Episode 479
479: Psygnosis, G-Police & Writing FPS History with Stuart Maine - The Retro Hour EP479
The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast) · The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)
May 9, 20251h 31m
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Show Notes
This week, we’re joined by game designer and author Stuart Maine, whose 28-year career spans iconic titles like Theme Hospital, Dungeon Keeper, and G-Police: Weapons of Justice. Stuart shares stories from the heyday of Bullfrog and Psygnosis, reflects on the golden era of first-person shooters, and reveals the wild behind-the-scenes of cancelled games and dev kit coffee tables. Plus, we dive into his latest book Hurt Me Plenty which explores the blockbuster FPS era of 2003–2010.
Contents:
00:00 - The Week's Retro News Stories
37:15 - Stuart Maine Interview
Pre-order Hurt Me Plenty: The Ultimate Guide to First-Person Shooters 2003–2010: https://tinyurl.com/mwtf8juz
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Show notes
Sega opens first shop: https://tinyurl.com/44mb6amr
Sega HQ relocating: https://tinyurl.com/38eyzs3t
New Vectrex shooter from Alan Wake dev: https://tinyurl.com/buup3kwp
WavePhoenix revives classic controller: https://tinyurl.com/ra7a8y9c
Fan remake of Altered Beast: https://tinyurl.com/5n8kn8rs
Contents:
00:00 - The Week's Retro News Stories
37:15 - Stuart Maine Interview
Pre-order Hurt Me Plenty: The Ultimate Guide to First-Person Shooters 2003–2010: https://tinyurl.com/mwtf8juz
Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:
Bitmap Books - https://www.bitmapbooks.com
Take your business to the next level today and enjoy 3 months of Shopify for £1/month: https://shopify.co.uk/retrohour
The 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/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/
X: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theretrohour.com
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour
Show notes
Sega opens first shop: https://tinyurl.com/44mb6amr
Sega HQ relocating: https://tinyurl.com/38eyzs3t
New Vectrex shooter from Alan Wake dev: https://tinyurl.com/buup3kwp
WavePhoenix revives classic controller: https://tinyurl.com/ra7a8y9c
Fan remake of Altered Beast: https://tinyurl.com/5n8kn8rs