“You’ve just turned the podcast into an ASMR podcast”
In today's show, Rob and Mark briefly mourn (sort of) the iPod, reveal their thoughts about Google IO, muse about Rob's new mechanical keyboard addiction, and get all doe-eyed about Monkey Island. Links Google I/O 2022 replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP-nMZpLM1A Google Glass 2012 skydiving intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh-liQDE3cM Apparently the going rate for the Triumph Adler Dario 286 keyboard Rob had when he was ten: https://www.ebay.de/itm/284800492507?hash=item424f6ea3db:g:TYIAAOSw3IliZmGP Cheap replica keycaps (no good for ISO layout): https://kbdfans.com/products/enjoypbt-abs-doubleshot-mechanical-keyboard-keycaps-set-3 Expensive replica keycaps (not currently available): https://kono.store/products/gmk-triumph-adler Similar vibe ones Rob went for with a more modern, muted palette: https://prototypist.net/products/group-buy-gmk-shoko-r2 Mario “Question Mark Box” keycap: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/954536615/mario-question-block-artisan-keycap-for Keychron reasonably-priced starter mechanical keyboards: https://www.keychron.com Do not look here: https://www.reddit.com/r/mechanicalkeyboards Mode Eighty Keyboard: https://modedesigns.com/pages/eighty Trailer for the Return to Monkey Island game from original writers Ron Gilbert and Dave Grossman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sahskKAxSCY The iMUSE music engine used in classic LucasArts games: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMUSE Interview with Monkey Island composers Clint Bajakian and Michael Land: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0EqG6RYn9Y Trap Door, an obscure 80’s stop motion animation children’s TV show: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trap_Door Monkey Island 30th Anniversary Big Box that now goes for £500+ on eBay: https://limitedrungames.com/products/monkey-island-30th-anniversary-anthology-pc Thimbleweed Park: https://thimbleweedpark.com If you'd like to get in touch with Rob and Mark, you can email them at contact@eightorsixteen.com. Eight or Sixteen is a Mark Ellis Reviews production: https://markellisreviews.com