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427: Williams Electronics and Designing The Amiga with Sam Dicker - The Retro Hour EP427
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This week, we're joined by Sam Dicker, a pioneer who helped shape the sound and fury of iconic games like Defender and Sinistar. We explore his time at Williams Electronics and joining the early Amiga crew, Sam shares his stories behind the creation of game-changing sounds and making the legendary Amiga 'boing ball' demo that wowed CES in 1984.
Contents:
00:00 - The Week's Retro News Stories
40:48 - Sam Dicker Interview
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Xbox 360 store to close this summer: https://tinyurl.com/6hs6suxj
SummerCart64: https://tinyurl.com/yc6mjuzr
Dr Robotnik ring racers: https://tinyurl.com/43x9466s
Fallout excel: https://tinyurl.com/2ktmw25t
30 years since Commodore went bust: https://tinyurl.com/m573sxhx
Contents:
00:00 - The Week's Retro News Stories
40:48 - Sam Dicker Interview
Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:
Take your business to the next level today and enjoy 3 months of Shopify for £1/month: https://shopify.co.uk/retrohour
Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/
Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com for all your PCB needs
We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon:
https://theretrohour.com/support/
https://www.patreon.com/retrohour
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Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8
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Show notes:
Xbox 360 store to close this summer: https://tinyurl.com/6hs6suxj
SummerCart64: https://tinyurl.com/yc6mjuzr
Dr Robotnik ring racers: https://tinyurl.com/43x9466s
Fallout excel: https://tinyurl.com/2ktmw25t
30 years since Commodore went bust: https://tinyurl.com/m573sxhx
442 episodes
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Manage episode 416111897 series 119793
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This week, we're joined by Sam Dicker, a pioneer who helped shape the sound and fury of iconic games like Defender and Sinistar. We explore his time at Williams Electronics and joining the early Amiga crew, Sam shares his stories behind the creation of game-changing sounds and making the legendary Amiga 'boing ball' demo that wowed CES in 1984.
Contents:
00:00 - The Week's Retro News Stories
40:48 - Sam Dicker Interview
Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:
Take your business to the next level today and enjoy 3 months of Shopify for £1/month: https://shopify.co.uk/retrohour
Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/
Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com for all your PCB needs
We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon:
https://theretrohour.com/support/
https://www.patreon.com/retrohour
Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd
Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8
Website: http://theretrohour.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour
Show notes:
Xbox 360 store to close this summer: https://tinyurl.com/6hs6suxj
SummerCart64: https://tinyurl.com/yc6mjuzr
Dr Robotnik ring racers: https://tinyurl.com/43x9466s
Fallout excel: https://tinyurl.com/2ktmw25t
30 years since Commodore went bust: https://tinyurl.com/m573sxhx
Contents:
00:00 - The Week's Retro News Stories
40:48 - Sam Dicker Interview
Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:
Take your business to the next level today and enjoy 3 months of Shopify for £1/month: https://shopify.co.uk/retrohour
Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/
Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com for all your PCB needs
We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon:
https://theretrohour.com/support/
https://www.patreon.com/retrohour
Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd
Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8
Website: http://theretrohour.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour
Show notes:
Xbox 360 store to close this summer: https://tinyurl.com/6hs6suxj
SummerCart64: https://tinyurl.com/yc6mjuzr
Dr Robotnik ring racers: https://tinyurl.com/43x9466s
Fallout excel: https://tinyurl.com/2ktmw25t
30 years since Commodore went bust: https://tinyurl.com/m573sxhx
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