The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

We're joined by Revolution Software co-founder Tony Warriner to hear the inside story on classics like Beneath a Steel Sky, Broken Sword and lots more! Tony Warriner website: https://tonywarriner.io/ Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: https://expressvpn.com/retro Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/ We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://theretrohour.com/support/ https://www.patreon.com/retrohour Thanks so much to our latest supporters, in the Hall of Fame this week: Tony Davis, Shane and Scott and Asbestos Lung Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour Show notes:  RIP iPod: https://bit.ly/3MyZULJ  Apple music event 2001: https://youtu.be/kN0SVBCJqLs  EA ditching FIFA brand: https://bit.ly/3yObdvt  Portal for the N64: https://bit.ly/384S8ui  Wolfenstein 3D 30th anniversary edition: https://bit.ly/3PuwSyR 

We chat to the man behind the incredible Scorpion Engine that is helping to reinvigorate the Amiga games scene, and his work improving some dodgy Amiga games from back in the day - Earok! Scorpion Engine: https://github.com/earok/scorpion-editor-demos Unofficial CD32 ports: http://unofficial-cd32-ports.blogspot.com/ Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Get 3 issues of your favourite Future Publishing gaming mag (Play, Edge, Retro Gamer and PC Gamer) for just £1 with this special Retro Hour offer – just visit https://magazinesdirect.com/retrohour - That’s saving up to 95%! Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/ Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com for all your PCB needs We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://theretrohour.com/support/ https://www.patreon.com/retrohour Thanks so much to our latest supporters, in the Hall of Fame this week: Jeff Bell, Sebastian Kiernan, Duane Risley and Gettingworse Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour Show notes:  RIP David Ward https://bit.ly/3MctWF7 New Mega Drive horror game Sacred Line II: https://bit.ly/3FEx6z3 Duke Nukem Forever E3 2001 leaked: https://bit.ly/3sw98Ao RAD2X HDMI retro console cable: https://bit.ly/3sBezy7 Museum rigs up multi-screen N64 GoldenEye to prevent “screencheating”: https://bit.ly/3L4hc1S

We chat to Sierra legend Ken Allen about his time working on classics like the Quest games, moving into the FMV CD-ROM era at Tsunami media and developing the abandoned Psygnosis catalogue for the Playstation 2. Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/ We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://theretrohour.com/support/ https://www.patreon.com/retrohour Thanks so much to our latest supporters, in the Hall of Fame this week: William Becker Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour Show notes:  Ghostbusters Mega Drive Winston added: https://bit.ly/3FiPmOe Internet Time Machine: https://youtu.be/0OB1g8CUdbA Lego Atari 2600: https://bit.ly/3Pckfse Reggie had to fight for Wii Sports pack-in: https://bit.ly/3sjInPF Gex game prototype found:https://bit.ly/3KOI85u

Nox Archaist is a modern RPG for the classic Apple II, modeled after the iconic games of the 1980s and endorsed by industry legends like Steve Wozniak and Lord British.  We get the inside story from the game's creator, Mark Lemmert. 6502 Workshop: https://www.6502workshop.com/p/nox-archaist.html Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/ Check out PCBWay at https://pcbway.com for all your PCB needs Give your own ‘shower shave’ a go, by redeeming a free Harry’s Trial Set. All you cover is £3.95 for delivery, head to https://harrys.com/retro We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://theretrohour.com/support/ https://www.patreon.com/retrohour Thanks so much to our latest supporters, in the Hall of Fame this week: Giles Jones Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour Show notes:  Sonic Origins: https://engt.co/3kkALIj C64 Retro Hour episode guide: https://youtu.be/o60UmtElc3A C64 Retro Hour episode guide download: https://heinandre.no/c64-retro-hour/ Shredder’s Revenge features 1987 TV series voice actors: https://bit.ly/3KsQFuG Vectrex mini: https://bit.ly/3MCcCZP PlayStation forces evacuation of airport: https://bit.ly/3klyY5F

We catch up with the legendary Dave Taylor who worked at iD software during the golden age of Doom and Quake. Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/ We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://theretrohour.com/support/ https://www.patreon.com/retrohour Thanks so much to our latest supporters, in the Hall of Fame this week: Ewan Wood, Nova Lord Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour Show notes:  Streets of Rage the movie: https://bit.ly/3K7Cqvc Pringles tribute to ZX Spectrum: https://bit.ly/3vxmnBL Pringles videoideo: https://youtu.be/qeiXWqCrr4M Netflix retro gaming movie Choose or Die: https://bit.ly/3Ov1Iqq Crazy Taxi reboot: https://bit.ly/3rGu5rW GBA emulator for Switch leaked: https://bit.ly/3vBiviZ 

