The Online Gamer's Anthology http://virginworlds.com/podcast.php?show=11 Do you remember when you first got PK'd leaving Britain in Ultima Online? Or the first time you walked into Befallen in Everquest? Join your hosts, Jonathan and Rob, as they take a look back at the experiences and memories of your favorite Online Games from back in the day, and a look at the games that inspired them! en brent@virginworlds.com Liberated Syndication - libsyn.com podcasts@libsyn.com (Liberated Syndication) Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:31:00 GMT 180 The rich histories and great moments of online games. Do you remember when you first got PK'd leaving Britain in Ultima Online? Or the first time you walked into Befallen in Everquest? Join your host Jonathan as he takes a look back at the experiences and memories of your favorite Online Games from back in the day, and a look at the games that inspired them! mmorpg,mmo,mmog,online games,game history,game anthology,virginworlds,virginworlds.com,online gamer's anthology,rpg,fps,pc games,console games Jonathan theonlinegamersanthology@gmail.com virginworlds.com http://libsyn.com/podcasts/virginworlds8/images/gamersanthologylg.png The Online Gamer's Anthology http://virginworlds.com/podcast.php?show=11 No The Online Gamer's Anthology #13 http://virginworlds8.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=329571#
- When the guild from back in episode 3 finds themselves dueling in the Camelot Battlegrounds, they find themselves seeking help from an old "neighbor".
- Jonathan introduces the show and talks about what he's been up to.
- Jonathan welcomes fellow DAoC fan, Sean, to the show. They talk about Sean's memories of Hybernia and some fantastic Realm vs Realm stories.
- Jonathan shares some listener mail and talks about the next episode.
- Outtakes!

- Next Episode:
   We look back at the where the RPG goodness all began...  the original pen-and-paper Dungeons and Dragons!

   Email us your favorite gaming moments at theonlinegamersanthology[at]gmail.com!!]]> podcasts Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:31:00 GMT http://virginworlds8.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=329571# 01:01:26 toga,online gamers anthology,virginworlds,jonathan,history of game,online games,mmo,mmorpg,mmog,infocom,daoc, Jonathan Clean The Online Gamer's Anthology #12 http://virginworlds8.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=321140#
- Due to a bizarre series of events, a man gets on a ride at Disneyland and accidentally finds himself in Bioshock's city of Rapture.
- Jonathan introduces the show and talks about what he's been up to.
- The History of Dark Age of Camelot.
- Jonathan welcomes the almighty Raaan onto the show, and they look back on the wonderful days of DAoC. They talk crafting, RvR, and why the newer MMO's truly took a lot of cues from this game.
- Jonathan closes the show!
- Outtakes!

Next Episode:
We continue our look at Dark Age of Camelot with more player experiences!  Email us your favorite Camelot moments at theonlinegamersanthology[at]gmail.com!!]]> podcasts Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:14:00 GMT http://virginworlds8.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=321140# theonlinegamersanthology@gmail.com 01:03:32 daoc,mythic,dark age of camelot Jonathan Clean The Online Gamer's Anthology #11 http://virginworlds8.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=312661#
- Remember trying to kill Lord British in Ultima? Evidently, Lord British DOES.
- Jonathan introduces the show and talks about what he's been playing.
- Shawn from TabulaCast joins us and shares his gaming memories of the C64!
- Jonathan welcomes Brent from VirginWorlds onto the show...they talk about Brent's own experiences with the Commodore, and Brent opens up a long-forgotten box of his Commodore games and takes us on a C64 walk down memory-lane!
- Listener Emails.
- Jonathan closes the show.
- Outtakes!

- William Shatner VIC-20 Commercial Link  (Priceless!)

- Next Episode: The wonderful world of Dark Age of Camelot! (RvR at its absolute finest!)

