We've had the honour of interviewing some of the biggest names in the gaming industry, those responsible for bringing a lot of our childhoods to fruition and also those looking to keep retro gaming alive.
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Scott Adams
Text-based adventure games were the foundation of adventure gaming – we owe Scott Adams a lot… Scott Adams Interview
Al Alcorn
One of the godfathers of gaming, the Atari and Pong legend kindly popped down to our offices for a quick chat… Al Alcorn Interview
Gary Antcliffe
Core Design’s Gary Antcliffe programmed the Amiga version of the amazing Universe and is a Sony PSVR veteran… Gary Antcliffe Interview
Dona Bailey
She created the masterpiece Centipede with Ed Logg and it’s a pleasure to be able to chat to her about her brief but landmark gaming career… Dona Bailey Interview
Vincent Baillet
A member of Loriciel, he left the stricken company and he helped deliver Val d’Isère Skiing as well as manage the Psygnosis Paris dev studio… Vincent Baillet Interview
Conrad Barski
The Lisp expert was also lead programmer of Jaguar fave FlipOut! Adrian caught up with him to discuss things Atari… Conrad Barski Interview
Richard Bartle
A true gaming legend, it was a pleasure to send some questions over to one the fathers (along with Roy Trubshaw) of the MMORPG, MUD1 and MUD2 creator Richard Bartle… Richard Bartle Interview
Hal Barwood
You know the name. You know the game. The Fate of Atlantis supremo tells us all the tales… Hal Barwood Interview
Chris Beatrice
Sierra veteran and Tilted Mill founder Chris Beatrice kindly offered to answer lots of questions for us covering us days working on outstanding simulator games that we grew up on (Pharaoh, Caesar) to breaking away to form Tilted Mill… Chris Beatrice Interview
Violet Berlin
What Violet doesn’t know isn’t worth knowing. We catch up with one of our childhood heroes… Violet Berlin Interview
Francois Bertrand
Here’s a bumper interview with Francois Bertrand, a true retrogaming legend having worked on many of the company’s Virtua titles including the seminal Virtua Fighter. He also worked on the Jag’s Fight For Life… Francois Bertrand Interview
Jeremy Blaustein
The Konami (Silent Hill 2, MGS) supreme translator joins us in the AA den… Jeremy Blaustein Interview
Joe Bostic
Joe Bostic created (along with Brett Sperry) the masterpiece that is Command & Conquer… Joe Bostic Interview
Graeme Boxall
Did you know he’s the Thug in Chaos Engine? Well you do now… Graeme Boxall Interview
Allister Brimble
No one made Amiga tunes like this man. How did he do it? Find out here… Allister Brimble Interview
Jim Bulmer
SNK programming guru Jim Bulmer stopped by to chat about King of Fighters and much, much more… Jim Bulmer Interview
Andrew Burgess
S.T.U.N Runner and Atari supremo Andrew Burgess joined Adrian for a quick chat for what is a fascinating insight to the beloved (at times) company and its ill-fated Jaguar console… Andrew Burgess Interview
David Burton
Ace retro game tune remixer David Burton tells us how to do it and also what happened to the SOR remake… David Burton Interview
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Stoo Cambridge
The Sensible Software veteran (see what I did there) stopped by to answer questions on some of their best titles inc Cannon Fodder and Sensi… Stoo Cambridge Interview
Jonathan Cauldwell
Those of you linked to the current Spectrum scene will know the name. He’s made more Speccy games than you can shake a stick at… Jonathan Cauldwell Interview
Richard Cheek
Richard Cheek is best known for the Amiga classic Sleepwalker, a game as frustrating as it was brilliant. The early Call of Duty games brought to an end a great gaming career… Richard Cheek Interview
Brandon Cobb
Super Fighter Team are bringing Japanese games to the masses and their main man gives us the lowdown… Super Fighter Team Interview
Andy Collins
Games World host and all round ace dude Andy C gives us his take on the 90s… Andy Collins Interview
Glenn Corpes
Populous was a big deal for us, which instantly makes GC a big deal… Glenn Corpes Interview
David Craddock
The Rocket Jump author told us a bit more about this and some of his other lovely projects… David Craddock Interview
