Grumpy Gamer

JULY 8, 2012

Sometimes it feels like Clayton Kauzlaric and I have a game-making addiction problem. We both have day jobs where we sit around all day long and make games for money, but then we go home and make games for free. If God didn't want us to make games he shouldn't have made it so much damn fun. Over the past few years we've made around ten iOS games in our spare time.

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Grumpy Gamer

JUNE 30, 2012

I watched The Color of Money last night. Two things struck me about the film: 1) Holy crap is Tom Cruise young and 2) I really wish Paul Newman wasn't dead. I'm embarrassed to say I didn't know Martin Scorsese directed it. He's one of my all-time favorite directors and I keep thinking I've seen every movie he's done, and then some movie pops up with his name on it.

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Grumpy Gamer

MAY 22, 2012

Rock, Paper Shotgun Eurogamer The Verge Kotaku Giant Bomb International House of Mojo Ars Technica Joystiq (No, I didn't do all the programming, that was done by the much-better-than-I-am Double Fine programmers) PC World Pig Mag Destructoid Der Standard Inside Gaming Daily XBIGY Games GameZebo SEGA Portal Gamers Global Gaming Blend Inside Gaming Daily Let me know if I've missed any.

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Grumpy Gamer

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

My father passed away in Feb 2012. He suffered a massive stroke a year and a half before and after a few months of optimism on our part, he started a slow and fateful decline, so his passing was not unexpected. This is how I will always remember my relationship with my dad. The two of us sitting around doing something nerdy involving computers or electronics.

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Grumpy Gamer

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Well, I think it's "time" to "leak" some more concept "art" for the amazing game I've been working on at Double Fine for the past 9 months. After posting the previous concept art of The Scientist and The Mobster , I started reading all the adventure game forums and other gaming sites and I noticed a common reaction along the lines of "Hey Ron, those are great and all, but what we really want to know is if the game will have an old carnival ticket booth and a ceiling mounted laser cannon!".

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Grumpy Gamer

JANUARY 21, 2012

What makes an Adventure Game an Adventure Game? Is Limbo an Adventure Game or just a puzzle game? Some people called L.A. Noir an Adventure Game but it lacks some of the basic components of an Adventure Game. Or does it? Why do we call them Adventure Games? If you faithfully made Monkey Island into a movie, I doubt it would be called an Adventure Movie or even an Action/Adventure Movie.

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Grumpy Gamer

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

I knew The Twins were going to be trouble. I should have cut them.

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