477: American McGee - From Doom to Dark Wonderland - The Retro Hour EP477

477: American McGee - From Doom to Dark Wonderland - The Retro Hour EP477

We’re joined by legendary game developer American McGee, who takes us on a journey from his humble beginnings on the Timex Sinclair and Commodore 64 to designing iconic levels for Doom II and Quake. He shares behind-the-scenes stories from iD Software, reveals how a Ferrari-driving neighbour turned out to be John Carmack, and discusses the gothic inspirations behind American McGee’s Alice. Plus, we hear about his time at EA, and why being fired from iD turned out to be one of the best things that ever happened to him!

Contents:

00:00 - The Week's Retro News Stories
35:28 - American McGee Interview

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YouTube Turns 20: https://tinyurl.com/mrx88ybs
Windows on Game Boy: https://tinyurl.com/25mkwpdp
OutRun the Movie: https://tinyurl.com/5n6r8ntk
Neon Hearts City: https://tinyurl.com/yvezebcn

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289: Core Design Memories with Gary Antcliffe - The Retro Hour EP289

289: Core Design Memories with Gary Antcliffe - The Retro Hour EP289

Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/ Start your language journey with 25% OFF any course at https://www.michelthomas.com use discount code RETRO at checkout As a listener of the show, you can get a case of craft beer from the USA on us! Just go to https://www.beer52.com/retro to claim yours 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:  Martin Meldrum, David Hearne Writer, Alistair Brugsch, WotNot, Mark Hillary 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:    GTA remasters: https://bit.ly/3ss8Vx0  N64 that plays Switch games: https://bit.ly/3iZ95cg  Castlevania bloodlines beta: https://bit.ly/2UvYYlN

19 Elo 20211h 39min

288: Explaining Retro Computers with Chris Barnatt - The Retro Hour EP288

288: Explaining Retro Computers with Chris Barnatt - The Retro Hour EP288

Explaining Computers: https://www.explainingcomputers.com/ Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/ Get your FREE digital edition of Old School Gamer Magazine: http://oldschoolgamer.com/retro As a listener of the show, you can get a case of craft beer from the USA on us! Just go to https://www.beer52.com/retro to claim yours 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:  Lee Gregory, ludwig signal, Richard Pickles, Simon Buckner, Peter Savage 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:    Amiga Mini announced: https://bit.ly/3sa5IlE Chips Challenge on SNES & Mega Drive: https://bit.ly/3fV7LoM  Sam & Max reboot: https://bit.ly/3s7nPIM Zool reboot: https://bit.ly/3shjoeM

12 Elo 20211h 32min

287: Namco: Inside Stories with Scott Rogers - The Retro Hour EP287

287: Namco: Inside Stories with Scott Rogers - The Retro Hour EP287

Retro Hour Listener Survey: https://forms.gle/WKTnToKvfUietBRT6 Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/ Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: expressvpn.com/retro Hows your Brain performing? Check out Sons Brain Health supplement at https://sons.co.uk and use the code Retro25 to get £25 off your first order 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:  Jonathan Harden, Clyde Radcliffe, Matthew Martin, Drek Young, Gavin Burnett  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:    PS2 game boxes almost looked a lot cooler: https://bit.ly/37jLAE2 Mister Multisystem: https://bit.ly/3yqEppk Turn Game Boy Camera into a webcam: https://bit.ly/3yAHkfa Kung Fu Master comes to Amiga: https://bit.ly/3Cp7eVQ

5 Elo 20211h 35min

286: Bullfrog & Syndicate with Sean Cooper - The Retro Hour EP286

286: Bullfrog & Syndicate with Sean Cooper - The Retro Hour EP286

Retro Hour Listener Survey: https://forms.gle/WKTnToKvfUietBRT6 Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/ Hows your Brain performing? Check out Sons Brain Health supplement at https://sons.co.uk and use the code Retro25 to get £25 off your first order 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:  MCSH, Ian Petts, Steve Tyrell, Rhys Clatworthy  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:    Google Doodle RPG: https://bit.ly/3f7bdME Nintendo Leak Reveals 'Ocarina Of Time' Sequel We Never Got To Play: https://bit.ly/3ybLWbE Bethesda Releases New Free Content for Original DOOM and DOOM 2: https://bit.ly/3rCKdcY Scientists Have Built A Robot Hand That Can Play Super Mario Bros: https://bit.ly/3BVovWu id Software's Mario PC port found in a stack of discs submitted to a museum: https://bit.ly/3yhZZN2 Retro gaming shop of the week: InsanityRetroGaming, Nuffield Industrial Estate, Poole - https://www.insanityarcade.com/

