Old Games: Giant Bomb Spring Semester 2018

Alright, let's get this out of the way. Don't call Norm.

Finally!

@boonsong: I just checked the video and I think Jan censored out Norm's number. Thank goodness!

Springtime, for GB west yo

Seriously though, Don't call Norm.

Hell yeah, the cool s.

I imagine that was part of the delay in posting it

Brad's face of shock when they get a hold of Norm is amazing.

Also, congrats to Norm for working in some form of IT to retirement.

Woo been waiting for this since this time yesterday! Thanks for getting it put up guys.

don't call norm

Missed this live, but that Norm moment was really beautiful. What a nice dude.

So enjoy this recorded moment and don't call Norm!

Norm's number has been obscured so nobody can call him, huzzah.

welcome to dontcallnorm dot com

mad I missed out on this live

Don't call norm.

don't call norm, he is retired

DONT CALL NORM.

So glad they played Lemonade Stand. I used to play that all the time on my computer when I was a kid. I recall there was a thunderstorm event with **CUTTING-EDGE APPLE II SFX** for the lightning, but the RNG cheated us out of it here, alas.

ETA: In its pre-"all Trump, all the time" days, Smithsonian magazine managed to get out a brief look at the MECC, the denim aficionados (see article) behind many of the games played here. Apparently, the games were created partly as the result of a State of Minnesota tech initiative, partly as a gambit to get American kids computer-literate, and partly by Apple wanting to establish Apple II market dominance by getting schools to buy Apple IIs.

I would spend way too much time on Lemonade Stand.

Norm seems like a pretty chill dude.

@mrnic: I agree, he seems real cool. So cool, in fact, that no one should call him.

Don’t call Norm!

@rorie activated my Google Home in this video. So that's cool.

This is amazing and awesome and should be a new series.

I have nothing going on tonight and was thinking about calling Norm.

My bad! Sorry about that!

thank you norm :)

@rorie: Not even a problem, good sir! An amusing incident!

NORM!

My New Years resolution is to stop calling Norm.

We had the Unisys ICON computer in elementary school in Ontario when I was little. Math Quest and Cross Country Canada!

Did someone say mathematics?

I feel like I need a shirt that says "Don't call Norm!" on it.

@bigevil1987: Yeah Cross Country Canada!
t on truck!

dontcallnorm.com

I think Robot Odyssey can be considered educational.

Please play Robot Odyssey.

This is the one I remember playing as a kid in primary school. Too late for this feature, but still a thing.
https://classicreload.com/treasure-mathstorm.html

This one too, which I believe was featured on the site at some point.
https://archive.org/details/msdos_Crosscountry_Canada_1991

Norm seems really cool. But again, don't call norm. #dontcallnorm

Is this gonna be on the final?

I'll repeat, "Don't call Norm."

However, I'd like to qualify that with an idea of a feature where Jeff & The Gang reach out to programmers who list themselves on these old programs and interview them about their histories and the programming scene of their days.

Hello World Hard Butts

You guys realize, when you say "Okay Google where's Jeff's Pizza", my google home triggered and gave me a location of some weird ass Jen pizza place. I was slightly startled.

This is something I never knew I needed, but now desperately want!!

"Inadequate grass...Shit couldn't get a mouse high!"

Jeff is a damn national treasure.

This was a powerful nostalgia trip for me, and I look forward to more of these.

Norm is the best giant bomb

Rorie, Europe has 50 countries so there isn't one universal way of doing things.

Do not call norm

Has Jeff ever said "Don't make me turn this website around!"? Because I hear it in my head and I'm not sure why.