Episode 28 - A Conversation with Andrew Plotkin

Episode 28 - A Conversation with Andrew Plotkin

Creator of games including Hadean Lands, Spider and Web, and Shade, as well as a long-time maintainer of Inform and participant in Interactive Fiction Technology Foundation (IFTF) leadership, Andrew "Zarf" Plotkin was also a teenager once. And back then he wrote Inhumane, as covered in Episode 27.

Jason and Nick welcome him to the program discuss the creation of Inhumane, the evolution of his work as a participant in the modern interactive fiction community, and the prospects for another "Infobom" title in that parody vein.

Zarfhome (personal homepage and contact info)

IFDB credits

IFTF

A Change in the Weather

Praser 5

Grimtooth's Traps

Episode image from The Book of Adventure Games II

Det här avsnittet är hämtat från ett öppet RSS-flöde och publiceras inte av Podme. Det kan innehålla reklam.

Avsnitt(50)

OPEN MAILBOX October 2026

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

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

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

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

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 Juli 29min

Gruds In Space and Steve Silver Adventure #1

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 Juli 1h 5min

OPEN MAILBOX July 2026

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 Juni 19min

Fahrenheit 451 and Buckaroo Banzai

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 Juni 1h 17min

Populärt inom Fritid

somna-med-henrik
uggla-ugglas-podcast
man-i-grupp
svenska-fpl-podden
travpodden
roda-vita-rosen
bilar-med-sladd
elbilsveckan
billgren-wood
jordkommissionen
rss-livsreglerna
avsuttet-med-elsa-johanna
rss-hemilyknarkarna-podcast
rss-vara-klassiker
rss-algjagare-emellan
sexet
rss-flygsnackpodden
rss-max-tant-med-max-villman
rss-horrujeje
kontrollbehov