In today's show, Rob and Mark briefly mourn (sort of) the iPod, reveal their thoughts about Google IO, muse about Rob's new mechanical keyboard addiction, and get all doe-eyed about Monkey Island.
Links
- Google I/O 2022 replay:
- Google Glass 2012 skydiving intro:
- Apparently the going rate for the Triumph Adler Dario 286 keyboard Rob had when he was ten:
- Cheap replica keycaps (no good for ISO layout):
- Expensive replica keycaps (not currently available):
- Similar vibe ones Rob went for with a more modern, muted palette:
- Mario “Question Mark Box” keycap:
- Keychron reasonably-priced starter mechanical keyboards:
- Do not look here:
- Mode Eighty Keyboard:
- Trailer for the Return to Monkey Island game from original writers Ron Gilbert and Dave Grossman:
- The iMUSE music engine used in classic LucasArts games:
- Interview with Monkey Island composers Clint Bajakian and Michael Land:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0EqG6RYn9Y
- Trap Door, an obscure 80’s stop motion animation children’s TV show:
- Monkey Island 30th Anniversary Big Box that now goes for £500+ on eBay:
- Thimbleweed Park:
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