

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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Sep 17, 2020 • 1h 26min
242: Grand Theft Auto writer Brian Baglow - The Retro Hour EP242
The Scottish Games Network: https://scottishgames.net/
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New Mario Movie: https://bit.ly/3iN43gw
Super Mario 3D All Stars emulated: https://bit.ly/3hE0SGf
Rise of Triad remaster: https://bit.ly/35JEIAg
Doom 64 physical release: https://bit.ly/3kpjmw4 Polybius mini arcade: https://bit.ly/3iHwqwq
Scott Pilgrim VS The World re-release: https://bit.ly/2RBEnY7

Sep 10, 2020 • 1h 26min
241: My Life In Gaming - The Retro Hour EP241
My Life In Gaming: https://www.mylifeingaming.com/
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Show notes:
Ant Stream deal with huge retro gaming library: https://bit.ly/3bR4h3l
DSLR Game Boy mod: https://bit.ly/3igoToc
Wii Game Boy: https://bit.ly/2DN7zYX
Battle Toads cartridge collection: https://bit.ly/32iU3Wt
Planes updated with floppy disks: https://bit.ly/35od0Je

Sep 4, 2020 • 1h 14min
240: The Games That Weren't - The Retro Hour EP240
The Games That Weren't Book: https://bit.ly/32UwpyC
Games That Weren't Website: https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/
Win a signed copy of the book: https://bit.ly/3lQi3rp
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Show notes:
Retro Messa donation page: https://www.retrospillmessen.no/donate
Sega arcade in Japan closes down: https://bit.ly/3lQCK6T
Turrican anthology: https://bit.ly/31XKJaa
Atari and Amiga colour spray paints: https://bit.ly/3lOKJ4o
8bitdo arcade stick: https://bit.ly/2QTO9Ew
Crash magazine is back: https://bit.ly/353zfUz

Aug 28, 2020 • 1h 20min
239: ZX Spectrum Next: History & Future - The Retro Hour EP239
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Show notes:
Netflix Highscore: https://bit.ly/31Advh1
Gayblade found: https://bit.ly/3jl3MB1
Sonic on the SNES: https://bit.ly/2YFRkUG
Manic Miner 3D: https://youtu.be/P9yPIStKiAY
OpenFlops: https://bit.ly/3b1SGOo
Iridium: https://bit.ly/32sggQC

Aug 20, 2020 • 1h 8min
238: Text Adventure Games: History and Rebirth - The Retro Hour EP238
https://adventuron.io/
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Show notes:
AstroPede Sega Lost game: https://bit.ly/3l10cOb
Internet Exporer is dead: https://bit.ly/2CJ2EHZ
Demons ate my neighbours: https://bit.ly/3l50m7s
Open AI text adventure GPT-3: https://bit.ly/3l0d9YG
AtBoy: https://bit.ly/3hfpnKv

Aug 14, 2020 • 1h 30min
237: Midway, Hacking Donkey Kong, Atari - Mike Mika - The Retro Hour EP237
Digital Eclipse: http://www.digitaleclipse.com/
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Show notes:
Spectrum Next Kickstarter: https://bit.ly/30Vug5Q
Last Blockbuster an AirBnB: https://cnet.co/30RfrRQ
EarthWorm Jim 4 trailer lands: https://bit.ly/2CnVqc2
Intellivision Amico special event: https://bit.ly/30Vzyhy
Arcade Racing Legends: https://bit.ly/2PRB2n2

Aug 6, 2020 • 1h 15min
236: Cinemassacre with Justin Silverman - The Retro Hour EP236
Cinemassacre: https://cinemassacre.com/
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Show notes:
Elite on Vectrex: https://bit.ly/3gzb7MB
Sierra Book: http://thesierraadventure.com/
Analogue Pocket sold out:https://bit.ly/2XAiiN7
Hidden Monkey Island scene revealed: https://bit.ly/31ocTcU

Jul 30, 2020 • 1h 11min
235: Game Sack - The Retro Hour EP235
Game Sack: http://www.gamesack.net/
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Show notes:
Nintendo Gigaleak: https://bit.ly/317tTny
Smoking meat with C64: https://bit.ly/3jUJKOY
PS4 Hackers PS1 Emulator: https://bit.ly/2P8rcMT
MSN Messenger is back: https://escargot.log1p.xyz/
Mini c64 floppy drive: https://bit.ly/2P9AIQb

Jul 23, 2020 • 1h 21min
234: Total Annihilation & 4D Boxing with Chris Taylor - The Retro Hour EP234
Kanoogi: https://main.kanoogi.com/
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Show notes:
90's Apple Failures: https://bit.ly/3eVQqsu
MegaDrive gets better version of Street fighter 2: https://bit.ly/3f2clhS
Project Mouster: https://bit.ly/3jCIe3N
Gameboy Box Art book: https://bit.ly/2ZVeqI4
Shantae getting Limited Run: https://bit.ly/3fVgDJ9

Jul 17, 2020 • 1h 22min
233: Julian 'Jaz' Rignall: ZZap 64, Mean Machines, Virgin - The Retro Hour EP233
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Show notes:
LEGO NES: https://bit.ly/30xhAkr
Billy Masters Was Right: https://bit.ly/2BaGHki
inSIDious - The Definitive SID Chip Plugin: https://impactsoundworks.com/product/insidious/
Retro Game Boys for stealing cars: https://bit.ly/2OyttRy
Sealed Super Mario Bros sells for £90,300: https://bit.ly/3ezemSo
3 New SEGA Mega Drive Cartridges: https://bit.ly/3jbTaVV