting so much expressiveness out of so few lines, and perfectly combining funny and sinister. You can buy some of it at Gricklemart!