The Classic Gamers Guild Podcast

Episode 87: Paul puts Anna and Ric through the On The Spot Challenge, and they have to give poor descriptions of great video games and Gold Rush.   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 e...

Episode 86: Anna and Ric decide to recommend a handful of games that weren't made by either Sierra or LucasArts, and probably would not be able to fill an entire episode individually. Somehow, St. Elsewhere and Metallica also get brought up.   Come join the discussion and the community! Follow us on Facebook: www. Facebook.com/ClassicGamersGuild www. Facebook.com/groups/ClassicGamersGuild Instagra...

Episode 85: This week, it's Anna's turn to put Ric and Paul on the spot and challenge them to cast live action adaptations of video game characters. This episode has been edited down from the several days of raw audio that it took for them to come up with ideas. We never claimed we were particularly smart people.   Come join the discussion and the community! Follow us on Facebook: www. Facebook.co...

Episode 84: Our very special guest this week is legendary video game designer Al Lowe, who talks about his family history and background, his involvement in King's Quest 4 and Police Quest, and of course, some interesting facts about Leisure Suit Larry and Torin's Passage.   Come join the discussion and the community! Follow us on Facebook: www. Facebook.com/ClassicGamersGuild www. Facebook.com/gr...

Episode 83: Ric challenges Paul and Anna to some on-the-spot improvisation in which they are randomly assigned a series and must design one of its sequels.  **RE-UPLOAD**   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 o...

Episode 82: This week, Anna and Ric are joined by very special guest Liana Ruppert, editor-in-chief of the recently resurrected Prima Games and co-founder of Don't Feed The Gamers, to talk about her background and the realities of video game journalism.   Come join the discussion and the community! Follow us on Facebook: www. Facebook.com/ClassicGamersGuild www. Facebook.com/groups/ClassicGamersGu...

Episode 81: This week we bring on special guest Cidney Hamilton to talk about her history and experience as a video game programmer, the pros and cons of parser vs point-and-click, and her upcoming projects including Summer Daze.   Summer Daze at Hero-U demo available for download here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1139490/Summer_Daze_at_HeroU/ Cidney's AdventureJam 2020 entry The Chosen One...

Episode 80: Paul and Anna discuss hintbooks and walkthroughs, including which games need them the most, which games need them the least, and the best ways to use them to not spoil the fun!   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...

Episode 79: Which classic games had some amazing replay value, and why? Back in the days of limited tech and resources, how did games bring us back again?    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 t...

Episode 78: Anna, Paul, and Ric discuss games they thought were really hard... turns out they just really suck at them.   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...

Episode 77: We are joined once again by Mark Fillon of General Interactive Co. (Chinatown Detective Agency) to discuss Carmen Sandiego and its various forms and our histories and experiences with the game. Check out General Interactive Co. here: http://www.generalinteractive.co   Come join the discussion and the community! Follow us on Facebook: www. Facebook.com/ClassicGamersGuild www. Facebook.c...

Episode 76: This week we sit down and chat with Mark Fillon of General Interactive Co., whose upcoming game, Chinatown Detective Agency, has been fully funded on Kickstarter. Come hear about the indie point and click adventure game and its roots in classic gaming influences. Check out General Interactive Co. here: http://www.generalinteractive.co   Come join the discussion and the community! Follo...

Episode 75: Ric, Paul, and Anna finally inhabit the same episode space in order to discuss Sierra On-Line's classic AGI adventure, Gold Rush! 2 out of 3 hosts enjoyed the game! Anna and Paul think it's gold, but Ric pans it!   Come join the discussion and the community! Follow us on Facebook: www. Facebook.com/ClassicGamersGuild www. Facebook.com/groups/ClassicGamersGuild Instagram: @CGGpodcast An...

Episode 74: Anna and Paul sit down with Chad Armstrong to talk a bit about himself and his fan project, King's Quest I - Redux. Follow up on Chad's work over at his website: http://www.edenwaith.com   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 Don...

Episode 73: Paul and Anna interview Ivy Dupler to talk about her experiences with and the craft of video game voice acting.   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 b...

Episode 72: Anna and Ric think about their picks for best video game protagonist role models. Surprise surprise, they didn't stray too far from the well. But hey, right is right.   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...

Episode 71: Anna and Ric discuss some of their favourite games that they're pretty sure not very many people know about. Yeah, you probably know all of their titles, but did you know THESE versions? Have you actually played any of them?   Come join the discussion and the community! Follow us on Facebook: www. Facebook.com/ClassicGamersGuild www. Facebook.com/groups/ClassicGamersGuild Instagram: @C...

Episode 70: Anna and Ric discuss their somewhat unpopular opinions about games they like and dislike.   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.pat...

Episode 69: This week, special guest Steven Alexander of Infamous Quests (Quest for Infamy, Frogsheen) chats about his career as a developer and his passion for video 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 mont...

Episode 68: Ric and Anna think back on gaming's missed opportunities - which games should have been made, and what would they have been like at the time they would have been, but weren't? The actual episode is less confusing than that sounded, but not by all that much. Come join the discussion and the community! Follow us on Facebook: www. Facebook.com/ClassicGamersGuild www. Facebook.com/groups/C...

Episode 67: Anna grew up playing The Ancient Art of War and Ric grew up playing The Ancient Art of War At Sea, and they are going to talk about them because nobody else is going to, it seems. 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 lo...

Episode 66: On Anna's first episode as official co-host, we also welcome back to the show Mike Albertin of the Games My Mom Found podcast to discuss our memories and experiences of playing American McGee's Alice. Games My Mom Found podcast: gamesmymomfoundpodcast.podbean.com   Come join the discussion and the community! Follow us on Facebook: www. Facebook.com/ClassicGamersGuild www. Facebook.com/...

Episode 65: This episode was recorded on International Women's Day, and so Paul has been replaced by special guests Sarah Kelley and Anna Vigue to talk about King's Quest 4.   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 mont...

Episode 64: Ric and Paul talk about the nerd characters they admire and why The Big Bang Theory isn't any of them.   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 epis...

Episode 63: Bruce Brenneise joins the show once again to talk about his art, the convention life, and his work on Slay The Spire. Check out his website at: www.brucebrenneise.com and your life will be instantly better for it.   Come join the discussion and the community! Follow us on Facebook: www. Facebook.com/ClassicGamersGuild www. Facebook.com/groups/ClassicGamersGuild Instagram: @CGGpodcast A...