The Classic Gamers Guild Podcast

This week Anna and Paul sit down with legendary Sierra animator and artist, Al Eufrasio! They go behind the scenes at Sierra on what it was like to work there, how projects were conceptualized and executed, and they also chat a bit about animation, including where to find good, modern animation. It's an illuminating conversation so cozy up and Mangia! Play our adventure game! The Phantom Fellows is out now! GOG Steam itch.io Fireflower Mac App Store The Phantom Fellows Pin/Magnet by CanvasQuest! The Phantom Fellows Players Companion (Guide to Must-See Moments!) Grab a Phantom Fellows shirt or mug at AdventureGameMerch.com ! Shek out our friends in the Adventure Game Hotspot Network: Space Quest Historian's 6 Adventure Game Puzzles That Can Go F Themselves (feat. Paul) Adventure Game Geek's Geek Plays Demos - Theropods, "An Adventure Lost In Time" OneShortEye's Why (almost) No One Solves This Game Adventure Game Hotspot's Point and Click Adventure Game Stories You'll Relate To (feat. Anna & Paul) Conversations with Curtis' Paul Korman & Daniel play The Phantom Fellows! & Daniel plays Return to Monkey Island with Anna & Paul from the Classic Gamers Guild Podcast Tech Talk with Daniel Albu's Mark Seibert: The Sound of Sierra On-Line 🎵 From Police Quest, to King's Quest, to Phantasmagoria! Say hi I guess! Twitter (Anna) - @CGGpodcast Twitter (Paul) - @PhantomFellows Bluesky ThePhantomFellows.com Send us your words! E-mail: mail@CGGpodcast.com Become a Patreon to support the show? www.patreon.com/ClassicGamersGuild Join the group and talk about neat stuff! Facebook Page Facebook Group We're also on Instagram & YouTube "CGG Theme" and "A Minor Concussion" by The Volume Remote Intro greeting (usually) by (and thank you to) Hope Kodman VonStarnes The Phantom Fellows is available on: GOG Steam itch.io Fireflower

Anna hits the floor at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo, or as she and her late friend Roberta always called it, the PGRE. It’s a weekend overflowing with nostalgia, laughter, and the kind of serendipity that only happens when you pack decades of gaming history under one roof. This episode brings you the voices and moments that defined the show: Al Lowe sharing stories from his Sierra days, Lori and Corey Cole reminiscing about Quest for Glory, George Sanger talking music and memory, and dozens of creators, collectors, and fans who keep the golden age of adventure games alive. From the FMV Museum and the Error 47 concert to spontaneous hallway interviews and late-night reflections, this is a trip through time and community. Whether you were there in person or living vicariously through your headphones, you’ll feel the hum of the crowd, the passion of the fans, and the unmistakable presence of Roberta woven throughout it all. Press play, step onto the show floor, and let the stories roll. Mangia! Here's all the interviews in order, along with links! Mike Pumphrey – Error 47 https://www.diggersfactory.com/vinyl/319730/various-artists-kings-chill-vol-3 Sean Parker – Fogtown https://www.fogtownseries.com/ CanvasQuest – Tom https://www.canvasquestprints.com/ Al Eufrasio – Art http://www.eufrasio.com/ John Paul Sapsford https://linktr.ee/jonpaulsapsford Erik Elsom – Magic Map Studio https://www.diggersfactory.com/artist/2389/magic-map-studio Lori and Corey Cole https://www.hero-u.com/ Jeff Tripoli – Adventure Game Hotspot https://adventuregamehotspot.com/author/26/jeff-tripoli George Sanger https://youtube.com/@georgeasanger?si=9IMgxjpY4MwWxsNA Mark and Debbie Seibert, Ken Allen, and Al Eufrasio http://www.markseibert.com/Default.htm https://www.kenallenmusic.com/ Al Lowe – Buy Him a Coffee https://allowe.com/ Fred and Troels https://error47.band/ Paul Morgan Stetler and Victoria Morsell – Conversations with Curtis / Tori Game https://youtube.com/@conversationswithcurtis?si=TVadhRaahmdEYW9D Metal Jesus and Drunken Master Paul https://www.metaljesusrocks.com/metal-jesus-likes/drunken-master-paul-interview-behind-the-scenes-of-making-phantasmagoria-a-puzzle-of-flesh/ https://youtube.com/@metaljesusrocks?si=oyPJK3qO9YuHqV3- John Riggs – YouTube Channel https://youtube.com/@johnriggs?si=7WEEEd8eqE-ihCZo Donald Fullilove – Mayor Goldie Wilson https://www.mayorgoldiebttf.com/goldie-s-store Marcus Adams – Anova Prints https://www.etsy.com/shop/anovaprint Jackie Stargrove https://www.instagram.com/jackie_stargrove?igsh=MXJyOTQ0ajV6aGVoNA== Alex and Daniel Greensberg – Winterion https://winterion.com/ Kristopher Hipsher – Tattoo https://www.instagram.com/kristopher_hipsher?igsh=aWhkdTcwYzYxa204 Mick Counsell – Error 47 https://error47.bandcamp.com/album/soups-on-selections-from-staufs-infernal-jukebox And live at The Get Down – Error 47! https://www.youtube.com/live/mH9fbABOPsg?si=n-fxgzEKcwO3RWoR Grab a Phantom Fellows shirt or mug at AdventureGameMerch.com ! Play our adventure game! The Phantom Fellows is out now! GOG Steam itch.io Fireflower Mac App Store The Phantom Fellows Pin/Magnet by CanvasQuest! The Phantom Fellows Players Companion (Guide to Must-See Moments!) Shek out our friends in the Adventure Game Hotspot Network: Space Quest Historian's 6 Adventure Game Puzzles That Can Go F Themselves (feat. Paul) Adventure Game Geek's Geek Plays Demos - Theropods, "An Adventure Lost In Time" OneShortEye's Why (almost) No One Solves This Game Adventure Game Hotspot's Point and Click Adventure Game Stories You'll Relate To (feat. Anna & Paul) Conversations with Curtis' Paul Korman & Daniel play The Phantom Fellows! & Daniel plays Return to Monkey Island with Anna & Paul from the Classic Gamers Guild Podcast Tech Talk with Daniel Albu's Mark Seibert: The Sound of Sierra On-Line 🎵 From Police Quest, to King's Quest, to Phantasm

