Ken and Roberta Williams created Sierra On-Line in 1979 with their first graphical adventure game for the Apple II compute "Mystery House". From these humble beginnings the world opened up for them and with games such as Police Quest, Space Quest, Leisure Suit Larry and Kings Quest, Sierra rocketed to the top of the charts and became one of the biggest game publishers in the world. Today we meet Ken and discuss those early days, and find out a little more about his history and his exciting new game. 🏆 Support RMC  Time is the most valuable thing we have.  Patrons create a reliable monthly income that allows to give my all to this channel.  If you'd like to support this, and help me make it the very best I can then please visit: https://www.patreon.com/RMCretro ● Support the Sponsors of The Cave  MonsterJoysticks: https://monsterjoysticks.com/RMC  1ClickPrint: https://www.1clickprint.com#RMC ●Chapters 00:00 Intro to Ken Williams 00:45 How Ken Williams got into computers 02:37 Ken Williams ambitions as a young man 05:13 Was Ken Williams a geek like us 07:16 Did Ken Williams play games? 08:08 On Ken and Roberta's Apple II 09:14 The inspiration for Mystery House 13:14 Did Ken want to sell more serious software? 14:02 Does Ken have an Apple I? 18:13 The Videogame crash 20:35 Offering royalities to designers 22:50 "Ken Sent Me" & Leisure Suit Larry 4 25:30 Sierra's deal with IBM for Kings Quest 30:52 What is Ken Williams favourite Kings Quest 33:52 Ken Williams on the quality of his big box games 37:10 What is the perfect Sierra game? 38:36 What is it like working with Disney? 40:42 How do you stay ahead in the games industry? 45:33 What Quest games did Sierra never release? 47:45 The demise of Sierra 53:45 Ken Williams on his new game ● Subscribe Please take a moment to subscribe to the channel http://www.youtube.com/rmcretro?sub_confirmation=1 ● Episode Links Kens new game: https://kensgame.com Kens book: https://kensbook.com Robertas Book: https://robertasbook.com ● Join me on social media Twitter:  https://twitter.com/RMCretro ● Come and chat on the RMC chat server Discord: https://discord.gg/7qYtGcz ●RMC Merch Shop for RMC books, posters, mugs, and a whole lot more https://rmcretro.store ● RMC Podcasts Enjoy my Podcasts with your favourite app using the links here: Retro Tea Break - https://audioboom.com/channels/5001251 This Week in Retro - https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro #GameDev #Interview #RetroGaming

Game developers don't come much more legendary than Brenda and John Romero. From Wizardry to Doom, Commander Keen to Quake, between them they have over 80 years of experience in the video game industry. Today they share their memories of what attracted them to it, how they got their first break and a whole lot more. Pour yourself a cuppa and enjoy the chat. 🏆 Support RMC  Time is the most valuable thing we have.  Patrons create a reliable monthly income that allows to give my all to this channel.  If you'd like to support this, and help me make it the very best I can then please visit: https://www.patreon.com/RMCretro ● Support the Sponsors of The Cave  MonsterJoysticks: https://monsterjoysticks.com/RMC  1ClickPrint: https://www.1clickprint.com#RMC ● Subscribe Please take a moment to subscribe to the channel http://www.youtube.com/rmcretro?sub_confirmation=1 ● Episode Links Romero Games: https://romerogames.com ● Join me on social media Twitter:  https://twitter.com/RMCretro ● Come and chat on the RMC chat server Discord: https://discord.gg/7qYtGcz ●RMC Merch Shop for RMC books, posters, mugs, and a whole lot more https://rmcretro.store ● RMC Podcasts Enjoy my Podcasts with your favourite app using the links here: Retro Tea Break - https://audioboom.com/channels/5001251 This Week in Retro - https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro #GameDev #Interview #RetroGaming

