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Steven and Shaun dive further into Apple's WWDC announcements, including updates to the Vision Pro, new accessibility tools, and the ongoing debate around gaming on Macs. They also respond to listener feedback on the accessibility of label printers and smart AI tools.Hable is doing a one-time promo just for Double Tap listeners. Hable is offering Double Tap listeners an exclusive 15% off the Hable One and Hable Easy — two powerful tools designed to make smartphones more accessible. Visit www.doubletaponair.com/hable.In the second half, Steven interviews Patrick Burton, co-founder of Benvision. Patrick shares the story behind his innovative navigation app that uses spatial audio to guide blind users in indoor environments. He also discusses Speakaboo, a simplified AI-based visual recognition app designed for instant feedback, and VidiScribe, a tool for automatic video audio description. Patrick offers a candid look at the challenges of developing accessible apps in a crowded, underfunded tech space.Chapters00:00 - Introduction00:26 - Everyone's Still Talking About WWDC09:42 - Listener Louise on using the Nelkoo Label printer16:16 - Listener TJ reflects on our recent Aira interview18:49 - Listener Tom on getting AI to be on the lookout for us21:42 - Sponsor: Hable Offer only for Double Tap listeners22:50 - Interview: Patrick Burton on Benvision & SpeakABoo Find Double Tap online: YouTube, Double Tap Website---Follow on:YouTube: https://www.doubletaponair.com/youtubeX (formerly Twitter): https://www.doubletaponair.com/xInstagram: https://www.doubletaponair.com/instagramTikTok: https://www.doubletaponair.com/tiktokThreads: https://www.doubletaponair.com/threadsFacebook: https://www.doubletaponair.com/facebookLinkedIn: https://www.doubletaponair.com/linkedin Subscribe to the Podcast:Apple: https://www.doubletaponair.com/appleSpotify: https://www.doubletaponair.com/spotifyRSS: https://www.doubletaponair.com/podcastiHeadRadio: https://www.doubletaponair.com/iheart About Double TapHosted by the insightful duo, Steven Scott and Shaun Preece, Double Tap is a treasure trove of information for anyone who's blind or partially sighted and has a passion for tech. Steven and Shaun not only demystify tech, but they also regularly feature interviews and welcome guests from the community, fostering an interactive and engaging environment. Tune in every day of the week, and you'll discover how technology can seamlessly integrate into your life, enhancing daily tasks and experiences, even if your sight is limited. "Double Tap" is a registered trademark of Double Tap Productions Inc.

Au programme :Apple prépare une « console » sur Mac?Switch 2: les gens normaux n'y comprennent rien?Nos jeux du momentDoomRematchThe SlormancerTo Kill a GodLe reste de l'actualité---Infos :Animé par Patrick Beja (Bluesky, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok)Co-animé par Cassim Montilla (Bluesky).Produit par Patrick Beja (LinkedIn) et Fanny Cohen Moreau (LinkedIn).Musique par Daniel Beja.Le Rendez-vous Jeux épisode 402 - Rematch, le jeu de foot de l'été ? - Apple et Mac Gaming, confusion Switch 2, Doom The Dark Ages, Rematch, The Slormancer---Liens :

Ever wondered how to level up your Mac gaming experience with built-in features most users don't know about? Mikah Sargent leads gamers into Mac's game mode and controller connectivity, revealing tricks for gamers and tech enthusiasts. -Game Mode Overview A special Mac feature exclusive to macOS Sonoma 14 and Apple Silicon devices that optimizes gaming performance. When a game is in full screen, the system prioritizes the game's CPU and GPU access while reducing background task resource consumption. -Game Mode Activation and Controls Automatically activates when a game is in full screen mode. Users can toggle game mode on/off through a small controller icon or by swiping with three fingers and accessing the main screen. -Bluetooth Performance Boost Game mode doubles the Bluetooth sampling rate, improving wireless device performance. This is particularly beneficial for gaming accessories like controllers and wireless headphones, ensuring smoother audio and input synchronization. -Controller Connectivity Modern Xbox and PlayStation controllers can easily connect to Macs via Bluetooth. The system provides detailed controller settings, including battery percentage, button mapping, and custom profiles. -Advanced Controller Settings Mac offers comprehensive controller customization options, including: Button remapping, Haptic feedback adjustment, Light bar color customization, and Game-specific control profiles. -Buddy Controller Feature A unique accessibility feature that allows two controllers to function as one, helping less experienced players (like children) participate in games more comfortably. -Recording and Capture Options Users can set up custom controller buttons to trigger screen recordings and game captures, enhancing the gaming experience and content creation potential. Use Game Mode on Mac - Apple Support - https://support.apple.com/en-us/105118 Connect a wireless game controller to your Apple device - Apple Support - https://support.apple.com/en-us/111099 Connect a PlayStation wireless game controller to your Apple device - Apple Support - https://support.apple.com/en-us/111100 Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to Hands-On Mac at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-mac Want access to the ad-free video and exclusive features? Become a member of Club TWiT today! https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord.

Ever wondered how to level up your Mac gaming experience with built-in features most users don't know about? Mikah Sargent leads gamers into Mac's game mode and controller connectivity, revealing tricks for gamers and tech enthusiasts. -Game Mode Overview A special Mac feature exclusive to macOS Sonoma 14 and Apple Silicon devices that optimizes gaming performance. When a game is in full screen, the system prioritizes the game's CPU and GPU access while reducing background task resource consumption. -Game Mode Activation and Controls Automatically activates when a game is in full screen mode. Users can toggle game mode on/off through a small controller icon or by swiping with three fingers and accessing the main screen. -Bluetooth Performance Boost Game mode doubles the Bluetooth sampling rate, improving wireless device performance. This is particularly beneficial for gaming accessories like controllers and wireless headphones, ensuring smoother audio and input synchronization. -Controller Connectivity Modern Xbox and PlayStation controllers can easily connect to Macs via Bluetooth. The system provides detailed controller settings, including battery percentage, button mapping, and custom profiles. -Advanced Controller Settings Mac offers comprehensive controller customization options, including: Button remapping, Haptic feedback adjustment, Light bar color customization, and Game-specific control profiles. -Buddy Controller Feature A unique accessibility feature that allows two controllers to function as one, helping less experienced players (like children) participate in games more comfortably. -Recording and Capture Options Users can set up custom controller buttons to trigger screen recordings and game captures, enhancing the gaming experience and content creation potential. Use Game Mode on Mac - Apple Support - https://support.apple.com/en-us/105118 Connect a wireless game controller to your Apple device - Apple Support - https://support.apple.com/en-us/111099 Connect a PlayStation wireless game controller to your Apple device - Apple Support - https://support.apple.com/en-us/111100 Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to Hands-On Mac at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-mac Want access to the ad-free video and exclusive features? Become a member of Club TWiT today! https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord.

Ever wondered how to level up your Mac gaming experience with built-in features most users don't know about? Mikah Sargent leads gamers into Mac's game mode and controller connectivity, revealing tricks for gamers and tech enthusiasts. Game Mode Overview A special Mac feature exclusive to macOS Sonoma 14 and Apple Silicon devices that optimizes gaming performance. When a game is in full screen, the system prioritizes the game's CPU and GPU access while reducing background task resource consumption. Game Mode Activation and Controls Automatically activates when a game is in full screen mode. Users can toggle game mode on/off through a small controller icon or by swiping with three fingers and accessing the main screen. Bluetooth Performance Boost Game mode doubles the Bluetooth sampling rate, improving wireless device performance. This is particularly beneficial for gaming accessories like controllers and wireless headphones, ensuring smoother audio and input synchronization. Controller Connectivity Modern Xbox and PlayStation controllers can easily connect to Macs via Bluetooth. The system provides detailed controller settings, including battery percentage, button mapping, and custom profiles. Advanced Controller Settings Mac offers comprehensive controller customization options, including: Button remapping, Haptic feedback adjustment, Light bar color customization, and Game-specific control profiles. Buddy Controller Feature A unique accessibility feature that allows two controllers to function as one, helping less experienced players (like children) participate in games more comfortably. Recording and Capture Options Users can set up custom controller buttons to trigger screen recordings and game captures, enhancing the gaming experience and content creation potential. Use Game Mode on Mac - Apple Support - https://support.apple.com/en-us/105118 Connect a wireless game controller to your Apple device - Apple Support - https://support.apple.com/en-us/111099 Connect a PlayStation wireless game controller to your Apple device - Apple Support - https://support.apple.com/en-us/111100 Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to Hands-On Mac at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-mac Want access to the ad-free video and exclusive features? Become a member of Club TWiT today! https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord.

Jon & Casper go over 2024 in Mac Gaming, what 2025 holds, latest Apple rumors and What's Up with Apple Vision Pro anyway? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michał, Thomas i Wojtek dzisiaj zastawiają się czy jest sens kupowania czegokolwiek na Black Friday, ale szybko przechodzą do najważniejszych tegorocznych poleceń. Thomas potem rozważa, czy Pimax Crystal Super z jego 135° widzenia poziomego będzie się nadawał do symulatorów i … Czytaj dalej → The post 505: Black Friday, gadżety i Mac gaming first appeared on Retro Rocket Network.

Jon & Casper cover the latest slew of fun Mac & Mac Gaming news such as the M4 Macs, new exciting game ports like Cyberpunk 2077 and our experience so far with Apple Intelligence. Impressive, but how useful? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We cover linux for better Mac gaming, Thunderbird's Android beta, and NVIDIA's Wayland progress. There's Open Razer, the release of Ubuntu 24.10, and more news about Gnome foundation. And don't forget the AMD Epyc Turin server CPU release with impressive AVX-512 support. For tips, we have "look" for doing dictionary lookups, yum and dnf tricks, pv for monitoring or slowing a pipe, and bless for a useful hex editor GUI. See the show notes at https://bit.ly/4876oxh and until next time! Host: Jonathan Bennett Co-Hosts: Rob Campbell, Jeff Massie, and David Ruggles Want access to the video version and exclusive features? Become a member of Club TWiT today! https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord.

D. Griffin Jones is joined by Allison McDaniel to talk more about Mac gaming, what games she's playing, what gear we use and the Stardew Valley speedrunning scene. Remember that you can support The CultCast at CultOf9to5MacRumors.com and you can employ Allison McDaniel as a writer and digital marketing specialist. Links: Allison McDaniel on LinkedIn Allison's writing on The Punished Backlog Stardew Valley on Steam The Sims 4 for Mac The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog on Steam Mini Motorways on Apple Arcade Pocket Card Jockey on Apple Arcade Stray on Mac App Store Resident Evil Village on Mac App Store Lies of P on Mac App Store Baldur's Gate 3 on Steam Asphalt 8: Airborne on Apple Arcade 8BitDo controllers Onn gaming mouse Satechi X3 Slim keyboard

We've been doing this for ten years! Damn, that's a long time to be doing a monthly game club. But we'll keep trucking into our second decade as we start a series that neither of us have played before. We're joined by a guest, Shenmue superfan Dia Lacina, to talk about Ryo and his ridiculous quest for vengeance. Please enjoy this supersized episode, and thank you for however long you've been listening!Thank you so much as always for listening, please rate and review the podcast, and tell all your friends on whatever social media you call home that they should check us out. See you next month!Send us questions about our game clubs, other games, or gaming in general to abnormalmappingpodcast@gmail.com!If you would like to support us please visit patreon.com/abnormalmapping for exclusive podcasts!Things Discussed: a decade of excellence!, Retro Mystery Club Vol 1: The Ise-Shima Case, Shadow the Hedgehog: Reloaded, Half-Life, Journal Updated's episode on Half-Life, Digital Eclipse's new Wizardry remaster, The Lamplighters League, The Secret History of Mac Gaming book, Letterforms & Illusions, Drakmyth Castle, Forza Motorsport (2023), Game Tengoku CruisinMix Special, Jet Set Radio Future, Ys VIII, Shenmue, arcade games vs computer games, a history of being too online in gamesNext Month's Game Club: Grab Bag! 2023BETON BRUTAL The Red Lantern Inertial Drift (+ DLC) Silent Bomber Music this EpisodeShenmue by Ryuji IuchiWorking Man by Ryuji IuchiNightfall by Ryuji IuchiWish... (Vocal Version) by Yumiko YamamotoTimestamps(00:00:00) - Segment 1: Games Played(00:47:45) - Segment 2: Shenmue(01:40:50) - Segment 3: Questions

Shareware was a major distribution model for consumer software and games from the 1980s through to the 2000s. We're privileged to be joined on the show by journalist and tech historian Richard Moss, the author of "Shareware Heroes: The renegades who redefined gaming at the dawn of the internet." In the most common scenario, a piece of shareware is distributed free of charge but users pay a fee to "register" their copy which may include unlocking additional features or content. Some of the most popular PC utilities and games of the 80s and 90s were distributed largely through shareware including PKZip and Doom. Richard discusses the history, impact, and evolution of the shareware model. Show Notes Richard on X/Twitter Richard on Mastodon Richard on Bluesky Shareware Heroes Website The Secret History of Mac Gaming Website First Person Shooter: The Definitive FPS Documentary Richard's Website The Life & Times of Video Games Podcast Shareware Heroes on Amazon The Secret History of Mac Gaming on Amazon Follow us on X/Twitter @KopecExplains. Theme “Place on Fire” Copyright 2019 Creo, CC BY 4.0 Find out more at http://kopec.liveRead transcript

This week's podcast looks at problems for the Twitter rebrand, new features in the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5, Netflix shooting itself in the foot, and whether a Mac can replace a PC for gaming.You can subscribe to the Really Useful Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music and Audible, Player FM, or copy the RSS feed into your podcast player.Christian Cawley and Ben Stegner host this week's podcast. You can contact them on Twitter: @thegadgetmonkey and @stegnersaurus, with your suggestions for future topics.

