May 14, 2022

“You’ve just turned the podcast into an ASMR podcast”

1 hour 7 minutes

In today's show, Rob and Mark briefly mourn (sort of) the iPod, reveal their thoughts about Google IO, muse about Rob's new mechanical keyboard addiction, and get all doe-eyed about Monkey Island.

Links

Google I/O 2022 replay:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP-nMZpLM1A

Google Glass 2012 skydiving intro:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh-liQDE3cM

Apparently the going rate for the Triumph Adler Dario 286 keyboard Rob had when he was ten:

https://www.ebay.de/itm/284800492507?hash=item424f6ea3db:g:TYIAAOSw3IliZmGP

Cheap replica keycaps (no good for ISO layout):

https://kbdfans.com/products/enjoypbt-abs-doubleshot-mechanical-keyboard-keycaps-set-3

Expensive replica keycaps (not currently available):

https://kono.store/products/gmk-triumph-adler

Similar vibe ones Rob went for with a more modern, muted palette:

https://prototypist.net/products/group-buy-gmk-shoko-r2

Mario “Question Mark Box” keycap:

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/954536615/mario-question-block-artisan-keycap-for

Keychron reasonably-priced starter mechanical keyboards:

https://www.keychron.com

Do not look here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/mechanicalkeyboards

Mode Eighty Keyboard:

https://modedesigns.com/pages/eighty

Trailer for the Return to Monkey Island game from original writers Ron Gilbert and Dave Grossman:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sahskKAxSCY

The iMUSE music engine used in classic LucasArts games:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMUSE

Interview with Monkey Island composers Clint Bajakian and Michael Land:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0EqG6RYn9Y

Trap Door, an obscure 80’s stop motion animation children’s TV show:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trap_Door

Monkey Island 30th Anniversary Big Box that now goes for £500+ on eBay:

https://limitedrungames.com/products/monkey-island-30th-anniversary-anthology-pc

Thimbleweed Park:

https://thimbleweedpark.com

If you'd like to get in touch with Rob and Mark, you can email them at [email protected].

Eight or Sixteen is a Mark Ellis Reviews production: https://markellisreviews.com

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May 14, 2022

“You’ve just turned the podcast into an ASMR podcast”

1 hour 7 minutes

In today's show, Rob and Mark briefly mourn (sort of) the iPod, reveal their thoughts about Google IO, muse about Rob's new mechanical keyboard addiction, and get all doe-eyed about Monkey Island.

Links