479: Psygnosis, G-Police & Writing FPS History with Stuart Maine - The Retro Hour EP479

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

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Show notes

Sega opens first shop: tinyurl.com/44mb6amr
Sega HQ relocating: tinyurl.com/38eyzs3t
New Vectrex shooter from Alan Wake dev: tinyurl.com/buup3kwp
WavePhoenix revives classic controller: tinyurl.com/ra7a8y9c
Fan remake of Altered Beast: tinyurl.com/5n8kn8rs