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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 »

Ep. #189 - THE400 Mini with Darren Melbourne

Darren Melbourne returns to the podcast - 3 years after, this time with Retro Games' THE400 Mini. I this episode, hi talks about the rocky way of getting this onto the road and what it means for the Atari scene and the Amiga-Atari competitive being, as well. Enjoy!.The interview starts at minute 23:48

Posted by Nafcom on Apr 30, 2024 // Read more »

Podcast Episode #182 - VCF SoCal

Jon and Joerg talk to Micki And Steve Diederich who decided to make the Vintage Computer Festival one location richer by creating the new event for the Southern California area! We dig into what made them deciding to start the journey, the challenges, the hopes, and the future plans and what to expect when you visit the event happening February 17-18, 2024! Enjoy! :) The interview starts at minute 9:15 .

Posted by Nafcom on Jan 25, 2024 // Read more »

Podcast Episode #151 - The ATARI Dig Part 2 - Joseph Lewandowski and Richard Griffith

In our new episode we welcome back Joseph Lewandowski to talk about him selling some more cartridges from the ATARI Dig from 2014, as well as the ATARI story from Richard Griffith who does restore ATARI consoles for a living back into mint condition. Interview starts at minute 17:38

Posted by Nafcom on Oct 29, 2022 // Read more »

unboxing the Atari 2600/7800: A visual compendium book!

Our famous member and editor Andrew has a look at the new Atari 2600/7800: A visual compendium book! more about it at https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk More about Scene World at https://www.sceneworld.org

Posted by Nafcom on Jun 12, 2020 // Read more »

Podcast Episode #56 - PLATO and IRATA.ONLINE with Thomas Cherryhomes

PLATO is the great, great, great granddaddy of the online computer network. Developing forums, email, multiplayer networked games, screen sharing, and instant messaging, it is responsible for many of the things we take for granted today. AJ and Joerg take a deep dive with IRATA.ONLINE's Thomas Cherryhomes into why PLATO is as awesome as it is, and how it still has plenty to offer both retro- and non-retro-enthusiasts. The interview starts 19 minutes into the recording! Watch the YouTube version preferably!

Posted by AJ on Nov 09, 2018 // Read more »

Scene World mentioned on German TV in ZDF Heute +

Our staff member Nafcom spoke about retro gaming, the NES Classic Mini, Atari Flashback 7, and ATGames Mega Drive was also shown in the video

Posted by Nafcom on Nov 10, 2016 // Read more »

Video Interview with Forrest S. Mozer

Ever wondered who this voice is you hear in the speech of "Ghostbusters" for the C64 and Atari?

Posted by Nafcom on Nov 08, 2016 // Read more »

Video Interview with Nolan Bushnell

Nolan Bushnell is an American engineer and pioneer and founded Atari Inc and is considered one of the founding fathers of the video game industry. He also did the co-op version with scoring and sound called PONG for the arcades.

Posted by Nafcom on Sep 19, 2016 // Read more »

Podcast Episode #23 - Joseph Lewandowski and the Alamagordo Atari Dig

Near mythical tales have been told of the 1983 burial of 700,000 Atari games and products in a New Mexico landfill. Joseph Lewandowski is the man who separated fact from myth to track down, locate, and excavate these games. AJ and Joerg talk to him about the process behind that, and the many interwoven stories that make this such an endearing legend.

Posted by AJ on Jun 30, 2016 // Read more »