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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194: The Launch of the Sega Mega Drive and Atari's Lost Dreams - Michael Katz - The Retro Hour EP194

194: The Launch of the Sega Mega Drive and Atari's Lost Dreams - Michael Katz - The Retro Hour EP194

Please visit our amazing sponsors: Get 3 issues of Retro Gamer for just £1 – normally £15!  Just visit https://myfavouritemagazines.co.uk/retrohour Donate to the show and help us continue: https://theretrohour.com/support/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Raymond Montalban, Mathew Martin, Kevin Leah, Steve Arnott RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4970769.rss 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/ Events we'll be at: Amiga 34 - Germany  Bits & Beats, Home Computer Museum, Netherlands: https://bit.ly/357bGHR Steel City Chiptune, Sheffield: https://bit.ly/2LJ4Lgr  Podcast Social Club: https://podcastsocialclub.com/ Show notes: Buy the Nintendo Playstation: https://bit.ly/2MuAX6D Atari VCS internals: https://bit.ly/2VyliaA Atari VCS designer quits: https://bit.ly/2pg0UP5 Simpsons Hit & Run remaster: https://bit.ly/2MvyLeZ Radio 3 video games music show: https://bit.ly/2pWyzxH ATgames getting sued by Bandi Namco and Wallgreens: https://bit.ly/2MqPC2A

11 Loka 20191h 19min

193: Bally Midway: Rampage, Xenophobe, Arch Rivals with Brian Colin - The Retro Hour EP193

193: Bally Midway: Rampage, Xenophobe, Arch Rivals with Brian Colin - The Retro Hour EP193

Game Refuge Website: http://www.gamerefuge.com/ Please visit our amazing sponsors: Get 3 issues of Retro Gamer for just £1 – normally £15! Just visit https://myfavouritemagazines.co.uk/retrohour Claim your FREE copy of The Economist – Text RETRO to 78070 Donate to the show and help us continue: https://theretrohour.com/support/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Jeremiah Lyne, Norbert Szabo, Chris Appleton, Jason Herrick RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4970769.rss 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/ Events we'll be at: Retro Games Fair Nottingham: https://bit.ly/32SZp8e  Amiga 34 - Germany  Bits & Beats, Home Computer Museum, Netherlands: https://bit.ly/357bGHR Steel City Chiptune, Sheffield: https://bit.ly/2LJ4Lgr  Podcast Social Club: https://podcastsocialclub.com/ Show notes: Shenmue 3 demo arrives: https://bit.ly/2pEutKs Ultra 64 prototype controller: https://bit.ly/2oT5t1y ZX-VGA-Joy: https://bit.ly/354UvXC Ant Stream on Atari VCS: https://cnet.co/2LHrHwG Atari VCS updates: https://bit.ly/30FAMdL

3 Loka 20191h 10min

192: General Magic: The Company Who Saw The Future Too Soon - The Retro Hour EP192

192: General Magic: The Company Who Saw The Future Too Soon - The Retro Hour EP192

General Magic the movie: https://www.generalmagicthemovie.com/ Please visit our amazing sponsors: Get 3 issues of Retro Gamer for just £1 – normally £15! Just visit https://myfavouritemagazines.co.uk/retrohour The Brighton Beard Co are offering our listeners 15% Off their entire collection. Visit https://www.thebrightonbeardcompany.co.uk and enter code: ‘Retro15’ at the checkout for beard perfection delivered straight to your door. Donate to the show and help us continue: https://theretrohour.com/support/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Andrew Alles, Ryan Brooks, Steven Fegley, Gary Smith Audioboom channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/theretrohour Audioboom RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4970769.rss 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/ Events we'll be at: Retro Games Fair Nottingham: https://www.facebook.com/events/2416830538601494/ Amiga 34 - Germany  Bits & Beats, Home Computer Museum, Helmond, Netherlands: https://www.homecomputermuseum.nl/en/ Steel City Chiptune, Sheffield: https://www.residentadvisor.net/events/1310499  Podcast Social Club: https://podcastsocialclub.com/ Show notes: Mega Drive mini reviews are in: https://bit.ly/2m6ZchX Vampire standalone V4: https://bit.ly/2m97mGt Bad 80's rap Centipede advert: https://bit.ly/2m9ZzIq How much can you sell your retro games for?: https://bit.ly/2n0LZaw New arcade opens in Norwich: https://bit.ly/2nDM1pc

26 Syys 20191h 16min

191: Electric Playground: 25 Years of Gaming Highs and Lows - The Retro Hour EP191

191: Electric Playground: 25 Years of Gaming Highs and Lows - The Retro Hour EP191

