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    Frank Erstling (English) - Interview #69

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2022 102:53


    Frank Erstling is the founder and head of the leading German print magazine for retro gaming and retro computing - RETURN. Enjoy our talk with him - this time in English!

    Frank Erstling (German) - Interview #68

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022 103:07


    Frank is not only the founder and publisher of RETURN, Germany's most popular print magazine for retro gaming and computing since 2009, but also a passionate collector of games, consoles and homecomputers. German version of this interview, English coming!

    Andreas Garbe - Interview #67

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2022 76:19


    Andreas is an acclaimed videogame journalist working for the german public sector television network ZDF and you also might know him from 3sat Kulturzeit.

    Andreas Escher - Interview #66

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2022 45:08


    a talk with Andreas Escher (Rainbow Arts): Working since the 80s in the German game industry, he's a pioneering graphic artist responsible for C64 gems like Katakis or Turrican and many more on various home computers and consoles of that era. Get ready

    Tommy Tallarico - Interview #65

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2021 110:24


    It's time for a look into our archives. Check out this talk with Tommy Tallarico : He is not only one of the most prolific game music composers of all time, but also CEO of @Intellivision and a celebrated live musician with VideoGamesLive . Enjoy!

    John Kellas - Interview #64

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2021 112:44


    John Kellas was a consultant and director for many British software companies in the 80s and 90s like Mastertronic, GT Interactive or Rushware. In this interview, he talks about his career in the German subsidiaries of these companies. Learn more about so

    Gary Penn - Interview #63

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2021 143:36


    A historic interview with Gary Penn, a video games industry veteran and former games reviewer for Zzap!64.Fun fact:The first Grand Theft Auto game would have been ended up cancelled without his efforts as a creative director at DMA Design (later Rockstar)

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    Stello Doussis - Interview #62

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2020 104:55


    Stello Doussis is a veteran graphic designer, coder and composer, mostly recognized for for the cool soundtrack of Game Boy Color games such as "Happy Hippo" for the Kinder Surprise brand! here, he talks about how he started with is love for game music!

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    Rudolf Stember - Interview #61

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2020 75:16


    Rudolf is a video game composer veteran who worked also for Rainbow Arts and later Factor 5 and has been known for working on games like the Star Wars franchise, the strategy puzzler Logical or converting the Money Island soundtrack from the PC to Amiga

    Randy Farmer - Interview #60

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 82:08


    Randy farmer is a pioneer in online gaming, he created the first MMOPRG in 1986 aka Habitat while he worked for Lucasfilm Games (Later Lucas Arts), he has worked for Yahoo, Google, worked on Second Life and a lot more. Join us as we go through the history

    Holger "Havey Dent" Weßling - Interview #59

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2020 59:54


    Holger tells us about his time publishing and writing books and software for the Amiga under Data Becker and later on other publishing houses. He talks a lot about the atmospheres and little stories and background about the times of computer books

    Birgit "Biggi" Lechtermann (English Version) - Interview #58

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2019 60:50


    pioneering in television with computer shows aimed towards the youth with German computer shows "Computer Corner" & "Technik-2000" which she did back in the 80s and 90s with journalist Klaus Moeller) in which she brought the home computers closer and more

    Birgit "Biggi" Lechtermann (English Version) - Interview #58

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2019 60:50


    pioneering in television with computer shows aimed towards the youth with German computer shows "Computer Corner" & "Technik-2000" which she did back in the 80s and 90s with journalist Klaus Moeller) in which she brought the home computers closer and more

    Birgit "Biggi" Lechtermann (German Version) - Interview #57

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2019 60:58


    pioneering in television with computer shows aimed towards the youth with German computer shows "Computer Corner" & "Technik-2000" which she did back in the 80s and 90s with journalist Klaus Moeller) in which she brought the home computers closer and more

    Birgit "Biggi" Lechtermann (German Version) - Interview #57

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2019 60:58


    pioneering in television with computer shows aimed towards the youth with German computer shows "Computer Corner" & "Technik-2000" which she did back in the 80s and 90s with journalist Klaus Moeller) in which she brought the home computers closer and more>

    Roman Werner - interview #56

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2019 114:39


    Swiss Amiga developer, who is known for many creations and music contributions to various known Amiga games!

    Roman Werner - interview #56

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2019 114:39


    Swiss Amiga developer, who is known for many creations and music contributions to various known Amiga games!

