PC Gaming in the 1980s: A Digital Revolution with Jeff Johannigman

              Published on September 17, 2021

Jeff Johannigman had his first game published by Atari, before moving to Electronic Arts, co-founded the Game Developers' Conference, and worked as a programmer, designer, and producer on games for Microprose, Origin, Broderbund and more!



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Show notes:

GameCube turns 20: https://bit.ly/3lKY4vp
Driver TV series: https://cnet.co/3CiuC6w
Super Mario 64 Lego: https://bit.ly/3Ck1sDN
Early iconic Spectrum dev's games recovered: https://bit.ly/3kbEQiS
Build you own Sega Saturn mini: https://bit.ly/3keKtNl

2 comments on “PC Gaming in the 1980s: A Digital Revolution with Jeff Johannigman”

  1. Hi.
    I love your podcast! What was the name of that OS/2 install you mentioned on the show today?
    Also, can you cover more PC retro gaming, please? I'm not a console gamer as I only play PC games. I did own an Atari 2600 when it first came out (I'm 55 years old!) but have since been PC only!

    Thanks and keep up the good work!

  2. As usual, amazing content. I suffer much from insomnia, and your podcasts are literally life-savers for those long nights.

    Might I suggest something? I listen to your podcasts in my car as well. Downloading each episode is quite the chore... Would it be possible to download them, say, in batches of 50? Just a little idea and definitely not something to spoil my fun.

    I have been in computers since 1979, gone through the glory days, and never really grew up!