OPEN MAILBOX October 2026
It's our 50th episode! Jason, Nick, and Tim make it a working holiday with news on the peak of competition season (Ectocomp! Introcomp! Iron ChIF! And of course IFComp!), news on developments for Z-Ma...
29 Sep 30min
A Mind Forever Voyaging and PRESTAVBA
It's Infocom and Iron Curtain classic text adventures from the final years of the Cold War! With special guest Ana Meisel (ana.help), Nick and Jason take on two entertaining political-statement classi...
23 Sep 1h 49min
OPEN MAILBOX September 2026
Contest deadlines, international reviews, and some Ramsberg groveling lead our news coverage for text adventure enthusiasts this month. Tim, Jason, and Nick bring you the latest for one of the oldest ...
30 Aug 25min
Invincible Island and Adventure in the Fifth Dimension
Pack your phrasebook and get ready to defend democracy as Ben and Jason take on a pair of quirky early 1980s adventures. For an appetizer, we order Infocom legend Brian Moriarty's early effort, a type...
26 Aug 53min
OPEN MAILBOX August 2026
No rest for retro adventuring news this summer as Tim and Jason bring you lots of news: contest developments (don't delay, some deadlines are very very very soon!), Visible Zorker updates which aren't...
31 Jul 29min
Gruds In Space and Steve Silver Adventure #1
"I don't want to suggest this is a more obviously American game than some others, but I will say you do solve one problem by shooting a tree." - Dudley of Yesterzine Jason and special guest player Dud...
23 Jul 1h 5min
OPEN MAILBOX July 2026
Classic text adventure news so late-breaking that we have to interrupt our news to bring you new news about that news! Presented again this month by Retro Adventurers Nick, Tim, and Jason. University ...
30 Jun 19min
Fahrenheit 451 and Buckaroo Banzai
Unofficially official text adventure sequels to beloved media properties both published in 1984. That's what these two have in common. Laugh While You Can, Monkey Boy! because this John Lithgow Apprec...
21 Jun 1h 17min
