Observed arrival · 2026-10-22
Plain Weird: Jason O’Connell’s Games and Machines
A Des Moines maker’s collection of browser games, retro-computing projects, videos, and odd machines.
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- Browser-game players and retro-computing fans
- Worth noticing
- One game turns everyday hassles—including DMV waits, packed flights, and flat-pack furniture—into 27 playable episodes.
Field notes
The homepage is organized as a long project shelf, with games alongside retro labs, workshop builds, videos, and web experiments. Examples include a multiplayer catbird game set in Des Moines and a life simulator built from ordinary frustrations; the creator identifies one other title as an iPhone game. O’Connell says he works in Des Moines and has been in IT since 1994.
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✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
◉HumanPersonal, local, civic, or handmade
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