Phil Adam - Spectrum Holobyte, SPA, Interplay, Amico

From Video Game Newsroom Time Machine by Karl Kuras

March 12, 2026 · 3h 54m

About this episode

Phil Adam discusses his extensive career in the gaming industry, highlighting key moments and contributions.

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 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/…

People in this episode

Host: Karl Kuras

Guest: Phil Adam

Topics covered

gaming history
video game marketing
Tetris
RPGs
career in gaming

Keywords

Phil Adam
Spectrum Holobyte
Interplay
Amico
Tetris
gaming history
RPG renaissance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Spectrum Holobyte, Interplay, Amico