Artwork for podcast The Retrograde: A Video Game Podcast
Lemonade Tycoon 20th Anniversary (PC)
Episode 21010th May 2022 • The Retrograde: A Video Game Podcast • Andrew Bascom and Mikey Ehrenworth
00:00:00 01:15:23

Share Episode

Shownotes

The legacy of video games about running a Lemonade Stand is much more storied than you might expect!

Depending on who you ask, calling it a 20 year anniversary for Lemonade Tycoon may be an understatement! The roots of this classic business sim reach all the way back 1979 in a text based adventure on the Apple II called Lemonade Stand, and the version we've all come to know is almost a direct descendent of that game.

Today we sit down with a game that managed to blend the education of a Mavis Beacon game with the silly enjoyment of a Roller Coaster Tycoon. Is the recipe still ripe for the modern day, or has our enjoyment of the formula started to melt away?

Chapters

Video

More from YouTube