When Spaghetti Town makes a promise, there is an 80% chance they will follow through. David Craddock ( Long Live Mortal Kombat and FPS Documentary) returns and this time he brings with him a special guest of his own in Richard Moss (Secret History of Mac Gaming and FPS Documentary). Alex asks Richard what spaghetti is like in Australia as well as a curious question about the Nullarbor Plain and if its a 'right of passage' for Aussie youths. They discuss in depth the trials and tribulations of making such a dense documentary in the pandemic as well as a plethora of gaming discussions. If you love the history of videogames, you'll love this episode. As always, a very appropriate Spaghetti Top 5 to end the show. All WYSP social links-https://linktr.ee/WYSP David Craddock:(Twitter or what's left of it) @davidlcraddock Richard Moss(Bluesky):mossrc.bsky.social Snag your copy of FPS: Documentary at fpsdoc.com

James Thomson joins the show to talk about the Vision Pro and gives a developers' look at what happened at WWDC. Apple's secret weapon to getting PC games on Mac. Japan pushes for Apple and Google to allow sideloading. EU: smartphones must have user-replaceable batteries by 2027. Apple expanding self-service repair program to iPhone 14 lineup and more Macs.  Picks of the Week James' Pick: MiSTer FPGA Andy's Pick: Ealain screensaver Alex's Pick: Keynote Update Version 13 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, and Andy Ihnatko Guest: James Thomson Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: athleticgreens.com/macbreak Melissa.com/twit zocdoc.com/macbreak

James Thomson joins the show to talk about the Vision Pro and gives a developers' look at what happened at WWDC. Apple's secret weapon to getting PC games on Mac. Japan pushes for Apple and Google to allow sideloading. EU: smartphones must have user-replaceable batteries by 2027. Apple expanding self-service repair program to iPhone 14 lineup and more Macs.  Picks of the Week James' Pick: MiSTer FPGA Andy's Pick: Ealain screensaver Alex's Pick: Keynote Update Version 13 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, and Andy Ihnatko Guest: James Thomson Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: athleticgreens.com/macbreak Melissa.com/twit zocdoc.com/macbreak

James Thomson joins the show to talk about the Vision Pro and gives a developers' look at what happened at WWDC. Apple's secret weapon to getting PC games on Mac. Japan pushes for Apple and Google to allow sideloading. EU: smartphones must have user-replaceable batteries by 2027. Apple expanding self-service repair program to iPhone 14 lineup and more Macs.  Picks of the Week James' Pick: MiSTer FPGA Andy's Pick: Ealain screensaver Alex's Pick: Keynote Update Version 13 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, and Andy Ihnatko Guest: James Thomson Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: athleticgreens.com/macbreak Melissa.com/twit zocdoc.com/macbreak

James Thomson joins the show to talk about the Vision Pro and gives a developers' look at what happened at WWDC. Apple's secret weapon to getting PC games on Mac. Japan pushes for Apple and Google to allow sideloading. EU: smartphones must have user-replaceable batteries by 2027. Apple expanding self-service repair program to iPhone 14 lineup and more Macs.  Picks of the Week James' Pick: MiSTer FPGA Andy's Pick: Ealain screensaver Alex's Pick: Keynote Update Version 13 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, and Andy Ihnatko Guest: James Thomson Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: athleticgreens.com/macbreak Melissa.com/twit zocdoc.com/macbreak

James Thomson joins the show to talk about the Vision Pro and gives a developers' look at what happened at WWDC. Apple's secret weapon to getting PC games on Mac. Japan pushes for Apple and Google to allow sideloading. EU: smartphones must have user-replaceable batteries by 2027. Apple expanding self-service repair program to iPhone 14 lineup and more Macs.  Picks of the Week James' Pick: MiSTer FPGA Andy's Pick: Ealain screensaver Alex's Pick: Keynote Update Version 13 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, and Andy Ihnatko Guest: James Thomson Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: athleticgreens.com/macbreak Melissa.com/twit zocdoc.com/macbreak

Shownotes: Episode 00071 eures Lieblingspodcast (hoffentlich!) in eurem Lieblingspodcatcher (egal!)! In den News gibt's vorab Apple-News zur Keynote der WWDC! Danach wie immer alles Aktuelle zu E-Mobilität, Arbeitsplätzen, KI, Infrastruktur, Gaming, usw.! Die Themen bringen diesmal: Erst von Chris der Cross-Podcasting zum Muudoo Podcast und zu coolen Spotify-Podcast-Funktionen. Mögt auch auch Musik-Podcasts? Dann hört dort mal rein! :) Und dann von Pati einen Überblick darüber wie VR-Gaming funktioniert. Wie klappt das mit dem Tracken der Bewegung? Und woher weiß es, wie ich meine Hände bewege? Im Dummschnack quatschen wir dann noch über Games, Mac-Gaming, Pen-Spinning usw.! :) Lasst Grüße, Wünsche, Kritik und andere Kommentare an uns gerne da! Jede Nachricht, auf welchem Wege auch immer, freut uns sehr! :) Schreibt uns einfach auf Insta oder Facebook oder ne Mail unter jasiapodcast@gmail.com! Bis in 2 Wochen? Ja sia! ;) Unsere Links: Unser Discord-Server: http://discord.ja-sia.de Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasiapodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jasiapodcast/ Mail: jasiapodcast@gmail.com Kapitel: 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:31 Vorgeplänkel und News 01:01:56 Themenvorstellung 01:02:59 Thema 1: Muudoo und Anchor 01:29:47 Thema 2: Vorsicht, das Regal!!! // Wie funktioniert VR? 02:15:41 Dummschnack 02:30:42 Zusammenfassung Links zur Sendung: Diesmal nix besonderes! :P Folge direkt herunterladen

The gang's all here to mourn the death of long-time friend of the show, Yeti. Plus, plumbing adventures, musical diversions, VisionPro, Mac Gaming, and some great GrAPPtitude picks.

Das Xiaomi 13 Ultra ist in Deutschland angekommen und kostet eine ganze Stange Geld. Wir fragen uns, wie sind wir hier hingekommen? Samsung werkelt derweil an einem S23 FE und Thorben und Fabian sind sich beim Mac Gaming nicht ganz einig. Xiaomi 13 Ultra ► https://www.china-gadgets.de/xiaomi-13-ultra-smartphone-test/ Samsung Galaxy S23 FE kommt? ► https://winfuture.de/news,136729.html Samsung Unpacked Ankündigung Frühstart 27 Juli ► https://9to5google.com/2023/06/06/samsung-unpacked-korea/ Google Pixel 8 Kamera Spezifikationen ► https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-8-camera-leak-3333575/ OnePlus Nord 3 ► https://winfuture.de/news,136758.html Mac Gaming ist vielleicht doch noch nicht soweit ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6Gi2LcXhxM Zeiss Objektive in der Schwebe? ► https://www.photografix-magazin.de/zeiss-diese-produkte-werden-eingestellt/ vivo Smartphone-Verkaufsstopp ► https://www.vivo.com/de Reddit API Protest ► https://www.heise.de/news/Reddit-Blackout-hat-begonnen-9184492.html Streetview endlich wieder in Deutschland unterwegs ► https://blog.google/intl/de-de/produkte/suchen-entdecken/google-street-view-aktualisierung-deutschland/ Atlanta ► https://www.disneyplus.com/de-de/series/atlanta/68sl4qXn1PbA The Idol ► https://www.wowtv.de/streamen/the-idol/150104 Mückenstichheiler ► https://www.china-gadgets.de/10-insektenstichheiler/

0:00 Apple's Game Porting Toolkit is like Proton 1:45 Twitch backtracks on Branded Content 3:34 Reddit blackout over API fees 5:30 MotionGrey 6:09 QUICK BITS 6:17 iPadOS 17 supports USB-C cameras, mics 6:45 Search 'Chrome' on Bing, get Bing features 7:15 Instagram AI chatbot 8:00 FBI warns of AI deepfakes 8:38 AI-generated QR code waifus News Sources: https://lmg.gg/S3qQN

Maybe I was wrong. Maybe Apple does want to get serious about gaming on the Mac after all. Maybe I was right. Sequoia splitting in three IS about China after all. Samsung is holding an event at home for the first time in forever. And Matt Levine answers my questions about what now for Coinbase? Back to just trading bitcoin and ether?Sponsors:NewtonX.com/techmemeLinks:macOS Sonoma lets developers port Windows games to the Mac; here's how it works (9to5Mac)Apple makes iOS 17 developer beta free for registered developers (9to5Mac)Sequoia's Split Sends Warning to US Companies Doing Business in China (Bloomberg)Samsung officially confirms first Unpacked event in Korea for new foldables (9to5Google)The SEC Comes for Crypto (Matt Levine/Bloomberg)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

My good friend Leo and I discuss the announcements from Apple at WWDC23 Keynote. Then switch over to Leo's EmpowerApps.show to hear our take on the State of the Union.Mentioned in this episodeState of the Union episodeEmpowerApps.showBright DigitPlease leave a review and show your support.https://lovethepodcast.com/compileswiftPlease find me on Mastodon@Compileswift@iosdev.space (00:00) - Introduction (00:27) - Hello Leo (01:45) - 15" MacBook Air (06:56) - Rate and review (08:11) - Mac Pro (15:32) - iOS 17 (20:03) - iPadOS (22:04) - macOS Sonoma (23:50) - Mac Gaming? (29:58) - The Other Stuff (34:12) - The Wrap ★ Support this podcast ★

The MGC Gang is back! There's lots of fun things to talk about in this show: Apple's latest hardware rumors, numerous signs showing Apple is taking gaming a little bit more seriously as well as Mac games coming out this year. GeForceNow gets a big streaming deal and the team catches up with each other. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple results and charts: $117.2B quarter is still a step back. Apple in 2022: The Six Colors report card. Apple TV users can now watch Major League Soccer matches with MLS Season Pass. Apple execs on M2 chips, winning gamers and when to buy a Mac. Apple decides to drop role of Industrial Design Chief in post-Jony Ive era. If you need an instant vintage Apple collection, here's where to get it. Apple highlights child protection for Safer Internet Day. The original startup behind Stable Diffusion has launched a generative AI for video. Picks of the Week Jason's Pick: Calibre Andy's Pick: Doppler music player for iPhone and Mac Leo's Pick: Monocle Alex's Pick: Grog Knots Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT zocdoc.com/macbreak

Apple results and charts: $117.2B quarter is still a step back. Apple in 2022: The Six Colors report card. Apple TV users can now watch Major League Soccer matches with MLS Season Pass. Apple execs on M2 chips, winning gamers and when to buy a Mac. Apple decides to drop role of Industrial Design Chief in post-Jony Ive era. If you need an instant vintage Apple collection, here's where to get it. Apple highlights child protection for Safer Internet Day. The original startup behind Stable Diffusion has launched a generative AI for video. Picks of the Week Jason's Pick: Calibre Andy's Pick: Doppler music player for iPhone and Mac Leo's Pick: Monocle Alex's Pick: Grog Knots Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT zocdoc.com/macbreak

