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Josh Renaud @kirkman@digipres.club

2/2/2026, 5:39:44 PM

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An update — Steve Turnbull finally wrote back to me! And it turns out, he *does* still have some of the files and code for the vaporware "Wildcardz" IGS game he was working on.

Can't *wait* to dig in to this!

#atari #atarist #igs #bbs #textmode #textart #breakintochat #retrocomputing

https://digipres.club/@kirkman/115952512673050242

Josh Renaud (@kirkman@digipres.club)

I just found concrete evidence that one of the people I most wanted to interview for my 2024 deep-dive into "Instant Graphics and Sound" did actually read the series after it was published. He added a link to it on his website! It's kind of mind-boggling ... He never responded to a single inquiry I made over 5 years. I had wondered if he was dead, but I never found an obit. Well, since he's seen my work (and linked to it!), maybe he might re-consider and talk with me. https://breakintochat.com/blog/category/instant-graphics-and-sound/?order=asc

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Josh Renaud @kirkman@digipres.club

2/4/2026, 3:04:40 AM

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Tonight I succeeded in bringing a 33-year-old vaporware BBS game back to life!

After Steve Turnbull sent me the C source code to his unfinished IGS blackjack game "Wildcardz!", I ported it to Javascript. Now I can run it on my Synchronet BBS!

It's a really impressive IGS game. I doubt any ANSI BBS card game could compare visually.

Want background? Check out my history of IGS:
https://breakintochat.com/blog/category/instant-graphics-and-sound/?order=asc

#atari #atarist #digipres #igs #textmode #textart #retrocomputing #bbs #retrogaming

This screenshot shows the blackjack game "Wildcardz!" There are two hands of cards shown, one for the player and one for the dealer.

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