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When Id Software released Doom in 1993, it became a national sensation. It replaced the whimsical characters of Mario and Zelda with demonic creatures. Kids were carrying their PC's to LAN parties, and parents were appalled. But does the game hold up to modern thumbs? I talk to a host of Doom fans about the mechanics, visual style, and looking over both shoulders as you play. 

Starring:

Adam of the Retro Gaming Bygones podcast and the Commodore Chronicles podcast (@rbygones and @C64Chronicles on Twitter)
Trevor and Jeff of New Dad Gaming (@newdadgaming on Twitter)
Justin from the Baseball and Whatever Podcast (@baseballandwhat on Twitter)
Ryan aka @retrogamebrews on Twitter and co-host of Gamer's Week podcast.
Raji aka SuperNin10bros on Twitch.
Greg Sewart of Player One Podcast (@p1podcast on Twitter) and Generation 16 (@sewart on Twitter)

Promoting:
@supernin10bros on Twitter and Twitch
@GtotheNextLevel on Twitter and Twitch
@redauxpsx @Twitter and Twtch
@ducksindisguise @Twitter and Twitch
@thewellredmage @Twitter ad Twich

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For many gamers, these simple commands were the first steps into the world of interactive storytelling. More than Mario jumping, Mega Man shooting or Zelda's thin narrative, point and click adventures brought playable King Arthur stories and Saturday morning cartoons to kids in an accessible, easy to digest way. It was magic. On this episode of A Gamer Looks at 40, we dive into the masters of the genre, Sierra and Lucasarts. 

Starring:

Adam of Retro Gaming Bygones Podcast and The Commodore Chronicles (@RBygones and @C64Chronicles on Twitter)
Bobby Tucker
Andrew Craig
Trevor and Jeff of New Dad Gaming (@newdadgaming on Twitter)
Andy aka @LoveRetroBTW on Twitter

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Originally brought into our homes for book reports and digital encyclopedias, a generation of kids cut their gaming teeth on their home PC's. From basics like Solitaire and Ski-Free to heavy hitters like Decent and Doom, the boring grey boxes held a world of electronic wonders to uncover. Join myself and gaggle of gaming pals as we dive into the memories of yesterday regarding our favorite PC games.

Starring:

Adam from Retro Gaming Bygones Podcast
Ian aka @teacherbloke85 on Twitter
Justin from the Baseball and Whatever Podcast
Trevor and Jeff from New Dad Gaming Podcast
Ryan aka @retrogamebrews on Twitter and co-host of Gamer's Week podcast.
Raji aka SuperNin10bros on Twitch.
Bobby Tucker
Andy aka @LoveRetroBTW on Twitter and host of Cafe, BTW on Twitch.
Andrew Craig

Show Plug: Gamer's Week (@gamersweekpc on Twitter)

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On the SNES episode, I opened the show with the real moment I received my Super Nintendo. It was, and continues to be, the greatest gift I've ever received. This is the full, uncut audio of the entire Christmas video with full narration by yours truly. It's steeped in nostalgia and brought back a healthy dose of feels. Hope it does the same for you.

Happy Holidays!

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Happy Holidays to all my listener friends! In an attempt to get as many interviews completed as possible before the holidays, November was extremely busy. As a result, I have a brand new batch of people (some you know, some you don't) answering three brand new questions, all of varying degrees of ridiculousness. Three new questions plus nine people answering equals a whole lot of fun. And listen to the end for a teaser for an announcement coming January 3rd. Enjoy and Happy Holidays!

Starring

Andrew Craig
Blue Williams (@wytersview on Twitter)
Bobby Tucker
Michael K Hughes of Games My Mom Found podcast (@momfound on Twitter and everywhere else)
Trevor and Jeff of New Dad Gaming Podcast (@newdadgaming on Twitter)
Raji aka SuperNin10Bros on Twitch and everywhere else.
Paul Tesi aka @megaretroman on Twitter
Moses Norton aka @thewellredmage on Twitter, owner of www.the-pixels.com
Ryan aka @retrogamebrews on Twitter and RGB High Score on Twitch.

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Join me and the author/screenwriter of the book/film 8-Bit Christmas, Kevin Jakubowski, as we chat about epic holiday gifts, NES memories, making a movie during a pandemic, and Christmas songs you wouldn't mind hearing all year long. Many thanks to Kevin for taking the time out of his busy schedule for this fun and enlightening conversation.

Starring:

Kevin Jakubowski (@kevjakubowski on Twitter)
8-Bit Christmas, the book, is now available to read on Amazon Kindle.
8-Bit Christmas, the film, is available to stream on HBO Max.

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This week's continuation of the difficulty in games conversation involves Moses Norton, also known as The Well Red Mage. We discuss difficulty settings, accessibility, should developers include difficulty options, creator intent, and a variety of other topics. Hopefully this capstone to last week's discussion spurs some new ideas and helps temper the negative ones.

Starring Moses Norton (@thewellredmage on Twitter) of www.the-pixels.com.

Promoting: The Pixel People: NPC's & Us Podcast -  anchor.fm/pixel-people

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Do you enjoy a good challenge or do you prefer casual experiences? Are you the type of person that pumps the difficulty to the highest settings or do you bump it down due to time constraints? Have you ever bounced off a game because you simply couldn't progress?

We've all experienced the effects of a developers decision to provide difficulty options in video games, for good and for ill. In this week's episode, I chat with three people with unique perspective on this topic using Metroid Dread as a starting point for the conversation.

Starring: 
Blue Williams aka @wrytersview
Andrew Craig
Joe Coiro 

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