The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast) 510: “We Hid Gabe Newell in Our Game!” – Powerhoof - Making Retro Point & Click Adventures – The Retro Hour Podcast EP510
Dec 12, 2025
01:51:39
We go Down Under with Powerhoof’s David Lloyd, the brain behind award-winning indie hits like The Drifter and Crawl. From hiding DOS games as a kid to creating their own game engine and scooping Game of the Year at the Australian Game Developer Awards. From swapping floppies in the schoolyard to creating retro-inspired adventures, and why the Sierra era still casts a long shadow over indie devs today.
Powerhoof games: https://www.powerhoof.com/
Contents:
00:00 - The Week's Retro News Stories
1:00:00 - Powerhoof Interview
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Show notes
My UFO Youth Book: https://tinyurl.com/42wdhyy7
Retrobrighting Causes More Harm Than Good?: https://youtu.be/_n_WpjseCXA
New Robin Hood Game for the C64 Impresses: https://tinyurl.com/rb7nj3ts
Rare Sonic Arcade Machine Goes to Auction: https://tinyurl.com/mfmd8c8f
Spectrum Gets a New FPS: https://tinyurl.com/wha2ztrd
M64 – A 4K FPGA Nintendo 64 Clone: https://tinyurl.com/5hcwhadn
Acorn RiscOS Classic Returns on Steam: https://tinyurl.com/4akjdct5
Windows 3.x Hotdog Stand Colour Scheme Origins: https://tinyurl.com/39x9nr7e
Powerhoof games: https://www.powerhoof.com/
Contents:
00:00 - The Week's Retro News Stories
1:00:00 - Powerhoof Interview
Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:
Bitmap Books - https://www.bitmapbooks.com
Leeds Gaming Market: https://leedsgamingmarket.com/
Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com for all your PCB needs
Take your business to the next level today and enjoy 3 months of Shopify for £1/month: https://shopify.co.uk/retrohour
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
Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8
Website: http://theretrohour.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/
X: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/theretrohour.com
Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour
Show notes
My UFO Youth Book: https://tinyurl.com/42wdhyy7
Retrobrighting Causes More Harm Than Good?: https://youtu.be/_n_WpjseCXA
New Robin Hood Game for the C64 Impresses: https://tinyurl.com/rb7nj3ts
Rare Sonic Arcade Machine Goes to Auction: https://tinyurl.com/mfmd8c8f
Spectrum Gets a New FPS: https://tinyurl.com/wha2ztrd
M64 – A 4K FPGA Nintendo 64 Clone: https://tinyurl.com/5hcwhadn
Acorn RiscOS Classic Returns on Steam: https://tinyurl.com/4akjdct5
Windows 3.x Hotdog Stand Colour Scheme Origins: https://tinyurl.com/39x9nr7e