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Ep. #205 - Tempest Rising with Brandon Casteel

Ho! Ho! Ho! Welcome to our Xmas episode! And this time we welcome Brandon Casteel, the lead game designer of Tempest Rising. It is one of the most hyped games for 2025 and a spiritual successor to Command and Conquer! Enjoy! The interview starts at minute 19:49

Posted by Nafcom on Dec 21, 2024 // Read more »

Ep. #204 - ScummVM with Eugene Sandulenko

In our new episode we welcome Eugene Sandulenko. He is one of the project leaders of ScummVM - a program which allows you to run certain classic graphical adventure and role-playing games. Enjoy! The interview starts at minute 30:10

Posted by Nafcom on Dec 18, 2024 // Read more »

Ep. #202 - Making the fan-made Broken Sword 2.5 with Marius Gosch

In our new episode we welcome Marius Gosch, one of the founders of the Broken Sword 2.5 project. He'll tell us about some insights and his work as a story- and puzzle writer on this amazing fan-made Broken Sword 2 sequel of the adventure classic. The interview section starts at minute 1:43:08 Tune in and enjoy!

Posted by Nafcom on Nov 19, 2024 // Read more »

Ep. #201 - Charles Ceclil about Broken Sword in a Circle Of Blood

In our new episode we are talking with Charles Cecil. He is a British video game designer and founder of Revolution Software, best known for games like Broken Sword or Beneath a Steel Sky. The interview section starts at minute 1:03:08 Enjoy!

Posted by Nafcom on Oct 23, 2024 // Read more »

Ep. #200 - System 3's Last Ninja Collection with Mark Cale

In our new episode we welcome Mark Cale, founder of System 3 and trailblazer of the global video game industry since 1982! He worked on legendary games like International Karate or The Last Ninja. Nothing more to say: it is legend time! Enjoy! Interview starts at minute 16:15 into the podcast. Enjoy!

Posted by Nafcom on Oct 04, 2024 // Read more »

Ep. #199 - The Doom Guy Book with John Romero

This is a huge one! We are very proud and happy to welcome the one and only John Romero - the co-creator of Doom! In this episode of our podcast he is talking about his long-awaited autobiography 'Doom Guy: Life in First Person'. Tune in for gaming's original rock star! The interview section starts at minute 31:17 Enjoy!

Posted by Nafcom on Sep 24, 2024 // Read more »

Ep. #198 - Music for the Virtual Boy with Tronimal

We are happy to welcome back chiptune maestro Tronimal! He is well-known for amazing Gameboy music albums and energetic live performances. This time we are talking about his upcoming Virtual Boy album and the process of making an album for Nintendo's early VR attempt. The interview section starts at minute 44:24 Enjoy!

Posted by Nafcom on Sep 09, 2024 // Read more »

Ep. #197 - Gamescom 2024

We are back with our Gamescom 2024 special episode in which Joerg talks about what happened at the biggest game fair of the world, which happens to be in Cologne Germany each year and Scene World is a part of as an exhibitor in the Retro Area since 2014.

Posted by Nafcom on Aug 31, 2024 // Read more »

Ep. #196 - Metro Siege

In this episode, we talk to Alex Brown, coder in the team that is creating the brawler "Metro Siege", the first of its kind which works on a vanilla Amiga 500 and includes multiplayer online crossplay (Amiga, web browser, Steam PC). We talk to him about the technical finesse and firsts the game is putting its toes in, while being a wicked game with fantastic humor and gameplay cherries as an icing on the cake! Enjoy! The interview section starts at minute 0:37 into the podcast

Posted by Nafcom on Aug 28, 2024 // Read more »

Ep. #195 - Brett Weiss

In this exciting episode, we dive into the vibrant world of retro gaming with special guest Brett Weiss! Brett is an author, historian, and a true connoisseur of classic video games. With a deep passion for gaming history, Brett has penned several books, including the acclaimed "Classic Home Video Games" series and "The 100 Greatest Console Video Games: 1977-1987" and his more recent "The (S)NES Omnibus" book series. Brett Weiss has been a professional writer since 1997. His work has appeared in numerous publications, and he is a frequent speaker at gaming conventions. Brett’s website is a treasure trove of articles, book excerpts, and gaming insights, too. The interview starts at minute 12:02

Posted by Nafcom on Jul 31, 2024 // Read more »