Zack Johnson
@zapjackson.bsky.social
Designer of the Loathing games. My various projects are collected and organized at https://horrible.farm/
Star Wars has a great opening crawl, but Krull has a really incredible opening krull.
November 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Star Wars has a great opening crawl, but Krull has a really incredible opening krull.
We have such McRibs to show you.
November 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
We have such McRibs to show you.
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Aw, man, Rogue Brewing just shut down? That one really hurts. Probably my favorite brewer, definitely my favorite beer. Just 8 days ago I published a book including a story about their Dead Guy and one of my favorite Saturdays playing Gauntlet.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FY1VMCKT
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FY1VMCKT
The Quirkz Handbook of Drinking Beer and Playing Video Games
The Quirkz Handbook of Drinking Beer and Playing Video Games - Kindle edition by Rath, Aaron. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Quirkz Handbook of Drinking Beer and Playing Video Games.
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November 15, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Aw, man, Rogue Brewing just shut down? That one really hurts. Probably my favorite brewer, definitely my favorite beer. Just 8 days ago I published a book including a story about their Dead Guy and one of my favorite Saturdays playing Gauntlet.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FY1VMCKT
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FY1VMCKT
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Goodness me, I stayed up late reading and it’s already Partially Muscled Skeleton Screaming by the Perimeter Fence Day. Hope you’ve all been good this year!
November 14, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Goodness me, I stayed up late reading and it’s already Partially Muscled Skeleton Screaming by the Perimeter Fence Day. Hope you’ve all been good this year!
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
Through the magic of Doordash, a McRib is now being delivered to m' crib.
November 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Through the magic of Doordash, a McRib is now being delivered to m' crib.
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I am such a terrible marketer for my own games...sigh..
However I MUST TRY HARDER!!
if you were holding off on leaping into The Horror At Highrook for some reason... Its currently 30% off as part of the Steam Scream Spooky Festival!!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2836860/...
However I MUST TRY HARDER!!
if you were holding off on leaping into The Horror At Highrook for some reason... Its currently 30% off as part of the Steam Scream Spooky Festival!!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2836860/...
October 29, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I am such a terrible marketer for my own games...sigh..
However I MUST TRY HARDER!!
if you were holding off on leaping into The Horror At Highrook for some reason... Its currently 30% off as part of the Steam Scream Spooky Festival!!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2836860/...
However I MUST TRY HARDER!!
if you were holding off on leaping into The Horror At Highrook for some reason... Its currently 30% off as part of the Steam Scream Spooky Festival!!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2836860/...
Big news! Video game historians have unearthed archival concept art of Pac Man's butthole.
October 31, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Big news! Video game historians have unearthed archival concept art of Pac Man's butthole.
I heard there were two feet of stone
that in the desert stood alone
but you don't really remember that guy
do ya
that in the desert stood alone
but you don't really remember that guy
do ya
[Ducktales theme]
Vast and trunkless legs of stone
I-n the, de-sert
Standing out there all alone
It's un-pleasant
A shattered visage
might be a mirage
Hubris! Woo hoo!
Vast and trunkless legs of stone
I-n the, de-sert
Standing out there all alone
It's un-pleasant
A shattered visage
might be a mirage
Hubris! Woo hoo!
The name on the plinth is Ozymandias
Christopher Robin despaired with Alice
Two trunkless legs are all that stand
Except for a face and lots of sand
Says Alice
Christopher Robin despaired with Alice
Two trunkless legs are all that stand
Except for a face and lots of sand
Says Alice
October 31, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I heard there were two feet of stone
that in the desert stood alone
but you don't really remember that guy
do ya
that in the desert stood alone
but you don't really remember that guy
do ya
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vampires are real but they don't drink blood. they drink puke and thats why they're always out at night after bars close
October 30, 2025 at 10:19 PM
vampires are real but they don't drink blood. they drink puke and thats why they're always out at night after bars close
The Outer Worlds 2 presents its unique items in a way that is kinda confusing to me. Like... I can infer from various details that this is a piece of armor, but... why doesn't it SAY anywhere that it's armor?
