bev! @TonicBH@computerfairi.es

New on the Secret Area: "Halo with chips" has been found.

A dumb back of the box quote from Maxim magazine promoting a poker video game had become a small meme. I wanted to find out where it came from.

Likes, shares and comments are really appreciated. https://asecretarea.com/2025/02/21/halo-with-chips-found/

Hey, remember when I was talking about wanting a cat fursona?

Well, thanks to a picrew, and a friend who was willing to help, it's now a reality.

Say hi to Tonya! She's soft, cuddly, and friendly!

(art by Megahand6 on birdsite)

ps visit my website it has cool dumb video game things

I made a new post yesterday to cover devolver digital's silly advergame

http://asecretarea.com

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

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