Category: Retro Memories
Following up our podcast episode #154 (http://scene.world/stsorigins) last year, we had the pleasure to meet again designer Fabrizio Rizzo (@The_Ink_Wolf) from @SmallthingStds at #gamescom, talking about the direction the saga is taking: Simon The Sorcerer Origins is going to be a pre-quel to the 1993 Amiga / DOS PC game and even in the interview the designer tells about how…
Author: Francis Blais Date: April 28th, 2023 Category: Non-technical Growing up in Quebec, Canada, as a 90’s kid hooked on 8-bit video games, had its share of unique moments. For starters, I’m old enough to have lived the video store experience. Not the clean and abundant Blockbuster or Vidéotron experience; the small town, back-of-the-convenience-store one, with two small shelves of…
Are you a retro computing and gaming enthusiast? Are you always amazed how some people can create AAA games for old platforms while others can understand electronics and put modern hardware accessories on the market, giving new life to our old machines? Do you feel left out when you see game programming, graphics, demos, or hardware contests happening all the…
In our new episode we are happy to talk to Julia Minamata. She is the developer of ‘The Crimson Diamond’ – a text parser EGA mystery adventure game to be released soon on Steam! Follow amateur geologist and reluctant detective Nancy Maple to the ghost town of Crimson, Ontario to investigate the discovery of a massive diamond. Sounds like a…
In our new episode we are covering the Game Preservation Society. It is a non-profit organization actively preserving Japanese retro games from the 70’s and 80’s as cultural assets. The members are describing their project as follows: “We see games as an important asset and work to preserve it for future generations. Our members, although having various fields of expertise,…
The 7-years-old retro gaming podcast is already well-known by the retro community, and it is unquestionable their ability to invite real “celebrities” of retro computing and gaming history to their weekly show. This week’s show brought some news that might interest you, even if you are not a frequent listener. Dan Wood, Ravi Abbott and Joe Fox announced the Kickstarter…
I got my first computer when I was 13 years old, and it was a JR Sysdata, a TRS-80 Model I clone. I loved that machine and learned a lot from it, but as soon I saw the CP-400 advertisements with its silver fancy design and all those colors, I started the campaign to upgrade to one as soon as…
One of my favourite past times is flicking through old computer magazines, mainly from the 80s. I am currently looking at BYTE magazine circa 1985. Other than the articles and news from that time, I also like to pay attention to the adverts. I believe this gives me a fascinating view of the history of computers from that time. One…
It’s time again for a new episode and this time we welcome Dixon Wu! He is the founder of the RETRO.HK Gaming Expo and an avid videogamer since earliest childhood days. Currently residing in Hong Kong, Dixon is an Entrepreneur, UX/Gaming Consultant + Designer, who has taken part in numerous mobile applications, online game platforms and startup projects as…
AJ and Joerg start off their series to dig into what’s going on about gaming in Jamaica – For this episode we’re happy to welcome Wayne Benjamin. He is one of the most influential video game and Esports journalists from Jamaica. Enjoy! (interview begins at 18:00) https://scene.world/thelabvideogametv
