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  • S2 Ep8: Jordan Mechner - Creator of Prince of Persia

    S2 Ep8: Jordan Mechner - Creator of Prince of Persia
    Feb 6 2024
    Jordan Mechner is a pioneering game developer, writer, artist, director and more. Today I'm in conversation with the creative force behind Karateka, Prince of Persia, The Last Express and many more projects including his latest book, Replay, Memoirs of an Uprooted Family. Find out more at JordanMechner.com

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    ● Chapters
    Meet Jordan Mechner 00:00
    Young Jordan Mechner 06:30
    Karateka 15:29
    Prince of Persia 50:45
    The Last Express 1:04:06
    A Fresh Prince 1:20:35

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    1 h y 31 m
  • S2 Ep7: Rebecca Heineman - Developer & Co-Founder of Interplay

    S2 Ep7: Rebecca Heineman - Developer & Co-Founder of Interplay
    Feb 2 2023
    Rebecca Heineman is co-founder of Interplay, a video game champion and game development pioneer, today we hear her story.

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    Rebecca on Twitter: https://twitter.com/burgerbecky
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    1 h y 53 m
  • S2 Ep6: Dominik Diamond - Games Master Presenter

    S2 Ep6: Dominik Diamond - Games Master Presenter
    Jul 7 2022
    Games Master was the biggest video games TV show in the UK in the '90s and Dominik was centre stage as the presenter. With over 3m peak viewers this was the show we all looked forward to. Dominik shares with us today his background, rise to stardom, behind the scenes stories and troubles along the way.

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    00:00 Intro
    00:55 Early years
    14:25 University years
    20:07 A first taste of presenting
    21:54 The Games Master years
    1:11:04 After Games Master

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    1 h y 38 m
  • S2 Ep5: Glenn Broadway - Artist and Designer

    S2 Ep5: Glenn Broadway - Artist and Designer
    Jun 9 2022
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    An unreleased Amiga game appeared in The Cave recently thanks to a visit from Glenn Broadway. It wasn't long before we got chatting and I realised that Glenn would be a perfect Tea Break guest, and boy does he have an interesting past. From interactive movies to unreleased Dreamcast games and the world of mobile gaming Glenn has seen it all unfold at the coalface of game design. 

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    ● Chapters
    00:00 MonsterJoysticks.com
    00:20 Before the industry
    07:20 First Job at Images
    12:06 An unreleased Amiga game
    21:23 Moving to SCI and Lawnmower Man
    36:30 Kingdom 'O Magic for SCI
    40:10 Working on SWIV3D
    47:33 Setting up IO Productions
    48:35 Stampede! Unreleased Dreamcast game
    1:03:47 Nokia mobile gaming
    1:08:42 Teaching Computer Science

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    1 h y 19 m
  • S2 Ep4: Ken Williams - Co-Founder of Sierra On-Line

    S2 Ep4: Ken Williams - Co-Founder of Sierra On-Line
    Jul 8 2021
    Ken and Roberta Williams created Sierra On-Line in 1979 with their first graphical adventure game for the Apple II compute "Mystery House". From these humble beginnings the world opened up for them and with games such as Police Quest, Space Quest, Leisure Suit Larry and Kings Quest, Sierra rocketed to the top of the charts and became one of the biggest game publishers in the world.
    Today we meet Ken and discuss those early days, and find out a little more about his history and his exciting new game.

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    ●Chapters
    00:00 Intro to Ken Williams
    00:45 How Ken Williams got into computers
    02:37 Ken Williams ambitions as a young man
    05:13 Was Ken Williams a geek like us
    07:16 Did Ken Williams play games?
    08:08 On Ken and Roberta's Apple II
    09:14 The inspiration for Mystery House
    13:14 Did Ken want to sell more serious software?
    14:02 Does Ken have an Apple I?
    18:13 The Videogame crash
    20:35 Offering royalities to designers
    22:50 "Ken Sent Me" & Leisure Suit Larry 4
    25:30 Sierra's deal with IBM for Kings Quest
    30:52 What is Ken Williams favourite Kings Quest
    33:52 Ken Williams on the quality of his big box games
    37:10 What is the perfect Sierra game?
    38:36 What is it like working with Disney?
    40:42 How do you stay ahead in the games industry?
    45:33 What Quest games did Sierra never release?
    47:45 The demise of Sierra
    53:45 Ken Williams on his new game

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    1 h y 3 m
  • S2 Ep3: Brenda & John Romero - Game Dev Origins

    S2 Ep3: Brenda & John Romero - Game Dev Origins
    May 25 2021
    Game developers don't come much more legendary than Brenda and John Romero. From Wizardry to Doom, Commander Keen to Quake, between them they have over 80 years of experience in the video game industry. Today they share their memories of what attracted them to it, how they got their first break and a whole lot more. Pour yourself a cuppa and enjoy the chat.

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  • S2 Ep2: Richard Kay - Founder of Software Creations

    S2 Ep2: Richard Kay - Founder of Software Creations
    Mar 24 2021
    Richard Kay is a founder of Software Creations, one of the most innovative British game studios of the '80s and '90s. Famous for conversions such as Bubble Bobble and Bionic Commando from Taito, Capcom and other big name arcade machine creators of the era Richard and his team created the games others said weren't possible. Early success forged a partnership with Nintendo and a series of firsts for a games company outside of Japan in their relations with the big N.

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    1 h y 30 m
  • S2 Ep1: Trip Hawkins - Founder of Electronic Arts

    S2 Ep1: Trip Hawkins - Founder of Electronic Arts
    Feb 11 2021
    Trip Hawkins is a video game pioneer whose experience dates back to the very birth of the industry. An employee of Apple Computers reporting to Steve Jobs with a big idea for the video games industry, but not until the time was right to strike. And when he did he created one of the most valuable and well recognised game publishers on the planet. In our chat today we cover EA, The 3DO Company, the competition and what makes up the man with the vision and drive to create it all.

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    1 h y 43 m