The author is an American with a degree in literary studies. He has written an absolutely massive chronological history of computer games (mostly focused on adventures and other story-driven gaming, but not exclusively).
This piece about Adams is part of that timeline. Over the past 13 years he’s covered 1971 to 1998:
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It’s not unfair to say that his pieces could use some editing. But he writes them every week, like clockwork, for decades now. As a long-time reader, I find the Digital Antiquarian’s long-winded digressions to be cozy and essential to why I keep coming back. It’s a bit like sitting down with a friend regularly.