29 Heinä 20211h 30min

285: Spy vs Spy with Richard Spitalny - The Retro Hour EP285

285: Spy vs Spy with Richard Spitalny - The Retro Hour EP285

https://firststarsoftware.com/ Retro Hour Listener Survey: https://forms.gle/WKTnToKvfUietBRT6 Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/ Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Thanks to our amazing donators this week:  Geoff Owen - Beyond Farpoint Podcast, John Butler, Stephen Marshall, AnalogDarling, M_Duck 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:    Nuclear Powered Gameboy: https://bit.ly/2V1W1JE 37 year old Apple II easter egg: https://bit.ly/3eEDRVd Rare Nintendo card up for sale: https://bit.ly/3rpMKqV X-men 1up Arcade: https://bit.ly/3BrtHkp PrintShop online: https://bit.ly/3y2AZJm Retro gaming shop of the week: InsanityRetroGaming, Nuffield Industrial Estate, Poole - https://www.insanityarcade.c

22 Heinä 20211h 32min

284: Heart of Neon: The World of Jeff Minter - The Retro Hour EP284

284: Heart of Neon: The World of Jeff Minter - The Retro Hour EP284

We chat to Paul Docherty for a unique inside look at the world of Jeff Minter and Llamasoft in his new documentary Heart of Neon. https://www.heartofneon.com/ Retro Hour Listener Survey: https://forms.gle/WKTnToKvfUietBRT6 Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books A Guide to Japanese Role-Playing Games:  https://bit.ly/3hkGax6 Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: expressvpn.com/retro Start your language journey with 25% OFF any course at https://www.michelthomas.com use discount code RETRO at checkout Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Thanks to our amazing donators this week:  Pokadex, Joel Thoman, Gavin Burnett, Peter Savage, Paul Thompson 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:    Super Mario 64 sells for $1.5m at auction: https://bbc.in/3B5Squw Columns comes to Spectrum: https://bit.ly/3riFBbJ Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas’ 8K Remaster: https://bit.ly/3B46811 Midi cart on Snes: https://bit.ly/3radxat Retro internet for computers: https://bit.ly/36JAacd Frog find - https://github.com/ActionRetro/ Retro gaming shop of the week: Robot City, New York - https://robotcitygames.com

15 Heinä 20211h 33min

283: Triumph of the Nerds with Robert Cringley - The Retro Hour EP283

283: Triumph of the Nerds with Robert Cringley - The Retro Hour EP283

I, Cringley: https://www.cringely.com/ Retro Hour Listener Survey: https://forms.gle/WKTnToKvfUietBRT6 Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books A Guide to Japanese Role-Playing Games:  https://bit.ly/3hkGax6 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:  English Man Dan, Raul, Charlotte Woolley, Richard Yetzes, Adrian Nelson 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:    Nintendo reject new F zero game: https://bit.ly/3xqlzhR Dr. Roland for the Amstrad CPC: https://bit.ly/3ACremK New Doom clone 'Fashion Police': https://bit.ly/3dVeoq3 Newgrounds founder to be awarded GDC: https://bit.ly/3hnw5AR Retro Gaming Shop of the week: Video Game Trader, Calgary - https://www.videogametrader.ca/

8 Heinä 20211h 39min

282: Soviet Strike, Transformers & FMV Games with Flint Dille - The Retro Hour EP282

282: Soviet Strike, Transformers & FMV Games with Flint Dille - The Retro Hour EP282

Retro Hour Listener Survey: https://forms.gle/WKTnToKvfUietBRT6 Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books A Guide to Japanese Role-Playing Games:  https://bit.ly/3hkGax6 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: Mark Gidley, Bill Kavanagh, Aulden, Gary Antcliffe, Al Newman 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 Atari Jaguar CD game released: https://bit.ly/3Af0MiS Space Jam retro-style beat-'em-up: https://bit.ly/3jvIiFc KFC arcade: https://bit.ly/3xl7Atm Rare Atari game found at Goodwill: https://bit.ly/3qDu1I3 Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX: https://bit.ly/3h5mazC Retro Gaming Shop of the week: Game Over Videogames, Bellvue Washington - https://www.facebook.com/GameOverWA/

1 Heinä 20211h 29min

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