The Classic Gamers Guild Podcast

The Weirdest Moments in Adventure Games (with AdventureGameGeek) Sep 8, 2026 3792 This week Anna and Paul are joined by friend of the show AdventureGameGeek as they break down some of the strangest moments in adventure games. They also go on a side quest about bellybutton coitus—which only solidified the overall theme. Mangia! Shek out AdventureGameGeek's YouTube channel for some exquisite adventure game content! Play our adventure game! The Phantom Fellows ! GOG Steam i

Space Quest: Vohaul Strikes Back (with Developer Frederik Olsen) Aug 25, 2026 7801 This week Anna and Paul played Space Quest: Vohaul Strikes Back and spoiler, they both fell in love with it. So they brought on one of its developers, Frederik Olsen, to dig into the making of it—all while walking you through the game itself. It's a good time, MANGIA! Download & Play Vohaul Strikes Back! (We recommend playing it in ScummVM) Play our adventure game! The Phantom Fellows ! GO

The Worst Things Adventure Games Do Aug 11, 2026 6134 This week Anna and Paul are discussing their adventure game pet peeves! From minor annoyances to irrational irritations to absolute deal breakers, it's a good time all the way through the chaotic ending. MANGIA! Play our adventure game! The Phantom Fellows ! GOG Steam itch.io Fireflower Mac App Store Shek out OneShortEye's Phantom Fellows Documentary: The Ghost Game that Isn't About Death

Beneath a Steel Sky REVIEW Jul 28, 2026 7572 This week Anna and Paul played Beneath a Steel Sky for the first time and they had a LOT to say. This one is pretty thorough. At some point the amount of data in human sperm comes up, and that's when it also becomes educational. MANGIA! Play our adventure game! The Phantom Fellows ! GOG Steam itch.io Fireflower Mac App Store Shek out OneShortEye's Phantom Fellows Documentary: The Ghost Gam

Best & Worst Relationships in Adventure Games Jul 14, 2026 2788 This week Anna and Paul talk about Relationships in adventure games. Which was the most toxic? Who could do better but probably won't? Who's the best flirt and who had the best sexual tension?! All this and more, MANGIA! Play our adventure game! The Phantom Fellows ! GOG Steam itch.io Fireflower Mac App Store Shek out OneShortEye's Phantom Fellows Documentary: The Ghost Game that Isn't Abo

Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror REVIEW Jun 30, 2026 8026 This week Anna and Paul played Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror and then they tell you like, allll about it. Mangia! Play our adventure game! The Phantom Fellows ! GOG Steam itch.io Fireflower Mac App Store Shek out OneShortEye's Phantom Fellows Documentary: The Ghost Game that Isn't About Death The Phantom Fellows Pin/Magnet by CanvasQuest! The Phantom Fellows Players Companion (

Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars Review Jun 16, 2026 7189 This week Anna and Paul played Broken Sword: A Circle of Bloody Templars, or some variation of that, and they very exhaustively, very nerdily, walk you through it. Mangia! Play our adventure game! The Phantom Fellows ! GOG Steam itch.io Fireflower Mac App Store Shek out OneShortEye's Phantom Fellows Documentary: The Ghost Game that Isn't About Death The Phantom Fellows Pin/Magnet by Canva

Adventure Game Vibe Guide Jun 2, 2026 4580 This week Anna and Paul are matching vibes to games. Ten vibes, to be precise: Cozy, Spooky, Lonely etc. They give their fav game for the mood and then a matching recommendation. It's a good time, Mangia! Shek out OneShortEye's Phantom Fellows Documentary: The Ghost Game that Isn't About Death Play our adventure game! The Phantom Fellows is out now! GOG Steam itch.io Fireflower Mac App St

Top 10 Houses in Adventure Games May 19, 2026 4172 This week Anna and Paul are discussing Adventure Game Houses! Well, twenty of them anyway, there's a crazy amount of houses in adventure games if you start looking into it. They also try to define what a house in an adventure game is and they learn a little about themselves along the way. Also Paul says BDM instead of BDSM, several times, because quote "acronyms are hard". Mangia! Shek out OneShor

Best & Worst Adventure Game Series-is May 5, 2026 4435 This week Anna and Paul are discussing Adventure Game Series-is. Which series' had the best first entry? Which had worst first game, but got dramatically better? Which series deserved one more game or should have stopped one sooner? All this and more, mangia! Shek out OneShortEye's Phantom Fellows Documentary: The Ghost Game that Isn't About Death Play our adventure game! The Phantom Fellows is

