About this episode
This week we’re joined by Neil Haldar, a pivotal figure behind the legendary Unreal Tournament. From dropping out of medical school to leading major projects at Sierra Online, GT Interactive, and MGM Studios, Neil shares incredible stories from his time shaping iconic games. Plus, we rewind to the 3DO era, and get the inside story on licensed games like 007 Racing and Rocky.Contents:00:00 - The Week's Retro News Stories 42:36 - Neil Haldar InterviewPlease 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/retrohourThe Retro Hour Book: https://retrohour.myshopify.com/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/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 notesAI-generated Quake mixes reactions: https://tinyurl.com/tcevvphuJohn Carmack defends AI Quake II level: https://tinyurl.com/55kne3rmNew N-Gage release: https://tinyurl.com/28rzes4xThe World Is Not Enough prototype: https://tinyurl.com/54vwzw6pGameCube comes to Switch 2: https://tinyurl.com/3v7cujsc
