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Diablo, StarCraft & Comix Zone: Stieg Hedlund Reveals All - The Retro Hour EP480

·1 hr 26 min·5 clips
Stig Hedlund explains why Diablo 1's classes felt samey and how he overhauled them for Diablo 2.
The Retro Hour podcast hosts discuss retro gaming news, including Ecco the Dolphin remasters and a lost Atari Lynx fighter, before interviewing game designer Stig Hedlund. Hedlund shares insights from his work at Koei, Sega STI, and Blizzard, focusing on the development of Diablo, Diablo 2, and Starcraft.

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Retro headlines give way to Stig Hedlund, with Blizzard, Diablo, and a few welcome detours.

The Retro Hour opens with a tidy split: a burst of retro headlines, then Stig Hedlund in the main seat. The news run lands first with the Mega Drive sequel and the revived Atari Lynx game, and the hosts keep enough momentum that the jump into Blizzard and Diablo talk feels…

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For retro gaming news, a Blizzard chat, and a long, friendly detour into design memory.

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