The Game That Took 37 Years to Finish: Ocean Software's Colin Porch - The Retro Hour EP535

Podcast: The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast) · The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

Opublikowano: 2026-06-11

This week we’re joined by veteran programmer Colin Porch, whose career took him through some of the biggest names in British gaming history, including Imagine, Software Projects and Ocean Software. Colin shares stories of Imagine’s dramatic collapse, converting arcade hits like Dragon’s Lair, Operation Wolf and Gryzor to home micros, the infamous lost Parasol Stars C64 port, and the technical wizardry behind bringing Head Over Heels to the Commodore 64, Atari ST and Amiga. Plus, we hear the incredible story of Return to Blacktooth, the Head Over Heels sequel Colin began in 1989 and has finally completed 37 years later...