Demon Quest ’85

Writer and game designer Duncan Fyfe tells the story of Demon Quest ’85—from the small but mighty team, to an ill-advised management system for branching narrative paths, and how they ended up eschewing Playdate’s crank in favor of a visual novel that pits the likes of the Marquis Shax of Hell against Beth from your high school Physics class.

Show Notes

• Duncan Fyfe on Twitter
• Alex Ashby on Twitter
• Lawrence Bishop on Twitter
• Belinda Leung
• Jared Emerson-Johnson
• Firewatch
• Telltale Games
• Ouija Board
• Sound Blaster
• Playdate Mirror
• DIY Playdate Magnifier by Grhmhome
• MYST
• Encarta
• Neocab
• Where the Water Tastes Like Wine
• Proteus
• Demon Quest ’85 game page on Playdate’s website
• Episode Transcript