We get the incredible, untold story of the bug that nearly destroyed the Sega Dreamcast's launch with Sega's former director of development technology, John Byrd.
John Byrd website: https://www.johnbyrd.com/
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Show notes:
Commandos Remaster: https://bit.ly/3nhtske
Codemasters sold to Take-two: https://bit.ly/3nevwcA
The end of 'Load Screens': https://bit.ly/38xazFL
A celebration of C64 Load Screens: https://bit.ly/38ChDRh
New HD N64 is a bust: https://bit.ly/3plyuhc
If you are here for the bug story skip to 40:00. John Byrd starts his introduction very close to that. The actual bug story happens at 49:00 but I think it's worth starting at 40:00. (I skipped there so it's smart to look before that just to make sure you don't miss anything.)
I would love to hear more about the M2 demos! Game development fascinates me from every angle! You told this story really well too. It's always a pleasure when someone tells a story about a subject they are very, very familiar with. Thank you.
Is there a way to view specific details about who and what subject is on each podcast? The catchy title got me here because it was featured on a Nintendo news site, but I don't know how to filter through the podcasts. Is there more detail available than on the episodes grid-list? I'd like to keep tabs on maybe a follow up and maybe to check out some older podcasts but it's a little difficult to tell what's in each one.