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Shpansa!

A screenshot of the original video game, The Sims 1, showing an isometric view of a house with multiple rooms, including a kitchen, living room, and bedroom. The house features large windows, a staircase, and detailed furnishings. The game's logo appears prominently on the left side of the image. The house is set in a grassy outdoor environment. The Sims 1 - (The Original Life Sim) via YouTube

The best Sims post ever built. Flagged as fanatic.

02/08/25
by taz

daddy like a pretty baby

video game image of a scary white woman-monster with pitted face, raccoon like pale eyes black bobbed hair and white lips The Final Pam screenshot

Rhaomi posts about one of the funniest goddamn things ever published on the internet – McElroy brothers' Monster Factory vids, with beloved faves ... and new episodes!

10/28/24
by taz

FamilyFun Gaming

$a close-up of a stylized, green eye surrounded by intricate, swirling patterns. The eye itself is vibrant green with detailed textures in the iris, resembling organic or fractal-like designs. Surrounding the eye are ornate, abstract shapes in shades of cream, teal, purple, and blue, adding a surreal and fantastical quality to the overall image. The background includes a mix of swirling patterns and color gradients that contribute to the otherworldly, psychedelic feel of the artwork.$ Gorogoa game artwork

derbyshire is looking for fun puzzle video games to play as a family.

08/18/24
by taz

All Fun and Games

Close-up photo showing the edge of a monopoly board with the race car playing piece on the Go To Jail square and a small red plastic house on an adjacent square

Nice weekly free thread discussing the games we play! Don't miss Wobbuffet's commentary about the history of parlor games from antiquity to the present, and how old games reveal themselves in modern equivalents.

01/23/24
by taz

"Phrygian? I don't even know Ian!"

Screen capture of a title page showing the text Phrygian at the top, a background of musical notes, and in the foreground an anime character wielding a sword and an angry Pikachu

Sure, you probably know there are major and minor scales. But unless you're really into music theory you might not realize those scales come in a whole variety of flavors called "modes"... Goofy, threatening, mysterious, devastating, relaxing: Zargon X posted 8-Bit Music Theory's analysis videos that use game music to illustrate modes.

09/11/23
by taz

Play Free Now

Mafia Donna mobile game ad screenshot

I work in the space and have a few observations ... Jilder shares insider insight on those bizarre free-to-play mobile games / ads.

07/02/22
by taz

Gametime

Game Box by M.G.N. - Marcel ON OF (cc by-nc-nd)

everything happens so much! what can I play? "What are some good recent video games that don't suffer if you are frequently interrupted?"

06/21/22
by taz

gaming without the grinding

Portal by AaronPriestPhoto

In Ask Metafilter, unus sum says, "I'm looking for a longish video games to sink my teeth into. I find it nice to have a video game where I can solve interesting problems that don't actually matter as a way to relax..."

06/27/21
by taz

underappreciated, underinitiated, undiscovered?

image of Hiversaires game screen on a tablet Hiversaires launch trailer screenshot

In Ask Metafilter, serathen is looking for single player PC games for the underinitiated, and in case you missed it previously, Going To Maine asked Mefites for interesting gems in the Racial Justice & Inequality Bundle, while recently in Metafilter, a post on games designer Bennett Foddy's picks for the most under-appreciated games of the 2010s (with links!), and xedrik throws in some favorites that could use more love, too.

08/24/20
by taz

"There's a language to these things."

-342 : guinea pig pwn by Of Corgis & Cocktails (cc by)

AskMe's advice for novice gamers.

12/10/13
by gnfti

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