489: Inside Star Control with Pistol Shrimp

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Games, Leisure, Technology, Video Games

4.5 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2022

⏱️ 100 minutes

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Summary

Nadia Oxford, Shivam Bhatt, and Scott Sharkey are joined by legendary developers Paul Riche and Fred Ford in a discussion about Star Control. What makes this RPG-adventure pioneer so compelling and popular? What comes next for the Ur-Quan Masters?

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0:00.0	You're listening to RetroNots a part of the HyperX Podcast Network.
0:04.2	Find us and more great shows like us at podcast.hyperx.com.
0:11.0	This week on RetroNots, check out my ceremonial bone pit on Insta.
0:38.4	I'm going to be talking about a fetted breath of the dark twid and Kazan.
0:44.2	Hi, those of you with mycon great memories will recall that we hosted a RetroNots episode
0:49.0	not that long ago about Star Control and Star Control 2.
0:51.8	That was with my excellent friends, Shivambott and Scott Sharkey.
0:55.6	Wouldn't you know it?
0:56.4	We are back to do more Star Control.
0:58.5	We've picked up a couple of hitchhikers since our last excursion to guys who call themselves
1:04.0	like Fred and Paul or something like that.
1:08.1	You seem like nice dudes.
1:09.1	Want to go ahead and introduce yourselves starting with you Fred.
1:12.6	I'm Fred Ford.
1:13.6	I've worked for a long time with Paul Richie and we made Star Control 2, the Erquan Masters.
1:21.7	And I'm Paul Richie and I have no idea what this man is talking about.
1:25.0	He just ran into the room and said we've worked together for 35 years.
1:29.0	Maybe it's my memory that's fading over time.
1:31.0	But I'm Paul Richie and I'm a game designer and XStudio head and X Dungeons and Dragons
1:36.9	fanatic.
1:37.9	Actually still current Dungeons and Dragons fanatic.
1:40.9	Okay, Sharkey, Shivambott, I know you're itching to introduce yourselves again as well.
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