UMBCast 089 - Maniac Mansion

05/03/16 • 78 min

Here's big episode 89 wherein I discuss the primordial Lucasfilm Games adventure game, Maniac Mansion! Play Maniac Mansion in DOTT Remastered: https://www.gog.com/game/day_of_the_tentacle_remastered?pp=1106a1dda2d680438ecfb0bb70fd479c55a1791f Play Maniac Mansion on archive.org: https://archive.org/details/msdos_Maniac_Mansion_1987 Maniac Mansion Deluxe (free enhanced fan game): http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/site/games/game/401/ The Expurgation of Maniac Mansion for the Nintendo Entertainment System: http://www.crockford.com/wrrrld/maniac.html Next time, we'll have the second part in this series with Day of the Tentacle!

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UMBCast 088 - Jagged Alliance

Here is episode 88 wherein I discuss the great Sir-Tech Software turn based tactical strategy series, Jagged Alliance. Read Darius Kazemi's deep dive into Jagged Alliance 2: http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00MQHVAOK/ref=pe_386430_189358380_TE_DP Buy Jagged Alliance on GoG: https://www.gog.com/game/jagged_alliance?pp=1106a1dda2d680438ecfb0bb70fd479c55a1791f Buy Jagged Alliance 2 on GoG: https://www.gog.com/game/jagged_alliance_2?pp=1106a1dda2d680438ecfb0bb70fd479c55a1791f Jagged Alliance on Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/search/?snr=1_4_4__12&term=jagged%20alliance Next time, I'll be heading back to the roots of SCUMM with Maniac Mansion!

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UMBCast 090 - Hangout #5 - Diamonds in the Rough

This time around, Brian, Troels, Tomer and I get together to talk about "Diamond in the Rough" games! We discuss a huge number of games that didn't receive the attention they deserved for one reason or another. Here's an incomplete list of games covered, see how many you've heard of! Rise of the Robots Round 42 Dynablaster Black Dahlia Chronomaster Death Rally Labyrinth of Time Shadowgate Ultrabots Rollcage High Octane Nuclear War Cyber Empires / Steel Empires Castle of Dr. Brain EcoQuest Clandestiny Jetpack Subculture Spiderman & Venom: Separation Anxiety Tron 2.0 and that's not even all of them! Thanks to the guys for participating and remember, if YOU want to join in on these great hangouts, you just need to give to the show at the 5 dollar or higher level over at http://patreon.com/umbcast.