The Retro Hour - Episode 25 (The Invention of M.U.Ds with Richard Bartle)

We speak to gaming pioneer Richard Bartle who co-invtended the first M.U.D game in the 70s, which lead to the rise of MMOs! How did it all start, and why would he close down World of Warcraft? Richard Bartle's website: http://mud.co.uk/richard/ Our website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Smartboy: http://bit.ly/28TXHgp Polite googling: http://bit.ly/1rre6fa Eagle box: http://bit.ly/28W2y0k New Amiga case look: http://bit.ly/1Sby7fA NERG 2016: http://bit.ly/28QudMo Sonic dominos: http://bit.ly/28W91GE Football Fever compliation for Amiga CD32: http://bit.ly/28W91GE Pietro brothers Spectrum Mario clone demo: http://bit.ly/292azxY NAS had a Rob the Robot: http://bit.ly/28RDWjn