Andy Crane
The TV legend drops by to tell us what he really thinks of video games… Andy Crane Interview
David Crane
Multiple screen platformers owe it all to this guy. The Pitfall! legend tells all… David Crane Interview
Dylan Cuthbert
Nintendo and Sony supremo DC tells us about the magical journey which ended up with him in Kyoto… Dylan Cuthbert Interview
Ken Demarest
Oh yes! The Origin Systems legend spills all about BioForge, Wing Commander and taking Ultima to the next level… Ken Demarest Interview
Olly Dibben
Bitmap Brothers stalwart Olly Dibben has more than a few tricks up his sleeve… Olly Dibben Interview
Andrew Dickinson
The “Dreamcast: Year One” author stopped by to tell us a lot more about the project… Andrew Dickinson Interview
Mike Dietz
His work for Virgin in the early to mid nineties really opened up what the 16-bit machines could do and accounted for some of the most memorable games in our collections… Mike Dietz Interview
Mev Dinc
The First (and Second) Samurai creator tells us about his new (very related) project… Mev Dinc Interview
Tom duBois
Cover artist extraordinaire Tom duBois visited us for a great chat and insight as to the life of the video game cover artist… Tom duBois Interview
David Dutton
Cinefix is one of our major fixes. The main man is David Dutton and here he is… David Dutton Interview
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Noah Falstein
The LucasArts legend that is Noah Falstein joined Adrian for a quick Q&A about Fate of Atlantis and much more… Noah Falstein Interview
Robert Fermier
Retro gaming legend and lead programmer for System Shock as well as other legendary titles Robert Fermier stopped by to say hello… Robert Fermier Interview
Carl Forhan
Songbird Productions’ Carl Forhan stopped by to tell us about some lovely Atari Jaguar homebrew projects… Carl Forhan Interview
Aaron Fothergill
With his brother created the incredibly fun AiRburst games, he also converted the amazing Zoop to the Atari Jaguar… Aaron Fothergill Interview
Rob Fulop
Demon Attack, Night Trap, thank you Rob Fulop! We chat to the Atari supremo… Rob Fulop Interview
Matt Furniss
A true legend, his credit list is absolutely phenomenal, from classics like Space Harrier 2 and S.T.U.N Runner to every decent Virgin Interactive 16-bit game… Matt Furniss Interview
A&C Games
Canada’s primo retro gaming store give us a few answers and sells us a few bits… A&C Games Interview
Mario Gonzalez
Action 52’s lead dev gives us quite the insight on the failed compendium… Mario Gonzalez Interview
Johannes Graf
We love Iron Soldier 3. Therefore, we love Johannes Graf. The Atari veteran discusses IS3, Sturmwind and the amazing Alpine Games to name but three of the great titles he’s worked on… Johannes Graf Interview
Rodney Greenblat
The PaRappa The Rapper artist swings by to tell us how it all started… Rodney Greenblat Interview
Dave Grossman
The Monkey Island legend brings more than a few anecdotes your way… Dave Grossman Interview
Guys on Film Podcast
Adrian got chatting to Olly Johnson and Iain Smith who’ve been working on killer Codemasters and Rockstar titles since the early 2000s… Guys on Film Interview
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Alex Hall
Ben Drowned is the now legendary creepypasta tale of a haunted Majora’s Mask cartridge. Adrian caught up with its writer Alex Hall for an insight… Alex Hall Interview
Steve Hammond
Lemmings hotshot Steve Hammond tells what it was really like working with Mike Dailly… Steve Hammond Interview
James Hampton
LucasArts and Atari supremo James “Purple” Hampton joined Adrian for a lovely Q&A… James Hampton Interview
Lars Hannig
Atari Jaguar homebrew developer Lars Hannig joined us for an enlightening chat about the “64-bit” wunderconsole… Lars Hannig Interview
Jon Hare
He’s a goalscoring superstar hero and also a very welcome guest of ours… Jon Hare Interview
Brian Hartley
The Codemasters legend spares a bit of his time for his so we can hassle him constantly about Micro Machines… Brian Hartley Interview
Mike Hayes
Having improved both Nintendo’s and Sega’s fortunes is quite a thing to have on your CV… Mike Hayes Interview
Kristi Louise Herd
