Episode 485
485: Psygnosis to PSN: Phil Gaskell on Shaping Sony’s Early Playstation Era - The Retro Hour EP485
The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast) · The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)
June 20, 20251h 32m
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Show Notes
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 Interview
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Show notes:
Atari beats ChatGPT: https://tinyurl.com/54pr4bxw
PS1 custom motherboards: https://tinyurl.com/mtrdfb3j
Head Over Heels sequel: https://tinyurl.com/4whtcrnn
Mario Kart 64 on Dreamcast: https://tinyurl.com/jjk8uhyt
Discord on Windows 95: https://youtu.be/wxdn30G2LE8
Contents:
00:00 - The Week's Retro News Stories
36:41 - Phil Gaskell Interview
Our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRetroHourPodcast/videos
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
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:
Atari beats ChatGPT: https://tinyurl.com/54pr4bxw
PS1 custom motherboards: https://tinyurl.com/mtrdfb3j
Head Over Heels sequel: https://tinyurl.com/4whtcrnn
Mario Kart 64 on Dreamcast: https://tinyurl.com/jjk8uhyt
Discord on Windows 95: https://youtu.be/wxdn30G2LE8