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The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

367: Brøderbund & Pixar with Mickey Mantle - The Retro Hour EP367

The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

The Retro Hour

Technology, Leisure, Video Games

4.9558 Ratings

🗓️ 3 March 2023

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

A true legend on the show this week, we chat with Mickey Mantle who oversaw titles like Myst, Kid Pix and the Living Books franchise at Brøderbund, and played an integral role in the early days of Pixar alongside Steve Jobs and Ed Catmull.

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Atari Lynx Mini: https://bit.ly/3YgTK82
Unreleased Wii U game Star Fox Armada: https://bit.ly/3J7rVuQ
Pig Quest for C64: https://bit.ly/3ZAAwLI 
Insane graphics Mario 64 mod: https://bit.ly/3IGwDOF
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Transcript

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0:00.0

Coming up on this week's show, the Atari Links Mini is a reality.

0:04.7

An insane Nintendo 64 graphics upgrade.

0:07.9

And we get stories from Broderbund and Pixar with Mickey Mantle.

0:17.5

And the Retro Hour podcast is brought to you every week with our amazing friends at Bitmap Books.

0:23.2

Now, one of their books I'm a big fan of at the moment.

0:25.6

The Secret History of Mac Gaming, the new Expanded Edition, celebrating the history of gaming on the Apple Mac with a gorgeous 480-page heartback book featuring more than 250 classic Mac titles. You can check that out

0:40.3

on the rest of their retro gaming collection at bitmapbooks.com. And with our friends at PCB Way.

0:46.5

Now, if you're working on a retro project at the moment, check them out. They offer a fully

0:50.9

featured custom PCB prototype service with low-cost, fast turnaround quality

0:55.6

boards, and they offer services like 3D printing and injection molding. And you know that

1:00.7

PCBWay are massive supporters of the retro community. To get an instant quote right now at

1:06.1

PCBWay.com. Hello and welcome to the Retro Hour podcast, episode number 367, your weekly dose of

1:14.5

retro gaming and technology news with me, Dan Wood.

1:17.1

Me Ravi Abbott and me, Joe Fox.

1:19.8

And a very warm welcome to the podcast that each and every Friday takes you on a nostalgic

1:24.8

trip back to the classic age of video games, keeps you up to date on all

1:28.5

the happenings in the world of retro from over the last seven days, and of course brings you a

1:33.1

veteran of the industry on for a chat in the second half of the show. And we've got an absolutely

1:39.1

incredible guest that will tell you all about in just a moment. Before we do that, though, Joe Fox

1:43.8

sounding nice and relaxed this morning after a week on holiday? Yeah, man, just, you know, been chilling.

1:49.9

I went to Santa Parks with the family. It was much needed, had a bit of a break from modern

1:55.4

technology, and just got one with nature and played a bit of Atari Links, you know.

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