“Carrington and Kevin are fun to listen to, period. For this podcast, they had me at "Infocom". I played these games back in the 1980s (and a bit in the 90s, the 2000s, etc.) and it is so much fun to relive those memories via their discussions of the games.
I wondered how an interactive fiction podcast would work, but these guys have a good format - discuss the plot a bit, discuss interesting tidbits, highlights, etc., but also have a "spoiler fence" so that they can get into details as well without spoiling the game for listeners who don't want that. I jump on every new episode that comes out.”Read full review »
rick_se via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/04/18
“As someone who’s interested in IF, but wasn’t around during its hay day in the 80s, being able to hear a modern podcast that goes through Infocom games is a blast! I love hearing about the plot and pitfalls, as well as insights from when the hosts had played the games when they were young.
A...”Read full review »
Alastar Slater via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/09/20
“As a fan of retrocomputing, Inform games, and having played these games back in the day, I love the Eaten by a Grue podcast. Kevin and Carrington have a great exploration of one Infocom adventure per episode. The first part of the show is a spoiler-free discussion of a game and the second part...”Read full review »
Leon PlF via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/14/18