Torin's Passage - Review Apr 21, 2026 6828 This week Anna and Paul are deep in Torin's Passage, a game by Al Lowe that is considered by many to be a hidden gem in the Sierra catalog. What did they think of it? Unclear! Press play to find out and mangia! Shek out OneShortEye's Phantom Fellows Documentary: The Ghost Game that Isn't About Death Play our adventure game! The Phantom Fellows is out now! GOG Steam itch.io Fireflower Mac

Adventure Game Music Selections Vol. 1 Apr 7, 2026 4703 This week Anna and Paul are... I don't know how to word this. They're like, well first of all they're talking a lot. Seems to be kind of a theme with this show. But more specifically they've come with 7 music selections (each) and are going to play 30 second (ish) clips of their choices and talk a bit about what makes them exceptional examples of an adventure game soundtrack score. It's a good tim

Top 10 Adventure Game ENDINGS Mar 24, 2026 5223 This week Anna and Paul do a Top 10 ranking of the best adventure game endings EVER OF ALL THE TIME. It's fun and it's for you so please, mangia Shek out OneShortEye's Phantom Fellows Documentary: The Ghost Game that Isn't About Death Spoiler Free Time Codes! To skip... Dagger of Amon Ra - Skip to 7:22 Gabriel Knight - Skip to 10:47 Thimbleweed Park - Skip to 13:50 Freddy Pharkas - Skip to 19:0

Top 10 Adventure Game Locations Mar 9, 2026 3080 Join our hosts Anna and Paul as they embark on a nostalgic journey through gaming history's most memorable and beloved locations! In this episode, they count down their top 10 in-game locations that have captured players' imaginations for decades. Whether you're a veteran adventurer who solved every Sierra puzzle or a newcomer curious about gaming's roots, this episode celebrates the artistry, cre

Quest For Glory V: Dragon Fire Review Feb 24, 2026 6113 Well, here it is! The fifth and final game in the Quest for Glory series. and it's an amazing game! Anna says so. Anna tells Paul. Anna tells everyone! Mangia! Play our adventure game! The Phantom Fellows is out now! GOG Steam itch.io Fireflower Mac App Store The Phantom Fellows Pin/Magnet by CanvasQuest! The Phantom Fellows Players Companion (Guide to Must-See Moments!) Grab a Phantom Fello

LucasArts Top 10 Feb 9, 2026 6356 Anna and Paul each choose their personal favorite top 10 LucasArts game, and then declare a winner! Tune in to see what game reigns supreme!* Mangia! As promised a link to this awesome article The Secrets of Monkey Island's Source Code by Frank Cifaldi Play our adventure game! The Phantom Fellows is out now! GOG Steam itch.io Fireflower Mac App Store The Phantom Fellows Pin/Magnet by Canva

The Sierra Top 10: Two Lists, One Winner Jan 27, 2026 5615 Paul and Anna each rank their personal top 10 Sierra games of all time, then combine the lists into a single shared ranking with a clear #1 winner. King’s Quest, Space Quest, Quest for Glory, Gabriel Knight, and more all enter the mix, and the way they stack up is not what most people would predict. ORRR IS IT?! DUN DUN DUNNNNNNNN PS at some point says FM Towns twice and he meant to say PC-98 MANG

Quest For Glory IV: Shadows Of Darkness Review Jan 13, 2026 5850 Paul and Anna walk the listener through the fourth entry in the Quest For Glory Series. Is it their favorite in the series? Can a computer game make you cry? What the heck is up with that Leshy? And a name that tune segment that will leave you guessing! Mangia! Sprite credit to Jack Povlitz! Play our adventure game! The Phantom Fellows is out now! GOG Steam itch.io Fireflower Mac App Store Th

Quest For Glory: Wages Of War Review Dec 29, 2025 4146 Paul and (mostly) Anna walk the listener through the full game auditorily, and Paul explains why this entry is his favorite in the series so far! Mangia! Sprite credit to Jack Povlitz! Play our adventure game! The Phantom Fellows is out now! GOG Steam itch.io Fireflower Mac App Store The Phantom Fellows Pin/Magnet by CanvasQuest! The Phantom Fellows Players Companion (Guide to Must-See Moment

