The Upper Memory Block
The Upper Memory Block podcast is all about DOS and pre-Windows XP gaming. Every two weeks we talk in-depth about a game, game series, company and/or technology from this era. Enjoy!
Episodes
February 24, 2019 • 71 mins
Welcome to episode 114, where I dive into the prolific Access Software golf sim series, Links.
Links:
My video research sessions:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2whCuUnKwYBC6SHvfn6c5yf0RTk9z9s1
French PC game magazine archive:
https://www.abandonware-magazines.org/index.php
Buy Links online:
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October 1, 2018 • 81 mins
In episode 113, we take on the massively popular and genre-defining Unreal series.
Links:
My video research sessions:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2whCuUnKwYB-UhgbN7wL9lc8JerihSV4
X-Wing Soundtrack (redone):
https://soundcloud.com/laserschwert/sets/x-wing
TIE Fighter Soundtrack (redone):
https://soundcloud.com/laserschwert/sets/tie
Buy Unreal Gold
GoG: https://www.gog.com/game/unreal_gold?pp=1106a1dda2d680438ecfb0b...
Links:
My video research sessions:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2whCuUnKwYB-UhgbN7wL9lc8JerihSV4
X-Wing Soundtrack (redone):
https://soundcloud.com/laserschwert/sets/x-wing
TIE Fighter Soundtrack (redone):
https://soundcloud.com/laserschwert/sets/tie
Buy Unreal Gold
GoG: https://www.gog.com/game/unreal_gold?pp=1106a1dda2d680438ecfb0b...
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August 28, 2018 • 56 mins
Time for episode 112, in which we explore the mysterious world of 1930's Hong Kong in the 1991 Dynamix adventure, Heart of China.
Links:
My video research sessions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKLSnBxpjNM&list=PL2whCuUnKwYC1gOgCR6N229FHnVpkI5MZ
Buy Heart of China on GoG:
https://www.gog.com/game/heart_of_china?pp=1106a1dda2d680438ecfb0bb70fd479c55a1791f
Next Episode:
Next time, we jump forward to 1998 with the Unreal ser...
Links:
My video research sessions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKLSnBxpjNM&list=PL2whCuUnKwYC1gOgCR6N229FHnVpkI5MZ
Buy Heart of China on GoG:
https://www.gog.com/game/heart_of_china?pp=1106a1dda2d680438ecfb0bb70fd479c55a1791f
Next Episode:
Next time, we jump forward to 1998 with the Unreal ser...
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July 11, 2018 • 86 mins
In episode 111, we hit our first fighting game, 1994's One Must Fall 2097 by Diversions Entertainment.
Links:
My video research sessions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJ-OBT0PYE0&list=PL2whCuUnKwYBNDRCGWvJzjmVSIg0Ij8Tk
One Must Fall 2097 on archive.org:
https://archive.org/details/OneMustFall2097
One Must Fall 1.0 (Demo) on archive.org:
https://archive.org/details/msdos_MUSTFALL_shareware
Tomer's interview with Rob Elam o...
Links:
My video research sessions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJ-OBT0PYE0&list=PL2whCuUnKwYBNDRCGWvJzjmVSIg0Ij8Tk
One Must Fall 2097 on archive.org:
https://archive.org/details/OneMustFall2097
One Must Fall 1.0 (Demo) on archive.org:
https://archive.org/details/msdos_MUSTFALL_shareware
Tomer's interview with Rob Elam o...
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June 19, 2018 • 104 mins
In a very special UMBCast, for the second time ever I have a live guest! I dragged my friend and fellow podcaster Brian "Space Game Junkie" Rubin to sit with me and talk Wing Commander.
Specifically, in light of my recent complete playthrough of Wing Commander 2 on the YouTube channel, I wanted to sit down with someone to discuss that game in particular. Of course, we couldn't just limit ourselves to JUST WC2 so of course we discu...
Specifically, in light of my recent complete playthrough of Wing Commander 2 on the YouTube channel, I wanted to sit down with someone to discuss that game in particular. Of course, we couldn't just limit ourselves to JUST WC2 so of course we discu...
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June 11, 2018 • 34 mins
Earlier today, I received word that long time friend of the show, Amayirot Akago (aka Maarten Amkreutz), took his own life. As a very small, very insignificant gesture, I'm reposting his guest show from mere days before the arrival of the UMBaby covering The Neverhood.
Akago was one of the first to step up when I put out the call for guest shows and has been a constant and welcome fixture of the show since its earliest days.
YouT...
Akago was one of the first to step up when I put out the call for guest shows and has been a constant and welcome fixture of the show since its earliest days.
YouT...
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May 31, 2018 • 58 mins
This time around, we're hitting our first edutainment title with the Dr. Brain series from Sierra. Big shout out this month goes to Father Beast for catching some research I missed!
