Synopsis
Retro castaways choose eight music tracks of computer or video game origins through which to tell the story of their life in retro. From arcades to home micros, hackers to demo sceners, every guest has a unique and personal story to tell.
Episodes
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12: Jim Bagley - A British 8bit Coding Machine | Retro Island Diskettes | Ep.12
08/09/2019 Duration: 01h28minJim Bagley has worked on so many 8bit titles it's difficult not to have played a game touched by his genius. He's a master of the Z80 but no stranger to any other CPU he wants to challenge himself with and has performed amazing feats for his own amusement, like porting Dragons Lair to a ZX81, just because he can. ●RID can be enjoyed in the following ways: Using links to all your favourite podcast services including Itunes, Spotify and Google Play here: https://audioboom.com/channels/5001240 You can watch the podcast as video on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC68FLUN8heIutgNomU00lfQ Guests: Jim Bagley - @JimBagley69 Hosts: ●RetroManCave - Neil YouTube https://www.youtube.com/RetroManCave Twitter: @TheRetroManCave Patreon: http://patreon.com/RetroManCave Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheRetroManCave Discord: https://discord.gg/7qYtGcz ●BackOfficeShow - Andrew YouTube: http://youtube.com/backofficeshow Twitter: @backofficeshow Patreon: http://patreon.com/backofficeshow Blog: ht
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11: Kevin Toms - Spreadsheets, Perms and Football Manager | Retro Island Diskettes | Ep.11
21/08/2019 Duration: 01h13minKevin Toms is perhaps best know for Kevin Toms Football Manager, one of the very first of its type this genre defining game spanned every computer available for the duration of the '80s. His face was his money maker on the many adverts we saw in our magazines. Today we hear the story behind the man and the games. ●RID can be enjoyed in the following ways: Using links to all your favourite podcast services including Itunes, Spotify and Google Play here: https://audioboom.com/channels/5001240 You can watch the podcast as video on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC68FLUN8heIutgNomU00lfQ Guests: Kevin Toms Hosts: ●RetroManCave - Neil YouTube https://www.youtube.com/RetroManCave Twitter: @TheRetroManCave Patreon: http://patreon.com/RetroManCave Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheRetroManCave Discord: https://discord.gg/7qYtGcz ●BackOfficeShow - Andrew YouTube: http://youtube.com/backofficeshow Twitter: @backofficeshow Patreon: http://patreon.com/backofficeshow Blog: http://backoffic
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10: Text Adventures - Tim Gilberts | Retro Island Diskettes | Ep.10
09/08/2019 Duration: 01h25minTim Gilberts is perhaps best known as the author of The Quill as well as subsequent tools which allowed non-coders to write their own text adventure games. Today we discuss his history in the industry, his company Gilsoft and the place of the text adventure in gaming past and present. ●RID can be enjoyed in the following ways: Using links to all your favourite podcast services including Itunes, Spotify and Google Play here: https://audioboom.com/channels/5001240 You can watch the podcast as video on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC68FLUN8heIutgNomU00lfQ Guests: Tim Gilberts - https://twitter.com/timbucus Hosts: ●RetroManCave - Neil YouTube https://www.youtube.com/RetroManCave Twitter: @TheRetroManCave Patreon: http://patreon.com/RetroManCave Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheRetroManCave Discord: https://discord.gg/7qYtGcz ●BackOfficeShow - Andrew YouTube: http://youtube.com/backofficeshow Twitter: @backofficeshow Patreon: http://patreon.com/backofficeshow Blog: http://backof
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9: Sensible Software - Stoo Cambridge | Retro Island Diskettes | Ep.9
29/07/2019 Duration: 01h23minStoo Cambridge is a video game artist who may be best known for his work at Sensible Software. Today Stoo shares his history with us including work on Sensible Software, Cannon Fodder and more 16bit classics. ●RID can be enjoyed in the following ways: iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/retro-island-diskettes-podcast/id1372548081 Google Play - https://play.google.com/music/m/Ihpy4fakxcvji3qhxkeiqc7d4ia?t=Retro_Island_Diskettes_Podcast SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/user-812168144 Video on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC68FLUN8heIutgNomU00lfQ Supported by: ● MonsterJoysticks: https://monsterjoysticks.com/RMC ● 1ClickPrint: https://www.1clickprint.com#retromancave Guests: Stoo Cambridge - StooCambridge.com Hosts: ●RetroManCave - Neil YouTube https://www.youtube.com/RetroManCave Twitter: @TheRetroManCave Patreon: http://patreon.com/RetroManCave Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheRetroManCave Discord: https://discord.gg/7qYtGcz ●BackOfficeShow - Andrew YouTube: http://y
