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There’s always a subset of players who will look for the edge cases that break a game. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com .

We get lost somewhere between nostalgia and novelty, and spend a lot of time talking about Star Wars, anime, and World of Warcraft. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com .

Maybe we need to get back into the practice of at least having one framing topic for each episode. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com .

The Nox Archaist team have coaxed quite decent-sounding speech out of an Apple ][. Find out how! Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com .

The discussion with Dr. Cat continues, but this time with a small army. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com .

Dr. Cat returns to the podcast, and discusses pretty much everything. Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | Android | TuneIn Radio | Stitcher | Anchor Full show notes available at scoutingstuffpodcast.com .

Or: how to win hearts and influence people. Really. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com .

From movies and tabletop games to games long in development. Another topical buffet! Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com .

Learn what you need to do, and learn to do it well. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com .

It was more or less inevitable that we'd talk about the coronavirus at some point, and all the changes that have occurred as a result. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com .

As the world waits out a viral pandemic, two of the Eight Virtues seem especially relevant to put into practice. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com .

Fun times with streaming and game asset creation! Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com .

Has the advent of in-game achievements changed how gamers approach games, encouraging both completionism and odd approaches to situations within games in order to unlock some of the more ridiculous awards available. Remember: gaming aids social distancing, and breaks up the self-isolation. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspam...

Killing time in a hotel room far from home is a lot like social distancing, isn’t it? Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com .

Ultima Online’s developers have teased that something big is coming which will greatly expand the (potential) audience for the game. What might that be? Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com .

This is a lengthy episode, and — correspondingly — covers a number of topics. The overarching theme of the podcast, though, is goals and expectations — gaming-related, naturally — for 2020, and it turns out that a lot of the guests in this episode have significant gaming backlogs...and would just like to finish a game in a timely fashion. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | TuneIn | Stitche...

It was a game ahead of its time, and in some ways remains so. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com .

Goldenflame Dragon shares his thoughts about Ultima 9, heaping particular praise on its music. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com .

A short analysis of Ultima 9’s weaknesses and strengths, and a plea to give it a try. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com .

Should virtues ever actually contradict, or should growth in one virtue necessarily mean growth in others? Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com .

Deathblade Dragon discusses his experience of Ultima 9, and offers some ambivalent thoughts about the game. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com .

‘Tis the season...for another series (hopefully longer-lived) of musings on the Eight Virtues. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com .

Obsidian’s latest game has been occupying pretty much everyone’s interest lately, and that’s a very good thing. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com .

Actually, we mostly got the book out of our system last episode (mostly). But how can you pass up a title like that? Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com .

The list of forsaken virtues would be too long to fit here. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com .