Writing Samples

Videos

  • Scandals, Betrayal & Dumpster Diving: The Untold Truth of Papa John’s – This documentary follows the rise of Papa Johns through its founder John Schnatter, his humble beginnings, the aggressive and sometimes bizarre business tactics he used to grow the company, the battles both external and internal along the way, and his ultimate fall.
  • Did You Know Food: How Gordon Ramsay Went From Rags to Riches – A retrospective on chef Gordon Ramsay, including the man’s early years in poverty, through establishing his first restaurant, the creation of the Hell’s Kitchen and Kitchen Nightmares television series, and his fame today.
  • Did You Know Gaming: The History of Speedrunning – An overview of the video game speedrunnning scene. Starting at the sport’s early beginnings with Dragster on the Atari 2600 and the Nintendo World Championships, followed by its evolution with Doom and Quake, and wrapping up with multi-million dollar speedrunning marathon events like Games Done Quick today.
  • Did You Know Food: The History of New York Pizza – A dive into the early origins of New York City’s world-renowned pizzas as well as other delectable bites of NY Pizza facts and trivia.
  • Did You Know Gaming: Red from Pokémon – A look into the history, development, and Pokémon’s original protagonist Red, including his interesting appearance in the Space World 1997 demo of Pokémon Gold & Silver. This episode also features an interview with Samuel “obskyr” Messner, one of the leading hackers and translators uncovering the secrets of this once thought lost piece of gaming history.
  • Censored Gaming: Why the Xbox Failed in Japan – A reflection the uphill battle Microsoft waged in Japan with the original Xbox console, covering the company’s tactics and the console’s ultimate demise in the land of the rising sun.
  • Censored Gaming: Why Japanese Games Feature Blood Types – A feature uncovering Japan’s peculiar fascination with blood types which can be seen throughout Japanese media to this day.
  • Other YouTube Videos I’ve Written – Still want more? Click here to visit a playlist featuring every single YouTube video that I’ve scripted in chronological order!


Articles

  • Android Jones – The Story Behind Retro’s “Secret Weapon” – A profile piece exploring the whirlwind career of artist Andrew “Android” Jones from his early days as a classically trained artist, the leading creative force behind Retro Studios’ groundbreaking Metroid Prime, co-founder of his own concept art studio, and his sudden departure from the gaming industry.
  • The Making of Vectorman – This is the story of how a young group of developers at BlueSky Software stuck making licensed games finally got the chance to make their own wholly original title via a combination of ingenuity, tenacity, and luck. Published in Retro Gamer Magazine #238, learn how Vectorman became Sega’s answer to Donkey Kong Country and knocked the socks off of Genesis fans and developers alike.
  • The Adventures of Major Havoc: The Promised End – A feature story for Retro Gamer Magazine #233 chronicling how Atari’s vector arcade classic Major Havoc was released incomplete and the nearly forty year long journey Owen Rubin, the game’s original creator, Jess Askey, a lifelong fan, and other dedicated souls have undertaken to see the game concluded…and so much more.
  • Deadly Creatures – An in-depth review of one of the Wii’s more peculiar exclusives, Deadly Creatures. A game that cast Dennis Hopper and Billy Bob Thornton as co-stars to a tarantula and scorpion.
  • Karnov Retrospective – A retrospective on the many different versions of Data East’s Russian fire-breathing strongman, Karnov. Published in Hardcore Gaming 101 Presents: Data East Arcade Classics which you can purchase here.
  • 500 Word Indies: The Inner World – A quick review of a charmingly quaint hand-drawn “point ‘n’ click” PC adventure game from Germany.


Interactive Fiction

  • No Ordinary Day – A “Choose Your Own Adventure” interactive story that follows a peasant’s seemingly mundane errand to take out a bank loan when goblins suddenly attack. (Fantasy)
  • InHuman Capital: Chapter 1 – A pair of conjoined twins set off to give their orphaned nephew the best birthday gift ever inside of a nightmarish hyper-corporatized future. A proof of concept for an upcoming “point ‘n’ click” adventure game designed via Twine. (Sci-Fi/Comedy)