Apple results and charts: $117.2B quarter is still a step back. Apple in 2022: The Six Colors report card. Apple TV users can now watch Major League Soccer matches with MLS Season Pass. Apple execs on M2 chips, winning gamers and when to buy a Mac. Apple decides to drop role of Industrial Design Chief in post-Jony Ive era. If you need an instant vintage Apple collection, here's where to get it. Apple highlights child protection for Safer Internet Day. The original startup behind Stable Diffusion has launched a generative AI for video. Picks of the Week Jason's Pick: Calibre Andy's Pick: Doppler music player for iPhone and Mac Leo's Pick: Monocle Alex's Pick: Grog Knots Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT zocdoc.com/macbreak

Apple results and charts: $117.2B quarter is still a step back. Apple in 2022: The Six Colors report card. Apple TV users can now watch Major League Soccer matches with MLS Season Pass. Apple execs on M2 chips, winning gamers and when to buy a Mac. Apple decides to drop role of Industrial Design Chief in post-Jony Ive era. If you need an instant vintage Apple collection, here's where to get it. Apple highlights child protection for Safer Internet Day. The original startup behind Stable Diffusion has launched a generative AI for video. Picks of the Week Jason's Pick: Calibre Andy's Pick: Doppler music player for iPhone and Mac Leo's Pick: Monocle Alex's Pick: Grog Knots Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT zocdoc.com/macbreak

Apple results and charts: $117.2B quarter is still a step back. Apple in 2022: The Six Colors report card. Apple TV users can now watch Major League Soccer matches with MLS Season Pass. Apple execs on M2 chips, winning gamers and when to buy a Mac. Apple decides to drop role of Industrial Design Chief in post-Jony Ive era. If you need an instant vintage Apple collection, here's where to get it. Apple highlights child protection for Safer Internet Day. The original startup behind Stable Diffusion has launched a generative AI for video. Picks of the Week Jason's Pick: Calibre Andy's Pick: Doppler music player for iPhone and Mac Leo's Pick: Monocle Alex's Pick: Grog Knots Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: GO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT zocdoc.com/macbreak

Spidey and Bren discuss the wizardry that is M1 and M2 mac chips, the amazing deals of Xbox game pass and Xbox itself doing poorly, and Bren went back to Halo Infinites Multiplayer with surprising results.

This week on Thumb Cramps we're joined by Joel Zammit to complete his gamer trilogy as we look at solving gaming problems for the Mac, Resident Evil: Biohazard DLC for the PC and Resident Evil: Village for the PS5. Email us at ThumbCrampsPod@gmail.com Find us on Twitter; Jackson | Duscher | Thumb Cramps | Zammit Watch us on Twitch; Jackson | Duscher | Sanspants Radio You can now physically send us stuff to PO BOX 7127, Reservoir East, Victoria, 3073. Want to help support the show? Sanspants+ | Shop | Tees Want to get in contact with Sanspants Radio? Twitter | Website | Facebook | Reddit Sign up to our newsletter here. Join our facebook group here or join our Discord here. Theme music by the wonderfully talented Benny Davis! You can find all his stuff at his website or check out his YouTube channel. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jon, Casper & Ted cover all things revealed at WWDC. What kind of impact might all these juicy announcements have on Mac Gaming? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Secret History of Mac Gaming: https://secrethistoryofmacgaming.com/ Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/ Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com for all your PCB needs Get 10 FREE craft beers thanks to Beer 52: https://www.beer52.com/Retro Retro Gamer Magazine - Get 6 months of Retro Gamer, with a retro controller absolutely free at: https://www.magazinesdirect.com/retropod We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://theretrohour.com/support/ https://www.patreon.com/retrohour Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Thanks to our amazing donators this week: TommyRetroNerding, David Harling, Kevin Fisher, Phillip Powell Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour Show notes:    New GamesMaster lands: https://youtu.be/xQEDt5Goe_8  Atari release unreleased games: https://bit.ly/3oXNC57  Resident Evil edition Dreamcast listed for $18k: https://bit.ly/3l5QLij  Atmosphere VHS game is back: https://bit.ly/3FKFXxT  Dune screenplay written on MS-DOS: https://bit.ly/2Zqgmec 

To celebrate the 25th birthday of my favourite game franchise, I thought I'd pull out the old Tomb Raider grid episodes from Season 1 and merge them into one. I also put some time into cleaning up the audio, though it'll still sound rough compared to newer episodes — given the lower-fidelity recordings I was using then. Here's the original episode description: Every aspect of the original Core Design Tomb Raider series (and by extension the franchise's success post-Core) comes back to the grid that lies beneath it — the majority of the puzzles; the platforming; the cavernous chambers and ruins and outdoor areas that provide a sense of isolation, of solitude and discovery; and Lara Croft's iconic acrobatic movement style. And yet it never would have happened if not for one pragmatic choice made by a programmer early in the game's development. This is the story of how that came to be, and how it made Tomb Raider…well, Tomb Raider, based on interviews with Heather Stevens (née Gibson) and Gavin Rummery as well as my past work covering Tomb Raider's history as a freelancer. The second part, which was originally a separate release, also includes discussion of the place that such a grid system has — or might have — in game design today.  Thank you to my Patreon supporters for making this episode possible — especially my producer-level backers Carey Clanton, Wade Tregaskis, Seth Robinson, Rob Eberhardt, Simon Moss, Scott Grant, Vivek Mohan, and Joel Webber. To support my work, so that I can uncover more untold stories from video game history, you can make a donation via https://paypal.me/mossrc (paypal.me/mossrc) or subscribe to https://www.patreon.com/lifeandtimesofvideogames (my Patreon).  My first book, The Secret History of Mac Gaming, is getting republished in October 2021 (this month!) by Bitmap Books in an "Expanded Edition", featuring a revised layout and design, more images, additional written content, and new sections including a timeline and icon gallery. Head to https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/products/the-secret-history-of-mac-gaming-expanded-edition (Bitmap's product page) for more details.  My second book, meanwhile, Shareware Heroes: The renegades who redefined gaming at the dawn of the internet, has just been copyedited and will soon be going through design and typesetting phases. It'll be out around Q2 2022, but you can preorder https://unbound.com/books/shareware-heroes/ (from Unbound).

There was no encyclopaedia nor fleshed-out database of video games in 1999. There were barely even any reliable or comprehensive lists of video games. Not until Jim Leonard decided he needed to build one. He called it https://www.mobygames.com/ (MobyGames), and 22 years later it's the de facto source for credits, screenshots, and other general information about video games. It is the "IMDB of video games". This is its story. My thanks to the people who contributed to this story: Jim Leonard blogs https://trixter.oldskool.org/ (at Oldskooler Ramblings) and tweets http://twitter.com/MobyGamer (@MobyGamer). John Szczepaniak's Untold History of Japanese Game Developers trilogy is https://amzn.to/3A2fzMA (on Amazon). There's also re-edited, prettified version called https://readonlymemory.vg/shop/book/japansoft-an-oral-history/ (Japansoft) available from Read-Only Memory. Clint Basinger runs the excellent https://www.youtube.com/Lazygamereviews (Lazy Game Reviews) YouTube channel, where he explores and discusses retro games and technology. Matej Jan blogs about pixel art and retro games at https://www.retronator.com/ (Retronator). He's also developing https://pixelart.academy/ (Pixel Art Academy), an adventure game for learning how to draw. These days John Romero is COO at https://romerogames.com/ (Romero Games), a triple-A game studio he co-founded with his wife (and company CEO) Brenda. Their most recent title is https://www.empireofsingame.com/ (Empire of Sin). Tomer Gabel is now a software architect and consultant. You can find out more about him and his work via his https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomergabel/ (LinkedIn) and https://twitter.com/tomerg (Twitter) profiles. Thank you to my Patreon supporters for making this episode possible — especially my producer-level backers Carey Clanton, Wade Tregaskis, Seth Robinson, Rob Eberhardt, Simon Moss, Scott Grant, Vivek Mohan, and Joel Webber. To support my work, so that I can uncover more untold stories from video game history, you can make a donation via https://paypal.me/mossrc (paypal.me/mossrc) or subscribe to https://www.patreon.com/lifeandtimesofvideogames (my Patreon). (I also accept http://lifeandtimes.games/commission/ (commissions) and the like over email, if you're after something specific or just don't want to deal through those platforms.) My first book, The Secret History of Mac Gaming, is getting republished in October 2021 (this month!) by Bitmap Books in an "Expanded Edition", featuring a revised layout and design, more images, additional written content, and new sections including a timeline and icon gallery. Head to https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/products/the-secret-history-of-mac-gaming-expanded-edition (Bitmap's product page) for more details.  My second book, meanwhile, Shareware Heroes: The renegades who redefined gaming at the dawn of the internet, has just been copyedited and will soon be going through design and typesetting phases. It'll be out around Q2 2022, but you can preorder https://unbound.com/books/shareware-heroes/ (from Unbound).

Bryan Chaffin and Jeff Butts talk about the current state of Mac gaming, with Jeff focusing on improved Mac support at Steam. They also dive deeper into crypto credit cards where you can either spend your crypto and/or earn cryptocurrency rewards like Bitcoin on your purchases. And, Jeff has been deep into iOS 15 betas, and he talks about some of his favorite new features.

Join Jon, Casper & Sam on a new Mac gaming podcast! We chat about the latest games we've been playing, then dive into a big subject: The current state of Mac gaming! Hear our thoughts on the past, present and promising future right here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I speak to https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/ (Bitmap Books) founder/publisher/owner/designer Sam Dyer about the hows and whys of publishing visually-led, high-quality books about games history, including why he loves to publish them and why they are so much more than just "picture books" — indeed, as we cover in the interview, there's both a huge amount of care and craft that goes into making them and we can learn so, so much from looking at the graphical evolution of the medium. We also discuss the challenges and processes of book publishing, the history of Bitmap Books, and Bitmap's current and upcoming projects.  This is the sixth entry in a new series of interviews I'm running alongside the main show — every month-or-three I'll talk to a different person who's exploring games history, in one way or another, to learn about the many ways people are preserving the games industry's past as well as to further our understanding of how this wonderful medium (and the industry that's built around it) has come to be the way it is now. The http://lifeandtimes.games/episodes/files/interview-kelsey-lewin.html (previous one) was with Kelsey Lewin of https://gamehistory.org/ (The Video Game History Foundation). Before that, http://lifeandtimes.games/episodes/files/interview-crpg-addict.html (I talked about) computer role-playing games with the author of http://crpgaddict.blogspot.com/ (The CRPG Addict blog). Other interviews include http://Shmuplations.com (Shmuplations.com) proprietor and http://lifeandtimes.games/episodes/files/interview-shmuplations.html (Japanese-to-English translator extraordinaire Alex Highsmith). Follow the http://lifeandtimes.games/episodes/files/tag-games-history-explorers.html ("games history explorers" tag) or the http://lifeandtimes.games/episodes/files/category-interviews.html (Interviews category) on my website to see them all. Interview conducted November 24th, 2020. [Note that since completing this interview, I have started working with Bitmap on some stuff and they have republished my Mac gaming history book as https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/products/the-secret-history-of-mac-gaming-expanded-edition (The Secret History of Mac Gaming Expanded Edition).] Links: https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/products/commodore-64-a-visual-compendium-expanded-edition (Commodore 64: A Visual Compendium) https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/products/commodore-amiga-a-visual-commpendium (Commodore Amiga: A Visual Compendium) https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/products/nes-famicom-a-visual-compendium (NES/Famicom) and https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/products/snes-superfamicom-a-visual-compendium (SNES/Super Famicom) visual compendiums https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/products/the-art-of-point-click-adventure-games (The Art of Point-and-Click Adventure Games) https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/products/metal-slug-the-ultimate-history (Metal Slug Book) https://secrethistoryofmacgaming.com/ (The Secret History of Mac Gaming) (out of print right now but stay tuned — it'll be back available in 2021) https://youtu.be/4QgmM1dcHMw?t=2910 (Video footage of Dark Castle) in action during a livestream I did to promote my book https://shop.royalmail.com/special-stamp-issues/video-games/video-games-stamp-set (Royal Mail video games postage stamp set) https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/products/the-crpg-book-a-guide-to-computer-role-playing-games (The CRPG Book) https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/products/super-famicom-the-box-art-collection (Super Famicom: The Box Art Collection) https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/products/game-boy-the-box-art-collection (Game Boy: The Box Art Collection) https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/products/sega-master-system-a-visual-compendium (Sega Master System Visual Compendium) Bitmap on http://twitter.com/bitmap_books (Twitter), http://instagram.com/bitmapbooks (Instagram), https://www.youtube.com/user/MrSidC64 (YouTube)...

