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535: The Game That Took 37 Years to Finish: Ocean Software's Colin Porch - The Retro Hour EP535
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- Jun 11, 2026
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This week we’re joined by veteran programmer Colin Porch, whose career took him through some of the biggest names in British gaming history, including Imagine, Software Projects and Ocean Software. Colin shares stories of Imagine’s dramatic collapse, converting arcade hits like Dragon’s Lair, Operation Wolf and Gryzor to home micros, the infamous lost Parasol Stars C64 port, and the technical wizardry behind bringing Head Over Heels to the Commodore 64, Atari ST and Amiga. Plus, we hear the incredible story of Return to Blacktooth, the Head Over Heels sequel Colin began in 1989 and has finally completed 37 years later. Return To Blacktooth: https://thalamusdigital.itch.io/ Contents: 00:00 – The Week’s Retro News Stories 48:17 – Colin Porch Interview 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 London Gaming Market: https://www.londongamingmarket.com/ 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 RGL Teases The A1200: https://lnk.ua/GqyeXdPJ5 Commodore Teases June 16th Announcement: https://lnk.ua/OXRSP2jzO Crazy Taxi GenAI Response: https://lnk.ua/5JfoTfy1f Atari Toy Story Collection: https://lnk.ua/TJqoQuQ5j Resident Evil Code Veronica: https:/…