    Wolfgang Back (English)- Interview #55

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2019 132:48


    Wolfgang Back is a computer journalist pioneer since the first hour and of the birth of computers.

    Wolfgang Back (English)- Interview #55

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2019 132:48


    Wolfgang Back is a computer journalist pioneer since the first hour and of the birth of computers.

    Paco Portalo - Interview #54

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2019 82:02


    Paco Portalo is a computer games pioneer from Spain when he and his friends create the computer game "Bugaboo (The Flea)" in 1983 under "Indescomp". Originally done for the ZX Spectrum as this one was just released in UK.Quicksilva publishded the game.

    Paco Portalo - Interview #54

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2019 82:02


    Paco Portalo is a computer games pioneer from Spain when he and his friends create the computer game "Bugaboo (The Flea)" in 1983 under "Indescomp". Originally done for the ZX Spectrum as this one was just released in UK.Quicksilva publishded the game.

    John Mack - Interview #53

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2019 54:12


    John Mack is the designer and graphic artist of the 1984 edutainment program "Operation:Frog" by Scholastic. It was the first of its kind in which you were tasked to either dissect or put together a frog. Learn all about this program and how it came to be

    John Mack - Interview #53

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2019 54:12


    John Mack is the designer and graphic artist of the 1984 edutainment program "Operation:Frog" by Scholastic. It was the first of its kind in which you were tasked to either dissect or put together a frog. Learn all about this program and how it came to be

    Christian Spanik - Part 4 - Working at Data Becker - Interview #52

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2019 54:15


    we talk about how it was to work for Data Becker. A lot of stories to be heard of how it was to work for one of the biggest publishers in Germany and the first for computer books. We also talk about the expansion of Data Becker abroad like e.g. in UK

    Christian Spanik - Part 4 - Working at Data Becker - Interview #52

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2019 54:15


    we talk about how it was to work for Data Becker. A lot of stories to be heard of how it was to work for one of the biggest publishers in Germany and the first for computer books. We also talk about the expansion of Data Becker abroad like e.g. in UK

    John Romero - Interview #51

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2018 29:18


    John Romero is one of the most famous computer game designers, most known for his 3D Ego shooters like Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, Quake, and the jump'n'run series "Commander Keen". In this interview he talks about his history in the video game industry

    John Romero - Interview #51

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2018 29:18


    John Romero is one of the most famous computer game designers, most known for his 3D Ego shooters like Doom, Wolfenstein 3D, Quake, and the jump'n'run series "Commander Keen". In this interview he talks about his history in the video game industry

    John F. Kutcher - Interview #50

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2018 49:35


    he is one of the early C64 programmers programming games like Space Taxi and Solo Flight 2nd Edition in the early 80s. Space Taxi especially celebrating a huge recognition by its unique gameplay and accurate physics at that time as well as digit. speech.

    John F. Kutcher - Interview #50

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2018 49:35


    he is one of the early C64 programmers programming games like Space Taxi and Solo Flight 2nd Edition in the early 80s. Space Taxi especially celebrating a huge recognition by its unique gameplay and accurate physics at that time as well as digit. speech.

    Famstalk: Joerg and Peter about "WTF Arcade" (english) - Interview #49

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2018 66:04


    Peter "Franky" Smets from Rastermania.be is an arcade collector and dealer through and through. In his talk with Joerg Droege from Sceneworld.org he talks about his experiences and WTF experiences on his tours through the warehouses of Europe.

    Famstalk: Joerg and Peter about "WTF Arcade" (english) - Interview #49

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2018 66:04


    Peter "Franky" Smets from Rastermania.be is an arcade collector and dealer through and through. In his talk with Joerg Droege from Sceneworld.org he talks about his experiences and WTF experiences on his tours through the warehouses of Europe.

    Mike Clarke - Interview #48

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2018 107:04


    Mike Clarke is a famous composer who former worked for Psygnosis. Among his most known works are the musics for Last Ninja 2 on the Amiga or e.g. Lemmings 2 on the SNES. He speaks about his experience of doing "a little bit of everything" as a composer

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    Mike Clarke - Interview #48

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2018 107:04


    Mike Clarke is a famous composer who former worked for Psygnosis. Among his most known works are the musics for Last Ninja 2 on the Amiga or e.g. Lemmings 2 on the SNES. He speaks about his experience of doing "a little bit of everything" as a composer

    Christan Spanik - Part 4 - Hannes Ruegheimer and user courses - Interview #47

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2018 32:13


    We talk to Christian Spanik & Hannes Ruegheimer about pioneering in the journalistic IT field. This time talking about user courses and Hannes imself and his involvement.

