It’s not a clean castle, but it absolutely has an organizing plan. This episode we take a trip to one of Sierra’s educational adventure games. Remember to connect with us on twitter @roadmappodcast, visit the website RoadmapPodcast.com, Facebook, or join the Discord server. And if you’re in the market for a new game, try shopping using our Humble Bundle Partner Link to […]
It’s not a clean castle, but it absolutely has an organizing plan. This episode we take a trip to one of Sierra’s educational adventure games. Remember to connect with us on twitter @roadmappodcast, visit the website RoadmapPodcast.com, Facebook, or join the Discord server. And if you’re in the market for a new game, try shopping using our Humble Bundle Partner Link to […]
We are always learning. This episode we look at how games are teaching you even when you don’t realize it. Instead of classic “edutainment”, these games aren’t focused on a single concept. Remember to connect with us on twitter @roadmappodcast, visit the website RoadmapPodcast.com, Facebook, or join the Discord server. And if you’re in the market for a new game, […]
We are always learning. This episode we look at how games are teaching you even when you don’t realize it. Instead of classic “edutainment”, these games aren’t focused on a single concept. Remember to connect with us on twitter @roadmappodcast, visit the website RoadmapPodcast.com, Facebook, or join the Discord server. And if you’re in the market for a new game, […]
More than 2 guns, remember that? This episode we look at the big 3 of shooters from back in the day. These are the granddaddies that have defined the genre’s core. And no, we didn’t forget to look at the newer releases from all of these games. Remember to connect with us on twitter @roadmappodcast, visit the […]
More than 2 guns, remember that? This episode we look at the big 3 of shooters from back in the day. These are the granddaddies that have defined the genre’s core. And no, we didn’t forget to look at the newer releases from all of these games. Remember to connect with us on twitter @roadmappodcast, visit the […]
Stay on target. In this episode, we look at the famous Star Wars space sim, X-Wing Vs Tie Fighter. I’m open to admitting it’s a game I like, but with a few quirks to deal with. Be careful playing this on Windows 10. Remember to connect with us on twitter @roadmappodcast, visit the website RoadmapPodcast.com, Facebook, or join […]
Stay on target. In this episode we look at the famous Star Wars space sim, X-Wing Vs Tie Fighter. I’m open to admitting it’s a game I like, but with a few quirks to deal with. Be careful playing this on Windows 10. Remember to connect with us on twitter @roadmappodcast, visit the website RoadmapPodcast.com, Facebook, or join […]
How was there no porter in this game named Cole? This episode we take a look at the 6th Leisure Suit Larry Game, number 7. This game was a fun tweak on the then standard adventure game formula and the last of the core games designed by Al Lowe, who we talked to last episode. […]
How was there no porter in this game named Cole? This episode we take a look at the 6th Leisure Suit Larry Game, number 7. This game was a fun tweak on the then standard adventure game formula and the last of the core games designed by Al Lowe, who we talked to last episode. […]
Reticulating Splines! This episode we look at the ’93 classic SimCity 2000. Someday we’ll look at the ’99 classic SimCity 3000. Yes, they have some weird naming systems. Remember to connect with us on twitter @roadmappodcast, visit the website RoadmapPodcast.com, Facebook, or join the Discord server. And if you’re in the market for a new game, try shopping using our Humble […]
Reticulating Splines! This episode we look at the ’93 classic SimCity 2000. Someday we’ll look at the ’99 classic SimCity 3000. Yes, they have some weird naming systems. Remember to connect with us on twitter @roadmappodcast, visit the website RoadmapPodcast.com, Facebook, or join the Discord server. And if you’re in the market for a new game, try shopping using our Humble […]
Build the world in your image! This episode, learn the basics about City Builders, and maybe learn about a title you haven’t heard of before. Remember to connect with us on twitter @roadmappodcast, visit the website RoadmapPodcast.com, Facebook, or join the Discord server. And if you’re in the market for a new game, try shopping using our Humble Bundle Partner Link to […]
