The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)
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Sep 9, 2021 • 1h 36min

292: The Ultimate History of Video Games - The Retro Hour EP292

The Ultimate History of Video Games Volume 1: https://amzn.to/3jViZMh The Ultimate History of Video Games Volume 2: https://amzn.to/3E0dnbK Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/ Monster Joysticks: https://monsterjoysticks.com/theretrohour 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: Simon Vockins, Leanne Griffiths, Dave Moore, Anton Johansson, Tim Hugall  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:    Game Boy productivity suite: https://bit.ly/3C8NPHR Zega Mame Gear dropin: https://bit.ly/3A0dTnQ Dread Amiga FPS Demo: https://bit.ly/3DSqJ9Q JSRF artist back at Sega: https://bit.ly/3zYxbtw Google Maps on NES: https://bit.ly/2YtJQqv Sonic Colors Switch version is broken: https://bit.ly/3tsD9kc
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Sep 2, 2021 • 1h 38min

291: Classic RPGs with Neal Hallford - The Retro Hour EP291

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: Robin Spira, Steve Plunkett, Jeff Derango,  Howard Price, Daniel Oskis  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 files trademarks for old Genesis and Saturn games: https://bit.ly/3tazpng Game Boy Advance Goodboy Galaxy: https://bit.ly/3hd26v5 Frogger Gameshow first look: https://bit.ly/3jAY0OH Casio Pacman Watch: https://bit.ly/3t8Kepy
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Aug 26, 2021 • 1h 30min

290: Interactive Gaming Pioneer Tracy Fullerton - The Retro Hour EP290

Tracy Fullerton website: https://www.tracyfullerton.com/ Get your FREE digital edition of Old School Gamer Magazine: http://oldschoolgamer.com/retro As a listener of the show, you can get a case of craft beer on us! Just go to https://www.beer52.com/retro to claim yours 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: Joe Hallmark, Martyn Hopkin,s Niklas Linholm, Chad Clark, Whizz1976_ 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:    Soulja boy claims to own Atari: https://bit.ly/3sL5qlz Quake remaster: https://beth.games/3sNiarE Simpson Hit & Run remastered in a week: https://bit.ly/3gydhhu New Atari Lynx games: https://engt.co/3mv7PQc
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Aug 19, 2021 • 1h 39min

289: Core Design Memories with Gary Antcliffe - The Retro Hour EP289

Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/ Start your language journey with 25% OFF any course at https://www.michelthomas.com use discount code RETRO at checkout As a listener of the show, you can get a case of craft beer from the USA on us! Just go to https://www.beer52.com/retro to claim yours 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:  Martin Meldrum, David Hearne Writer, Alistair Brugsch, WotNot, Mark Hillary 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:    GTA remasters: https://bit.ly/3ss8Vx0  N64 that plays Switch games: https://bit.ly/3iZ95cg  Castlevania bloodlines beta: https://bit.ly/2UvYYlN 
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Aug 12, 2021 • 1h 33min

288: Explaining Retro Computers with Chris Barnatt - The Retro Hour EP288

Explaining Computers: https://www.explainingcomputers.com/ Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/ Get your FREE digital edition of Old School Gamer Magazine: http://oldschoolgamer.com/retro As a listener of the show, you can get a case of craft beer from the USA on us! Just go to https://www.beer52.com/retro to claim yours 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:  Lee Gregory, ludwig signal, Richard Pickles, Simon Buckner, Peter Savage 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:    Amiga Mini announced: https://bit.ly/3sa5IlE Chips Challenge on SNES & Mega Drive: https://bit.ly/3fV7LoM  Sam & Max reboot: https://bit.ly/3s7nPIM Zool reboot: https://bit.ly/3shjoeM
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Aug 5, 2021 • 1h 36min

287: Namco: Inside Stories with Scott Rogers - The Retro Hour EP287

Retro Hour Listener Survey: https://forms.gle/WKTnToKvfUietBRT6 Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/ Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: expressvpn.com/retro Hows your Brain performing? Check out Sons Brain Health supplement at https://sons.co.uk and use the code Retro25 to get £25 off your first order 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:  Jonathan Harden, Clyde Radcliffe, Matthew Martin, Drek Young, Gavin Burnett  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:    PS2 game boxes almost looked a lot cooler: https://bit.ly/37jLAE2 Mister Multisystem: https://bit.ly/3yqEppk Turn Game Boy Camera into a webcam: https://bit.ly/3yAHkfa Kung Fu Master comes to Amiga: https://bit.ly/3Cp7eVQ
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Jul 29, 2021 • 1h 31min

