Welcome to Gretchen Leigh's Zone

I'm Gretchen Leigh (she/her), a software engineer, digital preservationist, video game historian, and veteran poster. Welcome to my website!!

September 15, 2024

I still miss eggbug. RIP eggbug.

Internet Archive: My employer and maybe my favorite website of all time.
CD-ROM Journal: My friend Misty's journal about the weirdest and most wonderful CD-ROMs.
tilde.town: My friend Nate runs this incredible little community, among other cool things.
The Cutting Room Floor: An incredible resource for learning about all the weird stuff that gets cut from games.
Insert Credit: Literally the one forum I ever actually post on, because the folks there are pretty cool. The podcast is also good.
Retro Pals: My favorite streamers and home to a fantastic community.
Hardcore Gaming 101: An invaluable resource for information about obscure video games.
nurvuss's YouTube channel: My buddy nurvuss makes some of my favorite YouTube essays about weird video games.
GDRI (Game Developer Research Institute): If you've ever been interested in researching who made your favorite video game, this is a must-visit website.
Ephemeral Enigmas: A great blog that covers a lot of very deep video game cuts.
Virtual Moose: Another excellent blog with a focus on indie and adventure games.
KVGM "The Last Wave" Live Stream (Video Game Music Radio, 24/7): I like to listen to this chill video game music station while I work.

This website is currently UNDER CONSTRUCTION. Hold onto your safety helmets!!!