The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

We explore the world of vintage computer collecting, restoration and upgrading with Shelby from the wonderful Youtube channel, Tech Tangents. Tech Tangents on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/AkBKukU Tech Tangents on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/techtangents 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 needs Thanks to our latest Patreon backers, in the Hall of Fame this week: David Burgess, Brett Alexander, Andrew, Timo Haanpää 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/retrohour Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour Upcoming events: Amiga 37 - 15th and 16th October Notts VGA Festival - https://www.nottsvge.com/ - 17th & 18th December 2022 Show notes: Mario trailer is here: https://bit.ly/3rQuW9g Doom running on NotePad: https://bit.ly/3es92pI Pokemon yellow fan remake: https://bit.ly/3T1PSpI Elden ring for Super Nintendo: https://bit.ly/3CUWKj0 Text adventure started 40 years ago is finally finished: https://bit.ly/3CVL7sn

We go inside Microsoft back in the late 90s to hear the story of the original Xbox, Direct X, Microsoft's failed attempt to buy Nintendo and lots more with Kevin Bachus.Please 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/retroThanks to our latest Patreon backers, in the Hall of Fame this week: Bernd, The Amiga Show, Rob HullWe 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:Amiga 37 - 15th and 16th OctoberNotts VGA Festival - https://www.nottsvge.com/ - 17th & 18th December 2022Show notes: EmuVR: https://www.emuvr.net/ NES OS: https://notin.tokyo/nesos/ Device brings back harddrive clicking: https://bit.ly/3EoUIc8 Zelda texture bug: https://bit.ly/3ElFyod SNK VS Capcom for C64: https://bit.ly/3CCcW8S Half Life 2 VR mod: https://bit.ly/3ebHNzQ

We chat to Youtuber ctrl-alt-rees about classic Atari machines like the ST, Falcon and Jaguar, and learn some lesser-known stories about unreleased systems like the Atari Sparrow and Panther.ctrl-alt-rees: https://www.youtube.com/c/ctrlaltrees/https://ctrl-alt-rees.comPlease visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/Check out PCBWay at pcbway.com for all your PCB needsThanks to our latest Patreon backers, in the Hall of Fame this week: Richard Baker, RetroPassion Ltd 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:Amiga 37 - 15th and 16th OctoberNotts VGA Festival - https://www.nottsvge.com/ - 17th & 18th December 2022Show notes:Blockbuster video game championship is back: https://bit.ly/3RthGlb Maniac Mansion comeback?: https://bit.ly/3BVnAGj Sega Saturn controller port hack: https://bit.ly/3LWVNcX C64 OS: https://c64os.com/ C64 OS video: https://youtu.be/MVeW2ZlV2WU Fan uses Super Mario Maker 2 to make a full "classic" Mario: https://bit.ly/3rjdIRI

We get the inside story of Incentive Software and the classic 3D Contruction Kit which allowed users to create 3D worlds on platforms like the ZX Spectrum, C64 and Amiga with special guest Paul Gregory. Paul's website: https://www.indigobeetle.co.uk/ Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/ 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 http://www.betterhelp.com/retro Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: https://expressvpn.com/retro 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/retrohour Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour Upcoming events: Amiga 37 - 15th and 16th October Notts VGA Festival - https://www.nottsvge.com/ - 17th & 18th December 2022 Show notes: Golden Eye 007 comes to Xbox and Switch: https://bit.ly/3UBacjc Intel's retiring the Pentium: https://bit.ly/3UvWvBS Operation Wolf is back: https://bit.ly/3xKzAZR Atari 50 updates: https://bit.ly/3xLJBWI Phantom Fury: https://bit.ly/3SrnhcN

Point & Click adventure games are going through a major revival at the moment, and we chat to Dave Gilbert from indie studio Wadjet Eye Games.  Inspired by classics from Sierra and Infocom, they specialise in the adventure genre, with some stunning pixel art and stories. Wadjet Eye Games: http://www.wadjeteyegames.com/Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/Check out PCBWay at pcbway.com for all your PCB needsThanks to our latest Patreon backers, in the Hall of Fame this week: Dave Moyle, Paul WilcockWe 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:Amiga 37 - 15th and 16th OctoberNotts VGA Festival - https://www.nottsvge.com/ - 17th & 18th December 2022Show notes:Guy completes every N64 game: https://bit.ly/3QJS7Mt Portable Amstrad CPC464: https://bit.ly/3dmb8Hh Wolfenstein 3D on Sega Master System: https://bit.ly/3DstMaW Gargoyles remaster: https://bit.ly/3qFKpbG Intellivision Amico non-exclusives: https://bit.ly/3ROOs1n Civitas 2230 kickstarter: https://bit.ly/3S9MlVs

