CD-ROM Safari Podcast

Episode 6: Modding and 90s Game Tools Ben Chandler co-hosts with vga for an adhd-fueled trek through 1990s game develop tools and mods. Links mentioned in the episode: Ben's game development blog for his upcoming graphical adventure Gilt. Ben's most recent art release in Nighthawks. Mages and Modems book

Episode 5: You Don't Know Jack Brian joins your intrepid host to explore the vast jungle of You Don't Know Jack games, from Windows 3.1 and Mac into the modern era. Links mentioned in the episode: You Don't Know Jack: The NetShow The Rise and Fall of Berkeley Systems by Savvy Sage Savvy Sage's You Don't Know Jack Release History Mages and Modems book

Episode 4: Inherit the Earth - Quest for the Orb Your bumbling host dons his vulpine fursuit to play the only anthropormorphic animal graphical adventure game ever made in the 90s. Links mentioned in the episode: Steve Gallacci's Erma Felna EDF, Albedo Anthropomorphics Inherit the Earth Web Comics Talin's autobiographical history of Inherit the Earth Mages and Modems book

Episode 3: Millennium Auction Today your intrepid host is joined by co-host @briandemodulated, who waxes gleefully about one of the best hidden gems of the Windows 3.1 era. You'll learn about reselling your skin on the open market, John Romero's uncanny memory, and how to screw other people at auction purely for spite. Links mentioned in the episode: Millennium Auction CD-ROM ISO for Windows 3.1 Mages and Modems book John Romero plays Quake for its 30th anniversary.

Episode 2: CD-ROM Today and The DISC! Is anyone else as excited about an external 4X SCSI CD-ROM drive as I am? CD-ROM Today's cover discs are the main topic, along with reader mail about 90s FMV games that turned out to be duds. What happened to the curation and quality assurance we got from magazine publishers? Is there a modern counterpart to these with Steam and Itch.io? Links mentioned in the episode: CD-ROM Today The DISC #1 for Mac CD-ROM Today The DISC #1 for PC The Blue Cup Tools podcast by Francisco Gonzalez and Ben Chandler Mages and Modems book kiki - a homepage construction set

Episode 1: When CD-ROMs Ruled the Earth Step into the early 1990s, when CD-ROMs and Multimedia PCs were the new and exciting thing in the world of Macintosh and Windows-based computers. I talk about the new format for the show, and refocussing on the culture and technology of the 1990s. I reply to some long overdue listener mail, and talk about the exciting new future for multimedia in 2026 with the CD-ROM.ca Encartapedia. Links mentioned in the episode: kiki - a homepage construction set Utopian Scholastic - Michael Wolf

Saturday May 30th, 2026. The season finale of Multimedia Hyperguide podcast, where I say goodbye to the show as it was, and say hello to the upcoming season 2!

Monday April 27th, 2026. Part five - the final one of the series and this season! - of our series on Eric Chahi's Another World - the deep dive into the engine and editor.

Saturday June 11th, 2022. Part four of our series on Eric Chahi's Another World - finally, the development story of the game itself!

Saturday May 21st, 2022. Part three of our series on Eric Chahi's Another World - focusing purely on the development history of Chahi's early titles.