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Modern Zorker
@modernzorker
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Inveterate retro gamer, compulsive keyboard banger, horror addict, 90's comic nerd, 48 consecutive yearly wins at 'not becoming a hobo' life competition.
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modernzorker
Retro Gaming
2026-06-17 00:22
RE: The Critical Role of Digital Preservation in Gaming History
I know. Sad to think about, but such is the way of life, I suppose.
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Retro Gaming
2026-06-16 03:39
RE: The Critical Role of Digital Preservation in Gaming History
I absolutely hate that Frank Cifaldi lost that case that would have permitted libraries and other not-for-profit institutions to break copyright law in order to allow patrons access to materials. It's
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modernzorker
Retro Gaming
2026-06-16 03:37
RE: The Critical Role of Digital Preservation in Gaming History
Thank you for reading it! I spent about three weeks working on and off to get my thoughts down, and I'm floored at the response it's getting from the community here.
modernzorker
Retro Gaming
2026-06-16 03:36
RE: The Critical Role of Digital Preservation in Gaming History
One of the reasons I never sold my old consoles was because I had the notion I might want to play them again when I got older. There's something tactile and personal about plugging in a controller, slapping
modernzorker
The Pub
2026-05-13 03:38
RE: What Should Be Buried With You?
One of my favorite toys as a child was a Happy Apple. Nine years ago, when my blockchain blogging journey began, I wrote a short post about it. Given that, I think it would be appropriate to be buried
modernzorker
COMIC BOOKS fan/pro
2026-01-26 17:36
RE: Michael's Long Box: Secret Files (Angel Entertainment, 1996)
RIP Al Rio, one of the great 90s comic pinup artists.
modernzorker
ai
2025-12-05 04:17
RE: A.I. Slop and My Thoughts
I didn't spend years practicing writing to get (slightly) better at it just so I could point at a computer and say, "Here, write this for me." I may not write the best stuff in the world, but
modernzorker
Tabletop / DND
2025-09-21 01:26
RE: Warhammer 40,000 Universe vs. Everybody Else: Why 40k (Almost) Always Wins
Yeah, I love that nobody has any clue how many Imperial Guard there are at any given time. Like, they just stopped keeping track because of how many millions of them die every single hour. Makes you wonder
modernzorker
Tabletop / DND
2025-09-21 01:25
RE: Warhammer 40,000 Universe vs. Everybody Else: Why 40k (Almost) Always Wins
If you actively play Warhammer 40K and are not independently wealthy, you can have no other hobbies besides 40K. You will simply lack either the cash, or the space, or both, for anything else. Which is
modernzorker
Tabletop / DND
2025-08-25 03:06
RE: Michael's RPG Shelf: Supplements For Adding Horror and The Horrific to Your Campaign, Part One
ROFLMAO!
modernzorker
Magic: The Gathering
2025-08-24 03:53
RE: Magic: The Gathering—Fantastic Beasts
I'm definitely a Johnny when it comes to my MtG play style. One of my favorite creatures from back in the day was the D'Avenant Archers, a 1/2 White creature which you could tap to do one point of damage
modernzorker
Tabletop / DND
2025-08-24 03:44
RE: Michael's RPG Shelf: Supplements For Adding Horror and The Horrific to Your Campaign, Part One
Back in the day, White Wolf studios had a sister company, called "Black Dog", which produced more mature-themed content. I've wondered before if this was WotC testing the waters to see if maybe
modernzorker
Tabletop / DND
2025-08-24 03:43
RE: Michael's RPG Shelf: Supplements For Adding Horror and The Horrific to Your Campaign, Part One
Oh yeah, if you have an imagination, it's easy to come up with some twisted scenarios. Heck, if you love horror films, there's plenty of fodder to mine there. One of my favorite adventures of all time
modernzorker
Hive Gaming
2025-04-08 02:27
RE: Michael's Retro Stash: Great Xbox/360 Games to Acquire If You Have an Xbox One or Series S/X
Dude, if you at all enjoy stealh-based games like Tenchu or Metal Gear Solid, that first Splinter Cell is a knockout. I'm not even a big fan of stealth games, and I love them, so that's saying something.
modernzorker
Hive Gaming
2025-04-08 02:26
RE: Michael's Retro Stash: Great Xbox/360 Games to Acquire If You Have an Xbox One or Series S/X
I was a PlayStation guy starting in 1997, popped over to the PS2 in 2000, and kept on with the PS3 in 2006. I slept on the Xbox for a long time. I didn't get an original Xbox until 2014, and didn't pick
modernzorker
Hive Gaming
2025-04-08 00:42
RE: Michael's Retro Stash: Great Xbox/360 Games to Acquire If You Have an Xbox One or Series S/X
At least we still have the ability to play the Classic editions of those two games. GOG has them for PC gamers, and I think there were some remastered editions released for more modern consoles as well.
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Hive Gaming
2025-04-08 00:41
RE: Michael's Retro Stash: Great Xbox/360 Games to Acquire If You Have an Xbox One or Series S/X
Splinter Cell was always developed with the original Xbox in mind, and every other version was ported from there, so it doesn't surprise me we never saw a portable version of those older titles, since
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Hive Gaming
2025-04-08 00:37
RE: Michael's Retro Stash: Great Xbox/360 Games to Acquire If You Have an Xbox One or Series S/X
Thank you so much, @paultactico2! It blew my mind once I started looking into just what all the backwards compatibility on the Xbone/Series consoles allowed and saw how it was preserving some of the DLC
modernzorker
Hive Gaming
2025-04-08 00:34
RE: Michael's Retro Stash: Great Xbox/360 Games to Acquire If You Have an Xbox One or Series S/X
I know, right? I'm really late to the Xbox One party (I only got the system last summer), but once I found out Microsoft would let you pop in discs and download the digital editions of games you already
modernzorker
Hive Gaming
2025-02-23 03:49
RE: RoboCop Versus the Terminator Receives Bug Fix Patch on Sega Genesis
Because of the voice clips used in the soundtrack and the different characters, viewing the auto-generated transcript for this video is hilarious. :) This is an incredible patch job. Restoring a level