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8: 4-Mat - Demo Scene & Video Game Composer | Retro Island Diskettes | Ep.8
03/08/2018 Duration: 01h14min4-Mat AKA Matthew Simmonds is responsible for some of the greatest 16bit demo scene tunes ever written, many video game tracks and ten albums of original work. His music is regularly chosen by other guests so it was time to hear his story. Supported by: ● MonsterJoysticks: https://monsterjoysticks.com/RMC ● 1ClickPrint: https://www.1clickprint.com#retromancave Guests: ● 4-Mat https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvzC0b3amGIFtU-0tqRhUVg Hosts: ●RetroManCave - Neil YouTube https://www.youtube.com/RetroManCave Twitter: @TheRetroManCave Patreon: http://patreon.com/RetroManCave Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheRetroManCave Discord: https://discord.gg/7qYtGcz ●BackOfficeShow - Andrew YouTube: http://youtube.com/backofficeshow Twitter: @backofficeshow Patreon: http://patreon.com/backofficeshow Blog: http://backofficeshow.com ●BackOfficeShow - Ravi Abbot YouTube: http://youtube.com/retroravi The Retro Hour: https://soundcloud.com/the-retro-hour 8BitMix: http://8bitmix.com/ ● Music Choices
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7: Steve Hammond - DMA Design | Retro Island Diskettes | Ep.7
18/07/2018 Duration: 01h21minSteve Hammond of DMA Design shares his life in retro and eight tracks to guide us through everything from Hired Guns and Lemmings to Grand Theft Auto, DMA's relationship with Psygnosis and the challenges of working as a writer and artist for a top games studio. Supported by: ● MonsterJoysticks: https://monsterjoysticks.com/RMC ● 1ClickPrint: https://www.1clickprint.com#retromancave Guests: ● Steve Hammond https://twitter.com/snap2grid Hosts: ●RetroManCave - Neil YouTube https://www.youtube.com/RetroManCave Twitter: @TheRetroManCave Patreon: http://patreon.com/RetroManCave Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheRetroManCave Discord: https://discord.gg/7qYtGcz ●BackOfficeShow - Andrew YouTube: http://youtube.com/backofficeshow Twitter: @backofficeshow Patreon: http://patreon.com/backofficeshow Blog: http://backofficeshow.com ● Music Choices Theme Tune: Outrun Passing Breeze cover by Banjo Guy Ollie - www.youtube.com/user/olonguet One Man and His Droid (Rob Hubbard) Parallax (Martin Galway) Sanx
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6: Anarchy Demo Group / Judge Drokk | Retro Island Diskettes | Ep.6
04/07/2018 Duration: 01h07minJudge Drokk, founder of the Anarchy demo group shares with us his story of the demo scene, copy and demo parties, Stolen Data and much more interspersed with his favourite tunes from the likes of 4-Mat and other demo sceners of the time. Supported by: ● MonsterJoysticks: https://monsterjoysticks.com/RMC ● 1ClickPrint: https://www.1clickprint.com#retromancave Guests: ● Judge Drokk Twitter: https://twitter.com/judgedrokk Hosts: ●RetroManCave - Neil YouTube https://www.youtube.com/RetroManCave Twitter: @TheRetroManCave Patreon: http://patreon.com/RetroManCave Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheRetroManCave Discord: https://discord.gg/7qYtGcz ●BackOfficeShow - Andrew YouTube: http://youtube.com/backofficeshow Twitter: @backofficeshow Patreon: http://patreon.com/backofficeshow Blog: http://backofficeshow.com ● Music Choices Theme Tune: Outrun Passing Breeze cover by Banjo Guy Ollie - www.youtube.com/user/olonguet Jammin' (TaskSet/C64) - (track:- Roll Over Lay Down) Forbidden Forest (Cosmi/C
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5: Matt Phillips - Tanglewood | Retro Island Diskettes | Ep.5
15/06/2018 Duration: 01h01minMatt Phillips is a seasoned game developer who decided to leave AAA studios and embark on a very special project with his Sega Megadrive. Learn about Matt, his history in the game development industry and his new project. Supported by: ● MonsterJoysticks: https://monsterjoysticks.com/RMC ● 1ClickPrint: https://www.1clickprint.com#retromancave Guests: ● Matt Phillips Web: https://bigevilcorporation.co.uk/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/big_evil_corp Hosts: ●RetroManCave - Neil YouTube https://www.youtube.com/RetroManCave Twitter: @TheRetroManCave Patreon: http://patreon.com/RetroManCave Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheRetroManCave Discord: https://discord.gg/7qYtGcz ●BackOfficeShow - Andrew YouTube: http://youtube.com/backofficeshow Twitter: @backofficeshow Patreon: http://patreon.com/backofficeshow Blog: http://backofficeshow.com ● Music Choices Theme Tune: Outrun Passing Breeze cover by Banjo Guy Ollie - www.youtube.com/user/olonguet Skullmonkeys - 1970's Disco Fever https://www.yo
