The Upper Memory Block

The Upper Memory Block podcast is all about DOS and pre-Windows XP gaming. Every two weeks we talk in-depth about a game, game series, company and/or technology from this era. Enjoy!

UMBCast 114 - Links 02/25/2019

UMBCast 114 - Links Welcome to episode 114, where I dive into the prolific Access Software golf sim series, Links. /episode/index/show/umbcast/id/18081905

UMBCast 113 - Unreal 10/02/2018

UMBCast 113 - Unreal In episode 113, we take on the massively popular and genre-defining Unreal series. /episode/index/show/umbcast/id/18081911

UMBCast 112 - Heart of China 08/29/2018

UMBCast 112 - Heart of China Time for episode 112, in which we explore the mysterious world of 1930's Hong Kong in the 1991 Dynamix adventure, Heart of China. Links: My video research sessions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKLSnBxpjNM&list=PL2whCuUnKwYC1gOgCR6N229FHnVpkI5MZ Buy Heart of China on GoG: https://www.gog.com/game/heart_of_china?pp=1106a1dda2d680438ecfb0bb70fd479c55a1791f Next Episode: Next time, we jump forward to 1998 with the Unreal series from Epic games. /episode/index/show/umbcast/id/18081914

UMBCast 111 - One Must Fall 07/12/2018

UMBCast 111 - One Must Fall In episode 111, we hit our first fighting game, 1994's One Must Fall 2097 by Diversions Entertainment. Links: My video research sessions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJ-OBT0PYE0&list=PL2whCuUnKwYBNDRCGWvJzjmVSIg0Ij8Tk One Must Fall 2097 on archive.org: https://archive.org/details/OneMustFall2097 One Must Fall 1.0 (Demo) on archive.org: https://archive.org/details/msdos_MUSTFALL_shareware Tomer's interview with Rob Elam on Mobygames: Part 1 http://www.mobygames.com/featured_article/feature,8/ Part 2 http /episode/index/show/umbcast/id/18081917

UMBCast 110 - Wing Commander Roundup 06/20/2018

UMBCast 110 - Wing Commander Roundup In a very special UMBCast, for the second time ever I have a live guest! I dragged my friend and fellow podcaster Brian "Space Game Junkie" Rubin to sit with me and talk Wing Commander. Specifically, in light of my recent complete playthrough of Wing Commander 2 on the YouTube channel, I wanted to sit down with someone to discuss that game in particular. Of course, we couldn't just limit ourselves to JUST WC2 so of course we discuss the entire series with a bit more of a focus on the second game then on the /episode/index/show/umbcast/id/18081923

UMBCast 109 - We'll Miss You Akago (The Neverhood repost) 06/12/2018

UMBCast 109 - We'll Miss You Akago (The Neverhood repost) Earlier today, I received word that long time friend of the show, Amayirot Akago (aka Maarten Amkreutz), took his own life. As a very small, very insignificant gesture, I'm reposting his guest show from mere days before the arrival of the UMBaby covering The Neverhood. /episode/index/show/umbcast/id/18081926

UMBCast 108 - Dr. Brain 06/01/2018

UMBCast 108 - Dr. Brain This time around, we're hitting our first edutainment title with the Dr. Brain series from Sierra. Big shout out this month goes to Father Beast for catching some research I missed! Links: My video research sessions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzndtmyZZEE&list=PL2whCuUnKwYCc2Eh38uGBgpuAxhi43fEI CBC's The Artists Ep8 - LucasArts (Canada Only): https://watch.cbc.ca/media/the-artists/season-1/episode-8/38e815a-00e5822082e Next Episode: Next time, we'll be covering the 1994 Diversions Entertainment fightin /episode/index/show/umbcast/id/18081929

UMBCast 107 - The Last Express 05/01/2018

UMBCast 107 - The Last Express http://umbcast.com/podcast/107-UMBCast-The-Last-Express.mp3 /episode/index/show/umbcast/id/18081932

UMBCast 106 - Transport Tycoon (feat. Father Beast) 03/28/2018

UMBCast 106 - Transport Tycoon (feat. Father Beast) We've got a special one for episode 106 in which second time guest-host Father Beast takes us on a tour of the 1994 business and management simulator, Transport Tycoon. /episode/index/show/umbcast/id/18081935

