Explore "commodore 64" with insightful episodes like "The Lurking Horror", "Wishbringer", "Stationfall", "Planetfall" and "Beyond Zork" from podcasts like ""Eaten By A Grue: Infocom, Text Adventures, and Interactive Fiction", "Eaten By A Grue: Infocom, Text Adventures, and Interactive Fiction", "Eaten By A Grue: Infocom, Text Adventures, and Interactive Fiction", "Eaten By A Grue: Infocom, Text Adventures, and Interactive Fiction" and "Eaten By A Grue: Infocom, Text Adventures, and Interactive Fiction"" and more!
A bone chilling blizzard at the window, a reanimated hand on your shoulder, and worst of all a term paper deadline. All the ingredients for a deliciously dreadful day at Boston's creepiest college, where Kay and Carrington delve deep into the tunnels and tombs of The Lurking Horror.
Hosts: Kay Savetz and Carrington Vanston
Theme tune: "It Is Pitch Dark" by MC Frontalot
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Next episode: Retrospective
In Wishbringer, a search for a lost cat leads Kay and Carrington into a dark fantasy land where their greatest concern isn't the witches, the eldritch tendrils, or even the grue. It's delivering the mail. Be careful what you wish for.
Hosts: Kay Savetz and Carrington Vanston
Theme tune: "It Is Pitch Dark" by MC Frontalot
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Next episode: The Lurking Horror
What do you get when you combine a plucky little robot, an abandoned space station, and Cousin Oliver? To find out, complete form JZ-59-G then listen in as Kay and Carrington discuss Stationfall, Infocom's comedy horror space adventure mystery.
Hosts: Kay Savetz and Carrington Vanston
Theme tune: "It Is Pitch Dark" by MC Frontalot
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Next episode: Wishbringer
Kay and Carrington foray into the future to face the mishaps and misspellings of Planetfall, Infocom's rib-tickling romp about a boy and his bot. Star Patrol: it's not just a job, it's an adventure game.
Hosts: Kay Savetz and Carrington Vanston
Theme tune: "It Is Pitch Dark" by MC Frontalot
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Next episode: Scavange!
What does it mean when Kay and Carrington discuss a game full of Christmas Tree Monsters and Cruel Puppets for over two hours, never once using the word "wacky" but often using the word "walkthrough"? It means it's time to load up on long-lasting snacks, and brace yourself for Beyond Zork.
Hosts: Kay Savetz and Carrington Vanston
Theme tune: "It Is Pitch Dark" by MC Frontalot
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Next episode: Planetfall
It's turtles all the way down as Kevin and Carrington discuss Infocom's A Mind Forever Voyaging: a computer simulation about a dystopian future in which a computer simulation finds out it is a computer simulation simulating dystopian futures.
Hosts: Kevin Savetz and Carrington Vanston
Theme tune: "It Is Pitch Dark" by MC Frontalot
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Next episode: Beyond Zork
Will the third sleuthing game from Infocom be the caper that finally steals Kevin's heart? Or will Carrington continue to be the only one who likes bungling through Infocom's burglary games? Find out as the lads tackle Infocom's Suspect.
Hosts: Kevin Savetz and Carrington Vanston
Theme tune: "It Is Pitch Dark" by MC Frontalot
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Next episode: A Mind Forever Voyaging
Kevin and Carrington return to discuss the expert-rated final game in the Enchanter trilogy. Are you happy the lads are back, or is that just an eft in your tarn?
Hosts: Kevin Savetz and Carrington Vanston
Theme tune: "It Is Pitch Dark" by MC Frontalot
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Next episode: Suspect
A butterfly flaps its wings on the other side of the world, and suddenly Kevin and Carrington are discussing an obscure Infocom game that perhaps you've never heard of. Also it happens to be April 1st, but that probably doesn't mean anything.
Hosts: Kevin Savetz and Carrington Vanston
Theme tune: "It Is Pitch Dark" by MC Frontalot
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Next episode: Spellbreaker
Kevin and Carrington throw caution to the wind and spill the beans about Infocom's idiom-riddled game. Does it cut the mustard, or should you give this one the could shoulder? To make a long story short, the devil is in the details.
Hosts: Kevin Savetz and Carrington Vanston
Theme tune: "It Is Pitch Dark" by MC Frontalot
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Next episode: Spellbreaker
Is playing The Witness a total gasser, or is it a trip for biscuits? Listen in as those hep cats Kevin and Carrington get on the Ameche to bushwa about Infocom's second gumshoe. If you give this rip-snorter the high hat, you're all wet.
Hosts: Kevin Savetz and Carrington Vanston
Theme tune: "It Is Pitch Dark" by MC Frontalot
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Next episode: Nord and Bert Couldn't Make Head or Tail of It
Kevin and Carrington thrust into outer space (and Cleveland) to solve saucy puzzles and grapple bawdy baddies in Infocom's spicy space farce. Something, possibly this very sentence, tells you things are going to get strange.
Hosts: Kevin Savetz and Carrington Vanston
Theme tune: "It Is Pitch Dark" by MC Frontalot
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Next episode: The Witness
Kevin and Carrington delve once again into the dungeons of the Great Underground Empire to complete Infocom's most famous (and famously difficult) trilogy. Can they complete the game without cheating? The answer will not surprise you.
Hosts: Kevin Savetz and Carrington Vanston
Theme tune: "It Is Pitch Dark" by MC Frontalot
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Next episode: Leather Goddesses of Phobos
Brave the baking sun with Kevin and Carrington as they scour the desert for pyramids plunder. And maybe, just maybe, they'll discover the greatest treasure of all: a macro to type the word 'hieroglyphs' for them.
Hosts: Kevin Savetz and Carrington Vanston
Theme tune: "It Is Pitch Dark" by MC Frontalot
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Next episode: Zork III: The Dungeon Master
Set sail for Hardscrabble Island, where sly divers vie for sunken treasure. Can Kevin and Carrington avoid the dangers of the deep long enough to enjoy the game? Don't hold your breath.
Hosts: Kevin Savetz and Carrington Vanston
Theme tune: "It Is Pitch Dark" by MC Frontalot
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Next episode: Infidel
Explore a house filled with traps and trophies in Hollywood Hijinx, the zany (or is it kooky?) treasure hunt from Infocom. And if you listen carefully you can hear Kevin's home slide out to sea.
Hosts: Kevin Savetz and Carrington Vanston
Theme tune: "It Is Pitch Dark" by MC Frontalot
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Next episode: Cutthroats
Infocom released several non-IF programs, such a series of digital comics, a board game, and even a corporate database. The company is in the black, you are likely to accrue a Grue.
Hosts: Kevin Savetz and Carrington Vanston
Theme tune: "It Is Pitch Dark" by MC Frontalot
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Next episode: Hollywood Hijinx
Kevin resurrects the very first video game that used a laserdisc: a type-in text adventure that ran on the Apple II. First you type in the game, then you type in the game!
Hosts: Kevin Savetz and Carrington Vanston
Theme tune: "It Is Pitch Dark" by MC Frontalot
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Next episode: Infocom's Non-Interactive Non-Fiction
Solve a murder, unmask a ghost, and hunt for treasure in Infocom's multitrack mystery. Can you do what Scooby do? Find out in Moonmist. Viva la diffidence!
Hosts: Kevin Savetz and Carrington Vanston
Theme tune: "It Is Pitch Dark" by MC Frontalot
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Next episode: Hollywood Hijinx
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Hosts: Kevin Savetz and Carrington Vanston
Theme tune: "It Is Pitch Dark" by MC Frontalot
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Next episode: Moonmist
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