The Upper Memory Block Podcast

Happy 2016 Blockers!

Time for a quick news show to kick off the year, here are some of the topics I cover:

Christmas Day Steam outage:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/3y7maa/something_is_really_wrong_with_steam_be_careful/

Day of the Tentacle Remastered:
http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/23/9605322/day-of-the-tentacle-remastered-screenshots
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Kgj_rPON80

Wolfenstein 3D re-recording by Rich Douglas:
http://richdouglas.wix.com/wolfenstein

Night Dive Studios FastCompany article:
http://www.fastcompany.com/3053050/app-economy/how-one-company-is-bringing-old-video-games-back-from-the-dead

Boxes, feelies, and the good old days of PC gaming:
http://www.pcgamer.com//boxes-feelies-and-the-good-old-days-of-pc-gaming/

Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak pre-order:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/281610?beta=0

Total Annihilation on Steam:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/298030/
http://www.pcgamer.com/total-annihilation-invades-steam-at-last/

Outtro: Wing Theme Surf ReMixed by Team Fat
http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01296

Next time, I’ll be covering the 1994 Maxis construction sim, SimTower.

Enjoy!

Stream the show live:

Direct download:
http://umbcast.com/podcast/084-UMBCast-UMBNews-January-2016.mp3

News time Blockers!

Hello everyone, time for a long overdue news episode. In n effort to further play around with the format of the news shows, I’m joined by my buddy and fellow retro game enthusiast Brian Demodulated (https://twitter.com/demodulated). He is the host of the ever-amazing Square Waves FM podcast (http://squarefm.demodulated.com/) and I thought it’d be fun to get some of his thoughts on recent happenings in the world of retro-ish game news.

Here’s the rundown of stories we cover:

Star Citizen:
http://www.pcgamer.com/chris-roberts-star-citizen-will-speak-for-itself/

New Wacky Wheels:
http://wackywheelsracing.com/

How GOG.com Save And Restore Classic Videogames:
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2015/09/16/how-gog-com-save-and-restore-classic-videogames/

13 years after release, Age of Mythology gets a new expansion:
http://www.vg247.com/2015/09/21/13-years-after-release-age-of-mythology-gets-a-new-expansion/

The Red Baron prepares to fly again:
http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/22/9354153/the-red-baron-is-ready-to-fly-again

BATTLETECH by Harebrained Schemes
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/webeharebrained/battletech

Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards (AGI) – Adventure remake is in the works!
http://www.indieretronews.com/2015/09/leisure-suit-larry-in-land-of-lounge.html

Armikrog:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/334120/

Recent SpaceVenture update:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spaceventure/two-guys-spaceventure-by-the-creators-of-space-que/posts/1367531

Video Game Story Bundle 7:
http://storybundle.com/games

Next time, we’ll be covering the Looking Glass/Origin combat RPG series, System Shock.

Enjoy!

Stream the show live:

Direct download:
http://umbcast.com/podcast/080-UMBCast-UMBNews-October-2015.mp3

Hey there Blockers!

It’s the news! This time I’m switching up the format a bit and we’ll have a bit of a casual chat about things that have happened since the last news ep, up to and including E3!

Here are the stories covered:

Broken Age Act 2:
http://www.adventuregamers.com/articles/view/28573

GOG’s Galaxy client is making good progress:
http://www.pcgamer.com/gogs-galaxy-client-is-making-good-progress/

HANDS ON: OCULUS RIFT CONSUMER MODEL:
http://www.digitaltrends.com/vr-headset-reviews/oculus-rift-hands-on/

Hulu Lands ‘Myst’ Drama From Legendary TV & Matt Tolmach Based On Video Game:
http://deadline.com/2015/05/myst-tv-series-video-game-hulu-legendary-matt-tolmach-1201421271/

STAR TREK PREMIERES ON GOG.COM
https://www.gog.com/news/star_trek_premieres_on_gogcom

Hero-U Fantasy Adventure Role-Playing Game:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/transolargames/hero-u-adventure-role-playing-game

Master of Orion reboot coming from the team behind World of Tanks:
http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/9/8746959/master-of-orion-reboot-coming-from-the-team-behind-world-of-tanks

XCOM 2 details emerge, and it’s bad news for humanity:
http://www.pcgamer.com/xcom-2-details-emerge-and-its-bad-news-for-humanity/

Fallout 4:
http://www.fallout4.com/

Fallout Shelter:
http://toucharcade.com/2015/06/19/toucharcade-game-of-the-week-fallout-shelter/

New King’s Quest is out Next Month:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-06-16-the-first-chapter-of-the-new-kings-quest-is-out-next-month

After the news, we hear from Brian about his experiences with Mod music and the Demoscene.

