Jon Blow’s posted the answers to his “Name That Game” competition.  I enjoyed the obvious passion in his writeups more than the answers themselves.  One answer in particular actually got me to go through a few hoops to play the old game– Ultima 4.

He picked the perfect bit of the screen to show in the competition– the moon phases that occupy the top bit of the screen.  It’s an ideal mechanic that combines the evocative image of the dual moons with the simple, delightful puzzles of the moongates.  Despite technological advances, it’s no less a struggle today to replicate that sense of fantasy and mystery.

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