While we've all been sleeping, emulation of the Sound Canvas has become a reality. Author nukeykt started working on it in 2021, and in three years with contributors helping it is convincingly close if not identical to the real hardware. Demo: https://youtu.be/z6Z2rnXFeVk The original project can be...

This is not a drill!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1374 ... ceVenture/

The Roland E-20 was a keyboard that has the same chipset as the MT-32/LAPC-1.

https://youtu.be/ryJIS1xhGlE

Roberta Williams' first game, Mystery House, is being remade.

https://youtu.be/2Xv0QqDAKQY

Mystery House originally came out in May 1980 - so this news comes on its 45th anniversary!

Anyone else notice there are two different versions of this theme? This is the version I have on the CD that came with the game: https://youtu.be/lcnB5xl5JoI But here is the version on Spotify, which has an extended opening fanfare (about 6 additional seconds): https://open.spotify.com/track/5wocxJd...

I thought "There should be a list of all Sierra fan remakes and spiritual successors." And then I discovered, there is one ! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Arj0nAGS Despite its size, it isn't comprehensive. As examples, Al Emmo, The Crimson Diamond, and the forecast-to-be-finally-relea...

Due to an excellent video series on King's Quest IV by YouTuber OneShortEye, here: https://youtu.be/Wbo9TEbcVdY and https://youtu.be/XLwQbIUklzo ... I came to be aware of King's Quest IV Retold, which attempts to combine the best elements of each version of KQIV (keeping the MT-32 soundtrack!), yet ...

Last year, a solo indie dev launched a new game on Steam that they'd been working on for years. It's very "The Colonel's Bequest" inspired! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1098770/The_Crimson_Diamond/ Reviews listed in the game description: REVIEWS “If you love the old murder mystery ga...