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Explore classic text adventure games from Magnetic Scrolls, Level 9, Infocom, Scott Adams, and more.
Episode 18 - Bored of the Rings / Calixto Island with Iain Lee
The Retro Adventurers
1 hour 51 seconds
8 months ago
Episode 18 - Bored of the Rings / Calixto Island with Iain Lee
Iain Lee, "an old bloke who was popular in the Nineties" as well as counsellor, broadcaster, and I'm a Celebrity survivor joins Dave and Jason this episode. They discuss Tolkien sendup Bored of the Rings by Fergus McNeill and the Mark Data classic Calixto Island. Iain shares his love for the Dragon 32, memories of sneaking text adventure time on school BBC Micros, and Experienced Media Professional Image Advice with Jason.
Bored of the Rings (playable online)
Calixto Island (playable online, MS-DOS with graphics)
Calixto Island (playable online, "Play Now" button next to "Calixto Island (Text)", CoCo plain text)
Iain Lee's Random Access Memories podcast
Quill Adventure Guides (Bored of the Rings and other Quill games, deconstructed)
MST3K: Detective
The Retro Adventurers
Explore classic text adventure games from Magnetic Scrolls, Level 9, Infocom, Scott Adams, and more.
