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Published on November 30, 2017
There was a time where you had to actually read in order to play computer games! Before computer gaming was mainstream and universal, it was the domain of the hobbyist. In this Backtrack, we talk about the computer games we loved to play growing up, the machines we played them on, and what made them so special to us!
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Show Notes
- Classic Computers » goo.gl/MnVLhc
- Commodore 64 » en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodore_64
- Atari 8-bit Computers » en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_8-bit_family
- Original Macintosh » en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh
- History of Amiga » en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Amiga
- Compute! Magazine » en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compute!
- Evolution of Computer Storage » www.recordnations.com/articles/media-history
- BBS: The Documentary » archive.org/details/BBS.The.Documentary
- Infocom » en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infocom
- Play Zork Online » goo.gl/n57tzR
- Enchanter Trilogy » en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enchanter_(video_game)
- Play Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy » goo.gl/3d8uZo
- Get Lamp (Text Adventure Documentary) » www.getlamp.com
- Bard’s Tale (1985) » goo.gl/cyu9th
- Defender of the Crown » classicreload.com/defender-of-the-crown.html
- Watch Jon and George Play M.U.L.E. » youtu.be/2clQcjByVq0
- Play M.U.L.E. Online » classicreload.com/a8b_mule.html
- Watch the Ancient a Art of War » youtu.be/mdgwPOf2BCA
- Elite » goo.gl/zJndeh
- Another World » en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Another_World_(video_game)
- Another World Opening Sequence » youtu.be/1j4gO9sR7zs
- Email the show » podcast@genxgrownup.com
- Visit us on YouTube » GenXGrownUp.com/yt
