The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

We get the inside story on the classic Tex Murphy games, and the process of making early FMV titles with developer Aaron Conners. Aaron Conners website & books: http://www.aaronconners.net/ Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/ 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 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: Thanks so much to our latest supporters, in the Hall of Fame this week: Steve Howes, Hairy Viking, Sebastian Kiernan, Derek Young, Owen Lister  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:  New John Romero Doom 2 level for Ukraine: https://bit.ly/3CydDhR Long lost 1999 N64 game found Carnivalé: Cenzo's Adventure: https://bit.ly/3vWeh7F Metal Slug demo for Sega Mega Drive: https://youtu.be/upN6avgH4rs Roland MT-32 reborn with Raspberry Pi: https://bit.ly/3qgWhBl House of the Dead remake trailer: https://youtu.be/nBrjzCvbVkU

We chat to former Sega Power editor Dean Mortlock, writer Paul Monaghan and Amiga Addict's Ian Griffiths about their new retro magazines and why we'll soon see an Amiga mag back in WHSmith! Sega Powered: https://www.segapowered.com/ Amiga Addict: https://www.amiga-addict.com/ Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/ 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: Thanks so much to our latest supporters, in the Hall of Fame this week: Christopher Evans 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:  PowerSlave Exhumed remaster: https://bit.ly/3HFsurI New wireless Amiga 'tank' mouse: https://bit.ly/3sCF8DC Are more Resident Evil remakes coming?: https://bit.ly/3MjYQMe Wordle for Windows 3.1: https://www.dialup.net/windle/ Someone has bought the Silent Hill website, and it isn't Konami: https://bit.ly/3IIx6Pd Your PC can't run this NES emulator: https://bit.ly/3tstcU3

We chat to author David L Craddock who is behind the most comprehensive history of the legendary Mortal Kombat games.  We hear some incredible behind-the-scenes details of what made those early games so special.  Long Live Mortal Kombat: http://longlivemortalkombat.com/ Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/ Get 3 issues of your favourite Future Publishing gaming mag (Play, Edge, Retro Gamer and PC Gamer) for just £3! https://magazinesdirect.com/retrohour Make sure to support the podcast and give your own ‘shower shave’ a go, by redeeming a free Harry’s Trial Set. All you cover is £3.95 for delivery: 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: Thanks so much to our latest supporters, in the Hall of Fame this week: Kurtis Baron, Alastair Frankland, Charly Mostert, Alex Sulman 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:    Wii U and 3DS shop closing: https://bit.ly/3t2uCod Gen Z more likely to reconise Sonic over Shakespeare: https://bit.ly/3M9XYtA Square Enix want to make more 2D RPGs: https://bit.ly/3IeXvno Factory sealed games found after 27 years: https://bit.ly/3hccVgr Retro FPS magazine: https://bit.ly/3LZ5nfe

We chat to competitive gaming legend Chris Tang who was a winner in both Nintendo's World Championship and Sega's "Rock the Rock" tournaments, then worked for Capcom and Tengen as a designer! Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/ Get 3 issues of your favourite Future Publishing gaming mag (Play, Edge, Retro Gamer and PC Gamer) for just £3! https://magazinesdirect.com/retrohour Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: https://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: Thanks so much to our latest supporters, in the Hall of Fame this week: Niklas Lundberg Lisemark, Luke Ireland, Tony Boes 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:    Intellivision Amico vapour: https://bit.ly/3GYphmD Play PS2 games off memory card: https://bit.ly/3v3B5C1  Game Boy Advance video calls: https://bit.ly/3oWxnGk  Apple watch Mac classic stand: https://bit.ly/3LFR6DS Hidden MS-DOS game Gorillas: https://bit.ly/3hbh6Jv 

