The 7th Guest

TCW Podcast Episode 194 - The 7th Guest   We cover the 7th guest in so much detail it's frightening! This game has everything from a genius bedroom programmer from the UK teaming up with an artist who made some raunchy comics, to bar fights, Twin Peaks, and a Shakespeare troupe. The 7th guest has it all to bring us a game that turned CD-ROM from an expensive luxury to a must-have item for any PC. Join us as we look at all the influences that led to the creation of a horror classic The 7th Guest! Just don't try and beat the virus!   TCW 082 - An Unlikely Paring of Siliwood: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/an-unlikely-pairing-of-siliwood/ Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EePWe5JZins Ballblazer ZX Spectrum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOQiy2JB3x8 Ballblazer 11 Version comparison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tkwWD_BWWQ Metropolis PC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=415OUgctnX0 Defender of the Crown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvW6okgy4wA Spot the Video Game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8Ezmf6z3kM Twin Peaks the Story Before Season 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_64-4c_E3o Simpsons Burn's Suit Wiggum's Twin Peaks Dream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICGwfkAYwr0 The Shining Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZQvIJxG9Xs House on Haunted Hill (1959): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jsnw-RNGKFY The Fool's Errand: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkSKESj9JQA Jeremiah Nunan House: https://www.loc.gov/item/or0072/ 3D Studio Visual History: https://beforesandafters.com/2020/06/04/a-visual-history-of-3ds-max/ 7th Guest Intro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYlMZ-4Jvkw The 7th Guest Making of VHS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd63F3d2FCI George A Sanger: https://www.youtube.com/@GeorgeASanger 7th Guest Can Puzzle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kakxPvGIAI0 7th Guest Microscope Puzzle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVbYO6BV6BI The 7th Guest Playthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVXyOTnc3Bg   New episodes are on the 1st and 15th of every month!   TCW Email: [email protected]  Twitter: @tcwpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theycreateworlds Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com Alex's book, published Dec 2019, is available at CRC Press and at major on-line retailers: http://bit.ly/TCWBOOK1     Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode -  Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode  Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love    Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/