We chat to the fascinating Michael Case who started his career working on adult games for the Atari 2600, and then brought some of the biggest PlayStation titles to the PC.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: Luke ChallisWe 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:Amiga 37 - 15th and 16th OctoberNotts VGA Festival - https://www.nottsvge.com/ - 17th & 18th December 2022Show notes:Rare's lost Game Boy competitor is found: https://bit.ly/3eBEMsm Microprose retro style flight sim: https://bit.ly/3D7RnxC MS-DOS games recreated in AI: https://bit.ly/3d1zaaq Evercade EXP announced: https://bit.ly/3DcN5oG Japan's war on Floppy Disks: https://bit.ly/3RxGw4v Old skool gamer mag Kickstarter: https://bit.ly/3Qzx13k

We're joined by a legend this week, NewTek founder and the 'father of desktop video', Tim Jenison, to hear the story of how the Commodore Amiga changed the movie and TV industry.Tim's Vermeer: https://www.sonyclassics.com/timsvermeer/ Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/Check out PCBWay at pcbway.com for all your PCB needsThanks to our latest Patreon backers, in the Hall of Fame this week: Damien SmithWe 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:Amiga 37 - 15th and 16th OctoberNotts VGA Festival - https://www.nottsvge.com/ - 17th & 18th December 2022Show notes: Resident Evil cancelled after one season: https://bit.ly/3B8ngVx Pac Man World Re-Pac: https://bit.ly/3Q9VIDk Wireless controller mod for GameCube: https://bit.ly/3B4eZBR Janet Jackson crashes your hard drive: https://bit.ly/3KFfhlH Game publisher Sunsoft is back: https://bit.ly/3KCYHmJ

We catch up with Rare legends Kev Bayliss and Paul Machacek at Retromessa in Norway to hear some incredible stories from inside Rare in the 90s.Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/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 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/theretrohourAmiga 37 - 15th and 16th OctoberNotts VGA Festival - https://www.nottsvge.com/ - 17th & 18th December 2022Show notes: Artist Oliver Frey passes away: https://bit.ly/3QPLSrihttps://youtu.be/wq6JcPIhjyE Star Fx mod with multiplayer: https://bit.ly/3QPJO2L Yars Recharged: https://bit.ly/3R9lf09 Mega Drive 2 UK release & full titles: https://bit.ly/3csE1AZ

We chat to author Richard Moss about how the golden age of shareware subverted, shook up, and reshaped the video game industry, and kept independent game development alive. Shareware Heroes: https://sharewareheroes.com/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: Jake Evans, Albert DunbergWe 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/theretrohourJoin us in Norway at Retro Messa on 20-21 August: https://retromessa.no/ Amiga 37 - 15th and 16th OctoberNotts VGA Festival - https://www.nottsvge.com/ - 17th & 18th December 2022Show notes: 80's video shop in Alfreton: https://80svideo.co.uk/store https://youtu.be/4PWpyv2jIuw New Alone in the Dark game: https://bit.ly/3STlrmd Live-action Pacman game in development: https://bit.ly/3T2bdA2 Doom playable on tractor: https://bit.ly/3K0jvUN New 8-bit console you build yourself - Game Tank: https://bit.ly/3K0qFIL New Dreamcast Shmup: https://bit.ly/3wA6sEf

We take a trip back to the heyday of Atari and chat to developer Rich Adam who worked on legendary titles like Missile Command and Gravitar. 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 needs Thanks to our latest Patreon backers, in the Hall of Fame this week: Todd Hendsbee, James Ash 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/retrohour Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour Join us in Norway at Retro Messa on 20-21 August: https://retromessa.no/  Amiga 37 - 15th and 16th October Notts VGA Festival - https://www.nottsvge.com/ - 17th & 18th December 2022 Show notes:  Steam now supports Switches retro controllers: https://bit.ly/3bMzSYv Nokia 8210 is back: https://nokia.ly/3pdGjqs Super Punch-Out!!'s secret 2 player mode: https://bit.ly/3JO9TfK Sonic Triple Trouble 16-bit remake: https://bit.ly/3JQJTjG Another Princess in Our Castle (Mario 64 horror mod): https://bit.ly/3wlV92n