Game Design: How CRPGs Warped My Brain, Part 1

Posted by Rampant Coyote on April 14, 2010

I have been reading Matt Barton’s excellent book, Dungeons and Desktops: The History of Computer Role-playing Games, which highlights the contributions and unique features of an impressively  comprehensive set of computer RPGs. It’s made me think a bit about the influence these games have had on my own thinking of what a CRPG should be. […]

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Spring Is Here!

Posted by Rampant Coyote on April 11, 2010

Whew! We’re finally getting spring weather – halfway into April. There are only about three things I like about winter in Utah: #1 – Our could storage room actually keeps things (like soda, bottled water) cold. #2 – Running the gas fireplace. Mmm… toasty! #3 – Ummm… Come to think of it, I guess there […]

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HTML5 + WebGL = Quake 2 In Browser, No Plugin?

Posted by Rampant Coyote on April 2, 2010

Seeing is kinda believing… Look Ma, No Plugin It’ll take a little bit of time for the transition to become complete but… this is very impressive. Scary impressive. As in a bunch of standard technologies suddenly going obsolete impressive. It has the potential to be a game-changer. There’s a lot still that would have to […]

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Game Announcement – Lilly and Sasha: Curse of the Immortals

Posted by Rampant Coyote on March 29, 2010

Okay, the first “game of the day” this week is John Wizard Games’ Lilly and Sasha: Curse of the Immortals. This is the first of a planned three-part “Lilly and Sasha” series of indie RPGs. You may remember John Wizard Games’ first release, Dawn’s Light, which I thought was all kinds of awesome based on […]

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Shamus Young – On Questing…

Posted by Rampant Coyote on March 16, 2010

Ya know, this always bugged me, too…

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The Toilet Seat Distinction

Posted by Rampant Coyote on March 15, 2010

My wife and I went to Lowes’ a couple of weeks ago to find a replacement toilet seat. The old one had broken one of its joints. In spite of being a home-owner for the last dozen years, I’ve never had to replace a toilet seat before. Float balls, handles,flappers, etc., sure, a couple of […]

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Ch…ch…ch…Changes!

Posted by Rampant Coyote on March 5, 2010

We’re in the process of transitioning Tales of the Rampant Coyote over to the new format and software. Things will never be the same again. You can still find the old information here, though: (Archived) Tales of the Rampant Coyote – Old Format Some of those ancient articles may be re-posted in the new blog […]

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