The Classic Gamers Guild Podcast

Episode 112: This week we discuss 1989 in gaming! It was a pretty epic year that brought us the 486 computer, a certain Prince, a simulated city as well as a conquest, bequest and standard issue quest. Come join us in exploring one of the strongest years for classic gaming! Come join the discussion and the community! Follow us on Facebook: www. Facebook.com/ClassicGamersGuild www. Facebook.com/gro...

Episode 111: Ric returns to the show! Paul answers listener e-mail about Nancy Drew games. Along with Anna, the Triforce is complete and the three of them tackle everybody's favourite "What If?" scenario - battles to the death!   Come join the discussion and the community! Follow us on Facebook: www. Facebook.com/ClassicGamersGuild www. Facebook.com/groups/ClassicGamersGuild Instagram: @CGGpodcast...

Episode 110: The Coles are back! And QFG superfan Josh "Orion" Koss joins the show in Ric's absence to chat with them about Quest for Glory and Hero-U. FINALLY, THE DEBATE IS OVER - officially and on the record, Lori and Corey invoke the "Word of God" authority to DECANONIZE Devon Aidendale from the Gloriana lore! Come check it out!   Come join the discussion and the community! Follow us on Facebo...

This week we discuss games with great stories. Join us as we attempt to isolate games by their story and discuss the story itself. Also we take a brief moment to talk about the wrist watch you had in 1994.    Come join the discussion and the community! Follow us on Facebook: www. Facebook.com/ClassicGamersGuild www. Facebook.com/groups/ClassicGamersGuild Instagram: @CGGpodcast Twitter: @TheCGGuild...

(Extra Long) Hardware & Emulation Special! This week we discuss the hardware and emulation side of classic gaming! Join us as we cover running classic games on modern hardware, using emulators, building a vintage computer today, mobile emulation and how the FBI can really sour someone’s first Star Wars experience.    Come join the discussion and the community! Follow us on Facebook: www. Facebook....

This week we discuss graphics in general but end up dwelling mostly on the games from 1987-1991. We discuss loosing dithering to hand painted backgrounds, games that set incredible atmosphere with its graphics and much more.    Apologies! We experienced some technical difficulties recording this one so please excuse the background noise, we will have it corrected for next week’s show! Come join th...

Episode 106: In a conscious effort to avoid talking about Sierra and Lucasarts this week, we turn to the classic console and look at Super Mario Bros. 1, 2, and 3. Come join the discussion and the community! Follow us on Facebook: www. Facebook.com/ClassicGamersGuild www. Facebook.com/groups/ClassicGamersGuild Instagram: @CGGpodcast Twitter: @TheCGGuild And e-mail:   mail@classicgamersguild.com Do...

Episode 105: We return from our holiday break to talk about the games that we have replayed the most number of times, and eventually derail into talking about Sierra vs LucasArts because that's how we do. Come join the discussion and the community! Follow us on Facebook: www. Facebook.com/ClassicGamersGuild www. Facebook.com/groups/ClassicGamersGuild Instagram: @CGGpodcast Twitter: @TheCGGuild And...

Episode 104: We end this year with a mailbag episode before we take a quick hiatus for Christmas break. Ric and Anna answer questions submitted by the community and address topics including challenging games, adventure game interfaces, and our thoughts on cheese. Happy holidays, everybody!   Come join the discussion and the community! Follow us on Facebook: www. Facebook.com/ClassicGamersGuild www...

Episode 103: This week, Ric and Anna sit down with Noah Falstein to discuss his role at LucasFilm/LucasArts on games like Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis and Loom, the video game crash of the early 1980s, and how games can be used to treat ADHD.   Come join the discussion and the community! Follow us on Facebook: www. Facebook.com/ClassicGamersGuild www. Facebook.com/groups/ClassicGamersGui...

Episode 102: With Paul still taking time off, Ric and Anna seize the opportunity to talk about a non-adventure game, and decide on Sim City. A classic among classics, it's a game that even non-gamers at least know about. Come hear us reminisce on the Sim City experience!   Come join the discussion and the community! Follow us on Facebook: www. Facebook.com/ClassicGamersGuild www. Facebook.com/grou...

Episode 101: That hiatus was inadvertent, but it was nice to have a break! Ric's mic is currently out of commission so his sound quality takes a hit as he makes do with a cheap headset. Oh and by the way, we talk about Les Manley a bit. If this write-up makes Les Manley sound rather irrelevant, then you pretty much understand his role in gaming history.   Come join the discussion and the community...

