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Episode 166:

The Midnight Dungeon Crawl

Runtime: 63 Minutes

Today, we'll all learn about Gauntlet, originally released as an arcade cabinet in October 1985. As part of its story, we'll learn all about the career of its creator Ed Logg. As we follow Ed Logg's career, we'll also learn about the creation of his other well-known games, including Asteroids and Centipede. Finally, we'll learn all about Dandy, the game that is a direct inspiration for Gauntlet. So join us for today's cooperative trip down Memory Card Lane.

Gauntlet

References:

Gauntlet Cover Art:

  Wikipedia - Gauntlet Art

Wikipedia Article:

  Wikipedia - Gauntlet

Game-Specific Wiki:

  Gauntlet Fandom Wiki

Additional Sources:

  Wired, "Asteroids Designer Ed Logg Honored With Pioneer Award"
  Gane Design: Theory and Practice (2nd Edition), "Chapter 6: Ed Logg"
  Retro Gamer, "The Making of Asteroids"
  Wikipedia, "Asteroids (video game)"
  Associated Press, "Woman behind 'Centipede' recalls game icon's birth"
  Wikipedia, "Atari, Inc."
  Forbes, "The Happy Accidents That Led To The Arcade Classic 'Centipede'"
  Wikipedia, "Liz Danforth"
  Wikipedia, "Starfaring"
  Wikipedia, "Interplay Entertainment"
  "He's 40 and Still in the Business of Video Games". Los Angeles Times. November 9, 2003.
  Wikipedia, "Brian Fargo"
  Wikipedia, "Michael Cranford"
  Wikipedia, "The Demon's Forge"
  Wikipedia, "The Bard's Tale (1985 video game)"
  Wikipedia, "Michael Cranford"
  Wikipedia, "Mercenaries, Spies, and Private Eyes"
  Wikipedia, "Fountain of Dreams"
  Wikipedia, "Meantime (video game)"
  Wikipedia, "Meantime (video game)"
  Wikipedia, "inXile Entertainment"

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/