Living Online
November, 2000
Nightmare AlleyThe Schwatown Midway (schwatownmidway.com) is the first site I've come across that has transported me. Its carnival creepiness is so good that you expect a deranged clown to jump out and knock you across the forehead with an oversize hammer. You begin on a narrow walkway flanked with games and attractions, rendered in stark 3D. Spooky calliope music adds to the nightmare feeling. Most of the games seem simple on the surface but are maddeningly difficult to win. The Junk Puzzle, in...
