The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

Join us for a BUMPER look back at 2022 and some of our favourite industry veterans who have joined us on the podcast this year!Have a very Merry Christmas and we'll see you next week for the Christmas quiz!Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/Check out PCBWay at http://pcbway.com for all your PCB needsThanks to our latest Patreon backers, in the Hall of Fame this week: Stephen Foster, Craig T, Matthew, Retro Jerry,  Frank KooistraWe need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon:https://theretrohour.com/support/https://www.patreon.com/retrohourGet your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKdJoin our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Website: http://theretrohour.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohourukInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohourUpcoming events:Notts VGA Festival - https://www.nottsvge.com/ - 17th & 18th December 2022Show notes:The Making of Earthworm Jim with David Perry - The Retro Hour EP319: https://bit.ly/3HKwkUhThe Story of The XBox with Co-Creator Kevin Bachus - The Retro Hour EP347: https://bit.ly/3PDy8jFThe Secrets of Video Game Voice Acting - The Retro Hour EP313: https://bit.ly/3W1vJlnThe Golden Age of Atari with Ed Rotberg - The Retro Hour EP337: https://bit.ly/3YEQbKDBringing Metal Gear Solid & Oddworld to the PC - The Retro Hour EP343: https://bit.ly/3BE2q03Road Rash creator Randy Breen - The Retro Hour EP331: https://bit.ly/3UWjGo5Shadow of The Beast & Driver with Martin Edmonson - The Retro Hour EP338: https://bit.ly/3UWjLIpThe Simpson's Hit & Run: The Making of with John Melchior - The Retro Hour EP330: https://bit.ly/3BGE3P7Civilization and Railroad Tycoon with Bruce Shelley - The Retro Hour EP349: https://bit.ly/3Pxf9YbActivision and Acclaim: Inside Stories with Rod Cousens - The Retro Hour EP311: https://bit.ly/3PxtKCOThe Voice of Duke Nukem: Jon St John - The Retro Hour EP328: https://bit.ly/3uW799mManic Miner to Command & Conquer with Steve Wetherill - The Retro Hour EP322: https://bit.ly/3FVdM1XBeneath a Steel Sky & Revolution Software with Tony Warriner - The Retro Hour EP327: https://bit.ly/3hvdh5AThe Angry Video Game Nerd - The Retro Hour EP321: https://bit.ly/3HG7EMG  Video Toaster with NewTek Founder Tim Jenison - The Retro Hour EP342: https://bit.ly/3V1eOhi  

We get some useful tips on keeping your retro computers and consoles in top working order, with plenty of nostalgic memories with the brilliant Mark Payne from Mark Fixes Stuff.Mark Fixes Stuff: https://markfixesstuff.co.uk/Mark Fixes Stuff Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@markfixesstuffBack The Retro Hour Book on Kickstarter: https://bit.ly/3NTwV6ZPlease visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: https://expressvpn.com/retroThis episode is sponsored by BetterHelp - You deserve to be happy. Try the world's largest on-line therapy service and get 10% off your first month by using our link at https://www.betterhelp.com/retroWe need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon:https://theretrohour.com/support/https://www.patreon.com/retrohourGet your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKdJoin our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Website: http://theretrohour.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohourukInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohourUpcoming events:Notts VGA Festival - https://www.nottsvge.com/ - 17th & 18th December 2022Show notes:New near perfect emulation for Jaguar: https://bit.ly/3FcHNZQ How to play Elite on teletext: https://bit.ly/3F9IRxzYuzo Koshiro making new Mega Drive game: https://bit.ly/3HjGY3W  X68000-Z mini goes up for pre-order: https://bit.ly/3VJsNtj Legacy Update for Windows XP: https://legacyupdate.net/

