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Michael Coorlim

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Author of the Galvanic Century and Shadow Decade series, retrogamer, leftist. Solo gameDev, game writer, narrative designer. Senior Writer.

Sometimes I produce podcasts. See the links for my YouTube channel.

Big coffee drinker. If I toot a toot for which you root, you are more than welcome to buy me a coffee to show your appeciation: https://ko-fi.com/mcoorlim

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Joined April 26, 2022

Website:

http://www.mcoorlim.com

Games:

https://mcoorlim.itch.io/

mailing list:

https://mcoorlim.com/newsletter-signup/

Narrative Analysis Playthroughs:

https://www.youtube.com/@MichaelCoorlim/ttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3O85uruxEybrwgeQBCPxBA/

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Michael Coorlim @mcoorlim@mastodon.gamedev.place · May 19, 2026

Updated my Now page.

A Now page is just what it sounds like. A listing of what I'm doing now.

https://mcoorlim.com/now/

Michael Coorlim @mcoorlim@mastodon.gamedev.place · May 03, 2026

#gameDev #devLog working on a game using an EGA color pallete.

Michael Coorlim @mcoorlim@mastodon.gamedev.place · Apr 22, 2026

New analysis video is up! Man Hunter: New York is a 1988 Sierra adventure game that ditches the text parser for a point and click interface in an era where computer mice were an obscure peripheral.

Does it work? Check out my analysis of its narrative.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbyiLxyAfAI

Michael Coorlim @mcoorlim@mastodon.gamedev.place · Apr 20, 2026

Finished playing Sierra's 1988 adventure game "Manhunter: New York" a fun little experiment that drops the text parser for a contextual cursor before computer mice are ubiquitous.

Channel members can check out my analysis video 2 days early:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbyiLxyAfAI

Michael Coorlim @mcoorlim@mastodon.gamedev.place · Apr 13, 2026

Last week's Random Album Music Game Jam is over.

This week's Random Album Music Game Jam is kicking off. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67utfGMXMp0

Make a game using projectile mechanics, inspired by She Wants Revenge's debut album "She Wants Revenge."

Michael Coorlim @mcoorlim@mastodon.gamedev.place · Apr 06, 2026

The RAM (random album music) Jam #godotEngine #gameJam is kicking off! You have a week to produce a game that incorporates the randomly-selected mechanic, inspired by a randomly chosen music album. #gameDev

The mechanic: Jumping.

The album: Daft Punk's "Random Access Memories."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSJ-0a81Jlw

Michael Coorlim @mcoorlim@mastodon.gamedev.place · Apr 04, 2026

Setting up a #godotEngine #gameJam for next week. Constraint will be a focal mechanic, and a randomly selected album to draw inspiration from.

I'm calling the RAM (random album music) Jam. Topic will be announced Monday when it starts.

Join it here: https://itch.io/jam/godot-ram-jam-1

Michael Coorlim @mcoorlim@mastodon.gamedev.place · Mar 22, 2026

Every week I make a small jam game inspired by a randomly selected album. My patrons have exclusivity with it for a week - here's the one I finished last week, inspired by White Zombie's "Astro Creep: 2000" album. #godotEngine #gameDev #devLog

https://sgdf.bearblog.dev/head-gamez/

Michael Coorlim @mcoorlim@mastodon.gamedev.place · Feb 03, 2026

It's my birthday.

I've been out of work since July '24 so it'd be huge if you could check out my patreon and see if there's anything I do that you might be interested in supporting. Got a bunch of projects lined up for 2026 if you're into narrative games, #retroGaming or #interactiveFiction

http://www.patreon.com/mcoorlim

Michael Coorlim @mcoorlim@mastodon.gamedev.place · Jan 05, 2026

Hey, I've uploaded the first narrative analysis video of the new year. We're delving into Space Quest II: Vohaul's Revenge. Released in 1987 by Sierra On-Line, it carries the franchise forward into a realm of deadly insurance salesmen clones. #retroGames #retroGaming

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsOS27CZyrk