Podcasts about Pajama Sam

#354The Intersection of Puzzle and StoryInterview2024.07.05Narrative designer and pal of the program Beth Korth fills in for Ellen as guest host this week and next!Your nice hosts welcome famed designer Ron Gilbert (Monkey Island, Thimbleweed Park) into the clubhouse to discuss the virtues of inexperience, friction for its own sake, how it's all about story, and it's puzzles all the way down.The Intersection of Puzzle and StoryGame DesignNarrativeProductionReturn to Monkey Island will have a hint system because the internet exists now - Joshua Rivera, PolygonVerdant Skies - SteamClassic Game Postmortem: Maniac Mansion - GDC, YouTubeThe phrase "confederacy of dunces" derives from a Jonathan Swift quote.Examples of movies that feature a poorly-received genre twist include Serenity (2019), Remember Me (2010), and Safe Haven (2013).Ron GilbertGuestOwner of Terrible Toybox, the designer/creator of Monkey Island, The Cave, Pajama Sam and the designer/co-creator of Maniac Mansion, DeathSpank and Thimbleweed Park. Co-designer of Return to Monkey Island.External linkMastodon - @grumpygamer@mastodon.gamedev.placeBlog - Grumpy GamerStudio - Terrible Toybox

A mild-mannered manga artist learns of hidden messages in his debut manga's background art. Can Ryota Sakamaki untangle the truth of the Halloween Murder through these cryptic messages? Considering the Pajama Sam level of mystery in this mystery, I'm sure he'll figure it out.Spooktober returns this week as Matt, Sam, and Jacob read and discuss The Comiq by Kazuki TakahashiRead along, meme along, or just yell at our bad opinions by following @OverMangaCast on Twitter.YouTube / Instagram / Facebook

Your nice hosts welcome famed designer Ron Gilbert (Monkey Island, Thimbleweed Park) into the clubhouse to discuss the virtues of inexperience, friction for its own sake, how it's all about story, and it's puzzles all the way down.The Intersection of Puzzle and StoryGame DesignNarrativeProductionReturn to Monkey Island will have a hint system because the internet exists now - Joshua Rivera, PolygonVerdant Skies - SteamClassic Game Postmortem: Maniac Mansion - GDC, YouTubeThe phrase "confederacy of dunces" derives from a Jonathan Swift quote.Examples of movies that feature a poorly-received genre twist include Serenity (2019), Remember Me (2010), and Safe Haven (2013).Ron GilbertGuestOwner of Terrible Toybox, the designer/creator of Monkey Island, The Cave, Pajama Sam and the designer/co-creator of Maniac Mansion, DeathSpank and Thimbleweed Park. Co-designer of Return to Monkey Island.External linkMastodon - @grumpygamer@mastodon.gamedev.placeBlog - Grumpy GamerStudio - Terrible Toybox

Grab your flashlight and your Pajama Man mask, and join me on a junior adventure into the world of Pajama Sam!  Learn why Humongous Entertainment was founded, discover how the game was made, and learn whether it's still worth your time to face your fear of the dark, even today!  Join the discussion on Discord! Want more Classic Gaming Today?  Sign up as a patron at Patreon.com/ClassicGamingToday!

The brothers round out the Adventure Puzzler category with Ron Gilbert's The Cave, developed by Double Fine Productions and published by Sega in January 2013 for the PlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360, and Steam. Pete and Tom were pleasantly surprised at Ant's recommendation this week. Ant enjoyed the cave's corny narration and Pete revealed his favorite puzzles were the ones where he had to be patient and do math. Pete also lists off some characters that didn't make it into the final game and continually refers to a sequel that was never made and almost certainly never will be.  Director Ron Gilbert was also the co-founder of another game development studio, Humongous Entertainment, which focused on educational games geared towards kids in the 1990s. What was your favorite game from the studio? Putt-Putt, Freddi Fish, Pajama Sam, Spy Fox, or the Backyard Sports Series. Follow us on X @BrosBossBattles Instagram @BrosBossBattles https://brothersandbossbattles.com/

The Buds chat about old childhood entertainment games from Humongous Entertainment, with such point and click all stars as Freddi Fish, Putt-Putt and Pajama Sam! This episode kicks off two new segments: Pictomancer's Corner, where one Bud looks at a random video game screenshot and guesses the context, and The Mithril Why?, where the Buds bring you the latest and greatest in very authentic, very serious gaming news. Check us out on our socials and join the discord! https://linkpop.com/stormbudsProduced by Alex Hambrock and Jerome BarbatsisSound and Editing by Jerome Barbatsis

