383: Age of Empires II and Xbox Live with Mark Terrano - The Retro Hour EP383

383: Age of Empires II and Xbox Live with Mark Terrano - The Retro Hour EP383

On this week's podcast, we journey into the heart of the classic strategy game, Age of Empires 2, with none other than its Lead Designer, Mark Terrano. Not stopping there, Mark also shares his unique insights from his time as the Technical Game Manager for Microsoft during the launch of the original Xbox, shedding light on the early days of Xbox Live.

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Show notes:

Dreamcast dev-kit shows up in a recycle shop: https://tinyurl.com/yvatu2uh
Help finish a c64 RPG: https://tinyurl.com/bdhx8ct3
Memcard pro for Game Cube: https://tinyurl.com/2p9w72ds
Atari release first 2600 cart in 30 years: https://tinyurl.com/mphvswzu

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423: BioShock: Creating Rapture with Ken Levine - The Retro Hour EP423

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