

The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)
The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)
Your weekly dose of retro gaming and technology news and interviews with industry veterans.
New episodes released every Friday!
New episodes released every Friday!
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Jun 11, 2021 • 1h 28min
279: Retro Memories with Digital Foundry's John Linneman - The Retro Hour EP279
Digital Foundry on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DigitalFoundry/featuredPlease visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:Bitmap Books Game Boy: The Box Art Collection: https://bit.ly/3fY9g5XClaim your FREE case of 10 craft beers from our sponsor Beer 52 here: https://beer52.com/retroGet 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/33OWBKdThanks to our amazing donators this week: Simen Skogsrud, Old School Gamer Magazine, Jani Ruotsalainen, Liam Carew, Shane TonerJoin 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/theretrohourShow notes: Dreamcast SD card cache: https://bit.ly/3w5f43l Deleted Nintendo floppy recovered: https://bit.ly/3z45jnMTaito announces mini arcade cabinet: https://bit.ly/2TcFtxl Handheld C64: https://bit.ly/2TaakdWGolden Eye remade in Farcry 5: https://bit.ly/2SgCXGg Twitch-based Pac-Mac game: https://bit.ly/3v3mIdc

Jun 3, 2021 • 1h 33min
278: Evercade: Making Modern Retro Consoles - The Retro Hour EP278
Evercade: https://evercade.co.uk/Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:Bitmap Books Commodore 64: a visual compendium: https://bit.ly/3yXgjn1Claim your FREE case of 8 craft beers from our sponsor Beer 52 here: https://beer52.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/33OWBKdThanks to our amazing donators this week: Simon Wood, DankLord, Simon Barnes, Charlie Needham, Fabrice DevilleJoin 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/theretrohourShow notes: New Virtua Fighter: https://bit.ly/3chRLLA Daymare 1994: https://bit.ly/3cgzn5P Ambernic: https://bit.ly/3galJm3 Super Mario Movie Restored: https://bit.ly/3pkHkMS Pico Computer: https://bit.ly/3w0DUkZ Retro Gaming Shop of the week: eStarland, Northern Virginia - https://estarland.com

May 27, 2021 • 1h 34min
277: Williams, LucasArts & 3DO with Noah Falstein - The Retro Hour EP277
http://www.theinspiracy.com/Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:Bitmap Books Commodore Amiga: a visual compendium: https://bit.ly/3v2ul4mClaim your FREE case of 8 craft beers from our sponsor Beer 52 here: https://beer52.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/33OWBKdThanks to our amazing donators this week: Kyle Havelka, Darren Williams, John Rockefeller, Fred, Charlie PearceJoin 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/theretrohourShow notes: Time Splitters 4 is coming: https://bit.ly/2RL3iMx Metal Gear Amiga port: https://bit.ly/3fi3USJ Sonic 30th anniversary collection: https://bit.ly/3fKYHlr New Spectrum driving game: https://bit.ly/2TkYpu4 Counter Strike ported to Nintendo DS: https://bit.ly/3vpaWdZ Retro Gaming Shop of the week: Power Up Gaming, Barrie, Ontario - https://www.powerupgaming.ca/

May 20, 2021 • 1h 25min
276: The Mysterious World of the MSX - The Retro Hour EP276
MSX Magazine archive: https://msxcomputermagazine.nl/Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:Bitmap Books Commodore Amiga: a visual compendium: https://bit.ly/3v2ul4mWe 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/33OWBKdThanks to our amazing donators this week: Kyle Havelka, Darren Williams, John Rockefeller, Fred, Charlie PearceJoin 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/theretrohourShow notes: Rare SNES SA1 Demo Found: https://bit.ly/2QxJFH7 Lego PS1: https://bit.ly/3hEf6ec Dixons and PC World Names Going: https://bit.ly/3hIt7az Dreamcast Handheld: https://ebay.to/3fA1tdn Retro CGA Card: https://bit.ly/3v6ocnJ Retro Gaming Shop of the week: Retro Games HQ, Swindon - https://retrogames-swindon.co.uk/

May 13, 2021 • 1h 34min
275: Mattel Intellivision History With Dave Warhol - The Retro Hour EP275
http://rtassoc.com/Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:Bitmap Books Sinclair ZX Spectrum: a visual compendium: https://bit.ly/3f84RMcJoin 2+ million people who have swapped their wallet for Curve and get £5 to spend with our exclusive code: https://www.curve.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/33OWBKdThanks to our amazing donators this week: Boar's Head Tavern BBS, Duncan Beresford, Darren Coles, Simon Pilgrim, Richard Benjamin Kay Join 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/theretrohourShow notes: Lost Sonic Kart game found: https://bit.ly/3uM1MI8Pocket Sized Wii: https://bit.ly/2R60nOjRetro Tink 5X: https://bit.ly/3w0OTdxSega is fine with fan-made Sonic games: https://bit.ly/3ya3qFBZombies Ate My Neighbours comes to Switch: https://bit.ly/3w0TMTRRetro Gaming Shop of the week: Item Drop in Seaton, Devon - https://itemdrop.co.uk/