Humongous Entertainment ble stiftet av Ron Gilbert og Shelley Day og er og regne som eventyrspill for barn. For å få de nostalgiske minnene har MrMamen fått med seg vikar Alexander Espeseth i Sigves fravær.   Les mer om episoden hos spillhistorie.no (00:00) Intro (01:23) Velkommen til vikaren C. Alexander Espeseth (02:55) Anbefaling av Retrospill Trüberbrook (05:26) Mamens anbefaling Loop Hero (08:05) Kommentarer fra tidligere episoder (11:16) Musikkquiz fra Tiltcast (15:43) Dagens spill: Freddi Fisk og de forsvunne sjøgressfrøene Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds (31:24) Stemmeskuespillet (34:20) Tech Specs (37:08) Pajama Sam (38:24) Spy Fox (39:26) Putt-Putt (41:31) Musikk (44:22) Kommentarer fra Facebook (45:53) En personlig historie fra Alex (47:24) Har det holdt seg? (50:26) Finnes det noe tilsvarende idag? Bukkene bruse

Another titan of the game industry, George "The Fat Man" Sanger, joins us live at MAGWest! George has done so much to shape the course of game audio in America that the best we can hope for is scratching the surface with this post. During his career he's worked on numerous games, alongside his legendary group of cowboy composers under the moniker "Team Fat" which consisted of himself, Dave Govett, Joe McDermott and K. Weston Phelan. A short list of projects that George and Team Fat worked on: Thin Ice for Intellivision, Maniac Mansion and Rad Gravity for NES, Zombies Ate My Neighbors on SNES, a litany of computer games including Loom, The 7th Guest, The 11th Hour, Wing Commander I and II, Ultima Underworld, Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon, Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo, Pajama Sam 3, and many other games. He's done work for so many companies it'll be faster to just link to his Wikipedia or Mobygames pages. His influence in PC game music is especially strong. He's created think tanks and collaborated with audio companies which led to the adoption of hardware like the MT-32, General MIDI, and even redbook audio as data on CD-ROM games like the 7th Guest. In the 1990s, he was also one of the first to bring American VGM composers together through "Project Barbecue", an early precursor to events like GameSoundCon, MAGWest and others. We loved every minute of talking with George and hearing his hilarious stories; from his humble beginnings, to his lengthy career and accomplishments, to his work with Team Fat. He is a larger than life character in a suit and cowboy hat and we wouldn't have it any other way. If you haven't got your fill of George yet, check out a few more things: Team Fat Bandcamp page - buy some of their classic albums! George's website - Learn more about the man himself And a few plugs from George for good measure The 7th Guest VR Soups On - Remade music from 7th Guest and 11th Hour in a 4 vinyl set (fully funded Kickstarter) Pixelated Audio and the Fat Man Music composed by George Sanger or other members of Team Fat (Dave Govett, Joe McDermott, K. Weston Phelan) unless otherwise stated 0:00:00 (Bedding) Swing Commander (Rec Room) ver 1.7 - Wing Commander Remastered (MT-32) - Dave Govett and George Sanger 0:05:39 Surfin on Thin Ice - Intellivision Lives! (GC) Based on "Carnival of the Penguins" for the 1983/1986 Intellivision game "Thin Ice" - George Sanger 0:13:49 (Excerpt) Main Music - Capture the Flag (Atari 8-bit) 0:15:08 (Excerpt) Surfin on Thin Ice (Live) - Intellivision Lives! (GC) 0:18:02 Planet Theme - Rad Gravity (NES) 0:22:19 Title Theme - Rad Gravity (NES) 0:23:31 Go Get 'Em! - Wing Commander Remastered (MT-32) - Dave Govett and George Sanger 0:26:22 (Excerpt) Main Theme - Loom (MT-32) Based on "Pas de trois - Intrada" originally by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, transcribed by George Sanger and Gary Hammond 0:27:32 Main Theme - SSN-21 Seawolf (MT-32) 0:34:33 Putt in Tunisia - Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon Remastered 0:48:28 Bedspread - The 7th Guest Remastered 0:54:00 I R Sam or Sam's House - Pajama Sam 3 Remastered 1:01:51 Train: The Lost Puzzle Piece (Unused) - The 7th Guest Remastered 1:06:57 Zombie Panic - Zombies Ate My Neighbors (SNES) - Joe McDermott and George Sanger 1:18:13 Dave's Theme - Maniac Mansion (NES) - David Hayes and David Warhol 1:21:53 Welcome to the Zoo (Final) - Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo Remastered - George Sanger and Team Fat

