Retronauts Micro 70: The Apple II Breaks Out

Retronauts

Technology, Games, Video Games, Leisure

4.6 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2017

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Jeremy speaks to game and computer historian David Craddock about his new book of Apple II game developer interviews, "Break Out," including David's most interesting experiences meeting the people who created video game history.

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0:00.0	This week in RetroNots was the frequency, Kenneth.
0:03.2	[♪ OUTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:25.7	Hi, everyone, and welcome to a bonus episode of RetroNots Micro.
0:29.4	And this one is a special tie-in with friend of RetroNots,
0:32.8	David Kratek, who has a book coming out, I think, this weekend.
0:37.6	It is, let's see, this podcast is going up September 28th.
0:42.0	So yeah, that's like the release date for your book, right?
0:45.5	It's that like, very day.
0:46.9	Yes.
0:47.5	That very day.
0:48.2	So run, do not walk to your bookstores,
0:51.1	and get a copy of David Kratek's Breakout, which
0:55.2	is a very, very well-written and very well-researched book
0:59.3	on the role that the Apple II computer system had
1:04.2	in the evolution of video games and game design.
1:07.4	And David went out and talked to a bunch of people
1:10.1	who were there at Ground Zero of the Apple II
1:12.6	and developed for the system through the years.
1:15.3	And it's just packed full of great anecdotes,
1:18.2	like I said, good interviews.
1:19.9	I read an advanced copy about a year ago.
1:23.1	And actually, I think I referenced it on the Apple II podcast.
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