Imagitec’s graphic artist supremo Kristi (Louise) Herd answered a few questions about her long career in gaming… Kristi Louise Herd Interview
Ben Herman
Ex SNK Playmore USA president Ben Herman joined us courtesy of Jordan Freeman and the folks down at ZOOM Platform… Ben Herman Interview
Thomas Hertzler
Rainbow Arts supremo Thomas H gives us the lowdown on all things Giana amognst others… Thomas Hertzler Interview
Todd Holland
We love The Wizard here at AA and were honoured when its director Todd Holland agreed to answer questions on the film and a certain Mr Fred Savage among other Hollywood stars… Todd Holland Interview
Frederic Houde
We chatted with the Rayman co-creator himself… Frederic Houde Interview
Rob Hubbard (And Chris Abbott)
Retro gaming music god Rob Hubbard drops with his partner in crime to tell a few stories… Rob Hubbard Interview
Sonic Zong Hui
The Street Fighter X Mega Man creator gives us an insight… Sonic Zong Hui Interview
Robert Hunter
It was a joy to catch up with Ocean’s and Thrill Kill’s graphic artist Robert Hunter… Robert Hunter Interview
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Eugene Jarvis
Atari (and video games as a whole) wouldn’t have been the same without this guy… Eugene Jarvis Interview
Greg Johnson
Pretty much a deity, the ToeJam & Earl creator swings by for a quick chat… Greg Johnson Interview
Jeffrey Johnson
He’s one of the leaders of the Jaguar homebrew movement. Many of you will be familiar with his work but even if you’re not, this is a truly fascinating read… Jeffrey Johnson Interview
Gareth Jones
Yes indeed, 90s TV legend Gaz Top gave our humble blog an interview. We’re not worthy… Gareth Jones Interview
Mark R Jones
Ocean legend and Spectrum developer Mark Jones tells us all about the pitfalls of the great computer… Mark R Jones Interview
Tom Kalinske
Sega would have got nowhere without this guy. We owe him a lot… Tom Kalinske Interview
Steven L Kent
He is the man who brought us The Ultimate History of Video Games, yes, the one that’s on all of our shelves. To say he has a story or two is an understatement! He talked to our Adrian about the good ol days… Steven L Kent Interview
Garry Kitchen
Another Atari stalwart to add to our list. The Keystone Kapers guru drops by… Garry Kitchen Interview
Frank Klepacki
The Westwood Studios musical genius spares some of his precious time for us… Frank Klepacki Interview
Nobuyuki Kuroki
He’s helped bring to life some of our favourite SNK fighting games and over 20 years later has returned to the company with even greater success… Nobuyuki Kuroki Interview
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Marc Laidlaw
Half-Life’s chief story writer gives us the news about HL3 in what will probably be our most viewed article of all time… Marc Laidlaw Interview
Michael Latham
Eternal Champions is an AA fave. We present to you its creator… Michael Latham Interview
Minh Le
Another massive coup (you’ll see what I did there) for this little blog, the Counter-Strike co-creator stops by… Minh Le Interview
Mike Legg
C&C, Dune II, Blade Runner, the Legend of Kyrandia games have all had this man’s magic sprinkled on them… Mike Legg Interview
Thierry Levastre
Delphine’s graphics guru has more than a few words to say about Paul Cuisset… Thierry Levastre Interview
Denzil Long
It’s a pleasure to feature his quick Q&A with our Adrian and it’s quite the insight to working at the legendary Westwood Studios… Denzil Long Interview
Stephen Marley
Diary of a (Mad?) Man was the brilliant prologue to the controversial DreamWeb, ace author Stephen Marley wrote it so I tracked him down to find out a lot more… Stephen Marley Interview
Roberth Anthony Martinez Rivero
The Atari Jaguar superfan is one of our best retro gaming buds and we’re ecstatic to feature a Jag chat with him… Roberth Martinez Rivero Interview
Luis Martins
Head Paprium graphic artist Luis Martins kindly agreed to answer some of our Adrian’s questions… Luis Martins Interview
Shaun McClure
The former Atari/Infogrames stalwart shares some more risque stories about the good ol’ days… Shaun McClure Interview
Steven McKevitt
If you need a retro gaming anecdote you need to go to this guy. The Gremlin legend stops by for a quick chat… Steven McKevitt Interview