This week Anna & Paul are talking about kids games that you could totally play too if you want, we won't tell anyone what a bloody weirdo you are. We're talkin' your Pajama Sam, your Freddy Fish, your Adam (the kid from EcoQuest), your Pepper's Adventures in We Haven't Played That One Yet, we've got em all folks. We even share helpful tips on how to indoctrinate your own kids, as adventure gamers! Not helpful? Fine, we discuss the difference between edutainment and kids games and how adventure games teach kids how to think, not what to think. Mangia! Wishlist our adventure game! The Phantom Fellows  Shek out our friends in the Adventure Game Hotspot Network ! Adventure Game Hotspot's Hey Microsoft - We Want These Sierra Online Adventure Games (Paul is a guest in this one) (so) Space Quest Historian's Police Quest I - A Fair and Balanced Retrospective Adventure Game Geek's Adventure Jam 2023 Top Ten OneShortEye's Monkey Island SPEEDRUNS? Ron Gilbert Opens Up Conversations with Curtis' a Conversation with Mark Ferrari There's still time to back Soup's On: Music from the 7th Guest & 11th Hour Say hi I guess! Twitter (Anna) - @CGGpodcast Twitter (Paul) - @PhantomFellows ThePhantomFellows.com Vote for TPF to be released on GOG! Join the group and talk about neat stuff! Facebook Page Facebook Group Instagram Send us your words! E-mail:  mail@classicgamersguild.com Become a Patreon to support the show? www.patreon.com/ClassicGamersGuild "CGG Theme" and "A Minor Concussion" by The Volume Remote Intro greeting by (and thank you to) Hope Kodman VonStarnes   And finally, I'm gonna have to go ahead and ask you- I am once again asking you, to wishlist my game. I'm workin real hard on it, full time, and I think you're gonna love it. BUT, I'm gonna need you to tap on this and then tap several more times, until it's wish listedOMG THANK YOU SO MUCH ThePhantomFellows.com The Phantom Fellows on Steam

Freddi Fish, Putt-Putt, Spy Fox, Pajama Sam, and Fatty Bear walk into a podcast episode... Get your live show tickets now! https://www.beachtoosandy.com Follow us on TikTok! https://tiktok.com/@beachtoosandy Buy some stuff! https://store.dftba.com/collections/beach-too-sandy-water-too-wet Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/beachtoosandy Xtine's Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/hauntedtofu Xandy's Stream: twitch.tv/xandyschiefer Check out our Instagram: instagram.com/beachtoosandy Logo by Courtney Aventura. Theme by Mavus White. Music by PSOVOD and tyops. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Show 156 This time, we have a super special guest appearance! The cousins also have a great time talking about a Bocchi the Rock. *Note, the audio intro for this episode was written entirely by ChatGPT. This week's hosts: Laven - @LavenVoth Kenny - @sakoku_otaku With special AI-powered guest appearance by: JackGPT Introductions BankBros and Japan's Pajama Sam's “What'cha been watchin'?” // Catch up with the hosts Kenny Trigun Stampede Reading ‘Chainsaw Man' — caught up with current on the manga JackGPT Cyberpunk Edgerunner Bocchi the Rock // ぼっち・ざ・ろっく Based on a Yonkoma by Aki Hamaji Adapted into anime in 2022 Directed by Keiichiro Saito Studio: CloverWork What it isn't: BanG Dream Sanrio Boys What is it like — a beautiful combination of: BECK Mongolian Chop Squad K-on! Tetsuko no tabi — no seriously Download Audio File Here

Starting the pod the bois go straight into happy hour that bleeds into the Hawkeye minute where Nick and Drew talk about the Hawkeye football program. After that we give our thoughts on the recent announcement from James Gunn and the DC universe. Then we go into bounces and rounds and finish the episode with a Six Pack Draft of Videogame Characters.It's always Beer:30 when Luke, Drew, and Nick are on the mics!

