

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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Feb 8, 2019 • 1h 13min
159: Frank Klepacki: Command & Conquer, Dune, Star Wars - The Retro Hour EP159
Frank Klepacki's website: http://www.frankklepacki.comDonate to the show and help us continue: https://theretrohour.com/support/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Stephen and Gillian Murphy, Loukas Pour-Hashemi, Michael Stouffs, Jarno Mielikainen Audioboom channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/theretrohourAudioboom RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4970769.rssJoin our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Our website: http://theretrohour.comOur Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/Events we'll be at:PLAY Expo Manchester: https://www.playexpomanchester.com/Show notes:Show notes:Retro Arch PS2 port: https://bit.ly/2BpDhqS Techno DJ releases new album on the Mega Drive: https://bit.ly/2GpqDv9 GameStop fails to secure buyer: https://bit.ly/2TECKrQ What will retro gaming be like in 20 years?: https://bit.ly/2Bp8GJM

Feb 1, 2019 • 1h 9min
158: Tony Takoushi talks Mean Machines and SEGA - The Retro Hour EP158
Freefall 3050 A.D.: http://freefall3050.com/Win a copy of Freefall 3050 A.D: https://theretrohour.com/2019/02/01/freefall-3050-ad/Donate to the show and help us continue: https://theretrohour.com/support/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Frank Rundholt, Edward Sanguinetti, Sebastian Kiernan, Gary Audley Audioboom channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/theretrohourAudioboom RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4970769.rssJoin our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Our website: http://theretrohour.comOur Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohourukOur Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/Events we'll be at:PLAY Expo Manchester: https://www.playexpomanchester.com/Show notes:Atari gaming scene hotting up for 2019: https://atariage.com/store/ Stream original Gameboy to TV: https://bit.ly/2G1CzUr Japan still making Minidisc players: https://bit.ly/2S0QdO1

Jan 25, 2019 • 1h 15min
157: The History of Firebird Software - The Retro Hour EP157
We get the definitive history of Firebird Software and Telecomsoft with former employee Richard Hewison. The Bird Sanctuary: http://birdsanctuary.co.uk/

Jan 18, 2019 • 1h 9min
156: Memoirs of an Aussie Sega Game Counsellor - The Retro Hour EP156
We find out about life manning the phones as an early 90's Sega Game Counsellor with Tim Gadler.
Tim's Twitter: https://twitter.com/timgadler
Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Frank Rundholt, Edward Sanguinetti, Sebastian Kiernan, Gary Audley
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Events we'll be at:
Amiga Ireland Meetup: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/amiga-ireland-2019-tickets-42178857097
PLAY Expo Manchester: https://www.playexpomanchester.com/
Show notes:
Nintendo fans are not happy with NES offerings on Switch: https://bit.ly/2Ml4jny
Sonic Adventure remake?: https://bit.ly/2HiuFHV
Hyperkin HDTV NES Zapper: https://bit.ly/2RD7n4l
Japan outlaws console modding: https://bit.ly/2Ca4r4m
Evan Amos book: https://amzn.to/2QVO29k

Jan 11, 2019 • 1h 12min
155: CU Amiga Magazine: The Inside Story with Tony Horgan - The Retro Hour EP155
Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Dennis Beverloo, Ryan Scoular, stephen quinn, Cameron Armstrong Audioboom channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/theretrohourAudioboom RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4970769.rssJoin our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Our website: http://theretrohour.comOur Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohourukOur Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/Events we'll be at:Amiga Ireland Meetup: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/amiga-ireland-2019-tickets-42178857097PLAY Expo Manchester: https://www.playexpomanchester.com/Show notes: Lost NES SimCity turns up: https://bit.ly/2D2nteN Early Arpanet Pioneer dies: https://bit.ly/2RCvteAGamecube pads on Nintendo Switch: https://bit.ly/2AF1mJI Golf in Doom - Hellshots Golf: https://bit.ly/2QAzXOc A visit to id software in 1993: https://youtu.be/Q65xJfVkiaI

Jan 4, 2019 • 1h 10min
154: How Xbox Took on The Playstation with Microsoft's Robbie Bach - The Retro Hour EP154
Xbox Revisited: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Xbox-Revisited-Public-Civic-RenewalThanks to our amazing donators this week: Laurence Bennion, Falko, Nigel Wilkinson, Andrew P Jones Oliver Wilmot's video games quiz: https://www.facebook.com/anotherquiz Audioboom channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/theretrohourAudioboom RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4970769.rssJoin our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Our website: http://theretrohour.comOur Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohourukOur Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/Events we'll be at:Amiga Ireland Meetup: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/amiga-ireland-2019-tickets-42178857097PLAY Expo Manchester: https://www.playexpomanchester.com/Show notes: Bandersnatch: https://bit.ly/2BZo3YX Soulja Boy Console removed from sale: https://bit.ly/2EYuEpN Nogalious coming for MSX, c64 and CPC: https://bit.ly/2F6cYcv Steamlink on Raspberry Pi: https://bit.ly/2F6do2z John Major thought email was a fad: https://bit.ly/2GUs4DR