Jaime sent in a great segment for us talking about the Demoscene, here are the links to what he discusses

kenny chow (cc catch from renaissance) one must fall 2097 music remake:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvlVaQl7kEk

second reality by future crew:
http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=63
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Reality
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFv7mHTf0nA

fr-08 the product:
http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=1221

kkreiger:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.kkrieger
http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=12036
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NBG-sKFaB0

8088mph runs on ibm cga 4.77mhz
http://www.pouet.net/prod.php?which=65371
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHXx3orN35Y

Stream the show live:

Direct download:
http://umbcast.com/podcast/074-UMBCast-UMBNews-June-2015.mp3

Time for episode 70 and the news for March and April 2015!

Here’s the rundown:

Homeworld Remastered puts you in command of the most stunning space battles ever:
http://www.theverge.com/2015/2/24/8098381/homeworld-remastered-collection-gearbox-interview

Underworld Ascendant Kickstarter reaches its goal:
http://www.pcgamer.com/underworld-ascendant-kickstarter-reaches-its-goal/

Electronic Arts closes SimCity studio Maxis Emeryville:
http://www.pcgamer.com/electronic-arts-closes-simcity-studio-maxis-emeryville/

Passing The Hat: An In-Depth Look At The New King’s Quest:
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/03/06/passing-the-hat-an-in-depth-look-at-the-new-kings-quest.aspx

King’s Quest: How Sierra plans to reboot a three decade old classic:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-03-17-kings-quest-how-sierra-plans-to-reboot-a-three-decade-old-classic

Kickstarter: Descent: Underground
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/descendentstudios/descent-underground

Broken Age Act 2 release date announced:
http://www.pcgamer.com/broken-age-act-2-release-date/

Kickstarter: “Order of the Thorne” & “Roehm To Ruin” by Infamous Quests:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1992695780/order-of-the-thorne-and-roehm-to-ruin-by-infamous

Stardock Star Control FAQ:
http://www.littletinyfrogs.com/article/463278/Star_Control_FAQ

Lucasarts’ Afterlife on GoG:
http://www.gog.com/game/afterlife?pp=1106a1dda2d680438ecfb0bb70fd479c55a1791f

Videogame Publishers: No Preserving Abandoned Games, Even for Museums and Archives, Because All “Hacking” is Illegal:
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/04/videogame-publishers-no-preserving-abandoned-games-even-museums-and-archives

Outtro music: “The Enlightened Alaskan” by MazeDude:
http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01690

Support the show on Patreon:
http://www.patreon.com/umbcast

Next time, I’ll be looking at the 1996 Activision FMV adventure, Spycraft: The Great Game.

Stream the show live:

Direct download:
http://umbcast.com/podcast/070-UMBCast-UMBNews-April-2015.mp3

Time for episode 67 and the news!

Here’s a rundown of the stories discussed:

King’s Quest And Sierra: An Interview With Ken Williams:
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/01/02/ken-williams-interview-kings-quest-sierra-game-informer.aspx

New Baldur’s Gate game in the works using its original engine:
http://www.polygon.com/2015/1/8/7518145/new-baldurs-gate-game-infinity-engine

Kickstarter: Shadowrun: Hong Kong by Harebrained Schemes LLC:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/webeharebrained/shadowrun-hong-kong

X-Wing sequels head up GOG’s latest batch of Star Wars classics:
http://www.pcgamer.com/x-wing-sequels-head-up-new-batch-of-star-wars-classics-on-gog/

Rogue Squadron 3D and Rebellion added to GOG’s Star Wars catalogue:
http://www.pcgamer.com/rogue-squadron-3d-and-rebellion-added-to-gogs-star-wars-catalogue/

