392: Mikro-Gen: The Rise and Fall of a British Software House with Chris Hinsley - The Retro Hour EP392

We chat to the legendary Chris Hinsley, one of the lead programmers at Mikro-Gen, a pioneering software house in the 1980s that produced games such as Pyjamarama, Everyone’s a Wally, and Equinox. Chris shared his memories of Mikro-Gen and his time on the groundbreaking TaOS, which almost became the next operating system for the Amiga. ChrysaLisp: https://github.com/vygr/ChrysaLisp Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.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 Thanks to our latest Patreon backers, in the Hall of Fame this week: Steve Q, Michal Klimek 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 Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour Upcoming events we'll be at: Passione Amiga Day: https://passioneamigaday.it/en/home/ Show notes: The Return of the Atari 2600: https://tinyurl.com/ykjhb56r Turok 3 Remaster in the Works: https://tinyurl.com/yrdtjuxt Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster: https://tinyurl.com/4jxthddm The 7th Guest VR: https://youtu.be/OQt0EPl3kT0?si=FDdtucoLf5IFEgDV DuckTales Ported to the SNES: https://tinyurl.com/4jmxjssr