Biography

Editor of retrogamesmaster. Dedicated to retro and Indie games. Interviews with people from Sensible Software, Ocean, Team 17 & the Oliver Twins. Soon to feature in Button Bashers film

A game enthusiast from Dover has launched a website to celebrate games of the past and interview people from the industry.

Peter Ward, of Balfour Road, started the site three years ago but it was not until October last year, after learning more about web design from maintaining the Charlton Churches website, that Retro Gamesmaster really took off.

He said: "I never imagined my first interview would be with the Oliver Twins, creators of Dizzy. They really helped raise the profile of the site. I have interviewed many pioneers of the industry."

Peter Ward started gaming site These include Jon Hare, a designer for Sensible Software, Cannon Fodder and Sensible Soccer, Greg Johnson, creator of Toejam and Earl, and Big Boy Barry, a TV presenter on popular 90s show Games World. He has also interviewed Chris Chapman, a game consultant at Sensible Software, and Allister Brimble, a video game music composer. He said: "I had my first video interview in early 2016 with Jon Ritman, creator of Head over Heels and worked for Ocean Software."

This is Peter's passion as he has been gaming ever since he was a child and looks up to the people he is now able to interview, including Stoo Cambridge, Dino Dini, Jim Bagley, Bob Wakelin, Mark R Jones, Barry Leitch, and Martyn Brown.

Peter, 37, who is also a campaigner for the new Dover Leisure Centre, is hoping to release a book of his interviews in the future.

For now, he is busy working on the site and releasing daily reviews at 6.30pm Monday to Friday and weekend interviews.

The computer technician at Canterbury College has also managed to get Atari artist Pamela Smith to design the logos and some art for the site. If anyone is interested in helping or can donate any old games, consoles or computers email Peter on editor@retrogamesmaster.co.uk

- IMDb Mini Biography By: Peter Ward