Dec 21, 2018 • 49min
153: Retro Gaming Christmas Quiz 2018 - The Retro Hour EP153
Claim your FREE copy of The Economist – Text RETRO to 78070Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Laurence Bennion, Falko, Nigel Wilkinson, Andrew P Jones Oliver Wilmot's video games quiz: https://www.facebook.com/anotherquiz Audioboom channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/theretrohourAudioboom RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4970769.rssJoin our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Our website: http://theretrohour.comOur Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohourukOur Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/Events we'll be at:Amiga Ireland Meetup: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/amiga-ireland-2019-tickets-42178857097PLAY Expo Manchester: https://www.playexpomanchester.com/

Dec 14, 2018 • 1h 5min
152: The Best of 2018 In Retro - The Retro Hour EP152
Claim your FREE copy of The Economist – Text RETRO to 78070Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Karl Kuras, Stuart Marshall, Paul Edwards, Richard Pemberton Claim your FREE case of craft beer from our sponsor Beer52 here: https://beer52.com/retroAudioboom new channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/theretrohourAudioboom RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4970769.rssJoin our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Our website: http://theretrohour.comOur Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohourukOur Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/Events we'll be at:Amiga Ireland Meetup: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/amiga-ireland-2019-tickets-42178857097PLAY Expo Manchester: https://www.playexpomanchester.com/ Show notes:The History of Hacking with Captain Crunch - https://bit.ly/2CaPz7aMidway Arcade to Raven Software with Jake Simpson - https://bit.ly/2EgCJpoBlade Runner & Command & Conquer with Louis Castle - https://bit.ly/2LcTbbwBad Influence! with Andy Crane - https://bit.ly/2rBRoE5Early Internet Adventures with Michael Lawrie - https://bit.ly/2QRRjueBullfrog: The Inside Story with Glenn Corpes - https://bit.ly/2UEu3PiBlizzard, Diablo and Warcraft with David Brevik - https://bit.ly/2zSVQ5OActivision: The Inside Story with David Crane - https://bit.ly/2LfmgDlSee you next week the the Christmas retro gaming superquiz!

Dec 7, 2018 • 1h 1min
151: Taskset: The Inside Story with Andy Walker - The Retro Hour EP151
Claim your FREE case of craft beer from our sponsor Beer 52 here: https://beer52.com/retro
Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Michael Fisher, Martin Henne, Laurence Bennion, Simon Buckner
Audioboom new channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/theretrohour
Audioboom RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4970769.rss
Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8
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Events we'll be at:
RCM Christmas party: http://www.retrocomputermuseum.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=5946.0
Amiga Ireland Meetup: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/amiga-ireland-2019-tickets-42178857097
PLAY Expo Manchester: https://www.playexpomanchester.com/
Show notes:
Desert Bus for Hope raises $730,000: https://ubm.io/2OQPTek
11 Sega products you've never heard of: https://bit.ly/2QExW7I
CD32 Anthology set 2: https://cd32covers.blogspot.com/p/cd32-anthology-set-2.html
Back To The Future and Monkey Island crossover: https://bit.ly/2G7QJ7l

Nov 30, 2018 • 1h 3min
150: Australian Retro 2D Adventures & Nostalgia Nerd - The Retro Hour EP150
Bad Goat Studios: https://www.mosseadventure.com/Claim your FREE copy of The Economist – Text RETRO to 78070Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Jonathan Kaye, Luis Zegarra, Michael Reynolds, Frank Eivind Rundholt Audioboom new channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/theretrohourAudioboom RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4970769.rssJoin our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Our website: http://theretrohour.comOur Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohourukOur Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/Events we'll be at:RCM Christmas party: http://www.retrocomputermuseum.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=5946.0Amiga Ireland Meetup: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/amiga-ireland-2019-tickets-42178857097PLAY Expo Manchester: https://www.playexpomanchester.com/ Show notes: Intellivision Amico: https://bit.ly/2rez4Rk Farming simulator 64: https://bit.ly/2KI6qRn The Nostalgia Nerd's Retro Tech: Computer, Consoles & Games: https://amzn.to/2Qywhkh Original Dragon's Lair on GOG: https://bit.ly/2rcMehB Command and Conquer is back: https://bit.ly/2Qo2Ot6


