I wrote about the incredibly weird world of Photo CD games.
Something I love is that if a format is even slightly interactive, people will find a way to make games in it. People love making games, and people will make games anywhere they'll even slightly fit. Photo CD was a format for putting your family photos on a CD, or for photographers to show off their portfolios - but if you have interactive menus, and the ability to have some sort of picture and sound, that's enough to make a game. And some people did. Some of them are pretty cool, even!
I cover a few different things, but you'll see picture-based interactive fiction, storytelling activities for parents and children, and of course an appearance by everyone's favourite The Flowers of Robert Mapplethorpe.
This one was really interesting to research. Hope you enjoy.
