Scene World – The C64 NTSC/PAL Disk Magazine – Podcast

Patrick - Myrone - Lukens is a very prolific and known musician and composer who is regarded of having done the best OST of any indie game - Drift Stage - as well, as others, e.g. followed by Aero GPX and other stuff. In this podcast episode he shares his beginnings, his experiences and first steps into game soundtrack composing! The interview part starts at minute 1:00:54

We are back with a historical interview at last as we talk with the inventor of the smartwatch, Eric Migicovsky about his journey which lead to the resurrection of the Pebble smartwatches and future other gadgets which are on the horizon as well! Interview starts at minute 31:19

In this episode, we talk to Joaquin Alviz of Techandising who is a known Spanish tech youtuber - He shares his insights and views on content creation on YouTube as an influencer in Spain and what that means and entitles. Interview starts at minute 25:44

In this episode, we talk to David Oghia who successfully kickstarted the Vectrex Mini, and with us he spills the beans of all the challenges and features that were or weren't expected. Enjoy this insightful interview! Interview starts at minute 49:55

For yet another time we welcome back the fantastic duo of Chris Smith and Darren Melbourne to talk to us about the upcoming THEA1200 and what else is there to come :) Enjoy! Interview starts at minute 55:41

In our new episode we welcome Rob Hewson of Huey Games. His new project 'Hyper Sentinel Fusion', a neat oldschool arcade shooter, is coming up on Kickstarter soon. Tune in for some interesting insights! Enjoy! The interview starts at minute 1:11:37

After 5 years, we welcome back the team who worked behind Project Cars and talk with them - now under the studio name of Straight4 - about their newest sim racing project, which could be seen as a spiritual successor named Project Motor Racing. Social Media Manager Fernando Moutinho and Head of Communications and Marketing Alex Martini join us to talk about their plans with the franchise, what differs from Project Cars, what will improve and what is unique, especially in regards in trying to give an almost equal experience on current gen consoles as well, without watering down the experience compared to the PC version and what it means for a sim racer to rely on the Giant engine which was previously exclusively used for Farming Simulator. This and more is discussed in this pretty frank interview! The interview starts at minute 23:54

We're very happy to welcome Maria Zubova in our new episode. She's the PR manager of the game publisher Assemble Entertainment and organizer of the German Dev Days . Tune in for some exciting all-round insights! The interview starts at minute 1:11:56

The classic point-and-click adventure from the UK is back again, this time coming from Italy's Smallthing Studios and published by Inin as a prequel setting you out to an adventure before the events of Simon The Sorcerer of 1993, and we had the pleasure to welcome back the people behind this creation, this time in the flesh of the whole art department responsible for the game, named Fabrizio Rizzo, Georgio Maioli, Giulia Valentini and Federica Fringuellini. The interview starts at minute 34:21

Attention: we have a very special guest in our new episode! Please welcome Ross Scott of ‪Accursed Farms‬! He started the movement 'Stop Killing Games' in order to challenge the legality of publishers destroying video games they have sold to customers. No more comments needed here, tune in for some insights and enjoy! The interviews start at minute 8:24

Enjoy our annual Gamescom special episode, this time containing all the interviews an trailers including game play material, B-Roll and a presentation of the latest physical boxes for limited runs, as well as Nodepond's Mixed Reality Theatre presentation, it is all in here! over 4 hours of incredible entertainment of what is coming till Christmas 2025 and 2026 for the (retro) gaming enthusiast! AAA, indie, hardware, mixed reality and physical releases? We've got you covered! The interviews start at minute 1:10:30

Lucas Lund returns with a crowdfunding campaign which aims to translate the Swedish novel based on the C64 "The Detective Game" game, into English! Learn more of the challenges and the way to go to make this awesome book accessible to the world beyond Sweden! (Does not contain spoilers!). The interview starts at minute 38:22 into the podcast.

Liking games like Sim City and missing such vibes while liking the pre-historic dinosaurs as a setting? Then Repterra might be the upcoming RTS game for you! We have a chat with its creator Carl Chute and talk about the process of making the game - and indie game dev in general - enjoy! :) The interview starts at minute 6:50 into the podcast.

In this episode, AJ, Joerg and our guest host Guilherme Chrinéa, dig deep into analyzing ROMs with the very famous HPMan! This will be super interesting, and especially for those who have waited for this for so many years to happen! :) Do not miss out! The interview starts at minute 52:39 into the podcast.

