Part One: Nero in the Fort

In part one, we get some coffee going and start in the swamp.

In February of 2011 Tarn and Zach Adams, creators of Dwarf Fortress, agreed to an interview I’d proposed for an article in PORK Magazine. They were kind enough to take a ferry boat to Seattle’s Pioneer Square and, as you’ll hear, they took their coffee black. This is the raw audio which I recorded for the article.
 

 
The two pieces of music heard in this interview are interpretations of Tarn Adams’ in-game music arranged for piano by Sirocco.
 

Part Two: Embracing Defeat

In the second half, Tarn teaches me to love the loss.

In addition to articulating the differences between Dwarf Fortress and other games, which prove both numerous and vast, Tarn and Zach forecast the future of their lifelong commitments to it.
 

 
The two pieces of music heard in this interview are interpretations of Tarn Adams’ in-game music arranged for piano by Sirocco.