Email us your favorite gaming moments at: theonlinegamersanthology[at]gmail.com]]> podcasts Sat, 1 Mar 2008 18:34:00 GMT http://virginworlds8.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=312661# theonlinegamersanthology@gmail.com 01:39:14 toga,gamers anthology,history of online gaming, jonathan,virginworlds,online game,virginworlds,mmo,mmorpg,mmog,commodore 64, Jonathan Clean The Online Gamer's Anthology #10 http://virginworlds8.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=305444#
- Two guys learn why garage-sale-bought Stargates are a bad idea.
- Jonathan introduces the show and finally explains WHERE THE HECK HE'S BEEN!!
- Jonathan welcomes Troy from VoV to the show, and they talk about how they got into Commodore gaming, what their favorite games were, and Jonathan reveals his Top 10 list of favorite C64 games!
- Jonathan closes the show and points you to the VirginWorlds 100th episode!

- Next Episode: Brent joins us for more C64 goodness!

Email us your C64 moments at theonlinegamersanthology[at
]gmail[dot]com!!

Lemon64 Commodore Site : www.lemon64.com
]]> podcasts Sat, 9 Feb 2008 21:54:00 GMT http://virginworlds8.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=305444# theonlinegamersanthology@gmail.com 01:46:21 mmorpg,mmog,commodore 64,commodore,old games,gaming history,virginworlds,toga,jonathan Jonathan Clean The Online Gamers Anthology #9 http://virginworlds8.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=295019#
- A group of soldiers in HellGate London prepare for a major assault...and find out what true pain is.
- New years resolutions
- Jonathan welcomes Isanox from "The Eye of Isanox" blogsite on the show!  They talk about more Asheron's Call memories, the great things about online gaming, and how Isanox finally got the Hoary Mattekar Robe.
- Jonathan gives you your "nostalgic homework" and points you to "Dwarf Fortress" at http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/

- Next Episode:
   The Commodore64 and the games we loved on it!
 
   Eye of Isanox Blogsite
     http://isanox.wordpress.com/

   Asheron's Call Website:
     http://ac.turbine.com/]]> podcasts Wed, 9 Jan 2008 13:31:00 GMT http://virginworlds8.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=295019# theonlinegamersanthology@gmail.com 01:19:48 toga,gamers anthology,history of online gaming, jonathan,virginworlds,online game,turbine,mud,mmo,mmorpg,mmog,asheron's call, Jonathan Clean The Online Gamers Anthology #8 http://virginworlds8.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=290608#
- A World of Warcraft guildleader receives the wrong Christmas gift from Santa and decides some WoW-style payback is in order.
- Jonathan introduces the show.
- History of Asheron's Call.
- Jonathan welcomes Brenden from AnotherHere.com on the show!  They talk about the AC beta, their favorite moments and adventures, and how AC set itself apart from all of the MMO's since then!
  Use these maps to follow along:

     Dereth World Map (with details)
        http://ac.warcry.com/media/images/maps/derethmap_2006_08_06.png

     Dereth World Map #2
        http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~dsimpson/dereth.png

- MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM TOGA!

Tell us your favorite Asheron's Call stories! Email us at theonlinegamersanthology[at]gmail[dot]com

Show Links:

   Asheron's Call Website:
     http://ac.turbine.com/

   Blog of the Show:
     www.anotherhere.com
]]> podcasts Mon, 24 Dec 2007 18:00:00 GMT http://virginworlds8.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=290608# theonlinegamersanthology@gmail.com 01:26:00 online games,virginworlds,asheron's call,ac,ac2,turbine,zork,infocom,history of games Jonathan Clean The Online Gamers Anthology #7 http://virginworlds8.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=284460#  
- "Start your gaming day with a healthy bowl of Pwn-Flakes!"
- Jonathan introduces the show, and talks about what he's been up to.
- Jonathan takes you through the stories and memories of:
   - The Enchanter Trilogy
   - Wishbringer
   - Planetfall
   - Stationfall
   - Leather Godesses of Phobos
   - Infidel
   - Suspended
   - Deadline
   - The Lurking Horror
   - A Mind Forever Voyaging
   - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

- Quick reminder about the VirginWorlds support program
- Jonathan gives another "blog of the show" and points you to Kevin at www.theserverisdown.com
- The TOGA blogsite is getting revamped! Yes, the older one wasn't quite working for us, but now that the show has evolved, we THINK we know what we'd like to do...(don't peek)...