Build the world in your image! This episode, learn the basics about City Builders, and maybe learn about a title you haven’t heard of before. Remember to connect with us on twitter @roadmappodcast, visit the website RoadmapPodcast.com, Facebook, or join the Discord server. And if you’re in the market for a new game, try shopping using our Humble Bundle Partner Link to […]
Welcome to the Hall of Fame Lara, you’ve earned it. This episode we look at the original Tomb Raider, starting point of the massive multimedia franchise. Remember to connect with us on twitter @roadmappodcast, visit the website RoadmapPodcast.com, Facebook, or join the Discord server. And if you’re in the market for a new game, try shopping using our Humble Bundle Partner […]
Welcome to the Hall of Fame Lara, you’ve earned it. This episode we look at the original Tomb Raider, starting point of the massive multimedia franchise. Remember to connect with us on twitter @roadmappodcast, visit the website RoadmapPodcast.com, Facebook, or join the Discord server. And if you’re in the market for a new game, try shopping using our Humble Bundle Partner […]
More than just Warcraft in space. This episode we look at the eSport’s and RTS classic Starcraft. Special credit to the game for making a three faction single player campaign that doesn’t contradict itself. Up next on the game list, Tomb Raider. Come back next episode for a look at the Action Adventure Genre. Remember […]
More than just Warcraft in space. This episode we look at the eSport’s and RTS classic Starcraft. Special credit to the game for making a three faction single player campaign that doesn’t contradict itself. Up next on the game list, Tomb Raider. Come back next episode for a look at the Action Adventure Genre. Remember […]
Here kitty kitty! This episode we look at Mark Hamill’s space shooter classic… no not that one, the other one, Wing Commander 3. Joining the crew of the TCS Victory, he does just that against the Kilrathi. Remember to connect with us on twitter @roadmappodcast, visit the website RoadmapPodcast.com, Facebook, or join the Discord server. And if you’re in the […]
Here kitty kitty! This episode we look at Mark Hamill’s space shooter classic… no not that one, the other one, Wing Commander 3. Joining the crew of the TCS Victory, he does just that against the Kilrathi. Remember to connect with us on twitter @roadmappodcast, visit the website RoadmapPodcast.com, Facebook, or join the Discord server. And if you’re in the […]
What can change the nature of a man? This episode we explore the game that gave us that phrase, Planescape: Torment. This classic of a game still shows up on the best of lists to this day. Remember to connect with us on twitter @roadmappodcast, visit the website RoadmapPodcast.com, or join the Discord server. And if you’re in the market for a […]
What can change the nature of a man? This episode we explore the game that gave us that phrase, Planescape: Torment. This classic of a game still shows up on the best of lists to this day. Remember to connect with us on twitter @roadmappodcast, visit the website RoadmapPodcast.com, or join the Discord server. And if you’re in the market for a […]
Time travel and a voice in your head cracking jokes. This episode we look back at The Journeyman Project 2: Buried In Time. Explore the distant past and distant future to the dulcet tones of a pop culture spouting AI and find out who will/did frame you 10 years from now/the other day. Time travel […]
Time travel and a voice in your head cracking jokes. This episode we look back at The Journeyman Project 2: Buried In Time. Explore the distant past and distant future to the dulcet tones of a pop culture spouting AI and find out who will/did frame you 10 years from now/the other day. Time travel […]
This episode will one day be sponsored by John Titor. Join us as we look just a few brief styles of time travel and how they’re used in video games for story telling purposes. Also, according to a guy who looked like a much older version of myself, this may one day be the pilot […]
This episode will one day be sponsored by John Titor. Join us as we look just a few brief styles of time travel and how they’re used in video games for story telling purposes. Also, according to a guy who looked like a much older version of myself, this may one day be the pilot […]
A long time ago, in a galaxy that no longer exists… This episode we take a look at not one, not two, but four games and an expansion pack. Gain a better understanding of Kyle Katarn, and why old school Star Wars fans were excited by the concept of Rogue One before we knew anything […]
