• Episode 17 - Magazine Roundup #1

  • Mar 3 2025
  • Length: 1 hr and 54 mins
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Episode 17 - Magazine Roundup #1

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  • Jason, Nick, and the returning Tim Gilberts of Gilsoft dig into the magazines of the 1970s and 1980s that chronicled the rise of text adventures!

    We look at two of the most significant Stateside issues of the early commercial period, the November 1979 issue of Creative Computing with a full (and unusual) implementation of Colossal Cave Adventure, and the December 1980 BYTE with articles by Dave Lebling, Jon Freeman, and of course one of the most significant events of the year in personal computer games: Scott Adams' release of the Pirate Adventure source code.

    New Zork Times #3.1, early 1984

    Micro Adventurer #1, November 1983

    Creative Computing, November 1979

    BYTE Magazine December 1980

    Sinclair User #2, May 1982

    Sinclair User #3, June 1982

    Adventure Probe #1, June 1986

    Be an Interplanetary Spy (Ron Martinez) discussion on IntFic

    Mike Dornbrook (Infocom) oral history

    Giant's Gold, Commodore 64 port

    Atari Swordquest's Real-Life Treasures

    Another Atari Swordquest overview

    Treasure Quest

    Treasure Quest prize winner mystery

    Adventure (Colossal Cave) Family Tree
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