The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

We chat to legendary "phone phreaker" John Draper AKA Captain Crunch about hacking, the Homebrew Computer Club and how he helped Woz and Steve Jobs start Apple.Beyond The Little Blue Box: http://beyondthelittlebluebox.com/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Paul Terry, Pawel Michalak, Greg Gerke, Eric Dawahare Join 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:BBC computer literacy archives: https://bit.ly/2z7YE0V National Video Game Arcade moves to Sheffiled: https://bbc.in/2lYyCUqThe Netflix of retro gaming: https://bit.ly/2tXBqFSNeed to change definition of 'Hacker': https://bit.ly/2tKXjHG

Covering obscure video game facts, Easter eggs, secrets, glitches and history for gaming's biggest names, we catch up with the crew behind Did You Know Gaming?Did You Know Gaming?: http://didyouknowgaming.com/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: John Cook, Colin Purves, Ron Van Scherpe, Christopher Baker Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8This week's Easter Eggs: https://theretrohour.com/easter-eggs/Our 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:Silicon graphics demos on a handheld?: https://bit.ly/2tJojHoSonic the Hedgehog trainers: https://bit.ly/2KhmZXjNew 8bitdo retro/next gen controllers: https://bit.ly/2tQ7bzBNew Amiga game Worthy: https://bit.ly/2lLoKx7

We talk to ex Gameboy developer Quang Nguyen about his Space Harrier inspired indie game Moa Moa Castle, and tips on console collecting.Asobi Tech: http://asobitech.com/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Pete Black, Karl Kuras, Eric Nelson, John Martorana Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8This week's Easter Eggs: https://theretrohour.com/easter-eggs/Our 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:Retro Computer Museum's 10th birthday event: https://bit.ly/2K7vDHdSega Master System high-fidelity audio: https://youtu.be/ZX4A2EYAYfU Rare collection of Japanese games leaked: https://bit.ly/2HImoaR New Battletoads for Xbox One: https://bit.ly/2MddULGSNES games on the NES: https://bit.ly/2MbWFdEOver 66% console owners still prefer physical copies: https://ubm.io/2KdZ0HH

Ever wanted to become a successful retro gaming Youtuber? We get some top tips from Kim Justice and Slope's Game Room (recorded live at PLAY Expo, Glasgow)Kim Justice: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9ZWVL1Elyt2cdiQYjxS_1w Slope's Game Room: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC455p7ts9lh8IWi5zuf_8tQThanks to our amazing donators this week: Justin Wilson, Garry Heather, Richard Shannon, Kevin Anthony Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8This week's Easter Eggs: https://theretrohour.com/easter-eggs/Our 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:Commodore 256: https://bit.ly/2LR7n9iNew cassette recorder for your 8-bit: https://bit.ly/2tbzOaq ChinnyVision's video: https://youtu.be/8eL2yQUafGM Love Hulten Pong machine: https://read.bi/2ye0DAi Unreal Tournamnet for the 2600: https://bit.ly/2MvkAGbSega toaster: https://bit.ly/2tcuhQG

We talk to Peter Liepa to get the backstory on the classic Boulder Dash!Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Dan Thrue, Neil Ginns, Hubert Stancyk, Roy Gillotti Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8This week's Easter Eggs: https://theretrohour.com/easter-eggs/Our 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 Glasgow: https://www.playexpoglasgow.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/Show notes: New Intellivision console: https://bit.ly/2L8JbyZTanzer new Megadrive game kickstarter: https://kck.st/2Jq4c7LNew British retro gaming mag: https://bit.ly/2x38ZKCCEO computer restorer in South Africa: https://bit.ly/2JoapVS

