Episode 1 - The Pawn and Around the World

The Retro Adventurers

(Please note that Episode 1 has some audio issues which are ironed out in future episodes.)

The premiere of The Retro Adventurers. Three old-school gamers talk about text adventures they have loved, hated, or are just experiencing for the first time. In this episode, Ben Collier, Jason Compton, and Dave Hawkins take a look at early text adventure Around the World and the first Magnetic Scrolls adventure, The Pawn.

Includes news, biographical notes, and a dive into both games.

Links

Ronin by David Alzofon

Ghosts Of Blackwood Manor

PunyInform

Infocom Z-Machine interpreter source code

The Classic Adventurer

Softside adventure archive including Around the World (Apple II emulator image)

The Pawn at the Magnetic Scrolls Memorial (playable online)