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Second collection: BBS-related podcasts
You’ve seen the BBS Documentary. You’ve read reminiscences about BBSing on blogs and tech websites. So how about something to listen to? Today I’m introducing Break Into Chat’s second special collection: BBS-related podcasts
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Trade Wars vs. Legend of the Red Dragon: Which was the most popular?
When I was on the Bobby Blackwolf Show in February, we discussed TradeWars 2002 and Legend of the Red Dragon. Early in our back and forth on LoRD, I said: “It became… you know, depending on who you talk to, probably the number one or number two game out of BBSes.” Blackwolf followed up by…
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Hearing from my software heroes
I spent much of my teenage life inside the confines of the Atari ST terminal program “ANSITerm” by Timothy Miller of Two World Software. I have mentioned the program before on the blog, and I even described it briefly when I was a guest on the Bobby Blackwolf Show podcast. But I’ve never really given…
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Jewels, bats, and balls
Last year I was studying BBS doors. This year I’ve started writing some! I have two percolating right now: “Jewel Mountain,” a game I’m making with my daughter. Progress has been slow because we still haven’t worked out exactly what the game mechanic should be. “Sports Stats,” an informational door that will give live standings…
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Me vs. the Super Bowl
Earlier this week Bobby Blackwolf recorded an interview with me that he’s going to include in his weekly gaming podcast this weekend. We reminisced about BBSing and BBS door games and I talked about Break Into Chat. The podcast will live-stream at 8 p.m. (EST) Sunday, which means I’ll be up against the Super Bowl.…
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Seth Robinson talks LORD and Planets: TEOS with Matt Barton
One of my favorite things since I started Break Into Chat has been interviewing BBS door game creators. So I really enjoyed watching Dr. Matt Barton of St. Cloud State University interview Seth Robinson. They talk about Robinson’s childhood, his favorite BBS door games, Legend of the Red Dragon, LORD II, and Planets: The Exploration…
