Nerd service announcement:
If you played video games in the 80s and/or 90s and have never heard of, or watched Matt Chat, you you are in for a treat. One of my friends aptly described it as, “Behind the Music for vintage video games.”
Matt Barton (College Professor and Author) debuted Matt Chat in February 2009 with a low-production-quality, but loving, retrospective of SSI’s classic AD&D CRPG, “Pool of Radiance.” Since then, Matt has produced an additional 100 episodes, and has made leaps-and-bounds in production value. In addition to his editorial retrospectives, Matt began doing interviews with game developers around episode 40.
To whet your appetite, here is a listing of the first 101 episodes of Matt Chat:
- Pool of Radiance
- Myst
- Defender of the Crown
- M.U.L.E.
- Elite
- The Sims
- The Secret of Monkey Island
- The Oregon Trail
- Lemmings
- Civilization
- Metroid
- Adventure
- The Lost Vikings
- The PLATO Computer System
- Lode Runner
- Ultima VII, The Black Gate
- Summer Games
- Gauntlet
- Worms and Artillery Games
- Super Mario Kart
- Deja Vu, Uninvited, Shadowgate, and MacVentures
- Planescape Torment
- Star Control II and the Spacewar Legacy
- Knights of the Old Republic
- David Crane’s Ghostbusters
- Autoduel
- Maniac Mansion
- Wizardry
- Fallout
- A Rockstar Ate My Hamster
- Tomb Raider
- Jade Empire
- System Shock 2
- Alone in the Dark
- Starcraft
- Syndicate
- Legacy of the Ancients
- World of Warcraft Part One
- World of Warcraft Part Two
- Sword of Fargoal with Jeff McCord
- The History of Cinemaware with Bob Jacob
- Dragon Age Origins
- Archon
- Ralph Baer, the Father of Videogames
- Rogue
- Choose Your Own Adventure with R.A. Montgomery
- Quest for Glory
- Dungeons of Daggorath
- Nancy Drew featuring Jessica Chiang
- Part 1: Leisure Suit Larry featuring Al Lowe
- Part 2: Leisure Suit Larry featuring Al Lowe
- Interview with John Romero (Early Days)
- Wolfenstein 3D with John Romero
- Doom with John Romero
- Quake with John Romero
- Daikatana with John Romero
- Ocarina of Time
- Tunnels of Doom
- Heroes of Might and Magic
- The Settlers
- X-COM, UFO Defense
- Sid Meier’s Pirates
- Chris Avellone’s Early Days
- Planescape Torment with Chris Avellone
- Sean Cooper’s Early Days
- Syndicate with Sean Cooper
- Fallout with Tim Cain, Pt. 1
- Fallout with Tim Cain Pt. 2
- Arcanum and More with Tim Cain
- Howard Scott Warshaw’s Early Days
- ET and Yar’s Revenge with Howard Scott Warshaw
- The Bard’s Tale
- Deus Ex
- The Dig
- Dune II
- Interview with Megan Gaiser and Rob Riedl of Her Interactive
- King’s Quest
- Darklands
- Arnold Hendrick Interview Pt. 1
- Interview with Arnold Hendrick Pt. 2
- Interview with Arnold Hendrick Pt. 3
- Scott Adams’ Early Days
- Adventureland with Scott Adams
- Questprobe and More with Scott Adams
- Interview with Rebecca “Burger” Heineman Pt. 1
- Rebecca Heineman Pt. 2
- Rebecca Heineman Pt. 3
- Rebecca Heineman Pt. 4
- Bard’s Tale IV and Wasteland II with Rebecca Heineman
- Twilight Scene it with Don Kurtz (censored)
- The Donimator Gets His
- Bard’s Tale and Wizardry with Brian Fargo
- Wasteland and Fallout with Brian Fargo
- The Fall of Interplay with Brian Fargo
- Mail Order Monsters
- Scratches and Asylum with Agustín Cordes
- Interview with Agustín Cordes Pt. 2
- Skylanders and more with Paul Reiche and Fred Ford
- Star Control and More with Paul Reiche and Fred Ford
- The Horde and More with Fred Ford and Paul Reiche
- Scott Miller Interview Pt. 1
- Duke Nukem with Scott Miller
- Scott Miller will Live Forever
- Baldur’s Gate