485: Psygnosis to PSN: Phil Gaskell on Shaping Sony’s Early Playstation Era - The Retro Hour EP485

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: tinyurl.com/54pr4bxw
PS1 custom motherboards: tinyurl.com/mtrdfb3j
Head Over Heels sequel: tinyurl.com/4whtcrnn
Mario Kart 64 on Dreamcast: tinyurl.com/jjk8uhyt
Discord on Windows 95: youtu.be/wxdn30G2LE8