Shamus Young Legacy Author, Author at The Escapist

Stolen Pixels

Stolen Pixels #168: Venn Diagrams

[folder_nav][folder_nav] Oops. Sorry. Didn’t mean to go all XKCD on you. Shamus Young is the guy behind this website, this book, these three ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorFebruary 12, 2010

Shamus Plays

Shamus Plays: LOTRO, Part 4

[folder_nav] If you remember from earlier we’re following the story of the hobbit Lulzy. She’s my dual class Minstrel / Clotheshorse and she’s ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorFebruary 10, 2010

Stolen Pixels

Stolen Pixels #167: The Solution to All Puzzles

[folder_nav][folder_nav] This comic is much like the puzzles in the game Machinarium: Baffling at first, and then forehead-slappingly obvious once you already understand ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorFebruary 9, 2010

Experienced Points

Activation Bomb

It’s the old action scene trope: The bad guy is holding an unpinned grenade or a bomb connected to a dead man’s switch, ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorFebruary 5, 2010

Stolen Pixels

Stolen Pixels #166: Versus Zombies

[folder_nav][folder_nav] Plants. Versus Zombies. How do they come up with this stuff? And how do they make it so addictive? Shamus Young is ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorFebruary 5, 2010

Shamus Plays

Shamus Plays: LOTRO, Part 3

[folder_nav] If you remember from last time, I’m here in the town of Archet as the result of a series of very bad ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorFebruary 3, 2010

Stolen Pixels

Stolen Pixels #165: The Next Big Thing from Apple!

[folder_nav][folder_nav] I don’t think I’ve ever owned a single Apple computer, gadget, or piece of software. I’m not anti-Mac, I’m just not in ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorFebruary 2, 2010

Contests

Shamus’s Guide to NOT Getting Your Comic Rejected

Shamus Young, creator of the hilarious webcomic Stolen Pixels and column Experienced Points, right here on The Escapist, thought he would help out ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorFebruary 1, 2010

Experienced Points

The Day One DLC Trap

Before I get started: Last week I equated Impulse with the other digital delivery system tray squatters. But it’s worth noting that Impulse ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorJanuary 29, 2010

Stolen Pixels

Stolen Pixels #164: Rollie the Roleplayer

[folder_nav][folder_nav] Last week Yahtzee pointed out that the term “role playing game” is a bit messed up. I still can’t believe that Dragon ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorJanuary 29, 2010

Shamus Plays

Shamus Plays: LOTRO, Part 2

[folder_nav] I began this evening with a simple goal: To deliver a letter. It’s now the middle of the night, I’m covered in ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorJanuary 27, 2010

Stolen Pixels

Stolen Pixels #163: The Luminous Master

I’m sort of a techno-hermit, so I don’t really leave the house unless it’s on fire. Therefore I have no need for mobile ...

By Shamus Young Legacy AuthorJanuary 26, 2010

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