The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)
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Sep 14, 2018 • 1h 7min

139: The Atari Jaguar with Bill Rehbock - The Retro Hour EP139

The inside story on the Atari Jaguar and Falcon 030 as we take a look at Atari's later days with ex-employee Bill Rehbock.Gameface Labs website: https://gamefacelabs.com/Download MP3 file: https://audioboom.com/posts/6998500-welcome-to-arcadia-the-retro-hour-ep138.mp3Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Greg Gerke, Magnus Esbjorner, Richard Legge, Christopher NelsonAudioboom 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:Retro Computer Festival Cambridge: https://bit.ly/2OncM9EPLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/Show notes:Commodore The Inside Story - David Pleasance competiton: https://theretrohour.com/win-commodore-the-inside-story-book-and-bluray/Portal is coming to the C64: https://bit.ly/2xfNJxZProject Hardcore Trailer: https://youtu.be/_RDRQcBmEzEPS2 Repair service closes after 18 years: https://bit.ly/2MfuDOe
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Sep 7, 2018 • 1h 3min

Welcome To Arcadia: 100 Years of Arcade History - The Retro Hour EP138

We look back on 100 years of arcade history with movie maker Zach Weddington - the man behind the upcoming movie 'Welcome to Arcadia'.https://arcadiathemovie.com/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Iain Roberts, Nemanja Smiljanic, Gareth McKee, John Martorana Audioboom new channel: https://audioboom.com/channel/theretrohour Audioboom RSS feed: https://audioboom.com/channels/4970769.rssJoin our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/Events:PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/Show notes:Streets of Rage 4 teaser: https://youtu.be/M_bgPefCyfAAtari 2600 games as QR codes: https://www.codedojo.com/?p=2251O Droid Go: https://bit.ly/2lgWvGAArcade stick for Nintendo Switch: https://bit.ly/2NqMgisNew Amiga cases Kickstarter: https://kck.st/2MX0gRG
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Aug 31, 2018 • 1h 10min

137: Andrew Hewson - Hints & Tips for Videogame Pioneers - The Retro Hour EP137

Famous for games like Uridium, Cybernoid, Pinball Fantasies and many more - we chat to Andrew Hewson, the founder of Hewson Consultants and 21st Century Entertainment! Hewson Consultants: http://www.hewsonconsultants.com/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Scott Ravenscroft, Patrick McGinty, Diane Williams, Iain Roberts Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Events: PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ Show notes: Startropics story: https://bit.ly/2PnnYmY ORB handheld: https://bit.ly/2wBd05l Sonic Chaos remake: https://bit.ly/2MDUDaQ Games that should be remade: https://bit.ly/2PTwaw8 Power Raspberry Pi via Ethernet: https://bit.ly/2C3OO1z
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Aug 23, 2018 • 1h

Archer Maclean: International Karate & Jimmy White's Snooker - The Retro Hour EP136

We talk to the man behind International Karate, IK+, Jimmy White's Whirlwind Snooker - the legendary Archer Maclean!Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Roy Gillotti, Karl Kuras, Paul Edwards, Norman Davie Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/Events:PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/Show notes:Play cartridges on SNES mini: https://bit.ly/2MzEC52The Matrix banana phone is back: https://bit.ly/2OXzx47Classic Sega games on Switch: https://bit.ly/2NdUeZ2The Settlers 25th anniversary: https://bit.ly/2w9tgLPHacking Fax machines: https://bit.ly/2w8jrNR
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Aug 16, 2018 • 1h 8min

Knightmare with Hugo Myatt aka Treguard - The Retro Hour EP135

Knightmare was a groundbreaking kid's TV show combining RPG and adventure game with incredible graphics. Hear our live panel from PLAY Expo London with Hugo Myatt (Treguard), David Rowe, Paul FlanneryKnightmare Live: https://www.knightmarelive.com/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Mathew Martin, S Syrja, Simon Rose, Alan Purdom, West Darley Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/Events:PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/Show notes:Tanglewood gets full release: https://bit.ly/2Peqg8LNintendo takes down Emuparadise: https://bbc.in/2Mv4QFD In defence of ROMS: https://bit.ly/2PbxRoGTesla adds Atari to car: https://bit.ly/2nMyxnDKnightmare Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/user/DynamiteHeaddy/playlists
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Aug 10, 2018 • 1h 14min

