More Side Projects
This section is only for the most dedicated of portfolio viewers. The completionists. The real sickos.
Chris Pratt is Super Mario
Upon hearing that Chris Pratt would be voicing Mario in the new movie, Peter and I created a version of Super Mario Bros that adds Chris Pratt voice clips to all of Mario's actions. Yes, it's as annoying as it sounds. Thankfully, the internet still enjoyed playing it.
Press: Polygon, Kotaku, Yahoo, Nerdist, Uproxx, Nintendo Life, Game Rant, Comic Book Resource, MSN, Gizmodo, Collider, GeekCulture, Level Up, AsiaOne, Reddit
Play it here (It doesn't work on mobile, or Safari, but that's what happens when copywriters try to code).
Or just watch this video of some random guy playing it:
This is probably my favorite feedback on anything I've ever done:
Kenny Log-In
Candace, Craig, Jordan and I made a website that generates passwords from the lyrics of America's greatest singer songwriter.
Kennylog-in.com
Press: BoingBoing, Morning Brew, The Verge, HackerNews
You Have Not Died of Dysentery
Peter and I created a version of Oregon Trail where dysentery doesn't kill you, it just makes you pull over to poop, constantly. The challenge is to make it all the way to Oregon without soiling your breeches. As an added bonus, you get to read actual articles from the 1800's while you do your business.
Press: Newsweek, Kotaku, BoingBoing, B3ta, Weird Fucking Games, Reddit
Play it here, or peruse some screenshots below:
Plumbers & Firemen
in April 2022 JJ Redick said Bob Cousy played against "Plumbers and Firemen." So, a different Steve and I created a set of trading cards featuring these 50's plumbers who may or may not have balled out during the early days of the NBA.
Dr. Mario Insurance
A version of the classic Dr. Mario game that asks for your actual health insurance information before you start playing. The worse your insurance is, the harder the game gets. The game was created to raise money for political candidates who support Medicare for All (Via Act Blue).
Press: Newsweek, Gamespot, BoingBoing, NME, DesignTaxi, The Gamer, Deluxe
Play it here (Desktop only, sorry).
Myst FPS
Myst is one of the most cerebral, meditative and sophisticated games ever made. So we decided to fix all that by making it a First Person Shooter (or if you prefer, the first "Point and Kill" adventure).
Press: Polygon, Escapist Magazine, RockPaperShotgun, GameRant, TapTap, TheGamer
Play it here (Desktop only, sorry)
Or watch this video of someone else playing it.
A Creative Director at the company that makes Myst even called it "PERFECTION."
Doomscroll Doom
To combat doomscrolling Owen and I created Doomscroll DOOM bot, a Twitter bot posting every frame of the video game DOOM, so you can stop doomscrolling and start DOOM scrolling.
At 24 frames a day, the bot is set to finish posting sometime in 2023, at which point you'll be able to DOOMscroll the entire game.
Press: Kotaku, BoingBoing, NME, ScreenRant, RockPaperShotgun, GameRant, PCgamesN, VG247, The Gamer, Yahoo Japan, Yahoo China
