323: Developing Doom with iD Software legend Dave Taylor - The Retro Hour EP323

The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

The Retro Hour

Technology, Leisure, Video Games

4.9 • 558 Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2022

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

We catch up with the legendary Dave Taylor who worked at iD software during the golden age of Doom and Quake.

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Transcript

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0:34.3	Coming up on this week's show, Pringles pay tribute to the ZDex Spectrum.
0:36.4	A Streets of Rage movie is on the way.
0:39.9	And we chat to its software legend, Dave Taylor.
0:52.6	The Retro Hour podcast is brought to you each and every weekend with our wonderful friends at Bitmap Books.
0:56.7	Now, of course, this weekend, the ZX Spectrum celebrates its 40th birthday.
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1:21.9	Hello and welcome to the Retro Hour podcast episode number 323, your weekly dose of retro gaming and technology news with me,
1:29.9	Dan Wood, me Ravi Abbott, and me Joe Fox. And a very warm welcome to the podcast that each and every
1:36.6	weekend takes you behind the scenes on the world of classic video games, brings you up to speed
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