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Modern Zorker

@modernzorker

Inveterate retro gamer, compulsive keyboard banger, horror addict, 90's comic nerd, 48 consecutive yearly wins at 'not becoming a hobo' life competition.

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Modern Zorker
@modernzorker Jul 9, 2026, 11:10 PM UTC

AI vs. Human Creativity

A professional writer I follow on the Book of Faces posed a question I feel merits a response. The writer in question I will not name, because I don't want anybody to dogpile their page with rants an…

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Modern Zorker
@modernzorker Jul 3, 2026, 1:48 AM UTC

From the Dreamlist: The Lost Crown: A Ghost-Hunting Adventure

For some reason, a metric-ton of you read the long-ass essay I wrote about the future of game preservation. In it, I spoke positively about the steps some companies have taken to ensure at least some…

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Modern Zorker
@modernzorker Jun 14, 2026, 9:12 PM UTC

The Critical Role of Digital Preservation in Gaming History

This is a cross post of @modernzorker/the-critical-role-of-digital-preservation-in-gaming-history by @modernzorker.The rantings of a preservation-minded madman.

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Modern Zorker
@modernzorker Jun 14, 2026, 9:05 PM UTC

The Critical Role of Digital Preservation in Gaming History

Just a heads-up: This is a long read. Bring some popcorn. # Intro ___ It's no secret gaming history has a preservation problem. Just as the film industry viewed movies as disposable until the VCR and…

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Modern Zorker
@modernzorker Jan 26, 2026, 12:42 AM UTC

Michael's Long Box: Secret Files (Angel Entertainment, 1996)

Have you ever thought to yourself, "What if Tomb Raider, but also The X-Files"? If so, then you were probably playing the Area 51 levels of Tomb Raider III on your PC or PlayStation around 1998. But…

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Modern Zorker
@modernzorker Sep 19, 2025, 10:07 PM UTC

Warhammer 40,000 Universe vs. Everybody Else: Why 40k (Almost) Always Wins

The Warhammer 40,000 universe (hereafter referred to as just 40k), is absolutely ridiculous, which is why it has so many fans. It's the single largest tabletop miniatures game in the world, and has b…

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Modern Zorker
@modernzorker Aug 23, 2025, 1:48 AM UTC

Michael's RPG Shelf: Supplements For Adding Horror and The Horrific to Your Campaign, Part One

Dungeons & Dragons has always been about the eternal conflict between Good and Evil. The idea of heroic heroes cleansing bastions of corruption has existed in pulp fantasy long before Dave Arneso…

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Modern Zorker
@modernzorker Apr 6, 2025, 8:33 PM UTC

Michael's Retro Stash: Great Xbox/360 Games to Acquire If You Have an Xbox One or Series S/X

Assuming the Xbox One or Series S/X wasn't your first Microsoft console, then you're probably aware there are a few titles from the 360 and original Xbox generation that are backwards compatible with…

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Modern Zorker
@modernzorker Feb 16, 2025, 6:35 PM UTC

Michael's Retro Stash: The Fifteen Most Difficult Genesis/Mega Drive Games (That Are Not 'Battletoads')

In 2015, we held a combination shouting match/kumite among the Retro Gaming Magazine staff to determine the fifteen most difficult NES games, discounting Battletoads. In the aftermath, the hospital t…

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Modern Zorker
@modernzorker Jan 30, 2025, 8:00 PM UTC

Michael's Long Box - The Great Gen 13 Re-Read, Part 15: Deathblow #20 - #21 (Oct./Nov. 1995)

___ Hey, kids! Remember when Lynch got kidnapped in issue 4 a few months ago while his wards were getting busy on a Coda island and we haven't seen him since? Yeah, me too! Well, if you've been wonde…

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