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Podcast Episode #76 - Gamescom: Publishers and Devs with Michael Blatz, Nico Grupp, and Markus Grupp

Gamescom is one of the biggest gaming conventions on the planet. AJ and Joerg start off Scene World's annual Gamescom retrospective by taking to Markus and Nico Grupp, developers of the game Highrisers; and Michael Blatz, who was at Gamescom as a publisher, to learn about the Gamescom experience from their unique perspectives. Also, AJ learns what "Ego Shooter" means. (interview begins at 33:43)

Links related to this episode:

• Highrisers: http://highrisers.de
• Solar Powered Games: http://www.solarpoweredgames.de
• Solar Powered Games on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SolarPowerGames
  
• ASSEMBLE Entertainment: http://www.assemble-entertainment.com
  
• ASSEMBLE on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AssembleTeam

• Korion Software: http://www.korion.de
• Korion Software on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KorionG
• Of Ships and Scoundrels: http://ofshipsandscoundrels.com
  
  
• Sticky Stone Studios: https://www.stickystonestudio.de
• Sticky Stones Studios on Twitter: https://twitter.com/StoneSticky
• Memorrha: https://www.memorrha.de

We talk a lot:

• Intellivision Entertainment: https://www.intellivisionamico.com
• Double-Sided Games: https://doublesidedgames.com
• Vegetables Deluxe: https://doublesidedgames.com/shop/commodore/commodore-64/vegetables-deluxe/
• MEGA65: http://mega65.org
• RetroGames: https://retrogames.biz
• THEC64: https://retrogames.biz/the-c64
• Classic520 Accelerator: http://irixlabs.com/c520
• Individual Computers ACA500plus: https://icomp.de/shop-icomp/en/produkt-details/product/ACA500plus.html
• CMD SuperCPU: https://www.c64-wiki.com/wiki/SuperCPU
• Dave Mohr/Lord Ronin: https://8bitlegends.com/lord-ronin-people-of-liberty/
• Amiga on the Lake: http://amigaonthelake.com
• Kipper2K: http://www.kipper2k.com/cherrymx/cherrymx.html
• ROMulator: http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=98275
• Hyperion Entertainment: http://hyperion-entertainment.com
• Kickstart 3.1.4: http://hyperion-entertainment.com/index.php/where-to-buy/direct-downloads/188-amigaos-314
• SIDBlaster: http://crazy-midi.de/joomla/
• SIDBlaster Tic Tac: https://github.com/gh0stless/SIDBlaster-USB-Tic-Tac-Edition
• Amiga Store: https://amigastore.eu
• TerribleFire 530: https://amigastore.eu/702-terrible-fire-530.html
• Freeze64: https://freeze64.com
• VCF East 2020: http://vcfed.org/wp/festivals/vintage-computer-festival-east/
• Irata.Online: https://irata.online
• 8-Bit Show and Tell: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3gRBswFkuteshdwMZAQafQ
• C64 Turbo Assembler 34-Year-Old Bug Found & Fixed: https://youtu.be/bDbpntumA6A

Referenced podcasts:

• MEGA65: https://sceneworld.org/blog/2016/02/17/podcast-episode-20-the-mega65-project/
• THEC64/Darren Melbourne: https://sceneworld.org/blog/2016/05/28/podcast-episode-22-the-64-with-darren-melbourne/
• Aquanox Deep Descent: https://sceneworld.org/blog/2015/09/06/podcast-episode-12the-new-episode-of-the-aquanox-franchise-deep-descent/

Ye who speaketh too much:

• Joerg’s crap blog: http://nafcom.eu/
• Joerg on Twitter: http://twitter.com/nafcom
• Joerg on Instagram: https://instagram.com/nafcom

• AJ: http://justwestofhell.com
• AJ on Twitter: http://twitter.com/derision64
• AJ on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/derision667/
• AJ's Dog is also on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elmersworld/

Intro promo by Lau Brix: https://www.breadbox64.com
Music by Richard Bayliss: http://tnd64.unikat.sk

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