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Xbox Series X vs PS5, Biden & Tech, Apple Silicon Jeopardy host Alex Trebek dies at 80 Xbox Series X or Playstation 5? What will happen to tech under Biden? Twitter is now the defacto Presidential communication system - will that change under Biden? Apple to hold "One More Thing" Event on November 10th Is this the beginning of the end for Intel? How smooth will the transition to Apple silicon be? Will Mac ever be a good gaming platform? Animal Crossing is the comfort game of 2020 Leaked Geekbench results for Apple silicon MacBook A14x chip 60% faster than Intel chip Here's what we expect on November 10th: 3 new MacBooks Is Quibi over yet? Whatever happened to the Dancing Baby? Apple and Sony both want to buy the Wondery podcast network Baby Shark is the most viewed video on YouTube iPhone 12 Mini and Pro Max shipping The best e-bikes California Prop 22 passes - is this a good thing or a bad thing? California Prop 24 passes in a win for online privacy Massachusetts passes a right-to-repair law What will happen to Twitter without President Trump? Ali Baba's Singles Day is coming 11/11 Raspberry Pi 400 is a full computer in a keyboard Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Paris Martineau, Devindra Hardawar, and Dan Moren Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: itpro.tv/twit promo code TWIT30 WWT.COM/TWIT Wasabi.com offer code TWIT NetSuite.com/twit

Xbox Series X vs PS5, Biden & Tech, Apple Silicon Jeopardy host Alex Trebek dies at 80 Xbox Series X or Playstation 5? What will happen to tech under Biden? Twitter is now the defacto Presidential communication system - will that change under Biden? Apple to hold "One More Thing" Event on November 10th Is this the beginning of the end for Intel? How smooth will the transition to Apple silicon be? Will Mac ever be a good gaming platform? Animal Crossing is the comfort game of 2020 Leaked Geekbench results for Apple silicon MacBook A14x chip 60% faster than Intel chip Here's what we expect on November 10th: 3 new MacBooks Is Quibi over yet? Whatever happened to the Dancing Baby? Apple and Sony both want to buy the Wondery podcast network Baby Shark is the most viewed video on YouTube iPhone 12 Mini and Pro Max shipping The best e-bikes California Prop 22 passes - is this a good thing or a bad thing? California Prop 24 passes in a win for online privacy Massachusetts passes a right-to-repair law What will happen to Twitter without President Trump? Ali Baba's Singles Day is coming 11/11 Raspberry Pi 400 is a full computer in a keyboard Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Paris Martineau, Devindra Hardawar, and Dan Moren Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: itpro.tv/twit promo code TWIT30 WWT.COM/TWIT Wasabi.com offer code TWIT NetSuite.com/twit

Xbox Series X vs PS5, Biden & Tech, Apple Silicon Jeopardy host Alex Trebek dies at 80 Xbox Series X or Playstation 5? What will happen to tech under Biden? Twitter is now the defacto Presidential communication system - will that change under Biden? Apple to hold "One More Thing" Event on November 10th Is this the beginning of the end for Intel? How smooth will the transition to Apple silicon be? Will Mac ever be a good gaming platform? Animal Crossing is the comfort game of 2020 Leaked Geekbench results for Apple silicon MacBook A14x chip 60% faster than Intel chip Here's what we expect on November 10th: 3 new MacBooks Is Quibi over yet? Whatever happened to the Dancing Baby? Apple and Sony both want to buy the Wondery podcast network Baby Shark is the most viewed video on YouTube iPhone 12 Mini and Pro Max shipping The best e-bikes California Prop 22 passes - is this a good thing or a bad thing? California Prop 24 passes in a win for online privacy Massachusetts passes a right-to-repair law What will happen to Twitter without President Trump? Ali Baba's Singles Day is coming 11/11 Raspberry Pi 400 is a full computer in a keyboard Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Paris Martineau, Devindra Hardawar, and Dan Moren Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: itpro.tv/twit promo code TWIT30 WWT.COM/TWIT Wasabi.com offer code TWIT NetSuite.com/twit

I speak to Kelsey Lewin, a video game historian and collector, retro games store owner, and self-proclaimed Wonderswan enthusiast, about the challenges — and also the merits — of researching and archiving the artefacts connected to games development and culture, both past and present. She also shares her insights on how the growth in retro gaming helps fuel interest in games history, why some of the most interesting stories are far beyond the typical narratives of games history, what quirky things we can find when looking into the Wonderswan and its inventor, the famed Game Boy hardware designer Gunpei Yokoi, and much more. Kelsey co-directs the https://gamehistory.org/ (Video Game History Foundation) with Frank Cifaldi, where the two of them have been doing amazing work in preserving and archiving the artefacts of games development and culture — not so much the games themselves, but rather more the packaging and documentation, the source code, the marketing materials, the magazines, etc. And she also co-owns Pink Gorilla Games, a retro games store located in Seattle. This is the fifth entry in a new series of interviews I'm running alongside the main show — every month(ish) I'll talk to a different person who's exploring games history, in one way or another, to learn about the many ways people are preserving the games industry's past as well as to further our understanding of how this wonderful medium (and the industry that's built around it) has come to be the way it is now. Interview conducted May 25th, 2020. Links I couldn't fit them inside the podcast summary character limit, so if you're interested you'll need to head to the episode page on my website: https://lifeandtimes.games/episodes/files/interview-kelsey-lewin.html (lifeandtimes.games/episodes/files/interview-kelsey-lewin.html) To support Kelsey and her work you can: https://gamehistory.org/donate/ (Donate to the Video Game History Foundation) Follow her on Twitter https://twitter.com/kelslewin/ (@kelslewin) Subscribe to https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVfhjBPhPY41aHm4DAR4M6Q (her YouTube channel) Buy stuff from http://pinkgorillagames.com/ (Pink Gorilla Games) You can support me and my work by:  Subscribing to http://patreon.com/lifeandtimesofvideogames (my Patreon)  Donating https://paypal.me/mossrc (via PayPal)  Following me (https://twitter.com/MossRC (@MossRC)) or the show (https://twitter.com/LifeandTimesVG (@LifeandTimesVG)) on Twitter and Instagram (https://instagram.com/lifeandtimesvg (@lifeandtimesvg))  Buying my books — https://secrethistoryofmacgaming.com/ (The Secret History of Mac Gaming) is available now, albeit temporarily in digital form only (as it's now out of print) https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/products/the-secret-history-of-mac-gaming-expanded-edition (from Bitmap Books), while Shareware Heroes: Independent Games at the Dawn of the Internet (the subtitle got changed to "The renegades who redefined gaming at the dawn of the internet") is still some ways off being finished out August 2022 and can be https://unbound.com/books/shareware-heroes/ (preordered from Unbound). I'll have a book/ebook version of my audio documentaries out soon.  And telling other people to check out my stuff.  Thank you to all of my wonderful supporters https://www.patreon.com/lifeandtimesofvideogames (on Patreon) for making this possible, but especially to my $10+ backers Seth Robinson, Rob Eberhardt, Wade Tregaskis, Eric Zocher, Simon Moss, and Vivek Mohan. You can help, too — a contribution as little as $1 a month makes a big difference towards ensuring this show has a bright future ahead of it. (And as a Patron you'll get to skip those pesky cross-promotions from other shows on my network, among various other bonuses like transcripts and extra content.)

It began as an impromptu April Fools' Day gag, but Pimps at Sea was the joke that kept on giving. This is the story of how a chance encounter on the streets of Chicago led to a semi-annual tradition, an industry/fan-favourite insider joke, and a cult classic multiplayer game. As you'll hear in the episode, Pimps at Sea went through many iterations and received several "development" updates. You can find the original website archived on the Wayback Machine at https://web.archive.org/web/20011107122402/http://www.bungie.com/products/pimps/pimpsatsea.htm (https://web.archive.org/web/20011107122402/http://www.bungie.com/products/pimps/pimpsatsea.htm) and see a few highlights from the years that followed at the episode page on The Life and Times of Video Games website. Thanks as always to my supporters on Patreon — especially my $10+ backers Vivek Mohan, Simon Moss, Wade Tregaskis, Eric Zocher, and Seth Robinson. If you'd like to become a supporter, for as little as $1 a month, head to https://www.patreon.com/lifeandtimesofvideogames (my Patreon page) and sign up. Or for one-off donations you can use paypal.me/mossrc. Please remember to tell other people about the show, and to leave a review by following the links at ratethispodcast.com/ltvg. For more episodes on humorous moments in gaming history, check out Wololo, Bug Salad, and Hogs of War. My book, The Secret History of Mac Gaming, is available in bookstores in the UK and Australia, as well as online from the likes of Book Depository and Amazon. See http://secrethistoryofmacgaming.com/ (the official website) for more info. And if you'd like to commission me to do some games history or consulting work for you, in whatever form, and for this show or for your own thing, don't hesitate to email me on richard@lifeandtimes.games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices (podcastchoices.com/adchoices)

I speak to librarian, games critic, and blogger Phil Salvador about his website http://obscuritory.com/ (The Obscuritory) and his research and writing on games unplayed and unknown. In a far-reaching interview, conducted in late February, 2020 (and thus before the full brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic hit the West), we explore the challenges, rewards, and lessons we've each found in writing about little-known areas of games history, as well as the importance of being kind and much, much more. This is the third entry in a new series of interviews I'm running alongside the main show — every month(ish) I'll talk to a different person who's exploring games history, in one way or another, to learn about the many ways people are preserving the games industry's past as well as to further our understanding of how this wonderful medium (and the industry that's built around it) has come to be the way it is now. Follow the http://127.0.0.1:50886/episodes/files/tag-games-history-explorers.html ("games history explorers") tag or the http://127.0.0.1:50886/episodes/files/category-interviews.html (Interviews) category on http://lifeandtimes.games (my website) to see them all. (Or just search the show feed in your podcast player for episodes that begin with "Interview:".) Links: http://www.sparklebliss.com/ (Carly Kocurek) (she's been researching the girl games movement, amongst other things) https://obscuritory.com/shooter/control-monger/ (Control Monger) freeware shooter game on Obscuritory https://archive.vg/blog/bring-on-the-old-and-obscure (Bring on the Old and Obscure) at Archive.vg https://www.badgamehalloffame.com/ (Bad Game Hall of Fame) https://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/destiny/reviews/reviewerId,35969/ (MobyGames user review of Destiny), a game that's like Civilization but terrible https://obscuritory.com/other/knights-of-the-crystallion/ (Knights of the Crystallion) on The Obscuritory https://www.croquet.zone/2005/02/my-colony-memoir.html (The Colony developer memoir); my book, The Secret History of Mac Gaming, tells more of the story behind the game Phil's article on one of Cyberflix's games, https://obscuritory.com/shooter/lunicus/ (Lunicus); my book has some general info and a few insider quotes on the company's rise and fall https://obscuritory.com/multimedia/bob-stein-on-voyager/ (Phil's interview with Bob Stein of the Voyager Company) https://obscuritory.com/other/millennium-auction/ (Millennium Auction article) on Obscuritory The https://crpgbook.wordpress.com (CRPG Book) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_Science_Theater_3000 (Mystery Science Theater on Wikipedia) https://obscuritory.com/sim/simhealth/ (SimHealth article) on The Obscuritory Video Game History Foundation co-director https://twitter.com/kelslewin/status/1162137289624973312 (Kelsey Lewin's tweet) about a pregnancy tracker for Wonderswan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_Quest_(game) (Treasure Quest Wikipedia entry) http://www.ski-epic.com/continuum_downloads/ (Continuum) (I also have https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIk8SmzeEqw (a video) about it and I covered it in my book) Emily Reid's https://itch.io/jam/speculation-jam (Speculation Jam) https://lifeandtimes.games/episodes/files/pax-aus-19-ambrosia-sw-talk (My talk on the rise and fall of Ambrosia Software) https://obscuritory.com/educational/secret-writers-society/ (Secret Writer's Society article) on The Obscuritory https://archive.org/details/msdos_Angst_-_A_Game_of_Urban_Survival_1992 (Angst: A Tale in Urban Survival) download https://obscuritory.com/strategy/freedom-rebels-in-the-darkness/ (Freedom: Rebels in the Darkness article) on The Obscuritory https://www.magfest.org/ (Magfest) https://mysterium.net/ (Mysterium) https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-10-03-keeping-the-game-alive (Keeping the Game Alive article)/community profile on Eurogamer...

