

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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Apr 22, 2021 • 1h 36min
272: SimCity, Predator & Superior Software with Peter Scott - The Retro Hour EP272
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Show notes:
PS3 & Vita stores remain open: https://bit.ly/2QQ14e8
PS3 games go up in value: https://bit.ly/3gt53rC
PS Vita Metacritic: https://bit.ly/3enp4Nv
New Leisure Suit Larry game: https://bit.ly/3emGkTd
Breath of The Wild demake: https://bit.ly/3vawCtO
Super Mario 64 Plus for PC: https://bit.ly/2QMu6Lm
Fans build Sonic 3D game in Dreams: https://bit.ly/3n8Hyp6
Zig & Zag - Them Girls Them Girls: https://youtu.be/7bv_36P_f-w

Apr 15, 2021 • 1h 27min
271: Earthbound & Life Inside Nintendo with Marcus Lindblom - The Retro Hour EP271
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Show notes:
Sealed Pokemon Blue found: https://bit.ly/3dhVppV
Metroid Prime 2D: https://bit.ly/3dfkLom
Turn iPhone into MS-DOS PC: https://bit.ly/3abi84K
Earthbound 3D: https://bit.ly/3tl0O4W
Lotus Turbo Challenge Atari ST ppgrade: https://bit.ly/2RBqPiD

Apr 8, 2021 • 1h 43min
270: Atari & Computing Pioneer Chris Crawford - The Retro Hour EP270
Chris' website: http://www.erasmatazz.com/
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Show notes:
Castlevania prototype for Dreamcast found: https://bit.ly/39Yafj4
Microprose Coccer hits Steam: https://bit.ly/3mvXPnK
Time Splitters 2 4k Remaster found in Homefront: https://bit.ly/39Tgnck
Super Mario Bros cart sells for $660,000: https://bit.ly/3t3kRVw
New £50 Alan Turing note contains lots of easter eggs: https://bit.ly/3mu192P
The Turing Challenge: https://bit.ly/320rlsc

Apr 1, 2021 • 1h 36min
269: Dominik Diamond & 8-Bit Show & Tell - The Retro Hour EP269
GamesMaster: The Oral History Kickstarter: https://bit.ly/39qhGiQ
8-Bit Show And Tell: https://www.youtube.com/c/8BitShowAndTell/
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Jeff Wayne's The War of The Worlds: The Immersive Experience is a new, completely unique award-winning event where live actors, virtual reality and sensational 5D effects place you INSIDE the action: https://thewaroftheworldsimmersive.com/ (simply enter code Retro at checkout for an exclusive discount).
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Show notes:
Someone Just Opened A Brand-New Nintendo 64DD Dev Kit: https://bit.ly/2QU3EQf
Dominik Diamond book: https://bit.ly/39qhGiQ
New Sony Patent Hints At PS1 Backwards Compatibility: https://bit.ly/2OefeEU
PiePacker: https://piepacker.com/
Beautiful Doom 7: https://bit.ly/31AHAwa

Mar 26, 2021 • 1h 28min
268: Making New Vectrex Games in 2021 - The Retro Hour EP268
Robin's website: https://www.jubbernaut.com/
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Jeff Wayne's The War of The Worlds: The Immersive Experience is a new, completely unique award-winning event where live actors, virtual reality and sensational 5D effects place you INSIDE the action: https://thewaroftheworldsimmersive.com/ (simply enter code Retro at
checkout for an exclusive discount).
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Show notes:
Massive PlayStation leak: https://bit.ly/3cptLXH
Sony to Close PS3, PS Vita, PSP digital stores: https://bit.ly/2NPb3Pu
Pizza Hut box lets you play Pac-Man in AR: https://bit.ly/31iei5e
Neo Geo rare game found in field: https://bit.ly/3tUcmw8
Fuze Coding Competition: https://theretrohour.com

Mar 19, 2021 • 1h 28min
267: Ocean Software: Inside Stories with Bill Harbison - The Retro Hour EP267
Bill Harbison website: https://harbonaut.wixsite.com/portfolio
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Show notes:
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge: https://bit.ly/3lrVrOp
Cassette tape inventor dies: https://bit.ly/38XaZES
New PS1 hack: https://bit.ly/3eV1bz0
The worst way to watch Tenet: https://bit.ly/2NxZrjS
Sega Saturn Flashcart: https://bit.ly/3eNSYwq

Mar 12, 2021 • 1h 17min
266: Pete Cannon: Making Amiga Jungle Music in 2021 - The Retro Hour EP266
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Show notes:
RCM charity album: https://blankcanvascharity.uk/
Citadel fixed and upgraded: https://bit.ly/2OeaU8G
Ex-Activision veterans develop Atari 2600 titles: https://bit.ly/3ciZR5T
Pubjumper Mario: https://bit.ly/3rAOTiN
RetroArch cart adapter: https://bit.ly/38L4VPN
Modern TV for retro games: https://bit.ly/3t5Mrkw

Mar 5, 2021 • 1h 27min
265: Bullfrog with Alex Trowers - The Retro Hour EP265
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Show notes:
Unused DS feature: https://bit.ly/3e7Ljsy
Sonic Mania lego: https://bit.ly/386DPlQ
3dfx Voodoo 5 6000 released: https://bit.ly/3bWfsrW
Take-Two takes down reverse-engineered GTA: https://bit.ly/309hAXT
Pacman in the sky: https://bit.ly/3rdRjDJ

Feb 26, 2021 • 1h 16min
264: Frak!, The X-Files, Ghostbusters II with Nick Pelling - The Retro Hour EP264
Frak! on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1251330/Frak/
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Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Bryce L Tomlinson (Visit the BroBryce64 channel on Youtube, home of Kaleidoscope Reloaded, for some Commodore Retro Fun), Edvin Helland, , Brian Condron, Bob Bazley, Fabrice Deville
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Show notes:
Mortal Kombat trailer: https://youtu.be/NYH2sLid0Zc
Rare's unreleased Dinosaur Planet for N64 out in the wild: https://bit.ly/2NsjzE5
Rare Sega arcade cabinet found abandoned: https://bit.ly/3sqcHG8
SNES hacker speeds up a game: https://bit.ly/3pQKYN8
Text Adventure Literacy Jam: https://bit.ly/3kkLfGG

Feb 19, 2021 • 1h 17min
263: SimCity & Maxis with Justin McCormick - The Retro Hour EP263
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Show notes:
Blowing your carts never actually fixed anything: https://bit.ly/3ba0DBK
Lemmings is 30: https://bit.ly/3qIrDit
Tomb Raider 2 fan remake: https://bit.ly/3s2B2Bt
Ready Model 100: https://bit.ly/37mayms
1" portables trend: https://bit.ly/2NFgcck
https://bit.ly/3pvETWf