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  • Spam Spam Spam Humbug 9 - The Fall of Astaroth
    Being an excerpt from the Journal of the Avatar, from the period of history known as “The Warriors of Destiny”.

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    Intro

    Ultima VI Gates of Creation by OC ReMix

    Shout-Outs and New Patrons

    Seeing as how this is the first time we'll be thanking new patrons, this is more of a shout-out to everyone who is already supporting the Ultima Codex via Patreon. So big thanks go out to Stirring Dragon, Seth, Violation, Adam, Chris, Neil<

    19 min
  • Spam Spam Spam Humbug 8 - Video Games Are Already Grown Up
    Do video games really need to grow up? Are they mostly just immature power fantasies at present, or are they vehicles for philosophy and mature storytelling?

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    Intro

    Ultima VI Gates of Creation by OC ReMix

    Follow-Up From Previous Episode

    Reckoning's nods to Ultima. Especially the destinies & skill trees. 

    Podcast Topic(s)
    1 hr 9 min
  • Spam Spam Spam Humbug 7 - Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
    Withstand the Fury Dragon never seems able to shut up about Big Huge Games' 2012 RPG, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. Herein, he'll try and explain why.

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    Intro

    Gadflow, from the Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning soundtrack (composed by Grant Kirkhope). 

    Podcast Topic(s)

    The great tragedy of Big Huge Games' Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is that it all but demands a sequel, and will never have one. Although its developer, Big Huge Games, has re-opened, the Amalur IP remains the property of Rhode Island in the wake of the 38 Studios bankruptcy.

    26 min
  • Spam Spam Spam Humbug 6 - The Manuals Were Beautiful
    In which SSSH discusses the attention and detail that were put into the manuals and reference books that accompanied the Ultima games.

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    Intro

    OC ReMix #44: Ultima IV 'trollbash' by Subliminal Labs - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SQBKgHA9jU

    Podcast Topic(s)

    Kotaku — which, granted, is not the most historically literate gaming-focused website — posted an article recently which purported to discuss The Beauty of the Game Instruction Manual (

    1 hr 1 min
  • Spam Spam Spam Humbug 5 - Ultima 5
    The Spam Spam Spam Humbug crew take a look at Ultima 5: Warriors of Destiny.

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    Intro

    Ultima V - Stones 2001 Remix by DJ Lizard (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I1eprpYEDU)

    Follow-Up From Previous Episode

    Adric speaks briefly to something from the Pillars of Eternity discussion.

    Podcast Topic(s)

    The Creation and Design of Ultima 5

    • What were some of the obvious influences that Origin Systems drew on for inspiration?
      • Tolkien
      • Robin Hood
    • What were some of the significant changes in game de
    1 hr 23 min
  • Spam Spam Spam Humbug 4 - Pillars of Eternity
    Spam Spam Spam Humbug gets group! WtF Dragon is joined by Boolean Dragon, Linguistic Dragon, and others to discuss Obsidian Entertainment's new RPG, Pillars of Eternity.Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on StitcherIntro

    Title Theme - Pillars of Eternity Soundtrack (Justin Bell)

    Podcast Topic(s)

    Pillars of Eternity: Obsidian Entertainment's Pillars of Eternity (http://eternity.obsidian.net/) was released a couple weeks ago. It casts players in the role of The Watcher, a uniquely gifted individual who can perceive the souls of others.

    Pillars of Eternity is also designed, in part, as a throwback to the Infinity Engine RPGs of the late 1990s and ea

    1 hr 13 min
  • Spam Spam Spam Humbug 3 - 7,679 Files in 1,156 Folders
    Proving once again that reducing something to raw numbers isn't necessarily the best way to appreciate its beauty: Kotaku commits journalism with a grand article about the Homeworld Remastered soundtrack. Also: useful Windows applications, encryption software, and sundry other gaming news.Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on StitcherIntro

    Theme from the Castle of Death (Ultima III) by Dan Minut - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5EnSST8nM0

    Podcast Topic(s)

    Gaming “news” site Kotaku took a break from posting articles about the history of dicks — penises, just so we're clear, not toxic jerks — in video gaming (

    37 min
  • Spam Spam Spam Humbug 2 - Don’t Knock the Fun
    In which WtF Dragon comments on Warren Spector's SXSW lecture on “the dangers of thinking of games as fun” and raises some objections thereto. Because the real danger is the idea that fun is necessarily the same as escapism.

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    Intro

    Ultima Music Market Place Uploaded by Pekka Leppäluoto - https://youtu.be/xO-lLTo8HUI

    Podcast Topic(s)

    Warren Spector, presenting at SXSW earlier this month, gave a talk on “the dangers of thinking of games as fun”. (

    17 min
  • Spam Spam Spam Humbug 1 - Spam Spam Spam Humbug
    The first Spam Spam Spam Humbug episode. Topics include RPG elitism, Shroud of the Avatar, ten rules for creating fantasy maps, and an iOS game that has come out now for Windows which is a keen homage of Wind Walker.

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    Intro

    Rule, Britannia, from George Nowik’s remix of the Ultima 3 soundtrack

    Podcast Topic(s)

    On RPG Elitism: This conversation in the

    30 min

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