Happy Holidays CNIC listeners! Sylvie and Chris TOTALLY ON PURPOSE planned a Christmas special that just happened to coincide with our recurring dive into the National Film Board of Canada's archives. This in no way was slapped together at the last minute after looking at a calendar... We picked two charming Holiday themed shorts produced by the NFB featuring some familiar directors and even more familiar literary inspirations. Somehow we get on the topic of Pajama Sam and Free Palestine during our conversation (as we are want to do). Wishing you all the best this holiday season and a happy new year. Films covered are Christmas Cracker (1963) directed by Norman McLaren, Grant Munro, Jeff Hale and Gerald Potterton (https://www.nfb.ca/film/christmas_cracker/) and The Energy Carol (1975) directed by Les Drew (https://www.nfb.ca/film/energy_carol/). If you liked what you heard please consider giving us a like, share, follow, and rating to help us reach a wider audience. Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/CartoonNightPod?s=20 Theme song by https://soundcloud.com/hvsyn

Greetings! Let us tell you a tale about a little boy named Sam and his mighty adventures. Chelsea and Rogan gush over this childhood classic, Rogan writes his own synopsis for each game, and Chelsea ends the episode with a bang by buying the whole package on Steam. What could happen next on The Arcana Archives!

Together, we’ll be brave! And who better to have by your side and become brave than the wonderful tv writer, comic artist, and Sarasota FL legend Anna Salinas. Today Anna […]

On this episode of The MADEcast, Alex talks to Tami Borowick about her transition from studying communications and computer science at Mills, a women's college, to studying Scumm at Lucasfilm Games, a male-dominated workplace. They also chat about her impact on children through her time at Humongous Entertainment, where she educated a generation through lovable characters like Pajama Sam and Putt-Putt.

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Zach and Enj finish their Kingdom Hearts ranking lists! Is KH2 the unanimous champion? Brandon's ready for a Kingdom Hearts finale, are you?! What does Spider-Man and Pajama Sam have in common? They need remakes! In a special edition of blank check, we take a look at games past that age has not been kind to, so let's get them remade! Follow us on twitter: @the_phillygamer and @BrandonHyde. Zach streams: Twitch.tv/the_phillygamer Brandon writes: https://www.wigmen.com/

The girls talk Pajama Sam until it finally time to talk about the romantic awakening Milo and Kida from Disney's Atlantis. Oh yeah, and they talk about conspiracy theories and colonialism too.

We're talking about scam emails, spam emails, slam emails, shazam emails, Pajama Sam emails, and also how email culture has evolved over the years. Oh! And also stuff about Weird Al, but who's here for THAT?   Special thanks to Allura March (@RetroAutomaton) for the awesome design! https://retroautomaton.tumblr.com/ https://www.instagram.com/retroautomaton/ https://twitter.com/retroautomaton?lang=en   Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/weirdalphabet    Email us at: alscarrierpigeons@gmail.com Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/theweirdalphabetpodcast/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/weirdalpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weirdalpod   Thumbnail by Josh K! https://twitter.com/AnimationJosh http://oneandonlyjsk.deviantart.com/   Show music: "Dvorak Polka", "Breaktime", and "Thinking Music" - Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/   Weird Al "Stop Forwarding that Crap to Me" Armageddon dir. Michael Bay Happy SYFY (featuring Weird Al) Meat Loaf/Jim Steinman "I'd do Anything for Love (but I won't do that)" "Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are" Animusic "Pipe Dream" Atom-powered Intel Industrial Controller in Concert playing "Pipe Dream" Hampton the Hamster "Hamster Dance"    For the above sound clips and songs, we don't own the rights to them, but are using them in compliance to Fair Use. Parody & Educational. Thank you. Find more of our episodes at www.pipedreampodcasts.com

Grab your flashlight and your cape as we discuss the very first Pajama Sam game, "No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside".  Learn about the creation of Humongous Entertainment, the company behind the game, and then, dive deep into the experience of playing the game during our talkthrough section of the podcast. Timestamps: Intro:  00:00:00 - 00:19:24 Talkthrough:  00:19:25 - 00:43:24 Final Remarks / Preview for Next Episode:  00:43:25 - 00:55:59

