

The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)
The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)
Your weekly dose of retro gaming and technology news and interviews with industry veterans.
New episodes released every Friday!
New episodes released every Friday!
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Jul 1, 2021 • 1h 30min
282: Soviet Strike, Transformers & FMV Games with Flint Dille - The Retro Hour EP282
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Show notes:
Lost Atari Jaguar CD game released: https://bit.ly/3Af0MiS
Space Jam retro-style beat-'em-up: https://bit.ly/3jvIiFc
KFC arcade: https://bit.ly/3xl7Atm
Rare Atari game found at Goodwill: https://bit.ly/3qDu1I3
Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX: https://bit.ly/3h5mazC
Retro Gaming Shop of the week: Game Over Videogames, Bellvue Washington - https://www.facebook.com/GameOverWA/

Jun 24, 2021 • 1h 40min
281: Donkey Kong, Bart VS Space Mutants & Keystone Capers with Garry Kitchen - The Retro Hour EP281
Audacity games: https://adgm.us/
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Show notes:
Mystery vintage mag service: https://bit.ly/2TYzYTm
Super Mario widescreen: https://bit.ly/3d48IJN
FPS Documentry: https://www.creatorvc.com/fpsdoc
Final fantasy animated series: https://bit.ly/3vQGR6K
Retro Gaming Shop of the week: Revival Games, Plymouth. https://bit.ly/3wQLJKo

Jun 17, 2021 • 1h 35min
280: The Demo Scene: Past and Future with Haujobb - The Retro Hour EP280
http://www.haujobb.org/
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Show notes:
Zelda 35th anniversary Game & Watch: https://bit.ly/3gIhw9f
Simpsons Arcade1Up cabinet: https://bit.ly/3xsLrch
Woodgrain PS5: https://bit.ly/3xvA3MQ
Castlevania: Rondo Of Blood TurboGrafx-16: https://bit.ly/2SKLb9T
Mario Kart long lost editor: https://bit.ly/3zKjj6G
Retro Gaming Shop of the week: Forgotten Worlds, Ayrshire: https://bit.ly/2UgiUZm
The Haujobb Amiga Framework: - https://github.com/leifo/haujobb-amiga
Art-of-Coding:- http://demoscene-the-art-of-coding.net/
Connect with Tobias and Leif on Twitter:
- https://twitter.com/Dedux
- https://twitter.com/onlinedasein

Jun 11, 2021 • 1h 28min
279: Retro Memories with Digital Foundry's John Linneman - The Retro Hour EP279
Digital Foundry on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DigitalFoundry/featured
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Shane Toner
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Show notes:
Dreamcast SD card cache: https://bit.ly/3w5f43l
Deleted Nintendo floppy recovered: https://bit.ly/3z45jnM
Taito announces mini arcade cabinet: https://bit.ly/2TcFtxl
Handheld C64: https://bit.ly/2TaakdW
Golden Eye remade in Farcry 5: https://bit.ly/2SgCXGg
Twitch-based Pac-Mac game: https://bit.ly/3v3mIdc

Jun 3, 2021 • 1h 33min
278: Evercade: Making Modern Retro Consoles - The Retro Hour EP278
Evercade: https://evercade.co.uk/
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Show notes:
New Virtua Fighter: https://bit.ly/3chRLLA
Daymare 1994: https://bit.ly/3cgzn5P
Ambernic: https://bit.ly/3galJm3
Super Mario Movie Restored: https://bit.ly/3pkHkMS
Pico Computer: https://bit.ly/3w0DUkZ
Retro Gaming Shop of the week: eStarland, Northern Virginia - https://estarland.com

May 27, 2021 • 1h 34min
277: Williams, LucasArts & 3DO with Noah Falstein - The Retro Hour EP277
http://www.theinspiracy.com/
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Show notes:
Time Splitters 4 is coming: https://bit.ly/2RL3iMx
Metal Gear Amiga port: https://bit.ly/3fi3USJ
Sonic 30th anniversary collection: https://bit.ly/3fKYHlr
New Spectrum driving game: https://bit.ly/2TkYpu4
Counter Strike ported to Nintendo DS: https://bit.ly/3vpaWdZ
Retro Gaming Shop of the week: Power Up Gaming, Barrie, Ontario - https://www.powerupgaming.ca/

May 20, 2021 • 1h 25min
276: The Mysterious World of the MSX - The Retro Hour EP276
MSX Magazine archive: https://msxcomputermagazine.nl/
Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:
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Show notes:
Rare SNES SA1 Demo Found: https://bit.ly/2QxJFH7
Lego PS1: https://bit.ly/3hEf6ec
Dixons and PC World Names Going: https://bit.ly/3hIt7az
Dreamcast Handheld: https://ebay.to/3fA1tdn
Retro CGA Card: https://bit.ly/3v6ocnJ
Retro Gaming Shop of the week: Retro Games HQ, Swindon - https://retrogames-swindon.co.uk/

May 13, 2021 • 1h 34min
275: Mattel Intellivision History With Dave Warhol - The Retro Hour EP275
http://rtassoc.com/
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Show notes:
Lost Sonic Kart game found: https://bit.ly/3uM1MI8
Pocket Sized Wii: https://bit.ly/2R60nOj
Retro Tink 5X: https://bit.ly/3w0OTdx
Sega is fine with fan-made Sonic games: https://bit.ly/3ya3qFB
Zombies Ate My Neighbours comes to Switch: https://bit.ly/3w0TMTR
Retro Gaming Shop of the week: Item Drop in Seaton, Devon - https://itemdrop.co.uk/

May 6, 2021 • 1h 33min
274: Metro-Siege: Making NEW Amiga Games - The Retro Hour EP274
BitBeamCannon: https://bitbeamcannon.com/
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Show notes:
Official Playstation mag is no more: https://bit.ly/3eZL1mq
C64 mining bitcoin: https://bit.ly/3aXCqzl
The Queen's gold Nintendo Wii is for sale: https://bit.ly/3eVHBkw
The Pixel Bunker: https://www.thepixelbunker.com/

Apr 30, 2021 • 1h 34min
273: Commodore 65 & Mega 65 - The Retro Hour EP273
Mega 65: https://mega65.org/
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Show notes:
House of the dead remake for Switch: https://youtu.be/nWYzf2pAJzo
PiStorm: https://bit.ly/2QKzChX
Vampire Raptor: https://bit.ly/3xCK63Q
Dr Cosmos - Gameboy colour: https://bit.ly/3t1rZ3J
Resident Evil 4 VR: https://bit.ly/3eFhYUR
Evercade VS: https://bit.ly/3nwXykU
A new way to play Tetris: https://bit.ly/3eAFvX2