  - The next episode:  Asheron's Call!   So send us your favorite AC moments and stories at  theonlinegamersanthology[at]gmail.com 

Play the Flash version of Hitchhikers Guide at:  http://www.douglasadams.com/creations/infocomjava.html
and click on the "20th anniversary edition" link

Play the Infocom other games online:  http://www.xs4all.nl/~pot/infocom/
]]> podcasts Tue, 4 Dec 2007 22:57:00 GMT http://virginworlds8.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=284460# theonlinegamersanthology@gmail.com 00:35:39 toga,gamer's anthology,history of online gaming, jonathan,virginworlds,online game,everquest,mud,mmo,mmorpg,,shawn,guildcast Jonathan Clean The Online Gamers Anthology #6 http://virginworlds8.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=280135#  
- Two guys play a text adventure and find that sometimes those older games really had a realism of their own!
- Jonathan introduces the show, and talks about what he's been up to.
- The History of Zork!
- Jonathan talks about some of his best memories of playing Zork.
- Troy from Voyages of Vanguard joins Jonathan on the show and they talk about how Zork took the gaming world by storm, and about how the gaming technology has evolved since then.
- Jonathan explains how the listeners can still play the Infocom games (yaay!) and reads a few listener emails.
 
  - The next episode:  Infocom's other greats! (can you say "Babel-fish"?). Email us and tell us which Infocom game was your favorite and why at:  theonlinegamersanthology[at]gmail.com 

  Play the Infocom games online:  http://www.xs4all.nl/~pot/infocom/
]]> podcasts Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:33:00 GMT http://virginworlds8.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=280135# theonlinegamersanthology@gmail.com 00:58:24 toga,gamers anthology,history of online gaming, jonathan,virginworlds,online game,everquest,mud,mmo,mmorpg,mmog,zork,infocom Jonathan Clean The Online Gamers Anthology #5 http://virginworlds8.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=272704#
- Some adventurers in Meridian discuss the typical struggles in an
adventurer's life, such as breakups, guild take-overs, and fast-food.
- Jonathan introduces the show...and for some Halloween fun, explains his top 5 most frightening moments in PC gaming.
- Memories of Meridian 59.
- "Kanaida's Meridian59 Journal:  The Radio Drama!!"  :)
- Jonathan welcomes Brian "Psychochild" Green into the show and they talk about the olden-days of 3DO, the rebirth of Meridian59, and how M59 influenced the current MMO world.
- Jonathan closes the show and gives the details on how to join him on M59 Server 102 (look for Fuge)!

  - The next episode:  Zork and the worlds of Infocom. Send us your favorite Zork moments and stories at:  theonlinegamersanthology[at]gmail.com

Meridian 59 Website:   www.meridian59.com

Psychochild's Blog:  www.psychochild.org

Visit our visual companion blogsite to the podcast at
"theonlinegamersanthology.wordpress.com"
]]> podcasts Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:36:00 GMT http://virginworlds8.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=272704# theonlinegamersanthology@gmail.com 01:34:47 mmorpg,mmo,mmog,history of online games,toga,jonathan,brian green,meridian 59,m59,gamers anthology,virginworlds Jonathan Clean The Online Gamers Anthology #4 http://virginworlds8.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=266772#
- A new player joins a group of pen-and-paper Lord of the Rings players, and brings with him his own unique style of problem solving.
- Jonathan introduces the show and what he's playing lately.
- M59 History.
- What kind of a game WAS Meridian59?
- Jonathan interviews his friend Jim from Detroit and they talk about what they remember about Meridian59.
- Explanation of Episode 5.