We get to know Kai SharkyBoi and their drawing and voiceovers, as well as some stories of places they’ve worked at! MetalXperl returns to us and talks about their time gaming while in deployment in the Army. We also discussed things like the layoffs, the Opportunity Rover’s final message, anti-littering drones (I swear, it’s not a clickbait title, just….isn’t the whole focus of the episode, but I couldn’t figure out how to properly encapsulate this episode and needed a fun title and artwork!) AND MORE! LET'S START THE GNOME TRAIN! Links Discussed: Activision Blizzard Lays Off 8% of Employees in Massive Restructuring FROM 2012: Blizzard announces layoffs of 600 employees worldwide IGDA Offers Help to Laid Off Activision Blizzard Employees #GameDevJobs 2019 Edition — A constantly updated list of places that are hiring developers. Defunctland Defunctland Podcast Bright Sun Films Project Thrall Casting Call Club Profile HitRecord Profile Kai Sharkyboi YouTube Empire Season 2 Episode 12 - A Rose by Any Other Name Rob Paulson - Talkin Toons Podcast NASA's Opportunity Rover Mission on Mars Comes to End The Second City - Chicago BfA Assault Timers HarmonQuest There Will Be Dungeons — FROGPANTS Warhammer: Vermintide 2 Vulpera Hype Caravan Blue's Birthday Adventure Humongous Entertainment Made Spy Fox, Pajama Sam, Blue’s Clues, Freddi Fish, Backyard Sports, Putt-Putt Zoombinis Logical Journey of the Zoombinis - PC Game Review - brutalmoose Catch Michael and Frazley every Wednesday at 9pm EST on The Blue Recluse Twitch Sharkyboi Studios Kai Sharkyboi on Twitch Check out SirNatetheGreat who just became a Twitch Affiliate! Check out PiratePoots who makes amazing art. HuntsTheWind on Twitter Our website is FrazlCast.com. Email the show at show@frazlcast.com, tweet us @FrazlCast or leave a voicemail (you can also call 1-440-536-3711). Gnome Train Intro by Ali. Opening music by Brandon T. Blaylock! Around the Table bumper made by Epicinsanity. Frazley's avatar made by BozPotatoz. FrazlCast is part of the Weekly Awesome family and Dragon Powered Studios. The Weekly Awesome bumper is by Pat Krane. Want to start your own podcast? I recommend Pat's free guide Podcast Launchpad to help get you started! Join the Sparkspans Community for discussion during the week at Sparkspan.com. Please consider supporting FrazlCast with Twitch bits and/or a Twitch sub.

Nostalgia Overload! I talk about how Pajama Sam was so influential on me as a kid, and some things about the games that still hold up.

The boys are back together to talk about Unties, the Super NT, Naughty Dog's bad response, EA shutting down Visceral, Star Wars, and IGN acquiring Humble Bundle. Then, we discuss Stardew Valley and how good Pajama Sam is.

In this episode, Mark plays one of Martha's favorites, the classic PC point and click adventure Pajama Sam 2, and learns why she loves and is inspired by this game's development studio so much.Game: Pajama Sam 2: Thunder and Lightning Aren't So FrighteningDeveloper/Publisher: Humongous EntertainmentPlatform: PC (Windows, Mac, Linux)Year: 1998Genre: Point & Click AdventureWe mentioned, but didn't show, the game's intro cut scene. As it happens, Pajama Sam was voiced by one of Mark's favorite comic actors, Pamela Adlon, although she's more famous for voicing Bobby on King of the Hill. She is currently starring in the show Better Things, which she created and produces, and for which she was nominated for an Outstanding Lead Actress Emmy in 2017. This game includes references to other Humongous titles, including Backyard Sports. Boris Karloff played Frankenstein's monster. Video

In this episode, Mark plays one of Martha's favorites, the classic PC point and click adventure Pajama Sam 2, and learns why she loves and is inspired by this game's development studio so much. Game: Pajama Sam 2: Thunder and Lightning Aren’t So Frightening Developer/Publisher: Humongous Entertainment Platform: PC (Windows, Mac, Linux) Year: 1998 Genre: Point & Click Adventure We mentioned, but didn't show, the game's intro cutscene. As it happens, Pajama Sam was voiced by one of Mark's favorite comic actors, Pamela Adlon, although she's more famous for voicing Bobby on King of the Hill. She is currently starring in the show Better Things, which she created and produces, and for which she was nominated for an Outstanding Lead Actress Emmy in 2017. This game includes references to other Humongous titles, including Backyard Sports. Boris Karloff played Frankenstein's monster. Video

