Game Twits: Romero's Impending Transit Disasters, Purho Out of the Unicycle Closet

Demian_-_bitmobbio
Tuesday, July 21, 2009

And Game Twits returns with a selection of interesting/funny/distressing Twitter communiqués from the gaming industry, as per usual.... (More after the break.)


John Romero is a great kind of crazy

John Romero, co-founder of Gazillion, with an important safety announcement. Good to know someone's taking the time to imagine the horrific transit accidents of tomorrow.

 

soren

Game designer/programmer Soren Johnson (Spore, Civ3/4) responds to Denis Dyack's claim that game narrative may eventually supersede gameplay, which in turn spawned this huge discussion among the game design twitterati.

 

Major Nelson's tweet that shocked the world

Microsoft's Major Nelson alerts all 48,498 followers (more than two Madison Square Gardens-worth!) to BREAKING NEWS about his airport Internet connection situation!

 

Petri Purho's wheeled shame

Indie game designer Petri Purho admits to not only a pro-unicycle stance, but also that he owns multiple unicycles.

 

 

Phil Fish loves Magic: The Gathering

After the release of Magic: The Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers, Fez creator Phil Fish realizes that he loves Magic: The Gathering, hates Magic: The Gathering lovers.

 

Jason Rohrer whips out a big Freud

Indie game designer and consultant Jason Rohrer forgets that sometimes, a joystick is just a joystick.

 

Bill Mudron has a mom dream again

Illustrator Bill Mudron has a nerd dream.

 

 


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Comments (8)
Twitpic
July 22, 2009
Heh heh, nerd dream.
Lance_darnell
July 22, 2009
I have never thought about all of the problems teleportation devices will cause. I am imagining people with mutated heads, hands for feet, and worst of all: one body part ending up in NYC, the other in Tokyo. Suddenly air travel is looking great! :P
Profile_pic
July 22, 2009
I love these! Man, that #gamedesign thread was crazy. I kind of wish we could put all those people on a message board and see what happens, but I guess that kind of conversation couldn't have happened anywhere but Twitter.
Demian_-_bitmobbio
July 22, 2009
I think that John Romero tweet is my favorite of all time. I just keep reading it and re-reading it, it's so awesome! So ominous.
Lance_darnell
July 22, 2009
@Demian - I totally agree.... I would actually like to see some transporter issues in the next Star Trek...
Default_picture
July 23, 2009
Re: Teleporter accidents, didn't something like that happen in Star Trek IV? I'm pretty sure it was discussed, but not shown.
Img_1019
July 24, 2009
Huzzah! More Game Twits! Tough to pick a favorite this week. I think it's probably the teleporting one, but I also relish any chance I get to read about unicycles...
Default_picture
July 24, 2009
the [i]age of teleportation.[/i] almost sounds victorian. crushed velvet and brocade materializing in flames.

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