Gaming's First Cutscene

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5 ай бұрын

In this episode, we take a look at the point-and-click adventure Maniac Mansion, and its use of cinematic cuts. Digressions include MUDs, Age of Empires, and Pac-Man.

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@TRWM735 3 ай бұрын

Awesome. Im going through all of these videos, and the subjects you raise are all interesting. One critique though. It would be great if you gave more of and intro to yourself and your guest to give a bit more of a background to who they are in the space. Also Maniac Mansion is awesome, and i do like the first Unreal 😅🤣

@ComputerLabHighjinks 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for checking out the channel! And I appreciate the feedback, I’ll definitely make a note of that going forward. More of an intro for the guests makes sense, I often forget that the audience is seeing a relative stranger. Glad you’re enjoying the videos!

@Brazbit 3 ай бұрын

I would think Karateka (1984) has a lot of what would fit your definition of cutscenes. The game would just be a standard beat 'em up if it wasn't for cutting away to the story elements as you progress. Instead, you see what is happening with Akuma (the boss) and the Princess. Sure, they are simpler, but there were fewer resources available, but they still took the time to flesh out the story. BTW: It is worth the effort to track down and load a good sound font and turning on Midi music if you like that first song in Maniac Mansion.

@Amonimus 3 ай бұрын

I always prioritize storytelling over gameplay, which is a hot take

@dawsonescott8428 2 ай бұрын

well designed gameplay is good storytelling too my two cents

@TabrisRebuild 5 ай бұрын

Need me some Unreal Tournament 4 and 5, I'm dyin' out here. 😢 Love the unprompted, time-based cutscene bit though, movie (podcast) magic, baby.

@ComputerLabHighjinks 5 ай бұрын

You’re officially invited whenever I throw the cross-platform LAN party for Unreal Tournament 99, which I believe can be played over LAN between PC, Mac, PS2, and Dreamcast.