EP Daily: http://epn.tv/ Please visit our amazing sponsor: Claim your FREE copy of The Economist – Text RETRO to 78070 Donate to the show and help us continue: https://theretrohour.com/support/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Steven Fegley, Ryan Brooks, Andrew Alles, Jeroen Bekker Audioboom channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/theretrohour Audioboom RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4970769.rss 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/ Events we'll be at: Retro Computer Museum, Leicester: 'Fantastic Retro Gaming': https://bit.ly/2M2srht Retro Games Fair Nottingham: https://www.facebook.com/events/2416830538601494/ Amiga 34 - Germany  Show notes: GameStop retro gaming cafes: https://bit.ly/2kVGNE5 Official Nintendo Switch Snes controllers: https://bit.ly/2lX6Nz2  Connect modern consoles to CRT TVs: https://bit.ly/2m5nt7x  Neo Geo fight stick: https://engt.co/2mrIGsR  Nintendo win court case to block piracy sites: https://bit.ly/2kT8TQt  Nintendo RomUniverse lawsuit: https://bit.ly/2mjxNcf

20 Syys 20191h 11min

190: Bleem: How The PlayStation Was Emulated - The Retro Hour EP190

190: Bleem: How The PlayStation Was Emulated - The Retro Hour EP190

Donate to the show and help us continue: https://theretrohour.com/support/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Shawn Allen, Ramond De Vrede, Michael Buckland, Daniel Gregory  Audioboom channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/theretrohour Audioboom RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4970769.rss 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/ Events we'll be at: Retro Computer Museum, Leicester: 'Fantastic Retro Gaming': https://bit.ly/2M2srht Retro Games Fair Nottingham: https://www.facebook.com/events/2416830538601494/ Amiga 34 - Germany  Show notes: Point and click engine for the Amstrad CPC: https://bit.ly/2khUz3O Doom 4 de-make: https://bit.ly/2kt1tmV The Dreamcast predicted everything about modern consoles:  https://engt.co/2kgcdF5 Metro Siege new Amiga beat 'em up: http://pixelglass.org/#metrosiege

12 Syys 20191h 21min

189: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater: The Inside Story with Ralph D'Amato - The Retro Hour EP189

189: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater: The Inside Story with Ralph D'Amato - The Retro Hour EP189

Pretending I'm Superman: https://thpsfilm.com/ Please visit our amazing sponsors: Claim your FREE copy of The Economist – Text RETRO to 78070 Claim your FREE case of craft beer from our sponsor Beer 52 here: https://beer52.com/retro Donate to the show and help us continue: https://theretrohour.com/support/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Mark Pearson, Garry Heather, Paul Harrington, Arnt-Ove Todnem  Audioboom channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/theretrohour Audioboom RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4970769.rss 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/ Events we'll be at: Retro Computer Museum, Leicester: 'Fantastic Retro Gaming': https://bit.ly/2M2srht Retro Games Fair Nottingham: https://www.facebook.com/events/2416830538601494/ Amiga 34 - Germany  Show notes: Micropose tease return: https://bit.ly/2m2nb1p Ultra-rare NES-era Konami games discovered: https://bit.ly/2lAXQLM Disney classic games collection: https://bit.ly/2lFwq7G Intel adds 'retro scaling' to graphics drivers: https://bit.ly/2kvEeIE SEGA's Yu Suzuki would like to revisit Out Run And Virtua Fighter: https://bit.ly/2lFwxQE

6 Syys 20191h 8min

188: Arcade Attack - The Retro Hour EP188

188: Arcade Attack - The Retro Hour EP188

Arcade Attack: https://www.arcadeattack.co.uk/ Please visit our amazing sponsors: Claim your FREE copy of The Economist – Text RETRO to 78070 Claim your FREE case of craft beer from our sponsor Beer 52 here: https://beer52.com/retro Donate to the show and help us continue: https://theretrohour.com/support/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Mark Pearson, Garry Heather, Paul Harrington, Arnt-Ove Todnem  Audioboom channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/theretrohour Audioboom RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4970769.rss 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/ Events we'll be at: Retro Computer Museum, Leicester: 'Fantastic Retro Gaming': https://bit.ly/2M2srht Amiga 34 - Germany  Show notes: Turbo Graphix mini price and games: https://bit.ly/32avMPa A retro gaming gold rush: https://bit.ly/2ZpyfbD 1up Arcades coming to uk: https://bit.ly/2NGxW5c Beyond a steel sky: https://bit.ly/2Hz05ay

30 Elo 20191h 18min

187: The Best British Gaming Magazines Ever with Steve Jarratt - The Retro Hour EP187

187: The Best British Gaming Magazines Ever with Steve Jarratt - The Retro Hour EP187

Please visit our amazing sponsors: Bitmap Books present Metal Slug: The Ultimate History.  Pre-orders open NOW: https://bit.ly/2ywzKVI Claim your FREE copy of The Economist – Text RETRO to 78070 Donate to the show and help us continue: https://theretrohour.com/support/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Michael Dailly, Jesper Hoier, Mark Traynor, David Blumenstein  Audioboom channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/theretrohour Audioboom RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4970769.rss 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/ Events we'll be at: Retro Computer Museum, Leicester: 'Fantastic Retro Gaming': https://bit.ly/2M2srht Amiga 34 - Germany  Show notes: Intellevision Amico trailer: https://bit.ly/2TUwE7M Atari Jaguar flash cart is FINALLY here: https://bit.ly/31WQpye Ion Fury: https://bit.ly/2Znpqdw CRT santa delivers FREE retro TVs: https://bit.ly/2Zn3y6b

22 Elo 20191h 16min

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