Powerhoof’s David Lloyd joins us to talk their retro inspired point-and-click adventures

The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

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, 2025111 MIN
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, 2025111 MIN

Description

<div>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. <br> <br> Powerhoof games: <a href="https://www.powerhoof.com/">https://www.powerhoof.com/</a><br> <br> Contents:<br> <br> 00:00 - The Week's Retro News Stories <br> 1:00:00 - Powerhoof Interview <br> <br> Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:<br> <br> Bitmap Books - <a href="https://www.bitmapbooks.com">https://www.bitmapbooks.com</a><br> <br> Leeds Gaming Market: <a href="https://leedsgamingmarket.com/">https://leedsgamingmarket.com/</a><br> <br> Check out PCBWay at <a href="https://pcbway.com">https://pcbway.com</a> for all your PCB needs<br> <br> Take your business to the next level today and enjoy 3 months of Shopify for £1/month: <a href="https://shopify.co.uk/retrohour">https://shopify.co.uk/retrohour</a><br> <br> 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:<br> <br> <a href="https://theretrohour.com/support/">https://theretrohour.com/support/</a><br> <br> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/retrohour">https://www.patreon.com/retrohour</a><br> <br> Join our Discord channel: <a href="https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8">https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8</a><br> <br> Website: <a href="http://theretrohour.com">http://theretrohour.com</a><br> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/">https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/</a><br> X: <a href="https://twitter.com/retrohouruk">https://twitter.com/retrohouruk</a><br> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/">https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/</a><br> Bluesky: <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/theretrohour.com">https://bsky.app/profile/theretrohour.com</a><br> Twitch: <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour">https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour</a><br> <br> Show notes<br> <br> My UFO Youth Book: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/42wdhyy7">https://tinyurl.com/42wdhyy7</a><br> Retrobrighting Causes More Harm Than Good?: <a href="https://youtu.be/_n_WpjseCXA">https://youtu.be/_n_WpjseCXA</a><br> New Robin Hood Game for the C64 Impresses: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/rb7nj3ts">https://tinyurl.com/rb7nj3ts</a><br> Rare Sonic Arcade Machine Goes to Auction: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/mfmd8c8f">https://tinyurl.com/mfmd8c8f</a><br> Spectrum Gets a New FPS: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/wha2ztrd">https://tinyurl.com/wha2ztrd</a><br> M64 – A 4K FPGA Nintendo 64 Clone: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/5hcwhadn">https://tinyurl.com/5hcwhadn</a><br> Acorn RiscOS Classic Returns on Steam: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/4akjdct5">https://tinyurl.com/4akjdct5</a><br> Windows 3.x Hotdog Stand Colour Scheme Origins: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/39x9nr7e">https://tinyurl.com/39x9nr7e</a><br> <br> </div>