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Podcast Episode #109 - Watermelon Games' CEO Gwénaël Godde aka Fonzie

For the world outside of the retro game bubble, it's just some strange variant of playing with food, but for the retro lovers, this is a publishing powerhouse known for Pier Solar, the biggest Mega Drive game release back in 2010 and a well-praised RPG which was even ported to many current-gen consoles later on. After many years of hype and drama they just released their new smash hit Paprium, a brawler pushing Sega's 16bit console to its absolute max and even beyond. This sophisticated 80 Mbit shock is already considered by many as the system's best game and even Game Of The Year 2020. So, what is all the fuzz about? You've got more questions than answers? Fonzie himself speaks out! The interview starts at 8:34 minutes.

Links related to this episode:

• Watermelon's Magical Game Factory: http://www.magicalgamefactory.com
• Watermelon Company website: http://watermelon-games.com
• Pier Solar: http://www.piersolar.com
• Paprium: http://www.paprium.com/
• AMB96: https://www.magicalgamefactory.com/en/factory/amb96_11/
• ProjectN: https://www.magicalgamefactory.com/en/factory/projectn_3/
  
  
• Watermelon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/watermelongames
• Watermelon on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/watermelongames
• Watermelon on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/watermelongames

• Paprium - The Unofficial, Incomplete Guide: http://wafflenet.com/paprium.html
• Analogue's Mega Sg Firmware Update for Paprium and Pier Solar: reprint: https://support.analogue.co/hc/en-us/articles/360024836892-Mega-Sg-Firmware-Update-v4-8

Other stuff we talked about:

• Intellivison Amico delayed until October 2021: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-intellivision-amico-release-has-been-delayed-until-autumn-2021/

• Gamestop's promo video for the Amico: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6770077533598818304/
  
  
• Gamestop promoting Amico in their stores: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6770449972228968448/

• Protovision physical order stopped until June 2021: https://www.protovision.games/wordpress/2021/02/12/temporary-suspension-of-physical-orders/

• Pedro Planas: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOYiuUMrMlHxXsK0tMCoYww
• In case you wonder what "Blast Processing" is all about, here is the answer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvvL6S5Buiw

Ourselves:

• AJ: https://justwestofhell.com
• AJ on Twitter: https://twitter.com/derision64
• AJ on Instagram: https://instagram.com/derision667
• AJ's dog is on Instagram: https://instagram.com/elmersworld

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

Music by Altraz: http://martindrake.net
Intro Promo by Chris Bateman: https://blog.ihobo.com

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