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- Teknologi
Bite sized Tech Tales told by the people who shaped the industry. Video game designers, artists, musicians and more.
Grab a cuppa and enjoy a moment of living tech history. Hosted by Neil from the popular YouTube channel RMC.
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Jordan Mechner - Creator of Prince of Persia
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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Rebecca Heineman - Developer & Co-Founder of Interplay
Rebecca Heineman is co-founder of Interplay, a video game champion and game development pioneer, today we hear her story.
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● Episode Links
RetroCollective: https://retrocollective.co.uk
Rebecca on Twitter: https://twitter.com/burgerbecky
Olde Skuul on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OldeSkuul
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Dominik Diamond - Games Master Presenter
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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Dominik's Little Old Purple Column https://dominikdiamond.substack.com/
● Chapters
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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Glenn Broadway - Artist and Designer
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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.
If you enjoy Retro Tea Breaks check out my book, Retro Tea Breaks volume 1 at https://rmcretro.store/retro-tea-breaks-vol-1-in-conversation-with-computer-and-video-game-pioneers/
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Glenns Blog at https://glennbroadway.com
● 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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Ken Williams - Co-Founder of Sierra On-Line
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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Kens new game: https://kensgame.com
Kens book: https://kensbook.com
Robertas Book: https://robertasbook.com
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Brenda & John Romero - Game Dev Origins
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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Romero Games: https://romerogames.com
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#GameDev #Interview #RetroGaming