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Episode 111:

Let's Visit the Wasteland

Runtime: 50 Minutes

We look back at the beginning of the Fallout series, with Fallout, released in 1997. As part of our discussion on its development, we talk about how much it changed from its idea to the actual game. We'll talk about the various art styles and movies that influenced the game and its retro-futuristic aesthetic. Finally, we'll briefly talk about the rest of the series, and look at how its influence has spread throughout modern gaming.

Fallout

References:

Wikipedia Article:

  Wikipedia - Fallout

Game-Specific Wiki:

  Fallout Fandom Wiki

Additional Sources:

How A Dark Time-Traveling Fantasy Game Became the Original Fallout:

  Kotaku

Fallout - The game that almost never was:

  Polygon

Audio Sources:

Cold Open Music:

Bleeping Demo by Kevin MacLeod (incompletech.com)

Link: https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/music.html

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Podcast Intro Music:

Open Those Bright Eyes by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4171-open-those-bright-eyes

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Schoolbell Sound:

School bell.wav by 13FPanska_Stranska_Michaela

Link: https://freesound.org/s/378394/

License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/