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The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

Pac-Man Fever with Jerry Buckner - The Retro Hour EP122

The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

The Retro Hour

Technology, Leisure, Video Games

4.9558 Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2018

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

We talk to Jerry Buckner about the classic video game song Pac-Man Fever, working with Disney on Wreck-It Ralph and the early arcade scene.

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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.

0:21.2

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.

0:31.1

You're listening to the Retro Hour podcast, episode 1-2,

0:35.3

your weekly dose of retro gaming news, reviews and interviews with me

0:39.7

Ravi Abbott and me Joe Fox.

0:42.0

And where is Dan Wood?

0:43.7

Dan is feeling a little bit under the weather this week and the show must go on but he has got a little bit of.

0:48.0

Because I got Pac-Man fever.

0:50.4

Pac-Man fever.

0:52.0

It's driving me crazy.

0:54.0

So speaking of Pac-Man Fever, we have got a great interview coming up with Jerry Buckner. Now, Jerry Brutner is the co-creator of Pac-Man Fever. This was the first song that was ever made about video games. Make sure you stay tuned for that one. It's a great interview. Oh, it's really good, yeah, because it's not just about the 70s songs. He goes to modern days, Reck It Ralph.

1:12.7

Yeah, he goes all the way from the 70s all the way up to Reckett Ralph, and his time spent working with Disney, so really, really good interview. Oh, yeah, and we've got some weekend passes to be won as well, so you guys can win some passes to play Glasgow, which is a fabulous event going on in the Bremer Arena

1:29.3

and that's for

1:30.5

the Saturday and Sunday. Is that June 9th and June 10th? That is indeed, and we've got our friend

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