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The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

Alternative Software: The Inside Story with Roger Hulley - The Retro Hour EP133

The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

The Retro Hour

Technology, Leisure, Video Games

4.9558 Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2018

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Alternative Software has been making and releasing budget games for 33 years, we talk to founder Roger Hulley about classics like Skool Daze, Pheenix and much more!

Alternative Software website: http://www.alternativesoft.co.uk/

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Show notes:

Nintendo video with Craig Charles: https://bit.ly/2veo7Sb
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Video game addiction is real: https://wapo.st/2ObvJfh

Transcript

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0:00.0

I can't believe it.

0:03.5

Max has asked me to move in with him.

0:05.9

I mean, you practically live with each other already, but that's great.

0:09.8

Did you hear that, Joe?

0:11.5

Yes, thanks for letting us know.

0:14.3

I see you've updated your universal credit claim.

0:17.1

Now you're going to be living together.

0:21.3

If you're telling other people about a change in your circumstances,

0:25.4

tell us too to avoid a penalty.

0:27.8

Search Tell DWP.

0:30.0

Hello and welcome to the Retro Hour podcast episode number 133,

0:34.2

your weekly dose of retro gaming and technology news with me Dan Wood. And me, Ravi Abbott. On our first show of August. Eight months into 2018. You know, I've got a nightmare that I'm going to wake up like tomorrow, and it's going to be like 2055 and I'll be in the nursing home. And you'll still be doing the retro hour. Yeah, trying to wire up my old video. I'm Dan Wood. Get off my lawn! But of course we have got a very busy month coming up now. Next week is now, we'll be on the train, London bound. Oh, God, I can't wait, man. These guests that we've got to come into play London, and the panels that people are going to see are just going to be insane. I can't believe we're doing a nightmare one for a start. That's just awesome. This is going to be massive. Next week, the ultimate retro gaming show. Play Expo lands in London. First show that we've done in the capital, this, isn't it? At the printworks. Now, it's happening next weekend on the 11th and 12th of August. If you've never been to a PlayExpo event before, I'd say make this the one that you come to.

1:30.2

Definitely. This is going to be the big one. happening next weekend on the 11th and 12th of August. If you've never been to a Play Expo event

1:27.6

before, I'd say, mate, this is the one that you come to. Definitely. This is going to be the big one, isn't it? Because we're launching in the Capitol. And also, there's going to be Play Blackpool as well later this year. So there's two events going on, one up north and one in the capital. And we are the official podcast of Play Expo, so we do all the talks there throughout the weekend.

1:45.3

And I think we're doing about, is it like four a day, isn't it? one in the capital. And we are the official podcast of Play Expo. So we do all the talks there throughout the weekend.

1:45.3

And I think we're doing about, is it like four a day, isn't it?

1:48.2

Something like that, yeah. We've got the week to prep. It'll be fine. Oh, the Oliver Twins run it themselves. But we've got Archie McLean's going to be joining us as well. And you remember like international karate,

1:58.9

Audrey McLean's pool,

1:59.8

Jimmy White's World One Snooker.

2:01.0

Oh yeah, that was one of the best

2:02.7

old school accurate pool games, wasn't it?

2:04.8

Yeah. You remember like international karate, Audrey McLean's pool, Jimmy White's World One Snooker. Oh yeah, that was one of the best old school hacker at pool games, wasn't it? And we got the Sega artist Duncan Gutteridge, who's going to do workshops on how to draw Sonic. Oh, cool. If you ever wanted to know that. The Oliver Twins are going to be there as well. John Hare. Yeah, Mike Montgomery from the Bitmap Brothers, who we've done like,

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