As much of the United States drifts into its second month of lockdown to help stop the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus, El Kaiser and J.D. discuss the joy of playing old predictable games in decidedly unpredictable times. This week’s episode also includes a roundup of the past week’s technology news and a sharing of feelings about the Titans show on DC Universe. Spin up PTJ 333 to hear it all!
Links to News Stories Discussed on This Week’s Show
- Apple iPhone SE 2020 update (MacRumors)
- Zoom’s Security Woes Were No Secret to Business Partners Like Dropbox (The New York Times)
- Virtual Nightlife Grows Past DJ Livestreams to Paid Zoom Clubs (Bloomberg)
- Walmart is selling its on-demand video service Vudu to Fandango (TechCrunch)
- Facebook removes some events calling for protests of stay-at-home orders (NBC News)
- Facebook to Introduce an App for Gaming (The New York Times)
- Mark Zuckerberg: How data can aid the fight against covid-19 (The Washington Post)
- Instagram founders launch COVID-19 spread tracker Rt.live (TechCrunch)
- ‘One World’ concert raises more than $127m for WHO emergency response fund (CNN)
- San Diego Comic-Con Canceled Amid Coronavirus Pandemic (The Hollywood Reporter)
- The Entire Weekend Box Office Report Is From a Single Drive-In in Florida (ScreenCrush)
- Domestic 2020 Weekend 16 (BoxOfficeMojo.com)
Retro Games for Uncertain Times
- The Comfort of Childhood Media During Lockdown (The New York Times)
- Myst
- How to Find the Video Games of Your Youth (The New York Times)
- Some Alternatives for the Bored Gamer (The New York Times)
- It’s a Perfect Time to Play Video Games. And You Shouldn’t Feel Bad About It. (The New York Times)
- How to Run Old Games on Your Modern PC (PCMag.com)
- Castle Wolfenstein (1984) in the Internet Archive
- Return to Castle Wolfenstein on Steam
- The Internet Archive Software Collection
- Untitled Goose Game