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New Secret Area post: It's The Last of Us.

A late PS3-era critical darling that spawned a popular prestige TV show. Too bad the game itself sucks.

Also I talk a bit about whether Roger Ebert was right about games not being art, using this as an example.

Shares and comments appreciated, as always.

https://asecretarea.com/2025/07/15/the-last-of-us-playstation-3/

New Patreon post: The Last of Us.

A critical darling that spawned a popular prestige TV show. Too bad the game itself sucks.

Also I talk about Roger Ebert was right about games not being art, using this as an example.

Available now for all Patrons at $1 or more: https://www.patreon.com/posts/last-of-us-game-133962454

sometimes it's okay to Just a Log Off for a bit, as a treat

I wanna find out more behind-the-scenes stuff like this

like how the joker's wild had to use a custom rig to spin and stop three slide projectors to simulate the spinning "reels" of a slot machine.

forgot a 1970s game show used a bunch of Apple IIs hooked up to an Altair computer for its gameboard.

technology on game shows are wild, y'all

https://www.museumofplay.org/blog/apple-ii-powered-game-show/

I crave some goddamn catharsis.

was watching an Australian game show (The New Price is Right) and that was one of the prizes on offer

I have a question for my aussie friends: why did you have a van called the Jackaroo????

holden jackaroo

@Joshi there was a similar game show from a few years ago where the grand prize was paying off student loans

surprisingly the social media reaction seemed to be "wow this has what society is now, huh? we live in hell"

I imagine Debt would've had the same had social media existed in 1997 beyond USENET and IRC

time to listen to a bunch of random popular 90s alternative rock/grunge to hopefully distract myself from the fireworks still going off at midnight

I'm making this poll because I've shown the show to a few folks who are not huge game show nerds like me, and they seem flabbergasted at the concept from the get-go

Despite it being (mostly) a mundane Jeopardy! clone.

Poll for folks:

If I told you there was a game show in the 1990s called "Debt" where the grand prize was to pay off your debt/bills, what would be your response to that be?

Went outside expecting sun, got clouds instead

Oh well, still looks nice tho

bonus selfie since I haven't shared one with my haircut from a few weeks ago

happy 4th of shit, everybody