Blizzard, Diablo and Warcraft with David Brevik - The Retro Hour EP134

We talk to Diablo creator David Brevik to get the inside story on Blizzard, Warcraft and his return to retro gaming!Graybeard Games: https://www.graybeardgames.com/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Robinson Technologies, Simon Pilgrim, Raymond Montalban, Ian Poynter Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/Events:PLAY Expo London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/Show notes: More Vega+ problems: https://bit.ly/2OYXUzlNintendo takedown emulator: https://bit.ly/2vSqt8FAmstrad PCW8512 still printing festival tickets: https://bit.ly/2MduBu8 General Magic the movie: https://www.generalmagicthemovie.com/
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Aug 3, 2018 • 1h 3min

Alternative Software: The Inside Story with Roger Hulley - The Retro Hour EP133

Alternative Software has been making and releasing budget games for 33 years, we talk to founder Roger Hulley about classics like Skool Daze, Pheenix and much more!Alternative Software website: http://www.alternativesoft.co.uk/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Mark Heslop, Darren Coles, Patrick McGinty, Ben Litchfield Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/Events:PLAY Expo London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/Show notes:Nintendo video with Craig Charles: https://bit.ly/2veo7SbAndy Warhol museum choice of display: https://bit.ly/2LUNimlHalo Tv Series: https://bit.ly/2IK5ZU4Ada Lovelace book auctioned: https://bit.ly/2vc5sWYVideo game addiction is real: https://wapo.st/2ObvJfh
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Jul 27, 2018 • 1h 16min

Midway Arcade to Raven Software with Jake Simpson - The Retro Hour EP132

We reminisce about the Mortal Kombat series, WWF WrestleMania, Hexen II and much more with Jake Simpson - formerly of Midway and Raven Software.Jake's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheJakeSimpsonThanks to our amazing donators this week: Paul Edwards, Marvin Droogsma, Roger McNally, Steve Clifford Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/Events:PLAY Expo London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/Show notes:Ravi on RetroManCave: https://youtu.be/OfNn4SL1_gE New Atari Jaguar pro controllers: https://bit.ly/2uYybP9The Micro Gotek is here: https://bit.ly/2mN8MTGReturn of the Tentacle - Prologue: https://bit.ly/2Le3cst Super Battletoads: https://bit.ly/2ueMX3E
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Jul 20, 2018 • 1h 14min

The History of Sega with Ken Horowitz - The Retro Hour EP131

We talk to Sega historian Ken Horowitz, the owner of Sega-16.com and author of two Sega history books for some great nostalgic chat.http://sega-16.comThanks to our amazing donators this week: John Hall, Roy Gillotti, Garry Heather, Karl KurasPLAY Expo London competition: https://theretrohour.com/win-play-expo-london-knightmare-live-tickets/Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/Events:PLAY Expo London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/Show notes: Virtual Boy is back: https://bit.ly/2zQ8RPYAtari hires Xbox designer Rob Wyatt: https://bit.ly/2uOFeZMVapourwave music released on floppy disk: https://rol.st/2NqBbLH
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Jul 13, 2018 • 1h 4min

C64 Remixer Supreme Chris Abbott - The Retro Hour EP130

Chris Abbott brings C64 music to live audiences and beyond! We chat about his work on Back In Time, Ninja Musicology and Project Hubbard! Plus, the new Amiga 1500+ with Stephen Jones.C64Audio.com: https://c64audio.comCheckmate A1500 Plus FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/checkmate1500plus/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Victoria Lamburn, Scott Goodwin, Matthew Green, William ForrestJoin our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukEvents:PLAY Expo London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/Show notes: Switch piracy tool contains anti-piracy brick tool: https://bit.ly/2LcoVwENew ToeJam & Earl game: https://bit.ly/2ur6iOtStephen Jones Retro Man Cave video: https://youtu.be/a7-YWZZCRwwTempest 4000: https://bit.ly/2LgWBJO Music used: Retro Hour intro theme Hubbard '80 - Lightforce by Marcel and Rob Rydeen (Daley Thompson's Decathlon Loader) https://soundcloud.com/chrisabbott

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