Ready to exit the scare zone? Well too bad! Our journey to the nightmare realm takes us through Dump Truck chips, Pajama Sam, and Garage doors. Article - http://ind.pn/2n7I0Z4 Music by Carl Sorenson - http://www.carljsorenson.com/

We're nearly done with season one, everybody! Teddy joins us for episode 24: "Artemis", some more fights go poorly and we find out about who built these cybergods. In this episode, there is somehow more poke-talk,  John Carpenter's Overwatch, Sean does some foley work and forgets how to talk, we take a Robotech detour, aim for the Rhydon's horn, how to be a psychic douchebag, Mario is Missing, VHS memory storage, snakes are a myth, idiot Gilmore, 003 and Liberal ideology, 009 the Tin Man, the dreaded antics, mystery hippo god, Pajama Sam flashbacks, taffy monster 007, we go full Iron Giant, and Caveman Gilmore.  Remember to follow the official twitter (https://twitter.com/cryborg_009) for dumb bullshit, and also to send us questions!  We're also on iTunes, and we've set up a patreon at https://www.patreon.com/user?u=3829270  Teddy's blog: http://wulfriciceberg.tumblr.com Teddy's twitter: https://twitter.com/TeddyArrives Mark’s blog: http://www.avengifier.tumblr.com Mark's Twitter: https://twitter.com/avengifier Sean’s blog: http://www.chum-personable.tumblr.com Sean's twitter: https://twitter.com/Chumpersonable 

In this third episode discussing recently remastered LucasArts classic Day of the Tentacle, we finally move on to talk about specific puzzles -- this is a spoilery podcast. Plus, Tim has a moment of psychological devastation as Brett unveils the implications of his approach. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: Last third of the game! Finish it off. Podcast breakdown: 0:30 Specific puzzles where we got stuck 38:20 Break 1 38:53 History and its discontents (okay, grab bag) Issues covered: puzzle games and programming/debugging, Ron Gilbert's Rules of Adventure Game Design, getting to a point where a game is unsolvable (and not knowing), squeaky bed puzzle, when objects are decomposed and not, interface differences between PC and console, spatial relations in adventure games, the right time to cut away from a scene (what to show and what not to -- production solutions), fixating on the bowling ball, Rosebud, "Meanwhile..." cutscenes, the Rule of Three, the rules of the mummy (as a hint or a reminder), giving players options, the risk of doing puzzles out of order, intentional red herrings, narrative trade-off vs getting stuck in linear adventure games (to which DoTT is contrary), procedural adventure games, mowing the lawn while acting as a hint line, comparing LucasArts adventure games to other adventure games, "A" bugs then and now (LucasArts ahead of its time), the producer army, leaving interesting "bugs" in and those becoming a core part of the game, turns as a fuse, early adventure games' mechanics, labors of game love, indie games' freedom, "default" game choices, choices better fitting a setting or idea, "make it bushy," Tim's soft noodle he'd like to be hard, Tim's psychological self-insight into competition, podcast metagaming, Tim compliments Brett (this never happens, so I am remarking on it), fiddling with the mummy, doing just enough for some players to get a gag, returning to the headspace of the adventure game, the origin of narratives and puzzles in the adventure game and hybridization, dialog tree puzzle, Silly Putty, getting stuck (reader mail), week off (week of the 4th of July). Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: Tom Mathews, "The Website Is Down," Ron Gilbert, Sierra On-Line Games, System Shock 2, Indiana Jones, Citizen Kane, Sean Clark, Mike Stemmle, Monkey Island series, The Longest Journey, Humongous Games, Pajama Sam, Dave Grossman, Bethesda Game Studios, Halo series (obliquely), Tribes, Dynamix, Starfighter, Witness, Deadline, Infocom, DOOM (2016), Cthulhu, Planescape: Torment, Final Fantasy IX, Baldur's Gate, Noah Falstein, Curse of Monkey Island, Grim Fandango, Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, The Last Express, COD: Modern Warfare, Link's Awakening, The Witness, The Stanley Parable, Jonathan Blow, Professor Layton, Myst. Links: Ron Gilbert on Why Adventure Games Suck Puzzle by Puzzle Analysis of DoTT GDC talk about DoTT Puzzle Design by same author Next time: We think an interview! Depends on schedules. We're working on it! @brett_douville, @timlongojr, and @devgameclub DevGameClub@gmail.com