A long time ago, in a galaxy that no longer exists… This episode we take a look at not one, not two, but four games and an expansion pack. Gain a better understanding of Kyle Katarn, and why old school Star Wars fans were excited by the concept of Rogue One before we knew anything […]
All of human history on a tiny disc. This episode we look at Civilization 2 and how it brings a DOS classic into the modern era of Windows 95. Remember to connect with us on twitter @roadmappodcast, visit the website RoadmapPodcast.com, or join the Discord server. References: Manual Civilization 4 Alpha Centauri FreeCiv Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Android Listen […]
All of human history on a tiny disc. This episode we look at Civilization 2 and how it brings a DOS classic into the modern era of Windows 95. Remember to connect with us on twitter @roadmappodcast, visit the website RoadmapPodcast.com, or join the Discord server. References: Manual Civilization 4 Alpha Centauri FreeCiv Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Android Listen […]
What do you know about the Black Wolf? This episode we look at the second Gabriel Knight game, The Beast Within from Sierra On-line. Come back next episode when we take a look at the 4X genre of games. And after that we’re playing Civilization 2. Remember to connect with us on twitter @roadmappodcast, visit the website RoadmapPodcast.com, […]
What do you know about the Black Wolf? This episode we look at the second Gabriel Knight game, The Beast Within from Sierra On-line. Come back next episode when we take a look at the 4X genre of games. And after that we’re playing Civilization 2. Remember to connect with us on twitter @roadmappodcast, visit the website RoadmapPodcast.com, […]
Sometimes it’s cheesy, sometimes it’s effective, but the full motion video game will always have a soft spot in my heart. This episode we look at the heyday of the games, and look at the resurgence we’ve been seeing in recent years. Any one of these games would be a great experience to play through. […]
Sometimes it’s cheesy, sometimes it’s effective, but the full motion video game will always have a soft spot in my heart. This episode we look at the heyday of the games, and look at the resurgence we’ve been seeing in recent years. Any one of these games would be a great experience to play through. […]
Everyone loves a lady in red. This episode we look at the Deluxe Edition of “Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego”. Remember to connect with us on twitter @roadmappodcast, visit the website RoadmapPodcast.com, or join the Discord server. Next month, we’re exploring German history in “Gabriel Knight: The Beast Within”. To start the ball rolling we’ll be taking a […]
Everyone loves a lady in red. This episode we look at the Deluxe Edition of “Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego”. Remember to connect with us on twitter @roadmappodcast, visit the website RoadmapPodcast.com, or join the Discord server. Next month, we’re exploring German history in “Gabriel Knight: The Beast Within”. To start the ball rolling we’ll be taking a […]
On this episode we look back at the history of the Carmen Sandiego Franchise. From her starting days on the Apple 2, through her staring role on a public broadcasting game show, into the future of her upcoming Netflix show. All of this prepares us for our visit to the original game on the next […]
On this episode we look back at the history of the Carmen Sandiego Franchise. From her starting days on the Apple 2, through her staring role on a public broadcasting game show, into the future of her upcoming Netflix show. All of this prepares us for our visit to the original game on the next […]
On this episode we look at the history of First Person Shooters and how they helped the Immersive Fiction genre evolve. Remember to connect with us on twitter @roadmappodcast, visit the website RoadmapPodcast.com, or join the Discord server. Don’t forget to come back next episode when we look at “Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force”. All the games mentioned this episode […]
On this episode we look at the games based in “Star Trek: The Original Series”. Starting with teletype games and ending at the turn of the century, Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise have inspired almost every genre of game you can imagine, this is just a few. Remember to connect with us on […]
