

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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Aug 5, 2021 • 1h 36min
287: Namco: Inside Stories with Scott Rogers - The Retro Hour EP287
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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

Jul 29, 2021 • 1h 31min
286: Bullfrog & Syndicate with Sean Cooper - The Retro Hour EP286
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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/

Jul 22, 2021 • 1h 32min
285: Spy vs Spy with Richard Spitalny - The Retro Hour EP285
https://firststarsoftware.com/
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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

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/
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Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Pokadex, Joel Thoman, Gavin Burnett, Peter Savage, Paul Thompson
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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

Jul 8, 2021 • 1h 40min
283: Triumph of the Nerds with Robert Cringley - The Retro Hour EP283
I, Cringley: https://www.cringely.com/
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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/

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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Bitmap Books Metal Slug: The Ultimate History: https://bit.ly/3q37GDc
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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


