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• Freelance game developer 🎮
• Host of Tech Talk with Daniel Albu YouTube channel 📼
• Co-producer & co-host of the YouTube channel @ConvosCurtis@mastodon.gamedev.place! 📼
Tech Talk with Daniel Albu: @danielalbu@www.youtube.com
• Freelance game developer 🎮 • Host of Tech Talk with Daniel Albu YouTube channel 📼 • Co-producer & co-host of the YouTube channel @ConvosCurtis! 📼 Tech Talk with Daniel Albu: https://www.youtube.com/@danielalbu
• Freelance game developer 🎮 • Host of Tech Talk with Daniel Albu YouTube channel 📼 • Co-producer & co-host of the YouTube channel @ConvosCurtis! 📼 Tech Talk with Daniel Albu: https://www.youtube.com/@danielalbu
📅 34 years ago today, Wolfenstein 3D was released!
💾 Wolfenstein 3D was released on May 5th, 1992! 💾
• Freelance game developer 🎮 • Host of Tech Talk with Daniel Albu YouTube channel 📼 • Co-producer & co-host of the YouTube channel @ConvosCurtis! 📼 Tech Talk with Daniel Albu: https://www.youtube.com/@danielalbu
• Freelance game developer 🎮 • Host of Tech Talk with Daniel Albu YouTube channel 📼 • Co-producer & co-host of the YouTube channel @ConvosCurtis! 📼 Tech Talk with Daniel Albu: https://www.youtube.com/@danielalbu
Happy 29th anniversary to Winamp!
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The first version of ⚡Winamp⚡ was released as freeware on April 21st, 1997!
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Winamp, it really whips the llama's ass!
• Freelance game developer 🎮 • Host of Tech Talk with Daniel Albu YouTube channel 📼 • Co-producer & co-host of the YouTube channel @ConvosCurtis! 📼 Tech Talk with Daniel Albu: https://www.youtube.com/@danielalbu
📅 Happy 15th anniversary to Portal 2!
💾 Portal 2 was released on April 18th, 2011!
• Freelance game developer 🎮 • Host of Tech Talk with Daniel Albu YouTube channel 📼 • Co-producer & co-host of the YouTube channel @ConvosCurtis! 📼 Tech Talk with Daniel Albu: https://www.youtube.com/@danielalbu
📅 29 years ago today, Outlaws was released!
💾 Outlaws was released on April 7th, 1997! 💾
• Freelance game developer 🎮 • Host of Tech Talk with Daniel Albu YouTube channel 📼 • Co-producer & co-host of the YouTube channel @ConvosCurtis! 📼 Tech Talk with Daniel Albu: https://www.youtube.com/@danielalbu
13 years ago today, LucasArts as we knew it was shut down.
On April 3, 2013, Lucasfilm ended internal game development, laid off most of the staff, and shifted future projects to Disney Interactive or third parties.
Fewer than 10 remained to handle game licensing.
• Freelance game developer 🎮 • Host of Tech Talk with Daniel Albu YouTube channel 📼 • Co-producer & co-host of the YouTube channel @ConvosCurtis! 📼 Tech Talk with Daniel Albu: https://www.youtube.com/@danielalbu
• Freelance game developer 🎮 • Host of Tech Talk with Daniel Albu YouTube channel 📼 • Co-producer & co-host of the YouTube channel @ConvosCurtis! 📼 Tech Talk with Daniel Albu: https://www.youtube.com/@danielalbu
One year ago today, I premiered my conversation with Ken Williams.
It’s still hard to believe I got to sit down with the co-founder of Sierra and talk about game development, history, and everything in between.
If you missed it, here it is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KRK0nVoodE
• Freelance game developer 🎮 • Host of Tech Talk with Daniel Albu YouTube channel 📼 • Co-producer & co-host of the YouTube channel @ConvosCurtis! 📼 Tech Talk with Daniel Albu: https://www.youtube.com/@danielalbu
📅 9 years ago today, Thimbleweed Park was released!
💾 This classic game by Ron Gilbert & Gary Winnick was released on March 30th, 2017!
• Freelance game developer 🎮 • Host of Tech Talk with Daniel Albu YouTube channel 📼 • Co-producer & co-host of the YouTube channel @ConvosCurtis! 📼 Tech Talk with Daniel Albu: https://www.youtube.com/@danielalbu
📅 Happy 24th anniversary to Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast!
💾 Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast was released on March 28th, 2002
• Freelance game developer 🎮 • Host of Tech Talk with Daniel Albu YouTube channel 📼 • Co-producer & co-host of the YouTube channel @ConvosCurtis! 📼 Tech Talk with Daniel Albu: https://www.youtube.com/@danielalbu
From LucasArts customer support and compatibility testing to technical writing.
From The Dig to Grim Fandango.
LucasArts compatibility tech lead Lynn Taylor has done it all.
