340: Shareware Heroes - The Retro Hour EP340
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We chat to author Richard Moss about how the golden age of shareware subverted, shook up, and reshaped the video game industry, and kept independent game development alive. 

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Show notes: 

80's video shop in Alfreton: https://80svideo.co.uk/store) https://youtu.be/4PWpyv2jIuw) New Alone in the Dark game: https://bit.ly/3STlrmd) Live-action Pacman game in development: https://bit.ly/3T2bdA2) Doom playable on tractor: https://bit.ly/3K0jvUN) New 8-bit console you build yourself - Game Tank: https://bit.ly/3K0qFIL) New Dreamcast Shmup: https://bit.ly/3wA6sEf)