We chat to the wonderful Lani Minella who is the voice of some of our favourite video games including Duke Nukem, Mortal Kombat, Sonic Adventure, Unreal Tournament and lots more! Audiogodz: http://www.audiogodz.com/ Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/ 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: Thanks so much to our latest supporters, in the Hall of Fame this week: Mark Brookes, Joe Pentony, Chris McLeod, James Bentley 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 Simpsons Steamed Hams adventure: https://bit.ly/3gBeq7w GoldenEye 007 Xbox new tease: https://bit.ly/3B9uTt3 New retro joystick: https://bit.ly/3uD1I0c Play Sega Saturn Games on a Jailbroken PS4: https://youtu.be/s3BQLsozlM0 Save The Hero backup device: https://bit.ly/3LheSWJ

We catch up with Psygnosis legend Ian Grieve to hear some more incredible inside stories from the company that brought us Lemmings, Wipeout, Colony Wars and lots more. Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/ 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: Thanks so much to our latest supporters, in the Hall of Fame this week: CrapC64Gamer,  John Stewart,  Bill E and Tero Reittu 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:    Sega leaves arcade business after 50 years: https://bit.ly/3sdpcWU Repurpose old video game consoles: https://bit.ly/34aabxh Long lost Jaguar game found: https://bit.ly/3HuxtMK Castlevania AGA coming to Amiga: https://youtu.be/zWfq03-YMZI

We're joined by industry veteran Rod Cousens to hear some amazing stories from his time as vice president of Activision, the rise and fall of Acclaim Entertainment and the early days of the British micro-computer games scene. 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 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:    Nintendo offering free retro video game posters: https://bit.ly/3G6e96M Decent Street Fighter 2 on Amiga: https://bit.ly/3GaZXJM Home made Mega Drive dev kit: https://bit.ly/3AQQFBT Mega Drive dev kits: https://bit.ly/3rYIrTU 

We get some amazing inside SEGA stories with the former man-at-the-top, CEO of SEGA Europe and Virgin Games, Nick Alexander.   Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/ 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 Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Mike Ward, Stefano Zambon, Richard Halling, Matthew Martin, Tyler Catlin 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:    Psygnosis and Ocean trademarks renewed: https://bit.ly/3nKnMBL https://bit.ly/3GM04wl PlayStation 3 games on PS5 store: https://bit.ly/3FLErex Tomb Raider on Game Boy Advance: https://bit.ly/3Kr0RFj https://youtu.be/_GVSLcqGP7g Raspberry Pi game barcode scanner: https://bit.ly/3KFf9CD Shadow man remaster: https://bit.ly/3tO7Dz4 Console watches: https://bit.ly/3nIwssC

We get some amazing stories from Peter Clarke who was an in-house musician at Ocean Software in the 80s, working on classics like Bubble Bobble and Head Over Heels alongside Martin Galway. He's about to release a new SID remix album featuring other C64 legends. Encore64: https://encore64.com/ Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/ 1 Shot Energy – The candy company of gaming. Each chewy candy piece has 75mg of caffeine + over 600mg of additional energy, focus, eye health and antioxidant supplements.  Use our code "RETRO" to get 15% off your order and help support the podcast: https://1shotenergy.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 Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Mike Ward, Stefano Zambon, Richard Halling, Matthew Martin, Tyler Catlin 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:    Hidden SNES emulator SNESticle: https://bit.ly/3rbaAqF  WebRcade: https://chromeunboxed.com/play-your-retro-games-web-chromebook-webrcade Hoffman releases Knightmare: https://bit.ly/3njsM0c  TigerBoy Advance: https://bit.ly/33r9VZU  Racing Lagoon playable: https://bit.ly/3rdWAwn Racing Lagoon download: https://bit.ly/33y0B6k 

Action Retro: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoL8olX-259lS1N6QPyP4IQ Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/ 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 Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Richard Lacey, Txabi Alastruey, shinywolf, mattbeef 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:    Commodore 64 games coming to Nintendo Switch: https://bit.ly/3HDQImw New Mortal Kombat Arcade hack surpasses SEGA CD version: https://bit.ly/3eVMmLd Is Gex making a comeback?: https://bit.ly/3F3hoLZ Game Boy PageBoy add-on: https://bit.ly/3t4XBcE N64’s GoldenEye 007 coming to Xbox?: https://bit.ly/33bQXpO Early Internet chat room 'The Palace': https://bit.ly/3JNFX2N