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

Oppdag Premium

Prøv 14 dager gratis

Kjøp Premium

Episoder(500)

177: Commodore Vic 20 Story with Neil Harris - The Retro Hour EP 177

Donate to the show and help us continue: https://theretrohour.com/support/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Tim Daeleman, Simulant Systems LTD, Darren Coles, Nicholas Antrobus Audioboom...

14 Jun 20191h 15min

176: The History of The Vectrex - The Retro Hour EP176

Donate to the show and help us continue: https://theretrohour.com/support/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Mark Simmonite, Marvin Droogsma, Simon Buckner, Christopher Zaremba Audioboom c...

6 Jun 20191h

175: The Guru Meditation - The Retro Hour Podcast EP175

The Guru Meditation: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYt9E2d_GCrPzquW-5MZwmQ Claim your FREE copy of The Economist and support the podcast – Text RETRO to 78070 Donate to the show and help us conti...

31 Mai 20191h 9min

174: Abe's Oddysee, Cool Spot and Disney Games with William Anderson - The Retro Hour EP174

Awaken Games website: http://awakengames.com/ Claim your FREE copy of The Economist and support the podcast – Text RETRO to 78070 Donate to the show and help us continue: https://theretrohour.com/su...

24 Mai 20191h 12min

173: Lucasfilm Games and Atari Jaguar with James 'Purple' Hampton - The Retro Hour EP173

Claim your FREE copy of The Economist and support the podcast – Text RETRO to 78070 Donate to the show and help us continue: https://theretrohour.com/support/ Thanks to our amazing donators this wee...

16 Mai 20191h 15min

172: Matthew Smith Interview and Hogs of War History - The Retro Hour EP172

Panels recorded live at PLAY Expo Manchester. Claim your FREE copy of The Economist and support the podcast – Text RETRO to 78070 Donate to the show and help us continue: https://theretrohour.com/su...

9 Mai 20191h 10min

171: Retro City Rampage and Shakedown: Hawaii - The Retro Hour EP171

Vblank Entertainment: https://www.vblank.com/ 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 am...

3 Mai 20191h 7min

170: Console Wars: Sega VS Nintendo with Blake Harris - The Retro Hour EP170

Blake J. Harris website: http://www.blakejharris.com/ Help us by visiting our sponsor, RetroMania Wrestling: https://www.retromaniawrestling.com/ Donate to the show and help us continue: https://the...

26 Apr 20191h 12min

Reklamefrie Premium-podkaster

Hør populære podkaster som Storefri med Mikkel og Herman, Ida med hjertet i hånden, Krimpodden og mye mye mer

Skap din egen podkastboble

I appen skaper du ditt eget bibliotek med favoritter, og vi gir deg også anbefalinger til podkaster du ikke kan gå glipp av.

Prøv 14 dager gratis

Dersom du er ny Podme-bruker får du 14 dager gratis prøveperiode når du oppretter abonnement

Premium

99 kr/ måned

Tilgang til alle våre Premium-podkaster
Alle podkaster fra VG, Aftenposten, BT og SA
Reklamefritt Premium-innhold
Ingen bindingstid. Avslutt når du ønsker

Prøv 14 dager gratis

Premium

129 kr/ måned

Tilgang til alle Premium-podkaster
Alle podkaster fra VG, Aftenposten, BT og SA
Reklamefritt Premium-innhold
Ingen bindingstid. Avslutt når du ønsker
En Ekstra bruker

Prøv 14 dager gratis

Populært innen Fritid

Historiene og stemmene du vil høre

Ubegrenset tilgang til alle dine favorittpodkaster og lydbøker

Les mer