450: Strategic Simulations & Saints Row - The Retro Hour EP450

450: Strategic Simulations & Saints Row - The Retro Hour EP450

This week, we chat with the amazing Dan Cermak, whose remarkable career has spanned key roles at Strategic Simulations Inc., Westwood Studios, and Volition. Dan takes us through his early days as a self-taught programmer, his love for military history, and the challenges of developing iconic strategy games like Silent Hunter for the C64 and other classic systems. We also delve into his time at Volition, discussing how Saints Row stood out from the crowd, the evolution of online multiplayer, and its lasting impact on the open-world genre.

Contents:

00:00 - The Week's Retro News Stories
42:08 - Dan Cermak Interview

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Bleem is back: https://tinyurl.com/yc7cttry
Fake PS1 discs flood the market: https://tinyurl.com/csueseuz
BBC found in dump ends up in museum: https://tinyurl.com/2xs8c95s
Atom Controller: https://tinyurl.com/ydbw6fcw
Unreal Tournament 99 Intro reimagined: https://tinyurl.com/mrckwf4r

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281: Donkey Kong, Bart VS Space Mutants & Keystone Capers with Garry Kitchen - The Retro Hour EP281

281: Donkey Kong, Bart VS Space Mutants & Keystone Capers with Garry Kitchen - The Retro Hour EP281

Audacity games: https://adgm.us/ Retro Hour Listener Survey: https://forms.gle/WKTnToKvfUietBRT6 Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books Super Famicom: The Box Art Collection:  https://bit.ly/3gQrLK9 WIN a month's subscription boz of BeerZ on Facebook, and get 10% off your first order by using our code RETRO. Competition: https://bit.ly/3gNayBk  BeerZ website: https://beerz.uk/ We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://theretrohour.com/support/ https://www.patreon.com/retrohour Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Dave Wilkinson, Scott Byrne-Fraser, Ryan Brooks, Jim Weil, Ollie Jaye Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour Show notes:    Mystery vintage mag service: https://bit.ly/2TYzYTm Super Mario widescreen: https://bit.ly/3d48IJN FPS Documentry: https://www.creatorvc.com/fpsdoc Final fantasy animated series: https://bit.ly/3vQGR6K Retro Gaming Shop of the week: Revival Games, Plymouth. https://bit.ly/3wQLJKo

24 Kesä 20211h 39min

280: The Demo Scene: Past and Future with Haujobb - The Retro Hour EP280

280: The Demo Scene: Past and Future with Haujobb - The Retro Hour EP280

http://www.haujobb.org/ Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books Metal Slug: The Ultimate History:  https://bit.ly/3q37GDc We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://theretrohour.com/support/ https://www.patreon.com/retrohour Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Jørgen Jacobsen, Norgamer, Rob Snyder, Full Install, Shawn Allen Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour Show notes:    Zelda 35th anniversary Game & Watch: https://bit.ly/3gIhw9f  Simpsons Arcade1Up cabinet: https://bit.ly/3xsLrch  Woodgrain PS5: https://bit.ly/3xvA3MQ  Castlevania: Rondo Of Blood TurboGrafx-16: https://bit.ly/2SKLb9T  Mario Kart long lost editor: https://bit.ly/3zKjj6G   Retro Gaming Shop of the week: Forgotten Worlds, Ayrshire: https://bit.ly/2UgiUZm    The Haujobb Amiga Framework: - https://github.com/leifo/haujobb-amiga Art-of-Coding:- http://demoscene-the-art-of-coding.net/ Connect with Tobias and Leif on Twitter:  - https://twitter.com/Dedux - https://twitter.com/onlinedasein

17 Kesä 20211h 34min

279: Retro Memories with Digital Foundry's John Linneman - The Retro Hour EP279

279: Retro Memories with Digital Foundry's John Linneman - The Retro Hour EP279

Digital Foundry on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DigitalFoundry/featured Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books Game Boy: The Box Art Collection:  https://bit.ly/3fY9g5X Claim your FREE case of 10 craft beers from our sponsor Beer 52 here: https://beer52.com/retro Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: https://expressvpn.com/retro We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://theretrohour.com/support/ https://www.patreon.com/retrohour Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Simen Skogsrud, Old School Gamer Magazine, Jani Ruotsalainen, Liam Carew,  Shane Toner Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour Show notes:    Dreamcast SD card cache: https://bit.ly/3w5f43l Deleted Nintendo floppy recovered: https://bit.ly/3z45jnM Taito announces mini arcade cabinet: https://bit.ly/2TcFtxl Handheld C64: https://bit.ly/2TaakdW Golden Eye remade in Farcry 5: https://bit.ly/2SgCXGg Twitch-based Pac-Mac game: https://bit.ly/3v3mIdc

