85 Episodes
21 Ratings
Bi-weekly Cadence
2024 First episode
27M YouTube views About Retro Titans - the Evercade podcast Retro Titans: the podcast dedicated to the epic world of retro and indie gaming. Interviews with the people who brought us the games, computers and consoles we love - and those who are bringing it all back.
Publisher Phil Szomszor
Category leisure · leisure
Language en
Explicit No
First episode 12 Feb 2024
Latest episode 1 Nov 2026 Latest episodes 85 episodes in the feed.
1 Nov 2026
Return to Blacktooth: The Head over Heels Sequel 37 Years in the Making with Colin Porch Colin Porch began work on a sequel to Head Over Heels in 1989. Thirty-seven years later, Return to Blacktooth: A Head Over Heels Adventure has finally been released.
Colin joins Phil to tell the extraordinary story behind the game, from designing its puzzles on squared paper and developing it on an Atari ST to reviving the project decades later and securing permission to release it.
The conversation also looks back at Colin's career with Imagine Software, Software Projects and Ocean Software, where his credits included the Commodore 64 versions of Head Over Heels, Operation Wolf and Gryzor.
In this episode, we explore:
1️⃣ An unlikely route into game development
How an expensive programmable cartridge introduced Colin to machine code and led to his first published Commodore 64 game.
2️⃣ Life inside the 1980s games industry
Colin recalls working at Imagine, Software Projects and Ocean during one of the most exciting periods in British gaming.
3️⃣ Bringing Head Over Heels to the Commodore 64
Why other programmers believed the conversion could not be done, and how Colin translated Jon Ritman's carefully documented code to different hardware.
4️⃣ The 37-year journey back to Blacktooth
How a sequel begun on the Atari ST in 1989 was shelved, revived after an Ocean reunion and eventually released for a new generation.
5️⃣ Designing puzzles that players refuse to abandon
Colin explains how he maps rooms, tests ideas and makes Return to Blacktooth more challenging than the original without making it impossible.
🔗 Guest links
Return to Blacktooth: thalamusdigital.co.uk
Amiga version: thalamusdigital.itch.io/return-to-blacktooth-amiga
Atari ST version: thalamusdigital.itch.io/return-to-blacktooth-atarist
🎙️ Credits
Sponsored by Thalamus Digital Publishing, publisher of indie and retro games.
Production: Rocket Media
Voiceover: Mark Silk
Music: "8 Bit Skyway" © Piotr Pacyna
18 Oct 2026
Why the Amstrad CPC Still Matters: Preserving an 8-Bit Icon with UK Amstrad Group Co-Founder Chris Green In this episode of Retro Titans, Phil is joined by Chris Green, co-founder of the UK Amstrad Group and co-founder and chair of the Kickstart Amiga Group, for a long-overdue celebration of the Amstrad CPC.
Chris recalls buying a CPC 464 at launch in 1984, learning to program with Locomotive BASIC and writing for Amstrad Action. He also explains why the Amstrad became the overlooked sibling of the British 8-bit computer scene, despite selling millions of machines and offering impressive hardware, software and build quality.
We explore the community keeping the CPC alive today, from user-group meetings and new games to Wi-Fi expansions, modern storage and some extremely rare hardware.
In this episode, we explore:
1️⃣ Growing up with the Amstrad CPC
From buying a CPC 464 with a green-screen monitor to discovering Amsoft, Mastertronic, Dizzy, Gryzor and RoboCop.
2️⃣ Why the Amstrad gets overlooked
How its late arrival and Amstrad's "cheap and cheerful" reputation affected the way the CPC was perceived alongside the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64.
3️⃣ Keeping 40-year-old computers alive
What happens at UK Amstrad Group meetings, and how enthusiasts are adding Wi-Fi, modern storage and other upgrades to their machines.
4️⃣ Collecting rare Amstrad hardware
Chris introduces the elusive CPC 664, the Spanish CPC 472, the GX4000 and the prototype machine known as Arnold.
5️⃣ Old hardware for a modern audience
Why recreated computers, FPGA systems and mini consoles can provide a route back into retro computing, and whether the time has come for an Amstrad CPC Mini.
🔗 Guest links
UK Amstrad Group: ukag.org.uk
🎙️ Credits
Sponsored by Thalamus Digital Publishing, publisher of indie and retro games.
Production: Rocket Media
Voiceover: Mark Silk
Music: "8 Bit Skyway" © Piotr Pacyna
4 Oct 2026
Evercade Community Day: Event interviews and Nexus reaction This episode is a bit different from the norm, in that Phil recorded it live on location at the inaugural Evercade Community and Creator Day, held in London on 10th September 2026. This was the first time Blaze invited creators and fans together to play with devices and discuss the wonderful world of retro gaming on Evercade.
This episode is based on quick vox-pop interviews with Blaze's head of communications, Sean Cleaver, and head of marketing, Ben Grunbaum, plus Evercade Gaming Club's Matt Upton, Retro Asylum's Jim Middleton and, of course, Crazy Burger.
Just to flag, the sound levels on this episode are a bit variable, especially during Crazy Burger's section, but I hope you agree it's well worth a listen.
As always, our thanks go to our sponsors, Thalamus Digital.
This one wasn't edited by Rocket Media, as I'm sure you'll guess within about one minute!
🔗 Guest links
Evercade.co.uk (https://evercade.co.uk/)
EverCade Gaming Club
Retro Asylum (https://retroasylum.com/)
Crazy Burger (https://www.youtube.com/@CrazyBurger)
...and buy the Nexux and Banjo Kazooie pack on Funstock
🎙️ Credits
Sponsored by Thalamus Digital Publishing (https://www.thalamusdigital.co.uk/), publisher of indie and retro games.
Production: Phil 🙃
Voiceover: Mark Silk
Music: "8 Bit Skyway" © Piotr Pacyna
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