This week Anna and Paul are joined by OneShortEye and they go on the deepest of dives into The Dagger Of Amon Ra! OneShortEye has just concluded a proper digital archeological dig on the game for his upcoming documentary and he brought all of the weird and wonderful finds to share with us. Mangia! Shek out OneShortEye's Youtube Channel Play our adventure game! The Phantom Fellows is out now! GOG Steam itch.io Fireflower Mac App Store The Phantom Fellows Pin/Magnet by CanvasQuest! The Phantom Fellows Players Companion (Guide to Must-See Moments!) Grab a Phantom Fellows shirt or mug at AdventureGameMerch.com ! Shek out our friends in the Adventure Game Hotspot Network: Space Quest Historian's 6 Adventure Game Puzzles That Can Go F Themselves (feat. Paul) Adventure Game Geek's Neyyah, "The Sequel to Riven"? PC Game Review OneShortEye's How Speedrunners Destroyed Quest for Glory II Adventure Game Hotspot's Point and Click Adventure Game Stories You'll Relate To (feat. Anna & Paul) Conversations with Curtis' Paul Korman & Daniel play The Phantom Fellows! & Daniel plays Return to Monkey Island with Anna & Paul from the Classic Gamers Guild Podcast Tech Talk with Daniel Albu's Mark Seibert: The Sound of Sierra On-Line 🎵 From Police Quest, to King's Quest, to Phantasmagoria! Say hi I guess! Twitter (Anna) - @CGGpodcast Twitter (Paul) - @PhantomFellows Bluesky ThePhantomFellows.com Send us your words! E-mail: mail@CGGpodcast.com Become a Patreon to support the show? www.patreon.com/ClassicGamersGuild Join the group and talk about neat stuff! Facebook Page Facebook Group We're also on Instagram & YouTube "CGG Theme" and "A Minor Concussion" by The Volume Remote Intro greeting (usually) by (and thank you to) Hope Kodman VonStarnes The Phantom Fellows is available on: GOG Steam itch.io Fireflower

