326: Reinventing The Amiga Games Scene with Earok - The Retro Hour EP326

The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

The Retro Hour

Technology, Leisure, Video Games

4.9 • 558 Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2022

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

We chat to the man behind the incredible Scorpion Engine that is helping to reinvigorate the Amiga games scene, and his work improving some dodgy Amiga games from back in the day - Earok!

Scorpion Engine: https://github.com/earok/scorpion-editor-demos
Unofficial CD32 ports: http://unofficial-cd32-ports.blogspot.com/

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0:00.0	I can't believe it.
0:03.6	Max has asked me to move in with him.
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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
0:22.8	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,
0:31.5	a huge Duke Nukem leak is coming.
0:34.0	We say goodbye to an industry legend.
0:36.3	We chat to the man
0:37.3	who's reinventing the Amiga game scene.
0:40.1	Here on.
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