Richard Kay is a founder of Software Creations, one of the most innovative British game studios of the '80s and '90s. Famous for conversions such as Bubble Bobble and Bionic Commando from Taito, Capcom and other big name arcade machine creators of the era Richard and his team created the games others said weren't possible. Early success forged a partnership with Nintendo and a series of firsts for a games company outside of Japan in their relations with the big N. 📖 Grab my Retro Tea Breaks book now at https://rmcretro.store while stocks last! 📖 🏆 Support RMC  Time is the most valuable thing we have.  Patrons create a reliable monthly income that allows to give my all to this channel.  If you'd like to support this, and help me make it the very best I can then please visit: https://www.patreon.com/RMCretro ● Support the Sponsors of The Cave  MonsterJoysticks: https://monsterjoysticks.com/RMC  1ClickPrint: https://www.1clickprint.com#RMC ● Subscribe Please take a moment to subscribe to the channel http://www.youtube.com/rmcretro?sub_confirmation=1 ● Join me on social media Twitter:  https://twitter.com/RMCretro ● Come and chat on the RMC chat server Discord: https://discord.gg/7qYtGcz ●RMC Merch Shop for RMC books, posters, mugs, and a whole lot more https://rmcretro.store ● RMC Podcasts Enjoy my Podcasts with your favourite app using the links here: Retro Tea Break - https://audioboom.com/channels/5001251 This Week in Retro - https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro #RetroTeaBreaks #Gaming #Nintendo

Trip Hawkins is a video game pioneer whose experience dates back to the very birth of the industry. An employee of Apple Computers reporting to Steve Jobs with a big idea for the video games industry, but not until the time was right to strike. And when he did he created one of the most valuable and well recognised game publishers on the planet. In our chat today we cover EA, The 3DO Company, the competition and what makes up the man with the vision and drive to create it all. 🏆 Support RMC  Time is the most valuable thing we have.  Patrons create a reliable monthly income that allows to give my all to this channel.  If you'd like to support this, and help me make it the very best I can then please visit: https://www.patreon.com/RMCretro ● Support the Sponsors of The Cave  MonsterJoysticks: https://monsterjoysticks.com/RMC  1ClickPrint: https://www.1clickprint.com#RMC ● Subscribe Please take a moment to subscribe to the channel http://www.youtube.com/rmcretro?sub_confirmation=1 ● Episode Links ● Join me on social media Twitter:  https://twitter.com/RMCretro ● Come and chat on the RMC chat server Discord: https://discord.gg/7qYtGcz ●RMC Merch Shop for RMC books, posters, mugs, and a whole lot more https://rmcretro.store ● RMC Podcasts Enjoy my Podcasts with your favourite app using the links here: Retro Tea Break - https://audioboom.com/channels/5001251 This Week in Retro - https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro

Mark Ferrari shares his life as an artist, an author and so much more in our Tea Break today. A fascinating tale from the inside of Lucasfilm Games. Marks Website: https://markferrari.com ● Subscribe Please take a moment to subscribe to the channel http://www.youtube.com/user/rmcretro?sub_confirmation=1 🏆 Support RMC  Time is the most valuable thing we have.  Patrons create a reliable monthly income that allows to give my all to this channel.  If you'd like to support this, and help me make it the very best I can then please visit: 🏆 https://www.patreon.com/RMCretro 🏆 ● Support the Sponsors of The Cave  MonsterJoysticks: https://monsterjoysticks.com/RMC  1ClickPrint: https://www.1clickprint.com#RMC ● Join me on social media Twitter:  https://twitter.com/RMCretro Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/RMCretro ● Come and chat on the RMC chat server Discord: https://discord.gg/7qYtGcz ●RMC Merch Shop for Mugs and Posters: https://www.etsy.com/shop/RMCretro ● RMC Podcasts Enjoy my Podcasts with your favourite app using the links here: Retro Tea Breaks - https://audioboom.com/channels/5001251 This Week in Retro - https://anchor.fm/thisweekinretro

