424: From Harvester to Midway with Lee Jacobson - The Retro Hour EP424

The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

The Retro Hour

Technology, Leisure, Video Games

4.9 • 558 Ratings

🗓️ 11 April 2024

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Summary

This week, we have a virtual sit-down with Lee Jacobson, the creative force behind the cult classic dark adventure game 'Harvester' and the groundbreaking 'Command Adventures: Starship' and the B-movie style 1994 FPS 'The Fortress of Dr. Radiaki', sharing behind-the-scenes tales from the early days of FPS and adventure games.

Contents:

00:00 - The Week's Retro News Stories
43:59 - Lee Jacobson Interview

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Show notes:

Wii U connects to new servers no jailbreak: https://tinyurl.com/2a5fn96j
Rare PS1 controller turned into handheld: https://tinyurl.com/5bsjmytr
Prototype N64 cancelled game appears online: https://tinyurl.com/yc4erc7c
CEX launches repair service for consoles including retro: https://tinyurl.com/4jm5ymk7
Ninja Action Shadow game: https://tinyurl.com/8u297mye

Transcript

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0:00.0	Coming up on this week's show, the N64's answer to Tomb Raider is finally playable.
0:06.1	Get your retro consoles repaired on the high street. And we go inside the world of future vision
0:11.1	and midway with our incredible mates at Bitmap Books.
0:30.4	Now, have you seen their latest volume that everybody is talking about? N64, a visual compendium,
0:37.4	telling the story of the console that changed the
0:40.2	gaming world and covering more than 150 titles that define that system. Obviously, Super Mario
0:46.0	64's in there, Golden I-O-7, The Legend of Zelda, Ocarina of Time, Banjo-Cazooey, and lots more as well.
0:52.5	If you love the N64, check that out on the rest of their
0:55.2	retro gaming collection at bitmapbooks.com. And with our mates at PCB Way. Now I'm sure you know
1:02.5	about PCB way. If you're working on anything retro at the moment, they offer a fully
1:06.8	featured custom PCB prototype service with low-cost, fast turnaround quality boards,
1:11.9	and they offer services like 3D printing and injection molding.
1:16.3	And of course you know that PCB way are massive supporters of the retro community.
1:20.2	So you can get an instant quote on their website right now at PCBway.com.
1:27.1	Hello and welcome to the Retro Hour podcast, episode number 424, your weekly dose of retro gaming
1:33.3	and technology news with me, Dan Wood, me, Robbie Abbott and me Joe Fox.
1:38.0	And a very warm welcome to the show, of course, the podcast every Friday takes you on a
1:42.3	nostalgic trip back to the golden age of video games, taking you back to the 80s, the 90s, the podcast every Friday takes you on a nostalgic trip back to the golden age of
1:44.9	video games, taking you back to the 80s, the 90s, the naughties, talking about all those
1:49.4	classic systems, those games as well, and of course, bringing it up to speed on what's been
1:53.1	happening in the world of retro gaming and technology from over the last seven days, and then
1:57.4	second half of the podcast is when we bring on a veteran of the industry to tell us their story.
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