The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

On the weekend of PLAY Expo Blackpool, we're joined by the man behind the UK's biggest retro gaming events and retailer Console Passion, Andy Brown!Play EXPO Blackpool website: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Steve Ruston, Andrew S Baster, Henrik Andersson, Nigel Clark.Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes: Augmented reality Super Mario Bros: https://youtu.be/QN95nNDtxjoCrash magazine revival Kickstarter: http://bit.ly/2taifKpToo many games?: https://youtu.be/7YjZNFS8qeoeBay pulling down SNES mini listings: http://bit.ly/2uqPMR5New SNES mouse available: http://bit.ly/2tT8767

We get the full story of 'the worst video game ever', E.T on the Atari 2600 in the second part of our interview with the legendary Howard Scott Warshaw!Plus, win a pair of Play EXPO Blackpool tickets.Howard's website: http://hswarshaw.com/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Frederick Burbidge, Jason Landridge, Bret Pritchard, Jonathan Parry, Chris Baker. Win a pair of Play EXPO weekend passes: http://www.theretrohour.com/win-a-pair-of-play-expo-blackpool-weekend-passes/Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes: New Crash Bandicoot is harder than you remember?: http://bit.ly/2sONWZMRampage the Movie with The Rock: http://bit.ly/2uySMaFSchool Daze remake for Android/iOS: http://bit.ly/2tUuOJgStar Wars Last Jedi trailer on Apple II: http://bit.ly/2tytitVIrritating things about modern gaming: http://bit.ly/2tfUyPw

We're joined by Atari legend Howard Scott Warshaw in the first of a two part special. We talk about classics like Yarr's Revenge, Raiders of the Lost Ark and the 'worst game ever' E.T on the 2600!Howard's website:http://hswarshaw.com/wordpress/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Barry Jack, Chris Cowland, Paul Edwards, Przemyslaw DuchnickiWin a copy of Amiga/C64 Forever 7: http://www.theretrohour.com/win-amiga-forever-c64-forever-7-bundle/Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes: Friend 1.0.0: http://friendup.cloudSNES Mini release date and games list confirmed: http://bit.ly/2tNgcIY Why does everyone hate GAME?: http://bit.ly/2trmjoMSega Forever released on iOS/Android: http://bit.ly/2sG2oQt

We talk about making new Mega Drive games in 2017 with Matt Philips, the creator of new game Tanglewood.Tanglewood website: http://tanglewoodgame.com/index.htmlThanks to our amazing donators this week: Poul Gadving, Efraim Juntunen, James Alston, Arnt-Ove TodnemOur website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes: Sega's mysterious new trailer: https://youtu.be/y50nAoA5KwYNew Wipeout collection: http://bit.ly/2t2DPA6New gameboy Everdrives: http://bit.ly/2rZl3tlMario Kart VR coming to arcades: http://bit.ly/2reVekE Abbey road studios Tomb Raider: http://kck.st/2rUnaOb

We talk to the arcade master Eugene Jarvis about Defender, Robotron, Smash TV and more early arcade memories! Raw Thrills website: http://rawthrills.com/ Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Steve from Wavem Studios, Darren Coles, Mikael Norrgard, Martin Williams Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: New Atari console coming?: http://bit.ly/2suXVBY Xbox One to play Original Xbox games: http://bit.ly/2rQaZ4r Less than 2% of Xbox One use is backwards compatibility: http://bit.ly/2t7QNcP Alex Kidd in Miracle World 2: http://bit.ly/2rmmQob Funny glitch from Fifa '94 inspires Mockumentary: https://youtu.be/NNOxofVJRXM

We’re joined by legendary Commodore 64 game musician Rob Hubbard, the man behind the music for International Karate, Commando, Monty on The Run and many more!Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Eric Nelson, Liam Clancy, William Bateman, Leigh BestfordOur website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes: Sonic Mania release date: http://bit.ly/2rTmSYs NeXT: Steve Jobs’ dot.com IPO that never happened: http://bit.ly/2rW1cqI Crazy Taxi free for phones: http://engt.co/2sbyP7XNapster's Sean Parker patents Anti-Piracy technology: http://bit.ly/2qNBNPA Wolfentstein 3D for C64: http://bit.ly/2rpGTEq

We chat to the team behind the UK's biggest retro computing and gaming museum, the Centre For Computing History in Cambridge.http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: RockerRoller, Liam Clancy, William Bateman, Leigh BestfordOur website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes: New Micro Machines game: http://bit.ly/2rM33lCMan born with no eyes loves gaming: http://bit.ly/2qcg0ju10 way to breathe new life into old consoles: http://bit.ly/2qHtHs1Project Rap Rabbit: http://bit.ly/2swnUWF

We're joined by Amiga legend Dave Haynie, former Commodore chief engineer. We talk about the highs, the lows and the cancelled future plans for the Amiga.The Deathbed Vigil Video: https://youtu.be/BaTjwo1ywcIThanks to our amazing donators this week: Gus Douboulidis, Andrew Webb, Retro Pluggers, Neil MansellOur website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes: 4 decades of demos for the Amiga CD32: http://bit.ly/2rYmLYn Zelda game for Amiga with Vampire: http://bit.ly/2s3xgZx Sega reveals their 'road to 2020' plan: http://bit.ly/2qjXuuv

We get the highs and lows of Atari UK with former marketing manager Darryl Still. From the ST glory days to defending the Jaguar, and hanging out with Fatboy Slim and Chesney Hawkes!Kiss LTD website: http://www.kiss-ltd.co.uk/Thanks to our amazing donators this week: David Stepvenson, Scott Julian, Eric Nelson, Colin ReidOur website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes: Atari still around in BladeRunner 2049: http://bit.ly/2rzsuCXGuy finds StarCraft source code: http://bit.ly/2pKzA9YCastlevania 30th anniversary facelift: http://bit.ly/2rz6atQ

After 70 episodes of the show, we turn the spotlight onto ourselves. What are Dan, Ravi and Joe's favourite retro systems, games and memories?Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Craig Ruddell, Andreas Sauer, Michael Conklin, Christopher Hull Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes: Vodaphone finally turn off pager services: http://bit.ly/2pBBcQA Hewson's Hyper Sentinel coming to Nintendo Switch: http://bit.ly/2r7pmxW Retro consoles as cars: http://bit.ly/2pEYcgz Nintendo playstation now fully working: http://bit.ly/2qcjnIQ Prisoners build pc in roof out of spare parts: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39576394