Each episode, Alessandro Crolla shares his 30 years of gaming experience with gaming newcomer Jen Hughes by reviewing a classic game each episode. Come join in for a journey of fun games, weird trivia, Scottish accents and, if we have any time left in the episode, maybe some learning.
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Each episode, Alessandro Crolla shares his 30 years of gaming experience with gaming newcomer Jen Hughes by reviewing a classic game each episode. Come join in for a journey of fun games, weird trivia, Scottish accents and, if we have any time left in the episode, maybe some learning.
The horn of battle blows, we ready our swords, and prepare for battle against our very first real time strategy game, with Age of Empires 2. Our struggle will be hard; we must fight against resource management, enemies that come to destroy our wonders, and the scourge of bad Scottish accents, but we must prevail!
Episode theme - Realms of Africa by ProtricityWe Wish you a Merry Christmas by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0CONTENTS(00:52) Introduction (07:33) Pre-playthrough interview(20:11) Rules of gameplay(22:26) Intermission to post-playthrough(28:47) History & design (38:42) Music & sound design(43:57) The First (Tutorial) Campaign - William Wallace(59:14) The Tales of Skirmishes(01:21:32) The Second Campaign - Joan of Arc(01:31:25) Aftermath & legacy(01:36:15) Final analysis(01:49:52) Write-in stories(01:51:58) Conclusion - The 3 Jens
Starter Quest
Each episode, Alessandro Crolla shares his 30 years of gaming experience with gaming newcomer Jen Hughes by reviewing a classic game each episode. Come join in for a journey of fun games, weird trivia, Scottish accents and, if we have any time left in the episode, maybe some learning.
