Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Jason Dyer @jdyer@mastodon.gamedev.place

3/21/2026, 3:00:00 AM

Public

Four years ago I wrote about a TRS-80 game from a (probably) Scottish author that had character-text errors that made it unplayable. The game is now repaired for the first time, and I play it through and discuss its context as a "learning" game.

https://bluerenga.blog/2026/03/20/the-lazurite-factor-the-repaired-version/

#retrogaming #adventuregame #videogames #textadventure #interactivefiction #trs80 #tandy #gwbasic #msdos

If you have a fediverse account, you can quote this note from your own instance. Search https://mastodon.gamedev.place/users/jdyer/statuses/116264927263521667 on your instance and quote it. (Note that quoting is not supported in Mastodon.)