Dan McNamee
AvP is one of our favourite Jag games. If it’s one of yours you should really check out this Q&A with Dan McNamee, the level designer… Dan McNamee Interview
Steve Meretzky
Infcom and text-based adventuring supremo Steve Meretzky joins us on the couch… Steve Meretzky Interview
Steve Meretzky (2)
Steve joined us again but this time to talk about the fabled lost game Warcraft Adventures… Steve Meretzky Warcraft Adventures Interview
Mike Mika
Atari creative director supreme Mike Mika tells us all about hidden marriage proposals n all… Mike Mika Interview
Scott Miller
Shareware wouldn’t have existed if it weren’t for this guy. Apogee and 3D Realms hero Scott Miller drops by… Scott Miller Interview
Jeff Minter
Adrian will say this man is a retro gaming god, and we’d be inclined to agree. A man who needs no introduction, here is Jeff Minter… Jeff Minter Interview
Brian Moriarty
LOOM is one of our favourite point and click games, so here’s its creator to tell us more… Brian Moriarty Interview
Olav Mørkrid
Adrian managed to track down the SNES Daze Before Christmas programmer and No Escape legend Olav Mørkrid for this quick Q&A… Olav Mørkrid Interview
Michael Murashov
The Alien Shooter supremo joins us for a quick chat… Michael Murashov Interview
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NeoGeoCollector
We love a superfan and NeoGeoCollector is no exception! The name says it all… NeoGeoCollector Interview
David Newman
We’ve had some great composers on site and this guy is no exception. A short but sweet career encompassed some of our favourite games including Zero 5 and Sleepwalker… David Newman Interview
Phil Nixon
Rage and Tynesoft lead artist Phil Nixon’s back catalogue includes Power Drive Rally, Oscar and the amazing Rocky Legends… Phil Nixon Interview
Yasuyuki Oda
Adrian (with the help of our friend Anthony) came up with these questions and the legend that is Yasuyuki Oda duly obliged… Yasuyuki Oda Interview
Philip Oliver
With his brother he created one small egg and one large legacy… Philip Oliver Interview
Edward Packard
Creator of the Choose Your Own Adventure books, the legendary Edward Packard kindly answered a few questions for us… Edward Packard Interview
Aldo Palumbo
The producer of Bits on Channel 4 tells us what it was like making it… Aldo Palumbo Interview
Patrick's Art Room
We’re big fans of Pokémon and from these amazing pictures he creates I think you may have guessed that Patrick is too! If you’re looking for gift ideas you need not look any further… Patrick's Art Room Interview
Mario Perdue
Breakout 2000’s Mario Perdue stopped by for a very Atari chat… Mario Perdue Interview
Dave Perry
TV presenting was a doddle for this guy and he taught us a lot in the 90s. Here’s all the goss on GamesMaster and more… Dave Perry Interview
David Perry
Aladdin, Cool Spot, Jungle Book – I could go on. This guy made those games come to life and the pleasure here was all ours… David Perry Interview
Nicolas Persijn
Here’s a lovely chat with Nicolas Persijn who makes excellent rotary controllers for the Atari Jaguar… Nicolas Persijn Interview
Master Daniel Pesina
Mortal Kombat’s Johnny Cage, Sub-Zero, Scorpion etc. gave us this lovely Q&A… Master Daniel Pesina Interview
Simon Phipps
Rick Dangerous creator and graphic designer guru Simon Phipps joined as for a quick Q&A… Simon Phipps Interview
Ronald Pieket
SWIV and Silkworm’s Ronald Pieket stops by to spill the beans… Ronald Pieket Interview
Mike Pollock
Otherwise known as Dr Eggman in the cartoon voice, the boss of voice acting tells us all… Mike Pollock Interview
Mike Posehn
The creator of Desert Strike (and staunch liberal) drops by to tell us how it all started… Mike Posehn Interview
Dave Pottinger
Adrian managed to track down Age of Empires and Halo Wars ace programmer Dave Pottinger to answer lots of our questions… Dave Pottinger Interview
Mike Price
EGM (oh yes) writer supreme Mike Price gave us this great insight to 90s gaming journalism… Mike Price Interview
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Retro Store
We caught up with the store’s founder Peter to find out more on the random box craze… Retro Store Interview