David Pleasance shares his story of the fall of Commodore from his position on the inside of the company, soon to be published in his new book "From Vultures to Vampires". https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/469255657/from-vultures-to-vampires David's first book 'Commodore the Inside Story' is available here: https://downtimepublishing.com/collections/commodore-books ● Subscribe Please take a moment to subscribe to the channel http://www.youtube.com/user/retromancave?sub_confirmation=1 🏆 Support RMC  Time is the most valuable thing we have.  Patrons create a reliable monthly income that allows to give my all to this channel.  If you'd like to support this, and help me make it the very best I can then please visit: 🏆 https://www.patreon.com/RetroManCave 🏆 If you'd like to leave a one off tip then here are some methods: ● Treat me to a Coffee with Ko-Fi: http://ko-fi.com/retromancave ● Leave a tip on Paypal: https://paypal.me/RetroManCave  ● Support the Sponsors of The Cave  MonsterJoysticks: https://monsterjoysticks.com/RMC  1ClickPrint: https://www.1clickprint.com#retromancave ● Join me on social media Twitter:  https://twitter.com/TheRetroManCave Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/theretromancave/ ● Come and chat on the RMC chat server Discord: https://discord.gg/7qYtGcz ● Episode Links Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/469255657/from-vultures-to-vampires ● RMC Tool Shop - Find tools seen on the channel for your Cave here: USA Shop | https://www.amazon.com/shop/retromancave UK Shop | https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/retromancave ●RMC Merch Shop for Mugs and Posters: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheRetroManCave ● RMC Podcasts Enjoy my Podcasts with your favourite app using the links here: Retro Tea Break - https://audioboom.com/channels/5001251

Lee Jackson is responsible for the theme tune to Duke Nukem 3D as well as many more video game music greats. Today he tells us of his unusual route into the industry.  Sometimes, perseverance pays off! ● Support RMC Time is the most valuable thing we have.  Patrons create a reliable monthly income that allows me the time to dedicate creating content.  My goal is to be able to do  it full time.  You can support this dream here:  https://www.patreon.com/RetroManCave If you'd like to leave a one off tip then here are some methods: ● Treat me to a Coffee with Ko-Fi: http://ko-fi.com/retromancave ● Leave a tip on Paypal: https://paypal.me/RetroManCave ● Support the Sponsors of The Cave  MonsterJoysticks: https://monsterjoysticks.com/RMC  1ClickPrint: https://www.1clickprint.com#retromancave ● Chat with me using one of these: Twitter:  https://twitter.com/TheRetroManCave Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/theretromancave/ Discord: https://discord.gg/7qYtGcz ● Episode Links Fish Waltz: https://youtu.be/t7Oc3LrhCKc (a sequel to the original Fish Polka from Rise of the Triad: https://youtu.be/nKzn9ZSmASc) Derivations (the MP3 album): on sale at Amazon Music - https://www.amazon.com/Derivations-Lee-Jackson/dp/B087ZLHH23 Derivations also on sale in 96KHz/24-bit FLAC/WAV/AIF format downloads on Bandcamp - https://leejackson1.bandcamp.com/album/derivations Web site of the O. Henry Pun-Off World Championships: http://www.punpunpun.com/ Lee's personal web site: https://dleejackson.lbjackson.com/ ● RMC Tool Shop - Find tools seen on the channel for your Cave here: USA Shop | https://www.amazon.com/shop/retromancave UK Shop | https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/retromancave ●RMC Merch Shop for Mugs and Posters: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheRetroManCave ● RMC Podcasts Enjoy my Podcasts with your favourite app using the links here: Retro Tea Break - https://audioboom.com/channels/5001251

