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Podcast Episode #33 - Ron Gilbert

Ron Gilbert is legendary for genre-defining games like Maniac Mansion, Monkey Island, and The Cave. His newest game, Thimbleweed Park, builds on the classic point-and-click adventure games while delivering a fun new gaming experience. AJ and Joerg talk to him about his history in the gaming industry, what makes a good game, and what the future might hold.

Links related to this episode:

• Thimbleweed Park: https://thimbleweedpark.com
• Thimbleweed Park's Development Blog: https://blog.thimbleweedpark.com
• Ron Gilbert on Twitter: https://twitter.com/grumpygamer

Other stuff we mentioned:

• Cancelled Kickstarter for Commodore 64: For the Love of a Machine: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wallstrom/commodore-64-for-the-love-of-a-machine/comments
• Uncle Art: A Temporal Shift: https://uncleartretrogaming.com
• THE 64: https://the64.computer
• Flickering Myth's article about THE 64: https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2017/04/the-64-announce-they-are-now-working-with-major-distributors-and-manufacturers/
• ZX Spectrum Next Kickstarter page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1835143999/zx-spectrum-next
• Claw Hunter: http://clawhunter.com
• Scene World's Let's Play of Claw Hunter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iy41frWHCp0
• Aquanox Deep Descent: http://www.aquanox.com
• Game Gauntlet 2017 Cruise: http://gamertechevents.com
• Vanessa Arteaga on Twitter: https://twitter.com/oVAN3SSAo
• Vanessa Arteaga on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/varteaga1

 AJ and Joerg:

• AJ in real life: http://justwestofhell.com
• AJ on Twitter: http://twitter.com/arthurjheller
• AJ on Extra Life: http://extra-life.org/participant/derision
• AJ on AbleGamers: http://ablegamers.donordrive.com/participant/ajh

• Joerg’s blog: http://nafcom.eu
• Joerg on Twitter: http://twitter.com/nafcom
• Joerg on Extra Life: https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&participantID=254973
• Joerg on AbleGamers: http://ablegamers.donordrive.com/participant/nafcom

• Join our Scene World team on Extra Life: http://extra-life.org/team/sceneworld

Music by Richard Bayliss: http://tnd64.unikat.sk
Intro promo by Charles Martinet: http://www.charlesmartinet.com

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