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

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The Witness Jan 23, 2019

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Is playing The Witness a total gasser, or is it a trip for biscuits? Listen in as those hep cats Kevin and Carrington get on the Ameche to bushwa about Infocom's second gumshoe. If you give this rip-snorter the high hat, you're all wet.

Hosts: Kevin Savetz and Carrington Vanston

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

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Next episode: Nord and Bert Couldn't Make Head or Tail of It

Leather Goddesses of Phobos Jan 05, 2019

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Kevin and Carrington thrust into outer space (and Cleveland) to solve saucy puzzles and grapple bawdy baddies in Infocom's spicy space farce. Something, possibly this very sentence, tells you things are going to get strange.

Hosts: Kevin Savetz and Carrington Vanston

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

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Next episode: The Witness

Zork III: The Dungeon Master Dec 18, 2018

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Kevin and Carrington delve once again into the dungeons of the Great Underground Empire to complete Infocom's most famous (and famously difficult) trilogy. Can they complete the game without cheating? The answer will not surprise you.

Hosts: Kevin Savetz and Carrington Vanston

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

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Next episode: Leather Goddesses of Phobos

Infidel Oct 27, 2018

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Brave the baking sun with Kevin and Carrington as they scour the desert for pyramids plunder. And maybe, just maybe, they'll discover the greatest treasure of all: a macro to type the word 'hieroglyphs' for them.

Hosts: Kevin Savetz and Carrington Vanston

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

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Next episode: Zork III: The Dungeon Master

Cutthroats Aug 28, 2018

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Set sail for Hardscrabble Island, where sly divers vie for sunken treasure. Can Kevin and Carrington avoid the dangers of the deep long enough to enjoy the game? Don't hold your breath.

Hosts: Kevin Savetz and Carrington Vanston

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

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Next episode: Infidel

Hollywood Hijinx Aug 10, 2018

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Explore a house filled with traps and trophies in Hollywood Hijinx, the zany (or is it kooky?) treasure hunt from Infocom. And if you listen carefully you can hear Kevin's home slide out to sea.

Hosts: Kevin Savetz and Carrington Vanston

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

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Next episode: Cutthroats

Infocom's Non-Interactive Non-Fiction Aug 06, 2018

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Infocom released several non-IF programs, such a series of digital comics, a board game, and even a corporate database. The company is in the black, you are likely to accrue a Grue.

Hosts: Kevin Savetz and Carrington Vanston

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

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Next episode: Hollywood Hijinx

Rollercoaster Aug 06, 2018

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Kevin resurrects the very first video game that used a laserdisc: a type-in text adventure that ran on the Apple II. First you type in the game, then you type in the game!

Hosts: Kevin Savetz and Carrington Vanston

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

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Next episode: Infocom's Non-Interactive Non-Fiction

Moonmist Jul 18, 2018

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Solve a murder, unmask a ghost, and hunt for treasure in Infocom's multitrack mystery. Can you do what Scooby do? Find out in Moonmist. Viva la diffidence!

Hosts: Kevin Savetz and Carrington Vanston

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

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Next episode: Hollywood Hijinx

Bureaucracy Apr 07, 2018

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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