

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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Oct 14, 2021 • 1h 37min
297: Acclaim, Probe Software & Arcade Home Ports - The Retro Hour EP297
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Show notes:
Arcade1Up Ridge Racer and Tron arcades: https://bit.ly/2YN6YAH Mechwars: Arena for Spectrum: https://bit.ly/3j0jQdG
10 Things "Modern Retro" games get wrong: https://bit.ly/3AIxwA0
Jennifer Lopez 8bit game: https://bit.ly/3FQAx5s
Nintendo Switch N64 games will be 60Hz in Europe: https://bit.ly/3DBmP4e

Oct 7, 2021 • 1h 39min
296: Pat The NES Punk - The Retro Hour EP296
Pat The NES Punk: https://www.youtube.com/user/PatTheNESpunk/about
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Show notes:
Gamesmaster new host and set revealed: https://bit.ly/3Bkk8Du https://bit.ly/3iCEIrv
Actraiser, SNES classic is back: https://bit.ly/3uNIgMf
Atari ST still in daily use at a campsite: https://bit.ly/3acmBnr
Street fighter 2 for the NES: https://bit.ly/3DjwYCH

Sep 30, 2021 • 1h 25min
295: Terrible Fire: Turbo Charging Your Retro Systems - The Retro Hour EP295
Terrible Fire Github: https://github.com/terriblefire/
Dan's TF330 video: https://youtu.be/JMHKlWHd_YY
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Show notes:
Retro Bioshock: https://bit.ly/3F2ietp
MSX The Fall of Prometheus: https://bit.ly/3kOnZTl
Luigi found inside Dreamcast prototype: https://bit.ly/3mabkcR
Developer fixes 40 year old game: https://bit.ly/39KEqtR
Raspberry Pi Pico handheld: https://bit.ly/3unNM80

Sep 23, 2021 • 1h 24min
294: Quake Remastered with Modern Vintage Gamer - The Retro Hour EP294
MVG: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjFaPUcJU1vwk193mnW_w1w
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Show notes:
Clive Sinclair passes away: https://bit.ly/3nYUMr1
New Yakuza lost judgment has Sega arcade built in: https://bit.ly/3u5HmdG
Nearly 500 Xbox and Dreamcast prototypes uncovered: https://bit.ly/3zCwTYv
Lyrics video made on a C64: https://bit.ly/2W7rGdx
Youtubers find 100K of games in old house: https://bit.ly/2XLOtfS

Sep 16, 2021 • 1h 39min
293: PC Gaming in the 1980s: A Digital Revolution with Jeff Johannigman
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Show notes:
GameCube turns 20: https://bit.ly/3lKY4vp
Driver TV series: https://cnet.co/3CiuC6w
Super Mario 64 Lego: https://bit.ly/3Ck1sDN
Early iconic Spectrum dev's games recovered: https://bit.ly/3kbEQiS
Build you own Sega Saturn mini: https://bit.ly/3keKtNl

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
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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

Sep 2, 2021 • 1h 38min
291: Classic RPGs with Neal Hallford - The Retro Hour EP291
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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

Aug 26, 2021 • 1h 30min
290: Interactive Gaming Pioneer Tracy Fullerton - The Retro Hour EP290
Tracy Fullerton website: https://www.tracyfullerton.com/
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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

Aug 19, 2021 • 1h 39min
289: Core Design Memories with Gary Antcliffe - The Retro Hour EP289
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Show notes:
GTA remasters: https://bit.ly/3ss8Vx0
N64 that plays Switch games: https://bit.ly/3iZ95cg
Castlevania bloodlines beta: https://bit.ly/2UvYYlN

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/
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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


