<div> <p>This week, we’re joined by Stuart Cox, artist at the legendary Midland studio Gargoyle Games, for a brilliant trip through the golden age of British 8-bit development. Stuart shares how he went from the Dragon 32 and early arcade obsessions to working on Scooby-Doo, Light Force, Shockway Rider, Hydrofool, ThunderCats and more, with stories of rapid-fire development, clever tricks to push the ZX Spectrum, digitised graphics, Rob Hubbard’s incredible turnaround times, the truth behind the “Wolf” and “Samurai Dawn” confusion, and even the lost ThunderCats NES port. A proper behind-the-scenes look at one of the UK’s most fascinating 1980s game studios.</p><p>Stuart's current project: <a href="https://www.wireadmin.com">https://www.wireadmin.com</a></p><p>Contents:</p><p>00:00 – The Week’s Retro News Stories<br>50:41 – Gargoyle Games Interview</p><p>Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:</p><p>Bitmap Books – <a href="https://www.bitmapbooks.com">https://www.bitmapbooks.com</a></p><p>Check out PCBWay at <a href="https://pcbway.com">https://pcbway.com</a> for all your PCB needs</p><p>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:</p><p><a href="https://theretrohour.com/support/">https://theretrohour.com/support/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/retrohour">https://www.patreon.com/retrohour</a></p><p>Join our Discord channel: <a href="https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8">https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8</a></p><p>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></p><p>Show notes</p><p>A1200 Delayed: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/yfzd3wdd">https://tinyurl.com/yfzd3wdd</a><br>Tomb Raider Side-Scroller: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/msn72sab">https://tinyurl.com/msn72sab</a><br>Tomb Raider On N64: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/bdfz8zds">https://tinyurl.com/bdfz8zds</a><br>C64 And Spectrum Handhelds: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/mwv2bj88">https://tinyurl.com/mwv2bj88</a><br>Zapped To The Past: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/2rvzth58">https://tinyurl.com/2rvzth58</a><br>Cancelled Simpsons Game Revealed: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/4444m3aa">https://tinyurl.com/4444m3aa</a><br><a href="http://Ask.com">Ask.com</a> Shuts Down: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/mr467yby">https://tinyurl.com/mr467yby</a><br>Resident Evil Teaser Trailer: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJPu1spHqfk">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJPu1spHqfk</a></p></div>