Nicolas, a good colleague of mine recently showed me these very fun videos of College Saga that are written, directed and produced by Mark Leung. It’s very interesting to see the contrast of old school 8 bit gaming and real life.
I still remember how the simple scripts and interactions that I played 10 or 15 years ago completely stimulated my imagination. That’s the proof that realistic graphics have nothing to do with transporting ourselves onto other worlds. Oh, click on the video and you will find more episodes at Youtube.
The first episode is significantly better than the other three (in my opinion), because it stays more faithful to the genre it’s parodying. I found your blog by following a link on Ron Gilbert’s blog ( http://grumpygamer.com/ ); I haven’t looked at very much yet, but I’m looking forward to going through your archives!