Links:
My video research sessions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzndtmyZZEE&list=PL2whCuUnKwYCc2Eh38uGBgpuAxhi43fEI
CBC's The Artists Ep8 - LucasArts (Canada Only):
https://watch.cbc.ca/media/the-artists/season-1/episode-8/38e815a-00e5822082e
N...
Links:
My video research sessions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzndtmyZZEE&list=PL2whCuUnKwYCc2Eh38uGBgpuAxhi43fEI
CBC's The Artists Ep8 - LucasArts (Canada Only):
https://watch.cbc.ca/media/the-artists/season-1/episode-8/38e815a-00e5822082e
N...
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April 30, 2018 • 66 mins
In episode 107, we cover a unique adventure game by Jordan Mechner, 1997's The Last Express.
Links:
Get The Last Express on GoG:
https://www.gog.com/game/last_express_the
Get The Last Express Gold on Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/252710/The_Last_Express_Gold_Edition/
Get The Last Express on iOS:
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/the-last-express/id508049561?mt=8
Get The Last Express on Android:
https://www.amazon.c...
Links:
Get The Last Express on GoG:
https://www.gog.com/game/last_express_the
Get The Last Express Gold on Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/252710/The_Last_Express_Gold_Edition/
Get The Last Express on iOS:
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/the-last-express/id508049561?mt=8
Get The Last Express on Android:
https://www.amazon.c...
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March 27, 2018 • 48 mins
We've got a special one for episode 106 in which second time guest-host Father Beast takes us on a tour of the 1994 business and management simulator, Transport Tycoon.
Links
Reunion (1994) Intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vk_L8BL0r48
Play Transport Tycoon in your browser
https://www.playdosgames.com/online/transport-tycoon/
Play Transport Tycoon Deluxe in your browser
https://classicreload.com/transport-tycoon-deluxe.ht...
Links
Reunion (1994) Intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vk_L8BL0r48
Play Transport Tycoon in your browser
https://www.playdosgames.com/online/transport-tycoon/
Play Transport Tycoon Deluxe in your browser
https://classicreload.com/transport-tycoon-deluxe.ht...
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February 28, 2018 • 46 mins
Time for episode 105 where I dive into the 1992 Silicon and Synapse puzzle platformer, The Lost Vikings.
Links:
Get The Lost Vikings direct from Blizzard, for free! http://eu.blizzard.com/en-gb/games/legacy/
Lost Vikings in Heroes of the Storm: https://us.battle.net/heroes/en/heroes/the-lost-vikings/
Next Episode:
Next time, we'll be hearing a guest show from Father Beast about the 1994 MicroProse business sim, Transport Tyco...
Links:
Get The Lost Vikings direct from Blizzard, for free! http://eu.blizzard.com/en-gb/games/legacy/
Lost Vikings in Heroes of the Storm: https://us.battle.net/heroes/en/heroes/the-lost-vikings/
Next Episode:
Next time, we'll be hearing a guest show from Father Beast about the 1994 MicroProse business sim, Transport Tyco...
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January 23, 2018 • 64 mins
Here is the long awaited episode 104 in which I dive deep into the 1986 strategy/action game, Defender of the Crown from Cinemaware.
Links:
Jim Cuomo's Amiga and gameplay CD music (authorized hosting from Tomer):
http://www.tomergabel.com/DefenderOfTheCrownMusic.aspx
Buy Defender of the Crown on GoG:
https://www.gog.com/game/defender_of_the_crown?pp=1106a1dda2d680438ecfb0bb70fd479c55a1791f
Next Episode:
Next time, we'll be d...
Links:
Jim Cuomo's Amiga and gameplay CD music (authorized hosting from Tomer):
http://www.tomergabel.com/DefenderOfTheCrownMusic.aspx
Buy Defender of the Crown on GoG:
https://www.gog.com/game/defender_of_the_crown?pp=1106a1dda2d680438ecfb0bb70fd479c55a1791f
Next Episode:
Next time, we'll be d...
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January 7, 2018 • 46 mins
Wow! After an unplanned seven month hiatus I'm back!
Before jumping right back into the schedule, I decided to jump in with a little show updating everyone about the state of the show, why I went away for seven months and to get through a bit of an email backlog that has built up while I was off being distracted with my dumb life.
Next time, we'll be covering the 1986 Cinemaware game, Defender of the Crown.
Before jumping right back into the schedule, I decided to jump in with a little show updating everyone about the state of the show, why I went away for seven months and to get through a bit of an email backlog that has built up while I was off being distracted with my dumb life.
Next time, we'll be covering the 1986 Cinemaware game, Defender of the Crown.
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June 13, 2017 • 120 mins
It is time for yet another Patreon Hangout! This time around, Brian, Craig, Tomer, Troels and myself get together to discuss "feats of strength" in DOS and Pre-Windows XP gaming.
What does this mean?
Have you ever gone to extraordinary measures to get a game running?
Done anything nuts with hardware?
