Summer of Retro 3.0: The Kick Off
As we’re limping toward our thirtieth anniversary, we decided to resurrect an old classic: The Summer of Retro! A season of rediscovering old content hidden deep in our backups, as well as doling out new old stuff. You get the point. So, what better way to kick it off than a look back at the original Summer of Retro?
Things were a bit different in 2004, of course, when August would see thirty-four (34) news items, though, granted, the bar for what we posted was quite a bit lower. Still, thirty-four. Since then, we’ve reduced the staff from seven to one – the world of legacy media is a rough one – and now rely on freelancers. (I don’t know why I keep saying “we.” Old habits and all that.)
On to some real retro content – witness how we posted news twenty-plus years ago, and read some real old interviews.
The Summer of Retro™ 2004 News Posts
- The Summer of Retro™
- Retro Mania Pirates of the Caribbean, part II
- CMI, PC Zone, Retro
- They highly recommend it
- Quick & Easy Week starts, fans cheer (aka Summer of Utility)
- Summer of Concept Art
- Summer of Utility draws to a close
The Summer of Retro™ Interviews Jason Lazily Didn’t Migrate to Mojo
- The Secret of Creating Monkey Island (LucasFilm Adventurer Vol. 1, Number 1, Fall 1990.)
- Ron Gilbert Interview (Amiga Mania, 1992)
- Tim Schafer Interview (Ultimate PC, August 1998)
- From Monkey Island to Cavedog - An Interview With Ron Gilbert (Pelit-lehti, December 16th, 1998)
- An Interview With Ron Gilbert (PC Gamer UK, January 1999)
More content to come – though thirty-four updates would be a stretch.