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Episode 124:

Robinett's Adventure

Runtime: 58 Minutes

Today, we'll share with you the story of Adventure, originally released for the Atari 2600 in January of 1980. As part of its story, we'll teach you about the game that inspired it, Colossal Cave Adventure, talk about the many innovations that can be found in the game, and all the problems its creator, Warren Robinett had to overcome to create it. We'll wrap up our tale by talking about Easter Eggs, that which Adventure is best known for. So stick around and join us for a Grand Adventure on today's trip down Memory Card Lane.

Adventure

References:

Wikipedia Article:

  Wikipedia - Adventure

Game-Specific Wiki:

  Adventure Tropedia Wiki

Additional Sources:

  YouTube, "Adventure Complete Game Playthrough (All 3 Variations) Atari 2600 - The No Swear Gamer"
  Wikipedia, "Warren Robinett"
  Wikipedia, "Slot Racers"
  Wikipedia, "Colossal Cave Adventure"
  WarrenRobinett.com, "Warren Robinett's Home Page"
  Arthur's Hall of Viking Manliness, "Warren Robinett Interview: A. Merrill's Talks to the Programmer of "Adventure" for the Atari 2600"
  The Jaded Gamer, "OF DRAGONS AND EASTER EGGS: A CHAT WITH WARREN ROBINETT"
  ArsTechnica, "Atari devs dissect Yars’ Revenge, Adventure, Atari’s woes"
  YouTube, "Warren Robinett discusses the making of Adventure" by Atari
  Atari Compendium, "Adventure Letter"
  Wikipedia, "SoftKey"
  Wikipedia, "The Learning Company"
  Paste Magazine, "Easter Eggs: The Hidden Secrets of Videogames" by Jack Yarwood/
  VG247, " 'Could they fire me? No!' The Warren Robinett Interview"
  Good Deal Games, "Interview: Warren Robinett"

Audio Sources:

Cold Open Music:

Bleeping Demo by Kevin MacLeod (incompletech.com)

Link: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Podcast Intro Music:

Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4171-open-those-bright-eyes

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/