Warren Robinett
You guessed it. The man who invented the Adventure genre gives us a piece of his mind… Warren Robinett Interview
David Rowe
We caught the amazing Knightmare and game cover artist who kindly offered to answer a few questions… David Rowe Interview
Running With Scissors
Vince Desi and Mike Jaret from RWS join us for the most expletive-laden interview we’ve ever had! And we love it… Running With Scissors Interview
Chris Sawyer
The legend of Transport and RollerCoaster Tycoon that is Chris Sawyer kindly gave Adrian some of his time to answer some questions, in a lot of detail… Chris Sawyer Interview
Bastian Schick
It’s the first time we’ve ever had an Atari Jaguar AND Lynx developer on the site! Was a pleasure to speak to this trailblazer… Bastian Schick Interview
Mac Senour
Gunstar Heroes wouldn’t have made the light of day if it wasn’t for this man… Mac Senour Interview
Bruce Shelley
Here is our quick Q&A with the man who created Railway Tycoon and Civilisation (with Sid Meier of course) and retro gaming god, Bruce Shelley… Bruce Shelley Interview
Chris Shrigley
So, so much information with one of EA and Gremlin’s brightest sparks… Chris Shrigley Interview
Ken Silverman
The Ken’s Labyrinth/Duke Nukem 3D supremo tells us how he did it all in the first place… Ken Silverman Interview
Ady Smith
Here is Rare and Core Design’s very own Ady Smith, a man whose artwork adorns some of our favourite games including Donkey Kong Country, Killer Instinct and GoldenEye… Ady Smith Interview
Matthew Smith
Not the Manic Miner creator but still a more than worthy addition to this list. The “Amiga Power: The Album With Attitude” creator tells us a lot more about the project… Matthew Smith Interview
Youichiro Soeda
Youichiro Soeda is SNK’s motion-artist supremo and a retro gaming legend having worked on greats such as Fatal Fury and King of Fighters XIV… Youichiro Soeda Interview
Joe Sousa
We tracked down yet another Atari alumni! Joe Sousa was a key tester there in the early 90s having tested/designed a variety of Lynx and Jaguar games… Joe Sousa Interview
Jon St. John
It’s Duke Nukem himself, nothing else needed to say… Jon St John Interview
Darryl Still
Involved in the release of the ST, Lynx and Jaguar, there isn’t much the Atari hotshot doesn’t know… Darryl Still Interview
Bernie Stolar (and Jordan Freeman)
The Dreamcast and PlayStation Godfather tells us about those times and also forming the excellent ZOOM Platform with Jordan Freeman… Bernie Stolar Interview
The Strong
Video games’ first ever hall of fame tell us a little bit more and how this all happened… The Strong Interview
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Rob Taylor
Moonstone Tavern’s landlord swings by for a few pints of mead to discuss the cult game… Rob Taylor Interview
Doug TenNapel
Yes, we managed to bag an interview with the Earthworm Jim creator himself… Doug TenNapel Interview
Faran Thomason
A must read for Jaguar fans – Atari hotshot producer gives us the lowdown on everything, even Bubsy… Faran Thomason Interview
Bill Tiller
He’s brought to life some of the best games LucasArts have ever made, including The Curse of Monkey Island and The Dig… Bill Tiller Interview
Steve Turner
Bringing the Spectrum goodness, the Dragontorc supremo himself… Steve Turner Interview
Feargus Urquhart
The Fallout creator gives us a lowdown on making things more difficult for gamers… Feargus Urquhart Interview
Alex Verrey
It’s none other than Games World’s Big Boy Barry… Alex Verrey Interview
Video Games New York
Possibly the best retro gaming store in North America, we went to find out more… VideoGamesNewYork Interview
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8 Bit Weapon
Chiptune will never be the same again… 8 Bit Weapon Interview
BJ West
Black Ice/White Noise is one of the most important games you never heard about. The Atari supremo tells all… BJ West Interview
Matt Westcott
There’s not much Bandersnatch’s Matt Westcott can’t do with a Spectrum (apart from scramble an egg maybe) and he’s been lighting up the Speccy demo scene for years… Matt Westcott Interview
Michael Winterbauer
Cover artist supremo gives us all the tips and goss… Michael Winterbauer Interview