471: The Elder Scrolls: How It All Began with VJ Lakshman - The Retro Hour EP471
The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)14 Mar 2025

471: The Elder Scrolls: How It All Began with VJ Lakshman - The Retro Hour EP471

This week, we hear about the origins of The Elder Scrolls with the legendary VJ Lakshman, co-creator and a key figure in Bethesda Softworks’ early days. From the D&D roots of Elder Scrolls, and how procedural generation shaped an RPG legend. VJ also shares stories from his work on The Terminator, Crash Bash, Spyro The Dragon, and his time at Warner Bros. & Turbine, working on Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons & Dragons Online.

VJ on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B07B3T9RLG

Contents:

00:00 - The Week's Retro News Stories
40:53 - VJ Lakshman 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

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4 Remakes Announced: https://tinyurl.com/3vje2vhr
Spectrum Next Gets 3rd Kickstarter: https://tinyurl.com/4nbfst6p
SNES Is Getting Faster, Nobody Knows Why: https://tinyurl.com/ms8dfj62
Acclaim Rises from the Ashes: https://tinyurl.com/yrtuw56v
PS3 Gets an Update: https://tinyurl.com/4ucx5enu


Episoder(500)

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...

12 Aug 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 Exp...

5 Aug 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 perfo...

29 Jul 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.c...

22 Jul 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://fo...

15 Jul 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 Japane...

8 Jul 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/3...

1 Jul 20211h 29min

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 ...

24 Jun 20211h 39min

Populært innen Fritid

rss-spartsklubben
lydartikler-fra-aftenposten
mil-etter-mil-en-podcast-om-bil
interiorradet
nerdelandslaget
jakt-og-fiskepodden
livet-pa-veien-med-jan-erik-larssen
jegerpodden
0-100-med-broom-mats-og-remi
level-backup
rss-jegerpodden
fjellsportpodden
villmarksliv
kaffeskal-med-hollund-krogh
grontpodden
rss-hestenes-klan
rss-strikk-pa-taket
hagespiren-podcast
klokkepodden
menn-uten-midje-kan-ogsa-lese