This week Anna and Paul are reunited and they kick things off with some story time about where Paul has been, thennn they get into the 1991 Jim Wall's adventure "Blue Force". It's one of those games a lot of us flagged as "one day I'll play that" knowing very well that day will never come, so press play and let them walk you through it instead. Mangia! Play our adventure game! The Phantom Fellows is out now! GOG Steam itch.io Fireflower Mac App Store The Phantom Fellows Pin/Magnet by CanvasQuest! The Phantom Fellows Players Companion (Guide to Must-See Moments!) Shek out our friends in the Adventure Game Hotspot Network: Space Quest Historian's 6 Adventure Game Puzzles That Can Go F Themselves (feat. Paul) Adventure Game Geek's Geeking Out Over General Horse and the Package of Doom OneShortEye's How Speedrunners Destroyed Quest for Glory II Adventure Game Hotspot's Point and Click Adventure Game Stories You'll Relate To (feat. Anna & Paul) Conversations with Curtis' Paul Korman & Daniel play The Phantom Fellows! & Daniel plays Return to Monkey Island with Anna & Paul from the Classic Gamers Guild Podcast Tech Talk with Daniel Albu's Mark Seibert: The Sound of Sierra On-Line 🎵 From Police Quest, to King's Quest, to Phantasmagoria! Say hi I guess! Twitter (Anna) - @CGGpodcast Twitter (Paul) - @PhantomFellows Bluesky ThePhantomFellows.com Send us your words! E-mail: mail@CGGpodcast.com Become a Patreon to support the show? www.patreon.com/ClassicGamersGuild Join the group and talk about neat stuff! Facebook Page Facebook Group We're also on Instagram & YouTube "CGG Theme" and "A Minor Concussion" by The Volume Remote Intro greeting (usually) by (and thank you to) Hope Kodman VonStarnes The Phantom Fellows is available on: GOG Steam itch.io Fireflower

This week on the Classic Gamers Guild Podcast, we step into the afterlife, but not the peaceful kind. Anna, one half of the CGG Podcast, sits down with Rubén López, one half of Aruma Studios, to talk about their upcoming point-and-click adventure Shadows of the Afterland. If their debut Intruder in Antiquonia was about memory and resisting modernity, this one’s about being dead before you’re even born, and trying to change your destiny. Rubén pulls back the curtain on designing a supernatural murder mystery set in 1960s Madrid, building an afterlife where bureaucracy still reigns, and giving players control of so many unique characters through a tactical possession mechanic. We dig into how Galician folklore seeps into the game’s design, what it takes to rebuild an entire custom engine from scratch, and why full voice acting is now part of the plan. From puzzle design philosophy to the realities of running a two-person studio, this conversation is a deep dive into ambitious indie development, ghostly storytelling, and the fine art of making possession both strategic and fun. Plus, hear about the game’s brand-new demo update, massive performance boosts, and plans for release on PC and Nintendo Switch. Play our adventure game! The Phantom Fellows is out now! GOG Steam itch.io Fireflower Mac App Store The Phantom Fellows Pin/Magnet by CanvasQuest! The Phantom Fellows Players Companion (Guide to Must-See Moments!) Shek out our friends in the Adventure Game Hotspot Network: Space Quest Historian's I played 4 more games that devs sent to me for free Adventure Game Geek's Carol Reed Mystery Tour - Part 1 - Carol's Apartment -Carol Reed Mystery Tour - Part 2 - Location Hunting -Carol Reed Mystery Tour - Part 3 - The Industrial Park OneShortEye's This Police Simulator is BROKEN (Police Quest II Glitches) Adventure Game Hotspot's Why Tex Murphy is one of the BEST adventure game series EVER Adventure Game Hotspot Networks Roberta Vaughan memorial playthrough of The Dagger of Amon Ra Conversations with Curtis' Paul Korman & Daniel play The Phantom Fellows! -Daniel plays Return to Monkey Island with Anna & Paul from the Classic Gamers Guild Podcast -Anna Vigue Plays The 7th Guest with Daniel Albu PART 7 Tech Talk with Daniel Albu's Mark Seibert: The Sound of Sierra On-Line 🎵 From Police Quest, to King's Quest, to Phantasmagoria! Say hi! Twitter (Anna) - @CGGpodcast Twitter (Paul) - @PhantomFellows Bluesky ThePhantomFellows.com Send us your words! E-mail: mail@CGGpodcast.com Become a Patreon to support the show? www.patreon.com/ClassicGamersGuild Join the group and talk about neat stuff! Facebook Page Facebook Group We're also on Instagram & YouTube "CGG Theme" and "A Minor Concussion" by The Volume Remote

