508: "The 3DO M2 demo was mind-blowing... we were dying to ship it!" – Michael Devine (Former 3DO VP of Sales) – The Retro Hour Podcast EP508
The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)
The Retro Hour
4.9 • 558 Ratings
🗓️ 28 November 2025
⏱️ 109 minutes
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Contents:
00:00 - The Week's Retro News Stories
49:31 - Michael Devine Interview
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Coming up on this week's show, an N64 classic comes to the PlayStation. |
| 0:05.0 | The coolest gaming footwear you've ever seen. |
| 0:07.2 | And we go inside the world of Freedio and TDK with Michael Devine. |
| 0:27.1 | And the Retro Hour podcast is brought to you every Friday with our friends at Bitmap Books. |
| 0:30.8 | Now, have you seen their brilliant new volume perfect in time for Christmas? |
| 0:37.0 | If you want to treat yourself, trigger happy, a visual celebration of video game controllers. |
| 0:40.0 | Now, this gorgeous book goes through the world of game controllers, |
| 0:41.5 | their design, their history, |
| 0:44.6 | and the amazing ability to transform who we are and what we're capable of. |
| 0:46.1 | Honestly, the photography on here. |
| 0:47.6 | Absolutely gorgeous. |
| 0:48.7 | And more than 560 photos spanning more than 390 pages. |
| 0:53.5 | And co-authored by veteran games journalist Steve Jarrett. |
| 0:57.0 | You can order your copy right now and check out the rest of their retro gaming collection |
| 1:00.4 | at bitmapbooks.com. |
| 1:03.4 | Hello and welcome to the Retro Hour podcast episode number 508, your weekly dose of retro gaming |
| 1:09.4 | and technology news with me Dan Wood Wood, me Ravi Abbott, |
| 1:13.0 | and me Joe Fox. |
| 1:14.2 | And the very warm welcome to this week's show, the podcast that comes out every single Friday |
| 1:17.8 | and lets you know all the big happenings in the wonderful world of retro gaming and technology |
| 1:22.7 | and welcomes veterans of the industry onto the show for a bit of a chat about their career every single week. |
| 1:29.6 | Now, more about this week's amazing guest on the way. |
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