Tex Murphy eBooks:
http://www.aaronconners.net/

Double Fine Has The LucasArts Singapore DOTT Assets:
http://mixnmojo.com/news/Double-Fine-Has-The-LucasArts-Singapore-DOTT-Assets

Kickstarter: Underworld Ascendant by OtherSide Entertainment:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/othersidegames/underworld-ascendant

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Now On GOG.COM:
http://www.gog.com/news/warner_bros_interactive_entertainment_on_gogcom

Gary Owens, Announcer of ‘Laugh-In’ Fame, Dies at 80:
http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/gary-owens-announcer-of-laugh-in-fame-dies-at-80-1201433731/

ASCII Sector: Text-based Privateer remake:
http://www.asciisector.net/

Outtro music: “My Loved ones are Gone” by Psycho Crusher:
http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02508

Support the show on Patreon:
http://www.patreon.com/umbcast

Next time, I’ll be looking at the 1998 Lucasarts adventure, Grim Fandango.

Stream the show live:

Direct download:
http://umbcast.com/podcast/067-UMBCast-UMBNews-February-2015.mp3

Good evening Blockers,

Time for our second news-only show brought to you by patreon.com/umbcast.

In the news this month:

Ur-Quan Masters HD has entered beta:
http://urquanmastershd.com/

Broken Age Act 2 due in early 2015:
http://www.doublefine.com/forums/viewthread/15863/

Day of the Tentacle Remastered!
http://www.polygon.com/2014/12/8/7354949/tim-schafer-day-of-the-tentacle-remastered-ps4-vita-pc

New Carmen Sandiego
http://www.hmhco.com/parents-and-kids/the-learning-company/carmen-sandiego

Elite: Dangerous released
https://www.elitedangerous.com/

Satellite Reign available via Steam early access:
http://www.vg247.com/2014/12/17/syndicate-wars-successor-satellite-reign-now-available-on-steam/

Father of video games, Ralph Baer, dies at 92:
http://www.theverge.com/2014/12/7/7349715/ralph-baer-father-of-video-games-dies-at-92

Ken and Roberta Williams presented with Industry Icon award at The Game Awards
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2NMpK2Rnks

Next time, I’ll be covering Strife

Stream the show live:

Direct download:
http://umbcast.com/podcast/063-UMBCast-UMBNews-December-2014.mp3

Good evening Blockers,

It’s the first news-only episode thanks to your incredible generosity on Patreon!

News discussed in this episode:

3D Realms bundle released:
http://www.pcgamer.com/3d-realms-returns-with-32-game-anthology-bundle/

Lucasarts games now available on GoG:
http://www.gog.com/news/new_publisher_disney_interactivelucasfilm

Star Citizen FPS module revealed:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-11-03-star-citizen-first-person-shooter-gameplay-unveiled

Ken & Roberta Williams get a sneak peak of the new King’s Quest:
http://blog.theoddgentlemen.com/post/101694832159/meeting-roberta-and-ken-williams

Tim Schafer discusses an open-world Grim Fandango sequel:
http://kotaku.com/tim-schafer-dreams-of-an-open-world-grim-fandango-seque-1654750107

Thimbleweed Park, a retro adventure from the creators of Maniac Mansion:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thimbleweedpark/thimbleweed-park-a-new-classic-point-and-click-adv

Elite: Dangerous drops offline single player gameplay:
http://www.pcgamer.com/elite-dangerous-boss-says-online-only-is-the-right-decision/

Hero U has a revised release date of October 15, 2015:
http://www.hero-u.net/hero_u_about.html

Music:

‘In Ten Years’ by H.P. Mendoza: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/everything-is-pop/id922961764

‘Pirate Shout’ by audio fidelity, Derek Meler, Eric Griffin, Marcus Affeldt: http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02179

Support the show on Patreon:
http://www.patreon.com/umbcast

Next time, I’ll be covering the 1985 Micoprose sub simulation, Silent Service.

Stream the show live:

Direct download:
http://umbcast.com/podcast/060-UMBCast-UMBNews-November-2014.mp3