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Retro Gamer: The Making of…Zork and Magnetic Scrolls feature
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 10:56 am
by Samwise
Hey,
Just wondered if anyone else had noticed there's a bit of text adventuring going on in the UK's Retro Gamer magazine over the last couple of issues. Issue 77 had a The Making of ... article on Zork, whilst this month's issue 78 has a lookback behind-the-scenes at Magnetic Scrolls.
Apparently, there's something else adventure-y planned for issue 80 too.
http://www.retrogamer.net/back_issues.php
Worth a look-see.
Sam.
Re: Retro Gamer: The Making of…Zork and Magnetic Scrolls fea
Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 2:40 pm
by darius
Indeed. I have bought both these issues, have read the "Zork issue" (77?) and did find yet another adventure game article in it, namely about a Beatles game. The joy.

Re: Retro Gamer: The Making of…Zork and Magnetic Scrolls fea
Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 8:08 pm
by Gunness
Thanks for the reminder. Ohhhh, Beatle Quest.... what an... oddity

I mean, fond as I am of The Fab Four, this game just seemed odd for the sake of it.
Re: Retro Gamer: The Making of…Zork and Magnetic Scrolls fea
Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 11:25 am
by darius
I never heard about the Beatles game until I read about it in Retro Gamer, which made it an even funnier read. Seems like a strange game, yes.
Re: Retro Gamer: The Making of…Zork and Magnetic Scrolls fea
Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 11:48 pm
by darius
Samwise wrote:
Apparently, there's something else adventure-y planned for issue 80 too.
I wonder, was there something of interest in issue 80 of Retro Gamer?
Re: Retro Gamer: The Making of…Zork and Magnetic Scrolls fea
Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2010 2:41 pm
by Samwise
I haven't got it in front of me, but I didn't spot anything noteworthy IIRC. It was
a hint from the RG forums that prompted me to write that. Perhaps they bumped the feature to the next issue, or maybe it was cut completely. There is a feature in
issue 81 on the Making of
Day of the Tentacle I believe ...
Sam.