Simone Bernacchia is an Italian composer now living in LA since 2005 when he married his wife. He has been composing music on the Amiga platform since the 90s, with his first commercial title, arcade shooter 'Powder' released in 1998. Currently working as a web developer, he is now part of the Amiga homebrew community, contributing music to a variety of games from independent studios. In this interview we talk about his recent projects, the most well-known being Blocky Skies. The homebrew community as a whole and how Amiga homebrew compares to other homebrew communities. The hardware and software behind composing for Amiga such as the open source Milky Tracker and the limitations of the platform. All this, and more: You can find Simone Bernacchia on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/simone-bernacchia-590551024 ...and Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/user480583/videos Please consider joining my Patreon or visiting the merch store, it really helps small creators like me!: https://www.patreon.com/retroperspective http://tee.pub/lic/jco-QQecXg0 https://ko-fi.com/theretroperspective Music by Moonfleet & Din Of Celestial Birds: https://moonfleetmusic.bandcamp.com/ https://dinofcelestialbirds.bandcamp.com/ Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/theretroperspective/ https://twitter.com/TheRetroP https://www.facebook.com/retroperspective/ Check out http://www.theretroperspective.com/ for more cynicism & nostalgia! 00:00 Intro Music 01:00 What Titles Have You Composed For 03:36 Amiga Homebrew Community 05:16 Limitations Of Composing For Amiga 08:05 Milky Tracker 10:59 Any Other Systems? 11:55 Heroes Of Might and Magic 2 De-Make 15:10 Which Series Would You Like To Compose For? 16:10 Composing For The Amiga