Ultima and Origin Systems with Lord British - The Retro Hour EP39

The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

The Retro Hour

Technology, Leisure, Video Games

4.9 • 558 Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2016

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

We get the inside story on the Ultima series, the earliest days of computer games and why the Apple II almost bankrupted Origin Systems with Lord British AKA Richard Garriott!

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Show notes:

Spectrum next backwards compatible: http://bit.ly/2dK5ApL
Sega buys Technosoft IPs: http://bit.ly/2dK63Ib
Where all your ewaste ends up: http://huff.to/2cbo2Cf
New console Retro AVS: http://bit.ly/2ccpIvp
British parents prefer kids to be games designers: http://bit.ly/2cqpyTT
Kid becomes certifed microsoft tech aged 7: http://bit.ly/2cubBFh

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.
0:21.4	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 episode number 39,
0:33.7	your weekly dose of retro gaming and technology news with me, Dan Wood.
0:37.2	And me, Ravi Abbott.
0:38.4	Episode number 39.
0:39.6	We're nearly middle-aged. Yeah, we're going to have a mid-life crisis and start buying really, like, cool leather jackets and slicking back our hair. You're going to buy yourself of a Porsche, if only. And he feels like that five minutes ago. We're doing like our 10th episode, doesn't it? It's crazy. This year's shot by and it is our last show in September.
0:53.7	That means, of course, coming up next weekend.
0:56.2	Oh, Blay Expo.
0:57.4	Woo.
0:58.0	Uh. 10th episode, doesn't it? It's crazy. This year's short by and it is our last show in September. That means, of course, coming up next weekend.
0:56.2	Oh, Play Expo.
0:57.3	Woo!
0:58.2	So if you are going to be coming along, we'll be there. Sunday, we're going to be there, aren't we? Yeah, because we're working on the Saturday, but Sunday we're going to have a couple of baits with us and stuff. It's going to be great going down.
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