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Podcast Episode #108 - Roy "Mr. Awesome" Shildt (Part 1)

Roy "Mr. Awesome" Shildt is one of the worlds' premier gamers, specifically for his Missile Command scores. More recently, he (and Twin Galaxies) have become the subject of controversies regarding said scores, and Roy's battle to maintain his supremacy. AJ and Joerg talk to him about his history, the intricacies of playing Missile Command, and hit on some of the controversies at the heart of this topic. (interview begins at 14:50)

Links related to this episode:

• Shock and Awesome: http://www.royawesome.com

• Oddities Surrounding Roy and the Second Book of Twin Galaxies Records: https://www.twingalaxies.com/ersatzcats/wall/6290/tg-oddities-roy-shildt-and-the-second-tg-book-of-records
• Donkey Kong & Missile Command Conspiracy video series by Roy Shildt: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqNt6LKEmhE9TxyTdHzWpuEmlSC2sQz5n

Other stuff we talked about:

• Turrican Flashback: https://www.inin.games/games/turrican-flashback/
• Turrican: Then and Now on BastichB 64K: https://youtu.be/I_gESphETlQ
• Individual Computers: https://icomp.de/shop-icomp/en/news.html
• Amiga News: https://www.amiga-news.de/en/
• Pedro Planas: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOYiuUMrMlHxXsK0tMCoYww
  
• In case you wonder what "Blast Processing" is all about, here is the answer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvvL6S5Buiw

Ourselves:

• AJ: https://justwestofhell.com
• AJ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/derision64
• AJ on Instagram: https://instagram.com/derision667
• AJ's dog is on Instagram: https://instagram.com/elmersworld

• Joerg's crap blog: https://nafcom.eu/
• Joerg on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nafcom
• Joerg on Instagram: https://instagram.com/nafcom

Music by Altraz: http://martindrake.net
Intro Promo by Fred Fischer: https://www.consolevariations.com

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