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Oh, to wander some long-forgotten game worlds once more. Podcast Feed | Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Google Play | Subscribe on Spotify | Subscribe on TuneIn | Subscribe on Pandora Podcast Topic(s) Cear Dragon, Cocoa, WtF Dragon, and Goldenflame discuss a bunch of games that they used to play, which they can’t ever play again for various reas…
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Join Spam Spam Spam Humbug for a complete reading of Andrea Contato’s “Through the Moongate”! Podcast Feed | Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Google Play | Subscribe on Spotify | Subscribe on TuneIn | Subscribe on Pandora Podcast Topic(s) Andrea Contato’s Through the Moongate, per its Kickstarter page, “illuminates the path of the Ultima games' h…
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Thoughts on some of the questionable design decisions made over “Ultima Online’s” lengthy history. Podcast Topic(s) Other News Stories Starfield Is Officially the Biggest Bethesda Game Launch of All Time Baldur’s Gate 3 Review Intermittent Nonsense Discussion Cear Dragon and his friend Cocoa discuss changes made to the game that negatively affected…
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Through the Moongate - Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny
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Join Spam Spam Spam Humbug for a complete reading of Andrea Contato’s “Through the Moongate”! Subscribe on Zencastr | Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Google Play | Subscribe on Spotify | Subscribe on TuneIn | Subscribe on Stitcher Podcast Topic(s) Andrea Contato’s Through the Moongate, per its Kickstarter page, “illuminates the path of the Ultim…
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How would YOU reboot the Ultima series? Subscribe on Zencastr | Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Google Play | Subscribe on Spotify | Subscribe on TuneIn | Subscribe on Stitcher Podcast Topic(s) If you could have the ear of somebody who could make a new Ultima game, even for a minute...what would your proposal for that game be? That was the topic…
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Humility, of all the Eight Virtues, is the most difficult to really understand. Subscribe on Zencastr | Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Google Play | Subscribe on Spotify | Subscribe on TuneIn | Subscribe on Stitcher Podcast Topic The virtue of Humility, in Ultima lore and in real life, is one of the more difficult virtues to describe. In fact, …
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Humility, of all the Eight Virtues, is the most difficult to really understand. Subscribe on Zencastr | Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Google Play | Subscribe on Spotify | Subscribe on TuneIn | Subscribe on Stitcher Podcast Topic The virtue of Humility, in Ultima lore and in real life, is one of the more difficult virtues to describe. In fact, …
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Byte-Sized Virtue - Humility Is Not Stubborn
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Humility, of all the Eight Virtues, is the most difficult to really understand. Subscribe on Zencastr | Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Google Play | Subscribe on Spotify | Subscribe on TuneIn | Subscribe on Stitcher Podcast Topic The virtue of Humility, in Ultima lore and in real life, is one of the more difficult virtues to describe. In fact, …
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Humility, of all the Eight Virtues, is the most difficult to really understand. Subscribe on Zencastr | Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Google Play | Subscribe on Spotify | Subscribe on TuneIn | Subscribe on Stitcher Podcast Topic The virtue of Humility, in Ultima lore and in real life, is one of the more difficult virtues to describe. In fact, …
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Join Spam Spam Spam Humbug for a complete reading of Andrea Contato’s “Through the Moongate”! Subscribe on Zencastr | Subscribe on iTunes | Subscribe on Google Play | Subscribe on Spotify | Subscribe on TuneIn | Subscribe on Stitcher Podcast Topic(s) Andrea Contato’s Through the Moongate, per its Kickstarter page, “illuminates the path of the Ultim…
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Byte-Sized Virtue – The Steady Improvement of the Soul
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Let’s explore the Virtue of Spirituality, the Virtue that encompasses all the others (in Ultima lore, at any rate). Full show notes at: https://spamspamspamhumbug.com Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/ultimacodex Subscribe to Spam Spam Spam Humbug! Tunes: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/id978223252 Google Play: https://podcasts.google.com…
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Through the Moongate - Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
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Redux: What Kind of Bad Behaviour Should Be Allowed in Games?
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In a multiplayer game, it is inevitable that some players will abuse or take advantage of others. Which of these behaviours, if any, should developers allow to take place, and which should they work to prevent? Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com.…
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The internet is a silly place. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com.
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Harmony Dragon holds forth on Square Enix! Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com.By Canajun
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Should We Release This Episode as an #NFT? Brand New Venture!
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Or we could just watch and laugh at how many bots reply to the episode title on Twitter. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com.
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Through the Moongate 15 - Origin Systems Inc. Thrives
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Spam Spam Spam Humbug will be, for the next several weeks, doing a complete read-through of Andrea Contato’s Through the Moongate. This episode covers some of the games released by — and some of the people brought on board at — Origin Systems between the release of Ultima 3 and Ultima 4. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn |…
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Spam Spam Spam Humbug will be, for the next several weeks, doing a complete read-through of Andrea Contato’s Through the Moongate. This episode covers the migration of Origin Systems from Texas to Massachusetts, and the inspirations for Ultima 4. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show n…
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Spam Spam Spam Humbug will be, for the next several weeks, doing a complete read-through of Andrea Contato’s Through the Moongate. This episode covers the video game crash of 1983, and examines some of the factors in the gaming market which contributed to it. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discor…
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Spam Spam Spam Humbug will be, for the next several weeks, doing a complete read-through of Andrea Contato’s Through the Moongate. This week covers the development, release, and reception of Ultima III: Exodus, the first game published by Origin Systems. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Ful…
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A rebroadcast of the Ultima Codex's interview with Derek Brinkmann and Tim Cotten of Citadel Studios. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com.By Canajun
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A rebroadcast of the Ultima Codex's interview with former Origin Systems developer (and “Ultima 8 project director) Mike McShaffry. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com.
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Through the Moongate - Escape from Mount Drash to Origin Systems Inc.
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Spam Spam Spam Humbug will be, for the next several weeks, doing a complete read-through of Andrea Contato’s Through the Moongate. This week covers the growing tensions (and eventual break) between Richard Garriott and Sierra On-Line, the development of Escape from Mount Drash, the development of Ultima 3, and the founding of Origin Systems Inc. Su…
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Through the Moongate - Ultima II: Revenge of the Enchantress
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Spam Spam Spam Humbug will be, for the next several weeks, doing a complete read-through of Andrea Contato’s Through the Moongate. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com.By Canajun
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Spam Spam Spam Humbug will be, for the next several weeks, doing a complete read-through of Andrea Contato’s Through the Moongate. Subscribe: Anchor | iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | TuneIn | Stitcher | Join Us on Discord Full show notes at spamspamspamhumbug.com.By Canajun
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