With the World Cup being in full swing, we chat to New Star Games founder Simon Read about his journey from AMOS on the Amiga to making new retro inspired football games.New Star Games: https://www.newstargames.com/Back The Retro Hour Book on Kickstarter: https://bit.ly/3NTwV6ZPlease visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/Check out PCBWay at http://pcbway.com for all your PCB needsUse AI to optimise and run your Google Ads with stunning results! Get 3 months free access to the platform (only pay for your Google Ads) by using our promo code RETRO at https://myadbot.comThanks to our latest Patreon backers, in the Hall of Fame this week: Grant, Paul Harrington, Frank Kooistra, Retro JerryWe need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon:https://theretrohour.com/support/https://www.patreon.com/retrohourGet your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKdJoin our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Website: http://theretrohour.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohourukInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohourUpcoming events:Notts VGA Festival - https://www.nottsvge.com/ - 17th & 18th December 2022Show notes:Joe and Mac are back: https://bit.ly/3ueafVS Palm Pilot emulation: https://bit.ly/3Vu3lrk Game boy camera recorder: https://bit.ly/3GYr4Mm Run Mac OS on Wii: https://bit.ly/3ua3zbB

We get the inside story on the classic Might and Magic games, and how Medal of Honor lead the way for FPS games in the 21st century.  Back The Retro Hour Book on Kickstarter: https://bit.ly/3NTwV6ZPlease visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: https://expressvpn.com/retroWe need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon:https://theretrohour.com/support/https://www.patreon.com/retrohourGet your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKdJoin our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Website: http://theretrohour.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohourukInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohourUpcoming events:Notts VGA Festival - https://www.nottsvge.com/ - 17th & 18th December 2022Show notes:Teen's lost computer art unearthed 30 years after his death: https://bit.ly/3Ovv6gM The last Ridge Racer full scale arcade is being restored: https://bit.ly/3tWak0g Streets of Rage the movie goes to Lionsgate: https://bit.ly/3EVNmg2Who could star in the Streets of Rage movie?: https://bit.ly/3U05mKOGamesMaster back with news series in 2023: https://bit.ly/3ESCcsx Microsoft Clippy Xmas jumper: https://bit.ly/3ExkmKf

We go inside the world of classics like Skate or Die, John Madden Football and PGA Tour Golf with former EA game director, Happy Keller.Back The Retro Hour Book on Kickstarter: https://bit.ly/3NTwV6ZPlease visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com for all your PCB needsThis episode is sponsored by BetterHelp - You deserve to be happy. Try the world's largest on-line therapy service and get 10% off your first month by using our link at https://www.betterhelp.com/retroThanks to our latest Patreon backers, in the Hall of Fame this week: Phlod, Retro Fun For Everyone, Chris Nichols, Robert PoldingWe need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon:https://theretrohour.com/support/https://www.patreon.com/retrohourGet your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKdJoin our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Website: http://theretrohour.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohourukInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohourUpcoming events:Notts VGA Festival - https://www.nottsvge.com/ - 17th & 18th December 2022Show notes:GTA were offered a movie staring Eminem: https://bbc.in/3TGjgBD 2 factor codes with C64: https://bit.ly/3V9iFt1 New editor mod for BBC Micro Elite: https://bit.ly/3Xdq50w Ryan Reynolds stars in Dragon's Lair movie: https://bit.ly/3Oi8AYL Broken Pieces retro style survival horror: https://bit.ly/3VaBWdT

