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Eaten By A Grue: Infocom, Text Adventures, and Interactive Fiction

Eaten By A Grue: Infocom, Text Adventures, and Interactive Fiction

Monster Feet

Carrington Vanston and Kay Savetz review classic text adventures and modern interactive fiction.

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Eaten By A Grue: Infocom, Text Adventures, and Interactive Fiction - The Lurking Horror

The Lurking Horror

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08/22/20 • 126 min

A bone chilling blizzard at the window, a reanimated hand on your shoulder, and worst of all a term paper deadline. All the ingredients for a deliciously dreadful day at Boston's creepiest college, where Kay and Carrington delve deep into the tunnels and tombs of The Lurking Horror.

Hosts: Kay Savetz and Carrington Vanston

Theme tune: "It Is Pitch Dark" by MC Frontalot

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Next episode: Retrospective

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Eaten By A Grue: Infocom, Text Adventures, and Interactive Fiction - Zork II

Zork II

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10/16/17 • 83 min

Delve once more into the underground world of Zork where only things you can count on are your low cunning and your high number of saved games.

Hosts: Kevin Savetz and Carrington Vanston

Theme tune: "It Is Pitch Dark" by MC Frontalot

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Next episode: Suspended

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Eaten By A Grue: Infocom, Text Adventures, and Interactive Fiction - A Change in the Weather and Uncle Zebulon's Will

A Change in the Weather and Uncle Zebulon's Will

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03/19/22 • 83 min

Kay and Carrington leave behind the world of Infocom and venture into the future! (By which we mean the 1990s.) In this episode they tackle the two winners of the First Annual IF Competition: A Change in the Weather by Andrew Plotkin, and Uncle Zebulon's Will by Magnus Olsson.

Hosts: Kay Savetz and Carrington Vanston

Theme tune: "It Is Pitch Dark" by MC Frontalot

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Next episode: The Meteor, the Stone and a Long Glass of Sherbet

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Eaten By A Grue: Infocom, Text Adventures, and Interactive Fiction - Counterfeit Monkey

Counterfeit Monkey

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08/31/23 • 70 min

The Grue Gang tackles one of modern IF's most intricate and interesting games, in which letters can be added or deleted from words at any time and anything can be rearranged. Grue can become gruel, games can become gams, and podcasters can become really cool dudes (okay, that one is hypothetical).

Hosts: Kay Savetz and Carrington Vanston

Theme tune: "It Is Pitch Dark" by MC Frontalot

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Next episode: Violet

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Eaten By A Grue: Infocom, Text Adventures, and Interactive Fiction - Wishbringer

Wishbringer

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07/31/20 • 108 min

In Wishbringer, a search for a lost cat leads Kay and Carrington into a dark fantasy land where their greatest concern isn't the witches, the eldritch tendrils, or even the grue. It's delivering the mail. Be careful what you wish for.

Hosts: Kay Savetz and Carrington Vanston

Theme tune: "It Is Pitch Dark" by MC Frontalot

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Next episode: The Lurking Horror

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Eaten By A Grue: Infocom, Text Adventures, and Interactive Fiction - Bureaucracy

Bureaucracy

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04/07/18 • 101 min

To listen to this episode, fill out form GRU3 using a #2 pencil and send it by postal mail no later than 8AM yesterday. Be sure to submit all forms in triplicate, in person, and in ink.

Hosts: Kevin Savetz and Carrington Vanston

Theme tune: "It Is Pitch Dark" by MC Frontalot

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Next episode: Moonmist

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Eaten By A Grue: Infocom, Text Adventures, and Interactive Fiction - Zork I

Zork I

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12/16/16 • 48 min

Kevin and Carrington discuss Zork I, the first text adventure from Infocom. From the highs of its incredible parser to the lows of its unfair puzzles, it all comes down to one burning question: are you a TAKE person or a GET person?

Hosts: Kevin Savetz and Carrington Vanston

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Eaten By A Grue: Infocom, Text Adventures, and Interactive Fiction - Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels

Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels

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04/27/17 • 74 min

It's 19th Century London, and Crown Jewels are missing! Solving the mystery will take all the skills of the world's greatest dectective! You are also there.

Hosts: Kevin Savetz and Carrington Vanston

Theme tune: "It Is Pitch Dark" by MC Frontalot

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Next episode: Thimbleweed Park.

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Eaten By A Grue: Infocom, Text Adventures, and Interactive Fiction - Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur

Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur

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03/26/21 • 106 min

Can Kay and Carrington defeat the usurper king and restore peace to a fabled land? And more importantly, can they do it while turning into badgers and turtles and eels, oh my. Some claim there is more to being a knight than just eating ham and jam and Spam a lot. Surely you joust.

Hosts: Kay Savetz and Carrington Vanston

Theme tune: "It Is Pitch Dark" by MC Frontalot

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Next episode: Journey

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Eaten By A Grue: Infocom, Text Adventures, and Interactive Fiction - Everybody Dies and Bee

Everybody Dies and Bee

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06/04/22 • 63 min

The guys from Grue tackle another pair of modern Interactive Fiction games, or at least try to. First up is Everybody Dies, by Jim Munroe, in which ... well, everybody dies. Until they don't. And maybe there are ghosts. Next is Bee, by Emily Short, about going to a spelling bee. Except the only version of the game available doesn't include the spelling bee. Infocom games were never this complicated.

Hosts: Kay Savetz and Carrington Vanston

Theme tune: "It Is Pitch Dark" by MC Frontalot

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Next episode: Hadean Lands, by Andrew Plotkin

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How many episodes does Eaten By A Grue: Infocom, Text Adventures, and Interactive Fiction have?

Eaten By A Grue: Infocom, Text Adventures, and Interactive Fiction currently has 99 episodes available.

What topics does Eaten By A Grue: Infocom, Text Adventures, and Interactive Fiction cover?

The podcast is about Leisure, 80S, Podcasts, Vintage and Video Games.

What is the most popular episode on Eaten By A Grue: Infocom, Text Adventures, and Interactive Fiction?

The episode title 'Zork II' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Eaten By A Grue: Infocom, Text Adventures, and Interactive Fiction?

The average episode length on Eaten By A Grue: Infocom, Text Adventures, and Interactive Fiction is 87 minutes.

How often are episodes of Eaten By A Grue: Infocom, Text Adventures, and Interactive Fiction released?

Episodes of Eaten By A Grue: Infocom, Text Adventures, and Interactive Fiction are typically released every 7 days, 14 hours.

When was the first episode of Eaten By A Grue: Infocom, Text Adventures, and Interactive Fiction?

The first episode of Eaten By A Grue: Infocom, Text Adventures, and Interactive Fiction was released on Dec 2, 2016.

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