The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

We get the inside story on Bullfrog and games like Populous, Syndicate and Magic Carpet from Glenn Corpes. Glenn's blog: http://glenncorpes.blogspot.co.uk/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Ramond de Vrede, Craig Marshall, Andrew M Marsh, Stefan Blixth 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:Ravi warming up for DJ Yoda: https://bit.ly/2IeusRuPLAY Expo comes to London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Glasgow: https://www.playexpoglasgow.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/Show notes:Amiga Works DVD: https://www.facebook.com/amigaworks/ Billy Mitchell diqualified by Twin Galaxies: https://bit.ly/2HXR10qMyst Anniversary Collection Kickstarter: https://kck.st/2r2Ws4jNintendo Switch has been hacked: https://bit.ly/2JxHsCs

We talk Chip's Challenge, California Games and the ill-fated 3DO M2 with the legendary Chuck Sommerville, formerly of Epyx Games and Electronic Arts.Chuck's Challenge: http://www.chuckschallenge.com/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Hubert Stanczyk, Gary Heather, Craig Marshall, Joachim Mild 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:Ravi warming up for DJ Yoda: https://bit.ly/2IeusRuPLAY Expo comes to London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Glasgow: https://www.playexpoglasgow.com/Show notes:Ravi's Mod Radio: https://www.youtube.com/user/the4mula/ Mega Drive Mini: https://bit.ly/2vsf7vbSega Ages coming to Nintendo Switch: https://bit.ly/2F6i2ta DDR Freestyle takeover in California: https://freestyletakeover.wordpress.com/Pontypool Museum Generation Games: https://bit.ly/2HSG7qp Collector finds drugs and cash in NES cartridge: https://bit.ly/2qOnIm7Toshiba reveal new high quality cassette: https://bit.ly/2qMSGfn

We talk to the amazing Peter Oliphant about classics like Stonekeep and Lexi-Cross, working at Mattel Electronics and life as a child actor.Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Roy Gillotti, Colin Bell, Nigel Wilkinson, Stephen O'Kane 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:Ravi warming up for DJ Yoda: https://bit.ly/2IeusRuPLAY Expo comes to London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Glasgow: https://www.playexpoglasgow.com/Show notes:7th guest sequel 13th doll: https://bit.ly/2GUyXVaNew Amiga 500 cases: https://bit.ly/2GUCtPwBritish Thames television looks at Toyko in the 80s: https://bit.ly/2GUXj15Mini centipede replicade: https://bit.ly/2vdkY7z

How to build the ultimate 'man cave', system restoration and maintenance tips with Neil from Retro Man Cave.Retro Man Cave on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/RetroManCave Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Greg Gerke, Eamonn Murphy, Pierre Kressman, Toby Philpott 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:Ravi warming up for DJ Yoda: https://bit.ly/2IeusRuPLAY Expo comes to London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Glasgow: https://www.playexpoglasgow.com/Show notes: Home Computer Museum launches: https://bit.ly/2EmHzhfHandhelds on Internet archive: https://ubm.io/2EmHASlNERG - North east retro gaming 2018: http://www.northeastretrogaming.com/Video game hall of fame 2018 finalists: https://nyp.st/2q9XevlWipeout VR: https://bit.ly/2EppwXT

We get the inside story on the Lotus series, Kikstart, Kid Chaos and Rally Championship and more with Andrew Morris!Magnetic Fields Retro: http://shaunsouthern.com/Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Toby Philpott, Michael Vreede, Mathew Martin, Sikkema Accountancy and Risk Maskagement BV Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukEvents:Ravi warming up for DJ Yoda: https://bit.ly/2IeusRuPLAY Expo comes to London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Glasgow: https://www.playexpoglasgow.com/Show notes: The 'Atari Box' is now the VCS: https://bit.ly/2GwVc2yFlashback anniversary edition on the Nintendo Switch: https://bit.ly/2E6GbPBGoodbye Toys R Us: https://hrld.us/2E6v9cYSimon the Sorcerer 25th anniversary edition: http://store.steampowered.com/search/?publisher=MojoTouch

We catch up with C64 legend Jeroen Tel of Maniacs of Noise about his classic game, demo and cracktro soundtracks. Maniacs of Noise: https://mon.home.xs4all.nl/ Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Aidan OLoan, Bart Pellens, Mathew Willetts, Andrew Holland Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: PLAY Expo comes to London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Glasgow: https://www.playexpoglasgow.com/ PlayStation Concert: https://bit.ly/2pzLOAr CEX Manual Controversy: https://youtu.be/t4XYAFBhCsw Skynet can now play Galaga: https://bit.ly/2G4pciS Universal Translator for old computers: https://bit.ly/2udKA3p

We talk to Rare legend David Wise about composing Donkey Kong Country, Battletoads and other classic game soundtracks. David Wise website: http://www.davidwise.co.uk/Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Thanks to our amazing donators this week: John McDowall, Tom Laermans, Daniel Waddington, Matthew Martin Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes: AI' beats Qbert: http://bit.ly/2oJ7HgjNew retro magazine: http://paleotronic.com/Overused abused games: http://bit.ly/2tXeRnkMario is a plumber again: http://bit.ly/2FGrpVgThe untold story of the women who created the Internet: http://bit.ly/2DwDM0u

The ZX Spectrum Next is a 21st century Spectrum reborn: a new machine, fully compatible with the original computer, and packed with improvements. We talk to Jim Bagley, Mike Dailly and The Oliver Twins to find out about it.Interview section starts at 24:00ZX Spectrum Next website: https://www.specnext.com/Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Stephen Quinn, Raf Hofmans, David Holt, Patrick McGinty, Stuart CousinsOur website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes: Digitiser the show: http://bit.ly/2HhUUJuStunt Car Racer comes to Atari 8-bit: http://bit.ly/2Ie3evcThimbleweed Park Ransome Unbeeped: http://bit.ly/2IcmKbuCommodore Plus/4 Pet's Rescue: http://bit.ly/2Daq7Mn Apple bringing back the classic rainbow logo?: http://bit.ly/2C9kMsC

We reminisce on the golden age of First Person Shooters with David L Craddock, the author of new book Rocket Jump.Rocket Jump website: https://unbound.com/books/rocket-jump/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Stephen Marshall, Garry Heather, Glenn Larsson, Anthony OgdenOur website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes:Maplin goes bust: http://bit.ly/2oC1UdiThe SidBox https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheSidBox/Commodore PET De-Lux: http://bit.ly/2ozpMyoDUSK quake continued: http://bit.ly/2F70HkqHyperKin console: http://bit.ly/2FaZE33

We talk to legendary pixel artist Henk Nieborg (Lionheart, Flink) and the team from Bitmap Bureau about making new Sega Mega Drive games in 2018!Bitmap Bureau website: https://bitmapbureau.com/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Michael Stouffs, Helge Blystad, Eamon Murphy, Gary Audley Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes:Going for Golden Eye: https://www.woodhousepictures.co.uk/ Hong Kong 97 disk found and interview: https://youtu.be/WhAVS5GGx0k http://bit.ly/2BNYhskElon Musk's forgotten video game career: http://bit.ly/2Gc7CZFDoncaster video games market: http://thevideogamemarket.co.uk/Play about Gary Kildall: https://twitter.com/cheifet/status/964896920958255104