286: Bullfrog & Syndicate with Sean Cooper - The Retro Hour EP286

Retro Hour Listener Survey: https://forms.gle/WKTnToKvfUietBRT6 Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/ Hows your Brain performing? Check out Sons Brain Health supplement at https://sons.co.uk and use the code Retro25 to get £25 off your first order 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:  MCSH, Ian Petts, Steve Tyrell, Rhys Clatworthy  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:    Google Doodle RPG: https://bit.ly/3f7bdME Nintendo Leak Reveals 'Ocarina Of Time' Sequel We Never Got To Play: https://bit.ly/3ybLWbE Bethesda Releases New Free Content for Original DOOM and DOOM 2: https://bit.ly/3rCKdcY Scientists Have Built A Robot Hand That Can Play Super Mario Bros: https://bit.ly/3BVovWu id Software's Mario PC port found in a stack of discs submitted to a museum: https://bit.ly/3yhZZN2 Retro gaming shop of the week: InsanityRetroGaming, Nuffield Industrial Estate, Poole - https://www.insanityarcade.com/
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Jul 22, 2021 • 1h 32min

285: Spy vs Spy with Richard Spitalny - The Retro Hour EP285

https://firststarsoftware.com/ Retro Hour Listener Survey: https://forms.gle/WKTnToKvfUietBRT6 Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.co.uk/ Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Thanks to our amazing donators this week:  Geoff Owen - Beyond Farpoint Podcast, John Butler, Stephen Marshall, AnalogDarling, M_Duck 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:    Nuclear Powered Gameboy: https://bit.ly/2V1W1JE 37 year old Apple II easter egg: https://bit.ly/3eEDRVd Rare Nintendo card up for sale: https://bit.ly/3rpMKqV X-men 1up Arcade: https://bit.ly/3BrtHkp PrintShop online: https://bit.ly/3y2AZJm Retro gaming shop of the week: InsanityRetroGaming, Nuffield Industrial Estate, Poole - https://www.insanityarcade.c
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Jul 15, 2021 • 1h 33min

284: Heart of Neon: The World of Jeff Minter - The Retro Hour EP284

We chat to Paul Docherty for a unique inside look at the world of Jeff Minter and Llamasoft in his new documentary Heart of Neon. https://www.heartofneon.com/ Retro Hour Listener Survey: https://forms.gle/WKTnToKvfUietBRT6 Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books A Guide to Japanese Role-Playing Games:  https://bit.ly/3hkGax6 Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: expressvpn.com/retro Start your language journey with 25% OFF any course at https://www.michelthomas.com use discount code RETRO at checkout Get your Retro Hour merchandise: https://bit.ly/33OWBKd Thanks to our amazing donators this week:  Pokadex, Joel Thoman, Gavin Burnett, Peter Savage, Paul Thompson 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:    Super Mario 64 sells for $1.5m at auction: https://bbc.in/3B5Squw Columns comes to Spectrum: https://bit.ly/3riFBbJ Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas’ 8K Remaster: https://bit.ly/3B46811 Midi cart on Snes: https://bit.ly/3radxat Retro internet for computers: https://bit.ly/36JAacd Frog find - https://github.com/ActionRetro/ Retro gaming shop of the week: Robot City, New York - https://robotcitygames.com
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Jul 8, 2021 • 1h 40min

283: Triumph of the Nerds with Robert Cringley - The Retro Hour EP283

I, Cringley: https://www.cringely.com/ Retro Hour Listener Survey: https://forms.gle/WKTnToKvfUietBRT6 Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show: Bitmap Books A Guide to Japanese Role-Playing Games:  https://bit.ly/3hkGax6 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:  English Man Dan, Raul, Charlotte Woolley, Richard Yetzes, Adrian Nelson 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 reject new F zero game: https://bit.ly/3xqlzhR Dr. Roland for the Amstrad CPC: https://bit.ly/3ACremK New Doom clone 'Fashion Police': https://bit.ly/3dVeoq3 Newgrounds founder to be awarded GDC: https://bit.ly/3hnw5AR Retro Gaming Shop of the week: Video Game Trader, Calgary - https://www.videogametrader.ca/

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