Vintage Game Club
July 8, 2008
The Vintage Game Club is a new project from David Carlton, Michael Abbott and me that aims to get people playing and talking about classic video games. On July 21 we’re going to fire up Grim Fandango and play through it collectively, sharing our thoughts along the way.
Interested in joining? Michael has graciously agreed to host this round, so head over to this post for the full scoop. We already have around two dozen a ton of participants! If all goes well, we’ll probably do more games in the future. It should be fun!
4 comments
So… how did you guys all manage to get together and decide to make it Grim Fandango for the first game?
by Ben Abraham on July 8, 2008 at 11:06 pm #
David wanted Ponyz Stylin’ Show; Dan preferred the New York Times Crossword Puzzle Game (DS). But I insisted on death, corruption, and soul harvesting…so we wound up with Grim Fandango. :-P
Actually, we just chatted and tossed around a few titles. I think David and I had been separately thinking about a collective game playthrough, and David happened to mention it here on Cruise Elroy. His description of it as a club clicked with me, and Dan was enthusiastic about the idea too, so we just started trading emails.
For me personally, I’ve been playing some very heavy games lately, so a comedic adventure really sounds good to me right now.
by Michael Abbott on July 9, 2008 at 12:09 am #
Come to think of it, I believe Dan responded over on David’s site to David’s club idea on a post that referred to something I’d written. Or podcasted. Or something.
Awww, heck. I don’t know. It just happened!
It’s way past my bedtime.
by Michael Abbott on July 9, 2008 at 12:32 am #
Aw man, my vote would have gone to Ponyz Stylin’ Show, fer shure!
by Ben Abraham on July 9, 2008 at 6:32 am #