

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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Sep 6, 2019 • 1h 8min
189: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater: The Inside Story with Ralph D'Amato - The Retro Hour EP189
Pretending I'm Superman: https://thpsfilm.com/Please visit our amazing sponsors:Claim your FREE copy of The Economist – Text RETRO to 78070Claim your FREE case of craft beer from our sponsor Beer 52 here: https://beer52.com/retroDonate to the show and help us continue: https://theretrohour.com/support/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Mark Pearson, Garry Heather, Paul Harrington, Arnt-Ove Todnem Audioboom channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/theretrohourAudioboom RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4970769.rssJoin 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/Events we'll be at:Retro Computer Museum, Leicester: 'Fantastic Retro Gaming': https://bit.ly/2M2srhtRetro Games Fair Nottingham: https://www.facebook.com/events/2416830538601494/Amiga 34 - Germany Show notes:Micropose tease return: https://bit.ly/2m2nb1p Ultra-rare NES-era Konami games discovered: https://bit.ly/2lAXQLM Disney classic games collection: https://bit.ly/2lFwq7G Intel adds 'retro scaling' to graphics drivers: https://bit.ly/2kvEeIE SEGA's Yu Suzuki would like to revisit Out Run And Virtua Fighter: https://bit.ly/2lFwxQE

Aug 30, 2019 • 1h 19min
188: Arcade Attack - The Retro Hour EP188
Arcade Attack: https://www.arcadeattack.co.uk/Please visit our amazing sponsors:Claim your FREE copy of The Economist – Text RETRO to 78070Claim your FREE case of craft beer from our sponsor Beer 52 here: https://beer52.com/retroDonate to the show and help us continue: https://theretrohour.com/support/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Mark Pearson, Garry Heather, Paul Harrington, Arnt-Ove Todnem Audioboom channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/theretrohourAudioboom RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4970769.rssJoin 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/Events we'll be at:Retro Computer Museum, Leicester: 'Fantastic Retro Gaming': https://bit.ly/2M2srhtAmiga 34 - Germany Show notes:Turbo Graphix mini price and games: https://bit.ly/32avMPa A retro gaming gold rush: https://bit.ly/2ZpyfbD 1up Arcades coming to uk: https://bit.ly/2NGxW5c Beyond a steel sky: https://bit.ly/2Hz05ay

Aug 22, 2019 • 1h 17min
187: The Best British Gaming Magazines Ever with Steve Jarratt - The Retro Hour EP187
Please visit our amazing sponsors:Bitmap Books present Metal Slug: The Ultimate History. Pre-orders open NOW: https://bit.ly/2ywzKVIClaim your FREE copy of The Economist – Text RETRO to 78070Donate to the show and help us continue: https://theretrohour.com/support/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Michael Dailly, Jesper Hoier, Mark Traynor, David Blumenstein Audioboom channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/theretrohourAudioboom RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4970769.rssJoin 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/Events we'll be at:Retro Computer Museum, Leicester: 'Fantastic Retro Gaming': https://bit.ly/2M2srhtAmiga 34 - Germany Show notes: Intellevision Amico trailer: https://bit.ly/2TUwE7M Atari Jaguar flash cart is FINALLY here: https://bit.ly/31WQpye Ion Fury: https://bit.ly/2Znpqdw CRT santa delivers FREE retro TVs: https://bit.ly/2Zn3y6b

Aug 15, 2019 • 1h 13min
186: Happy Console Gamer - Johnny Millennium - The Retro Hour EP186
Happy Console Gamer: https://www.youtube.com/user/HappyConsoleGamerPlease visit our amazing sponsors:Bitmap Books present Metal Slug: The Ultimate History. Pre-orders open 8/8/19: https://bit.ly/2ywzKVIClaim your FREE copy of The Economist – Text RETRO to 78070Donate to the show and help us continue: https://theretrohour.com/support/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Paul Edwards, Darren Coles, Daniel Waddington, Matthew Martin Audioboom channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/theretrohourAudioboom RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4970769.rssJoin 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/Events we'll be at:Retro Computer Museum, Leicester: 'Fantastic Retro Gaming': https://bit.ly/2M2srhtAmiga 34 - Germany Show notes:Retro plug and play GPU: https://bit.ly/2KNn4PZ Neo geo Samurai Shodown limited edition: https://bit.ly/2z0C33x First person dungeon crawler in Mario Maker: https://bit.ly/2KMgtFC Retro Asylum Podcast: http://retroasylum.com

Aug 9, 2019 • 1h 18min
185: C64 on TV and Answering Your Retro Questions - The Retro Hour EP185
8-Bit Symphony: https://www.8-bit-symphony.com/Please visit our amazing sponsors:Bitmap Books present Metal Slug: The Ultimate History. Pre-orders open 8/8/19: https://bit.ly/2ywzKVIClaim your FREE copy of The Economist – Text RETRO to 78070Donate to the show and help us continue: https://theretrohour.com/support/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Paul Edwards, Darren Coles, Daniel Waddington, Matthew Martin Audioboom channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/theretrohourAudioboom RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4970769.rssJoin 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/Events we'll be at:Retro Computer Museum, Leicester: 'Fantastic Retro Gaming': https://bit.ly/2M2srhtAmiga 34 - Germany Show notes: Sonic CD beta: https://bit.ly/2yPLAuhClassic starwars game reprint: https://bit.ly/2yP2QzS Serious Duke 3D: https://youtu.be/LRNgnwWUUXQ

