Lemonade Tycoon 20th Anniversary (PC)

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?

Episode 210 of the The Retrograde: A Video Game Podcast podcast, hosted by Andrew Bascom and Mikey Ehrenworth, titled "Lemonade Tycoon 20th Anniversary (PC)" was published on May 10, 2022 and runs 75 minutes.

May 10, 2022 ·75m · The Retrograde: A Video Game Podcast

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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?