It is my birthday today so I am issuing a blog challenge. That is something you are allowed to do on your birthday. My challenge is to write a blog post about an obscure game, whether it’s a video game, board game, tabletop rpg, LARP, whatever, that you just do not see folks talking about online or easily findable documentation. No Substacks! Also you will not be graded on how obscure it is, don’t worry. If someone sees your post and says “That’s not obscure!” then they can get punched in the face. It’s just for fun. Doesn’t have to be a positive post about the game either, maybe it wasn’t very good. I just think it would be nice to see more documentation online of games rarely discussed and maybe someone will discover a cool new game they never discovered before.
If you’re struggling to think of an obscure game, consider a lost browser game or MUD you’ve played that no one can find, maybe an advert game, maybe it’s a mod, or something you played as a playtesting meetup that you can no longer find. If you do actually write a blog post because of this challenge, feel free to link to it in the comments.
If you do not have a blog, consider starting one. They’re a lot of fun and it’s nice having your own space on the internet. You could start with Neocities or Bear Blog.
Hey! Hope this short post counts:
https://thelobdegg.neocities.org/memoirs/005/
i’ll try and finish one of these pages. gotta choose between the Door game, TRS-80, VIC-20, or ZX… hmm
I have written a post about Buried in Time–I’d link it directly but I got a Forbidden error when I tried, so you’ll have to find it from my home page
let me try linking it and seeing if that works. It’s a classic that more people should read about
https://devil.contact/posts/the-journeyman-project-2-buried-in-time
Thank you!
Ooo that’s a good idea. I have a few games in mind. Will update you
Happy belated Birthday! 🎉
I’m too weak to post, but that’s a fun challenge!
The horror… they call it… Zombie!! [Wilhelm scream plays but somehow tamer than normal]
https://cdvr.org/bookwove/2026-08-20-zombie-the-game-from-nowhere.html
this is so cool!
I’m late but here you go! Hope you had a lovely birthday.
https://cathoderaytube.top/posts/junkit/
I took your birthday challenge on my birthday weekend! I wrote about a prototype for a fantasy roleplaying game I played at Gen Con this year.
https://www.equipstory.com/you-gotta-have-a-gimmick/
Here’s my post, I wrote about monster rancher hop a bout lol
https://luckyinstar.neocities.org/blog/obscure_game
love the challenge idea!
Thank you! This is really cool. I never even heard of the game before