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The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

244: Sierra Online: The True Story with Ken Williams - The Retro Hour EP244

The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

The Retro Hour

Technology, Leisure, Video Games

4.9558 Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2020

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Show notes:

Snes cart with Wifi: https://bit.ly/3n6uIqV
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Transcript

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0:00.0

I can't believe it.

0:03.6

Max has asked me to move in with him.

0:06.0

I mean, you practically live with each other already, but that's great.

0:09.8

Did you hear that joke?

0:11.5

Yes, thanks for letting us know.

0:14.2

I see you've updated your universal credit claim.

0:17.1

Now you're going to be living together.

0:21.3

If you're telling other people about a change in your circumstances,

0:25.4

tell us too to avoid a penalty.

0:27.8

Search Tell DWP.

0:30.0

Coming up on this week's show at Game Boy powered by the sun.

0:33.9

We chat about our dongles and we catch up with Ken Williams of Sierra.

0:40.2

This week's show is brought to you by Harry's.

0:43.5

Hello and welcome to the Retro Hour, episode 244, your weekly dose of retro gaming and technology

0:49.9

news with me Ravi Abbott and me Joe Fox.

0:53.5

And I'm afraid to say, no Dan this week for the news because he's got a family situation going on.

0:59.0

But he will be joining us for the interview.

1:01.7

And my God, the interview is fantastic this week.

1:04.7

We've had someone that we've wanted to have on the podcast since the very start.

1:08.7

And that is Ken Williams, the founder of Sierra. Do you know much

1:12.5

about Sierra, Joe? I don't. Probably people, usually, you know, people probably waving their hands

1:19.3

at their computer screens or something when I say, when I start talking, I'm like, I know nothing.

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