Episodes
4 days ago
4 days ago
Scott Adams of Adventure International and Clopas fame joins Dave and Jason for a conversation on this episode of The Retro Adventurers. We discuss the rise and fall of Adventure International, the Marvel Comics relationship behind the Questprobe games featuring The Hulk, Spider-Man, and The Human Torch & The Thing, building international business relationships, and more.
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Stereotypical by Clopas (in development)
Adventure International (Mobygames profile)
Friday Apr 26, 2024
Episode 2 - The Hobbit and Planet of Death
Friday Apr 26, 2024
Friday Apr 26, 2024
Retro Adventurers Jason Compton and Dave Hawkins explore iconic early text adventure The Hobbit (by Philip Mitchell and Veronika Megler, adapted from the novel by J. R. R. Tolkien) and Planet of Death (by Richard Turner and Chris Thornton).
Includes listener mail, an explanation for postponing the promised Knight Orc, and a dive into both games.
Special thanks to Robin Harbron of 8-Bit Show and Tell for final engineering.
Links
Planet of Death playable ZX81 edition
The Hobbit playable Spectrum 128 enhanced edition
Renga in Blue's Planet of Death finale (featuring "Dusty Bin")
Saturday Apr 06, 2024
Episode 1 - The Pawn and Around the World
Saturday Apr 06, 2024
Saturday Apr 06, 2024
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
Infocom Z-Machine interpreter source code
Softside adventure archive including Around the World (Apple II emulator image)
Welcome, keyboard warriors!
The Retro Adventurers is a podcast for everyone who has battled fading lanterns, unmappable mazes, and verb selection. Join us to celebrate text adventures from the peak years of the 1970s and 1980s as well as throwbacks from the modern age. Follow us on Facebook or write contact@retroadventurers.com.