11 Kesä 20211h 27min

278: Evercade: Making Modern Retro Consoles - The Retro Hour EP278

278: Evercade: Making Modern Retro Consoles - The Retro Hour EP278

Evercade: https://evercade.co.uk/ Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books Commodore 64: a visual compendium: https://bit.ly/3yXgjn1 Claim your FREE case of 8 craft beers from our sponsor Beer 52 here: https://beer52.com/retro We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://theretrohour.com/support/ https://www.patreon.com/retrohour Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Simon Wood, DankLord, Simon Barnes, Charlie Needham, Fabrice Deville Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour Show notes:    New Virtua Fighter: https://bit.ly/3chRLLA Daymare 1994: https://bit.ly/3cgzn5P Ambernic: https://bit.ly/3galJm3 Super Mario Movie Restored: https://bit.ly/3pkHkMS Pico Computer: https://bit.ly/3w0DUkZ Retro Gaming Shop of the week: eStarland, Northern Virginia - https://estarland.com

3 Kesä 20211h 32min

277: Williams, LucasArts & 3DO with Noah Falstein - The Retro Hour EP277

277: Williams, LucasArts & 3DO with Noah Falstein - The Retro Hour EP277

http://www.theinspiracy.com/ Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books Commodore Amiga: a visual compendium: https://bit.ly/3v2ul4m Claim your FREE case of 8 craft beers from our sponsor Beer 52 here: https://beer52.com/retro We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://theretrohour.com/support/ https://www.patreon.com/retrohour Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Kyle Havelka, Darren Williams, John Rockefeller, Fred, Charlie Pearce Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour Show notes:    Time Splitters 4 is coming: https://bit.ly/2RL3iMx Metal Gear Amiga port: https://bit.ly/3fi3USJ Sonic 30th anniversary collection: https://bit.ly/3fKYHlr New Spectrum driving game: https://bit.ly/2TkYpu4 Counter Strike ported to Nintendo DS: https://bit.ly/3vpaWdZ Retro Gaming Shop of the week: Power Up Gaming, Barrie, Ontario - https://www.powerupgaming.ca/

27 Touko 20211h 33min

276: The Mysterious World of the MSX - The Retro Hour EP276

276: The Mysterious World of the MSX - The Retro Hour EP276

MSX Magazine archive: https://msxcomputermagazine.nl/ Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books Commodore Amiga: a visual compendium: https://bit.ly/3v2ul4m We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://theretrohour.com/support/ https://www.patreon.com/retrohour Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Kyle Havelka, Darren Williams, John Rockefeller, Fred, Charlie Pearce Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour Show notes:    Rare SNES SA1 Demo Found: https://bit.ly/2QxJFH7 Lego PS1: https://bit.ly/3hEf6ec Dixons and PC World Names Going: https://bit.ly/3hIt7az Dreamcast Handheld: https://ebay.to/3fA1tdn Retro CGA Card: https://bit.ly/3v6ocnJ Retro Gaming Shop of the week: Retro Games HQ, Swindon -  https://retrogames-swindon.co.uk/

20 Touko 20211h 24min

275: Mattel Intellivision History With Dave Warhol - The Retro Hour EP275

275: Mattel Intellivision History With Dave Warhol - The Retro Hour EP275

http://rtassoc.com/ Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books Sinclair ZX Spectrum: a visual compendium: https://bit.ly/3f84RMc Join 2+ million people who have swapped their wallet for Curve and get £5 to spend with our exclusive code: https://www.curve.com/retro We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://theretrohour.com/support/ https://www.patreon.com/retrohour Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Boar's Head Tavern BBS, Duncan Beresford, Darren Coles, Simon Pilgrim, Richard Benjamin Kay Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour Show notes:    Lost Sonic Kart game found: https://bit.ly/3uM1MI8 Pocket Sized Wii: https://bit.ly/2R60nOj Retro Tink 5X: https://bit.ly/3w0OTdx Sega is fine with fan-made Sonic games: https://bit.ly/3ya3qFB Zombies Ate My Neighbours comes to Switch: https://bit.ly/3w0TMTR Retro Gaming Shop of the week: Item Drop in Seaton, Devon -  https://itemdrop.co.uk/

13 Touko 20211h 34min

274: Metro-Siege: Making NEW Amiga Games - The Retro Hour EP274

274: Metro-Siege: Making NEW Amiga Games - The Retro Hour EP274

BitBeamCannon: https://bitbeamcannon.com/ Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books The SNES Pixel Book: https://bit.ly/3w6KO8L Join 2+ million people who have swapped their wallet for Curve and get £5 to spend with our exclusive code: https://www.curve.com/retro Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: https://expressvpn.com/retro We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://theretrohour.com/support/ https://www.patreon.com/retrohour Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Oli Holmes, Max Ward, Paul Bullard, Andrew S, Gary Audley Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour Show notes:    Official Playstation mag is no more: https://bit.ly/3eZL1mq C64 mining bitcoin: https://bit.ly/3aXCqzl The Queen's gold Nintendo Wii is for sale: https://bit.ly/3eVHBkw The Pixel Bunker: https://www.thepixelbunker.com/

6 Touko 20211h 33min

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