On this episode we look at the games based in “Star Trek: The Original Series”. Starting with teletype games and ending at the turn of the century, Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise have inspired almost every genre of game you can imagine, this is just a few. Remember to connect with us on twitter @roadmappodcast, visit […]
On this episode we look at the artificial life game “Creatures” (1996) from Cyberlife Games. I very much recommend this game, doubly so considering it comes with the sequel as well in “Creatures: The Albian Years“. Remember to connect with us on twitter @roadmappodcast. Don’t forget to come back next episode when we kick off the Summer of […]
On this episode we look at the artificial life simulation, “Creatures” (1996) from Cyberlife Games. I very much recommend this game, doubly so considering it comes with the sequel as well in “Creatures: The Albian Years“. Remember to connect with us on twitter @roadmappodcast. Don’t forget to come back next episode when we kick off the Summer of […]
On this episode we take a quick look at the sandbox simulator or no-win genre. Coming up next episode we do a deeper dive in Cyberlife Technology’s “Creatures”. And I hope you look forward to our Summer Of Star Trek. Twitter – @roadmappodcast Site – RoadmapPodcast.com Here’s some links to the games and topics discussed in […]
On this episode we take a quick look at the sandbox simulator or no-win genre. Coming up next episode we do a deeper dive in Cyberlife Technology’s “Creatures”. And I hope you look forward to our Summer Of Star Trek. Twitter – @roadmappodcast Site – RoadmapPodcast.com Here’s some links to the games and topics discussed in […]
On this episode we look at the action role playing game “Diablo” (1996) from Blizzard North. In the episode I refer to the theme from Tristram that you can listen to here. If you want to read the manual for the game you can do that here thanks to Archive.org. If you’re looking to scratch the […]
On this episode we look at the action role playing game “Diablo” (1996) from Blizzard North. In the episode I refer to the theme from Tristram that you can listen to here. If you want to read the manual for the game you can do that here thanks to Archive.org. If you’re looking to scratch the […]
On this episode we take a quick look at the action role playing genre. In case I missed mentioning it in the show itself, loot grinding plays a semi-important role in this genre. Next episode we take a deeper look into Blizzard North’s Diablo. If you’re looking to play an ARPG yourself, check the links […]
On this episode we take a quick look at the action role playing genre. In case I missed mentioning it in the show itself, loot grinding plays a semi-important role in this genre. Next episode we take a deeper look into Blizzard North’s Diablo. If you’re looking to play an ARPG yourself, check the links […]
On this episode we look at the real time strategy game “Command & Conquer” (1995) from Westwood Studios. Here’s the trailer, but you can grab it on Origin. Also, check out the game soundtrack here, the song I refer to as “Mechanical Man” is on the soundtrack as “Target“. Remember to connect with us on twitter […]
On this episode we look at the real time strategy game “Command & Conquer” (1995) from Westwood Studios. Here’s the trailer, but you can grab it on Origin. Also, check out the game soundtrack here, the song I refer to as “Mechanical Man” is on the soundtrack as “Target“. Remember to connect with us on twitter […]
On this episode we look at the adventure game “Sam & Max Hit The Road” (1993) from LucasArts. There’s no trailer from this game, but you can grab it on GOG.com. Also, check out the game soundtrack here for some midi jazzy detective fun. Remember to connect with us on twitter @roadmappodcast. Next episode we […]
On this episode we look at the adventure game “Sam & Max Hit The Road” (1993) from LucasArts. There’s no trailer from this game, but you can grab it on GOG.com. Also, check out the game soundtrack here for some midi jazzy detective fun. Remember to connect with us on twitter @roadmappodcast. Next episode we […]
On the left you have Kane from “Command & Conquer” (1995). On the right you have Kane from “Command & Conquer 4” (2010) These are the same actor, Joseph D. Kucan, 15 years apart. In the lore of the series it’s heavily hinted that Kane is ageless and unkillable, maybe even the biblical […]
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Hi, Grant! Thanks for writing this! You're right, one of the most pleasant surprises I had during EGLX this year…