396: PC Zone Magazine with Richie Shoemaker - The Retro Hour EP 396

The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

The Retro Hour

Technology, Leisure, Video Games

4.9 • 558 Ratings

🗓️ 21 September 2023

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

We chat with Richie Shoemaker, the former deputy editor of the iconic PC gaming magazine, PC Zone. Delving into the magazine's rich history, Richie shares behind-the-scenes tales from its heyday and offers insights into its influential role in shaping the PC gaming landscape. We also touch upon the early days of renowned writer and 'Black Mirror' creator, Charlie Brooker, who once graced the pages of PC Zone with his witty and incisive commentary.

Contents:

00:00 - The Week's Retro News Stories
35:22 - PC Zone Interview

PC Zone Lives: https://pczone.substack.com/

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Show notes:

Metal Gear Ported to Mega Drive: https://tinyurl.com/mrybvxmz
Salvaging CD-i Zelda Games: https://tinyurl.com/5echkeww
Rockstar Pirates Its Own Game: https://tinyurl.com/44c368r4
How to Play Command and Conquer Red Alert 2 in Browser: https://tinyurl.com/2jc8x6am

Transcript

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0:00.0	Coming up on this week's show, Rockstar Pirates its own game.
0:04.0	A throwback to the CDI Zelda Games.
0:06.3	And we get the inside story on the legendary PC Zone magazine with Richie Shoemaker.
0:20.2	And the Retro Hour podcast is brought to you each and every Friday with our great friends at Bitmap Books.
0:26.5	Now, you're probably familiar with the legend that is Bob Wakelin.
0:29.4	Obviously, the late great Bob Wakelin is incredible artwork, graced much of Ocean Software's output with classics like head over heels, slap fight, Fight, Batman, Operation Wolf, Chase HQ, and many more as well.
0:41.2	And he is just one of the artists that's featured in Bitmap Books.
0:44.2	Incredible new volume, The Art of the Box.
0:47.4	You can check that out on the rest of their retro gaming collection at bitmapbooks.com.
1:00.6	Hello and welcome to the Retro Hour podcast episode number 396, your weekly dose of retro gaming and technology news with me, Dan Wood.
1:02.9	And me, Joe Fox.
1:04.2	And that is it.
1:05.2	That's it.
1:05.9	It's the two-man operation this week.
1:08.9	Ravi's still got the old man flu.
1:10.6	It felt weird. We just recorded the intro then. And we had a real sense of like, we miss Ravi. We do. It felt wrong. I got a recording from Ravi's bedroom earlier. It's a little bit of a microphone anyway. He's a lot of doing too well. You can hear a bit of a coughing going on still. He's got like sneezing loads. He's not going too well. You can hear it. A bit of a coughing going on still. He's got like sneezing loads.
1:28.9	He's still not very well as he can hear. Get well soon, Ravi. We hope he's back on next week's podcast.
1:35.3	But that does make the show must go on. And that is what the podcast is here for to keep you up today.
1:39.8	And what's been happening in the world of retro gaming from over the last seven days and to bring you a legend,
1:45.5	a veteran on the podcast in the second half of the show. Basically, if you know this sound,
1:54.8	this is a podcast for you. I don't know that sound.
2:02.2	This isn't the podcast for me.
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