From 05f61c98635bd9d8e484ae81bc2e74ebc7a6ce88 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: James Turk Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2023 22:00:21 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] update posts --- .../posts/susan-butchers-iditarod-83.md | 18 +++++++++++------ yoyodyne.games/content/posts/toomgis.md | 20 ++++++++++++------- 2 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/yoyodyne.games/content/posts/susan-butchers-iditarod-83.md b/yoyodyne.games/content/posts/susan-butchers-iditarod-83.md index 626d800..2c051c8 100644 --- a/yoyodyne.games/content/posts/susan-butchers-iditarod-83.md +++ b/yoyodyne.games/content/posts/susan-butchers-iditarod-83.md @@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ hideComments = false color = "" +++ -One of the first boxes I found had a couple of early games from the Yoyodyne collection. +One of the first boxes I found after inheriting my great uncle's estate was a box detailing the development of *Susan Butcher's Iditarod '83*. -This one caught my eye, I wasn't familiar with [Susan Butcher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Butcher) but found out that my relative had produced this game after her 1982 2nd place finish in the famous thousand-mile Alaskan dog race. +I wasn't familiar with [Susan Butcher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Butcher) but found out that my relative had produced this game after her 1982 2nd place finish in the famous thousand-mile Alaskan dog race. Susan would go on to become the second woman to ever win the Iditarod and eventually win four times. Presumably by then she was entertaining offers from much bigger industry names than Yoyodyne. Had this made it to market in '83, perhaps they would have developed a long-term business partnership and Yoyodyne could have ridden her coattails to the top of the dog-sledding video game world. @@ -24,10 +24,16 @@ The game never saw the light of day, but it does appear to be complete and playa {{< pico8 iditarod83 >}} -**Controls:** If you're playing in the browser, 'Z' will start the game and also "mush". The arrow keys control the sled. +### Controls -**Don't Miss:** Be sure to play to the ending screen to see an incredibly recreation of the Alaska State Flag. +If you're playing in the browser, 'Z' will start the game and also "mush". The arrow keys control the sled. -**Overall:** Collision detection is flaky and sometimes an unfair course is generated. The various creatures you encounter along the way are interesting, including the elusive Lady Yeti and the mysterious fan that restores your lost dogs. Wish they had more to do. +### Don't Miss -**Rating**: Like Susan's finish in the 1985 Iditarod, famously [ruined by a crazed moose](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Butcher), this game does not place. +- Be sure to play to the ending screen to see an incredible recreation of the Alaska State Flag. +- Susan's 1985 Iditarod catastrophe [where she was attacked by a "crazed moose"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Butcher) is seemingly foreshadowed by the game. + +### Maybe Miss + +- Collision detection is flaky and sometimes an unfair course is generated. +- The various creatures you encounter along the way are interesting, including the elusive Lady Yeti and the mysterious fan that restores your lost dogs. I just wish they had more to do. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/yoyodyne.games/content/posts/toomgis.md b/yoyodyne.games/content/posts/toomgis.md index 4b4e1f0..0756c73 100644 --- a/yoyodyne.games/content/posts/toomgis.md +++ b/yoyodyne.games/content/posts/toomgis.md @@ -12,22 +12,28 @@ hideComments = false color = "" +++ -In an era when it wasn't uncommon to see [Domino's Noid on the NES](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yo!_Noid), or the original [Tapper slinging Budweiser](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapper_(video_game)), Yoyodyne figured they'd get in on the commercial game craze too. Of course, few companies felt safe in the hands of an unproven firm. That didn't stop the team from building several prototypes to pitch. +In an era when it wasn't uncommon to see [Domino's Noid on the NES](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yo!_Noid), or the original [Tapper slinging Budweiser](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapper_(video_game)), Yoyodyne figured they'd get in on the commercial game craze too. Of course, few companies felt safe in the hands of an unproven firm. That left Yoyodyne developing spec prototypes for some unusual clients that weren't already pursuing their own games. I found a gem under a stack of prototype copies of *Super Lehman Bros.*, *Exxon Valdez Eco Adventure*, and *[Rax](https://laughingsquid.com/rax-mr-delicious-commercial/) Stax* (apparently a roast-beef themed puzzle game). -## ampm Presents: TOOMGIS in The Rise of TOOMGIS +This one could have been an inspiration for [Katamari Damacy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katamari_Damacy) since it was definitely created decades earlier. We have the titular TOOMGIS, the garbage-pile mascot of the ampm chain, rolling through three thrilling levels growing ever-larger. -This one could have been a prototype to [Katamari Damacy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katamari_Damacy) since it was definitely created decades earlier. We have the titular TOOMGIS, the garbage-pile mascot of the ampm chain, rolling through three thrilling levels growing ever-larger. +## ampm Presents: TOOMGIS in The Rise of TOOMGIS {{< pico8 toomgis >}} -**Controls:** You guide TOOMGIS to collect junk food and avoid stinky healthy food. -* **X Key** - Jump -* **Z Key** - Shred/repel items with his electric guitar. +### Controls + +You guide TOOMGIS to collect junk food and avoid stinky healthy food. + +* **X** - Jump +* **Z** - Shred Guitar * **Right arrow** - Increases speed, as does picking up food. -**Don't Miss:** Something very special in the third level, and some definitely-unlicensed cameos on the win/lose screens. +### Don't Miss + +- Some definitely-unlicensed cameos on the win/lose screens. +- Something very... special happens in the third level. P.S. If you aren't familiar with TOOMGIS, here he is in his modern form: