527: The Untold Story of the Amstrad Scene PD Libraries, Magazines and More - The Retro Hour EP527

527: The Untold Story of the Amstrad Scene PD Libraries, Magazines and More - The Retro Hour EP527

On this week’s podcast, we celebrate 42 years of the Amstrad CPC with special guest Jo Cook, who takes us deep inside the Amstrad scene of the late 80s and 90s. From growing up with a CPC 464 and helping run the legendary King Arthur’s Domain PD library and Merlin-Serve, to writing for Amstrad Action and seeing the community evolve into the modern day, Jo shares a warm, funny and fascinating insider’s view of one of Britain’s most beloved computer scenes.

UK Amstrad Group: https://www.ukag.org.uk/

Contents:

00:00 – The Week’s Retro News Stories
49:16 – Amstrad Group Interview

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Show notes

New Neo Geo Hardware?: https://tinyurl.com/n8eheyw9
Mac OS X on Wii: https://tinyurl.com/4rzxpk76
Eclipse Blade Emerges: https://tinyurl.com/23eewcua
Miracle Boy on Atari ST: https://tinyurl.com/453duhke
Ground Zero Terror: https://tinyurl.com/42me5wh8
Mario on Master System: https://tinyurl.com/4bn4zzpx

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