UMBCast 105 - The Lost Vikings 03/01/2018

UMBCast 105 - The Lost Vikings Time for episode 105 where I dive into the 1992 Silicon and Synapse puzzle platformer, The Lost Vikings. /episode/index/show/umbcast/id/18081938

UMBCast 104 - Defender of the Crown 01/24/2018

UMBCast 104 - Defender of the Crown Here is the long awaited episode 104 in which I dive deep into the 1986 strategy/action game, Defender of the Crown from Cinemaware. /episode/index/show/umbcast/id/18081941

UMBCast 103 - Mailbag 01/07/2018

UMBCast 103 - Mailbag Wow! After an unplanned seven month hiatus I'm back! /episode/index/show/umbcast/id/18081944

UMBCast 102 - Hangout #7 - Feats of Strength 06/14/2017

UMBCast 102 - Hangout #7 - Feats of Strength It is time for yet another Patreon Hangout! This time around, Brian, Craig, Tomer, Troels and myself get together to discuss "feats of strength" in DOS and Pre-Windows XP gaming. /episode/index/show/umbcast/id/18081947

UMBCast 101 - F-19 Stealth Fighter 05/05/2017

UMBCast 101 - F-19 Stealth Fighter Time for episode 101 in which we discuss the 1988 Microprose flight sim, F-19 Stealth Fighter and its sequel/remake, F-117A Stealth Fighter 2.0! /episode/index/show/umbcast/id/18081950

UMBCast 100 - Star Trek: The Next Generation - A Final Unity 03/23/2017

UMBCast 100 - Star Trek: The Next Generation - A Final Unity Here it is! My long overdue return from "parental leave" and episode 100 of the podcast! This time around I celebrate the 50th anniversary of Star Trek with the 1995 Spectrum Holobyte adventure, Star Trek: The Next Generation - A Final Unity. Find CD copies of the game via this eBay search. A Final Unity research on YouTube: https://youtu.be/h30smq8aX0c Support the show on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/umbcast Next time, we'll be flying again with F-19 Stealth Fighter and F-117A Stealth Fighter 2.0. /episode/index/show/umbcast/id/18081953

UMBCast 099 - Cyber Empire (feat. Troels Pleimert) 02/13/2017

UMBCast 099 - Cyber Empire (feat. Troels Pleimert) One more guest show before I'm back in episode 100. This time around my good buddy Troels, the Space Quest Historian is here with a hidden gem, the 1992 Silicon Knights action/strategy game Cyber Empires (or Steel Empire in Europe). Not only does Troels do a great job with the show, he also interviews the game's creator, Denis Dyack! This episode contains an abridged version of the interview, for the whole thing, check out Troels' mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/SpaceQuestHistorian/space-quest-historian- /episode/index/show/umbcast/id/18081956

UMBCast 098 - A Mind Forever Voyaging (feat. Chris Olson) 12/30/2016

UMBCast 098 - A Mind Forever Voyaging (feat. Chris Olson) Here comes episode 98 where friend of the show Chris "CGOApps" Olson takes the big chair to discuss our inaugural text adventure, A Mind Forever Voyaging by Infocom, released in 1985. /episode/index/show/umbcast/id/18081959

UMBCast 097 - Hangout #6 - Game Music & Sound 12/04/2016

UMBCast 097 - Hangout #6 - Game Music & Sound It's Patreon Hangout time once again! This time around, Akago, Brian, Craig, Jim, Ryan, Tomer, Martin and myself got together to chat about game music and sound! /episode/index/show/umbcast/id/18081962

UMBCast 096 - Sid Meier's Colonization (feat. Father Beast) 11/27/2016

UMBCast 096 - Sid Meier's Colonization (feat. Father Beast) Here comes another guest show! Father Beast has been kind enough to put together an episode on the 1994 Microprose strategy game, Sid Meier's Colonization! Colonization on GOG.com: https://www.gog.com/game/sid_meiers_colonization Colonization on Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/327400/ Freecol, an open source remake of Colonization: http://www.freecol.org/ Article: "Is Colonization offensive enough?": http://www.playthepast.org/?p=278 Next time, we'll be having our 6th Patreon hangout discussing /episode/index/show/umbcast/id/18081965