From Space Quest to SpaceVenture: Ken Allen Talks Music Dec 8, 2025 4730 Composer Ken Allen shaped the soundscape of an entire Sierra era, from Space Quest to Kings Quest, and that unmistakable Sierra logo fanfare burned into every retro-gamer's brain. Now he’s back with a full new soundtrack for SpaceVenture, and we go deep into how it all came together. In this episode, Ken walks through the craft behind his new score, the evolution from MT-32 to modern orchestral li

Al Eufrasio - Sierra Animator (Leisure Suit Larry, Space Quest, Torin's Passage) Nov 25, 2025 4235 This week Anna and Paul sit down with legendary Sierra animator and artist, Al Eufrasio! They go behind the scenes at Sierra on what it was like to work there, how projects were conceptualized and executed, and they also chat a bit about animation, including where to find good, modern animation. It's an illuminating conversation so cozy up and Mangia! Play our adventure game! The Phantom Fellows

Quest For Glory II: Trial By Fire - Review Nov 11, 2025 4686 This week Anna and Paul played Quest For Glory 2: Trial By Fire and as per the rules of podcasting, they're going to talk into microphones, at you, for quite some time—largely staying on topic while occasionally wandering into a narrative side quest, as to create a more layered listening experience for you, the listener. I have no idea what I'm even saying at this point, Mangia! Play our adventure

The PRGE Tapes: Conversations from the Portland Retro Gaming Expo Oct 27, 2025 4387 Anna hits the floor at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo, or as she and her late friend Roberta always called it, the PGRE. It’s a weekend overflowing with nostalgia, laughter, and the kind of serendipity that only happens when you pack decades of gaming history under one roof. This episode brings you the voices and moments that defined the show: Al Lowe sharing stories from his Sierra days, Lori and

Merch, Marketing, and Modern Adventures (with YakWaxLips) Oct 14, 2025 3569 This week Anna and Paul are joined by Michael aka YakWaxLips! We're discussing the new Adventure Game Merch Store, the state of modern adventure games, how to market adventure games and support devs, the legacy of LucasArts in modern adventure games, and his opinion of Gabriel Knight, as a LucasArts mega fan. Mangia! Shek out YakWaxLips on Youtube Grab a Phantom Fellows shirt or mug at Adventure

The Dagger of Amon Ra (with OneShortEye) Sep 30, 2025 13496 This week Anna and Paul are joined by OneShortEye and they go on the deepest of dives into The Dagger Of Amon Ra! OneShortEye has just concluded a proper digital archeological dig on the game for his upcoming documentary and he brought all of the weird and wonderful finds to share with us. Mangia! Shek out OneShortEye's Youtube Channel Play our adventure game! The Phantom Fellows is out now! G

EcoQuest: The Search for Cetus Sep 16, 2025 5064 This week Anna and Paul played say it with me, Echo Quest! Paul enjoyed it whereas Anna didn't appreciate the message citing "our flat earth is clean enough!". Okay fine she didn't. But she does say other things MANGIA! Grab a Phantom Fellows shirt or mug at AdventureGameMerch.com ! Play our adventure game! The Phantom Fellows is out now! GOG Steam itch.io Fireflower Mac App Store The Phan

PAUL ALMOST DIED + Blue Force Sep 2, 2025 4875 This week Anna and Paul are reunited and they kick things off with some story time about where Paul has been, thennn they get into the 1991 Jim Wall's adventure "Blue Force". It's one of those games a lot of us flagged as "one day I'll play that" knowing very well that day will never come, so press play and let them walk you through it instead. Mangia! Play our adventure game! The Phantom Fellow

Bonus Episode: ERROR 47: Honoring Roberta Vaughan with Music, Mayhem, and a Live Kickstarter Aug 23, 2025 8228 This three-part BONUS episode honors our friend Roberta Vaughan and celebrates the upcoming live debut of Error 47—a tribute band performing all together for the first time this fall. Part One features Jackie, Sarah, Jon Paul, Erik, and Mick, some of the members of the band, as they reflect on Roberta’s legacy, how the project came together, and what it’s like preparing for a live show as a group

Inside Shadows of the Afterland with Rubén López Aug 18, 2025 3039 This week on the Classic Gamers Guild Podcast, we step into the afterlife, but not the peaceful kind. Anna, one half of the CGG Podcast, sits down with Rubén López, one half of Aruma Studios, to talk about their upcoming point-and-click adventure Shadows of the Afterland. If their debut Intruder in Antiquonia was about memory and resisting modernity, this one’s about being dead before you’re even

