

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!
Episodes
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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/
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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

Apr 22, 2021 • 1h 36min
272: SimCity, Predator & Superior Software with Peter Scott - The Retro Hour EP272
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Get £5 off the £29.99 RRP for Acorn A World in Pixels - so £24.99, with free P&P to the UK using our discount code: RETROHOUR - https://bit.ly/2NtxIkt
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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/
Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:
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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/
Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:
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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).
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:
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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


