About this episode
This week, we chat with game developer and producer Phil Gaskell, whose career spans from typing BASIC on a ZX81 to shaping titles at Psygnosis, Sony Playstation and Warthog. Phil shares behind-the-scenes tales of early PlayStation days, cancelled games, missed payrolls and mafia connections at Gizmondo, and rebooting iconic games like Lemmings and Super Stardust HD. Contents:00:00 - The Week's Retro News Stories 36:41 - Phil Gaskell InterviewOur Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRetroHourPodcast/videosPlease visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:Bitmap Books - https://www.bitmapbooks.comTake your business to the next level today and enjoy 3 months of Shopify for £1/month: https://shopify.co.uk/retrohourWe 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/retrohourGet your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKdJoin our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Website: http://theretrohour.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/X: https://twitter.com/retrohourukInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theretrohour.comTwitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohourShow notes:Atari beats ChatGPT: https://tinyurl.com/54pr4bxwPS1 custom motherboards: https://tinyurl.com/mtrdfb3jHead Over Heels sequel: https://tinyurl.com/4whtcrnnMario Kart 64 on Dreamcast: https://tinyurl.com/jjk8uhytDiscord on Windows 95: https://youtu.be/wxdn30G2LE8