Sean Parker and the Fogtown FMV Revival Aug 4, 2025 3264 This week, Anna runs a solo mission straight into the fog, Fogtown, that is. She’s joined by Sean Parker, the puppet-wrangling, genre-bending mastermind behind Fogtown, the only detective story brave enough to ask: what if a puppet version of Sherlock Holmes had imposter syndrome, a spatula sword, and a head that occasionally falls off? We talk about how the pandemic turned a scrappy puppet TV sho

Codename: Iceman (it's actually kinda good?!) Jul 22, 2025 5514 This week Paul played Sierra's black sheep, what some call the rite, or maybe right, of passage for the clinically obsessed adventure gamer... it's Codename: Iceman. He's gonna walk you through it so you don't have to play it, while switching vehemently between 'you should play it' and 'you absolutely should not'- it's quite a rollercoster of confused emotions and misguided angst. Honestly, I thin

Adventurous Non-Adventure Games Jul 8, 2025 3960 This Week Anna talks about non-adventure games that feel adventurous, and Paul is a cynical bastard about each one them, the entire time. Mangia! Shek out Emil's awesome, new old-school FPS Reverend! Play our adventure game! The Phantom Fellows is out now! GOG Steam itch.io Fireflower Mac App Store The Phantom Fellows Pin/Magnet by CanvasQuest! The Phantom Fellows Players Companion (Guid

Would You Rather... Jun 24, 2025 2002 This Week Anna and Paul ask themselves "Would You Rather..." and of course it's based on Adventure Game whatevers. Tropes or characters or something idk, look the microwave just went off and I can smell my food so naturally I've lost interest in writing this. MANGIA! Play our adventure game! The Phantom Fellows is out now! GOG Steam itch.io Fireflower Mac App Store The Phantom Fellows Pin/

Freddy Pharkas Frontier Pharmacist Jun 10, 2025 4718 This Week Anna & Paul played Freddy Pharkas Frontier Pharmacist and when you listen to them talk about it, you're gonna be like wow, they sure did. MANGIA! Play our adventure game! The Phantom Fellows is out now! GOG Steam itch.io Fireflower Mac App Store The Phantom Fellows Pin/Magnet by CanvasQuest! The Phantom Fellows Players Companion (Guide to Must-See Moments!) Shek out our f

Quest For Glory: So You Want To Be A Hero May 27, 2025 6170 This Week Anna & Paul played Quest For Glory! And honestly, I can't focus on writing this because I've got that song in my head that's all 🎶 I NEED A HERO Something something into the night 🎵 And he's gotta be fast and it would nice if he was strong and I'd really just like someone who would listen to me about my day 🎵 Anyway it's something like that. But also, we played this game and now we'

The Adventure Game Yearbook May 13, 2025 3083 This Week Anna & Paul are combing through the Yearbook from Point 'n Click High, and deciding things like: Who had the best hair? Who's the class clown? Who has the most punchable face? Who had the best death animation? It kinda starts as more Yearbook trope kinda questions and then transforms into general award-show style questions but it's a good time, you'll see, you'll all see. Or I guess

Character Battle Royale - SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY! Apr 29, 2025 5834 This Week Anna & Paul are like, here lemme just give you an example, this is the episode: Larry Laffer vs Roger Wilco - Who are you choosing to babysit your kid? Gabriel Knight vs. Indiana Jones - Who's the best smooth talker? Laura Bow vs Grace Nakamura - Who figures out a supernatural mystery faster? It's a lotta that. And it's a lotta fun, MANGIA! The Phantom Fellows Players Companion (

Heroes, Shadows & Save Games Apr 15, 2025 8287 This week Anna & Paul are talking—wait, is that a good name for the episode? I was kinda thinking "Pixels and Personas" but that sounded kinda vague, but maybe it's more mysterious which I think you want for catchy episode titles. Whatever. This week they're talking about Archetypes—first they lay out the different archetypes using pop-culture and words, then they assign the most iconic advent

The Most Adventurous Adventure Games Apr 1, 2025 4872 This week Anna & Paul are talking about the most adventurous adventure games! The ones that aren't just an adventure by genre but that make you feel like you're on a grand adventure! They've broken it down into categories such as globe trotting/grab your passport adventures, adventures that take place over one crazy day, and more! So grab some gummy bears and rice cakes and mangia! The Phant