We chat to BAFTA award winner Mark "TDK" Knight about his time at Mindscape, Bullfrog and Electronic Arts, and some old-skool Demo Scene chat.Mark Knight website: http://www.flitkillsmoths.co.uk/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Charles Astwood, Greg Gerke, Mike King, Matthew CoxJoin our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8This week's Easter Eggs: https://theretrohour.com/easter-eggs/Our 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 Glasgow: https://www.playexpoglasgow.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/Show notes: 8bit Mix launch Saturday 2nd at 7pm, 8bitmix.com Ps1 Mini?: https://bit.ly/2He2gNEPS1 jewel cases Easter Egg: https://amzn.to/2kE84Y6Woz is a world champ at Tetris: https://bit.ly/2kHREOoCaveman Ninja (Joe & Mac) remake: https://bit.ly/2Ltlfr6 Let's get Chipface level 2: https://www.facebook.com/events/138998100251176/

Pitfall creator David Crane gives us the inside story on Activision - the world's first third-party games developer. David Crane: http://www.dcrane.com/Home.html Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Robert Smith, Aaron Ostrander, Andrew Craig, Kristian Svanes Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 This week's Easter Eggs: https://theretrohour.com/easter-eggs/ Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Events: PLAY Expo London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Glasgow: https://www.playexpoglasgow.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/ Show notes: Mini N64 coming soon?: https://bit.ly/2IJmosC V-Kits Raspberry Pi retro arcade gaming kit: https://theretrohour.com/easter-eggs/ What's happening with Paprium?: https://bit.ly/2KOvJzS New Xbox Duke controller is here: https://bit.ly/2xa6whv

We talk to Jerry Buckner about the classic video game song Pac-Man Fever, working with Disney on Wreck-It Ralph and the early arcade scene.Jerry's website: http://www.bucknergarcia.com/WIN weekend passes for PLAY Expo Glasgow: https://theretrohour.com/win-play-expo-glasgow-weekend-passes/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Karl Perry, Kim Jorgensen, Vincent Pfiel, Patrick McGinty Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8This week's Easter Eggs: https://theretrohour.com/easter-eggs/Our 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 Glasgow: https://www.playexpoglasgow.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/Show notes:Horizon Chase: https://bit.ly/2ItW2PeMicrosoft lauch disability controllers: https://bit.ly/2rLGGv8Sega Mega Drive Collection - Slope's Game Room video: https://youtu.be/RHb0SAVH6r4Wonder Switch competitor, the new Ouya?: https://bit.ly/2KAzmtm

We get the story of Killer Instinct, TimeSplitters and GoldenEye 007 with Rare's resident sound man, Graeme Norgate!Graeme's website: http://www.graemenorgate.com/WIN weekend passes for PLAY Expo Glasgow: https://theretrohour.com/win-play-expo-glasgow-weekend-passes/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Karl Perry, Kim Jorgensen, Vincent Pfiel, Patrick McGinty Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8This week's Easter Eggs: https://theretrohour.com/easter-eggs/Our 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 Glasgow: https://www.playexpoglasgow.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/Show notes:Two-thirds of children don't know what a floppy disk is, survey reveals: https://bit.ly/2IbVugL SNK Neo Geo Mini: https://bit.ly/2rBjDmNNo Virtual Console coming to Nintendo Switch: https://bit.ly/2rzKqPB Cycle exact Commodore 1541 with Raspberry Pi: https://bit.ly/2rAGhLV

We go behind the scenes of Bad Influence! with host Andy Crane, plus a bit of Broom Cupboard and Ed The Duck chat.Andy Crane on Twitter: https://twitter.com/andycrane64/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Mike King, Mat Ammer, Ediz Mehmet, Adam Dimmick Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8This week's Easter Eggs: https://theretrohour.com/easter-eggs/Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukEvents:PLAY Expo comes to London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Glasgow: https://www.playexpoglasgow.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/Show notes:Retro Island Diskettes Podcast: https://soundcloud.com/user-812168144 Dan on Crossed Wires Podcast: https://crossedwires.net/shortcircuits003 That's Entertainment, Granger Games, Trade Nation go bust: https://bit.ly/2GP86d9France.com stolen by French government: https://bbc.in/2r8N3riSinclair Cpectrum designer dies: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-43907248PolyMega console: http://polymega.com/