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The Settlers II

In 1996, at a time when Realtime Strategy Games were more popular than ever, one game series decided to take a different approach to the genre and remove direct control over units and production. Like an actual Roman commander, in Blue Byte's Settlers II you don't tell each of your soldiers directly what to do, or what to produce. Rather, you give orders like "conquer that fortress", "attack those barracks", or "allocate more iron to the forge". And then your friend comes over with a second mouse so you can fight it out in split screen.

Join us as we discover what the word "Wuselfaktor" means and whether an indirectly controlled strategy game makes any sense at all.

Our hosts Martijn ("Tijn") and Florian ("rnlf") are joined by DGC members Wes ("Wesbat") and Benedikt ("Eulisker"), as well as Christopher ("Spike") from the "Return to the Roots" project.

[ download mp3 ] (160 mins, 184 MB)

Thanks to our producer Pix for helping to make the podcast happen, and thanks to DGC member Console for editing the audio.

Thanks to all who make this show possible, we couldn't do this without you!

Betrayal at Krondor

Dynamix is a studio mostly known for their excellent 3D simulation games, such as 1990s "Red Baron", so it was a little surprising to see them behind the 1993 fantasy RPG we looked at in December 2025: Betrayal at Krondor. Like blobbers of the 1980s, you explore the world of Krondor in a turn-based fashion, one tile at a time. But unlike those old dungeon crawlers, Krondor is a fully explorable 3D open world. Despite being based on Raymond E. Feist's "Riftwar Cycle" universe, Betrayal at Krondor has an original story and is not based on any specific novel. In fact, it's quite the other way around, because in 1998 the Feist novel "Krondor: The Betrayal" was published, a novelisation of the game! As you can see, there's plenty to talk about with this one.

Sadly host Martijn ("Tijn") isn't joined by Florian ("rnlf") for this one, as he was ill when we recorded this, so he had to cancel. Luckily Richard ("Pix") was able to step in, who of course was on many an episode and is also a keen RPG player. Furthermore we're joined by first-time podcast guests Jens ("Jan0sch") and "VGA256". VGA has a special relation with the game, because he is the maintainer of long-time Krondor fansite Dimwood.net. See the links below for more!

We also received a voice message from DGC member Red.Hexapus, which we are very thankful for. If you also want to contribute a voice message for a future episode, please email it to club@dosgameclub.com

[ download mp3 ] (159 mins, 183 MB)

Thanks to our producer Pix for helping to make the podcast happen, and thanks to DGC member Console for editing the audio.

Thanks to all who make this show possible, we couldn't do this without you!

Toonstruck

The Fluffy Fluffy Bun Bun Show needs more cute cartoon characters, and animator Drew Blanc is the guy who has to come up with them... by tomorrow morning! Working through the night, his TV suddenly starts acting up and he's sucked into a world filled with toons! Or maybe it's just a dream, who can tell? Either way, Drew is now stuck between a host of different zany cartoon characters as he tries to get back home somehow. That's the premise for Toonstruck (1996, Burst Entertainment / Virgin Interactive), starring "Doc Brown" from Back to the Future, Chris Lloyd. He's joined by an all-star cast of famous voice actors, including Tim Curry, Dom DeLuise, the list goes on. This game is a huge production, but is it any good? Let's find out!

Hosts Martijn ("Tijn") and Florian ("rnlf") are joined by three guests on this episode. First of all we have returning member Lars ("fastwinstondoom"), who not only has been on many episodes before, but who also suggested we play this game! We're also joined by Daniel ("ainmosni"), who's brand new to the show and only has been a member for a couple of months after he found us through our Mastodon instance. And last but not least we have Ben ("ps_garak"), who previously joined us for Discworld. He streams adventure games on Twitch and is one of the hosts of Quest Quest, a podcast about adventure games.

We also received a voice message from DGC member Watchful, which we are very thankful for. If you also want to contribute a voice message for a future episode, please email it to club@dosgameclub.com

[ download mp3 ] (133 mins, 153 MB)

Thanks to our producer Pix for helping to make the podcast happen, and thanks to DGC member Console for editing the audio.

Thanks to all who make this show possible, we couldn't do this without you!

Talking to John Passfield and Pete Mullins

As regular listeners will know, our podcast usually includes a bit where we dive a little into the history of how a game came to be and who was involved with its creation. That part was missing from our recent Halloween Harry episode, and with good reason, because we got a chance to sit down with Halloween Harry creator John Passfield and hear it all from the man himself directly.

He brought his friend and long-time collaborator Pete Mullins along, who among other things helped with making the box art for Flight of the Amazon Queen, another game from the mind of John Passfield. Together they are working on a brand new Halloween Harry game that will be available in the near future.

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Halloween Harry

We like to pick spooky games for October, as we feel it fits with the Halloween season and everything. We wouldn't say Halloween Harry (1993, developed by Interactive Binary Illusions and SubZero Software, published by Apogee) is a particularly scary game. It does feature a lot of zombies. But more than anything it has "halloween" in the name, and that's all we need to be convinced to put this on the roster!

Hosts Martijn ("Tijn") and Florian ("rnlf") are joined by three veteran DGC members: Bjorn ("TigerQuoll"), Shawn ("DJ Hip") and DRS ("dr_st"). The first two guests are both from Australia, which is apt, because that's where Halloween Harry was developed, by John Passfield and his team. More on that in the next episode, in which we get to talk to John Passfield and his business partner Pete Mullins.

Enjoy!

[ download mp3 ] (96 mins, 111 MB)

Thanks to our producer Pix for helping to make the podcast happen, and thanks to DGC member Console for editing the audio.

Thanks to all who make this show possible, we couldn't do this without you!