How 2006 PS2 hit Bully (aka Canis Canem Edit) showed an alternate future for Rockstar and the open-world genre, with its compromised-yet-brilliant schoolyard satire — here I dive deep into the game, not for its overblown controversies but rather for its struggles against technological limitations and its triumphs in world-building, satire, and focused, more intimate and structured open-world game design. And I wonder why, nearly 15 years on, open-world games continue to strive for bigger and bigger playgrounds filled with more and more trivial collectibles rather than building on the legacy of Bully's deliberate, glorious smallness. Thanks as always to my supporters https://www.patreon.com/lifeandtimesofvideogames (on Patreon) — especially my $10+ backers Vivek Mohan, Simon Moss, Wade Tregaskis, Eric Zocher, and Seth Robinson. If you'd like to become a supporter, for as little as $1 a month, head to my Patreon page and sign up. Or for one-off donations you can use paypal.me/mossrc. Please remember to tell other people about the show, and to leave a review by following the links at ratethispodcast.com/ltvg. My book, The Secret History of Mac Gaming, is available in bookstores in the UK and Australia, as well as online from the likes of Book Depository and Amazon. See the http://secrethistoryofmacgaming.com/ (official website) for more info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices (podcastchoices.com/adchoices)

Apple updates Apple Maps. Could we actually see a foldable iPhone in the future? GeForce Now gives Mac gaming a boost. All this and more on this episode of the Macworld Podcast.

In war, no information is complete. No intelligence absolute. No view of the enemy unobstructed. There's no such thing as perfect knowledge. It is a realm of uncertainty, where decisions are made on flawed and often outdated data — as though looking through a fog. Hence the term, the fog of war, a military phrase with origins in the musings of a 19th century Prussian general called Carl von Clausewitz. A phrase that's since found its way into video game lexicon, and video game design, as we explore here. (Featuring interview clips with former Blizzard lead programmer Patrick Wyatt about the fog of war in Warcraft II and StarCraft.) *** Thanks as always to my supporters on Patreon — especially my $10+ backers Vivek Mohan, Simon Moss, Wade Tregaskis, Eric Zocher, and Seth Robinson. If you'd like to become a supporter, for as little as $1 a month, head to https://www.patreon.com/lifeandtimesofvideogames (my Patreon page) and sign up. Or for one-off donations you can use https://paypal.me/mossrc (paypal.me/mossrc). I've also recently added a third way that you can donate to the show — a premium, ad-free feed on Breaker, where you'll get all the bonus audio that goes to Patreon (but none of the non-audio Patreon perks) for a monthly subscription of US$2.99. Head to https://www.breaker.audio/the-life-and-times-of-video-games-premium (https://www.breaker.audio/the-life-and-times-of-video-games-premium) for more info. Please remember to tell other people about the show, and to leave a review by following the links at https://ratethispodcast.com/ltvg (ratethispodcast.com/ltvg). The Life & Times of Video Games on the Web and social media Website: lifeandtimes.games Twitter: @LifeandTimesVG Instagram: @lifeandtimesvg YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCov7SwnAUcAUHFV8XxQW8HA (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCov7SwnAUcAUHFV8XxQW8HA) My book, The Secret History of Mac Gaming, is available in bookstores in the UK and Australia, as well as online from the likes of Book Depository and Amazon. See http://secrethistoryofmacgaming.com/ (the official website) for more info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices (podcastchoices.com/adchoices)

While I'm away on my honeymoon, here's my complete talk from PAX Australia 2019, on the rise and fall of legendary shareware publisher Ambrosia Software — the most underrated of the '90s indie publishing giants. You can find accompanying slides at https://tinyurl.com/paxausambrosiatalk as well as my full script on the accompanying blog post at lifeandtimes.games. So please, enjoy, and I'll see you in a couple of weeks. The synopsis: For Mac gamers in the 90s, the people of Ambrosia Software were rockstars. Heroes. And with brilliant games like Maelstrom, Escape Velocity, Harry the Handsome Executive, Apeiron, and more, plus a company newsletter that spoke directly to the fans, they could do no wrong. In light of Ambrosia's recent closure (finally!), Secret History of Mac Gaming author Richard Moss recounts the studio's high and lowpoints and tells the stories behind its best games. *** Thanks as always to my supporters on Patreon — especially my $10+ backers Vivek Mohan, Simon Moss, Wade Tregaskis, Eric Zocher, and Seth Robinson. And a very big thank you (and warm welcome!) to my five new patrons this month. If you'd like to become a supporter, for as little as $1 a month, head to https://www.patreon.com/lifeandtimesofvideogames (my Patreon page) and sign up.

How a quest to put sound in a couple of games in the mid-1980s led to a revolution in computer game audio design and production. *** These are, in a sense, the sounds of a revolution in video game history, the sounds of a change so profound that it opened the door to entirely new genres. They're digitised audio samples, a recorded analogue waveform converted into a digital signal — and then back into analogue audio through your headphones, in this case, via a couple of Macintosh games from 1985 and 86.  We take this capability for granted nowadays, as we use our voice calling apps and record videos with our smartphones. But you only have to roll back the clock 35 years to get to a time when this sort of technology was beyond the reach of the masses — when digital audio was something only used by specialist researchers and archivists and cutting-edge or experimental sound engineers. And when the thought of using it on an off-the-shelf personal computer was almost unheard of.  But then the Apple Macintosh came out in January 1984. And Apple's so-called "computer for the rest of us" had a secret capability that would unlock this door to digital audio for the masses.  Featuring interviews with tech entrepreneur Charlie Jackson (Silicon Beach Software founder and Airborne designer) as well as former Silicon Beach Software VP of R&D Eric Zocher (who later worked as an executive at the likes of Adobe and Microsoft). Adapted from a chapter on Silicon Beach Software in my book http://secrethistoryofmacgaming.com/ (The Secret History of Mac Gaming). You can find more of Dick Noel's music https://www.discogs.com/artist/821726-Dick-Noel (via Discogs) and https://archive.org/search.php?query=%22dick%20noel%22 (the Internet Archive). And about his life in https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dick-noel-dead-singer-known-as-king-jingles-dies-at-90-1052144 (a brief obituary at The Hollywood Reporter). A partial transcript of this episode is available at https://lifeandtimes.games/episodes/files/20 (https://lifeandtimes.games/episodes/files/20), along with all of the show notes and past episodes. Music and Sound Effects credits: A Dreamer's Holiday by Dick Noel with Ray Anthony and His Orchestra https://www.freesoundeffects.com/free-track/explosion-3-466448/ (Explosion) https://www.zapsplat.com/music/barpub-small-ambience-busy-with-people-talking-and-laughing-1/ (Crowd noise) Continental Airlines ad from 1969 Game audio clips taken from: Airborne (Mac, 1985) Dark Castle (Mac, 1986) The Three Stooges in Brides is Brides (arcade, 1984) Galaga (arcade, 1981) Donkey Kong (arcade, 1980) Ground Zero (Mac, 1984) Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (DOS, 1992) Dragon's Lair (arcade, 1983) PowerMonger (Amiga, 1990) Phrase Craze Plus (Mac, 1986) Spaceship Warlock (Mac, 1991) Spike (Vectrex, 1982) Sinistar (arcade, 1983) Shufflepuck Café (Mac, 1988) Elite (BBC Micro, 1984) Alley Cat (Atari 8-bit, 1983) Choplifter (Apple II, 1982) Ant Attack (ZX Spectrum, 1983) King's Quest (PCjr, 1984) The Black Cauldron (DOS, 1986) Manic Miner (ZX Spectrum, 1983) The Manhole (Mac, 1988) At the Carnival (Mac, 1989) Air Ace 2 (Amiga, 1989) Uncharted 2 (PS3, 2009) Mercenaries 2 (PS3/Xbox 360, 2008) Everything else is my own work Thanks as always to my supporters on Patreon — especially my $10+ backers Vivek Mohan, Simon Moss, Wade Tregaskis, and Seth Robinson. You guys keep me going, and we never would have gotten close to this point without your help and encouragement. If you'd like to become a supporter, for as little as $1 a month, head to https://www.patreon.com/lifeandtimesofvideogames (my Patreon page) and sign up. Support The Life & Times of Video Games PayPal donations (any amount) — https://paypal.me/mossrc (paypal.me/mossrc) Patreon subscription (minimum $1 a month) — https://www.patreon.com/lifeandtimesofvideogames...

In this week's show, we bring you: The ongoing saga of Christian's Samsung tablet Amazon Kindle for kids Detailed voice guidance on Google Maps Google Assistant adds Issa Rae's voice Maximise gaming performance on macOS The best apps for cashback How to boot Windows 10 into Safe Mode Great text adventures to play in your browser

On the rise and fall of the Premier Manager series of soccer management games — a former PC gaming juggernaut that lost its way amidst a shuffle of developers and publishers — and the part it played in the broader consolidation/homogenisation of sports games (of all kinds) over the past 20 years or so. All music and sound effects in this episode were composed and performed by me, except for the bits that came from the Premier Manager games (the football commentary clips and a couple of songs). And the clip from Highlander. If you'd like to try one of the Premier Manager games, the easiest option is to use the in-browser emulators https://archive.org/search.php?query=premier%20manager&and%5B%5D=mediatype%3A%22software%22 (on Archive.org) — which has the DOS, Amiga, and Sega Mega Drive versions of the earlier titles all playable. The early Championship Manager games — which eventually evolved into today's monster Football Manager series — are also playable on there, in DOS and Amiga formats. Remember to share this episode on social media and to leave a review of the show on Apple Podcasts or whatever podcasting app you prefer. If you enjoyed this episode, you might like to also listen to the previous entry this season, https://megaphone.link/ADL7927246056 (Hogs of War), or one of the many other game design/development-focused stories I've done — consider, for instance, the episodes on https://megaphone.link/ADL8303114817 (Lode Runner), https://megaphone.link/ADL3071688312 (Midwinter), https://megaphone.link/ADL3280968585 (FIFA 3DO), https://megaphone.link/ADL9934536174 (the grid-based level editor) of the original Tomb Raider games, or https://megaphone.link/ADL9876198735 (the graphical innovations) of pixel artist Mark Ferrari. Or for a change of pace, perhaps you'd like to learn about https://megaphone.link/ADL6817132125 (the origins of the "boss button") or of https://megaphone.link/ADL7539720740 (the App Store's race to the bottom) in game pricing? There are "soundbites", too — short clips from interviews I've conducted over the years, like with Tetris Company co-founder https://megaphone.link/ADL5917702111 (Henk Rogers), former Microsoft executive https://megaphone.link/ADL7874372760 (Jon Kimmich), and legendary puzzle designer https://megaphone.link/ADL7794426764 (Scott Kim). *** The Life & Times of Video Games on the Web and social media:Website: http://lifeandtimes.games/ (lifeandtimes.games)Twitter: https://twitter.com/LifeandTimesVG (@LifeandTimesVG)Instagram: @lifeandtimesvgYouTube: http://lifeandtimes.games/youtube (lifeandtimes.games/youtube) You can make a donation to help cover running costs and allow me to rely less on freelance income viaPatreon: http://lifeandtimes.games/patreon (lifeandtimes.games/patreon)or PayPal: https://paypal.me/mossrc (paypal.me/mossrc) My book, The Secret History of Mac Gaming, is available in bookstores in the UK and Australia, as well as online from the likes of Book Depository and Amazon. See the https://secrethistoryofmacgaming.com/ (official website) for more info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices (podcastchoices.com/adchoices)

