Episode 17 - Magazine Roundup #1

Jason, Nick, and the returning Tim Gilberts of Gilsoft dig into the magazines of the 1970s and 1980s that chronicled the rise of text adventures!

We look at two of the most significant Stateside issues of the early commercial period, the November 1979 issue of Creative Computing with a full (and unusual) implementation of Colossal Cave Adventure, and the December 1980 BYTE with articles by Dave Lebling, Jon Freeman, and of course one of the most significant events of the year in personal computer games: Scott Adams' release of the Pirate Adventure source code.

New Zork Times #3.1, early 1984

Micro Adventurer #1, November 1983

Creative Computing, November 1979

BYTE Magazine December 1980

Sinclair User #2, May 1982

Sinclair User #3, June 1982

Adventure Probe #1, June 1986

Be an Interplanetary Spy (Ron Martinez) discussion on IntFic

Mike Dornbrook (Infocom) oral history

Giant's Gold, Commodore 64 port

Atari Swordquest's Real-Life Treasures

Another Atari Swordquest overview

Treasure Quest

Treasure Quest prize winner mystery

Adventure (Colossal Cave) Family Tree