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The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

430: Magic Carpet, Fun School & Theme Park with Mark Healey - The Retro Hour EP430

The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

The Retro Hour

Technology, Leisure, Video Games

4.9558 Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2024

⏱️ 104 minutes

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Summary

This week, we're joined by legendary game designer and artist Mark Healey. From his early days with a Commodore 64, working on the classic KGB Super Spy, to his pivotal role in iconic Bullfrog titles like Theme Park and Dungeon Keeper, Mark shares the stories and inspirations behind his work. Hear about his experiences with industry giants like the Darling brothers and Peter Molyneux, his innovative approach to educational games with Fun School, and the creation of his own studio, Media Molecule.

Contents:

00:00 - The Week's Retro News Stories
40:37 - Mark Healey Interview

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Show notes

Mario Maker 64: https://tinyurl.com/mrxyhtrw
Cronela's Mansion: https://tinyurl.com/3tv6xaj5
The Glass Staircase PS2 Horror: https://tinyurl.com/t8y32zmb
Hack NES Tetris from inside the game: https://tinyurl.com/3svec93w
Play with classic Mac OS's in your browser: https://infinitemac.org/

Transcript

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0:00.0

Coming up on this week's show, Mario Maker comes to the N64.

0:05.2

Exciting news for point-in-click adventure fans.

0:07.9

And we get some inside stories from Codem each and every week with our brilliant friends of Bitmap Books.

0:29.5

Now, have you seen their latest volume, N64, a visual compendium?

0:34.4

Telling the story of the console that changed the gaming world and covering over

0:39.0

150 titles that defined the Nintendo 64.

0:43.3

We'll tell you more about that in just a bit, but you can check it out and the rest of

0:46.2

their retro gaming collection at bitmapbooks.com.

0:49.6

And with our lovely mates, PCB way, now if you're working on anything retro over the summer,

0:55.0

and maybe you need a custom PCB prototyping service, low-cost, fast turnaround quality boards,

1:01.0

they've got you covered, and they do services like 3D printing and injection molding.

1:05.4

And of course, you know that PCB way, huge supporters of the retro community,

1:09.0

so you can get an instant quote on their website right now

1:11.0

at PCBway.com. Hello and welcome to the Retro Hour podcast episode number 430. Your weekly

1:19.3

dose of retro gaming and technology news with me, Dan Wood. Me Robbie Abbott and me Joe Fox.

1:25.1

And a very warm welcome to the show.

1:28.0

Of course, the podcast every single week takes you on a nostalgic trip back to the golden age of video games,

1:33.4

brings you up to speed on all the big happenings in the world of retro from over the last seven days

1:37.8

and brings you veterans of the industry onto the podcast every week to tell us their story. And we've got an amazing guest

1:46.1

who worked for some of the biggest gaming companies back in the day to talk to this week.

1:50.2

We'll tell you more about him in just a moment. But before we do that, of course,

1:53.7

summer in full swing, even had a little bit of sunshine here in the UK of the last couple of

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