We speak to gaming pioneer Richard Bartle who co-invtended the first M.U.D game in the 70s, which lead to the rise of MMOs! How did it all start, and why would he close down World of Warcraft?

Richard Bartle's website: http://mud.co.uk/richard/

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Show notes:

Smartboy: http://bit.ly/28TXHgp
Polite googling: http://bit.ly/1rre6fa
Eagle box: http://bit.ly/28W2y0k
New Amiga case look: http://bit.ly/1Sby7fA
NERG 2016: http://bit.ly/28QudMo
Sonic dominos: http://bit.ly/28W91GE
Football Fever compliation for Amiga CD32: http://bit.ly/28W91GE
Pietro brothers Spectrum Mario clone demo: http://bit.ly/292azxY NAS had a Rob the Robot: http://bit.ly/28RDWjn

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The Retro Hour - Episode 25 (The Invention of M.U.Ds with Richard Bartle)