Done anything crazy in a game that resulted in either an epic win or a crushing defeat?
We talk about those things, largest execut...
What does this mean?
Have you ever gone to extraordinary measures to get a game running?
Done anything nuts with hardware?
Done anything crazy in a game that resulted in either an epic win or a crushing defeat?
We talk about those things, largest execut...
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May 4, 2017 • 80 mins
Time for episode 101 in which we discuss the 1988 Microprose flight sim, F-19 Stealth Fighter and its sequel/remake, F-117A Stealth Fighter 2.0!
First though, I read some email that leads us to two cool links:
Troels and I playing A Final Unity:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeuPHRWonRSTOs9KHN_aPgbinDMJfQP9J
Ben Chandler's PC Gamer article about adventure game backgrounds:
http://www.pcgamer.com/ten-of-the-best-classic...
First though, I read some email that leads us to two cool links:
Troels and I playing A Final Unity:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeuPHRWonRSTOs9KHN_aPgbinDMJfQP9J
Ben Chandler's PC Gamer article about adventure game backgrounds:
http://www.pcgamer.com/ten-of-the-best-classic...
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March 22, 2017 • 68 mins
Here it is! My long overdue return from "parental leave" and episode 100 of the podcast! This time around I celebrate the 50th anniversary of Star Trek with the 1995 Spectrum Holobyte adventure, Star Trek: The Next Generation - A Final Unity. Find CD copies of the game via this eBay search. A Final Unity research on YouTube: https://youtu.be/h30smq8aX0c Support the show on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/umbcast Next time, we'll...
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February 13, 2017 • 75 mins
One more guest show before I'm back in episode 100. This time around my good buddy Troels, the Space Quest Historian is here with a hidden gem, the 1992 Silicon Knights action/strategy game Cyber Empires (or Steel Empire in Europe).
Not only does Troels do a great job with the show, he also interviews the game's creator, Denis Dyack! This episode contains an abridged version of the interview, for the whole thing, check out Troels'...
Not only does Troels do a great job with the show, he also interviews the game's creator, Denis Dyack! This episode contains an abridged version of the interview, for the whole thing, check out Troels'...
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December 29, 2016 • 28 mins
Here comes episode 98 where friend of the show Chris "CGOApps" Olson takes the big chair to discuss our inaugural text adventure, A Mind Forever Voyaging by Infocom, released in 1985.
Digital Antiquarian:
http://maher.filfre.net/if-book/
Get Lamp Documentary:
http://getlamp.com
AMFV Infocom Cabinet:
https://archive.org/details/InfocomCabinetAMindForeverVoyaging
Find Chris at:
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/cgoapps
His blog/dev...
Digital Antiquarian:
http://maher.filfre.net/if-book/
Get Lamp Documentary:
http://getlamp.com
AMFV Infocom Cabinet:
https://archive.org/details/InfocomCabinetAMindForeverVoyaging
Find Chris at:
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/cgoapps
His blog/dev...
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December 4, 2016 • 139 mins
It's Patreon Hangout time once again! This time around, Akago, Brian, Craig, Jim, Ryan, Tomer, Martin and myself got together to chat about game music and sound!
We get deep into hardware and play clips form some of our favourite game music. It was a great time and big thanks to the participants and those who watched!
Keep an eye out for our upcoming guest shows on I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream, A Mind Forever Voyaging and Cy...
We get deep into hardware and play clips form some of our favourite game music. It was a great time and big thanks to the participants and those who watched!
Keep an eye out for our upcoming guest shows on I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream, A Mind Forever Voyaging and Cy...
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November 27, 2016 • 34 mins
Here comes another guest show! Father Beast has been kind enough to put together an episode on the 1994 Microprose strategy game, Sid Meier's Colonization!
Colonization on GOG.com:
https://www.gog.com/game/sid_meiers_colonization
Colonization on Steam:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/327400/
Freecol, an open source remake of Colonization:
http://www.freecol.org/
Article: "Is Colonization offensive enough?":
http://www.playthe...
Colonization on GOG.com:
https://www.gog.com/game/sid_meiers_colonization
Colonization on Steam:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/327400/
Freecol, an open source remake of Colonization:
http://www.freecol.org/
Article: "Is Colonization offensive enough?":
http://www.playthe...
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September 28, 2016 • 43 mins
Time for episode 95! Originally we were scheduled to cover A Final Unity, but what with the UMBaby coming, I've been thrown all out of whack so friend of the show Amayirot Akago has graciously stepped in with a guest show!
He'll be covering the 1996 adventure, The Neverhood! In true UMB fashion, he hits all the major points and takes us through the very cool world of The Neverhood.
For more from Akago, check him out on the Intern...
He'll be covering the 1996 adventure, The Neverhood! In true UMB fashion, he hits all the major points and takes us through the very cool world of The Neverhood.
For more from Akago, check him out on the Intern...
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