I’m playing twitpub!

I had to check out T.W.T.P.B. after I belatedly noticed how my mind immediately switched attention to something else every time I saw the name. Go back, look at it: can you focus on that name for a long period of time? Do your eyes glaze over? Do you feel an immediate urge to go read about something else? Or does it only have that effect on me? Once I was able to bring my mind to focus on the name, I began to wonder: does T.W.T.P.B. stand for something? How might the developers have referred to it during the months or more of production? “The game”? Twitpub? T-dub?

Even Hollywood is not immune to terrible name syndrome, but a quick scan of TIGSource‘s current front page reveals:

Ginormo Sword (full title: Long and Thick My Ginormo)
Thrustburst
Randy Balma: Municipal Abortionist

Oh, crap. It’s a full-blown epidemic.

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Geoff

This is, yet again, examples of things you should never let Nakaki know about.
Geoff

This is, yet again, examples of things you should never let Nakaki know about.
http://www.spellofplay.com/ hObbE

Actually some of the developers still cannot make out those letters Hope you liked the game though!

And yes… T.W.T.P.B. does have a meaning…
http://www.spellofplay.com hObbE

Actually some of the developers still cannot make out those letters Hope you liked the game though!

And yes… T.W.T.P.B. does have a meaning…
TheOtherErik

Dude, the name of the next James Bond flick: “Quantum of Solace”.

W.
The.
F.

As with most things these days, I blame the Japanese.
TheOtherErik

Dude, the name of the next James Bond flick: “Quantum of Solace”.

W.
The.
F.

As with most things these days, I blame the Japanese.
TheOtherErik

Also: “hUB”? How many times do we have to reinvent Steam?
TheOtherErik

Also: “hUB”? How many times do we have to reinvent Steam?
TheOtherErik

BTW, fun game, though. As is Caribbean Pirate Quest. Though I was hoping for more of a “you spilled Sid Meir’s Pirates all over my puzzle game! The resulting mess is hopelessly entertaining!”
TheOtherErik

BTW, fun game, though. As is Caribbean Pirate Quest. Though I was hoping for more of a “you spilled Sid Meir’s Pirates all over my puzzle game! The resulting mess is hopelessly entertaining!”
TheOtherErik

Note to self: Spell the names of famous game designers correctly when commenting on blog posts.
TheOtherErik

Note to self: Spell the names of famous game designers correctly when commenting on blog posts.

diary of an indie game developer

I’m playing twitpub!