When the United States Senate held congressional hearings on video game violence in 1993 and '94, Sega CEO Tom Kalinske went to bat in defence of the industry — and the medium. But he faced major obstacles just getting the senators to understand that the audience for video games was much broader than teenage and pre-teen boys. In this excerpt from an interview I conducted with Tom earlier this year, he describes the experience and lays out his frustrations with the senators.  For more on the 93/94 congressional hearings and their impact on the industry, be sure to listen to episode 10. It tells the story of how the designer of Night Trap — one of the games lambasted in the hearings for its supposed glorification of extreme violence (it was actually about preventing violence against women) — responded to the witch hunt by making a game so friendly and inoffensive that it couldn't possibly be construed as encouraging violence: Dogz, a game about raising and caring for a virtual puppy.  Previous Soundbites: https://megaphone.link/ADL5917702111 (Henk Rogers on randomness and dilemmas in Tetris)http://megaphone.link/ADL7794426764 (Scott Kim shares a few secrets of puzzle design)https://megaphone.link/ADL7874372760 (Spotting "the magic" (Jon Kimmich, ex-Microsoft Games))https://megaphone.link/ADL5697462846 (Mark Ferrari on gatekeepers and a cancelled X-Men game)https://megaphone.link/ADL9882536430 (Steve Capps on online social gaming and Bill Gates playing Bridge)You can make a donation to help cover running costs and allow me to rely less on freelance income via:Patreon: http://lifeandtimes.games/patreon (lifeandtimes.games/patreon)or PayPal: https://paypal.me/mossrc (paypal.me/mossrc) My book, The Secret History of Mac Gaming, is available in bookstores in the UK and Australia as well as online from the likes of Book Depository and Amazon. See the https://secrethistoryofmacgaming.com/ (official website) for more info. Can't afford to give me money? Consider listening via the RadioPublic app for Android or iOS. It's free. And if you enable analytics then I get paid a couple of cents each time you listen to my show. Head to https://radiopublic.com/ (RadioPublic.com) for more info. http://patreon.com/lifeandtimesofvideogames (Support The Life & Times of Video Games) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices (podcastchoices.com/adchoices)

Far from a mere "Worms in 3D", Hogs of War was its own breed of madness. Hear the story of how it evolved from a concept of "Command and Conquer with pigs", what made it such a well-designed satire, and how this underrated PlayStation game saw the funny side of serious global conflict. All music and sound effects in this episode were composed and performed by me, except for the bits that I lifted out of Hogs of War. Hogs of War is available for Playstation 3/Vita/PSP https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP9000-NPUJ01195_00-0000000000000001 (via PSN), and its PC port (slightly better graphics but solo campaign AI is broken and lots of glitches) is https://www.gog.com/game/hogs_of_war (on GOG). If you'd like to play it, I suggest either grabbing the PSN release or tracking down a copy of the PS1 original. Remember to share this episode on social media and to leave a review of the show on Apple Podcasts or whatever podcasting app you prefer. If you enjoyed this episode, you might like to consider listening to the previous entry this season, https://megaphone.link/ADL6680912857 (Super Mario Kart), or one of the many other game design/development-focused stories I've done — consider, for instance, the episodes on https://megaphone.link/ADL8303114817 (Lode Runner), https://megaphone.link/ADL3071688312 (Midwinter), https://megaphone.link/ADL3280968585 (FIFA 3DO), https://megaphone.link/ADL9934536174 (the grid-based level editor) of the original Tomb Raider games, or https://megaphone.link/ADL9876198735 (the graphical innovations) of pixel artist Mark Ferrari. Or for a change of pace, perhaps you'd like to learn about https://megaphone.link/ADL6817132125 (the origins of the "boss button") or of https://megaphone.link/ADL7539720740 (the App Store's race to the bottom) in game pricing? There are "soundbites", too — short clips from interviews I've conducted over the years, like with Tetris Company co-founder https://megaphone.link/ADL5917702111 (Henk Rogers), former Microsoft executive https://megaphone.link/ADL7874372760 (Jon Kimmich), and legendary puzzle designer https://megaphone.link/ADL7794426764 (Scott Kim). *** The Life & Times of Video Games on the Web and social media:Website: http://lifeandtimes.games/ (lifeandtimes.games)Twitter: https://twitter.com/LifeandTimesVG (@LifeandTimesVG)Instagram: @lifeandtimesvgYouTube: http://lifeandtimes.games/youtube (lifeandtimes.games/youtube) You can make a donation to help cover running costs and allow me to rely less on freelance income viaPatreon: http://lifeandtimes.games/patreon (lifeandtimes.games/patreon)or PayPal: https://paypal.me/mossrc (paypal.me/mossrc) My book, The Secret History of Mac Gaming, is available in bookstores in the UK and Australia, as well as online from the likes of Book Depository and Amazon. See the https://secrethistoryofmacgaming.com/ (official website) for more info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices (podcastchoices.com/adchoices)

How Nintendo and its mascot created a genre, and a combat-racing franchise heavyweight, and in the process gave us a masterclass in game balance, with the best-selling 1992 Super Nintendo game Super Mario Kart. All music and sound effects in this episode were composed and performed by me, except for the bits that I lifted out of Super Mario Kart. If you enjoyed this episode, you might like to consider listening to the previous entry this season, on https://lifeandtimes.games/16 (Sega Rally Championship). Or for other development-focused stories I've done, consider the episodes on https://lifeandtimes.games/14 (Lode Runner), https://lifeandtimes.games/7-tomb-raider-grid (the Tomb Raider grid) (and https://lifeandtimes.games/8-tomb-raider-grid-p2 (part 2)), https://lifeandtimes.games/9-midwinter (Midwinter), https://lifeandtimes.games/10-dogz (Dogz), https://lifeandtimes.games/5-fifa-international-soccer-3do (FIFA 3DO), https://lifeandtimes.games/3-colour-cycling (colour cycling/palette shifting), and https://lifeandtimes.games/2-airfight (Airfight) — some of which feature interviews with the creators. The Life & Times of Video Games on the Web and social media Website: http://lifeandtimes.games (lifeandtimes.games)Twitter: https://twitter.com/LifeandTimesVG (@LifeandTimesVG)Instagram: @lifeandtimesvgYouTube: http://lifeandtimes.games/youtube (lifeandtimes.games/youtube)You can make a donation to help cover running costs and allow me to rely less on freelance income via Patreon: http://lifeandtimes.games/patreon (lifeandtimes.games/patreon)or PayPal: https://paypal.me/mossrc (paypal.me/mossrc)My book, The Secret History of Mac Gaming, is available in bookstores in the UK and Australia, as well as online from the likes of Book Depository and Amazon. See the https://secrethistoryofmacgaming.com (official website) for more info. Can't afford to give me money? Consider listening via the RadioPublic app for Android or iOS. It's free. And if you enable analytics then I get paid a couple of cents each time you listen to my show. Head to https://radiopublic.com/ (RadioPublic.com) for more info. Support The Life & Times of Video Games Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices (podcastchoices.com/adchoices)

Sega Rally Championship changed everything for the racing genre, and the 1995 off-road arcade hit was an incredible game too. This is the story of its development, critical reception, and long-term legacy. If you're keen to grab one of the Sega Rally games on Amazon, please use https://www.amazon.com/sega-rally/s/ref=as_li_ss_tl?k=sega+rally&linkCode=ll2&tag=lifeandtim07a-20&linkId=712dbad7ae17604c167dae3481df9de4 (my affiliate link) so that I get a small portion of the sale price. The Life & Times of Video Games on the Web and social media Website: http://lifeandtimes.games (lifeandtimes.games)Twitter: https://twitter.com/LifeandTimesVG (@LifeandTimesVG)Instagram: @lifeandtimesvgYouTube: http://lifeandtimes.games/youtube (lifeandtimes.games/youtube)You can make a donation to help cover running costs and allow me to rely less on freelance income via Patreon: http://lifeandtimes.games/patreon (lifeandtimes.games/patreon)or PayPal: https://paypal.me/mossrc (paypal.me/mossrc)My book, The Secret History of Mac Gaming, is available in bookstores in the UK and Australia, as well as online from the likes of Book Depository and Amazon. See the https://secrethistoryofmacgaming.com (official website) for more info. Can't afford to give me money? Consider listening via the RadioPublic app for Android or iOS. It's free. And if you enable analytics then I get paid a couple of cents each time you listen to my show. Head to https://radiopublic.com/ (RadioPublic.com) for more info. Support The Life & Times of Video Games Links: https://www.amazon.com/sega-rally/s/ref=as_li_ss_tl?k=sega+rally&linkCode=ll2&tag=lifeandtim07a-20&linkId=712dbad7ae17604c167dae3481df9de4 (Amazon.com: sega rally) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices (podcastchoices.com/adchoices)

For the 35th anniversary of Tetris' original Russian version, I pulled out this clip from my interview with Henk Rogers — co-founder of The Tetris Company and the dude who got Tetris handheld and console publishing rights back in the 1980s (and also creator of what was arguably the first JRPG, The Black Onyx).  Listen for Henk's memories about the strategy inherent in the game's scoring system and the story of how they fixed a bias in the Game Boy version's random number generator. The interview was originally conducted for https://www.polygon.com/2019/4/19/18295061/game-boy-history-timeline-tetris-pokemon-nintendo (my Polygon feature) on the Game Boy's (and Pokémon's) introduction in the West. (Also, Game Boy Tetris turns 30 next week, so happy birthday to that version too!) The Life & Times of Video Games on the Web and social media Website: http://lifeandtimes.games (lifeandtimes.games)Twitter: https://twitter.com/LifeandTimesVG (@LifeandTimesVG)Instagram: @lifeandtimesvgYouTube: http://lifeandtimes.games/youtube (lifeandtimes.games/youtube)You can make a donation to help cover running costs and allow me to rely less on freelance income via Patreon: http://lifeandtimes.games/patreon (lifeandtimes.games/patreon)or PayPal: https://paypal.me/mossrc (paypal.me/mossrc)My book, The Secret History of Mac Gaming, is available in bookstores in the UK and Australia, as well as online from the likes of Book Depository and Amazon. See the https://secrethistoryofmacgaming.com (official website) for more info. Can't afford to give me money? Consider listening via the RadioPublic app for Android or iOS. It's free. And if you enable analytics then I get paid a couple of cents each time you listen to my show. Head to https://radiopublic.com/ (RadioPublic.com) for more info. Support The Life & Times of Video Games Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices (podcastchoices.com/adchoices)

Before computers had proper multitasking support and quick shortcuts for changing apps, playing games when you're not supposed to be could be super risky. But if there's one thing that's been a constant in technology, it's that wherever there are computers, there are also games. And for a while, in the 1980s and 90s, many game developers actually put in a special key command that would bring up a fake productivity screen. This is the story of the rise and fall of the boss button. If you buy Steven Levy's Hackers on Amazon via http://lifeandtimes.games/hackersbook (this link), I get a small percentage of the sale price. (I highly recommend reading the book, if you haven't already — it's a fascinating look into the early computer industry through the eyes of free-thinking and idealistic programmers, with a good bit of backstory as well on the beginnings of Sierra Online.) The Life & Times of Video Games on the Web and social media Website: http://lifeandtimes.games (lifeandtimes.games)Twitter: https://twitter.com/LifeandTimesVG (@LifeandTimesVG)Instagram: @lifeandtimesvgYouTube: http://lifeandtimes.games/youtube (lifeandtimes.games/youtube)You can make a donation to help cover running costs and allow me to rely less on freelance income via Patreon: http://lifeandtimes.games/patreon (lifeandtimes.games/patreon)or PayPal: https://paypal.me/mossrc (paypal.me/mossrc)My book, The Secret History of Mac Gaming, is available in bookstores in the UK and Australia, as well as online from the likes of Book Depository and Amazon. See the https://secrethistoryofmacgaming.com (official website) for more info. Can't afford to give me money? Consider listening via the RadioPublic app for Android or iOS. It's free. And if you enable analytics then I get paid a couple of cents each time you listen to my show. Head to https://radiopublic.com/ (RadioPublic.com) for more info. Support The Life & Times of Video Games Links: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1449388396/lifeandtim07a-20 (Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution: Steven Levy: 9781449388393: Amazon.com: Gateway) — This 25th anniversary edition of Steven Levy's classic book traces the exploits of the computer revolution's original hackers -- those brilliant and eccentric nerds from the late 1950s through the early '80s who took risks, bent the rules, and pushed the world in a radical new direction. With updated material from noteworthy hackers such as Bill Gates, Mark Zukerberg, Richard Stallman, and Steve Wozniak, Hackers is a fascinating story that begins in early computer research labs and leads to the first home computers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices (podcastchoices.com/adchoices)

The story of how a terrible description of the Donkey Kong arcade game led to the creation of Lode Runner, one of the greatest games of all time and one of the earliest games with a built-in level editor. Lode Runner Legacy is available https://store.steampowered.com/app/628660/Lode_Runner_Legacy/ (for Windows) and https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/lode-runner-legacy-switch/ (Nintendo Switch). An official remake of the original game is also available on https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gmboy.loderunnerclassic&hl=en (Android) and https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lode-runner-classic/id582864706?mt=8&uo=4&at=1000lGtI (iOS). The Life & Times of Video Games on the Web and social media Website: http://lifeandtimes.games (lifeandtimes.games) Twitter: https://twitter.com/LifeandTimesVG (@LifeandTimesVG) Instagram: @lifeandtimesvg YouTube: http://lifeandtimes.games/youtube (lifeandtimes.games/youtube) You can make a donation to help cover running costs and allow me to rely less on freelance income via Patreon: http://lifeandtimes.games/patreon (lifeandtimes.games/patreon) or PayPal: https://paypal.me/mossrc (paypal.me/mossrc) My book, The Secret History of Mac Gaming, is available in bookstores in the UK and Australia, as well as online from the likes of Book Depository and Amazon. See the https://secrethistoryofmacgaming.com (official website) for more info. Links:https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lode-runner-classic/id582864706?mt=8&uo=4&at=1000lGtI&uo=4&at=1000lGtI (‎Lode Runner Classic on the App Store) — DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON FOOL'S GOLD Play the authentic Lode Runner… this is the real deal! AWARD WINNING GAMEPLAY Lode Runner Classic combines the game play and all 150 levels of the award-winning Apple II original Lode Runner with graphics and features engineered for today's advanced smartphones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices (podcastchoices.com/adchoices)

James and John discuss eBay finds: Apple sign, IIGS upgrade, and the JLPGA PowerBook. John chats with Richard Moss, author of The Secret History of Mac Gaming, and news includes ContrAlto, a barn find, an SE/30 clear case project, and a Lisa gathering.   To see all of the show notes and join our website, visit us at RetroMacCast.

