Eaten By A Grue

Kay Savetz and Carrington Vanston discuss and review interactive fiction, Infocom games, and classic text adventures.

Adventureland 12/25/2024

Adventureland How long does it take to load a saved game of Adventureland on the TRS-80? A little over a year, apparently. Kay and Carrington are back and ready to tackle tricky text adventures once again. It's a Christmas disaster! I mean, a Christmas miracle! Maybe a bit of both. Hosts: and Theme tune: "It Is Pitch Dark" by Find links, notes, and more episodes of Eaten By A Grue at Next episode: Fish! /episode/index/show/monsterfeet/id/34611375

Fifi's Big Adventure 11/08/2023

Fifi's Big Adventure Kay has created a 50,000 word choose your own adventure novel for NaNoGenMo, and Carrington has nothing in his home to sit on. One of the hosts has their life much more together than the other, but who's to say which one. Okay, it's Kay. Hosts: and Theme tune: "It Is Pitch Dark" by Find links, notes, and more episodes of Eaten By A Grue at Next episode: Adventureland /episode/index/show/monsterfeet/id/28550519

Violet 09/10/2023

Violet Procrastination is the name of the game when Kay and Carrington play Violet. Okay, technically Violet is the name of the game when Kay and Carrington play Violet, but you know what I mean. Note to self: write a better summary for this podcast episode. I'm sure I'll get around to it before we record. Hosts: and Theme tune: "It Is Pitch Dark" by Find links, notes, and more episodes of Eaten By A Grue at Next episode: Fifi's Big Adventure /episode/index/show/monsterfeet/id/27993198

Counterfeit Monkey 08/31/2023

Counterfeit Monkey The Grue Gang tackles one of modern IF's most intricate and interesting games, in which letters can be added or deleted from words at any time and anything can be rearranged. Grue can become gruel, games can become gams, and podcasters can become really cool dudes (okay, that one is hypothetical). Hosts: and Theme tune: "It Is Pitch Dark" by Find links, notes, and more episodes of Eaten By A Grue at Next episode: Violet /episode/index/show/monsterfeet/id/27897984

Creatures Such As We and Memories of Infocom 03/13/2023

Creatures Such As We and Memories of Infocom It's time to dim the lights and break out the legally binding waivers, as Kay and Carrington get busy with an interactive fiction dating sim. They'll also get down to some music inspired by Infocom games. Remember when they used to just play Zork? This podcast just keeps getting weirder. Hosts: and Theme tune: "It Is Pitch Dark" by Find links, notes, and more episodes of Eaten By A Grue at Next episode: Counterfeit Monkey /episode/index/show/monsterfeet/id/26206410

Dorm: Adventure at the 8-Bit Assembly 02/20/2023

Dorm: Adventure at the 8-Bit Assembly The Grue Crew discuss Carrington's own new text adventure game which he foisted upon an unsuspecting Kay. This is a deep dive into the creation of both the game and Feelies. Can the podcast, and more the point Carrington's ego, survive such a review? As the game itself says, what's the worst that can happen? Only one way to find out. Hosts: and Theme tune: "It Is Pitch Dark" by Find links, notes, and more episodes of Eaten By A Grue at Next episode: Creatures Such As We /episode/index/show/monsterfeet/id/25991415

Hadean Lands, Bee redux, and Leviathan 12/10/2022

Hadean Lands, Bee redux, and Leviathan What do you get when you mix difficult puzzles with intricate storytelling? A pair of defeated gamers, that's what. Kay and Carrington throw in the towel and admit they were bested by Andrew Plotkin's Hadean Lands. Then they replay Emily Short's recently remastered Bee, and tackle Jason Shiga's twisted tale of tentacles and truth. Bonus: Kay may or may not have sent Carrington some malware. Hosts: and Theme tune: "It Is Pitch Dark" by Find links, notes, and more episodes of Eaten By A Grue at Next episode: Dorm: Adventure at the 8-Bit Assembly /episode/index/show/monsterfeet/id/25286040

Everybody Dies and Bee 06/04/2022

Everybody Dies and Bee The guys from Grue tackle another pair of modern Interactive Fiction games, or at least try to. First up is Everybody Dies, by Jim Munroe, in which ... well, everybody dies. Until they don't. And maybe there are ghosts. Next is Bee, by Emily Short, about going to a spelling bee. Except the only version of the game available doesn't include the spelling bee. Infocom games were never this complicated. Hosts: and Theme tune: "It Is Pitch Dark" by Find links, notes, and more episodes of Eaten By A Grue at Next episode: Hadean Lands, by Andrew Plotkin /episode/index/show/monsterfeet/id/23327264

Their Angelical Understanding, and 16 Ways to Kill a Vampire at McDonalds 05/25/2022

Their Angelical Understanding, and 16 Ways to Kill a Vampire at McDonalds Kay and Carrington get a double dose of IF when they play and discuss Twine games for the first time. First up is Their Angelical Understanding, by Porpentine, which comes with both music and warnings. Next is 16 Ways to Kill a Vampire at McDonalds, by Abigail Corfman, a game about french fries and undeath. Hosts: and Theme tune: "It Is Pitch Dark" by Find links, notes, and more episodes of Eaten By A Grue at Next episode: Everybody Dies, by Jim Munroe /episode/index/show/monsterfeet/id/23222408