This week Paul played Sierra's black sheep, what some call the rite, or maybe right, of passage for the clinically obsessed adventure gamer... it's Codename: Iceman. He's gonna walk you through it so you don't have to play it, while switching vehemently between 'you should play it' and 'you absolutely should not'- it's quite a rollercoster of confused emotions and misguided angst. Honestly, I think he... I think he actually had FUN?! Also Anna is sick, please bombard her with messages about drinking more water. Mangia! Iceman Save Game Files Play our adventure game! The Phantom Fellows is out now! GOG Steam itch.io Fireflower Mac App Store The Phantom Fellows Pin/Magnet by CanvasQuest! The Phantom Fellows Players Companion (Guide to Must-See Moments!) Shek out our friends in the Adventure Game Hotspot Network: Space Quest Historian's I played 4 more games that devs sent to me for free Adventure Game Geek's Geeking Out Over General Horse and the Package of Doom OneShortEye's How Speedrunners Destroyed Quest for Glory II Adventure Game Hotspot's Someone Should Finally Make Another AAA Point-And-Click Adventure Conversations with Curtis' Paul Korman & Daniel play The Phantom Fellows! -Daniel plays Return to Monkey Island with Anna & Paul from the Classic Gamers Guild Podcast -Anna Vigue (from the CGG Pocast) plays The 7th Guest with Daniel Albu - PART 5 Tech Talk with Daniel Albu's Matthew Alan Kane on Lucasfilm Games, Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders, Meyer Sound and More! Say hi I guess! Twitter (Anna) - @CGGpodcast Twitter (Paul) - @PhantomFellows Bluesky ThePhantomFellows.com Send us your words! E-mail: mail@CGGpodcast.com Become a Patreon to support the show? www.patreon.com/ClassicGamersGuild Join the group and talk about neat stuff! Facebook Page Facebook Group We're also on Instagram & YouTube "CGG Theme" and "A Minor Concussion" by The Volume Remote Intro greeting (usually) by (and thank you to) Hope Kodman VonStarnes The Phantom Fellows is available on: GOG Steam itch.io Fireflower

This Week Anna and Paul ask themselves "Would You Rather..." and of course it's based on Adventure Game whatevers. Tropes or characters or something idk, look the microwave just went off and I can smell my food so naturally I've lost interest in writing this. MANGIA! Play our adventure game! The Phantom Fellows is out now! GOG Steam itch.io Fireflower Mac App Store The Phantom Fellows Pin/Magnet by CanvasQuest! The Phantom Fellows Players Companion (Guide to Must-See Moments!) Shek out our friends in the Adventure Game Hotspot Network: Space Quest Historian's I played 4 more games that devs sent to me for free Adventure Game Geek's Geeking Out Over General Horse and the Package of Doom OneShortEye's How Speedrunners Destroyed Quest for Glory II Adventure Game Hotspot's Someone Should Finally Make Another AAA Point-And-Click Adventure Conversations with Curtis' Paul Korman & Daniel play The Phantom Fellows! -Daniel plays Return to Monkey Island with Anna & Paul from the Classic Gamers Guild Podcast -Anna Vigue (from the CGG Pocast) plays The 7th Guest with Daniel Albu - PART 5 Tech Talk with Daniel Albu's Matthew Alan Kane on Lucasfilm Games, Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders, Meyer Sound and More! Say hi I guess! Twitter (Anna) - @CGGpodcast Twitter (Paul) - @PhantomFellows Bluesky ThePhantomFellows.com Send us your words! E-mail: mail@CGGpodcast.com Become a Patreon to support the show? www.patreon.com/ClassicGamersGuild Join the group and talk about neat stuff! Facebook Page Facebook Group We're also on Instagram & YouTube "CGG Theme" and "A Minor Concussion" by The Volume Remote Intro greeting (usually) by (and thank you to) Hope Kodman VonStarnes The Phantom Fellows is available on: GOG Steam itch.io Fireflower