RetroUnlim | Roland Perry [PLAY EXPO BLACKPOOL 2024] @RetroUnlim | Uploaded October 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 day ago.
[Filmed on Saturday 5th of October @ 3pm, interviewed by Mikey Smith]
As the Amstrad CPC is 40 years old this year, we are delighted to have one of the chief engineers and designers of the iconic home computer as a guest at PLAY Expo Blackpool this year.
Roland Perry is a British engineer best known for his work on the Amstrad CPC series of home computers in the 1980s. As a key member of the team at Amstrad, Perry was instrumental in the design and development of the Amstrad CPC (Colour Personal Computer), the line of computers that became immensely popular in Europe due to their affordability and versatility.
His work on the Amstrad CPC series included a special focus on the development of the platform's capabilities to run games and the Amstrad CPC was designed with gaming in mind, offering a competitive edge with its colorful graphics and robust sound capabilities.
The "Roland" games were a series of titles that became iconic on the Amstrad CPC. These games featured a recurring character named "Roland," named after Roland Perry, who appeared in various roles across different genres, showcasing the versatility of the CPC as a gaming platform.
Roland will be joining us on the Saturday of PLAY Expo Blackpool 2024.
[Filmed on Saturday 5th of October @ 3pm, interviewed by Mikey Smith]
As the Amstrad CPC is 40 years old this year, we are delighted to have one of the chief engineers and designers of the iconic home computer as a guest at PLAY Expo Blackpool this year.
Roland Perry is a British engineer best known for his work on the Amstrad CPC series of home computers in the 1980s. As a key member of the team at Amstrad, Perry was instrumental in the design and development of the Amstrad CPC (Colour Personal Computer), the line of computers that became immensely popular in Europe due to their affordability and versatility.
His work on the Amstrad CPC series included a special focus on the development of the platform's capabilities to run games and the Amstrad CPC was designed with gaming in mind, offering a competitive edge with its colorful graphics and robust sound capabilities.
The "Roland" games were a series of titles that became iconic on the Amstrad CPC. These games featured a recurring character named "Roland," named after Roland Perry, who appeared in various roles across different genres, showcasing the versatility of the CPC as a gaming platform.
Roland will be joining us on the Saturday of PLAY Expo Blackpool 2024.
![Roland Perry [PLAY EXPO BLACKPOOL 2024]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wXnI4tIWTVc/hqdefault.jpg "Roland Perry [PLAY EXPO BLACKPOOL 2024]
[Filmed on Saturday 5th of October @ 3pm, interviewed by Mikey Smith]
As the Amstrad CPC is 40 years old this year, we are delighted to have one of the chief engineers and designers of the iconic home computer as a guest at PLAY Expo Blackpool this year.
Roland Perry is a British engineer best known for his work on the Amstrad CPC series of home computers in the 1980s. As a key member of the team at Amstrad, Perry was instrumental in the design and development of the Amstrad CPC (Colour Personal Computer), the line of computers that became immensely popular in Europe due to their affordability and versatility.
His work on the Amstrad CPC series included a special focus on the development of the platforms capabilities to run games and the Amstrad CPC was designed with gaming in mind, offering a competitive edge with its colorful graphics and robust sound capabilities.
The Roland games were a series of titles that became iconic on the Amstrad CPC. These games featured a recurring character named Roland, named after Roland Perry, who appeared in various roles across different genres, showcasing the versatility of the CPC as a gaming platform.
Roland will be joining us on the Saturday of PLAY Expo Blackpool 2024.")
![FIRST CLASS (BBC1) - 1988 [SHEFFIELD v KETTERING]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wZyzSs5-gUY/hqdefault.jpg "FIRST CLASS (BBC1) - 1988 [SHEFFIELD v KETTERING]
Do you remember this classic kids quiz show, presented by Debbie Greenwood on BBC in 1988?
Do you remember the classic videogames featured on the show, such as Konamis classic button basher HYPERSPORTS and Ataris classic skateboard game 720 DEGREES?
If so, your in for a treat, ripped from the Eighties and presented to you in 2020.
I present to you ..FIRST CLASS!! :)
Todays show is Armthorpe School, Sheffield versus Montagu School, Kettering.")
![[PLAY EXPO Blackpool 2016] Henrique Olifiers : The Love of the ZX Spectrum](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/x6jr0f8o2kc/hqdefault.jpg "[PLAY EXPO Blackpool 2016] Henrique Olifiers : The Love of the ZX Spectrum
From Play Expo in Blackpool, filmed on Saturday 30th of April 2016 at 12pm from the Norbreck Castle, Blackpool.
Interviewed by Matt Andrews
Henrique Olifiers is the co-founder of Bossa Studios, the makers of Surgeon Simulator, I Am Bread and Worlds Adrift. He’s also a retro gamer whose first game was coded on a ZX Spectrum clone back in the eighties, thus becoming a life-long fan of the Speccy, its demoscene, games and hardware.
Henrique joined us on Saturday 30th April to talk about how the Spectrum, with its iconic design, low cost and simplicity, became an unstoppable force of such magnitude that, to this day, sees great games and apps being released on a constant basis. The session will delve a bit into the Russian scene that has been keeping at the forefront of the ZX Spectrum development, and also on the enthusiasts world-wide who keep on releasing new hardware for this amazing machine.
http://www.specnext.com/
Lastly, a discussion about its future: what could we do to bring it back into mainstream and help fans keep their flame alive!
More videos to come...
www.retrounlim.com")
![[Fan commentary] GamesMaster S03E01 with Harry Yack and JL76Gaming](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xHeVOjMG0cg/hqdefault.jpg "[Fan commentary] GamesMaster S03E01 with Harry Yack and JL76Gaming
We dont hate Dexter Fletcher really, honest! We were just playing up for the camera.
Heres the show without commentary, though since it involves Dextah, it comes with a heavy warning: viewer discretion strongly advised!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQqlPYEH3vU
JLs channel: http://youtube.com/JL76Gaming")
![FROM COIN-OPS TO TABLE-TOPS: THE ESSENTIAL ELECTRONIC GAMES [PANEL]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yBim3hAN8tI/hqdefault.jpg "FROM COIN-OPS TO TABLE-TOPS: THE ESSENTIAL ELECTRONIC GAMES [PANEL]
[Filmed at Play Expo Blackpool 2023 on 7th of October 2023 - Interviewed by Mikey Smith]
This year we are hosting a first at PLAY Expo Blackpool - a panel talk on Retro Electronic Tabletop Games! Join us as we reminisce in the warm glow of LED displays!
Alongside this the folks at Numskull have announced their dedicated book From Coin-Ops to Table-Tops: The Essential Electronic Games today.
The panel features:
Mike Diver
Nostalgia Nerd
Jason Bradbury
Slopes Game Room
Games You Loved")
