Episode 489: Inside Star Control with Pistol Shrimp (Patreon)

Get some graph paper and start charting routes to Rainbow planets, because Retronauts isn't done talking about Star Control and The Ur-Quan Masters. This time, Nadia Oxford, Shivam Bhatt, and Scott Sharkey are joined by the Ur-Quan Masters' masters: series creators Paul Reiche and Fred Ford. Our fibers grow turgid, indeed.

The conversation that ensues is livelier than a Zoq-Fot-Pik conversation about Frungy. How did fantasy artist George Barr influence the aliens' personalities and customs? How did the team manage to balance oft-goofy aliens with the horrific black horror that seethes through the galaxy? And how in God's name did Star Control 2 end up on the 3DO of all consoles?

Expect deep discussion about the future of Ur-Quan Masters, too. Paul and Fred are currently working on a new game over at Pistol Shrimp Games, and they have a lot of plans for what's coming next. What fun! This is surely how larval-stage Fwiffo felt when his mother remembered his name that one time.