MeFi Projects

LOADSTAR is a Commodore 64 magazine-on-disk that lasted 13+ years. Long ago, I sold some computer programs to it, and I'm still friends with its longtime Managing Editor, Fender Tucker. He's given me his blessing to sell its archives on itch.io. You can get over 600 megabytes of Commodore 64 & 128 software, art, music and other related material for $15. An emulator is included but it's ancient: you should really install VICE if you intend to spend any time exploring this.
posted by JHarris on Apr 18, 2025 - 0 comments

I thought to myself, what was the least zeitgeisty thing we could create in this year of our frog 2022? As a result, me and a couple of friends have started a new gaming blog, called Set Side B! I was inspired by the final loss of the archives of old GameSetWatch, where I wrote @Play long ago. You can still find it on the Wayback Machine, but even so, that site hasn't been updated since 2011 anyway. Set Side B is our effort to do something about its loss. I will be writing on a bunch of topics there, both shortly and longly, but mostly shortly. Including roguelikes. Please enjoy our overbearing randomess!
posted by JHarris on Apr 10, 2022 - 1 comment

Extended Play is a fanzine devoted to retro, indie and niche gaming interests. Our first issue is out! It is free to download, looks pretty slick, and has lots of fun and interesting features. There is also a print version on sale.
posted by JHarris on Jul 12, 2018 - 4 comments

A fast-action scrolling maze game for Android, intended for tablets. Guide an octopus through a huge maze, collecting eggs and avoiding sharks. Consume "mega eggs" to attack the sharks back. Intended as a riff on classic Namco arcade maze games of the 1980s, including Pac-Man and Rally-X. [more inside]
posted by JHarris on Jun 19, 2014 - 12 comments