Tragically Doug passed away on 4th June 2017 and very sad by this news I had the pleasure of some online chats and the last thing Doug said to me was “You know, I have such admiration and respect for the young people whom are retro game lovers. These’s a special magic and in the early games…and these young people see it. Awesome. Please take care of yourself and I wish you the best of health and fortune. -Doug” Retro Interview: Doug Barnett by Peter Ward Bio Doug Barnett has…
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Interview with John Gibson by Peter Ward Thank you for this interview it is an honour for me to interview such a Legend…. What did you want to do when you were at school for a career and what was your first job? There were no such things as computers when I went to school so I didn’t dream of becoming a programmer. I don’t remember what aspirations I had but I certainly didn’t want to be a fireman or a train driver. My very first ‘proper’ job was driving…
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Ten questions about games music of old, the first ten seconds are reversed and if you get the answer from the reversed version give yourself 2 points, if from the normal version give yourself 1 point can you score maximum points?
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Interview with Steve McNeil by Peter Ward What was your first TV appearance? My first TV appearance was on Anglia TV in the early 90s, on a regional magazine programme in which I can be seen for approximately 2 seconds rollerskating backwards. Thanks for asking. How did you get involved withVideogame nation? Very early on in the development of Go 8 Bit, I met a guy called David McClelland (great tech presenter on various telly things/live events) who worked for the Virgin Media video gaming TV channel, Ginx TV,…
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Thank you for this interview it is an honour for me to interview such a Legend…. What did you want to do when you were at school for a career and what was your first job? I wanted to be a games designer! And my first real job was as a computer programming trainee. A combination made for what followed later. As a kid I used to create games as a hobby. Mostly board games. The IBM mainframe was your first computer is that your favourite computer? Now, it is…
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Interview with Steve Hammond by Peter Ward Thank you for this interview it is an honour for me to interview such a Legend…. I’m not a legend, just willing to talk is all! What did you want to do when you were at school for a career and what was your first job? I wanted to be an artist for 2000AD until I decided that I just couldn’t draw people. My first actual job was filling shelves at Wm. Low. After that it was college and then freelancing for Dave…
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Mevlut Dinc Interview by Peter Ward Twitter Facebook http://www.pixelagestudios.com/ Thank you for this interview it is an honour for me to interview such a Legend…. MD- You are very kind! Thank you for keeping our memories, and work alive, it’s much appreciated! What did you want to do when you were at school for a career and what was your first job? MD- What a difficult question to start the interview with! J The full answer to this question would be too long for the interview but I will…
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STOP THE PRESS Support the new Super Samurai click here to support the kickstarter Interview with Raffaele Cecco by Peter Ward Thank you for this interview it is an honour for me to interview such a Legend…. It’s a pleasure and thanks for the compliment! What did you want to do when you were at school before making your first game at school? I’d always been interested in science, technology, engineering and electronics, so I’m pretty sure I would have ended up working in those fields – I didn’t fancy working…
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Mike Lamb Interview by Peter Ward What did you want to do when you were at school for a career and what was your first job? Astronaut, footballer, secret agent. My first job was picking tomatoes in a green house The Commodore PET was your first computer is that your favourite computer? or do you have a different favourite such as when you owned a Spectrum? I liked the proper keyboard. Even now I hate laptops for the same reason. I guess my favorite retro was the Amstrad. When…
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Marc Djan Interview by Peter Ward Thank you for this interview it is an honour for me to interview such a Legend….. What did you want to do when you were at school for a career and what was your first job? I cannot really remember but something around the sport business. What was your first computer and is that your favourite computer or do you have a different favourite? My first computer was an Atari ST and my favorite one was the 1st Mac . it was…
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