Sorry for the delay. I wanted to show the Ol' Xbox Duke Controller for scale, but I couldn't find them. Oh well, I think the point is made all the same. No real story other than if I drink out of this, I rarely feel a need to refill. :)

You play as the titular character, who scoots around on his swivel chair throwing exploding pop cans or shooting staples at enemies. At first you have to do things like find the only window in the office so as not to waste away, dodging the mailroom carts and carelessly dropped thumbtacks, but the plot goes deeper and deeper as you unravel a corporate conspiracy and fight all sorts of crazy shit.

Ambrosia really needs to update their pricing though. The game is still 20 bucks 20 years later.

Actually, that wasn't my favorite game of theirs, but the humor hit me in the right place.

Goodness, this brings back memories. I became a gamer because of Escape Velocity. I learned the value of interest-driven communities because of their forums. In fact, it was people on that web-board freaking out over Halo that pointed me towards HBO all those years ago, so you can blame Ambrosia for my presence here.

Love the connections, though. :)

...I try not to get attached any more.

I'm just responding to say I remember Ambrosia - I was pretty tied in back in the day. (I beta-tested a bunch of stuff: EV was on the list, along with stuff like Chiral, Apeiron, Swoop, Maelstrom... a bunch of other games I can't even remember. Also helped out with a couple of their productivity apps: Wiretap (recording) and Snapz, their screenshot app - I STILL use Snapz, today, on Sierra.) I was never on their forums, though, or maybe we'd have met earlier. :)

I was in on at least some of those beta test. Mostly later stuff starting around Redline, Wiretap / Wiretap Studio, Aquaria, etc. Years after release I finally made it on the EV: Nova beta list when they were testing one of the “Well... looks like OS X completely broke the game, I guess we’ll rewrite it” updates. And heck, the little gameplay video playing here? That’s me! Recording either from my iMac DV or (given the fast load time) probably my iBook G4.

We’re you on the email lists? I bet we could dig up each other’s emails! :)

I'm pretty sure I was. I'm not sure if I could find emails from the early 90s any more, though - I'd started to archive those a few years ago, and then I lost track of the archive tool. :(

Goodness, this brings back memories. I became a gamer because of Escape Velocity. I learned the value of interest-driven communities because of their forums. In fact, it was people on that web-board freaking out over Halo that pointed me towards HBO all those years ago, so you can blame Ambrosia for my presence here.

Ever drink a strawberry Yoo-Hoo out of it?

Yes, and sarsaparilla. Not grenadine though. I drink it straight from the can. Delicious.

I'm just responding to say I remember Ambrosia - I was pretty tied in back in the day. (I beta-tested a bunch of stuff: EV was on the list, along with stuff like Chiral, Apeiron, Swoop, Maelstrom... a bunch of other games I can't even remember. Also helped out with a couple of their productivity apps: Wiretap (recording) and Snapz, their screenshot app - I STILL use Snapz, today, on Sierra.) I was never on their forums, though, or maybe we'd have met earlier. :)

Man, I had forgotten some of those games. Chiral & Maelstrom were probably my favorite.

...I try not to get attached any more.

I'm just responding to say I remember Ambrosia - I was pretty tied in back in the day. (I beta-tested a bunch of stuff: EV was on the list, along with stuff like Chiral, Apeiron, Swoop, Maelstrom... a bunch of other games I can't even remember. Also helped out with a couple of their productivity apps: Wiretap (recording) and Snapz, their screenshot app - I STILL use Snapz, today, on Sierra.) I was never on their forums, though, or maybe we'd have met earlier. :)

I was in on at least some of those beta test. Mostly later stuff starting around Redline, Wiretap / Wiretap Studio, Aquaria, etc. Years after release I finally made it on the EV: Nova beta list when they were testing one of the “Well... looks like OS X completely broke the game, I guess we’ll rewrite it” updates. And heck, the little gameplay video playing here? That’s me! Recording either from my iMac DV or (given the fast load time) probably my iBook G4.

We’re you on the email lists? I bet we could dig up each other’s emails! :)

I'm just responding to say I remember Ambrosia - I was pretty tied in back in the day. (I beta-tested a bunch of stuff: EV was on the list, along with stuff like Chiral, Apeiron, Swoop, Maelstrom... a bunch of other games I can't even remember. Also helped out with a couple of their productivity apps: Wiretap (recording) and Snapz, their screenshot app - I STILL use Snapz, today, on Sierra.) I was never on their forums, though, or maybe we'd have met earlier. :)

While the mug itself is pretty basic, the lid is what makes it stand out. It's a standard screw on lid but the drinking hole area actually has a 360-degree drinking range. the closing portion of the lid is based on a screw design. so you unscrew to open it up and screw it back down to close it. underneath the screw top, there is a perimeter ring of openings that not only allow you to drink from any direction, but it also keeps the lid vented so the coffee is always flowing.

If I could combine this lid with a Yeti or Hydroflask vacuum insulated body then it would literally be the best mug design ever for portability.

HOWEVER,

Every year for Christmas, my wife and I get each other pint glasses with something etched into them that reflect an inside joke from the previous year or a general interest we have. We have quite a few now, but my two biggest go-to glasses are my Iron Banner and Halo. (other glasses include Assassins Creed, Firefly, Batman, Robot, Gentleman Mustache, Blippi, T-Rex, Bigfoot and a few others)