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Jess Morrissette

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I'm a professor from Appalachia who studies the politics of video games and pop culture. I also stream retro adventure games Wednesday nights at twitch.tv/decafjedi. Links to all my other stuff at decafjedi.com.


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I'm live right now with King's Quest IV. Drop by and join me! twitch.tv/decafjedi

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Hey hey #PortfolioDay
I’m André - a visual artist and creative director reimagining Marge Simpson as a sword-wielding assassin cutting a blood soaked path of vengeance through the streets of Springjuku

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My favorite YouTuber, OneShortEye, just released a video about Stair Quest, the King's Quest tribute that my friends and I created a few years ago. Check it out!

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The best "game over" in Sierra On-Line's Space Quest series is also the one that trolls the player the hardest.

ICYMI: Here's my breakdown of my favorite Space Quest death scene. youtu.be/4x6wYBRwmqo

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I'm finally back from vacation and streaming King's Quest IV tonight at 9:30 p.m. EDT. Join me on Twitch as Retro Adventure Wednesday and the Summer of AGI return! twitch.tv/decafjedi

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Thanks! We had a blast making it.

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My favorite YouTuber, OneShortEye, just released a video about Stair Quest, the King's Quest tribute that my friends and I created a few years ago. Check it out!

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Kudos to Fortnite for really showcasing Wolverine's filthy feet with the new Weapon X skin.

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I just posted my recent playthrough of the Apple IIGS port of King's Quest I on YouTube. This version adds some new music cues and digital sound effects that aren't present in the original game. It's worth watching for the new and improved "Graham pushes the witch into a fireplace" scene alone. 😂

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Kudos to Fortnite for really showcasing Wolverine's filthy feet with the new Weapon X skin.

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I just posted my recent playthrough of the Apple IIGS port of King's Quest I on YouTube. This version adds some new music cues and digital sound effects that aren't present in the original game. It's worth watching for the new and improved "Graham pushes the witch into a fireplace" scene alone. 😂

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I tried to convince my university to allow me to set up a single computer with copies of the assigned video games for my course installed on it a few years ago. I offered to pay for the games out of pocket. After much deliberation, they decided it was utterly impossible. 🤣

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EVERY MORNING I WAKE UP AND OPEN PALM SLAM A VHS INTO THE SLOT. ITS GREY GARDENS AND RIGHT THEN AND THERE I START DOING THE MOVES ALONGSIDE WITH THE MAIN CHARACTER, EDITH “LITTLE EDIE” BOUVIER. I DO EVERY MOVE AND I DO EVERY MOVE HARD. SHOUTING LOUD WHEN I BICKER WITH MY MOTHER OR

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After 10 days traveling through Germany and France, I can't wait to get back to America (such as it is).

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It's still the wildest thing in the world to me that my silly website where I collected screenshots of video game soda machines is featured at the Strong Museum of Play.

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I'm in Paris, celebrating July 4th with a giant plate of freedom fries.

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When you board a train, look around. If you don't see a hobo, that means you're the hobo.

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Maybe a werewolf could be president. We haven't tried that.

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Yes, maybe the werewolf could also be a woman.

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Maybe a werewolf could be president. We haven't tried that.

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I haven't, but I should! 🤣

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As a political scientist, I sure hope nothing has fundamentally changed about American democracy while I've been out of the country for a week.

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We're driving around Bavaria, and my daughter is forcing my parents to listen to Chappell Roan. They definitely aren't ready for it.

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My Gabriel Knight 2 walking tour of Bavaria is going great so far.

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We were just there yesterday. It was incredible!

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I've been on the lookout for verevolves.

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Yeah, I would have bailed on that too. Better luck next time!

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As I remember it, it had a slightly funky fermented smell, but not strong enough to give me pause.

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Added in post, it turns out!

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My Gabriel Knight 2 walking tour of Bavaria is going great so far.

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My daughter just said that a sculpture of Jesus here in Rothenburg has a "level one gyatt," and I don't know what to do with that.

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Both hotels we've stayed at so far in Germany have featured brie on their breakfast buffets, underestimating my ability to eat 50 euros worth of brie.

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Quitting out of a 90's FPS. "Aw does someone want to stop pwaying the game? You piece of shit fuck you. Go ahead you fucking baby. Return to your sorry ass desktop. I guess you're too scared, pussy." I'm not scared. It's almost dinner time. I need to wash the chard.

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My daughter just used our international data plan to text me the entire script of Bee Movie.

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I know! We're here with my parents, or else we would have figured out a way to loop through Denmark (somehow).

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My daughter just used our international data plan to text me the entire script of Bee Movie.

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Waking up early in Germany, just gonna pop online and see how things went for my man, Joe Biden, in the big debate. Just let me take a big sip of coffee first, and...

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I landed in Munich two hours ago and can't escape the airport.

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Space Quest III is my favorite, too. I feel like this death works nicely on a meta level, before meta comedy was as commonplace in media as it is today.

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And, of course, the "protect kids" contingent is defending him.

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getting mad that a female video game character isn't hot enough is objectively one of the funniest things you can do

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After Dr Disrespect got fired by Twitch in the middle of a livestream, you'd think he would have learned to turn off his camera or use a BRB screen, but no. He somehow managed to once again capture the moment when his own game studio dumped him in front of a live audience.

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The best "game over" in Sierra On-Line's Space Quest series is also the one that trolls the player the hardest.

ICYMI: Here's my breakdown of my favorite Space Quest death scene. youtu.be/4x6wYBRwmqo

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I'm live on Twitch with the Apple IIGS version of King's Quest II — complete with fancy digitized sound effects and everything. Drop by and say hey! twitch.tv/decafjedi

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Worst is Attack of the Clones, right?

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Space Quest III has so many good ones.

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Some adventure game fans say that sudden, unexpected deaths ruin the whole experience. I argue that, if done well, they can be the best part. Anyway, check out this new video about my favorite Space Quest death scene. I don't post a ton of original YouTube content, so please like, share, etc. 👍

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