Podcast email: theonlinegamersanthology[at]gmail.com
Visit our visual companion blogsite to the podcast at
"theonlinegamersanthology.wordpress.com"
Podcast skypeline: THEONLINEGAMERSANTHOLOGY
]]> podcasts Sun, 14 Oct 2007 05:09:00 GMT http://virginworlds8.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=266772# theonlinegamersanthology@gmail.com 00:46:28 toga,gamer's anthology,history of online gaming, jonathan,virginworlds,online game,everquest,mud,mmo,mmorpg,mmog, Jonathan Clean The Online Gamers Anthology #3 http://virginworlds8.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=261681#
- Mister Rogers gets confronted by angry guildmembers who claim he PK'd their guildmate.
- Jonathan introduces the show and talks about what he's been up to.
- Explanation of BBS's and a bit of history.
- Jonathan talks about how he got into BBS's and BBS games, and shares some stories about what online life was like back then.
- Shawn from GuildCast joins us and he and Jonathan talk about their favorite BBS games.

- Send us your gaming stories!
Skype voicemail username:  THEONLINEGAMERSANTHOLOGY
Podcast Email:  theonlinegamersanthology[at]gmail.com

]]> podcasts Mon, 1 Oct 2007 03:45:00 GMT http://virginworlds8.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=261681# 01:04:25 toga,gamer's anthology,history of online gaming, jonathan,virginworlds,online game,everquest,mud,mmo,mmorpg,,shawn,guildcast Jonathan No The Online Gamer's Anthology #2 http://virginworlds8.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=256567#
- An enthusiastic band member tries to convince a passerby to come see his SOE-themed rock band perform.
- Jonathan introduces the show, and explains that due to a busy RL schedule, Rob regrets he won't be able to host the show anymore. :(    (Rob does promise to pop in when he can)    No worries, though...the show will go on!!
- Troy talks with Jonathan about what made Everquest so popular and his favorite moments playing it...and they foreshadow a coming episode about the Might and Magic series. (woot!)
- Jonathan welcomes "Raaan" back to the show and they look back at more of their favorite memories from Everquest's olden days, and together they marvel that an enchanter could turn into inanimate objects like torches.
- Send us your gaming stories!
  Skype voicemail username:  THEONLINEGAMERSANTHOLOGY
  Podcast Email:  theonlinegamersanthology[at]gmail.com
- Preview of Episode 3: A look back at the days of BBS's and BBS gaming!

Visit our visual companion blogsite to the podcast at:
theonlinegamersanthology.wordpress.com
]]> podcasts Sun, 16 Sep 2007 03:57:00 GMT http://virginworlds8.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=256567# 01:03:37 toga,gamer's anthology,history of online gaming, jonathan,virginworlds,online game,everquest,mud,mmo,mmorpg,mmog, Jonathan No The Online Gamer's Anthology #1 http://virginworlds8.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=251795# at Everquest!
- A veteran gaming Grandfather tells his grandkids how it was back
in HIS day.
- Jonathan and Rob introduce the show
- EQ history
- Troy tells us about his favorite EQ moment.
- Jonathan welcomes his long-time gamer uncle Ron (aka "Raaan") into
the show and they look back at what made EQ so much fun and touch on a few good stories.
- We explain how the listeners can call in their EQ stories to the
TOGA skypeline for epsiode 2.

(A special thanks to Danielle and Travis for their parts in the skit at
the beginning of the show)

Visit our visual companion blogsite to the podcast at "theonlinegamersanthology.wordpress.com"
Podcast skypeline: THEONLINEGAMERSANTHOLOGY
Podcast email: theonlinegamersanthology[at]gmail.com]]> podcasts Sun, 2 Sep 2007 09:10:00 GMT http://virginworlds8.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=251795# theonlinegamersanthology@gmail.com 00:44:17 gamer's anthology,virginworlds,rob,jonathan,history of mmorpg,gaming history,great moments Jonathan and Rob Clean The Online Gamer's Anthology #0 http://virginworlds8.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=247419#
Do you remember when you first got PK'd leaving Britain in Ultima
Online?  Or the first time you walked into Befallen in Everquest?  Join your
hosts, Jonathan and Rob, as they take a look back at the experiences and
memories of your favorite Online Games from back in the day, and a look at
the games that inspired them!]]> podcasts Mon, 20 Aug 2007 21:59:00 GMT http://virginworlds8.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=247419# 00:23:05 online gamer's anthology,mmorpg,mmo,mmog,virginworlds,online games,history of games,game history,TOGA Jonathan and Rob No