October 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The Outer Worlds 2 presents its unique items in a way that is kinda confusing to me. Like... I can infer from various details that this is a piece of armor, but... why doesn't it SAY anywhere that it's armor?
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A skeleton walks into a bar. “Gimme a beer,” he says.
The bartender, who is a pile of loose skin and organs lying on the floor, is unable to respond.
“Oh right,” the skeleton says. “I forgot about that.”
The bartender, who is a pile of loose skin and organs lying on the floor, is unable to respond.
“Oh right,” the skeleton says. “I forgot about that.”
October 29, 2025 at 9:13 PM
A skeleton walks into a bar. “Gimme a beer,” he says.
The bartender, who is a pile of loose skin and organs lying on the floor, is unable to respond.
“Oh right,” the skeleton says. “I forgot about that.”
The bartender, who is a pile of loose skin and organs lying on the floor, is unable to respond.
“Oh right,” the skeleton says. “I forgot about that.”
The latest @stealthboomboom.bsky.social episode is about Alpha Protocol. Great episode so far, about a great game with a mystifying reputation. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
Alpha Protocol Review | Natural Dialogue, Invisible Thumping, Shooting Skill Trees
Podcast Episode · Stealth Boom Boom | A Stealth Video Games Podcast · 10/28/2025 · 3h 5m
podcasts.apple.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The latest @stealthboomboom.bsky.social episode is about Alpha Protocol. Great episode so far, about a great game with a mystifying reputation. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
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With a second entry, Quirkz Handbooks are now officially a series. Look out, Complete Idiot's Guides for Dummies, there's a new player in town.
October 27, 2025 at 2:51 AM
With a second entry, Quirkz Handbooks are now officially a series. Look out, Complete Idiot's Guides for Dummies, there's a new player in town.
It’s weirding me out that all the dialogue in Outer Worlds 2 is written with the previous game’s Firefly-esque cowboy patois, and then delivered with no drawl or accent at all.
October 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
It’s weirding me out that all the dialogue in Outer Worlds 2 is written with the previous game’s Firefly-esque cowboy patois, and then delivered with no drawl or accent at all.
My daughter suggested that for Halloween, Scotland Yard should change its name to Grave Yard.
October 23, 2025 at 2:59 AM
My daughter suggested that for Halloween, Scotland Yard should change its name to Grave Yard.
I'm glad the new Bloodlines has this kind of thing.
October 22, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I'm glad the new Bloodlines has this kind of thing.
A cool thing is when you fight a skeleton.
What's your number one personal game design principle? And even better - does it have a cool name?
October 22, 2025 at 3:11 AM
A cool thing is when you fight a skeleton.
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the fewer people are likely to get the joke, the more the people that do get it will love it
What's your number one personal game design principle? And even better - does it have a cool name?
October 22, 2025 at 2:51 AM
the fewer people are likely to get the joke, the more the people that do get it will love it
Asymmetric’s entire deal is making sure our processes are like the ones he describes from the 90s. Sure, fewer people buy our games, but they cost orders of magnitude less to make, and the people making them are creatively empowered and not constantly frustrated.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lIU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lIU...
Adding A Feature: Then And Now
YouTube video by Timothy Cain
www.youtube.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Asymmetric’s entire deal is making sure our processes are like the ones he describes from the 90s. Sure, fewer people buy our games, but they cost orders of magnitude less to make, and the people making them are creatively empowered and not constantly frustrated.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lIU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lIU...
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i do not want to "work from anywhere". i want to work in my dedicated work environment with all my dedicated work assisting tools. i do not want to send an email from the coffee shop or the park. i want to do coffee shop or park related tasks when i'm in the coffee shop or park
October 19, 2025 at 12:38 PM
i do not want to "work from anywhere". i want to work in my dedicated work environment with all my dedicated work assisting tools. i do not want to send an email from the coffee shop or the park. i want to do coffee shop or park related tasks when i'm in the coffee shop or park
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Not sure the folks at NBC/Peacock thought this one through
October 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Not sure the folks at NBC/Peacock thought this one through
I just watched The Lion King with my uncle Scar and he started acting really weird.
October 18, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I just watched The Lion King with my uncle Scar and he started acting really weird.