The Upper Memory Block

Joe Mastroianni
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The Upper Memory Block

The Upper Memory Block podcast is all about DOS and pre-Windows XP gaming. Every two weeks we talk in-depth about a game, game series, company and/or technology from this era. Enjoy!

  1. 02/25/2019

    UMBCast 114 - Links

    Welcome to episode 114, where I dive into the prolific Access Software golf sim series, Links. Links: My video research sessions: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2whCuUnKwYBC6SHvfn6c5yf0RTk9z9s1 French PC game magazine archive: https://www.abandonware-magazines.org/index.php Buy Links online: https://www.linkscountryclub.com/

    1h 12m

  2. 10/02/2018

    UMBCast 113 - Unreal

    In episode 113, we take on the massively popular and genre-defining Unreal series. Links: My video research sessions: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2whCuUnKwYB-UhgbN7wL9lc8JerihSV4 X-Wing Soundtrack (redone): https://soundcloud.com/laserschwert/sets/x-wing TIE Fighter Soundtrack (redone): https://soundcloud.com/laserschwert/sets/tie Buy Unreal Gold GoG: https://www.gog.com/game/unreal_gold?pp=1106a1dda2d680438ecfb0bb70fd479c55a1791f Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/13250/Unreal_Gold/ Buy Unreal 2: The Awakening GoG: https://www.gog.com/game/unreal_2_the_awakening_se?pp=1106a1dda2d680438ecfb0bb70fd479c55a1791f Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/13200/Unreal_2_The_Awakening/ Buy Unreal Tournament GoG: https://www.gog.com/game/unreal_tournament_goty?pp=1106a1dda2d680438ecfb0bb70fd479c55a1791f Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/13240/Unreal_Tournament_Game_of_the_Year_Edition/ Buy Unreal Tournament 2004 GoG: https://www.gog.com/game/unreal_tournament_2004_ece?pp=1106a1dda2d680438ecfb0bb70fd479c55a1791f Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/13230/Unreal_Tournament_2004_Editors_Choice_Edition/ Next Episode: Next time, get into our first sports game with the Links series from Access Software.

    1h 21m

  3. 08/29/2018

    UMBCast 112 - Heart of China

    Time for episode 112, in which we explore the mysterious world of 1930's Hong Kong in the 1991 Dynamix adventure, Heart of China. Links: My video research sessions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKLSnBxpjNM&list=PL2whCuUnKwYC1gOgCR6N229FHnVpkI5MZ Buy Heart of China on GoG: https://www.gog.com/game/heart_of_china?pp=1106a1dda2d680438ecfb0bb70fd479c55a1791f Next Episode: Next time, we jump forward to 1998 with the Unreal series from Epic games.

    57 min

  4. 07/12/2018

    UMBCast 111 - One Must Fall

    In episode 111, we hit our first fighting game, 1994's One Must Fall 2097 by Diversions Entertainment. Links: My video research sessions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJ-OBT0PYE0&list=PL2whCuUnKwYBNDRCGWvJzjmVSIg0Ij8Tk One Must Fall 2097 on archive.org: https://archive.org/details/OneMustFall2097 One Must Fall 1.0 (Demo) on archive.org: https://archive.org/details/msdos_MUSTFALL_shareware Tomer's interview with Rob Elam on Mobygames: Part 1 http://www.mobygames.com/featured_article/feature,8/ Part 2 http://www.mobygames.com/featured_article/feature,8/section,31/ Next Episode: Next time, we'll be covering the 1991 Dynamix adventure, Heart of China.

    1h 26m

  5. 06/20/2018

    UMBCast 110 - Wing Commander Roundup

    In a very special UMBCast, for the second time ever I have a live guest! I dragged my friend and fellow podcaster Brian "Space Game Junkie" Rubin to sit with me and talk Wing Commander. Specifically, in light of my recent complete playthrough of Wing Commander 2 on the YouTube channel, I wanted to sit down with someone to discuss that game in particular. Of course, we couldn't just limit ourselves to JUST WC2 so of course we discuss the entire series with a bit more of a focus on the second game then on the others. We also get into a discussion about successors to Wing Commander, what made it special compared to other famous space combat sims and of course, we couldn't avoid talking a bit about Star Citizen and Elite Dangerous. Links: Find Brian and all his content at https://www.spacegamejunkie.com/ My YouTube "UMB Plays" of Wing Commander 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-AMpSWJpYY&list=PL2whCuUnKwYC8rXzdIQT2rU4RkysbF3Nm Digital Antiquarian article on Wing Commander II: https://www.filfre.net/2018/03/wing-commander-ii/ Buy Wing Commander 1 and 2 on GoG: https://www.gog.com/game/wing_commander_1_2?pp=1106a1dda2d680438ecfb0bb70fd479c55a1791f Wing Commander CCG: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3842/wing-commander Next Episode: Next time, we'll be covering the 1994 Diversions Entertainment fighting game, One Must Fall: 2097.

    1h 44m

  6. 06/12/2018

    UMBCast 109 - We'll Miss You Akago (The Neverhood repost)

    Earlier today, I received word that long time friend of the show, Amayirot Akago (aka Maarten Amkreutz), took his own life. As a very small, very insignificant gesture, I'm reposting his guest show from mere days before the arrival of the UMBaby covering The Neverhood. Akago was one of the first to step up when I put out the call for guest shows and has been a constant and welcome fixture of the show since its earliest days. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/AmayirotAkago Postman's Quest: http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/game/2073/

    34 min

  7. 06/01/2018

    UMBCast 108 - Dr. Brain

    This time around, we're hitting our first edutainment title with the Dr. Brain series from Sierra. Big shout out this month goes to Father Beast for catching some research I missed! Links: My video research sessions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzndtmyZZEE&list=PL2whCuUnKwYCc2Eh38uGBgpuAxhi43fEI CBC's The Artists Ep8 - LucasArts (Canada Only): https://watch.cbc.ca/media/the-artists/season-1/episode-8/38e815a-00e5822082e Next Episode: Next time, we'll be covering the 1994 Diversions Entertainment fighting game, One Must Fall: 2097.

    59 min

  8. 05/01/2018

    UMBCast 107 - The Last Express

    In episode 107, we cover a unique adventure game by Jordan Mechner, 1997's The Last Express. Links: Get The Last Express on GoG: https://www.gog.com/game/last_express_the Get The Last Express Gold on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/252710/The_Last_Express_Gold_Edition/ Get The Last Express on iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/the-last-express/id508049561?mt=8 Get The Last Express on Android: https://www.amazon.com/DotEmu-The-Last-Express/dp/B00FVZKMJI Next Episode: Next time, we'll be covering the Sierra edutainment classics in the Dr. Brain series.

    1h 7m
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The Upper Memory Block podcast is all about DOS and pre-Windows XP gaming. Every two weeks we talk in-depth about a game, game series, company and/or technology from this era. Enjoy!

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  • Creator
    Joe Mastroianni
  • Years Active
    2012 - 2019
  • Episodes
    115
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
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    The Upper Memory Block

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