We chat with industry veteran Steve Wetherill who worked on classics like Manic Miner for the Amstrad, Myth (System 3) and the legendary Command & Conquer series.  Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/ Check out PCBWay at http://pcbway.com for all your PCB needs Get 3 issues of your favourite Future Publishing gaming mag (Play, Edge, Retro Gamer and PC Gamer) for just £1 with this special Retro Hour offer – just visit https://magazinesdirect.com/retrohour - That’s saving up to 95%! We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://theretrohour.com/support/ https://www.patreon.com/retrohour Thanks so much to our latest supporters, in the Hall of Fame this week: Dave Nietzold, Kenneth Adams, Charles Smith Jr, Simon Pilgrim, David Weller Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour Show notes:  New Mega Drive game Astebros: https://bit.ly/3OdxxEk Atari's 'Home Pong' prototype sells for $270K: https://cnn.it/37NeDTM Chrono Cross remaster: https://bit.ly/36byL1A Blood Borne Kart for PS1: https://bit.ly/3vjTZD6 Lykia - The Lost Island: https://bit.ly/3M7tBmO

We chat to the awesome James Rolfe aka The Angry Video Game Nerd about his memories of gaming and his love for terrible retro games. Cinemassacre: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0M0rxSz3IF0CsSour1iWmw Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/ BetterHelp - You deserve to be happy. Try the world's largest on-line therapy service and get 10% off your first month by using our link at https://www.betterhelp.com/retro We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://theretrohour.com/support/ https://www.patreon.com/retrohour Thanks so much to our latest supporters, in the Hall of Fame this week: Iain Lewis, Richard - Frozen Well, Superlitmario, Cliff Garrett, Rodrigo Borges Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour Show notes:  Return to Monkey Island: https://bit.ly/3uhxWgO Retro games coming to PS5: https://bit.ly/3jboAgu Intel game Pixel Pat: https://bit.ly/3uXUOkR Universal Keyboard for Atari: https://youtu.be/c4bg_00VENQ Nintendo take down scans of Marios 64 guide book: https://bit.ly/3KwPPOk

We chat to ZX Spectrum and Game Boy legend Jas Austin, who brought classics like Terminator 2, R-Type, Altered Beast and Rex to the 8-bit systems. Jas Austin Twitter: https://twitter.com/IamXERO Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/ Check out PCBWay at pcbway.com for all your PCB needs We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://theretrohour.com/support/ https://www.patreon.com/retrohour Thanks so much to our latest supporters, in the Hall of Fame this week: Matthew Moebes, Bengt Siiri,  Carey Clanton, Timothy, Darren Coles Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour Show notes:  16-bit style wrestling RPG: https://bit.ly/3K90qPH A500 Mini: https://bit.ly/3uC67Py New Sega Game Gear gear: https://bit.ly/3tS6B4K Ken & Roberta Williams new game: https://www.colossalcave3d.com/

We chat to industry veteran David Perry about the making of the legendary Earth Worm Jim games, Disney's Aladdin and how he formed Shiny Entertainment, one not to miss! David Perry's current company: https://getcarro.com/ Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/ Give your own ‘shower shave’ a go, by redeeming a free Harry’s Trial Set. All you cover is £3.95 for delivery, head to https://harrys.com/retro We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://theretrohour.com/support/ https://www.patreon.com/retrohour Thanks so much to our latest supporters, in the Hall of Fame this week: Mike Lewis, Kelan Smith, Luke Carter-Key Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour Show notes:  Dan's Amiga A500 Mini review: https://youtu.be/0Vivn-ek8WY Retro arcade racer Slipstream: https://bit.ly/3NhAtPH Capcom announces 10-Game retro fighting collection: https://bit.ly/36n0Mn8 Nintendo 64 game Glover gets born again on PC: https://bit.ly/3qCyCLB

We get the inside story on classics like ToeJam & Earl, Star Control, Star Wars and the early days of Sega Saturn development with the legendary Robert Leyland Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/ Check out PCBWay at pcbway.com for all your PCB needs Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: expressvpn.com/retro We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://theretrohour.com/support/ https://www.patreon.com/retrohour Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Join our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/GQw8qp8 Website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/retrohouruk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/retrohouruk/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/theretrohour Show notes:  The return of video game magazines article: https://bit.ly/3Imqghl Sonic 2 movie trailer https://youtu.be/PrVx8QYw8j8 Raspberry Pi Pico Commodore 64 cartridge: https://bit.ly/3IkFqUh Portable Game Cube: https://bit.ly/3KZ27zb Turtles Cowabunga Collection: https://bit.ly/3tjibWa