351: Infocom: The Inside Story with Mike Dornbrook - The Retro Hour EP351

351: Infocom: The Inside Story with Mike Dornbrook - The Retro Hour EP351

In the first of our epic 2 part interview, we go deep inside the world of Infocom with Mike Dornbrook. Infocom were one of the earliest video games companies, starting on university mainframes, their text adventures like Zork and Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy soon became cult classics on home micros.

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Spectrum Quake: https://bit.ly/3DWCXQR
Every US PS2 manual scanned: https://bit.ly/3Wxh6XC
Oregon Trail comes to Switch: https://bit.ly/3UqZlra
The Samurai collection: https://bit.ly/3UH1Be3
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Sensible Software with Stoo Cambridge - The Retro Hour EP92

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Twin Galaxies and Classic Arcades with Walter Day - The Retro Hour EP91

Twin Galaxies and Classic Arcades with Walter Day - The Retro Hour EP91

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ZZap 64 to Frontier and GTA with Gary Penn - The Retro Hour EP90

ZZap 64 to Frontier and GTA with Gary Penn - The Retro Hour EP90

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29 Sep 20171h 5min

Gremlin Graphics founder Ian Stewart - The Retro Hour EP89

Gremlin Graphics founder Ian Stewart - The Retro Hour EP89

We talk about classics like Zool and the Lotus series with Gremlin founder Ian Stewart! Urbanscan website: http://www.urbanscan.co.uk/ Win Play Expo Manchester weekend passes: http://bit.ly/2jQHBc...

22 Sep 201755min

Lara Croft and Games Workshop with Ian Livingstone CBE - The Retro Hour EP88

Lara Croft and Games Workshop with Ian Livingstone CBE - The Retro Hour EP88

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Thalamus Rebirth and Commodore Format with Andy Roberts - The Retro Hour EP87

Thalamus Rebirth and Commodore Format with Andy Roberts - The Retro Hour EP87

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AMOS and STOS with François Lionet - The Retro Hour EP86

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