The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)
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Dec 9, 2016 • 1h 12min

Dreamcast Scene and Rare Consoles With Adam Koralik - The Retro Hour EP49

A full on Sega celebration with Adam Koralik, the Dreamcast scene in 2016, his love for rare and obscure consoles and retro collecting around the world.Adam's Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/AdamKoralikThanks to our amazing donators: Lasse Henriksen, Matthew HudsonOur website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes:Two new Mega Drive games: http://bit.ly/2hfaXMj Pokemon TCG Telnet server: http://205.185.124.22/Retro Winter Games for iPhone: http://bit.ly/2hbUUi1The GameEye unreleased camera add-on: https://youtu.be/rGnzVcqF1yADisney making laserdisc size cases: http://amzn.to/2gCCdnANEO Geo games for PC: http://bit.ly/2eWF4Gs
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Dec 2, 2016 • 1h 13min

Core Design & Gremlin Graphics With Simon Phipps - The Retro Hour EP48

We get the story on Bubba N Stix, Rick Dangerous and many more from Simon Phipps of Core Design and Gremlin Graphics!Simon's website: http://www.simonphipps.com/Thanks to our amazing donators: Stuart Thomas, Manuel Scharfy, Simon PilgrimOur website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes:Retro Trio sells out in a morning, more stock expected: http://retrodcpowered.com/?i=2Hackers hit san fancisco transport system: http://bbc.in/2gxctf2WinUAE gets Laser Disc game support: http://bit.ly/2ggGEDTRaspberry Pi sales could take over C66: http://bit.ly/2guDmjd
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Nov 25, 2016 • 1h 7min

Graftgold: The Inside Story With Steve Turner - The Retro Hour EP47

We get the inside story on Graftgold, developing Uridium, Rainbow Islands, Fire & Ice and much more with Steve Turner!Steve's Twitter: https://twitter.com/t2_steveThanks to our amazing donators: Kim Jorgensen, Aidan OloanOur website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes:NES Mini Sells out everywhere: http://bit.ly/2ePCmF7NES Mini already hacked: http://bit.ly/2g95GcuMike Tyson's Punchout music is from 1958: http://bit.ly/2gcG9eaSega survey results: http://bit.ly/2fz5CR3Warlock Revenge old skool FPS coming to Steam: http://bit.ly/2gpav0eDoom turned into a platformer: http://bit.ly/2gpgSk3Pinballs Dreams on Amstrad CPC video: http://bit.ly/2fMTl9e
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Nov 18, 2016 • 1h 8min

Computer Chronicles host Stewart Cheifet - The Retro Hour EP46

We talk to the man who documented the rise of the personal computer, Stewart Cheifet, former host of the legendary Computer Chronicles! https://twitter.com/cheifethttp://www.cheifet.com/ Thanks to our amazing donators: Luigi Fumero, Christopher Foulds, Scott Macdonald, Johnathan Kaye, SJ Engledow Trading, Andrew Hayes, Damian Page, Francisco Meza, Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Heart of The Alien (Another World 2) ported to Amiga: http://bit.ly/2g1o4z2 Sega asking fans which franchises they want reviving: http://bit.ly/2g1loBs Lost Kirby SNES games rescued: http://bit.ly/2eLQNKj Sensible Soccer update for 2015/ 2016: http://files.swos.eu/swos16-17/ USB computer killer: http://bit.ly/2goTdBt More indieGO details realsed: http://bit.ly/2fa9RCj
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Nov 11, 2016 • 59min

TFX, Robocop 3 and Epic with Paul Hollywood from DiD - The Retro Hour EP45

We talk TFX, F-29 Retaliator, Epic and Robocop 3's supposedly unbreakable copy protection (it was cracked in 2 days!) with the amazing Paul Hollywood from Digital Image Design and Evolution Studios.vTime: https://vtime.net/Thanks to our donators: Tim Daeleman, Garron Tungate, Michael Winn, Joseph Vamosi!Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes:Unused never-before-seen Virtua Fighter characters discovered: http://bit.ly/2ePQdLCCastlevania remade in Unreal Engine: http://bit.ly/2d9HwaWWorld's largest arcade machine only costs $100,000: http://bit.ly/2fK8uctVampire coming to the Atari ST: http://bit.ly/2g3eEH6Guy perfectly creates videogame sounds style with keyboard: http://bit.ly/2foHUYQApple 2 gets new OS after 23 years: http://bit.ly/2fXB65c
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Nov 4, 2016 • 1h 6min

