1 u. 43 min.

Episode 1 - The Pawn and Around the World The Retro Adventurers

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The premiere of The Retro Adventurers. Three old-school gamers talk about text adventures they have loved, hated, or are just experiencing for the first time. In this episode, Ben Collier, Jason Compton, and Dave Hawkins take a look at early text adventure Around the World and the first Magnetic Scrolls adventure, The Pawn. 
Includes news, biographical notes, and a dive into both games.
Links
Ronin by David Alzofon
Ghosts Of Blackwood Manor
PunyInform
Infocom Z-Machine interpreter source code
The Classic Adventurer
Softside adventure archive including Around the World (Apple II emulator image)
The Pawn at the Magnetic Scrolls Memorial (playable online)

The premiere of The Retro Adventurers. Three old-school gamers talk about text adventures they have loved, hated, or are just experiencing for the first time. In this episode, Ben Collier, Jason Compton, and Dave Hawkins take a look at early text adventure Around the World and the first Magnetic Scrolls adventure, The Pawn. 
Includes news, biographical notes, and a dive into both games.
Links
Ronin by David Alzofon
Ghosts Of Blackwood Manor
PunyInform
Infocom Z-Machine interpreter source code
The Classic Adventurer
Softside adventure archive including Around the World (Apple II emulator image)
The Pawn at the Magnetic Scrolls Memorial (playable online)

1 u. 43 min.