danwood_uk Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 (edited) We have Darryl Still (Atari UK/Europe's marketing manager) on our podcast this week, he shares some great stories about the Jaguar from concept to launch and defending it in the press. Plus, some great stories about the ST and Lynx. If you want to listen/download: (Interview starts at 15:50 in) http://www.theretrohour.com/atari-uk-the-rise-and-fall-with-darryl-still-the-retro-hour-ep71/ Edited May 19, 2017 by danwood_uk 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterG Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Cool thank you, can`t wait to take a listen. Back in the day I always had the feeling that Darryl was fighting against the windmills in UK. Looking forward to hear him tell his part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 (edited) Wow, great interview. Still remember fondly when Edwin (of Atari Lynx User fanzine) and me went to Atari HQ in Slough and meeting Darryl. He was very easy going, friendly, overall we had a great time there. Regrets, missed foto opportunities, should've taken a camera along. Edited May 19, 2017 by high voltage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 'Enormous amounts, massive quantities of Atari JRs and Atari 7800s sold in the UK due to catalogues sales.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaguarGod Posted May 19, 2017 Share Posted May 19, 2017 Very nice! Interesting interview. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SabertoothRetro Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 Fantastic interview! It was a truly worthwhile listen. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirlynxalot Posted May 20, 2017 Share Posted May 20, 2017 Interesting interview! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Dragon Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 (edited) Been looking back through some old Darryl Still comments from the time. From personal experience, i found him to be a joy to speak with, a pleasure to listen to and keen to put the record straight when he felt Atari UK was put in an unfair light..Caspain Software claims of Jaguar Zero 5. However... He did overstate a little too much at times. Fever Pitch Soccer was never going to make up for no Fifa on Jaguar.. Attack Of The Mutant Penguins was far from the original title he claimed,it took inspiration from many other titles.. Kasumi Ninja was not Rockin :-)) And it seems he caused Bob Brodie a few headaches regarding the Falcon. Never been sure if he was misquoted in ST Format magazine when they ran that story of the STFM being reintroduced at new price point of £159 Did he really expect it to sell 150,000 units in 1993? Add another 3 years to the commercial life of the ST range? And were these new ST machines really newly built or was the claim of a warehouse full of ST motherboards discovered during a European stock take the real story? I've learnt to be cautious over his statements. Peter Staddon is the person i wish someone could find and interview.. Be nice to get viewpoints from an earlier Atari UK P.R person. Edited November 12, 2019 by Lost Dragon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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