Worth it or Worthless: A Retro Game Podcast
Leisure:Video Games
On this special episode of the show, Dan interviews Larry Kuperman of Nightdive Studios. Larry is an veteran of the games industry and he's been working with Nightdive Studios for years on projects like the System Shock remake, Shadow Man Remastered, Forsaken Remastered, Doom 64, and so much more.
This conversation touches on everything from the early days of digital distribution, to the headaches that go along with making games playable on modern hardware, to the technical side of reverse engineering the original versions of their games.
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SHOW NOTES:
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Nightdive Studios:
Nightdive's Website
https://www.nightdivestudios.com/
System Shock Remake on Steam (non-affiliate link)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/482400/System_Shock/
Nightdive Studios Games on Steam (non-affiliate link)
https://store.steampowered.com/developer/NightDiveStudios
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Research:
Larry Kuperman's Bio on His Website
http://www.larrykuperman.com/biography/
System Shock on Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_Shock
Nightdive Studios on Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightdive_Studios
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Segment Break Music:
Track: Go Straight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuGC9fH8nWA&list=PLnat4jcJP4079OCfTZP2D4dnwRqmAm9lz&index=1
Artist: Doni
https://www.youtube.com/Donimusic
Album: The Streets (of Rage)
https://gamechops.com/streetsofrage/
Label: GameChops
http://gamechops.com/
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Track: Underwater (Super Mario World)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwQDDGd8oUA
Artist: Helynt
https://helynt.bandcamp.com/music
Album: Super Lofi World 2
https://gamechops.com/super-lofi-world-2/
Label: GameChops
http://gamechops.com/
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• GameChops music is provided with a Creative Commons License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Giveaway Info:
For the month of August 2021, one lucky participant has the chance to win a $35 Nintendo eShop code (North American).
To enter, simply listen to the "Bounty" segment of the episode and submit your answer in the form of a direct message or email to any of our social media profiles or to one of the hosts on Discord (links above/info in the episode).
Entries will be accepted until August 31st, 2021. After which a random winner will be chosen and announced on an episode of the podcast in September 2021 (the winner will be contacted after the episode goes live).
Extra entries can be earned from joining our Discord and leveling up on the server by chatting! This does require the participant to enter the main bounty segment via a DM still. The Discord entries will not be counted if the user does not submit an appropriate DM entry.
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Episode 106: Castlevania: Bloodlines (Sega Genesis)
Episode 105: Mega Man X (Super Nintendo)
Episode 104: Yoshi’s Island (Super Nintendo)
Episode 103: Final Fantasy Tactics (PS1/PSP/iOS)
Episode 102: Bubble Bobble (Arcade/Nintendo Entertainment System)
Episode 101: Castlevania 3: Dracula’s Curse (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Episode 100: Celebrating 4 Years of the Podcast
Episode 99: DOOM (PC/Switch/Xbox One)
Episode 98: RollerCoaster Tycoon (PC/iOS)
Episode 97: Comix Zone (Sega Genesis)
Episode 96: Sonic Spinball (Sega Genesis)
Episode 95: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (Xbox/iOS)
Episode 94: Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (Nintendo 64)
Episode 93: MTV’s Celebrity Deathmatch (PlayStation 2)
Episode 92: Superman 64 (Nintendo 64)
Episode 91: Mario Kart 64 (Nintendo 64)
Episode 90: Super Mario Strikers (GameCube)
Episode 89: Super Mario Bros. 3 (Nintendo Entertainment System)
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