shades of our experience
eyes look through our eyes
Oh Morphy Richards…
Why did you make a kettle
With such fragile hinges that
The very heat of water boiling
In the kettle made them turn to
Soft and squidgy plastic that did shear,
It made me shed a tear.
And why did I then…
ASCIIpOrtal is out and rather good, for a few reasons:
– it’s a very playable little puzzle game with a great sense of atmosphere
– it’s an ASCII game, which means added retro goodness
– it’s free
– I did the sounds and music :]
Check it out, and if you can afford to, drop the author (Joe Larson) a dime or two by donating through his website, www.cymonsgames.com. He’s a nice guy and it’s a nice game that’ll keep you busy for a wee while.
For more info about the music, go here (work in progress page with some additional downloads).
One of the many things they never tell you,
Or rather, that they tell but you ignore,
Is of the multitude of colours present,
When baby opens up his bottom door.
There’s orange brown and ochre, yellow-orange,
And somewhat chunky mustard coloured grains,
There’s browny, peaty, greeny brown and muddy,
And various combinations of the same.
You name some earthy shades, this baby’s got ’em,
And this is what I find amazes me,
That from the bottom of this tiny creature,
Should fall the decor of the 70s.