478: Why The Demo Scene Is Now a Cultural Treasure - The Retro Hour EP478

478: Why The Demo Scene Is Now a Cultural Treasure - The Retro Hour EP478

This week, we’re joined by the brilliant Tobias Kopka—aka Melkor of Haujobb—as we explore the importance of the demo scene. We explore how this underground digital art movement went from C64 crack intros to global recognition through the ‘Art of Coding’ UNESCO initiative. From the days of 2,000 sweaty kids attending events like The Gathering to international cultural bids, Tobias shares some amazing stories, including running demos on ATMs and sending them into space!

Contents:

00:00 - The Week's Retro News Stories
39:49 - Tobias Kopka Interview

Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:

Bitmap Books - https://www.bitmapbooks.com

Take your business to the next level today and enjoy 3 months of Shopify for £1/month: https://shopify.co.uk/retrohour

The Retro Hour Book: https://retrohour.myshopify.com/

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

Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8

Website: http://theretrohour.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/
X: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theretrohour.com
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour

Show notes

Wii Homebrew Channel closes: https://tinyurl.com/yy32spc4
Frontier Force: https://tinyurl.com/53uy5u54
Breakspace Spectrum magazine – Issue 1 released: https://breakspace.itch.io/issue-1
Toys R Us – the movie: https://tinyurl.com/48trvmhm
Linecraft for Pico-8: https://tinyurl.com/5cbyrynu

Jaksot(500)

A Very Special Episode - The Retro Hour EP70

A Very Special Episode - The Retro Hour EP70

After 70 episodes of the show, we turn the spotlight onto ourselves. What are Dan, Ravi and Joe's favourite retro systems, games and memories? Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Craig Ruddel...

12 Touko 20171h 13min

The Internet Archive with Jason Scott - The Retro Hour EP69

The Internet Archive with Jason Scott - The Retro Hour EP69

We reminisce about BBS, Geocities and the earliest days of the Web with Internet Archive's Jason Scott. The Internet Archive: http://archive.org Textfiles.com: http://textfiles.com Thanks to our a...

5 Touko 20171h 9min

The Original Xbox Story With Ed Fries (Former Microsoft Gaming VP) - The Retro Hour EP68

The Original Xbox Story With Ed Fries (Former Microsoft Gaming VP) - The Retro Hour EP68

Hiding anti-Lotus 123 easter eggs in Excel, Windows 95 and why Bill Gates thought the Xbox was an insult with Microsoft's former game publishing VP, Ed Fries! Ed's website: https://edfries.wordpress...

28 Huhti 20171h 11min

LOOM: The Inside Story With Brian Moriarty - The Retro Hour EP67

LOOM: The Inside Story With Brian Moriarty - The Retro Hour EP67

Brian Moriarty gives us the inside story on Infocom, LucasArts and Loom - will it ever get an official sequel or modern update? Plus some amazing stories of celebs at the Skywalker Ranch! Brian's W...

21 Huhti 20171h 12min

Mystery World Dizzy Launch & Jon Ritman Interview - The Retro Hour EP66

Mystery World Dizzy Launch & Jon Ritman Interview - The Retro Hour EP66

We chat to the Oliver Twins at the launch of Mystery World Dizzy, plus Jon Ritman gives us the story of classics like Batman, Head Over Heels and Match Day I & II! Jon Ritman website: http://www.rit...

14 Huhti 20171h 11min

Amiga Megademos and Parties with Psycho/Budbrain - The Retro Hour EP65

Amiga Megademos and Parties with Psycho/Budbrain - The Retro Hour EP65

We reminisce about Amiga demo scene Megademos, parties and more with Kim Frederiksen AKA Psycho/Budbrain! Budbrain Megademo: https://youtu.be/tMHcmEikUjs Thanks to our amazing donators this week: ...

7 Huhti 20171h 3min

Ben Heck Talks Console Modding and Memories - The Retro Hour EP64

Ben Heck Talks Console Modding and Memories - The Retro Hour EP64

We're joined by the wonderful Ben Heck, the console modding king! We talk about repairing the Nintendo Playstation Prototype and will Ravi convince him to make an Amiga laptop?! Ben Heck on Youtube...

31 Maalis 20171h 6min

Stuart "Ashens" Ashen Talks Terrible Old Games - The Retro Hour EP63

Stuart "Ashens" Ashen Talks Terrible Old Games - The Retro Hour EP63

We talk terrible old games, classic consoles and retro snacks with the wonderful Stuart Ashen this week! Ashens on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ashens Thanks to our amazing donators thi...

24 Maalis 201759min

Suosittua kategoriassa Vapaa-aika

nikotellen
antin-matka
ihan-oikeesti
the-harlin-show
sita
unicast
rss-nikotellen
eturivi
mutsiputki
tahtitehdas
everypodi
terkuin-jenna
mysteeripodcast
kaikkea-hyvaa
oral-sex
teen-spirit
himocast
kasper-ja-mikko
20-30-40-podcast
junnut-pelissa