Episode 100: Ric catches Anna and Paul off guard with an impromptu On The Spot Challenge to determine the best classic puzzle game of all time - Lemmings vs The Incredible Machine! Neither side was prepared to battle, but both sides must fight to the death. Metaphorically. Come join the discussion and the community! Follow us on Facebook: www. Facebook.com/ClassicGamersGuild www. Facebook.com/grou...

Episode 99: We put it off long enough! Considered by many as the best point and click adventure game ever made, or at least a better story than Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, we finally discuss Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis. Come hear us share our memories, experiences, and whatever we could find on Wikipedia! Come join the discussion and the community! Follow us on Facebook: www. Facebook...

Episode 98: In the final entry of our October horror series, Anna and Paul played The Blackstone Chronicles, an undiscovered gem well worth the effort that is required to play it on a modern day system. Ric did not play the game, but somehow that doesn't stop him from talking. Come join the discussion and the community! Follow us on Facebook: www. Facebook.com/ClassicGamersGuild www. Facebook.com/...

Episode 97: Week 3 of the October horror series brings us to the cult classic adaptation of Harlan Ellison's short story, I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream.  Come join the discussion and the community! Follow us on Facebook: www. Facebook.com/ClassicGamersGuild www. Facebook.com/groups/ClassicGamersGuild Instagram: @CGGpodcast Twitter: @TheCGGuild And e-mail:  mail@classicgamersguild.com Donate as...

Episode 96: The October horror series continues with some spooky pixels in The Long Reach, according to Paul and Anna. Ric is less impressed. Come find out what we have to say about this side-scrolling horror adventure game!   Come join the discussion and the community! Follow us on Facebook: www. Facebook.com/ClassicGamersGuild www. Facebook.com/groups/ClassicGamersGuild Instagram: @CGGpodcast Tw...

Episode 95: We kick off our October horror series with an interview with David Homb, everybody's favourite photographer-turned-demonically-possessed worst husband in the world, or at least the actor that played him in Phantasmagoria (we cannot vouch for anything he does in his personal life beyond our knowledge). Come check out this fun and casual conversation and find out more about his life afte...

Episode 94: What makes games effective learning tools? What can they teach us, and how? We are joined this week by Dr. Leslie Markley to talk about the educational potential of video games! What have games been teaching you that you didn't even realize? Come listen and join the conversation!   Come join the discussion and the community! Follow us on Facebook: www. Facebook.com/ClassicGamersGuild w...

Episode 93: Special guest Lucas Mercer joins the show to discuss our favourite video game music. Lucas is a multi-talented artist with a scholarly passion for video game music. Check out Lucas's band, Zen Junkie, at:  https://zenjunkie.bandcamp.com As well as the YouTube playlist he created for this topic, which is discussed on the show: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbDEWv7aUAd2BZ7weu8jQ...

Episode 92: The interview that Paul, Anna, and Ric never thought would happen! Our guest this week is none other than the legendary Ken Williams, co-founder of Sierra On-Line and author of the upcoming book "Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings". Much to our shock we are surprised with a special appearance by the notoriously elusive Roberta Williams to talk about what she's been working on latel...

Episode 91: Sometimes games have reasons to suck, but they still manage to be fun. Come hear us discuss the games that were pretty great despite some serious red flags.   Come join the discussion and the community! Follow us on Facebook: www. Facebook.com/ClassicGamersGuild www. Facebook.com/groups/ClassicGamersGuild Instagram: @CGGpodcast And Twitter: @TheCGGuild Donate as low as $1 per month on...

Episode 90: When you describe a game as great, that would generally imply that the game is also fun, right? If you ask us (which you didn't, but hey), these games didn't get the memo.   Come join the discussion and the community! Follow us on Facebook: www. Facebook.com/ClassicGamersGuild www. Facebook.com/groups/ClassicGamersGuild Instagram: @CGGpodcast And Twitter: @TheCGGuild Donate as low as $...

Episode 89: If we could change only ONE thing about a game to make them perfect, what would that be, and for which games?    Come join the discussion and the community! Follow us on Facebook: www. Facebook.com/ClassicGamersGuild www. Facebook.com/groups/ClassicGamersGuild Instagram: @CGGpodcast And Twitter: @TheCGGuild Donate as low as $1 per month on our Patreon to unlock exclusive content and bo...

Episode 88: Paul, Ric, and Anna discuss each others' top video game crushes.   Come join the discussion and the community! Follow us on Facebook: www. Facebook.com/ClassicGamersGuild www. Facebook.com/groups/ClassicGamersGuild Instagram: @CGGpodcast And Twitter: @TheCGGuild Donate as low as $1 per month on our Patreon to unlock exclusive content and bonus episodes: www.patreon.com/ClassicGamersGui...