Men of Low Moral Fiber

Ep 17: Full Throttle - Waling on Dudes with a Chain

We're visiting another classic this month, but this time it's a game that we never played in the 90's. Somehow Full Throttle slipped through our grasp in 1995, but we're joined by a guest who fell in love with the game as a young boy. It's yet another Tim Schafer jam and we had a blast playing it. Definitely a classic game that we were sorry to have missed out on, but all that bunny destruction just wasn't appropriate for our young eyes. It's plenty appropriate now though. Enjoy!
Make sure you listen to the end to hear what we're playing next month.
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Side Quest: Sam & Max - A Retrospective

We had a blast playing Sam & Max Hit The Road with Sean a while ago, but we didn't quite get our S&M fix, so we decided to get into our oversized fish statues and dive deep into the gator-infested world of Sam & Max.
It's a deep, rich history that is much more than just video games, and we get into the beginning, the middle, and the future (?) of Sam & Max in this quick little Side Quest episode of MOLMF. Hope you enjoy it!
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Ep 16: The Cave - The Importance of 7

We're on a Ron Gilbert kick as of late, and this month is no exception as we're playing the 2013's The Cave. Kind of a new spin on the original Maniac Mansion style game, with a much deeper philosophical spin, and about 1000 more puzzles. So yeah, that's what we did with our month. Hopefully you got to enjoy some of this game too. Let's get into it...
We start off with a quick intro, then get into the history around 3:20. It pretty quickly spills into gameplay a few minutes later, and then we talk about our old friend, Chuck The Plant, at the 23 min mark. Then we host a loquacious round of "What's the Beer? What's the Song" at 26:30, then a quick word from Stefan at 32:30 (so good!). And we finish by talking a little about next month's game, which we're stoked about!
Enjoy!
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Between Two Chucks: A Conversation With David Fox

We start off talking to David about how he first got to Lucasfilm Games, then at 7:15 we get into what it was like working at the company, as well as the inner workings and development of the SCUMM engine. Then at 10:30 we talk about the first few games that David was the designer, project leader, and a programmer on (Rescue on Fractalus!, Labyrinth, Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders). At 21:45 we ask David about what it was like going from a programmer to the Director of Operations for LucasArts.
We jump ahead and get into Thimbleweed Park at the 30:30 mark (BEWARE: SPOILERS AFTER THIS POINT), and then get into some of David's overall career work and themes throughout at 48:30. At the end, around 54:30, David enlightens us with his own personal rendition of "What's the Beer? What's the Song?" for Thimbleweed Park, and of course offers a few recommendations for us as well.
For instance, make sure you check out Family Confidential, David's wife Annie's podcast: http://familyconfidential.com/
And of course there's David's previous project Rube Works as well: https://www.rubegoldberg.com/education/rube-works-game/
Hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did!
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And thanks again to all of our fantastic patrons who've already jumped in.
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Side Quest: MOLMF Rejiggering

We're switching things up a bit on the podcast. Give it a quick listen to see what's changing...
And of course, thanks so much for downloading and listening, we always love to get your feedback, so feel free to leave us a review and rating in the podcast listener of your choice.
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https://www.patreon.com/molmf
And thanks again to all of our fantastic patrons who've already jumped in. We sincerely appreciate each of you!

Ep 15: Thimbleweed Park - The Toilet Paper Goes Over

No ‘90s game for us this month! Nope. This month we play the brand spanking new Thimbleweed Park! It only came out a month ago, so we’re getting on this train pretty early. From the creative minds of Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick (Maniac Mansion & Monkey Island), this kickstarted game was a blast from the past. A delight to play a new game that plays like a revamped click-and-pointer from the early days of LucasArts. Hope you had a chance to play the game. Here we go…
After a quick intro to the game, we dig into some of the recent history of Thimbleweed Park at 3:00, then we deeply dive into the gameplay at 11:00. After that we play a friendly match of “What’s The Beer? What’s The Song?” at 36:00, and we visit our old friend, Chuck The Plant at 43:30 and pick next month’s game at 47:00. Then we end things with some steamy LucasArts fanfic from our marketing supervisor (thanks Patreon patrons!) at 51:30, as well as a brand new segment we’ve lovingly entitled Recommendation Station at 54:45. We hope you enjoy it!
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Ep 14: Sam & Max Hit The Road - Just Like Grandpa

