Rich Adam's guest appearances

Rich Adam

The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

Myton Church Bible Teaching

The Ted Dabney Experience

Bill Thomas

John Lennox

Tim Rudge

Graham Beynon

Peter Burns

Lindsay Brown

Kim Hubbard

Marcus Honeysett

Peter Grainger

OwlTail

We take a trip back to the heyday of Atari and chat to developer Rich Adam who worked on legendary titles like Missile Command and Gravitar.   Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:  Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/  Check out PCBWay at http://pcbway.com for all your PCB needs  Thanks to our latest Patreon backers, in the Hall of Fame this week: Todd Hendsbee, James Ash  We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon:  https://theretrohour.com/support/  https://www.patreon.com/retrohour  Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd  Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8  Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour  Join us in Norway at Retro Messa on 20-21 August: https://retromessa.no/  Amiga 37 - 15th and 16th October Notts VGA Festival - https://www.nottsvge.com/ - 17th &amp; 18th December 2022  Show notes:   Steam now supports Switches retro controllers: https://bit.ly/3bMzSYv  Nokia 8210 is back: https://nokia.ly/3pdGjqs  Super Punch-Out!!'s secret 2 player mode:	 https://bit.ly/3JO9TfK  Sonic Triple Trouble 16-bit remake: https://bit.ly/3JQJTjG  Another Princess in Our Castle (Mario 64 horror mod): https://bit.ly/3wlV92n

We take a trip back to the heyday of Atari and chat to developer Rich Adam who worked on legendary titles like Missile Command and Gravitar. Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books <a href="https://www.bitmapbooks.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bitmapbooks.com/</a> Check out PCBWay at <a href="http://pcbway.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://pcbway.com</a> for all your PCB needs Thanks to our latest Patreon backers, in the Hall of Fame this week: Todd Hendsbee, James Ash We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon: <a href="https://theretrohour.com/support/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theretrohour.com/support/</a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/retrohour" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.patreon.com/retrohour</a> Get your Retro Hour merchandise: <a href="https://bit.ly/33OWBKd" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/33OWBKd</a> Join our Discord channel: <a href="https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8</a> Website: <a href="http://theretrohour.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://theretrohour.com</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/retrohouruk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/retrohouruk</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/</a> Twitch: <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour</a> Join us in Norway at Retro Messa on 20-21 August: <a href="https://retromessa.no/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://retromessa.no/</a> Amiga 37 - 15th and 16th October Notts VGA Festival - <a href="https://www.nottsvge.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.nottsvge.com/</a> - 17th &amp; 18th December 2022 Show notes:  Steam now supports Switches retro controllers: <a href="https://bit.ly/3bMzSYv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3bMzSYv</a> Nokia 8210 is back: <a href="https://nokia.ly/3pdGjqs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://nokia.ly/3pdGjqs</a> Super Punch-Out!!'s secret 2 player mode:	 <a href="https://bit.ly/3JO9TfK" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3JO9TfK</a> Sonic Triple Trouble 16-bit remake: <a href="https://bit.ly/3JQJTjG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3JQJTjG</a> Another Princess in Our Castle (Mario 64 horror mod): <a href="https://bit.ly/3wlV92n" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3wlV92n</a>

339: Missile Command and Gravitar with Rich Adam - The Retro Hour EP339

Rich Adam joined Atari in 1978, initially working on the company’s pinball games before being assigned the role of Junior Programmer on Dave Thuerer’s Missile Command. Rich went on to take the captain’s chair for the hard-as-nails Gravitar, arguably the pinnacle of Atari’s vector game output, and the game for which he is most well known. Talking to Rich was a real treat. He was by turns amusingly candid and quietly philosophical, and Paul was finally able to take further notes for The Official TDE Hot Tub Logbook.

Rich Adam joined Atari in 1978, initially working on the company’s pinball games before being assigned the role of Junior Programmer on Dave Thuerer’s Missile Command. Rich went on to take the captain’s chair for the hard-as-nails Gravitar, arguably the pinnacle of Atari’s vector game output, and the game for which he is most well known. Talking to Rich was a real treat. He was by turns amusingly candid and quietly philosophical, and Paul was finally able to take further notes for The Official TDE Hot Tub Logbook.

TDE EP21 - Gravitar and Missile Command programmer Rich Adam