The Classic Gamers Guild Podcast

This week Anna and Paul do a Top 10 ranking of the best adventure game endings EVER OF ALL THE TIME. It's fun and it's for you so please, mangia
Shek out OneShortEye's Phantom Fellows Documentary: The Ghost Game that Isn't About Death 
Spoiler Free Time Codes! To skip...
Dagger of Amon Ra - Skip to 7:22
Gabriel Knight - Skip to 10:47
 
Thimbleweed Park - Skip to 13:50
Freddy Pharkas - Skip to 19:09
 
Blade Runner - Skip to 22:05
Monkey Island 2 - Skip to 25:52
 
Quest for Glory IV - Skip to 29:30
Leisure Suit Larry III - Skip to 32:44
 
Grim Fandango - Skip to 34:40
The Dig - Skip to 39:47
 
Curse of Monkey Island - Skip to 42:11
Thimbleweed Park - Skip to 46:51
 
Gabriel Knight 2 - Skip to 50:00
Loom - Skip to 52:41
 
Day of the Tentacle - Skip to 54:07
A Golden Wake - Skip to 1:01:35
 
Leisure Suit Larry III - Skip to 1:06:03
Space Quest V - Skip to 1:08:39
 
Space Quest V - Skip to 1:11:57
Blade Runner - Skip to 1:18:08
 
Blackstone Chronicles - Skip to 1:20:09
 
Play our adventure game! The Phantom Fellows is out now!
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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 !
 
Say hi I guess!
Twitter (Anna) - @CGGpodcast
Twitter (Paul) - @PhantomFellows
Bluesky
ThePhantomFellows.com
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Intro greeting (usually) by (and thank you to) Hope Kodman VonStarnes
 
The Phantom Fellows is available on:
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Steam 
itch.io
Fireflower  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Join our hosts Anna and Paul as they embark on a nostalgic journey through gaming history's most memorable and beloved locations! In this episode, they count down their top 10 in-game locations that have captured players' imaginations for decades.Whether you're a veteran adventurer who solved every Sierra puzzle or a newcomer curious about gaming's roots, this episode celebrates the artistry, creativity, and pure magic of adventure game world building. 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 !
Become a Patreon to support the show!
www.patreon.com/ClassicGamersGuild
Shek out our friends in the Adventure Game Hotspot Network:
Space Quest Historian's No more Early Access! SpaceVenture is officially released
Adventure Game Geek's Spud! The So-Bad-It's-Really-Bad Christmas Adventure
OneShortEye's  Why (almost) No One Solves This Game
Adventure Game Hotspot's Sierra Days Panel
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
Email DontDoAMurder@gmail.com orrrr is it mail@classicgamersguild.com You tell us which one you like!
Bluesky
ThePhantomFellows.com
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  

Well, here it is! The fifth and final game in the Quest for Glory series. and it's an amazing game!Anna says so.Anna tells Paul.Anna tells everyone!
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 !
Become a Patreon to support the show!
www.patreon.com/ClassicGamersGuild
Shek out our friends in the Adventure Game Hotspot Network:
Space Quest Historian's No more Early Access! SpaceVenture is officially released
Adventure Game Geek's Spud! The So-Bad-It's-Really-Bad Christmas Adventure
OneShortEye's  Why (almost) No One Solves This Game
Adventure Game Hotspot's Sierra Days Panel
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
Email DontDoAMurder@gmail.com orrrr is it mail@classicgamersguild.com You tell us which one you like!
Bluesky
ThePhantomFellows.com
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 and Paul each choose their personal favorite top 10 LucasArts game, and then declare a winner! Tune in to see what game reigns supreme!* Mangia!
 
 
As promised a link to this awesome article The Secrets of Monkey Island's Source Code by Frank Cifaldi
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 No more Early Access! SpaceVenture is officially released
Adventure Game Geek's Spud! The So-Bad-It's-Really-Bad Christmas Adventure
OneShortEye's  Why (almost) No One Solves This Game
Adventure Game Hotspot's Sierra Days Panel
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
Email DontDoAMurder@gmail.com orrrr is it mail@classicgamersguild.com You tell us which one you like!
Bluesky
ThePhantomFellows.com
Join the group and talk about neat stuff!
Facebook Page
Facebook Group
We're also on
Instagram & YouTube 
Become a Patreon to support the show!
www.patreon.com/ClassicGamersGuild
"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  
 
*Warning, there are no Sierra games featured in this episode

Paul and Anna each rank their personal top 10 Sierra games of all time, then combine the lists into a single shared ranking with a clear #1 winner. King’s Quest, Space Quest, Quest for Glory, Gabriel Knight, and more all enter the mix, and the way they stack up is not what most people would predict. ORRR IS IT?! DUN DUN DUNNNNNNNN
PS at some point says FM Towns twice and he meant to say PC-98 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 Spud! The So-Bad-It's-Really-Bad Christmas Adventure
OneShortEye's  Why (almost) No One Solves This Game
Adventure Game Hotspot's Adventure games are back - and they are bigger than you think
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
Email DontDoAMurder@gmail.com
Bluesky
ThePhantomFellows.com
Join the group and talk about neat stuff!
Facebook Page
Facebook Group
We're also on
Instagram & YouTube 
Become a Patreon to support the show!
www.patreon.com/ClassicGamersGuild
"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  

Paul and Anna walk the listener through the fourth entry in the Quest For Glory Series. Is it their favorite in the series? Can a computer game make you cry? What the heck is up with that Leshy? And a name that tune segment that will leave you guessing! Mangia!
Sprite credit to Jack Povlitz!
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 Spud! The So-Bad-It's-Really-Bad Christmas Adventure
OneShortEye's  Why (almost) No One Solves This Game
Adventure Game Hotspot's Adventure games are back - and they are bigger than you think
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
Join the group and talk about neat stuff!
Facebook Page
Facebook Group
We're also on
Instagram & YouTube 
Become a Patreon to support the show!
www.patreon.com/ClassicGamersGuild
"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  

Paul and (mostly) Anna walk the listener through the full game auditorily, and Paul explains why this entry is his favorite in the series so far! Mangia!
Sprite credit to Jack Povlitz!
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  

Composer Ken Allen shaped the soundscape of an entire Sierra era, from Space Quest to Kings Quest, and that unmistakable Sierra logo fanfare burned into every retro-gamer's brain. Now he’s back with a full new soundtrack for SpaceVenture, and we go deep into how it all came together.
In this episode, Ken walks through the craft behind his new score, the evolution from MT-32 to modern orchestral libraries, the stories behind iconic Sierra tracks, the surprising inspirations for SpaceVenture’s music, and what it’s like to reunite with the Two Guys from Andromeda after decades. Expect anecdotes, technical insight, nostalgia, and plenty of behind-the-scenes lore from one of the genre’s defining composers.
Mangia!Some corrections. - Beats Per Minute (not beats per second - that wouldbe crazy). - Composer for Silent Running was Peter Schickle, not Jerry Goldsmith. - Kazoo Orchestra is on the 2001 Theme and synth was used Blue Danube.Check out the SpaceVenture Soundtrack!
https://www.kenallenmusic.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!)
 
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  

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  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

This week Anna and Paul played Quest For Glory 2: Trial By Fire and as per the rules of podcasting, they're going to talk into microphones, at you, for quite some time—largely staying on topic while occasionally wandering into a narrative side quest, as to create a more layered listening experience for you, the listener. I have no idea what I'm even saying at this point, 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
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