Star Trek Video Games: An Unofficial Guide to the Final Frontier with author Mat Bradley-Tschirgi. There are a LOT of Star Trek video games and Mat had some hard decisions and set boundaries on what games to cover in his book (by the way, a “notable” game doesn’t necessarily mean a good game). What is Mat’s favorite and least favorite Star Trek game? Star Trek has one of the saddest stories of vaporware in PC gaming. Mat had an unusual entry into Star Trek fandom, but it still grabbed him. What are Shane and Mat’s thoughts on some of the more recent Star Trek TV shows? What is one redeeming aspect of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier? Podcasting takes a lot of work and time.

Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #280 - 10/23/2024

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SHOW NOTES

Mat Bradley-Tschirgi’s Books on Amazon
http://matwbt.com

Star Trek Video Games: An Unofficial Guide to the Final Frontier
https://www.amazon.com/Star-Trek-Video-Games-Unofficial/dp/1399050729

Star Trek Games list on Trekcore
https://gaming.trekcore.com/plat_list.html

Star Trek Games list on Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Star_Trek_games

Star Trek: Secret of Vulcan Fury trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDAFVYKyJVI

Matt Chat (Matt Barton’s interview channel)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE98xefVUXmbvQfe-wNS8oA

Sequelcast 2 Podcast
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sequelcast2

Dungeons and Desktops: The History of Computer Role-Playing Games 2nd Edition
Shane's book! Co-authored with Matt Barton of Matt Chat
https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Desktops-History-Computer-Role-Playing/dp/1138574643/

RPG and tabletop gaming historian Jon Peterson returns for a fantastic conversation on D&D and RPG history, and his related current books and projects. A new edition of Playing at the World and Dungeons & Dragons - the Making of Original D&D: 1970-1977 are on the shelves. D&D 4E has its hardcore fans. Jon has a seriously impressive collection of documents related to RPG history. Jon’s first on-screen RPG game, ever. Does the role of the Caller in D&D get an unfair reputation (and what exactly does the Caller do)? DNA from non-RPGs like Outdoor Survival made it into early D&D. Be careful of the question “what is a role-playing game”, the debate can sideswipe an entire conversation. Plus much more.

Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #279 - 9/27/2024

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SHOW NOTES

Previous Shane Plays Geek Talk episode with Jon: D&D History – Game Wizards: The Epic Battle for Dungeons & Dragons with Jon Peterson – Episode 250 – 11-9-2021
https://shaneplays.com/dnd-history-game-wizards-the-epic-battle-for-dungeons-and-dragons-jon-peterson/

Playing at the World, 2E, Volume 1: The Invention of Dungeons & Dragons (Game Histories)
https://www.amazon.com/Playing-World-2E-Invention-Histories/dp/0262548771/

Playing at the World, 2E, Volume 2: Three Pillars of Role-Playing Games (Game Histories)
https://www.amazon.com/Playing-World-2E-Invention-Histories/dp/0262548771/

Dungeons & Dragons - the Making of Original D&D: 1970-1977
https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Dragons-Making-Original-1970-1977/dp/0786969857

Celebrating 50 Years of Dungeons & Dragons - Week #1 - OD&D with Jon Peterson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIzisBYQkyw

Dungeons and Desktops: The History of Computer Role-Playing Games 2nd Edition
Shane's book! Co-authored with Matt Barton of Matt Chat
https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Desktops-History-Computer-Role-Playing/dp/1138574643/

Merle M. Rasmussen, the man in the tux himself, joins to talk about the Top Secret RPG and his game design career. What was his first (mistaken) understanding of what D&D was? Memories of working at TSR. A no-nonsense discussion about the financials of his agreement with TSR for Top Secret. Financial lessons he has learned in his career. The perils of lead poisoning in making miniatures (and accidental improvised bombs). Jon Peterson’s Quagmire! D&D module article and Merle’s involvement in making it happen. Top Secret set multiple RPG precedents. What existing RPG was used for Top Secret’s firearms rules? The FBI visited TSR because of Top Secret’s playtest. You’re not just paranoid, the HackNoia RPG is coming. I Choose To RISE, Merle’s card game that helps teach about Black heroes. Merle’s wife Jackie has often been his writing partner and sounding board. Moments of fan feedback Merle has had that will get you right in the feels (including, I kid you not, being asked to bless a gamer’s ashes). Bad James Bond jokes.

Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #278 - 8/14/2024

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SHOW NOTES

Merle M. Rasmussen on Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merle_M._Rasmussen

Merle M. Rasmussen on RPG Geek
https://rpggeek.com/rpgdesigner/3875/merle-m-rasmussen

Top Secret RPG on Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Secret_(role-playing_game)

Quagmire! The Making of a 1980s D&D Module by Jon Peterson
https://medium.com/@increment/quagmire-the-making-of-a-1980s-d-d-module-c30e788ea5f2

Sqwurm Card Game
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12328/sqwurm

Planting People Growing Justice Leadership Institute
https://www.ppgjli.org/

Dungeons and Desktops: The History of Computer Role-Playing Games 2nd Edition
Shane's book! Co-authored with Matt Barton of Matt Chat
https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Desktops-History-Computer-Role-Playing/dp/1138574643/