Legendary puzzle designer http://www.scottkim.com/ (Scott Kim) discusses the process and principles of puzzle-making for games. This is excerpted from an interview I conducted while researching my book https://secrethistoryofmacgaming.com (The Secret History of Mac Gaming).http://patreon.com/lifeandtimesofvideogames (Support The Life & Times of Video Games) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices (podcastchoices.com/adchoices)

For any of you who aren't aware, last week was the 35th anniversary of the release of the original Mac. I published https://medium.com/@mossrc/early-mac-game-developers-on-the-original-macintosh-dcc8d268701b (a Medium article) to celebrate the milestone, and here now you can listen to an audio version of that. It's 14 current and former game developers talking about the early Macintosh computer and how it inspired them to make something insanely great. You can learn more about all these guys, and the surprising impact the Mac had on games history, in my book http://secrethistoryofmacgaming.com/ (The Secret History of Mac Gaming).http://patreon.com/lifeandtimesofvideogames (Support The Life & Times of Video Games) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices (podcastchoices.com/adchoices)

On the 90s girl games movement, and its assault on the status quo of the video game market, featuring Girl Games Inc founder and former filmmaker Laura Groppe. Support comes from my Patreon and PayPal backers, with special credit going to Wade Tregaskis, Simon Moss, and Vivek Mohan. Thanks fellas! Original scoring and sound design by me. These days Laura Groppe runs the http://www.girlsintelligenceagency.com/ (Girls Intelligence Agency), which does research and consulting on the female youth market. Find out more about my new book project, Shareware Heroes: Independent Games at the Dawn of the Internet, https://unbound.com/books/shareware-heroes/ (at Unbound). The Life & Times of Video Games on the Web and social media Website: http://lifeandtimes.games (lifeandtimes.games)Twitter: @LifeandTimesVGInstagram: @lifeandtimesvgYouTube: http://lifeandtimes.games/youtube (lifeandtimes.games/youtube)You can make a donation to help cover running costs and allow me to rely less on freelance income via Patreon: http://lifeandtimes.games/patreon (lifeandtimes.games/patreon)or PayPal: https://paypal.me/mossrc (paypal.me/mossrc)My book, The Secret History of Mac Gaming, is available in bookstores in the UK and Australia, as well as on the likes of Book Depository and Amazon. See the https://secrethistoryofmacgaming.com (official website) for more info. Can't afford to give me money? Consider listening via the RadioPublic app for Android or iOS. It's free. And if you enable analytics then I get paid a couple of cents each time you listen to my show. Head to https://radiopublic.com/ (RadioPublic.com) for more info. Support The Life & Times of Video Games Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices (podcastchoices.com/adchoices)

Before something like the Xbox could ever hope to exist, Microsoft first needed to learn how to be a successful games publisher on the PC. This is the story — or part of it — of how Microsoft got games, featuring input from four key Microsoft Game Studios people — Ed Fries, Stuart Moulder, Ed Ventura, Jon Kimmich — and Age of Empires co-creator Rick Goodman. Support comes from my Patreon and PayPal backers, with special credit going to Wade Tregaskis, Simon Moss, and Vivek Mohan. Thanks fellas! Original scoring and sound design by me. While I fully intend on covering more of the Microsoft games story in future, if you'd like to learn more there are a couple of books by veteran games and tech journalist Rusel DeMaria. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1976455170/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1976455170&linkCode=as2&tag=lifeandtim07a-20&linkId=a20e0dc1b5f5ac0c2bb100dc43139e7d (Game of X volume 1) delves into the Xbox, while https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/197808837X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=lifeandtim07a-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=197808837X&linkId=41ff0ca21d7fe7a7422469a2fb886207 (volume 2) looks at the backstory before Xbox. Find out more about my new book project, Shareware Heroes: Independent Games at the Dawn of the Internet, https://unbound.com/books/shareware-heroes/ (at Unbound). The Life & Times of Video Games on the Web and social media Website: http://lifeandtimes.games (lifeandtimes.games)Twitter: @LifeandTimesVGInstagram: @lifeandtimesvgYouTube: http://lifeandtimes.games/youtube (lifeandtimes.games/youtube)You can make a donation to help cover running costs and allow me to rely less on freelance income via Patreon: http://lifeandtimes.games/patreon (lifeandtimes.games/patreon)or PayPal: https://paypal.me/mossrc (paypal.me/mossrc)My book, The Secret History of Mac Gaming, is available in bookstores in the UK and Australia, as well as on the likes of Book Depository and Amazon. See the https://secrethistoryofmacgaming.com (official website) for more info. Can't afford to give me money? Consider listening via the RadioPublic app for Android or iOS. It's free. And if you enable analytics then I get paid a couple of cents each time you listen to my show. Head to https://radiopublic.com/ (RadioPublic.com) for more info. Support The Life & Times of Video Games Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices (podcastchoices.com/adchoices)

Geographer Chris Perkins, co-author of the book Playful Mapping in the Digital Age, shares his love of maps and helps me explore the deep connection between mapping and play. Thanks to my awesome Patreon backers for covering my running costs and keeping the show alive. And special thanks to my $5+ supporters Anuar Lequerica, Nick, Torbjørn Vik Lunde, and Watchsmart. Relevant links: Playful Mapping in the Digital Age Chris Perkins' page at the University of Manchester website Brian Harley's final major project before he died was co-authoring the first chapter (PDF) of The History of Cartography The Atlas of Remote Islands book on Amazon US, UK, AU, Book Depository (these are all affiliate links, so I'll get a bit of money if you buy it through one of them) There's also a pocket-sized version of that book, available at Amazon US, UK, AU, and Book Depository via this (second) set of affiliate links Rhiannon Firth, Critical cartography as anarchist pedagogy? Bill Bunge's Nuclear War Atlas poster The Nuclear War Atlas book is out of print, but I found copies listed on Amazon (affiliate link) and AbeBooks I also found this blog post about the book. Includes a handful of page scans. I make Ludiphilia entirely on my own — I even compose the music now. It's a labour of love, and I have no plans of quitting as long as I can afford to pay the hosting and domain fees, but I would very much like to spend more time on it than I currently do. That requires money, unfortunately. So if you'd like to support the show, you can make a donation via Patreon or PayPal. (Or email me at richard at ludiphilia dot net if you have some other thing you like to use for donations.) For PayPal, use the payment form on paypal.me/mossrc. For Patreon, head to patreon.com/ludiphilia. You can also support the show by leaving a rating and review on iTunes and sharing it with other people. And by buying my first book, The Secret History of Mac Gaming, the profits from which are helping me make my podcasts better (through equipment upgrades, reduced freelance income pressures, and the like).

On June 11th, 2018, character designer and artist Shoji Mizuno passed away. He was a key figure back in the 1990s at the now-defunct Hudson Soft, a renowned Japanese games publisher — having directed art or design, or sometimes both, on more than a dozen games in the popular Bomberman franchise as well as providing original character designs for the Beyblade anime series. Since this year is also the 35th anniversary of the release of the first Bomberman game on the MSX, I thought now would be a good time to look back on how the explosive puzzle franchise made its way into the world — and into the hearts of millions. Support comes from my Patreon and PayPal backers, with special credit going to Wade Tregaskis, Simon Moss, and Vivek Mohan. Thanks fellas! Music and SFX credits: The Take That Dyna Blaster segment from GamesMaster season 2, episode 5 (1992)All music is my own workSources: The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers Volume 2 by John SzczepaniakEdge Magazine issue 6, March 1994Edge Magazine issue 17, February 1995Game Players magazine issue 22, April 1991Game Developers Magazine issue 1,RETRO magazine issue 6The One magazine issue 81, July 1995Edge Magazine issue 67, January 1999multiple pages from http://randomhoohaas.flyingomelette.com/bomb/ (Ragey's Totally Bombastic Bomberman Shrine Place)https://tiredoldhack.com/2017/02/26/the-complete-history-of-bomberman/ (The Complete History of Bomberman - Tired Old Hack)http://www.denofgeek.com/games/eric-and-the-floaters/33851/games-nobody-talks-about-anymore-eric-and-the-floaters (Games Nobody Talks About Anymore: Eric and the Floaters - Den of Geek)Retro Gamer Magazine issues 66 and 67 (they have a two-part history of Hudson Soft)Computer & Video Games Magazine issue 34, August 1984CRASH Magazine, July 1984Sinclair User, July 1984The Life & Times of Video Games on the Web and social media Website: http://lifeandtimes.games (lifeandtimes.games)Twitter: @LifeandTimesVGInstagram: @lifeandtimesvgYouTube: http://lifeandtimes.games/youtube (lifeandtimes.games/youtube)You can make a donation to help cover running costs and allow me to rely less on freelance income via Patreon: http://lifeandtimes.games/patreon (lifeandtimes.games/patreon)or PayPal: https://paypal.me/mossrc (paypal.me/mossrc)My book, The Secret History of Mac Gaming, is available in bookstores in the UK and Australia, as well as on the likes of Book Depository and Amazon. See the https://secrethistoryofmacgaming.com (official website) for more info. Can't afford to give me money? Consider listening via the RadioPublic app for Android or iOS. It's free. And if you enable analytics then I get paid a couple of cents each time you listen to my show. Head to http://radiopublic.com/ (RadioPublic.com) for more info. Support The Life & Times of Video Games Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices (podcastchoices.com/adchoices)

