Jess Morrissette

People ask me all the time, "Jess, how do you--?"

Let me stop you right there. I don't DO anything.

Broken Sword box art.

This week on Quest Quest: @bvigeant.bsky.social and I talk about the first Broken Sword game (in all its forms)! A video game about a shadowy modern-day conspiracy perpetrated by the Knights Templar? Seems like a stretch, but okay.

Listen here (or wherever): zencastr.com/z/v9Z9WQda

Mario rises a Game Boy Advance through space. He knows what he does is wrong.

Hot Mario.

Hot Mario.

A "Got Milk?" ad featuring Mario busting out of a television.

Momma mia!

NBC News poll Voters hold negative views of Al. In fact, the only topics less popular in the survey were the Democratic Party and Iran.

Truly a perfect news alert

John Romero's about to make you his buddy.

Meanwhile, here's my modernized version of the ad.

The infamous Daikatana print ad.

I feel compelled to post this advertisement anytime I stumble across it in an old magazine (PC Games, January 1998).

Broken Sword box art.

This week on Quest Quest: @bvigeant.bsky.social and I talk about the first Broken Sword game (in all its forms)! A video game about a shadowy modern-day conspiracy perpetrated by the Knights Templar? Seems like a stretch, but okay.

Listen here (or wherever): zencastr.com/z/v9Z9WQda

screenshot A parisian street outside of cafe where there was a recent bombing. A woman stands taking photos, a man searches the ground, and a policeman stands at the door.

screenshot A lower rez image. Outside a hotel with many international flags outside of it. Two large men stand outside the hotel.

screenshot A policeman points a gun at a man outside of a large door while a workman hammers on the street. A subtitle: Woah - don't shoot! I'm innocent! I'm an American!

screenshot Super grainy. From the GBA! The same blown out street from the first shot. A subtitle "Life went on around me, but the exposion was to change my life forever..."

New Quest Quest the Adventure Game Podcast day. Today we're talking Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars, a completely beloved game that has been ported and remade a million times. Like, not MYST level, but still a bunch. Join @decafjedi.com and I here or wherever: zencastr.com/z/v9Z9WQda

Oh yeah, I don't blame Romero in any way for it. It's just 1998 game marketing in a nutshell.

Frogger print advertisement (PC Games, January 1998).

"How do you improve on a classic? More stuff."

This 1997 Frogger ad is demonstrably incorrect.

John Romero's about to make you his buddy.

Meanwhile, here's my modernized version of the ad.

The infamous Daikatana print ad.

I feel compelled to post this advertisement anytime I stumble across it in an old magazine (PC Games, January 1998).

The rhythm is the bass, and the bass is the treble? I'm sorry, Nate Dogg, but you're going to have to explain that further.

A 3D-rendered image of Lara Croft, the protagonist from the Tomb Raider series, standing near a window with her back slightly turned. Her long, signature braid and teal tank top are highlighted, reflecting her classic design from the early games. The glass shows her reflection alongside the green text "http:", evoking a nostalgic feel reminiscent of 1990s video game graphics.

Reminiscing about all the great things I saw on the internet today.

IMO 2025 was the best year for adventure games in a long time, with Rosewater being one of the highlights among the point-and-click adventures

The Dagger of Amon Ra — A Laura Bow Mystery (Part 1) YouTube video by decafjedi

I just returned from a month away from streaming, and the VOD for part one of my playthrough of The Dagger of Amon Ra is up on YouTube.

Like, comment, subscribe... all that stuff. youtu.be/TXybZbXPQI4

It takes my office laptop a good 15 seconds to open an email while Outlook loads all its Copilot AI nonsense.

90s Captain Ahab: Thar she blows. Thar she blows again.

Bugs Bunny mobster voice: "You've read your last free article, see?"

a cartoon character with a purple hat and the words " a great jaerb " on the bottom ALT: a cartoon character with a purple hat and the words " a great jaerb " on the bottom

I bought a cute "Great job!" rubber stamp for grading papers this semester, and it's bringing me such joy.

I'm reading a student's essay for my Intelligence and Covert Ops class that makes multiple references to Director of National Intelligence "Gabbi Tulsard," and I'm thinking about awarding bonus points.

I just saw a TikTok video that referred to the band Bikini Kill as "Bikini Unalive," and it's like, what are we even doing at this point?

The rhythm is the bass, and the bass is the treble? I'm sorry, Nate Dogg, but you're going to have to explain that further.

The Dagger of Amon Ra — A Laura Bow Mystery (Part 1) YouTube video by decafjedi

I just returned from a month away from streaming, and the VOD for part one of my playthrough of The Dagger of Amon Ra is up on YouTube.

Like, comment, subscribe... all that stuff. youtu.be/TXybZbXPQI4

Unaliving Me Softly with His Song

My most important contribution to gaming history is finding this GamePro letter about an apocryphal nude Jenny McCarthy Easter egg in Mario Kart and confirming it was written by the same Emile Hirsch who would go on to star in films like Speed Racer and Into the Wild.