Gross, it's Non-Adventure Games! Mar 18, 2025 3626 This week Anna & Paul are talking about non-adventure games, for some reason. Oh, Paul was supposed to say, for his first pick, "Astro Chicken" and he formally regrets forgetting this very so-so joke. See cos, that's in an adventure game and so it represents his hesitation to embrace anything outside of the adventure genre. I'm glad I explained it, it's for sure funnier now. Mangia! The Pha

Patches, Mods, Debugs & Cheats! Mar 4, 2025 2744 This week Anna & Paul are talking about patches, mods, things and stuff! Come for the things, stay for the stuff. Mangia! Play our adventure game! The Phantom Fellows is out now! GOG Steam itch.io Fireflower Shek out our friends in the Adventure Game Hotspot Network: Space Quest Historian's The 7th Guest and The 11th Hour - do they deserve better? Adventure Game Geek's My Games of t

Screensavers And The Screens They Saved Feb 18, 2025 3500 This week Anna & Paul are talking about screen savers! From the origins to the toasters to the sad, slide show end— what a ride it was. AfterDark for Windows 10/11 Flying Toasters for MacOS Play our adventure game! The Phantom Fellows is out now! GOG Steam itch.io Fireflower Shek out our friends in the Adventure Game Hotspot Network: Space Quest Historian's The 7th Guest and The 11

The Curse of Monkey Island Feb 4, 2025 7020 (We had some technical issues and this weeks episode was recorded onto a single track. We apologize for any resulting loss in quality and any rather, unsavory, background noises.) (Especially the sexy, squishy ones.) This week Anna & Paul play The Curse of Monkey Island! Is it the best Monkey Island, or the worst? It's for sure one of those extremes, find out what at least one of us thinks,

Monkey Island 2 LeChuck's Revenge Jan 21, 2025 5908 This week Anna & Paul play Monkey Island 2: Guybrush is a dick now. Mangia! Play our adventure game! The Phantom Fellows is out now! GOG Steam itch.io Fireflower Shek out our friends in the Adventure Game Hotspot Network: Space Quest Historian's The 7th Guest and The 11th Hour - do they deserve better? Adventure Game Geek's My Games of the Year 2024 (feat. Paul & The Phantom Fellow

The Secret of Monkey Island Jan 7, 2025 5663 This week Anna & Paul are doing it. They're finally going to Monkey Island. Not the actual Monkey Island in South Florida, no. The good one. The make believe one. Time to find out what they think of what many consider the GOAT. Mangia! Play our adventure game! The Phantom Fellows is out now! GOG Steam itch.io Fireflower Shek out our friends in the Adventure Game Hotspot Networ

Questing For Glory (with Jason Mical) Dec 24, 2024 5100 This week Anna & Paul are joined by author of the upcoming book "Questing For Glory The Definitive History of the Quest for Glory Series", Jason Mical! Jason brought his expertise, fun facts and insight as he and Anna talk at Paul about their favorite series! Join us as we walk through each game in the series, and delve into everything from development stories to soundtracks—Mangia! Questing

Cozy Holiday Games Dec 10, 2024 3085 This week Anna & Paul are talking about cozy games to play during the holidays! They also touch on the odd lack of snow in adventure games while mentioning all the ones they could think of with some. Because snow >= holidays. So roast some acorns on the fire and curl up on the whatever and Mangia! Play our adventure game! The Phantom Fellows is out now! GOG Steam itch.io Fireflower

New Old Games! Nov 26, 2024 3104 This week Anna & Paul sampled some of the exciting new old games that just recently released: King's Quest - It Takes Two To Tangle, Space Quest V - Talkie Edition, and King's Quest VI - AGI Demake. They sampled all of them, and then talk about weird Canadian sandwiches. And possibly the games too, I don't know, you tell me. Mangia! Play our adventure game! The Phantom Fellows is out now! GO

Ranking Non-Sierra/LucasArts Adventure Games! Nov 12, 2024 4014 This week Anna and Paul are ranking some adventure games that weren't made by Sierra or LucasArts. If Paul got his way this episode is called I Have No Willy And I Must Beamish, but I'm guessing it's prolly something clunky and annoyingly descriptive. Anyway this was fun, Mangia! Play our adventure game! The Phantom Fellows is out now! GOG Steam itch.io Fireflower The Adventure Games Podca

Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within Oct 29, 2024 2776 This week Anna & Paul talk about Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within! Look. I'm gonna give it to you straight, seee, this isn't our finest hour, but we wanted to get something to you under tricky circumstances and this is arguably, possibly better than deafening silence, I don't know, you tell us. Mangia? Play our adventure game! The Phantom Fellows is out now! GOG Steam itch.io Fireflower

Ranking Sierra Point & Clicks THE SEQUEL Oct 15, 2024 4444 This week Anna & Paul are ranking Sierra Point And Clicks, AGAIN! This time they do it even more betterly. That's not true, it's still pretty cavalier if not lawless, but this time it's the titles released in 1993-1996. Ish. What game comes out on top? Totally forgot. For sure a Sierra one though. Mangia! Play our adventure game! The Phantom Fellows is out now! GOG Steam itch.io Fireflower

Ranking Sierra Point & Clicks Oct 1, 2024 5980 This week Anna & Paul are ranking Sierra Point And Clicks! Look, I'm typing this through my cats legs while he looks deeply into my eyes so let's justvzdvd - okay now he's sitting on most of both my arms. Look you know the deal, there were games, now they're ranked and a bunch of laughs and nonsense happen in between - MANGIA! Play our adventure game! The Phantom Fellows is out now! GOG Ste

From Idea to Reality: The Making of The Phantom Fellows Sep 17, 2024 8126 An episode 4 years in the making... 105,482 Line of Code & Dialog 19,850 Sprites 1,415 Days in Development 150 Inventory Items 151 Achievements 72 Rooms In Game 39 Characters 14-22 Hours of Gameplay 1 Developer This is it. On September 27th The Phantom Fellows will be released. Here is our game developers roadmap, how an adventure game goes from an idea to a reality. I've had the best 4 ye

Ranking LucasArts Adventure Games Sep 3, 2024 5254 This week Anna & Paul are talking about Indiana McCracken and The Loom of Tentacle Island! Ok fine, they're actually ranking all of LucasArtseses adventure games but the dummy who writes these just wanted to say that (hey screw you, me!) So grab some snacks and get cozy - unless your thing is listening to this while exercising in which case absolutely do not get a snack or cozy, and tune in to

Ranking Sierra SCI0 Games Aug 20, 2024 5099 This week Anna & Paul are ranking Sierra's SCI0 games! SCI0 was a magical time for Sierra, Colonel's Bequest, Space Quest 3, Hero's Quest, King's Quest IV, Leisure Suit Larry 2 & 3, codename iceman, Police Quest 2, Conquests of Camelot... and because ranking these legendary games is such a difficult task, they've brought in help from the CGG community as well as from their Adventure Game H

Adventure Game Fan Fair (Recap) Aug 6, 2024 3300 This week Anna & Paul are recapping their recent trip to the Adventure Game Fan Fair, hosted by Adventure Game Hotspot! Look, this is a pretty low-key, relaxed chat and Anna isn't even home yet but we figured instead of skipping this week maybe some of you would wanna hear about meeting the Sierra Alumni. the many amazing panels and meeting all the wonderful characters that make up our adv gam

Ranking Sierra AGI Games Jul 16, 2024 4494 This week Anna & Paul are ranking Sierra's AGI games! It's been 6 years and 200+ episodes and they finally picked some of that sweet, sweet low hanging fruit and decided to rank some games. Love easy to reach fruit. There's 14 AGI (adventure) games, they've played most of them, which AGI game comes out on top? Where does your favorite land? All this and not a lot more, this week on the CGG Pod

Blade Runner Jul 2, 2024 5562 This week Anna & Paul are talking about what it means to be human and to have played Blade Runner, the 1997 Adventure Game. This was a fun conversation that ranges from what a voxel actual is to the philosophical implications behind the questions that Blade Runner asks. And all from the differing perspectives of Anna, who is a newcomer to the IP and from Paul, who is a lifetime fan and Phillip

Sierra Remake Comparison IV: King's Quest Jun 18, 2024 4945 This week Anna & Paul are comparing the original* AGI King’s Quest with the SCI remake. It's part of our EGA vs VGA Sierra Comparison series except the King's Quest remake is still in EGA so technically it's- look it's all very nerdy and pedantic. Point is, a game was made, then it was remade and we're going to be the vessel in which you vicariously experience playing both through. Mangia!