Frustrated by the unjustified furore that surrounded his tame interactive movie game, designer Rob Fulop turned to Santa for help. And with a clever business model he and his team at PF Magic invented a new kind of game, one in which you adopt and care for a digital animal — a virtual dog or cat, or something more exotic, with a personality and needs and quirks not unlike a real one. Petz hexing is a deep rabbit hole to fall down, but if you're curious I'd recommend starting with these links: https://beckyhansmeyer.com/2015/03/11/ballz-linez-remembering-the-golden-age-of-petz-hexing/ (Ballz & Linez: Remembering the Golden Age of Petz Hexing)https://medium.com/@melissamcewen/petz-a-lost-community-of-mostly-female-coders-gamers-2eb0e1a73f42 (Petz: A lost community of mostly female coders/gamers)http://fleabagz.net/carolyn/ (Carolyn's Creations)And for more on the Petz AI, I thought these were interesting: http://alumni.media.mit.edu/%7Ebenres/verbiage/Socially%20Intelligent%20Virtual%20Petz.htm (Socially Intelligent Virtual Petz)https://web.archive.org/web/20160412174136/http://www.interactivestory.net/papers/stern_emotionartifacts1999.html (Creating Emotional Relationships With Virtual Characters)https://web.archive.org/web/20160412201407/http://www.interactivestory.net/papers/PetzAndBabyz.html (Virtual Babyz: Believable Agents with Narrative Intelligence)(Also take a good look at what one of the Dogz/Catz developers https://web.archive.org/web/20160611045248/http://www.interactivestory.net (did next).)Support comes from my Patreon backers, with special credit to my three $10+ backers Vivek Mohan, Wade Tregaskis, and Simon Moss. Thanks fellas! To learn more about my book, The Secret History of Mac Gaming, head to its official website https://secrethistoryofmacgaming.com (secrethistoryofmacgaming.com). Music and SFX credits: Two short clips from Night Trap's 1993 3DO versionExcerpt from 1993 Senate Committee Hearings, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJVnL484jbk (via YouTube)And everything else is my own work. The Life & Times of Video Games on the Web and social media Website: http://lifeandtimes.games (lifeandtimes.games)Twitter: https://twitter.com/LifeandTimesVG (@LifeandTimesVG)Instagram: https://instagram.com/lifeandtimesvg (@lifeandtimesvg)YouTube: http://lifeandtimes.games/youtube (lifeandtimes.games/youtube) You can make a donation to help cover running costs and allow me to rely less on freelance income (which means more time to produce the show) via Patreon: http://lifeandtimes.games/patreon (lifeandtimes.games/patreon)or PayPal: https://paypal.me/mossrc (paypal.me/mossrc) Can't afford to give me money? Consider listening via the RadioPublic app for Android or iOS. It's free. And if you enable analytics then I get paid a couple of cents each time you listen to my show. Head to [RadioPublic.com](RadioPublic.com) for more info. Support The Life & Times of Video Games Links: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1783524863/lifeandtim07a-20 (The Secret History of Mac Gaming: Richard Moss - Amazon)http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B07C1D9F8Q/lifeandtim07a-20 (Amazon.com: Night Trap: 25 Years Later) — Explore the history of the ground-breaking Full Motion Video (FMV) game, Night Trap, in this documentary brought to you by My Life in Gaming. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices (podcastchoices.com/adchoices)

Victor and Mike talk about WWDC, screentime, and Victor interviews Richard Moss, author of The History of Mac Gaming

In this interview extra, Leon Cox (@ratsoalbion) talks to the writer Richard Moss (@MossRC), author of the book The Secret History of Mac Gaming, recently published by Unbound http://media.blubrry.com/caneandrinse/caneandrinse.com/podcast/cane_and_rinse_interview_richard_moss.mp3   Edited by Jay Taylor (@JaySevenZero). The post Interview extra: Richard Moss appeared first on Cane and Rinse.

Hyper's new Kickstarter, Nintendo Switch news, and some Hot Tips™ for CES. HyperDrive USB-C Hub + 7.5W Qi Wireless Charger iPhone Stand by HYPER by Sanho Corporation — Kickstarter HyperDrive by HYPER - HyperShop.com The Secret History of Mac Gaming by Unbound — Kickstarter Nintendo Direct Mini 1.11.2018 - YouTube Contact Us Email contact@ruminatepodcast.com Hashtag #askruminate

How a marketing guy at shareware game publisher Ambrosia Software ended up eating bugs in front of hundreds of people at Macworld New York 2000. If you have an old PowerPC Mac or the Sheepshaver emulator, you can get Escape from Jason Whong http://vintageapplemac.com/software-pages/games/e/ (via VintageAppleMac.com). Almost all of Ambrosia's games are still available for purchase direct from the https://www.ambrosiasw.com/ (Ambrosia Software website). You can learn more about my book The Secret History of Mac Gaming https://unbound.com/books/macgaming/ (at Unbound), and if you missed the original campaign you can preorder the special edition https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/769422597/the-secret-history-of-mac-gaming (on Kickstarter). (All Unbound backers will also receive the special edition.) Cover image incorporates a photo by Frank Caratozzolo. You can find more of his Macworld NY 2000 photos at http://web.archive.org/web/20020519205631/http://www.utterer.com:80/content/macworld/mwny00/photos.shtml (http://web.archive.org/web/20020519205631/http://www.utterer.com:80/content/macworld/mwny00/photos.shtml) Music Credits: Evan Schaeffer - Tulip Poplars, Anthem, and Big Tree from the album http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Evan_Schaeffer/Glow_1216 (Glow), and Mantra and Graze from the album http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Evan_Schaeffer/Big_Splash (Big Spash) Jesse Spillane - Dum Dum Conundrum from http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jesse_Spillane/The_Maddening_Parade (The Maddening Parade) and No Disclaimer from http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jesse_Spillane/Art_of_Presentation/ (Art of Presentation) Kai Engel - Passages from the album http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/The_Run/ (The Run) Ondrosik - Love is Over, Interlude, Crazy, and Etude from the album http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ondrosik/Nostalgic__Procrastination (Nostalgic and Procrastination) Revolution Void - Outer Orbit and The Narrative Changes from the album http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Revolution_Void/The_Politics_of_Desire (The Politics of Desire) Goto80 and the Uwe Schenk Band - Cable Swingin' Ferret from the album http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Goto80_and_the_Uwe_Schenk_Band/The_Ferret_Show (The Ferret Show) And a few bits of my own stuff The Life & Times of Video Games on the Web and social media Website: http://lifeandtimes.games (lifeandtimes.games) Twitter: @LifeandTimesVG Instagram: @lifeandtimesvg YouTube: http://lifeandtimes.games/youtube (lifeandtimes.games/youtube) You can make a donation to help cover running costs and allow me to rely less on freelance income via Patreon: http://lifeandtimes.games/patreon (lifeandtimes.games/patreon) or PayPal: https://paypal.me/mossrc (paypal.me/mossrc) Please remember to subscribe and to leave a review on iTunes. A small donation of a few bucks a month on Patreon would go a long way, too, and it'd get you a bit of cool bonus content here and there on a private podcast feed. http://patreon.com/lifeandtimesofvideogames (Support The Life & Times of Video Games)

Nintendo's Partner Program shuns live streamers. I'm NOT wrong about Skyrim on the Switch. We talk about the likelihood of an N64 Classic. We find out why the Nintendo Arcade Classics on the Switch are $8. Sony President Andrew House resigns. All this and more on the most pro-Mac Gaming, Entertainment & Nerd Culture Live Podcast

Steve Capps, one of the creators of the Macintosh and a Microsoft executive in the 1990s, tells a story from his days of working alongside Bill Gates. Unused material from an interview conducted while researching my upcoming book, The Secret History of Mac Gaming, which is publishing in 2018 (during northern hemisphere Spring/southern hemisphere Autumn). More info about the book at https://unbound.com/books/macgaming/ (unbound.com/books/macgaming). Music from this soundbite comes from a collection of 1920s jazz recordings available at https://archive.org/details/Free_20s_Jazz_Collection (archive.org/details/Free_20s_Jazz_Collection). To support The Life & Times of Video Games, and to ensure you don't miss any future soundbites or other bonus content, please make a monthly donation via Patreon. Details at https://lifeandtimes.games/patreon (lifeandtimes.games/patreon). Don't forget to also rate and review the show on iTunes or whatever podcast service you use. The show is on Twitter @LifeandTimesVG.http://patreon.com/lifeandtimesofvideogames (Support The Life & Times of Video Games) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices (podcastchoices.com/adchoices)

This is Episode 20 of the Corporate Gamer Podcast. This week I talk about the following:. Casey Hudson Back at BioWare: https://www.polygon.com/2017/7/18/15990694/bioware-general-manager-anthem-director-aaryn-flynn-steps-down-casey-hudson NES Concert: https://ovmf-qc-ca.cgi-data.com/webform/1120282.cgi Batman: a TellTale Series - Season 2: http://www.universityherald.com/articles/59194/20170107/batman-the-telltate-series-season-2-release-date-storyline-breakdown-new-joker-returns-to-gotham-plus-more-returning-character-plots-revealed-spoilers.htm Ataribox: http://comicbook.com/gaming/2017/07/17/atari-reveals-new-console-ataribox Games of the Week: https://www.vg247.com/2017/07/16/new-game-release-dates-this-week/ Leave me your comments at the coordinates below Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/corporategamer9 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/corporategamer/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CorporateGamer9 YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/123corporate Site: https://corporategamer.net

Retronauts East's journey through the history of Apple-based gaming continues with an in-depth look at the unique world of monochrome Mac gaming. Ben Elgin, Benj Edwards, and Jeremy Parish discuss the miracle of the mouse and the hotness of HyperCard.

How brothers Rand and Robyn Miller built worlds from a manhole. This is the story of the beginning of Cyan, the company that went on to develop Myst — the all-time top-selling adventure game and one of the most influential videogames ever made. Adapted from interviews for my upcoming book The Secret History of Mac Gaming, which is currently crowdfunding on Unbound. Thank you to everyone who's donated via PayPal or Patreon so far — especially Anuar Lequerica, whose very generous monthly pledge has helped me buy new gear to make a better-sounding show. Song Credits: Oneiri, Sunset, [Behind Your Window](href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/Idea/Kai_Engel_-_Idea_-_04_Behind_Your_Window), Remedy for Melancholy, Nothing, and Anxiety by Kai Engel Under Suspicion, Puzzle Pieces, Evening Glow, and Snakes by Lee Rosevere Wandering by Steve Combs I am a Man Who Will Fight For Your Honor and Nirvana VEVO by Chris Zabriskie Peekdoor Quest by Rolemusic Passing Time by BoxCat Games Music from The Manhole by Robyn Miller Untitled compositions by Richard Moss I also used a cassette tape/deck audio sample by FreeSound user magedu.Support Ludiphilia

James and John discuss eBay finds: Apple 2, soft briefcase, and Lisa 2. They talk to Richard Moss about his Mac gaming book project, and news Mac sales decline and 11 Apple failures.   To see all of the show notes and join our website, visit us at RetroMacCast

Transgaming's Cider to rock the Mac Gaming world? We examine the issue, plus, we've got the BATTLE to END ALL BATTLES. Plus we've got a big announcement at the end of the show... SHOWNOTES: http://publish.insidemacgames.com/features/view.php?ID=469 Weekly News Apple Unveils Mac Pro Desktop Apple Adds ATI X1900 XT to Online Store MacSoft Announces Age of Empires III Spiderweb News: GeneForge 4 in Beta IMG Reviews WingNuts 2 Phantasia Arcade Game Released Are 40% Of WoW Players Addicted? Weekly Features Listener Emails Contest BATTLE Listener Line Stump Buck

Transgaming's Cider to rock the Mac Gaming world? We examine the issue, plus, we've got the BATTLE to END ALL BATTLES. Plus we've got a big announcement at the end of the show... SHOWNOTES: http://publish.insidemacgames.com/features/view.php?ID=469 Weekly News Firaxis Civ IV Podcast Civilization IV Reviewed Aspyr Updates Civilization IV and Tiger Woods StarCraft Receives Another Update The Starcraft Conundrum Sony To Bring Playstation Games To Home Computers? A Look Into the Upcoming Quake 4 Update Aspyr Releases Quake 4 Demo OpenGL Control Passes to Khronus Lego Mindstorms NXT Available For Mac TransGaming Announces Cider IMG Interviews TransGaming Macworld Magazine Cuts Back On Game Coverage Weekly Features Listener Emails Contest MEGA BATTLE Listener Line Stump Buck

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On this week's show, Blake, William, and Justin lay down the Mac Gaming news, discuss the finer points of American Cinema, learn AMD is better than Intel "just because", and learn a new game from Stefan. SHOWNOTES: http://publish.insidemacgames.com/features/view.php?ID=462 Weekly News CrossOver: Run PC Apps Without Windows WoW: More Realms Eligible For Paid Transfer Wingnuts 2 Reviewed IMG Launches Mac Games Chat SNES9X Now Available HoMM V Update: Christmas Release, Map Editor? WipeOut 2097 Digital Download IMG Previews Redline Take The IMG Survey, Chance To Win Free iPod Nano Legion Arena Demo Released IMG Reviews The Sims 2 Nightlife Weekly Features Listener Emails Contest BATTLE Listener Line Stump Buck

**CLASSIC MP3 FORMAT** On this week's show, Blake, William, and Justin lay down the Mac Gaming news, discuss the finer points of American Cinema, learn AMD is better than Intel "just because", and learn a new game from Stefan. SHOWNOTES: http://publish.insidemacgames.com/features/view.php?ID=462