The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

We talk about classics like Zool and the Lotus series with Gremlin founder Ian Stewart!Urbanscan website: http://www.urbanscan.co.uk/Win Play Expo Manchester weekend passes: http://bit.ly/2jQHBclEmail us: show@theretrohour.comThanks to our amazing donators this week: Graham Thompson, Brenda Stones, Damian Page, Dan RyanOur website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes: Super Play is back for one issue: http://bit.ly/2xVOyL4NES mini is coming back: http://bit.ly/2xyJbVh Spectrum 35 event: http://bit.ly/2yv8ANK Klystrack: http://bit.ly/2xjTWuS

We're joined by Ian Livingtone CBE to talk Tomb Raider, founding Games Workshop and Fighting Fantasy.Ian Livingstone Twitter: https://twitter.com/ian_livingstoneEmail us: show@theretrohour.comThanks to our amazing donators this week: Stephan Ricken, Clive Glazebrook, Steve Engledow, Benny Damsgaard NielsenOur website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes: Resident evil Mega Drive: http://bit.ly/2f0iGNVAmiga sells for £16k: http://ebay.eu/2xEWaFF 5 Games that should be remade: http://bit.ly/2x2rptBFootball manager exhibition at NVA: http://bit.ly/2x7G85LUse Atari Jaguar controler on PC: http://bit.ly/2wvjuka

We talk about the rebirth of the legendary Thalamus with Andy Roberts, and an inside look at some classic Commodore 64 magazines. Thalamus Digital: http://www.thalamusdigital.co.uk/ Email us: show@theretrohour.com Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Alan Bennett, Christopher Zaremba, Lauri Turjansalo, Greg Gaughan Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Mario is no longer a plumber: http://bit.ly/2eVum5c Atari Retro: http://bit.ly/2xRtFkd New Street Fighter II cartidge:http://bit.ly/2vuvZRA Guardian Gaming with Violet Berlin: http://bit.ly/2eLeOQM

We're joined by François Lionet, the man behind the legendary game creation tools STOS and AMOS! The history, highs and lows and his plans for a 21st century update of AMOS. Friend UP: http://friendup.cloud Click Team: http://www.clickteam.com/Email us: show@theretrohour.comThanks to our amazing donators this week: Simon Pilgrim, Northeast Horizons, Warren Jenkins, Colin Walker Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes: Rarest Sega 32X game re-released: http://bit.ly/2vQwDUZ Retro publisher Thalamus are back: http://bit.ly/2epZWHj Bubsy 3D WTF: http://bit.ly/2ev5CUsSNES Classic UI and menus revealed: http://bit.ly/2gvgMZM

The story behind one of the most controversial games ever, Vince Desi gives us an inside look at Postal.Running With Scissors website: http://runningwithscissors.com/Email us: show@theretrohour.comThanks to our amazing donators this week: James Weiner, Carl Parkes, Mathew Martin, Raymond Montalban Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes: Tempest 4000: http://bit.ly/2vuFyLyAtari Jag Emulator: http://bit.ly/2xi354vKitKat getting sued by Atari: http://bit.ly/2v7QPkADespacito as an 80s computer game track: http://bit.ly/2wungyxThe Supa Retron HD. Snes mini killer?: http://bit.ly/2w3EKk9

We get the inside story on a true arcade classic - the legendary Q*bert from the man behind it, Warren Davis.Email us: show@theretrohour.comThanks to our amazing donators this week: Holy Cheever Church Records, Stelios Kalogreadeas, Konstantinos Daskalakis, Darren Coles Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes: Sonic Mania released: http://bit.ly/2uOzGRFSonic Mania Animated Opening on SEGA CD https://youtu.be/MNLu7a-9yE8Half of Payphones being decommisioned: http://bit.ly/2uHk3vvNext Gen N64 controller: http://kck.st/2fReh3I

Cult Sega Mega CD FMV horror game Night Trap is being re-released and remastered for its 25th anniversary. We get the story on how it happened and why it deserved to reach a new audience with the man behind it, Tyler Hogle.Night Trap 25th Anniversary: http://www.nighttrap25.comEmail us: show@theretrohour.comThanks to our amazing donators this week: Christopher Foulds, Naweed Iftkhar, Wiktor Zarema, Garry Heather Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes:Ravi's CD1200 video: https://youtu.be/9LmFmH4YNBA Bloke finds Atari prototype in shop: http://bit.ly/2hQFl3uSealed copy of Super Mario Bros sells for $30,000: http://bit.ly/2fy3f37AtGames comments on Sega Genesis Flashback poor reviews: http://bit.ly/2wORh8IThe Vampire V4 is coming: http://bit.ly/2vM2mdI

We talk about the Commodore 64 in 2017 with Joerg "Nafcom" Droege, the creator of long running C64 diskmag Scene World.Scene World: https://sceneworld.org/Email us: show@theretrohour.comThanks to our amazing donators this week: Timothy Blanks, Johnathan Kaye, Philip Bailey, George Toohey Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes:RIP iPod: http://bit.ly/2v5sJKYAre Flashcarts slowly killing your consoles?: http://bit.ly/2weNUZoNight Trap 25 Years documentary: http://bit.ly/2weaeClNintendo N64 mini is coming?: http://bit.ly/2v3UNOCSave The Machine fire: https://www.facebook.com/SavetheMachine/

Hello you! Larry Bundy Jnr AKA Guru Larry is our special guest this week! We talk classic gaming TV, industry scandals and fact hunting.Guru Larry on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LarryBundyJrEmail us: show@theretrohour.comThanks to our amazing donators this week: RoblewellnUk, John Dijkman, G Liddon, Anthony ClarkeOur website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes:Reset 64 magazine: http://bit.ly/2tPrXm2Ready Player One Trailer lands: https://youtu.be/LiK2fhOY0nERIP Paint: http://bit.ly/2uoED1IScrap dealer finds NASA computers in basement: http://bit.ly/2uZWTNsGAME selling the "recreated ZX Spectrum": http://bit.ly/2w66Lox

We get the story of the movie licencing kings Ocean Software from former director Gary Bracey. How they landed the big film licences, the highs and lows, and games like Robocop, Platoon and Batman The Movie.Thanks to Retro Unlim for recording this week's interview: http://retrounlim.com/Email us: show@theretrohour.comThanks to our amazing donators this week: Magnus Esbjorner, Adam Hinde, Christopher Foulds, Billy RooneyOur website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes:Retro Computer news closing: http://bit.ly/2gQr72g Atari Box first look: http://bit.ly/2uHt2fiMario Maker 64: http://bit.ly/2uhHREgMario smooth scrolling Amstrad CPC: http://bit.ly/2uQCGwtNew Commodore 64 is coming: http://bit.ly/2uQpOqj