This is the kind of magazine page that 90s-kid-me would stare at for hours fantasizing over. Even looking at it now, it’s surprisingly easy for me to ignore the objective technical limitations and get hyped.

Side note: can we talk about that 1ST PC GUN on the mid-left there? Dude…

I assume the opossum was busy giving a press conference somewhere on behalf of the group.

“Can you believe this guy? He tells a joke at a funeral.”

“I am inventing electricity…and you look like an ASSHOLE.”

I instinctively read that in Homestar Runner’s voice.

Hell. Yeah. Arthur was the greatest.

Just look at that little guy, posting up in the HUD and crackin’ wise.

FINALLY! SOMEBODY ELSE!

I FINALLY FOUND SOMEBODY ELSE WHO REMEMBERS AND CELEBRATES THE JOURNEYMAN PROJECT TRILOGY!

I’m sorry, I’m just…I’m very happy for this moment.

Legacy of Time was far and away my favorite, but the entire collection is a fun and satisfying playthrough. Great atmosphere, clever puzzles, and loads of 90s PC gaming cheese and charm.

Long live Gage Blackwood.

Patton Oswalt has a great bit on exactly this.

I like to think that the glasses just materialize whenever a human fully achieves therapist mode.

Oh. Oh, man. I’m not the only one…

(#4)

Take a wild guess…

Right?

“64-year-old composer dares to retire after lifelong career of creating genre-defining compositions; REFUSES to create more!”

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Y’know, pair this thing with some fluorescent neon lights and you got some solid vaporwave vibes there. 😎

All right, then…

Bret, present. Jemaine, present.

…

Murray, present.

First place my (innie’s) brain went too. I could really go for some defiant jazz.

I’ve never beaten the game, but I recently, FINALLY, completed Death Mountain. And I’m pretty happy about that.