UMBCast 095 - The Neverhood (feat. Amayirot Akago) 09/28/2016

UMBCast 095 - The Neverhood (feat. Amayirot Akago) Time for episode 95! Originally we were scheduled to cover A Final Unity, but what with the UMBaby coming, I've been thrown all out of whack so friend of the show Amayirot Akago has graciously stepped in with a guest show! He'll be covering the 1996 adventure, The Neverhood! In true UMB fashion, he hits all the major points and takes us through the very cool world of The Neverhood. For more from Akago, check him out on the Internet! Twitter: https://twitter.com/amayirotakago YouTube: https://www.youtube.com /episode/index/show/umbcast/id/18081968

UMBCast 094 - Tyrian 08/25/2016

UMBCast 094 - Tyrian Time for episode 94 where I cover the 1995 Eclipse Software / Epic Megagames shoot 'em up, Tyrian! /episode/index/show/umbcast/id/18081971

UMBCast 093 - Extended Memory: DOOM 2016 07/23/2016

UMBCast 093 - Extended Memory: DOOM 2016 It's time for episode 93 where I'll be covering a newer game in my Extended Memory format. This time we'll be talking about the newly released version of DOOM. /episode/index/show/umbcast/id/18081974

UMBCast 092 - Extended Memory: Warcraft (2016) 06/21/2016

UMBCast 092 - Extended Memory: Warcraft (2016) In this super special surprise episode, I get together with my friends Brian and Bianca of the Square Waves FM podcast for an unprecedented, never before done joint episode! /episode/index/show/umbcast/id/18081980

UMBCast 091 - Day of the Tentacle 06/08/2016

UMBCast 091 - Day of the Tentacle Welcome to episode 91 wherein I continue my journey through the so-called "Maniac Mansion series" with the sequel, 1993's Day of the Tentacle. /episode/index/show/umbcast/id/18081983

UMBCast 090 - Hangout #5 - Diamonds in the Rough 05/29/2016

UMBCast 090 - Hangout #5 - Diamonds in the Rough This time around, Brian, Troels, Tomer and I get together to talk about "Diamond in the Rough" games! We discuss a huge number of games that didn't receive the attention they deserved for one reason or another. Here's an incomplete list of games covered, see how many you've heard of! Rise of the Robots Round 42 Dynablaster Black Dahlia Chronomaster Death Rally Labyrinth of Time Shadowgate Ultrabots Rollcage High Octane Nuclear War Cyber Empires / Steel Empires Castle of Dr. Brain EcoQuest Clandestiny Je /episode/index/show/umbcast/id/18081986

UMBCast 089 - Maniac Mansion 05/03/2016

UMBCast 089 - Maniac Mansion Here's big episode 89 wherein I discuss the primordial Lucasfilm Games adventure game, Maniac Mansion! /episode/index/show/umbcast/id/18081989

UMBCast 088 - Jagged Alliance 04/10/2016

UMBCast 088 - Jagged Alliance Here is episode 88 wherein I discuss the great Sir-Tech Software turn based tactical strategy series, Jagged Alliance. Read Darius Kazemi's deep dive into Jagged Alliance 2: http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00MQHVAOK/ref=pe_386430_189358380_TE_DP Buy Jagged Alliance on GoG: https://www.gog.com/game/jagged_alliance?pp=1106a1dda2d680438ecfb0bb70fd479c55a1791f Buy Jagged Alliance 2 on GoG: https://www.gog.com/game/jagged_alliance_2?pp=1106a1dda2d680438ecfb0bb70fd479c55a1791f Jagged Alliance on Steam: http://store.stea /episode/index/show/umbcast/id/18081992

UMBCast 087 - Magic Carpet 03/07/2016

UMBCast 087 - Magic Carpet This time around, we're discussing the 1994 Bullfrog 3D shooter, Magic Carpet. /episode/index/show/umbcast/id/18081995

UMBCast 086 - SimTower 02/12/2016

UMBCast 086 - SimTower It's episode 86 where I focus on the 1994 Maxis construction management sim, SimTower. /episode/index/show/umbcast/id/18081998

UMBCast 085 - Hangout #4 - Feelings about Feelies 01/17/2016

UMBCast 085 - Hangout #4 - Feelings about Feelies Time for our long overdue fourth Patreon hangout! This time, Brian, Tomer, Craig, Martin and Troels chat with me about feelies, manuals, boxes, vibrators from games we loved. /episode/index/show/umbcast/id/18082001

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