How ET ᵃˡᵐᵒˢᵗ ruined a Gaming Icon

Sidequest, Making the Cover for ********: https://nebula.tv/videos/lowspecgamer-making-the-cover-for-soft-porn

As a couple of University sweethearts go out to make games they end up creating one of PC Gamings most iconic developers. But one bad decisions will almost end the dream.

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Music by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator
Stock Footage from Getty

Game footage by Highretrogamelord https://www.youtube.com/c/Highretrogamelord
Aventureland for the BBC Micro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWozwbO7NHw
Mystery house: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urJsqU8sLVw
Wizard and the Princess: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5llirWVLn5s
King Quest Apple II edition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwM06NbZ2r0
Ulysses and the Golden Fleece: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTFNKbkxeY8

King Quest PC Footage recorded on DOS BOX.
Colossal Cave Adventure recorded in this online emulator: https://grack.com/demos/adventure/

Credits:
Research and Writing: LowSpecAlex
Voice over: LowSpecAlex
Editing: LowSpecAlex
3D animation: Windy, Divye
Art: Maiku no Koe
Spanish Translation, Audio editing and QA: Henrique von Buren
Thumbnail design: Maiku no Koe
VA director and sourcing: Jesús Hernández/Dubbing Home

Sources:
Olaf Lubeck, Williams, Ken. Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings: The rise and fall of Sierra On-Line
Steven Levy. Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution.

For the SideQuest
Time Magazine: https://web.archive.org/web/20080307074357/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,921076-1,00.html#ixzz0heDj3LkC
https://www.filfre.net/2012/02/softporn/
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/12/the-odd-history-of-the-first-erotic-computer-game/383114/
https://www.sierrachest.com/index.php?a=g&id=206&fld=s&gconf=1

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