My longest conversation yet, nearly FIVE HOURS.
📆 Premiering Sunday @ noon (PT)
https://youtu.be/7vqxvkygOHc
• Freelance game developer 🎮 • Host of Tech Talk with Daniel Albu YouTube channel 📼 • Co-producer & co-host of the YouTube channel @ConvosCurtis! 📼 Tech Talk with Daniel Albu: https://www.youtube.com/@danielalbu
📅 Happy 31st anniversary to Descent!
💾 Descent was released on March 17th, 1995!
• Freelance game developer 🎮 • Host of Tech Talk with Daniel Albu YouTube channel 📼 • Co-producer & co-host of the YouTube channel @ConvosCurtis! 📼 Tech Talk with Daniel Albu: https://www.youtube.com/@danielalbu
Two years ago today, I premiered my conversation with Jordan Mechner.
It was an honor to speak with the creator of Prince of Persia about his career and the creative journey behind his work.
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlEjFfAv4Bc
Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Gstj2PIukgvvdbvceBpKk?si=MGeKgsl_Qe66_6WPhbPnPQ
• Freelance game developer 🎮 • Host of Tech Talk with Daniel Albu YouTube channel 📼 • Co-producer & co-host of the YouTube channel @ConvosCurtis! 📼 Tech Talk with Daniel Albu: https://www.youtube.com/@danielalbu
Premiering Sunday @ Noon (PT)!
My longest conversation yet!
FIVE HOURS!
From LucasArts customer support & compatibility testing to technical writing.
From The Dig to Grim Fandango.
LucasArts compatibility tech lead Lynn Taylor has done it all.
@danielalbu@www.youtube.com
• Freelance game developer 🎮 • Host of Tech Talk with Daniel Albu YouTube channel 📼 • Co-producer & co-host of the YouTube channel @ConvosCurtis! 📼 Tech Talk with Daniel Albu: https://www.youtube.com/@danielalbu
📽️ Happy 29th anniversary to Return of the Jedi: Special Edition!
🗓️ Return of the Jedi: Special Edition was released in theaters on March 14th, 1997!
• Freelance game developer 🎮 • Host of Tech Talk with Daniel Albu YouTube channel 📼 • Co-producer & co-host of the YouTube channel @ConvosCurtis! 📼 Tech Talk with Daniel Albu: https://www.youtube.com/@danielalbu
📅 Happy 20th anniversary to Placebo’s fifth studio album Meds!
💿 Meds was released on March 13th, 2006!
• Freelance game developer 🎮 • Host of Tech Talk with Daniel Albu YouTube channel 📼 • Co-producer & co-host of the YouTube channel @ConvosCurtis! 📼 Tech Talk with Daniel Albu: https://www.youtube.com/@danielalbu
36 years ago today, Lucasfilm Games legend Aric Wilmunder prepared these four floppy disks containing the source code for the tools used to create and compile Loom.
• Freelance game developer 🎮 • Host of Tech Talk with Daniel Albu YouTube channel 📼 • Co-producer & co-host of the YouTube channel @ConvosCurtis! 📼 Tech Talk with Daniel Albu: https://www.youtube.com/@danielalbu
Aaron Giles recently released v4.0 of his excellent LucasArts emulator, DREAMM.
I sat down with Aaron to explore what’s new, why v4.0 is such a major milestone, and to play a few of the newly supported games.
🚨 Premiering in 30 minutes!
▶️ https://youtu.be/qNtvbXX6TJE ◀️
• Freelance game developer 🎮 • Host of Tech Talk with Daniel Albu YouTube channel 📼 • Co-producer & co-host of the YouTube channel @ConvosCurtis! 📼 Tech Talk with Daniel Albu: https://www.youtube.com/@danielalbu
Aaron Giles recently released v4.0 of his excellent LucasArts emulator, DREAMM.
I sat down with Aaron to walk through what’s new, why v4.0 is a major milestone, and to play a few of the newly supported games.
📅 Tomorrow @ Noon (PT)
▶️ https://youtu.be/qNtvbXX6TJE ◀️
• Freelance game developer 🎮 • Host of Tech Talk with Daniel Albu YouTube channel 📼 • Co-producer & co-host of the YouTube channel @ConvosCurtis! 📼 Tech Talk with Daniel Albu: https://www.youtube.com/@danielalbu
11 years ago today, Brian Moriarty took the stage at GDC and delivered his postmortem on the classic Lucasfilm Games title, Loom!
• Freelance game developer 🎮 • Host of Tech Talk with Daniel Albu YouTube channel 📼 • Co-producer & co-host of the YouTube channel @ConvosCurtis! 📼 Tech Talk with Daniel Albu: https://www.youtube.com/@danielalbu
Aaron Giles recently shipped v4.0 of his excellent LucasArts emulator DREAMM.
