401: Classic LucasArts Adventures: The SCUMM Engine's Development Pt 2 - The Retro Hour EP401

The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

The Retro Hour

Technology, Leisure, Video Games

4.9 • 558 Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2023

⏱️ 102 minutes

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Summary

In part two of our epic interview with the SCUMM Engine's co-creator Aric Wilmunder, we venture further into its evolution through the lens of iconic titles. Aric reminisces on the technical and collaborative strides from 'Monkey Island 2', 'Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis', and shares intriguing insights on the friendly rivalry with Sierra. We explore the auditory dimension added by Skywalker Sounds, the engine shuffle in 'The Dig', and how the INSANE video engine accelerated 'Full Throttle's development. As 'The Curse of Monkey Island' marks the engine’s finale, Aric reflects on SCUMM’s legacy, the ScummVM project, and his current endeavours in the gaming arena.

Contents:

00:00 - The Week's Retro News Stories
43:03 - Aric Wilmunder Interview Pt 2

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Atari Jaguar Welcomes Classic FPS Revivals: https://tinyurl.com/bp9dhbm9
Two Decades of N-Gage: https://tinyurl.com/2bd9xjhw
Preservation of Nuon's Rarest Title: https://tinyurl.com/57x6es37
PiStorm Integration with Atari STe: https://youtu.be/xtQSo7G3DBo?si=HL7hb4PeiBSZ00G1
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0:00.0	Coming up on this week's show, the world's most obscure game is now playable for everyone.
0:05.6	Turbocharged your Atari S-T-E.
0:07.7	And we go inside the world of Lucas Arts Adventure Games with Eric Wilmunder.
0:29.2	And the Retro Hour podcast is brought to you every Friday with our incredible mates at Bitmap Books.
0:33.5	Now, of course, it is the Halloween weekend. Have you seen their new book from Ants to Zombies,
0:40.6	celebrating six decades of video game horror with more than 600 beautifully illustrated pages.
0:42.8	We'll tell you more about that on the podcast in just a bit.
0:45.9	In the meantime, you can check that out and the rest of their retro gaming collection at bitmapbooks.com.
0:48.8	And with our friends at PCB way.
0:51.4	Now, of course you know about PCB way, as well as sponsoring YouTube channels and
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1:15.0	Hello and welcome to the Retro Hour podcast, episode number 401, your weekly dose of retro gaming
1:21.5	and technology news with me, Dan Wood, me Ravi Abbott, and me Joe Fox.
1:25.6	And a very warm welcome to the show, the podcast that every single Friday takes you on a nostalgic trip back to the golden age of video games. Of course, brings you up to speed on all the big happenings in the world of retro from over the last week and brings you a veteran of the industry on for a special interview in the second half of the show. And I don't know about you guys, You're feeling like you've got a bit of a sugar hangover after too much birthday cake for the 400th episode over the weekend. I was wondering where you were going. I have a kind of monster right now, and I was like, how can he see me? I got your webcam turned on, Joe, but a bit tape over it. But, yeah, I mean, it was an incredible week last week, just, you know, celebrating 400 episodes. We're not going to go on about it too much, but thank you to everyone who got in touch to wishes. Wishers well on social media, the voicemails we've got as well. It was just, you know, very heartwarming to see so much love out there as well. and I don't know about you guys, but I'm well up for 400 more episodes of this show.
2:19.1	So long may it continue. heartwarming to see so much love out there as well. And I don't know about you guys, but I'm well up for 400 more episodes of this show.
2:21.0	So long may it continue.
2:29.4	And actually, the 400th episode celebrations continue into this week because I think we barely scratched the surface with Eric Wilmunder, who was our guest on last week's show, because we've got another full hour with Eric on this week's podcast.
2:35.9	Yeah, this is a very detailed hour as well because before we kind of talked about, you know,
2:41.2	the development and the scum engine and also like Eric's history. And in this episode,
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