In this first episode discussing recently remastered LucasArts classic Day of the Tentacle, we talk about the influence of adventure games generally and the reputed mis-reporting of games being dead, as well as talking about the format of this game in particular. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Note: Brett keeps referring to Monkey Island 2 and Secret of Monkey Island kind of interchangeably. We regret the error. Sections played: Hard to say! But we both tried to get to where Laverne drapes herself in the flag, about three hours of play. Podcast breakdown: 0:33      Intro and segment 1 41:50    Break 1 42:17    Segment 2: intro to game, usability, format 1:24:10 Break 2 1:24:41 Segment 3: next time, FF9 follow-up, Hitman follow-up, outro   Issues covered: Hosts' early history with adventure games, playing text adventures on a 200 baud modem, calling hint lines, how to get hired at LucasArts, "death of the adventure game," exploring new directions for the genre, nostalgia factor and moving on from adventure games in 1993, usability issues in adventure games, grognard capture (and the audience base), exploration and getting into the head of the designer, player vs simulation, keeping the adventure game alive and evolving it this millennium, user-facing features and a request for reader input, wish fulfillment in your adventure games, immediacy of power fantasy in 1993, enthusiast press and what they focus on, Gold Guy animations, opening credits, building on existing technology vs building new technology (and the 3D revolution), no Star Wars games at LucasArts, art style for DoTT to preserve a look rather than lose it through low resolution, sparseness of initial playable environment -- tutorialization? or just lucky..., expanding the possibility space, puzzle threads, repetitive dialog as hints and lack of that in the inventory items, puzzles as quests but without a supporting journal or log, clarity or consistency of object or puzzle state, figuring out the weird constraints of time travel, level design thoughtfulness, a mechanical misstep that induces a lot of repetitive play, fighting the game, a jigsaw puzzle where you're not sure you have all the puzzle pieces, film references, choice of language and what's important to reinforce themes, maintaining consistent vision and the difficulties that team size present. Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: Double Fine Productions, Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders, Secret of Monkey Island, Maniac Mansion, Defenders of Dynatron City, Tim Schafer, Zork, Sierra On-Line, King's Quest, Space Quest, Infocom, Advent.exe, The Wizard and the Princess, On-Line Systems, Mystery House, King's Quest, Full Throttle, Grim Fandango, Daron Stinnett, Aric Wilmunder, Ray Gresko, Steve Dautermann, Starfighter, Curse of Monkey Island, Escape from Monkey Island, Jonathan Ackley, Larry Ahern, Final Fantasy IX, Resident Evil, Myst, The 7th Guest, Phantasmagoria, Gabriel Knight series, Police Quest series, Manhunter series, Doom, Ultima Underworld, Ultima IX Ascension, Sean Clark, The Dig, Mike Stemmle, Minecraft, Dave Grossman, Ron Gilbert, Sam and Max Hit the Road, Humongous Entertainment, Freddi Fish, Pajama Sam, Putt-Putt, Spy Fox, Wadjet Eye, Emerald City Confidential, Blackwell series, Sam and Max Freelance Police, Kevin Bruner, Telltale Games, Dan Connors, Obi-Wan, The Walking Dead, Wallace and Gromit, Uncharted, Tomb Raider, Brütal Lëgend, Psychonauts, Dead Space, Pixar, Metal Gear Solid, Wayne Cline, Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine, Haden Blackman, Vince Lee, Rebel Assault, X-Wing, TIE Fighter, Larry Holland, Fractalus, Habitat, Peter Chan, Broken Age, Minecraft: Story Mode, Majora's Mask, Daniel Johanson, Josh Arman, Jon Hassan, Doctor Who, Jason Schreier, Hitman (2016), Echochrome, Remember Me, Don't Nod, Life Is Strange, David Cage, Mirror's Edge. Next time: Another 3 hours or so of the game! Look on Twitter to see what's what. @brett_douville, @timlongojr, and @devgameclub DevGameClub@gmail.com

That's right everyone! Frank played a Pajama Sam game! But that's not all! We also talk about Starbound, Dark Souls, The Last of Us, and the Saints Row IV DLC: How the Saints Saved Christmas.