That's right! Sam and Max Hit The Road was is back! And while they haven't made that elusive "Remastered Edition" yet (maybe someday...?), we were still excited to get back into one of our childhood's biggest time wasters. Man oh man, this game is hilarious, crude, and just an overall blast to play. Hope you got to enjoy some of the gameplay this past month as well.
We start off with our usual hilarious intro, then dive into some of the background of Sam and Max around 3:20. Then we welcome in our long time Friend Of Low Moral Fiber, Sean Thompson in at about 20:00 and he joins us for a delightful round of "What's the Beer? What's the Song?" somewhere around 54:00 and we end things with talking about next month's game at 1:06:00.
Thanks for downloading and listening, we always love to get your feedback, so feel free to leave us a review and rating in the podcast listening software of your choice.
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And thanks again to all of our fantastic patrons who've already jumped in. We'll start the rewards in next month's episode!
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Ep 13: Star Wars Battlefront - How To Use The 3 Seashells

Adventure. Heh! Excitement. Heh! A Jedi craves not these things. Good thing we're not Jedi (and yes, it's plural), because we this month we're all about adventure and excitement in Star Wars Battlefront. This game is GORGEOUS. And while yes, it lacked in a few areas, the sheer size of the levels and details of graphics is just insane. Hopefully you get a chance to play the game and listen to our thoughts on it.
We start out with a not-so-quick intro covering the good and the bad of Battlefront, then get into the development of the game at 6:27, which spills into the gameplay a LOT...somewhere around 20:00. We cover a few specific questions we had for each other about the gameplay at 31:30 too. That was fun. Then we talk about some other podcasts for a bit around 41:00 (#trypod), and then FINALLY play our ridiculous round of "What's the Beer? What's the Song?" at 46:00. And then we finish it off right talking about next month's game and a few news and notes at 52:50.
Fear? Anger? Aggression? Those are natural responses to this game at times. We're sorry...that being said, it is a pretty game. So, so pretty.
Hope you enjoyed this episode! We'll be going back to our roots next month with the classic LucasArts classic, Sam & Max: Hit the Road. Man, oh, man, are we stoked to be playing this game. Looking forward to it! Join us this month as we play it and we'll see you again next month when we figure out what it takes to be a freelance police officer.
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Side Quest: #trypod

Thanks for listening to our special #trypod episode! Jason and Ben spend a few short minutes telling you about some of their favorite podcasts they don't currently host. It's a fun, relaxing moment to find out about a few new shows you might currently not be listening to, so give it a quick listen and see if you find something you like.
The goal of the #trypod movement is to spread the word about podcasts. If you have a friend who doesn't listen to podcasts, try to recommend one to them. For yourself, try listening to a new podcast you've never heard of. The point is: spread the word.
We here at MOLMF think this is a wonderful medium that's pretty special and hard to replicate in other genres of media, which is why we're jumping on this #trypod train. Hopefully you can find a few new podcasts, spread the word to other people as well, and overall grow this small community of broadcasters. Thanks so much for joining in!
And we're not done. Please let us know YOUR favorite podcasts too. We'd love to find some new ones as well. Let us know here:
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State of the Film: Star Wars - Part 1: Filmmaking

Thanks for downloading our first ever "State of the Film" special episode! Today we're talking all about Star Wars. That's right, we cover all 9 Star Wars films, including both "Rogue One" and the recently announced "The Last Jedi" (that comes out in 9 months). We're getting technical with you (sorry Threepio) and discussing the films primarily from a filmmaking perspective.
We brought in a few filmmakers to help us out, so I hope you enjoy the dulcet tones of Dominic Laing and Jorge Castellanos who both share with us the genius, and the not-so-genius moments of the franchise's 40-year history. We really enjoyed chatting with them, and they both had some very interesting insights we'd never even thought about before.
This is the first of two parts, so look out for the second part coming soon, which will tackle Star Wars from the fan perspective, where we really take a look at the state of the franchise to see how it's holding up, and if the new movies are doing justice to the originals. Stay tuned!
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