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In our new episode we welcome two amazing guests! Before having an in-depth chat with Ed Cunningham, producer of the documentary 'The King Of Kong' and 'Arcades And Love Songs: The Ballad of Walter Day', we'll hear some insights about the Brazilian Sega scene and Paprium by Guilherme Chirinéa. A special double feature, don't miss this! Enjoy! The interview starts at minute 1:01:43 into the podcast.

Taylor Lorenz is a journalist and opinion columnist who covers a wide range of the current tech and online culture. Starting out as a blogger, then hopping onto mainstream media like The Washington Post or The New York Times, she is now back as a freelance journalist yet again, offering her expertise with her independent User Mag publication and her Power User podcast. The interview starts at minute 40:06 into the podcast.

After being in touch with J-Popcon since 2015, we finally got the chance to sit down with them, in person of one of their organizers Ida Bjerring Winkler about all things J-Pop and what it means to run the biggest convention of its kind in Denmark! Enjoy! Interview starts at minute 22:18.

In this episode we are are catching up with what's going on at Musée Bolo, this time talking to its president Cédric Gaudin. Learn more about where they are standing 8 years after our initial interview, and where they are heading to, as well! The interview starts at minute 26:57, enjoy!

In this episode we are talking with and about diskmags.de - a catalog of disk magazines and on a mission to preserve them for future generations! Enjoy! (Interview begins at 27:36)

In our new episode we have a talk with Nito Souji. He's a solo indie game dev from Japan and describes himself as a shut-in aka Hikikomori for 10 years working on a shut-in themed beat'em'up Pull Stay. Listen to some interesting insights! Enjoy! The interview starts at minute 1:35:00

We welcome back Francisco Gonzáles from Grundislav Games to talk about his recently released point and click adventure Rosewater which is indeed fully rotoscoped! Enjoy! The interview starts at minute 1:21:38

We're very happy to welcome Space Quest Historian ‪in our new episode! He's not only a Youtuber making videos about adventure games, but also a live streamer, podcaster and musician and of course an overall adventure game aficionado. Enjoy! The interview starts at minute 34:16

In our new episode we welcome Eden Craft, a fulltime cosplayer from Germany since 2015. She talked with us about her passion and her work and gave us some fascinating insights. Enjoy! The interview starts at minute 58:07

Welcome to our new episode! This time we welcome a true C64 chiptune maestro: Benjamin Dibbert aka Nordischsound He's popular for plenty of excellent SID cover songs and many more. Get some interesting sound chip insights. Enjoy! The interview starts at minute 1:06:30

It's time for a new episode! Say hello to Ignacio Trelles, CEO and Co-Founder of Sarnayer Studio which is developing 'Dying Breed' - a new isometric pixel art RTS game with retro futuristic vibes! Tune in and enjoy! The interview starts at minute 18:51

In our new episode we are talking with Dan Morris and Maria Kinnun from Fearzine - an independently owned and operated physical and digital magazine focused on horror games, especially titles from indie studios and individuals. Enjoy!! The interview starts at minute 43:28

Sarunas Ledas has a rich story in the game industry, starting out in the fan-made Broken Sword 2.5, becoming the co-owner of the Lithuanian game studio Tag of Joy which released Crowns And Pawns, to the upcoming sequel of A Vampyre Story in co-operation with famous point and click adventure pioneer Bill Tiller. We talk about the whole journey he took from making a hobby due to his love for games to a living. Enjoy! The interview starts at minute 48:02

In our new episode we welcome Fritz Philipp, creator of GUI64, an amazing graphical user interface for your Commodore 64. It was just released and makes your good old C64 look more modern than ever before! Check it out! The interview starts at minute 23:41

Ho! Ho! Ho! Welcome to our Xmas episode! And this time we welcome Brandon Casteel, the lead game designer of Tempest Rising. It is one of the most hyped games for 2025 and a spiritual successor to Command and Conquer! Enjoy! The interview starts at minute 19:49

In our new episode we welcome Eugene Sandulenko. He is one of the project leaders of ScummVM - a program which allows you to run certain classic graphical adventure and role-playing games. Enjoy! The interview starts at minute 30:10

We had the please to talk to Amir Kabirmanesh from GamerTag for our new episode. GamerTag stands for a new era of gaming social media. Are you curious? Tune in and enjoy! The interview starts at minute 28:23

In our new episode we welcome Marius Gosch, one of the founders of the Broken Sword 2.5 project. He'll tell us about some insights and his work as a story- and puzzle writer on this amazing fan-made Broken Sword 2 sequel of the adventure classic. The interview section starts at minute 1:43:08 Tune in and enjoy!