The Enduring Appeal of Pixel Art (feat. Tom Hardwidge) Jun 4, 2024 5890 This week Anna & Paul are joined by Tom Hardwidge of Tall Story Games to talk about pixel art in adventure games! They discuss how pixel art began as result of a technical limitation and went on to become a stylistic choice that people still can't get enough of. They also discuss its role in adventure games, purist vs modernized pixel art, how they make pixel art and a whole bunch more! It was

The Dialectical Tension Between Point-and-Click Interfaces and Text-Parser Mechanisms in Digital Ludology. (feat. Slatts) May 21, 2024 5358 This week Anna & Paul are joined by Ryan Slattery of Slatt Studio to discuss the pros and cons of text parser and the pros and cons of point and click, but like, comparatively. I guess it's parser vs point and click but idk, the "vs" gives it like a grudge match kinda vibe and we didn't really frame it like one of them has to win and the other lose. Here, let's start over with an overtly intel

Quest for Style: Character Design and Fashion in Adventure Games May 7, 2024 6660 This week Anna & Paul are talking character design and are answering some super fun questions such as: Who's the most cosplayable character? If you had to dress like an adv game character for a month, who would it be? Which villain dressed the most villainy? What 2 characters would you freaky Friday? And a ton more, like, too much more. So join in as they get actually pretty bitchy in discussi

Adventure Game Sitcoms Apr 23, 2024 3920 This week Anna & Paul reimagine some classic adventures as period correct TV sitcoms. Imagine Laura Bow having her own weekly whodunit series, Gabriel Knight starring in his own X-Files or shek this out, how about Leisure Suit Larry has a show right, and he lives with his mom who's like the Muppet Babies mom or wait no, she's like Howard Wolfowitz's mom, and anyway Larry keeps trying to get ho

Sequel Police: We Gave 15 Classic Adventures a Sequel Apr 9, 2024 5406 This week Anna & Paul are the sequel police because they're talking about sequels and frankly, how, what else would we call it, this is an adventure game podcast. Okay, so we've established that policing or otherwise work regarding crime solving will not be involved in the episode, what else? Oh so, we basically go through the games that had planned sequels and briefly discuss what they could

Loom: THAT'S What They Were Weaving?! Mar 26, 2024 4948 This week Anna & Paul bring you the Sierra Remake Comparison IV: This One Isn't Even Sierra. Look, you all asked us about Loom and we finally answered. We also made sense of what exactly was being weaved, all while comparing the original EGA version to the VGA and FM Towns remake. Join us as we present to you our flimsy arguments as to which is the best while Paul upsets the LucasArts fans by

King's Quest VI - Also the Best King's Quest (feat. Erik Elsom) Mar 12, 2024 8137 This week Anna & Paul are joined by the magician I mean musician, Erik Elsom, the talented man behind Magic Map Studio and they are discussing King's Quest VI: Having Hair is Human. They chat about the game as if to verbally play it for you which typing that out, it's amazing anybody listens to this show. But you do! And this episode is a lot of fun, probably, if I'm honest, I'm typing this li

Sierra Remake Comparison III: Space Quest Feb 27, 2024 6778 This week Anna & Paul Mangia! Whoops, that was a typo. See I, I didn't wanna erase last episode's mangia cos that's a whole word I'd have to type but the- doesn't matter, ok this week is part 3 of the Sierra Comparison Series™️ and it's Space Questests turn! It's the AGI EGA original vs the SCI VGA remake! And it's not really versus, it's more a comparison but like how every parent secretly ha

The Dig (Feat. Daniel Albu) Feb 13, 2024 6538 This week Anna & Paul are joined by special guest Daniel Albu (Conversations with Curtis) to excavate deep into The Dig. It was actually more work to avoid saying dig deep than it was worth. Anyway, actually, that's kinda it. I mean you know the deal, they talk about the game, which in this case is The Dig, you can already see they're joined by a guest, like usual the guest is prolly the knowl

Sierra Remake Comparison II: Leisure Suit Larry Jan 30, 2024 4620 This week Anna & Paul bring you the next installment in the Sierra Remake Series, this week they are comparing both versions of Leisure Suit Larry In The Land of the Lounge Lizards! It's EGA vs VGA, AGI vs SCI, Parser vs Point and Click! Join them as they take you through both versions of Larry's origin story, examining the differences in gameplay, story and experience and even bringing in a d

