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Episode Synopsis
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:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP-nMZpLM1A
Google Glass 2012 skydiving intro:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh-liQDE3cM
Apparently the going rate for the Triumph Adler Dario 286 keyboard Rob had when he was ten:
https://www.ebay.de/itm/284800492507?hash=item424f6ea3db:g:TYIAAOSw3IliZmGP
Cheap replica keycaps (no good for ISO layout):
https://kbdfans.com/products/enjoypbt-abs-doubleshot-mechanical-keyboard-keycaps-set-3
Expensive replica keycaps (not currently available):
https://kono.store/products/gmk-triumph-adler
Similar vibe ones Rob went for with a more modern, muted palette:
https://prototypist.net/products/group-buy-gmk-shoko-r2
Mario “Question Mark Box” keycap:
https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/954536615/mario-question-block-artisan-keycap-for
Keychron reasonably-priced starter mechanical keyboards:
https://www.keychron.com
Do not look here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/mechanicalkeyboards
Mode Eighty Keyboard:
https://modedesigns.com/pages/eighty
Trailer for the Return to Monkey Island game from original writers Ron Gilbert and Dave Grossman:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sahskKAxSCY
The iMUSE music engine used in classic LucasArts games:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMUSE
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:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trap_Door
Monkey Island 30th Anniversary Big Box that now goes for £500+ on eBay:
https://limitedrungames.com/products/monkey-island-30th-anniversary-anthology-pc
Thimbleweed Park:
https://thimbleweedpark.com
If you'd like to get in touch with Rob and Mark, you can email them at [email protected].
Eight or Sixteen is a Mark Ellis Reviews production: https://markellisreviews.com
Links
Google I/O 2022 replay:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP-nMZpLM1A
Google Glass 2012 skydiving intro:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh-liQDE3cM
Apparently the going rate for the Triumph Adler Dario 286 keyboard Rob had when he was ten:
https://www.ebay.de/itm/284800492507?hash=item424f6ea3db:g:TYIAAOSw3IliZmGP
Cheap replica keycaps (no good for ISO layout):
https://kbdfans.com/products/enjoypbt-abs-doubleshot-mechanical-keyboard-keycaps-set-3
Expensive replica keycaps (not currently available):
https://kono.store/products/gmk-triumph-adler
Similar vibe ones Rob went for with a more modern, muted palette:
https://prototypist.net/products/group-buy-gmk-shoko-r2
Mario “Question Mark Box” keycap:
https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/954536615/mario-question-block-artisan-keycap-for
Keychron reasonably-priced starter mechanical keyboards:
https://www.keychron.com
Do not look here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/mechanicalkeyboards
Mode Eighty Keyboard:
https://modedesigns.com/pages/eighty
Trailer for the Return to Monkey Island game from original writers Ron Gilbert and Dave Grossman:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sahskKAxSCY
The iMUSE music engine used in classic LucasArts games:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMUSE
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:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trap_Door
Monkey Island 30th Anniversary Big Box that now goes for £500+ on eBay:
https://limitedrungames.com/products/monkey-island-30th-anniversary-anthology-pc
Thimbleweed Park:
https://thimbleweedpark.com
If you'd like to get in touch with Rob and Mark, you can email them at [email protected].
Eight or Sixteen is a Mark Ellis Reviews production: https://markellisreviews.com
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