The Secret of Monkey Island 05/17/2022

The Secret of Monkey Island It's time for pointin' and clicking' and piratin', oh my, as Kay and Carrington play one of LucasFilm's famously funny forays into adventure gaming. Will they become terrors of the high seas, or be stuffed into Davy Jones' locker? All we know for sure is, there will be grog. Hosts: and Theme tune: "It Is Pitch Dark" by Find links, notes, and more episodes of Eaten By A Grue at Next episode: Their Angelical Understanding, by Porpentine /episode/index/show/monsterfeet/id/23142833

The Meteor, the Stone and a Long Glass of Sherbet 04/19/2022

The Meteor, the Stone and a Long Glass of Sherbet The Grue Crew delves into a world of noisy elephants and silent Rs, as they discuss Graham Nelson's game The Meteor, The Stone and a Long Glass of Sherbet. Just when they think they're out, Zork pulls them back in. Hosts: and Theme tune: "It Is Pitch Dark" by Find links, notes, and more episodes of Eaten By A Grue at Next episode: The Secret of Monkey Island /episode/index/show/monsterfeet/id/22837376

A Change in the Weather and Uncle Zebulon's Will 03/19/2022

A Change in the Weather and Uncle Zebulon's Will Kay and Carrington leave behind the world of Infocom and venture into the future! (By which we mean the 1990s.) In this episode they tackle the two winners of the First Annual IF Competition: A Change in the Weather by Andrew Plotkin, and Uncle Zebulon's Will by Magnus Olsson. Hosts: and Theme tune: "It Is Pitch Dark" by Find links, notes, and more episodes of Eaten By A Grue at Next episode: The Meteor, the Stone and a Long Glass of Sherbet /episode/index/show/monsterfeet/id/22502141

Zork Zero: The Revenge of Megaboz 01/31/2022

Zork Zero: The Revenge of Megaboz It's another game with a colon in the title, as Kay and Carrington tackle the ninth game in the increasingly inaccurately named Zork Trilogy. This one wraps up the entire Zork series, and (maybe) (kinda) explains everything. It all started long ago west of a white house, but how will it end? And what comes next? Eaten By A Grue: Zork Zero: The Revenge of Megaboz Hosts: and Theme tune: "It Is Pitch Dark" by Find links, notes, and more episodes of Eaten By A Grue at Next episode: A Change In The Weather /episode/index/show/monsterfeet/id/21958031

Journey: The Quest Begins 06/13/2021

Journey: The Quest Begins Kay Savetz and Carrington Vanston discuss the Infocom adventure Journey: The Quest Begins. /episode/index/show/monsterfeet/id/19453115

Eaten By A Cruise 04/29/2021

Eaten By A Cruise Kay Savetz and Carrington Vanston discuss the Infocom games at this year's JoCo Cruise. /episode/index/show/monsterfeet/id/18904088

Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur 03/26/2021

Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur Kay Savetz and Carrington Vanston discuss the Infocom text adventure Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur. /episode/index/show/monsterfeet/id/18485624

James Clavell's Shogun 12/29/2020

James Clavell's Shogun Kay Savetz and Carrington Vanston discuss the Infocom text adventure James Clavell's Shogun. /episode/index/show/monsterfeet/id/17362148

Take All 08/29/2020

Take All Kay Savetz and Carrington Vanston take a look back at the entire catalog of Infocom's text-only adventures. /episode/index/show/monsterfeet/id/15801269

The Lurking Horror 08/22/2020

The Lurking Horror Kay Savetz and Carrington Vanston review The Lurking Horror. /episode/index/show/monsterfeet/id/15713102

Wishbringer 07/31/2020

Wishbringer Kay Savetz and Carrington Vanston review Wishbringer. /episode/index/show/monsterfeet/id/15425039

Stationfall 07/16/2020

Stationfall Kay Savetz and Carrington Vanston review Stationfall /episode/index/show/monsterfeet/id/15229562

Scavange! 05/17/2020

Scavange! Kay Savetz and Carrington Vanston review Scavange! /episode/index/show/monsterfeet/id/14457650

Planetfall 04/21/2020

Planetfall Kay Savetz and Carrington Vanston review Planetfall. /episode/index/show/monsterfeet/id/14076092

Beyond Zork 04/09/2020

Beyond Zork Kay Savetz and Carrington Vanston review Beyond Zork /episode/index/show/monsterfeet/id/13917398

A Mind Forever Voyaging 02/01/2020

A Mind Forever Voyaging Kevin Savetz and Carrington Vanston review A Mind Forever Voyaging. /episode/index/show/monsterfeet/id/12972026

Suspect 01/13/2020

Suspect Kevin Savetz and Carrington Vanston review Suspect. /episode/index/show/monsterfeet/id/12711236

Spellbreaker 12/20/2019

Spellbreaker Kevin Savetz and Carrington Vanston review Spellbreaker. /episode/index/show/monsterfeet/id/12475214

Steve Meretzky interview 04/28/2019

Steve Meretzky interview Kevin Savetz interviews Steve Meretzky, one of Infocom's incredible Imps. /episode/index/show/monsterfeet/id/9563414

Catch-a-Butterfly 04/01/2019

Catch-a-Butterfly Kevin Savetz and Carrington Vanston review Catch-a-Butterfly. /episode/index/show/monsterfeet/id/9214730

Nord and Bert Couldn't Make Head or Tail of It 02/02/2019

Nord and Bert Couldn't Make Head or Tail of It Kevin Savetz and Carrington Vanston review Nord and Bert Couldn't Make Head or Tail of It. /episode/index/show/monsterfeet/id/8494709

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