Point, Click, Listen: Dave Gilbert (Wadjet Eye Games) Jan 16, 2024 6561 This week Anna & Paul sit down with the legendary Dave Gilbert of Wadjet Eye games! This was a fun and flowy conversation covering many topics from voice acting to adventure game interfaces, to raising stakes without death to world building and lore. I mean more. No wait, I meant lore- look, let's not bogged down by trying to make sense- just press play and Mangia! Old Skies by Wadjet Eye -

This Was SO Last Year (RIP 2023) Jan 2, 2024 5375 This week Anna & Paul have a particularly casual conversation, looking back at all the CGG episodes from 2023, and then using their mouths to create sounds that are often- but not always- words, and then the goal here is that you like the words they say, which are again, inspired from them looking at past episodes and should potentially encapsulate feelings about said episodes. It's, this is a

Adventure Game Interfaces Dec 19, 2023 5507 This week Anna & Paul discuss things, using words. Mangia! Okay fine. They talk about interfaces, gooey's and unique game mechanics! What do I mean? Unclear! Okay okay, for starters, gooey is neat for GUI's which is less nerdy for Graphical User Interfaces. And by interfaces I mean Text Parser, 9 Verb, 2-Click, Sierra Point and Click, Verb Coin and maybe more. And by unique mechanics, well the

Sierra Remake Comparison I: Police Quest Dec 5, 2023 7092 This week Anna & Paul are looking at all the Police Quest 1’s. Both Police Quest 1’s. The, the two different 1’s. See cos there’s Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel and then there’s Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel, again, for the first time. See, they’re both actually quite different and it’s not even- it’s not subtle. Oh yeah, did I mention this is the first in a lil mini

Conquests of the Longbow: The Legend of Robin Hood (Feat. OneShortEye) Nov 21, 2023 15351 This week Anna & Paul are joined by friend and special guest Matt aka OneShortEye, to bring you what we can confidently call complete* coverage, of the 1992 point and click adventure, Conquests of the Longbow: The Legend of Robin Hood. Or just Cotl. Or even Cotlb but really, longbow is one word LOOK, that's not important, what's important is that you, I don't know, I guess drink more water tha

Quest For Story: The Role of an Adventure Game’s Plot Nov 7, 2023 5166 This week Anna & Paul are doing words at you while under the direction of "talk about plots" and "make them good words". They are looking at adventure games with complex plots and adventure games with thin, straightforward plots and examining when one is better than the other and asking the question: how much does the plot of the story even matter, in adventure games? After all, it is rarely t

Oh, The Horror! (with Adventure Game Geek) Oct 24, 2023 6278 This week Paul is joined by special guest Adventure Game Geek and they are going through their favorite scary, spooky and suspenseful adventure games! Sure it kind of devolved into ranking games from 0 to "has a pumpkin in it" and sure, what was supposed to be a list of scary games turned into more "well, at some point it's dark and raining, so that counts" but it's a fun time regardless. Mangia!

The Best King’s Quest Oct 9, 2023 3542 This week Anna & Paul are talking about the best King’s Quest game. Right away you’re prolly like, well it’s between 2, maybe 3 of them. And not 2 like King’s Quest 2 because frankly, pee-youuu, that’s the worst one without a Conner in it. And KQ3, say what you will- you know what- I’m gonna stop talking now before I ruin it. Go, press play and mangia! Wishlist our adventure game! The Phantom

Beavis and Butt-Head in Virtual Stupidity Sep 26, 2023 3489 This week Anna & Paul are taking you through a point and click adventure game that is often referred to as "surprisingly really good". What game is that? The one that's the title of the episode omg it's so long, don't make me type it out again. FINE, Beavis and Butthead in Virtual Stupidity. Okay I actually copied and pasted it, that wasn't so bad/sorry for yelling. Basically they attempt to g

Hidden (In Plain Sight) Gems Sep 12, 2023 4135 This week Anna & Paul are talking about great adventures that don't always get the attention they deserve. Kinda like you, maybe. Anyway without spoiling the games mentioned, because I mean ca'mon, half the fun is finding out if they said the thing you wanted them to say, but the games mentioned span from 1984 to 2020 and for the first time, Paul mentions a non-adventure game! What is it you a

Thimbleweed Park Aug 29, 2023 4882 This week Anna & Paul are talking about Thimbleweed Park and Paul says "to those listening" a lot, which is weird because that's everyone. But besides that it’s actually pretty listenable and it serves as a comprehensive* review of a modern classic. Mangia! Wishlist our adventure game! The Phantom Fellows Check out Octavi Navarro's brilliant adventure series, Midnight Scenes Shek out our fri

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