This episode features a review of Larian Studios’ Divinity: Original Sin game. This project was funded by Kickstarter last year and represents one of the first great achievements of that funding method.
Don’t own the game? Want it? Get it with this link, and I’ll get a kickback at no extra cost to you!
Download the video here.
*** Warning: This video contains vulgar language. ***
Yerzmrey returns one final time to talk about some games he made for the ZX Spectrum, his favorite chiptune and mod composers, and advice for aspiring musicians.
Download the mp4 here.
In this episode, chiptune maestro Yerzmyey talks about making music on Atari computers. We also chat about ZX81 music and how he composes his tunes.
NOTE: Yerzmyey himself has been reading the comments on these videos, so feel free to ask him any questions you have about his music or his platforms of choice. Check out his awesome music (for free!) here.
Download the mp4.
This week is all about music, but not just any music. We’re talking about chiptunes, Atari 8-bit, and Amiga music with musical composer Yerzmyey.
Check out Yerzmyey’s awesome tracks here:
http://yerzmyey.i-demo.pl/
Check out my GOG affiliate link here:
http://www.gog.com/?pp=12f0de3dc76e067d21ed85125716e02e9f1e69f0
Support Matt Chat with Patreon–it’s the best way to support the YouTubers you love: http://www.patreon.com/blacklily8
Download the mp4 here.
In this final segment, Robert opens up about Wizardry 8 and the legal morass Sir-Tech found itself in with Andrew Greenberg. We also chat about the infamous Stones of Arnhem project and a programmer who became unhinged after it lost funding.
New underworld game: http://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-underworld-game-in-the-works-for-pc-dev-promises-not-to-mess-with-original-formula/1100-6420836/
Sheltered Kickstarter project: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/29211325/sheltered
Felipe’s RPG book:
http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/what-is-this-all-about-faq.91588/
Support Matt Chat with Patreon–it’s the best way to support the YouTubers you love: http://www.patreon.com/blacklily8
Download the mp4 here.
In this installment, Robert and I chat about Douglas Bradley’s Bane of the Cosmic Forge, Ian Currie’s Jagged Alliance, and how Hollywood screwed up the games industry. We also chat about why Sir-Tech left the industry in the face of massive consolidations.
Support Matt Chat with Patreon–it’s the best way to support the YouTubers you love: http://www.patreon.com/blacklily8
Download the mp4 here.
Robert Sirotek, co-founder of Sir-Tech, returns this week to give us the behind-the-scenes stories of the first five Wizardries. How did the collaboration between Andrew Greenberg and Robert Woodhead work out? How did Brenda Brathwaite work her way up from hot line operator to game designer? And what was up with the insane difficulty of Wizardry 4?
Support Matt Chat with Patreon–it’s the best way to support the YouTubers you love: http://www.patreon.com/blacklily8
Brazil’s answer to Matt Chat?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=516c6TqzPbA&feature=youtu.be&t=15m49s
Player’s Primer of Ark
http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/131260/Players-Primer-of-Ark
Massive GOG Sale:
http://www.gog.com/?pp=12f0de3dc76e067d21ed85125716e02e9f1e69f0
Download the episode here.
In part 2, Robert talks about Wizardy’s creation, evolution, and reception. We also chat about copy protection (and the benefits of piracy!) and Richard “Lord British” Garriott. Who influenced whom?
Download the episode here.
Support Matt Chat with Patreon–it’s the best way to support the YouTubers you love: http://www.patreon.com/blacklily8
Matt’s GOG affiliate link:
http://www.gog.com/?pp=12f0de3dc76e067d21ed85125716e02e9f1e69f0
Frayed Knights Greenlit on steam!
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=92946846
This is the first part of my interview with Robert Sirotek of Sir-Tech. In this episode, I begin my interview with Robert Sirotek, one of the co-founders of Sir-Tech. In this first installment, we chat about how Robert got his start and the origins of Sir-Tech. There’s a castle involved!
Download the mp4 here.