May 6, 2021 • 1h 33min
274: Metro-Siege: Making NEW Amiga Games - The Retro Hour EP274
BitBeamCannon: https://bitbeamcannon.com/Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:Bitmap Books The SNES Pixel Book: https://bit.ly/3w6KO8LJoin 2+ million people who have swapped their wallet for Curve and get £5 to spend with our exclusive code: https://www.curve.com/retroGet 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/33OWBKdThanks to our amazing donators this week: Oli Holmes, Max Ward, Paul Bullard, Andrew S, Gary AudleyJoin 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/theretrohourShow notes: Official Playstation mag is no more: https://bit.ly/3eZL1mq C64 mining bitcoin: https://bit.ly/3aXCqzl The Queen's gold Nintendo Wii is for sale: https://bit.ly/3eVHBkw The Pixel Bunker: https://www.thepixelbunker.com/

Apr 30, 2021 • 1h 34min
273: Commodore 65 & Mega 65 - The Retro Hour EP273
Mega 65: https://mega65.org/Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:Bitmap Books The Games That Weren't: https://bit.ly/2Pzkun3We 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/33OWBKdThanks to our amazing donators this week: Mats Brådhe, Darren Williams, Lauri Turjansalo, Björn Sundberg, Henrik LadefogedJoin 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/theretrohourShow notes: House of the dead remake for Switch: https://youtu.be/nWYzf2pAJzo PiStorm: https://bit.ly/2QKzChX Vampire Raptor: https://bit.ly/3xCK63Q Dr Cosmos - Gameboy colour: https://bit.ly/3t1rZ3J Resident Evil 4 VR: https://bit.ly/3eFhYUR Evercade VS: https://bit.ly/3nwXykUA new way to play Tetris: https://bit.ly/3eAFvX2

Apr 22, 2021 • 1h 36min
272: SimCity, Predator & Superior Software with Peter Scott - The Retro Hour EP272
Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:Bitmap Books Game Boy: The Box Art Collection https://bit.ly/32b2YICGet £5 off the £29.99 RRP for Acorn A World in Pixels - so £24.99, with free P&P to the UK using our discount code: RETROHOUR - https://bit.ly/2NtxIkt 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/33OWBKdThanks to our amazing donators this week: Other Retro Matt, John Træholt, Rob Fairfield, Joe HD, Wilberon McBainJoin 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/theretrohourShow notes: PS3 & Vita stores remain open: https://bit.ly/2QQ14e8 PS3 games go up in value: https://bit.ly/3gt53rC PS Vita Metacritic: https://bit.ly/3enp4Nv New Leisure Suit Larry game: https://bit.ly/3emGkTd Breath of The Wild demake: https://bit.ly/3vawCtO Super Mario 64 Plus for PC: https://bit.ly/2QMu6Lm Fans build Sonic 3D game in Dreams: https://bit.ly/3n8Hyp6 Zig & Zag - Them Girls Them Girls: https://youtu.be/7bv_36P_f-w

Apr 15, 2021 • 1h 27min
271: Earthbound & Life Inside Nintendo with Marcus Lindblom - The Retro Hour EP271
Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:Bitmap Books Game Boy: The Box Art Collection https://bit.ly/32b2YICGet 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/33OWBKdThanks to our amazing donators this week: Jonathan Quilter, Peter Cimone, Rob Huibers, Sam Rhymes, Pierre KressmannJoin 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/theretrohourShow notes: Sealed Pokemon Blue found: https://bit.ly/3dhVppV Metroid Prime 2D: https://bit.ly/3dfkLom Turn iPhone into MS-DOS PC: https://bit.ly/3abi84K Earthbound 3D: https://bit.ly/3tl0O4W Lotus Turbo Challenge Atari ST ppgrade: https://bit.ly/2RBqPiD

Apr 8, 2021 • 1h 43min
270: Atari & Computing Pioneer Chris Crawford - The Retro Hour EP270
Chris' website: http://www.erasmatazz.com/Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:Bitmap Books Atari 2600/7800: a visual compendium: https://bit.ly/3cCjtU7Join 2+ million people who have swapped their wallet for Curve and get £5 to spend with our exclusive code: https://www.curve.com/retroGet 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/33OWBKdThanks to our amazing donators this week: Jonathan Quilter, Fabrice Deville, RetroHamer, Edward Fitzpatrick, Zach HugethanksJoin 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/theretrohourShow notes: Castlevania prototype for Dreamcast found: https://bit.ly/39Yafj4 Microprose Coccer hits Steam: https://bit.ly/3mvXPnK Time Splitters 2 4k Remaster found in Homefront: https://bit.ly/39Tgnck Super Mario Bros cart sells for $660,000: https://bit.ly/3t3kRVw New £50 Alan Turing note contains lots of easter eggs: https://bit.ly/3mu192PThe Turing Challenge: https://bit.ly/320rlsc