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We're launching a book!Plus. we get the inside story on Harmonix Music Systems, the company who brought us the legendary party games Guitar Hero and Rock Band.  How the company founders remortgaged their houses to make it happen, how they did an industry first and made a game featuring the Beatles music, and how their two leading games eventually became rivals!Back The Retro Hour Book on Kickstarter: https://bit.ly/3NTwV6ZThe Space Bar 25th anniversary re-release: https://www.zoom-platform.com/product/the-space-barPlease visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/Use AI to optimise and run your Google Ads with stunning results!  Get 3 months free access to the platform (only pay for your Google Ads) by using our promo code RETRO at https://myadbot.comWe need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon:https://theretrohour.com/support/https://www.patreon.com/retrohourGet your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKdJoin our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Website: http://theretrohour.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohourukInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohourUpcoming events:Notts VGA Festival - https://www.nottsvge.com/ - 17th & 18th December 2022Show notes:You've been playing Super Mario Bros wrong: https://bit.ly/3Tlts2h Saucy 'lost' Sega FMV game from the '90s is found: https://bit.ly/3EmnuK3 Resident Evil 4 item screen released as a full game: https://bit.ly/3hzMYKX Chop Goblin, retro FPS to completed in one go: https://bit.ly/3UtG8Fs  

In the first of our epic 2 part interview, we go deep inside the world of Infocom with Mike Dornbrook.  Infocom were one of the earliest video games companies, starting on university mainframes, their text adventures like Zork and Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy soon became cult classics on home micros.The Space Bar 25th anniversary re-release: https://www.zoom-platform.com/product/the-space-barPlease visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon:https://theretrohour.com/support/https://www.patreon.com/retrohourGet your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKdJoin our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Website: http://theretrohour.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohourukInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohourUpcoming events:Notts VGA Festival - https://www.nottsvge.com/ - 17th & 18th December 2022Show notes:Spectrum Quake: https://bit.ly/3DWCXQR Every US PS2 manual scanned: https://bit.ly/3Wxh6XC Oregon Trail comes to Switch: https://bit.ly/3UqZlra The Samurai collection: https://bit.ly/3UH1Be3 C64 accordian: https://bit.ly/3UsjRYu

We catch up with Peter Leigh aka Nostalgia Nerd for a chat about the history of personal tech, from the N-Gage to the Newton, the Atari Lynx to the Laser pen.Nostalgia Nerd's Gadgets, Gizmos & Gimmicks book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3fdqK0E Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/Thanks to our latest Patreon backers, in the Hall of Fame this week: Pascual Strømsnæs, Aron Szabo, Lance Bertoldie, Andri ByarkasonWe need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon:https://theretrohour.com/support/https://www.patreon.com/retrohourGet your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKdJoin our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Website: http://theretrohour.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohourukInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohourUpcoming events:Notts VGA Festival - https://www.nottsvge.com/ - 17th & 18th December 2022Show notes:Silent hill 2 remake set to disappoint?: https://bit.ly/3TJr4mV Amiga comes to Evercade: https://bit.ly/3gE9WQI New 3D engine for Sierra games: https://bit.ly/3U7DjJT Get a better picture from the GBA player: https://bit.ly/3SGSxnJ Prototype Smashbros footage released: https://youtu.be/i3IOWaVDbx0

Our guest this week was named one of the "25 Game Gods" by PC Gamer, we chat to Bruce Shelley, who helped design Sid Meier’s Civilization and Railroad Tycoon.Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com for all your PCB needsBetterHelp - You deserve to be happy. Try the world's largest on-line therapy service and get 10% off your first month by using our link at http://www.betterhelp.com/retroThanks to our latest Patreon backers, in the Hall of Fame this week: Liam Dobson, Gregory G, Neil ThomasWe need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon:https://theretrohour.com/support/https://www.patreon.com/retrohourGet your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKdJoin our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Website: http://theretrohour.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohourukInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohourUpcoming events:Notts VGA Festival - https://www.nottsvge.com/ - 17th & 18th December 2022Show notes: Resident Evil text adventure: https://bit.ly/3gfDtzZPerfect Dark decompiled: https://bit.ly/3zn3C6X Brain cells learn to play Pong!: https://bit.ly/3eJWLNPModders recreate lost Mario Sunshine stage: https://bit.ly/3CR5i9E Discmaster: https://bit.ly/3MRewaq Mario Kart XXL GBA surfaces: https://bit.ly/3DhaHIp GBA carts now run on Steam Deck: https://bit.ly/3TICI0H