You can download it here:
https://dreamm.aarongiles.com/
I’m premiering my fourth conversation with Aaron this Sunday at noon (PT), focused on what’s new in v4.0:
▶️ https://youtu.be/qNtvbXX6TJE ◀️
• Freelance game developer 🎮 • Host of Tech Talk with Daniel Albu YouTube channel 📼 • Co-producer & co-host of the YouTube channel @ConvosCurtis! 📼 Tech Talk with Daniel Albu: https://www.youtube.com/@danielalbu
Two years ago, I premiered my third conversation with Aaron Giles about DREAMM v3.0, which had just been released at the time.
▶️ https://youtu.be/dSyHQwKD8qc ◀️
Stay tuned for my fourth conversation with Aaron, premiering this Sunday at noon (PT), all about DREAMM v4.0...
• Freelance game developer 🎮 • Host of Tech Talk with Daniel Albu YouTube channel 📼 • Co-producer & co-host of the YouTube channel @ConvosCurtis! 📼 Tech Talk with Daniel Albu: https://www.youtube.com/@danielalbu
I’m halfway through editing what will probably be my longest conversation.
I’ve passed 2.5 hours of edited content and still have about 2.5 hours to edit.
If I cut less than nine minutes from the remaining footage, it’ll officially be my longest conversation yet!
• Freelance game developer 🎮 • Host of Tech Talk with Daniel Albu YouTube channel 📼 • Co-producer & co-host of the YouTube channel @ConvosCurtis! 📼 Tech Talk with Daniel Albu: https://www.youtube.com/@danielalbu
🛰️ Noah Falstein is joining me again, and this time we’re digging into something special: Noah’s original version of The Dig, the very first one, the one that started it all.
• Freelance game developer 🎮 • Host of Tech Talk with Daniel Albu YouTube channel 📼 • Co-producer & co-host of the YouTube channel @ConvosCurtis! 📼 Tech Talk with Daniel Albu: https://www.youtube.com/@danielalbu
🕹️ Happy 30th anniversary to one of my favorite FMV games:
Spycraft: The Great Game!
💾 Spycraft: The Great Game was released on February 29th, 1996!
• Freelance game developer 🎮 • Host of Tech Talk with Daniel Albu YouTube channel 📼 • Co-producer & co-host of the YouTube channel @ConvosCurtis! 📼 Tech Talk with Daniel Albu: https://www.youtube.com/@danielalbu
Tech Talk with Daniel Albu is back!
Noah Falstein is joining me again, and this time we're digging into something special: Noah’s original version of The Dig, the very first one, the one that started it all.
📅 Tomorrow at 12:00 PM (PT)
▶️ https://youtu.be/71Q6aqxrzdo
• Freelance game developer 🎮 • Host of Tech Talk with Daniel Albu YouTube channel 📼 • Co-producer & co-host of the YouTube channel @ConvosCurtis! 📼 Tech Talk with Daniel Albu: https://www.youtube.com/@danielalbu
I’m currently editing what will probably end up being my longest conversation yet.
We’re talking in the 5-hour territory.
My longest conversation so far is my conversation with Yves Borckmans, which is 4 hours and 49 minutes long.
Will the one I’m working on break that record?
• Freelance game developer 🎮 • Host of Tech Talk with Daniel Albu YouTube channel 📼 • Co-producer & co-host of the YouTube channel @ConvosCurtis! 📼 Tech Talk with Daniel Albu: https://www.youtube.com/@danielalbu
It's 11:30am (PT), February 24th!
• Freelance game developer 🎮 • Host of Tech Talk with Daniel Albu YouTube channel 📼 • Co-producer & co-host of the YouTube channel @ConvosCurtis! 📼 Tech Talk with Daniel Albu: https://www.youtube.com/@danielalbu
📅 Happy 24th anniversary to Windows XP!
💾 Windows XP was released on October 25th, 2001!
• Freelance game developer 🎮 • Host of Tech Talk with Daniel Albu YouTube channel 📼 • Co-producer & co-host of the YouTube channel @ConvosCurtis! 📼 Tech Talk with Daniel Albu: https://www.youtube.com/@danielalbu
• Freelance game developer 🎮 • Host of Tech Talk with Daniel Albu YouTube channel 📼 • Co-producer & co-host of the YouTube channel @ConvosCurtis! 📼 Tech Talk with Daniel Albu: https://www.youtube.com/@danielalbu
• Freelance game developer 🎮 • Host of Tech Talk with Daniel Albu YouTube channel 📼 • Co-producer & co-host of the YouTube channel @ConvosCurtis! 📼 Tech Talk with Daniel Albu: https://www.youtube.com/@danielalbu
Happy 28th anniversary to Winamp!
⚡🦙⚡
The first version of ⚡Winamp⚡ was released as freeware on April 21st, 1997!
⚡🦙⚡
Winamp, it really whips the llama's ass!