Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #246 - 9/1/2021
Highlights: Matt Lister aka Cobra Commander joins to talk chiptune music, retrocomputing, and some classic G.I. Joe and Transformers. Trackers, hardware, and sound chips, oh my! What is MIDI (and can MIDI be chiptunes)? PAL, NTSC ...
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #245 - 7/31/2021
Highlights: Tékumel is a deep setting with published fiction, multiple tabletop RPGs, a miniatures wargaming scene, and more. We revisit ...
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #244 - 7/14/2021
Highlights: RPG Designer Julian Bernick on Jack Vance’s The Dying Earth book series ...
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #243 - 7/1/2021
Highlights: Zeb Cook’s RPG design history includes such important highlights as the "Expert" portion of B/X D&D, AD&D 2nd ...
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #226 - 8/22/2020
Darklands
Highlights: Darklands! The cult classic open-world Middle Ages RPG from 1992 that lets you adventure in the Holy Roman Empire during the 15th century… or rather, 15th Century Europe as people believed it to be ...
The final demo for retro CRPG Skald: Against the Black Priory (Alpha 2.0.3) with new features, a major overhaul of the user interface / user experience, and improved visuals. Finding the sewers the "right" way. Rats, bats, and spiders. Creepy ...
SKALD: Against the Black Priory is an upcoming dark fantasy turn-based RPG, featuring modern design combined with a classic 8-bit look and feel. It’s set in a dark and gritty fantasy universe, full of tragic heroes, violent deaths and eldritch ...
Podcast version of the Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 6/22/2019:
Transformers Artist & Toy Designer Robby Musso, Angry ...
Podcast version of the Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 6/15/2019:
Victorious RPG & North Texas RPG Con!
Highlights: Shane’s report from North Texas RPG Con, a hidden gem for old school tabletop RPG gamers! Plus ...
Podcast version of the Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 2/9/2019:
GoBots!
Highlights: The GoBots! Yep, that's right... those beloved (by some) transforming robots from the 80’s! The toys! The cartoon! The movie! The... Rock Lords?? Who came first: Leader-1 or Optimus ...