This 90 minute episode is all about the PC Gaming Show and the PlayStation 5 Showcase — plus a rumor about the Xbox Series X. You might say that the entire podcast is next generation.
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Episode 576: PC and PlayStation 5 Showcase
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The podcast is back, with a healthier Jonah joining Jordan. No Dan or Paul however.
The news:
- Hitman Project reportedly canceled, Square Enix responds
- Alienware Steam Machine priced ‘very competitive’ with PS4, Xbox One
- Nintendo must pay royalties for every 3DS following court ruling
- Sony announces PlayStation Now for streaming older games
- Gabe Newell reacts to Xbox One and Steambox comparison
Question of the Week: “What are you most looking forward to in 2014?”
Episode 597: Demon’s XmasEpisode 597: Demon’s Xmas
2020 is coming to a close, and the crew talk about the absolute shitshow that Cyberpunk 2077 has been in the past few weeks. The Gaming Flashback this week is Demon’s Souls, which is a game that T.J. loves and hates. They also discuss how the PlayStation 5 is in trouble.
This week’s news items include:
- Cyberpunk 2077 devs reportedly angry with management about unrealistic deadlines
- Report finds PS5 scalpers are ‘threatening long-term health of the console’
- Report: No More Heroes 1 and 2 are coming to PC
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Gaming Flashback: Lode RunnerGaming Flashback: Lode Runner
Lode Runner, a game many of us logged hundreds of hours upon. Lode Runner has a great deal of replay value thanks to its great map editor. The game was first published by Broderbund in 1983, but was first prototyped by Douglas Smith, an architecture student at the University of Washington.
The Lode Runner prototype was called Kong and was originally written for a Prime Computer 550 minicomputer on campus, but shortly after it was ported to the VAX minicomputer. Originally programmed in FORTRAN and utilized only ASCII character graphics (the most basic of characters).
In September of 1982 Smith was able to port it to the Apple II+ (in assembly language) and renamed it to Miner. In October of that same year he submitted a rough copy to Broderbund and he’s said to have received a one-line rejection letter, “Sorry, your game doesn’t fit into our product line; please feel free to submit future products.”
The original title had no joystick support and was developed in full black and white…not exactly exciting. So, Smith then borrowed money to purchase a color monitor and joystick and continued to improve the game. Around Christmas of 1982, he submitted the game, now renamed Lode Runner, to four publishers and quickly received offers from all four: Sierra, Sirius, Synergistic, and Brøderbund.
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