S1 Ep17: What was Amiga ownership like in the USA? A chat with American Amigans

11/25/19 • 55 min

● Description
The Commodore Amiga was such a popular machine here in the UK and across Europe, but it always struck me as odd that in the USA, the home of Commodore, it was little more than a footnote in computer history. I've decided to ask some dedicated American Amiga owners for their perspective on the machine as underground Amiga owners back in the day.
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S1 Ep16: H0ffman Live Amiga DJ Set from The Cave

H0ffman treats us to a mix of his music created on the Amiga and mixed on two Amiga 600's live in The Cave. If you'd like to see an interview with Ian and the set on video you can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVF-GbGHxA8
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🎧EON by TBL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD9xk3SDSYc
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● Tracklist - All music created by H0ffman and playing on Amiga 600's
Drop the Panic
Agent Glitch
Pattern Skank (Instrumental Mix)
Profesional Tracker (feat. Daytripper)
Logos and Scrollers
Everyway
Generator
Calm Before the Storm
The Hunter
Revision
Ghetto
Hot Dots
Miles Per Pattern (feat. cTrix)
Freerunner
5k Reese
Krunk'D
Unreal
Starquake
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S1 Ep18: Tony Warriner - Revolution Software (Beneath a Steel Sky, Broken Sword...)

Tony Warriner is one of the Co-Founders of Revolution Software, the team behind Beneath a Steel Sky, Lure of the Temptress and the Broken Sword series among many more AAA games. Today Tony shares with us is memories of getting into game development and making the games we loved.
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