Kim Justice From Retro Gamer Magazine and Youtube - The Retro Hour EP44

We chat to Kim Justice this week, talking arcade memories, writing for Retro Gamer and documenting British gaming history on Youtube.Kim's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/elmyrdehory Retro Gamer Magazine: http://www.retrogamer.net/Thanks to our donators: Simon Pilgrim, Christopher Buckley, Nicholas Lees, Geoffrey Jones!Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes: Super Samurai Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mevdinc/super-samurai-remake-of-amiga-retro-classic-firstDreamcast online via Raspberry Pi: http://blog.kazade.co.uk/p/dreampi.htmlNew Sega Megadrive announced: http://bit.ly/2f9cXUQ6 ways games were better in the good old days: http://bit.ly/2cppxSXThe Darkness of Raven Wood BBC Micro Text Adventure: http://bit.ly/2em2fstSNES Rayman prototype revealed: http://bit.ly/2e967luWii U goes out of production this week: http://bit.ly/2ejmCKpFriendUP RC1: https://friendup.cloud/
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Oct 28, 2016 • 1h 2min

Raffaele Cecco Talks CRASH Mag, Cybernoid and Exolon - The Retro Hour EP43

Raffaele Cecco chats to us about writing for CRASH magazine, his classic games like Cybernoid, Exolon and Stormlord, and upcoming HD remakes of some of his old favourites!Pixel Age Studios website: http://pixelagestudios.com/Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes:Nintendo Switch reveal: http://bit.ly/2fo1fJD Add HDMI to Spectrum via RPI: http://bit.ly/2dPqunERetro Freak , take games anywhere: http://bit.ly/2eBN7LQSuper Stardust ported to the C64: http://bit.ly/2e5o8j1 MicroBit to go worldwide: http://bit.ly/2e1vCCXGame charging people to try VR: http://bit.ly/2e5mPR6Hidden games in Google: http://bit.ly/2feZAqgWoz limited edition Apple IIc: http://bit.ly/2ejuF7z
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Oct 21, 2016 • 1h 9min

Hewson Consultants and 21st Century Entertainment with Rob Hewson - The Retro Hour EP 42

We get the inside story of the legendary Hewson Consultants (Uridium, Cybernoid), and 21st Century Entertainment (Pinball Dreams, Fantasies) with Rob Hewson! Hyper Sentinel: http://www.hypersentinel.com/ Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Unreleased SNES platformer Kickstarter: http://www.retrocollect.com/News/unreleased-super-nintendo-platformer-socks-the-cat-hits-kickstarter-with-cartridges-up-for-grabs.html Nintendo's office secrets! https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/14/nintendo-storage-room-famicom-disk-system/ Charlie Chaplin game for the C64 download: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=150902 Teletext artist! http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/teletext-pixel-pop-art-technology Rise of The Tomb Raider in PS1 box https://www.facebook.com/playstationaccess/posts/1335098413181438 vega+ launch http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/09/27/zxspectrumvegalaunchoctober_20/
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Oct 14, 2016 • 1h 19min

From Bedrooms To Billions: The Playstation Revolution - The Retro Hour EP41

The inside story on the Sony Playstation with Anthony Caulfield who talks about the upcoming final instalment in the From Bedrooms To Billions trilogy, "The Playstation Revolution".From Bedrooms To Billions: The Playstation Revolution: http://kck.st/2927RInOur website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohourukShow notes:Dan's video from Play Expo: https://youtu.be/voCh0LVxz40 Invention of the browser toolbar: http://bit.ly/2dhbtpK7 Ways games sucked that kids know nothing about: http://bit.ly/2dSSs3kUse modern printers with old computers: http://www.retroprinter.com/Super rare Nintendo 'Mokey Magic' arcade found: http://bit.ly/2dZN8duIs the price of retro games trending down?: http://bit.ly/2dPIc8lWolfenstein engine previewed on Amstrad CPC: http://bit.ly/2dpmcSeChina bans gaming at night: http://bit.ly/2dBQmz7Terry Pratchett's daughter wrote new Tomb Raider: http://bit.ly/2edY96q
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Oct 7, 2016 • 1h 8min

The Amiga's Past and Future With Trevor Dickinson - The Retro Hour EP40

It's an all-out Amiga fest this week with Trevor Dickinson! Why he loves the platform, how did Steve Jobs respond to a new Amiga project, and next generation AmigaOS and machines. A-EON Technology website: http://www.a-eon.com/ Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: C64c still used to run a garage: http://bit.ly/2dMwVYd Japanese mini Famicom: http://bit.ly/2dQbH8u Amstrad should have been bigger the Apple: http://bit.ly/2c7w3c4 Walker for the Spectrum: http://bit.ly/2dF5Of1 New Vectrex diving game: http://bit.ly/2dkkr6j Alan turnings lab first generated computer music restored: http://bit.ly/2dRELM7

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