Author Archives: J.L. Hilton

Try-It Tuesday: CHUCHEL

Posted on April 1, 2025 by J.L. Hilton

This week’s Try-It Tuesday falls on April Fool’s Day, so I wanted to play something fun and silly. CHUCHEL is a 2018 point-and-click comedy adventure game that reminded me a bit of Alice in Wonderland, Adventure Time, Loco Roco, Spongebob, … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: URBAN JUNGLE

Posted on March 25, 2025 by J.L. Hilton

URBAN JUNGLE is a singleplayer cozy houseplant gardening simulator and puzzle game developed by three-person team Kylyk Games and released in March 2025. Similar to Unpacking, URBAN JUNGLE is an object placement game that progresses through the stages of someone’s … Continue reading →

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FALLOUT prop replicas

Posted on March 22, 2025 by J.L. Hilton

All of these were made or assembled by me, unless otherwise noted. I pasted a Nuka Quantum label over a bottle of Jones berry lemon soda for my Mississippi Quantum Pie video, Sugar Bombs bowl is official Bethesda merch ~ … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: TINY GLADE

Posted on March 18, 2025 by J.L. Hilton

TINY GLADE is a cozy, sandbox building game where players can construct fantasy castles, ancient ruins, medieval inns, fairy villages and more. Developed by Swedish indie studio Pounce Light and released in September 2024 for Windows. My friend Herman bought … Continue reading →

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Hide & Seek: Where’s Buddy?

Posted on February 28, 2025 by J.L. Hilton

Can you find the cat in the pantry? Our cat Buddy loves to explore the house, from the depths of dark closets to the heights of the kitchen cabinets. See if you can find him in this photo of our … Continue reading →

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Mojave memories

Posted on January 24, 2025 by J.L. Hilton

I danced to this song after midnight in a dingy little Mojave Desert bar, back in 1993, with a bunch of wastelanders, raiders & Brotherhood of Steel … I mean, a bunch of locals, bikers & Marines. Good times. Still … Continue reading →

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Ermahgerd SKYRIM!

Posted on January 22, 2025 by J.L. Hilton

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Necromancy is my love language

Posted on December 22, 2024 by J.L. Hilton

I saw these Viva la Dirt League “Death Knight” videos a while back and thought, “This is exactly the kind of relationship I wanted in my 20s.” But who am I kidding? I didn’t get over this in my 20s. … Continue reading →

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Spooky time

Posted on September 22, 2024 by J.L. Hilton

Correction: The Halloween decorations at my house are not up “too early” they are up “year round.”

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Best song about unrequited love

Posted on August 23, 2024 by J.L. Hilton

“Language of the Heart” is the first David Wilcox song I ever heard. That was back in 1992, when I was deep into a psych degree at California State University Long Beach and madly in love with a 30-something aerospace … Continue reading →

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