Episode 6: The Manhole - a podcast by Richard Moss

How brothers Rand and Robyn Miller built worlds from a manhole. This is the story of the beginning of Cyan, the company that went on to develop Myst — the all-time top-selling adventure game and one of the most influential videogames ever made.


Adapted from interviews for my upcoming book http://unbound.co.uk/books/macgaming (The Secret History of Mac Gaming), which is currently crowdfunding on Unbound.Thank you to everyone who's donated via PayPal or Patreon so far — especially Anuar Lequerica, whose very generous monthly pledge has helped me buy new gear to make a better-sounding show.


Song Credits:http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/ICD-10/Kai_Engel_-_ICD-10_-_06_Oneiri (Oneiri), http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/Idea/Kai_Engel_-_Idea_-_09_Sunset (Sunset), [Behind Your Window](href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/Idea/Kai_Engel_-_Idea_-_04_Behind_Your_Window (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/Idea/Kai_Engel_-_Idea_-_04_Behind_Your_Window)), http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/Idea/Kai_Engel_-_Idea_-_06_Remedy_for_Melancholy (Remedy for Melancholy), http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/Chapter_One__Cold/Kai_Engel_-_Chapter_One_-_Cold_-_09_Nothing_Bonus_Track (Nothing), and http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/ICD-10/Kai_Engel_-_ICD-10_-_02_Anxiety_1425 (Anxiety) by Kai Engelhttp://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts_2/Lee_Rosevere_-_Music_for_Podcasts_2_-_05_Under_Suspicion (Under Suspicion), http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts_2/Lee_Rosevere_-_Music_for_Podcasts_2_-_10_Puzzle_Pieces (Puzzle Pieces), http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts_2/Lee_Rosevere_-_Music_for_Podcasts_2_-_07_Evening_Glow (Evening Glow), and http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts_2/Lee_Rosevere_-_Music_for_Podcasts_2_-_15_Snakes (Snakes) by Lee Rosevere

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Steve_Combs/Steve_Combs_1437/12_Wandering (Wandering) by Steve Combshttp://freemusicarchive.org/music/Chris_Zabriskie/I_Am_a_Man_Who_Will_Fight_for_Your_Honor/I_Am_a_Man_Who_Will_Fight_for_Your_Honor (I am a Man Who Will Fight For Your Honor) and http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Chris_Zabriskie/Undercover_Vampire_Policeman/04_-_NirvanaVEVO_1983 (Nirvana VEVO) by Chris Zabriskie

http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/%7E/Peekdoor_Quest_1421 (Peekdoor Quest) by Rolemusichttp://freemusicarchive.org/music/BoxCat_Games/Nameless_the_Hackers_RPG_Soundtrack/BoxCat_Games_-_Nameless-_the_Hackers_RPG_Soundtrack_-_12_Passing_Time (Passing Time) by BoxCat Games

Music from The Manhole by http://tinselman.com/ (Robyn Miller)Untitled compositions by Richard Moss



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