Aug 1, 2019 • 1h 7min
184: Lotus Turbo Challenge, Supercars, Kikstart with Shaun Southern - The Retro Hour EP184
Magnetic Fields: http://www.shaunsouthern.com/Please visit our amazing sponsors:Bitmap Books present Metal Slug: The Ultimate History. Pre-orders open 8/8/19: https://bit.ly/2ywzKVIClaim your FREE copy of The Economist – Text RETRO to 78070Donate to the show and help us continue: https://theretrohour.com/support/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Keneth O'Toole, Steve Netting, Karl Kuras, Asen Ivanov Audioboom channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/theretrohourAudioboom RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4970769.rssJoin 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/Events we'll be at:Retro Computer Museum, Leicester: 'Fantastic Retro Gaming': https://bit.ly/2M2srhtAmiga 34 - Germany Show notes:Mamemeister Shaun Southern interview: https://youtu.be/LH3gE5fHyXQAlan Turing £50 note binary code: https://bit.ly/2Owhp5Z Amiga 500 Raspberry Pi accelerator: https://bit.ly/2Yl4JTZ New Megadrive game Megacat: https://bit.ly/2xVlzch 8bit Symphony goes down a storm: https://bit.ly/31dgHfA

Jul 26, 2019 • 1h 10min
183: Mastertronic: The Inside Story - The Retro Hour EP183
Anthony Guter website: http://guter.org/mastertronic/index.htmPlease visit our amazing sponsors:Bitmap Books and check out their incredible CRPG Book: A Guide to Computer Role-Playing Games: https://bit.ly/2MeGgbKClaim your FREE copy of The Economist – Text RETRO to 78070Donate to the show and help us continue: https://theretrohour.com/support/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Stuart Brand, Garry Heather, William Jones, Christian Deisch Audioboom channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/theretrohourAudioboom RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4970769.rssJoin 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/Events we'll be at:Amiga 34 - Germany Show notes:Retro games now worth 'thousands': https://bit.ly/2GtSauE Atari 2600 game goes on sale for 90k: https://bit.ly/2LGc5uH Streets of Rage 4 Soundtrack: https://bit.ly/2GuSQQe GameSH>: https://bit.ly/2LHMqS9

Jul 19, 2019 • 1h 7min
182: Tectoy: How Sega Consoles Still Rule In Brazil - The Retro Hour EP182
Techtoy: https://www.tectoy.com.br/Please visit our amazing sponsor, Bitmap Books and check out their incredible SEGA® Master System: a visual compendium:https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/products/sega-master-system-a-visual-compendiumDonate to the show and help us continue: https://theretrohour.com/support/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Michael Vreede, Stuard Brand, Craig Crocker, Marcus Davies Audioboom channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/theretrohourAudioboom RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4970769.rssJoin 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/Events we'll be at:Amiga 34 - Germany Show notes: Irata Online: https://irata.online/ Mortal Kombat new movie: https://bit.ly/2XYFRfB Bitcoin on original Apollo computer: https://bit.ly/2Z6g0nGChristian Simpson renders worms in HD: https://bit.ly/2M4CRMv GameStop introducing Retro-Only stores: https://bit.ly/2JQFSxo

Jul 12, 2019 • 1h 7min
181: PLATO: The Greatest Computer Network You’ve Never Heard of - The Retro Hour EP181
The Friendly Orange Glow: http://friendlyorangeglow.com/Donate to the show and help us continue: https://theretrohour.com/support/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Jean-Renaud Gauthier, Bryan Darling, Andrew Alles, Gareth McKee Audioboom channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/theretrohourAudioboom RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4970769.rssJoin 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/Events we'll be at:Amiga 34 - Germany Show notes: Nintendo designers always wanted Super Mario Maker: https://bit.ly/2xq8HL1 Infocom cabinet archived: https://bit.ly/1Qnwpeg N64 and Gamecube Games coming to Switch?: https://bit.ly/2Y0XnnC Cyber1 PLATO system: https://www.cyber1.org/

Jul 5, 2019 • 1h 17min
180: Rare: The Inside Story - The Retro Hour EP180
Donate to the show and help us continue: https://theretrohour.com/support/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Daniel Parkinson, Feature Music, Wai Cheung, Patrick McGinty Audioboom channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/theretrohourAudioboom RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4970769.rssJoin 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/Events we'll be at:Amiga 34 - Germany Show notes: Retrospillmessen backstage chat: https://youtu.be/nrUIc6in4EE Full size C64 Clone: https://bit.ly/3299WfY Nintendo fans fight back: https://bit.ly/2YH8HTf N64 HDMI adapter: https://youtu.be/diwQSAq1YRA Raspberry Pi 4 arrives: https://bit.ly/2ZF5MKL


