Daniel Albu 🕹️ (Tech Talk with Daniel Albu)

🚀 Premiering in 30 minutes 🚀 🛰️ Noah Falstein is joining me again, and this time we’re digging into something special: Noah’s original version of The Dig, the very first one, the one that started it all. ⏰ Today at noon (PT) ▶️ youtu.be/71Q6aqxrzdo

📅 Happy 25th anniversary to Donnie Darko! 🎬 Donnie Darko was released in theaters on October 26th, 2001!

📅 Happy 42nd anniversary to The Terminator! 🎬 The Terminator was released in theaters on October 26th, 1984!

🎼 28 years ago today, R.E.M. released their 11th studio album: Up! 💿 Up was released on October 26th, 1998!

📅 26 years ago today, Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 was released! 💾 Red Alert 2 was released on October 25th, 2000!

📅 Happy 25th anniversary to Windows XP! 💾 Windows XP was released on October 25th, 2001!

📅 17 years ago today, Windows 7 was released! 💾 Windows 7 became generally available on October 22nd, 2009!

📅 Happy 5th anniversary to Dune! 🎬 Dune was released in theaters on October 22nd 2021!

📅 15 years ago today, Batman: Arkham City was released! 💾 Batman: Arkham City was released on October 18th, 2011!

📅 Happy 17th anniversary to Machinarium! 💾 Machinarium was released on October 16th, 2009!

🕹️ Happy 13th anniversary to 140! 💾 140 was released on October 16th, 2013!

🕹️ Happy 23rd anniversary to Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne! 💾 Max Payne 2 was released on October 15th, 2003!

📅 Happy 27th anniversary to Fight Club! 🎬 Fight Club was released in theaters on October 15th, 1999!

📅 Happy 32nd anniversary to Pulp Fiction! 🎬 Pulp Fiction premiered in theaters on October 14th, 1994.

🕹️ Happy 17th anniversary to Brütal Legend! 💾 Brütal Legend was released on October 13th, 2009 💾

📅 Happy 39th anniversary to Maniac Mansion! 💾 Maniac Mansion was released for the Commodore 64 in October 1987!

📅 Happy 32nd anniversary to Doom II! 💾 Doom II was released on October 10th, 1994!

📅 Happy 23rd anniversary to Kill Bill: Vol. 1! 🎬 Kill Bill: Vol. 1 was released in theaters on October 10th, 2003!

📅 Happy 26th anniversary to Requiem for a Dream! 🎬 Requiem for a Dream was released in theaters on October 6th, 2000!

📅 Happy 9th anniversary to Blade Runner 2049! 🎬 Blade Runner 2049 was released in theaters on October 6th, 2017!

📅 Happy 12th anniversary to Alien: Isolation! 💾 Alien: Isolation was released on October 6th, 2014!

📅 Happy 37th anniversary to Prince of Persia! 💾 Prince of Persia was released in October 1989! ✨ In case you missed it, check out my conversation with the game’s legendary creator, Jordan Mechner: youtu.be/qlEjFfAv4Bc?...

📅 Happy 38th anniversary to Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders! 💾 The Lucasfilm Games classic was released in October 1988! 👽 I got to play through the entire game with game designers David Fox & Matthew Alan Kane! Check out the full playthrough: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

📅 Happy 24th anniversary to Hitman 2: Silent Assassin! 💾 Hitman 2: Silent Assassin was released on October 1st, 2002!

📅 Happy 16th anniversary to The Social Network! 🎬 The Social Network was released in theaters on October 1st, 2010!

Richard Seyd (Bobbin Threadbare) and James Carpenter (Forge Guard, Goodmold, Crucible, Stopper) at a Loom CD Talkie recording session!

📺 Happy 22nd anniversary to Lost! 🎬 Lost premiered on ABC on September 22nd, 2004!

📅 Happy 31st anniversary to Se7en! 🎬 Se7en was released in theaters on September 22nd, 1995!

📅 4 years ago today, Return to Monkey Island was released! 💾 Return to Monkey Island was released on September 19th, 2022!

Well played, Apple!

📅 Happy 34th anniversary to Wolfenstein 3D: Spear of Destiny! 💾 Spear of Destiny was released on September 18th, 1992! 🎙️ A few years ago, I sat down with the game’s Creative Director, @thattomhall.bsky.social, to talk about his legendary career in gaming! 📺 youtu.be/fx3N_8foNk0

📅 Happy 23rd anniversary to Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy! 💾 Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy was released for Windows by LucasArts on September 17th, 2003!

📅 Happy 23rd anniversary to The Simpsons: Hit & Run! 💾 The Simpsons: Hit & Run was released on September 16th, 2003!

📽️ Happy 32nd anniversary to Timecop! ⏰ Timecop was released in theaters on September 16th, 1994!

🎉 Happy 23rd birthday to ActionScript 2.0! 💻 AS2 was a scripting language suited for developing Flash games and applications. 📅 It was introduced in Macromedia Flash MX 2004, released on September 10th, 2003.

📅 Happy 28th anniversary to Dune 2000! 💾 Dune 2000 was released by Westwood Studios on September 4th, 1998!

🎉 Happy 28th anniversary to Google! 📆 Founded on September 4th, 1998, by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were PhD students at Stanford.

36 years ago today, Ron Gilbert finalized the gold masters for Monkey Island. (They're labeled 1.1 because the game was sent back into testing during the final two weeks, prompting a version update when it returned).

📅 Happy 33rd anniversary to Zombies Ate My Neighbors! 💾 Zombies Ate My Neighbors was released for the SNES by LucasArts in September 1993!

News from Mojo: Daniel Albu rages back to life, resumes EMI playthrough with art director

📅 Happy 5th anniversary to Psychonauts 2! 💾 Psychonauts 2 was released on August 25th, 2021!

📅 Happy 17th anniversary to Batman: Arkham Asylum! 💾 Batman: Arkham Asylum was released on August 25th, 2009!

Happy birthday to Michael Land, whose music is probably playing in your head right now just from reading his name. I sat down with him a few years ago to talk Monkey Island, iMUSE, and scoring the LucasArts golden era: ▶️ youtu.be/uHqAG8CLblA

🎉 Happy 31st anniversary to Phantasmagoria! 💀 Roberta Williams' FMV horror epic shipped on August 24th, 1995, the exact same day Windows 95 hit store shelves. Check out my full playthrough with lead actress Victoria Morsell and producer Mark Seibert: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

📆 31 years ago today, Windows 95 was released! 💾 Windows 95 hit the market on August 24th, 1995!

I'm joined again by Chris Miles, Art Director of Escape from Monkey Island, for PART 4 of our playthrough of the game! 📆 Tomorrow @ 11am (PT) YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVzR... Twitch: www.twitch.tv/techtalkwith...

📅 Happy 17th anniversary to Osmos! 💾 Osmos was released on August 18th, 2009!