    Christan Spanik - Part 4 - Hannes Ruegheimer and user courses - Interview #47

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2018 32:13


    We talk to Christian Spanik & Hannes Ruegheimer about pioneering in the journalistic IT field. This time talking about user courses and Hannes imself and his involvement.

    John Cioffi - Interview #46

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2017 63:32


    john Cioffi is the inventor of the DSL technology, he and his team invented what lead to broadband internet all over the world. He talks about the big challenge of getting signals and so high bandwidth over the telephone copper wire.

    John Cioffi - Interview #46

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2017 63:32


    john Cioffi is the inventor of the DSL technology, he and his team invented what lead to broadband internet all over the world. He talks about the big challenge of getting signals and so high bandwidth over the telephone copper wire.

    Christian Spanik - Part 3 - Pioneering in Web TV - Interview #45

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2017 54:31


    How it was to pioneer in German web.TV. We talk to Christian Spanik about pioneering in web TV (Chip.TV, Sony Vaio.TV, etc) in Germany's 90s

    Christian Spanik - Part 3 - Pioneering in Web TV - Interview #45

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2017 54:31


    How it was to pioneer in German web.TV. We talk to Christian Spanik about pioneering in web TV (Chip.TV, Sony Vaio.TV, etc) in Germany's 90s

    LIVE Interview - Networked C64 Games - Leif Bloomquist - Interview #44

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2017 141:29


    So for everybody who missed our live broadcast with WIFI modem inventor and the coder of NetRacer, and Vortex 2: This is a recorded version of it

    LIVE Interview - Networked C64 Games - Leif Bloomquist - Interview #44

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2017 141:29


    So for everybody who missed our live broadcast with WIFI modem inventor and the coder of NetRacer, and Vortex 2: This is a recorded version of it

    Christian Spanik - Part 2 - Writing scripts for IT TV shows - Interview #43

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2017 44:29


    How he made the jump from writing books to write scripts for IT TV shows. Here he talks about his experience with scripting TV shows that talk about computers, not an easy task at a time where this genre was still quite uncommon on TV!

    Christian Spanik - Part 2 - Writing scripts for IT TV shows - Interview #43

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2017 44:29


    How he made the jump from writing books to write scripts for IT TV shows. Here he talks about his experience with scripting TV shows that talk about computers, not an easy task at a time where this genre was still quite uncommon on TV!

    Christian Spanik - Part 1 - Writing books - interview #42

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2017 46:26


    Christian Spanik Interview for Scene World Magazine - Part 1 - How I got into journalism and writing books This is the first part of the new interview series in which the German TV journalist dinosaur talks about this adventure and way and experiences

    Christian Spanik - Part 1 - Writing books - interview #42

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2017 46:26


    Christian Spanik Interview for Scene World Magazine - Part 1 - How I got into journalism and writing books This is the first part of the new interview series in which the German TV journalist dinosaur talks about this adventure and way and experiences

    Wolfgang Back - German interview #41

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2017 132:48


    In his German version of the interview, Wolfgang Back talks about all his history of starting as a journalist and how be became a pioneer and the known journalistic figure that he is nowadays.

    Wolfgang Back - German interview #41

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2017 132:48


    In his German version of the interview, Wolfgang Back talks about all his history of starting as a journalist and how be became a pioneer and the known journalistic figure that he is nowadays.

    John Chowning - Interview #40

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2017 77:50


    John Chowning is the pioneer in FM synthesis, which he discovered as a musician by ear

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    John Chowning - Interview #40

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2017 77:50


    John Chowning is the pioneer in FM synthesis, which he discovered as a musician by ear

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    Forrest S. Mozer - interview #39

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2016 63:53


    Ever wondered who this voice is you hear in the speech of "Ghostbusters" for the C64 and Atari? Who invented speech synthesis and speech recognition? Forrest Mozer did! In our interview with him he talks about his invention and the story behind it!

    Forrest S. Mozer - interview #39

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2016 63:53


    Ever wondered who this voice is you hear in the speech of "Ghostbusters" for the C64 and Atari? Who invented speech synthesis and speech recognition? Forrest Mozer did! In our interview with him he talks about his invention and the story behind it!

    speech ghostbusters synthesis c64 mozer speech synthesis

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