Sam Battle shot to fame when he launched his YouTube channel in 2016 with creations such as the Furby Organ and flame throwing synth.  It propelled his music and his personality into the spotlight and now allows him to tour the world making music with his mad creations.  Today we chat with him about life on the channel Look Mum No Computer. ● Support RMC  Time is the most valuable thing we have.  Patrons create a reliable monthly income that allows me the time to dedicate creating content.  My goal is to be able to do  it full time.  You can support this dream here:  https://www.patreon.com/RetroManCave If you'd like to leave a one off tip then here are some methods: ● Treat me to a Coffee with Ko-Fi: http://ko-fi.com/retromancave ● Leave a tip on Paypal: https://paypal.me/RetroManCave  ● Support the Sponsors of The Cave  MonsterJoysticks: https://monsterjoysticks.com/RMC  1ClickPrint: https://www.1clickprint.com#retromancave ● Chat with me using one of these: Twitter:  https://twitter.com/TheRetroManCave Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/theretromancave/ Discord: https://discord.gg/7qYtGcz ● Episode Links The Raspberry Pi Foundation:  https://www.raspberrypi.org/ ● RMC Tool Shop - Find tools seen on the channel for your Cave here: USA Shop | https://www.amazon.com/shop/retromancave UK Shop | https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/retromancave ●RMC Merch Shop for Mugs and Posters: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheRetroManCave ● RMC Podcasts Enjoy my Podcasts with your favourite app using the links here: Retro Tea Break - https://audioboom.com/channels/5001251

Today Aaron Fothergill shares his history with us including creating games on the Amiga and Atari range of computers, how he broke into the industry, and where those experiences in the early days took him today.  Grab a cuppa it's time for a teabreak! ● Support RMC  Time is the most valuable thing we have.  Patrons create a reliable monthly income that allows me the time to dedicate creating content.  My goal is to be able to do  it full time.  You can support this dream here:  https://www.patreon.com/RetroManCave If you'd like to leave a one off tip then here are some methods: ● Treat me to a Coffee with Ko-Fi: http://ko-fi.com/retromancave ● Leave a tip on Paypal: https://paypal.me/RetroManCave  ● Support the Sponsors of The Cave  MonsterJoysticks: https://monsterjoysticks.com/RMC  1ClickPrint: https://www.1clickprint.com#retromancave ● Chat with me using one of these: Twitter:  https://twitter.com/TheRetroManCave Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/theretromancave/ Discord: https://discord.gg/7qYtGcz ● Episode Links The Raspberry Pi Foundation:  https://www.raspberrypi.org/ ● RMC Tool Shop - Find tools seen on the channel for your Cave here: USA Shop | https://www.amazon.com/shop/retromancave UK Shop | https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/retromancave ●RMC Merch Shop for Mugs and Posters: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheRetroManCave ● RMC Podcasts Enjoy my Podcasts with your favourite app using the links here: Retro Tea Break - https://audioboom.com/channels/5001251

Richard Garriott is the man behind the legendary RPG series, Ultima.  His part in the industry goes all the way back to 1979 with his first title Akalabeth.  He went on to found Origin Systems with his brother Robert which gave us such titles as Wing Commander and System Shock.  Today we learn about Richards history and his contribution to the video game industry. ● Support RMC  Time is the most valuable thing we have.  Patrons create a reliable monthly income that allows me the time to dedicate creating content.  My goal is to be able to do  it full time.  You can support this dream here:  https://www.patreon.com/RetroManCave If you'd like to leave a one off tip then here are some methods: ● Treat me to a Coffee with Ko-Fi: http://ko-fi.com/retromancave ● Leave a tip on Paypal: https://paypal.me/RetroManCave  ● Support the Sponsors of The Cave  MonsterJoysticks: https://monsterjoysticks.com/RMC  1ClickPrint: https://www.1clickprint.com#retromancave ● Chat with me using one of these: Twitter:  https://twitter.com/TheRetroManCave Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/theretromancave/ Discord: https://discord.gg/7qYtGcz ● Episode Links The Raspberry Pi Foundation:  https://www.raspberrypi.org/ ● RMC Tool Shop - Find tools seen on the channel for your Cave here: USA Shop | https://www.amazon.com/shop/retromancave UK Shop | https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/retromancave ●RMC Merch Shop for Mugs and Posters: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheRetroManCave ● RMC Podcasts Enjoy my Podcasts with your favourite app using the links here: Retro Tea Break - https://audioboom.com/channels/5001251