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Open Apple #14: Brian Picchi, GameFest, Prince of Persia, and gadgets

The April 2012 episode of [i]Open Apple[/i], the Apple II community’s
only co-hosted podcast, is now available!

This month, our hosts chat with world video game record holder and
Apple II game critic Brian Picchi, whose YouTube channel showcases the
best and worst of Apple II entertainment. It’s a good time to be a
convention-goer: registration has opened for KansasFest 2012, the
lineup for Vintage Computer Festival East 8.0 has been announced, 8
Bit Weapon played at the Smithsonian’s opening of the Art of Video
Games, and Jordan Mechner is keynoting PAX East. Kickstarter continues
to be popular for reviving classic franchises, Ewen Wannop updates
SNAP and SAFE on a shoestring budget, and Jordan Mechner unearths his
Prince of Persia source code. On eBay, we found a rarer-than-the-
Apple-1 copy of Akalabeth on cassette, a rare Apple IIGS-specific
wristwatch, and a potential CFFA3000 scalper. Finally, we look at some
gadgets that are new to us, including old iPads, new iPads, and DSLR
cameras.

Find the show at any of these URLs:

http://www.open-apple.net/2012/04/05/show-014-picchi-gamefest-persia-gadgets/

http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/open-apple/id418895188

http://social.zune.net/podcast/Open-Apple/93ccfacb-1043-4a1e-aaf0-b26fcbf521f8