Dan Goad

Actor, gamer, classics PhD, mythology consultant, podcaster and journalist. Words at @thedigitalfix, @DailyStarGames & @thegamerwebsite

[Dan Goad @dangoad]

I've not spoken about this directly before, but it seems the right time. Tomorrow our daughter Penny will be admitted into hospital for a stem cell transplant. She has a rare autoimmune condition which causes her body to attack itself.
In the last 2 years we've nearly lost (1/8)

[Dan Goad @dangoad]

@HistoryNGames @KatExe There's also an in-development game of The Frogs on Steam

[Dan Goad @dangoad]

@HistoryNGames @KatExe Medusa and Her Lover
Mytheon
Poseidon: Master of Atlantis
The Return of Heracles
Sparta: War of Empires
Spartan
Spartan: Total Warrior
Warriors: Legends of Troy
Wrath of the Gods

[Dan Goad @dangoad]

Honorary mention

Apparently I have a lot of empathy for giant lizard things

[Dan Goad @dangoad]

Most heartbreaking scene?

To this day I can't listen to that music

[The1stBAT @The1stBAT]

Most heartbreaking scene?

I cried posting this.

[Dan Goad @dangoad]

@The_Stonecreek That's a bit of an existential question, but on balance I'd say yes

[Dan Goad @dangoad]

@PhilNeedsCoffee I feel the same about GoW as I do about TLOU. Second ones are great, but seem to have a lot more filler than the first ones, which were much less flabby and a perfect length

[Dan Goad @dangoad]

Yeah, thanks academia, but I'm pretty sure this mention from a newspaper in 1853 is not me

[Connie Skibinski @SkibinskiConnie]

My book review of 'Women in Classical Video Games' (eds. Draycott and Cook) is available to read in full via the @UON_NOVA Open Access repository😁 https://t.co/0XiyoiLNqN

[Dan Goad @dangoad]

Gee, thanks

[Dan Goad @dangoad]

My grandad, joining the dark side

[Royal Hospital Chelsea @RHChelsea]

May the fourth be with you! Today we celebrate Star Wars Day, and we couldn't help but share this fantastic throwback photo of Chelsea Pensioner, Peter Goad, standing next to a Storm Trooper.

#starwarsday #maythefourthbewithyou #chelseapensioners

[Dan Goad @dangoad]

@NYounker Did a little Google and this is informative: https://t.co/mMaMllhJ3O
It's usually credited to Dorothy Parker, though it's only quoted in posthumous biographies and none of her own writings. There are other examples from her lifetime, so it's possible it was in commonish usage

[Dan Goad @dangoad]

@NYounker "What fresh misery is this" is Dickens. Not sure when the first version with hell is from

[Dan Goad @dangoad]

@djfoster08 You've just described me...

[Dan Goad @dangoad]

@trusteft What if you remember this?

[The Classical Association @Classical_Assoc]

We are delighted to announce that the Winner of the 2023 Classical Association Prize is...the wonderful
Professor Edith Hall for her tireless commitment to making classics more accessible and inclusive:
https://t.co/7WWBuEKH78

[Dan Goad @dangoad]

@bloggospow That would be amazing, but I feel less likely owing to the Borg reveal. I was hoping red eyes Jack would turn out to be a pah-wraith, leading to a Sisko return. Borg means we're now more likely to get Janeway or similar. Plus I'm not sure Avery Brooks would do it anyway

[Dan Goad @dangoad]

@NeimadsAttic There are at least 2 Johns in Star Trek: John Harriman and John Paxton