DOS Nostalgia Podcast

“We were somewhere around the comments section, on the edge of YouTube, when the anger began to take hold.” Russian video-blogger Dmitry Bachilo returns to discuss what it is like to be a retro gaming-centered content creator. In between being silly and self-deprecating about our hobby we also manage to discuss some serious issues, and give honest advice. “We can’t stop here. This is .BAT country!”

Download MP3: https://www.dosnostalgia.com/podcast/dosnostalgia_ep27.mp3

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Follow Dmitry on Twitter (Russian): https://twitter.com/bocha_himself

Mat Bradley-Tschirgi returns for the third time, and this time we’re talking about all the classic (and not so classic) Sim-games developed and/or published by Maxis Software.

Download MP3: http://www.dosnostalgia.com/podcast/dosnostalgia_ep26.mp3

Follow Mat on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MatWBT

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List of discussed games:
SimCity
SimCity Classic
SimCity: Enhanced CD-ROM
SimEarth: The Living Planet
SimAnt: The Electronic Ant Colony
SimLife
SimCity 2000
Sim Farm
SimHealth
SimIsle: Missions in the Rainforest

I’ve decided to play DJ again and present to you another selection of cool tunes from DOS games. Relax and enjoy this CD, General MIDI, AdLib, MT-32, and tracker music.

Download MP3: http://www.dosnostalgia.com/podcast/dosnostalgia_ep25.mp3

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Music featured in this episode:
Rob Hubbard – Budokan Theme (Budokan) [MT-32]
Chris Brayman – Prelude to an Afternoon of Fawn (Leisure Suit Larry VGA) [MT-32]
Allister Brimble and Danny Burke – Body Blows Theme (Body Blows) [AdLib]
Jon Hare and Richard Joseph – Narcissus (Cannon Fodder) [MT-32]
Andrew Sega – Time Traveller (Crusader) [MOD]
Paul Mogg – High Scores (Tetris Classic) [AdLib]
Robert Holmes – St. George’s Bookstore (Gabriel Knight) [General MIDI]
Ilya Tchervonuk, Sergei Potapov, Dmitry Laptev, and Ivan Sokolovsky – Track #7 (Z.A.R.) [CD]
Ken Allen – Intro (The Colonel’s Bequest) [MT-32]
Imagitec – Medley (Hero Quest) [MT-32]
Gilles Douieb – Titicaca/Inca People (Inca) [CD]

A fellow DOS enthusiast Mat Bradley-Tschirgi returns to talk about Al Lowe’s Leisure Suit Larry games in both nostalgic and objective ways. Quality of some puzzles and jokes is questioned, and lots of fun memories are recalled. KEN SENT US

Download MP3: http://www.dosnostalgia.com/podcast/dosnostalgia_ep24.mp3

Follow Mat on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MatWBT

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Buy Leisure Suit Larry 1-6 on GOG: https://www.gog.com/game/leisure_suit_larry
Buy Leisure Suit Larry 7 on GOG: https://www.gog.com/game/leisure_suit_larry_love_for_sail

Adventure game designer Agustín Cordes (Scratches, Asylum) joins your truly to point a spotlight at a rather obscure area of DOS gaming – Spanish language games. Lots of very difficult games in CGA colors are discussed, and some critique of obsolete design philosophies is present. Vamos a hacerlo!

Download MP3: http://www.dosnostalgia.com/podcast/dosnostalgia_ep23.mp3

Follow Agustín on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AgustinCordes
Senscape website: http://www.senscape.net

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List of discussed games:
La Abadía del Crimen (Opera Soft, 1987)
Freddy Hardest (Dinamic Software, 1988)
Freddy Hardest in South Manhattan/The Guardian Angel (Iron Byte/Dinamic Software, 1989)
El Capitán Trueno (Dinamic Software, 1990)
Livingstone, I Presume?/Livingstone Supongo (Opera Soft, 1988)
Poogaboo: La Pulga II (Opera Soft, 1991)
Narco Police (Iron Byte/Dinamic Software, 1990)
Sol Negro (Opera Soft, 1988)
Risky Woods (Dinamic Software, Zeus Software/EA, 1992)
La Espada Sagrada (Topo Soft, 1990)
Mad Mix/The Pepsi Challenge (Topo Soft, 1988)
Los Templos Sagrados (Aventuras AD, 1992)
La Colmena (Opera Soft, 1992)