Game & Gadget Podcast #34 – Tomb Raider, BBS, Jetstrike & More…

Game & Gadget Podcast - Pixel Refresh

I am joined by Aaron Fothergill previously from Argonaut Games and now with Shifty Eye Games, Martin Mulrooney of Alternative Magazine Online and Karl from Retro32 as we discuss more gaming, gadgets and technology both retro and modern.

Topics include:

• What is BBS and how was it used?
• BBS today on the Amiga
• The joys and sounds of dial up internet and blocking for Grandmothers
• Piracy software and the effects on development and livelihoods
• Funny copy protection at level 10
• Jetstrike release version not the final and included a serious bug
• Jetstrike game featured Aliens “one in a million” chance though of seeing them!
• How did we all use our first connections to the Internet?
• The success of iTunes and iTunes Match against mp3 piracy
• Broken Sword Reforged and AI as a tool
• Our fondness of Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered and its intentional limitations
• How what is acceptable has changed over the years
• Early gameplay mechanics

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Original post link: Game & Gadget Podcast #34 – Tomb Raider, BBS, Jetstrike & More…, created by James Woodcock.
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Original post link: Game & Gadget Podcast #34 – Tomb Raider, BBS, Jetstrike & More…, created by James Woodcock.
For even more content, visit Pixel Refresh - Gaming & Tech | Retro & Modern.