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4: Ravi Abbot - The Retro Hour | Retro Island Diskettes | Ep.4
05/06/2018 Duration: 01h26minRavi Abbot, co-host of The Retro Hour joins us to share his life in retro, clinging on to Commodore Amiga's, pirate radio, theatre groups, the birth of The Retro Hour and DJ'ing with Amiga's in the present day. Supported by: ● MonsterJoysticks: https://monsterjoysticks.com/RMC ● 1ClickPrint: https://www.1clickprint.com#retromancave Guests: ● Ravi Abbot YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/the4mula TheRetroHour: https://soundcloud.com/the-retro-hour Hosts: ●RetroManCave - Neil YouTube https://www.youtube.com/RetroManCave Twitter: @TheRetroManCave Patreon: http://patreon.com/RetroManCave Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheRetroManCave Discord: https://discord.gg/7qYtGcz ●BackOfficeShow - Andrew YouTube: http://youtube.com/backofficeshow Twitter: @backofficeshow Patreon: http://patreon.com/backofficeshow Blog: http://backofficeshow.com ● Links from this episode Ravi's Amiga DJ Set: https://youtu.be/t3XiYOlMaTE TheRetroHour: https://soundcloud.com/the-retro-hour ● Music Choices Theme
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3: DJ Slope - Daniel Ibbertson | Retro Island Diskettes | Ep.3
14/05/2018 Duration: 01h14minDaniel Ibbertson from the YouTube channel Slopes Game Room joins us today to educate us on his life in retro and his favourite video game music tracks. Delve into some console classics and learn more about the man behind the YouTube channel. Supported by: ● MonsterJoysticks: https://monsterjoysticks.com/RMC Guests: ●Daniel Ibbertson / Slopes Game Room: https://www.youtube.com/user/djslopesroom Hosts: ●RetroManCave - Neil YouTube https://www.youtube.com/RetroManCave Twitter: @TheRetroManCave Patreon: http://patreon.com/RetroManCave Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheRetroManCave Discord: https://discord.gg/7qYtGcz ●BackOfficeShow - Andrew YouTube: http://youtube.com/backofficeshow Twitter: @backofficeshow Patreon: http://patreon.com/backofficeshow Blog: http://backofficeshow.com ● Links from this episode High Contrast - Spectrum Analyser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTKmxBtaMF4 Sonic & Knuckles Cover - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-mUYNcGFMw ● Music Choices Theme Tune: Outrun Passi
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2: Beast from Quartex | Retro Island Diskettes | Ep.2
01/05/2018 Duration: 01h04minBeast from Quartex shares a life of cracking, piracy, police raids and court room drama from the inside of a major cracking group. Listen to his story and his musical choices through which to tell the tale. ● Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/RetroManCave ● Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheRetroManCave ● MonsterJoysticks: https://monsterjoysticks.com/RMC Hosts: ●RetroManCave - https://www.youtube.com/RetroManCave ●BackOfficeShow - https://www.youtube.com/backofficeshow Guests: Beast from Quartex ● Cave Links Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheRetroManCave Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretromancave/ Discord: https://discord.gg/7qYtGcz ● Music Choices Theme Tune: Outrun Passing Breeze cover by Banjo Guy Ollie - www.youtube.com/user/olonguet Defender of the Crown - Atari ST Millennium 2.2 - Amiga Shadow of the Beast - Amiga Introgasm from Dez - Amiga Speedball 2 - Amiga Xenon 2 Megablast - Amiga Total Recall - Amiga Introfronty (Dez/Classic) - Amiga
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1: Banjo Guy Ollie | Retro Island Diskettes | Ep.1
15/04/2018 Duration: 01h18minWelcome to episode one of Retro Island Diskettes, a new series in which we explore a guests retro life through their musical choices, before casting them away on Retro Island. ● Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/RetroManCave ● Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheRetroManCave ● MonsterJoysticks: https://monsterjoysticks.com/RMC Hosts: ●RetroManCave - https://www.youtube.com/RetroManCave ●BackOfficeShow - https://www.youtube.com/backofficeshow Guests: ●Banjo Guy Ollie - https://www.youtube.com/user/olonguet ● Cave Links Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheRetroManCave Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretromancave/ Discord: https://discord.gg/7qYtGcz ● Music Choices Theme Tune: Outrun Passing Breeze cover by Banjo Guy Ollie - www.youtube.com/user/olonguet Knightmare - MSX Nemesis 2, Level 4 - MSX Vampire Killer - MSX Wonderboy 3 - Monster Village Town - Master System Turrican - Shoot or Die Dune - Sign of the Worm - Amiga Voyage by Razor 1911 - Amiga Outrun - Passing Breeze - Arcade