In our new episode we are talking with Charles Cecil. He is a British video game designer and founder of Revolution Software, best known for games like Broken Sword or Beneath a Steel Sky. The interview section starts at minute 1:03:08 Enjoy!

In our new episode we welcome Mark Cale, founder of System 3 and trailblazer of the global video game industry since 1982! He worked on legendary games like International Karate or The Last Ninja. Nothing more to say: it is legend time! Enjoy! Interview starts at minute 16:15 into the podcast. Enjoy!

This is a huge one! We are very proud and happy to welcome the one and only John Romero - the co-creator of Doom! In this episode of our podcast he is talking about his long-awaited autobiography 'Doom Guy: Life in First Person'. Tune in for gaming's original rock star! The interview section starts at minute 31:17 Enjoy!

We are happy to welcome back chiptune maestro Tronimal! He is well-known for amazing Gameboy music albums and energetic live performances. This time we are talking about his upcoming Virtual Boy album and the process of making an album for Nintendo's early VR attempt. The interview section starts at minute 44:24 Enjoy!

We are back with our Gamescom 2024 special episode in which Joerg talks about what happened at the biggest game fair of the world, which happens to be in Cologne Germany each year and Scene World is a part of as an exhibitor in the Retro Area since 2014.

In this episode, we talk to Alex Brown, coder in the team that is creating the brawler "Metro Siege", the first of its kind which works on a vanilla Amiga 500 and includes multiplayer online crossplay (Amiga, web browser, Steam PC). We talk to him about the technical finesse and firsts the game is putting its toes in, while being a wicked game with fantastic humor and gameplay cherries as an icing on the cake! Enjoy! The interview section starts at minute 0:37 into the podcast

In this exciting episode, we dive into the vibrant world of retro gaming with special guest Brett Weiss! Brett is an author, historian, and a true connoisseur of classic video games. With a deep passion for gaming history, Brett has penned several books, including the acclaimed "Classic Home Video Games" series and "The 100 Greatest Console Video Games: 1977-1987" and his more recent "The (S)NES Omnibus" book series. Brett Weiss has been a professional writer since 1997. His work has appeared in numerous publications, and he is a frequent speaker at gaming conventions. Brett’s website is a treasure trove of articles, book excerpts, and gaming insights, too. The interview starts at minute 12:02

Gregory Nacu is the mastermind behind the new and from ground up developed OS for the C64 called 'C64 OS'. In this episode we talk about his history and experiences with other OSes on the system and why he decided to come up with his own, rather than another 'GEOS Patch'. The interview starts at minute 08:04

We are very happy to have St1ka as a guest in the new episode of our podcast. He is a Youtuber from Portugal dedicated to retrogaming and loves Sega and Dos gaming. His videos like for example "17 Weird, Unique and BIZARRE Games You NEVER Played!" or "17 "TERRIBLE GAMES" THAT ARE ACTUALLY GOOD!" regularly reach over 200k views on Youtube....The interview starts at minute 59:00

In this thrilling episode of The Scene World Podcast, we are joined by the ingenious Samtron5000, a renowned figure in the gaming community for her exceptional skills in console modifications, repairs, and upgrades. Tune in as we delve into Samtron5000’s fascinating journey from an avid gamer to a highly respected content creator on YouTube and Twitch. We explore her most challenging and rewarding projects, the latest trends in gaming hardware, and her tips for anyone looking to get into console modding. Whether you're a hardcore gamer, a tech hobbyist, or just curious about the inner workings of game consoles, this episode is packed with insights and stories that will captivate and inspire. Don’t miss out on this deep dive into the cutting-edge world of gaming tech with Samtron5000! The interview starts at minute 28:28

And here's our new episode: we welcome Hardy Ullendahl, one of the core team members of the WiC64 - a very special wifi interface for the C64. Enjoy! The interview starts at minute 39:57

Welcome to our new episode! This time we are talking with game designer Vitali Sperling from the game studio Soulpotion who made 'Asgard's Fall'. The game is a mix between a rogue-like and RPG, featuring a persistent skill tree that heavily influences your character's progression. Enjoy.The interview starts at minute 14:26

Darren Melbourne returns to the podcast - 3 years after, this time with Retro Games' THE400 Mini. I this episode, hi talks about the rocky way of getting this onto the road and what it means for the Atari scene and the Amiga-Atari competitive being, as well. Enjoy!.The interview starts at minute 23:48

In this new episode we welcome Mike Kilingbeck. He is the developer of Project P3OL, a server project compatible with America Online clients from the 90s. Enjoy!.The interview starts at minute 25:53