{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Phil Adam - Spectrum Holobyte, SPA, Interplay, Amico","description":"Phil Adam's career has spanned more than 40 years, from pioneering work marketing titles for Spectrum Holobyte, playing a pivotal role in bringing Tetris to the West, working at Interplay during the RPG renaisance and his current work as head of Amico. Highs and lows in a career that has seen gaming grow up and maybe, find its youthful core once again. Recorded May-July 2025 Video Version: https:\/\/youtu.be\/iK3wUGg213s Get us on your mobile device: Android: https:\/\/www.google.com\/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly92aWRlb2dhbWVuZXdzcm9vbXRpbWVtYWNoaW5lLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz  iOS: https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/de\/podcast\/video-game-newsroom-time-machine And if you like what we are doing here at the podcast, don't forget to like us on your podcasting app of choice, YouTube, and\/or support us on patreon! https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/VGNRTM Send comments on&amp;nbsp; Mastodon @videogamenewsroomtimemachine@oldbytes.space Or twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or Instagram https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vgnrtm Or https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/vgnrtm.bsky.social Or videogamenewsroomtimemachine@gmail.com Links: https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Montgomery_Ward https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apple_Lisa https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game\/224\/gato\/ https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/company\/689\/sphere-inc\/ https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/person\/3490\/gilman-louie\/ https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/company\/151\/microprose-alameda\/ https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_Maxwell https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CP\/M https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MP\/M https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grace_Hopper https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Software_and_Information_Industry_Association  https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/V-chip https:\/\/celestialseasonings.com BBC Tetris documentary - https:\/\/youtu.be\/6ohCy4ktA5w?si=ntZ50BWV2gAQFQu4 https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game\/1655\/red-storm-rising\/ https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game\/2637\/flight-of-the-intruder\/ https:\/\/www.mobygames.com\/game\/1222\/simcity-enhanced-cd-rom\/ https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mathias_Rust https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alexey_Pajitnov https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bing_Gordon https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interplay_Entertainment https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blizzard_Entertainment https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Davidson_%26_Associates https:\/\/www.interplay.com\/ https:\/\/www.indiedb.com\/company\/big-world-technology https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chameleon_(console) https:\/\/amicoentertainment.com\/ https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/V-chip https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5bhMdhcdfMY&amp;amp;pp=ygUVYW1pY28gY29uc29sZSBoYW5kc29u  https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/RalliSport_Challenge https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Virtual_Pool_(video_game) Copyright Karl Kuras 2026 &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Video Game Newsroom Time Machine","author_url":"http:\/\/videogamenewsroomtimemachine.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40407125\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/199532625"}