The Retro Hour - The History of Video Gaming From Those Who Made It Happen : Ebook [PDF]

The Retro Hour: The History of Video Gaming From Those Who Made It Happen is a high-definition PDF version of the book, including all images. This 400+ pages book that provides a unique insight into the careers of these amazing people and how they helped shape the world's biggest entertainment medium. 

The Book includes interviews with

• Nolan Bushnell - Founder of Atari, often referred to as "the father of video games".
  
• Dominik Diamond - Host of classic 90s UK gaming TV show GamesMaster.
  
• David Perry - Founder of Shiny Entertainment, known for such classics as Earthworm Jim, Disney's Aladdin and Cool Spot.
  
• Jeff Minter - “The Yak” himself, founder of Llamasoft, one of Britain's greatest and longest-running independent developers.
  
• Trip Hawkins - Founder of Electronic Arts and The 3DO Company.
  
• Al Nilsen - Sega marketing legend who helped to launch the Mega Drive, who gives us the inside story on how they challenged Nintendo's dominance.
  
• Ken Williams - Founder of Sierra Online, who brought us classic adventure games like Police Quest and Leisure Suit Larry.
  
• Ed Smith - Unsung black video game pioneer and creator of The Imagination Machine, a largely overlooked 70s console/computer hybrid.
  
• John Byrd - Sega's former director of development technology, who helped design the Dreamcast.
  
• “Wild” Bill Stealey - Former fighter pilot and MicroProse co-founder.

Additional interviews included exclusive to the book:

• Motohiro Kawashima - Composer of some of the best video game soundtracks of all time, including the amazing Streets of Rage 2, 3 and 4, Eye of the Beholder and Batman Returns.
• Dylan Cuthbert - The main programmer behind Star Fox and Star Fox 2.
• Henk Nieborg - One of the world’s best pixel artists, best known for his work on games like Shantae: Risky's Revenge, Lionheart, The Misadventures of Flink and many more.
• Andrew Braybrook - Creator of classics like Uridium 1 and 2, Paradroid, Gribbly's Day Out and the brilliant platformer, Fire and Ice.

Between the interviews there are exclusive features written by us, including:

• America’s IBM obsession - Ravi documents his trip to America, and the differences he noticed in retro culture.
  
• We live and breathe retro - Joe discusses the team’s shared passion for retro and how it infuses their lives.
  
• A Retro Hour week - Joe breaks down a typical week for the team and how they prepare for each episode.
  
• Dan discusses why his love for the Amiga burns stronger than ever in 2022.
  
• …and more!