

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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Dec 13, 2019 • 1h 16min
203: The Best of The Year in Retro Gaming: 2019 - The Retro Hour EP203
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Show notes:
You'll never play your favourite retro game on Switch: https://bit.ly/34hMOMb Cyberdecks: https://bit.ly/38ynMvG
Retro Mania Wrestling: https://bit.ly/2YKphT2
Atari VCS in production: https://bit.ly/2PhtMBc
Steve Jobs floppy sells for 7.5k: https://bit.ly/2PBUTG6
Ghosts 'n' Demons: https://bit.ly/2RHXvoC
Retro Picks:
Ravi: The BackOfficeShow - https://backofficeshow.com
Dan: https://www.telnetbbsguide.com/
Joe: Laird's Lair - https://bit.ly/2LR8qIG
Best of Episodes:
Rare: The Inside Story - https://bit.ly/34lLNCV
How Xbox Took on The Playstation with Microsoft's Robbie Bach - https://bit.ly/2EdbkU3
PLATO: The Greatest Computer Network You’ve Never Heard of - https://bit.ly/2YQ3tp2
Tectoy: How Sega Consoles Still Rule In Brazil - https://bit.ly/2EfatlC
Imagine Software and Codemasters with Bruce Everiss - https://bit.ly/2srkxVZ
Bally Midway: Rampage, Xenophobe, Arch Rivals with Brian Colin - https://bit.ly/36uzQfl
Mastertronic: The Inside Story - https://bit.ly/2qQC61u
Charlie Brooker: Bandersnatch, Black Mirror, GamesWipe - https://bit.ly/35gRmnn
Shaun Southern: Lotus Turbo Challenge, Supercars, Kikstart - https://bit.ly/38yIoDM
Retro Man Cave Dwellers - https://bit.ly/35ddqiy

Dec 6, 2019 • 1h 22min
202: 1980s Home Computer Wars - The Retro Hour EP202
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Show notes:
Playstation is 25: https://bit.ly/2LHgJXN
Terronion Mega SD: https://bit.ly/2OTAzkt
How randomizers are breathing new life into old games: https://bit.ly/2RmtU3I
Intellivision Amico controllers: https://bit.ly/2OSe7YQ
Retro Picks:
Dan: Pinball Dreams Amstrad CPC: https://bit.ly/33WGCsC
Ravi: Dubious Engineering https://www.youtube.com/user/howitee
Joe: Minit: Happy Console Gamer https://youtu.be/HTsNQFuu-EA

Nov 29, 2019 • 1h 7min
201: Utah Saints: Atari STs and Golden Joysticks - The Retro Hour EP201
Utah Saints: http://www.utahsaints.info/
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Show notes:
Rebellion buys Bitmap Brothers: https://bit.ly/2OPJGkS
Electronic Theatre: https://bit.ly/34B4bZq
New Super Mario Land SNES: https://bit.ly/2OWWHcB
Shenmue 3 charts: https://bit.ly/34tAb1f
Brits thought Internet was a phase: https://bit.ly/35JJAC2
Retro Picks:
Dan: Owning an Amiga in USA: https://youtu.be/8l2_tgwl8GU
Ravi: Radio Workshop: https://bit.ly/2XXFEer
Joe: Minit: https://minitgame.com/
Utah Saints on GamesMaster: https://youtu.be/xX3IyGuxTz4

Nov 22, 2019 • 1h 26min
200: Charlie Brooker: Bandersnatch, Black Mirror, GamesWipe - The Retro Hour EP200
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Nov 15, 2019 • 1h 13min
199: Jet Set Willy on the C64 to Playstation Indie Games with Shahid Ahmad - The Retro Hour EP199
Remaster Podcast: https://www.relay.fm/remaster
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Show notes:
New Sonic Movie Trailer lands: https://youtu.be/szby7ZHLnkA
Prince of Persia on Intellivision: https://youtu.be/dEbIWEXDqm0
PLAY Expo Manchester: https://www.playexpomanchester.com/
Will the PS5 be going back to Cartridges?: https://bit.ly/2q33xot
Blastaway: https://retream.itch.io/blastaway
Sega Lord X : https://youtu.be/pzKH_JtM6oU
PixelVixen: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKwTjfQcMvAE6SiU4GzrVGQ

Nov 7, 2019 • 1h 10min
198: The History of Tomb Raider with Heather Gibson - The Retro Hour EP198
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Show notes:
Pac-Man-inspired maze: https://bit.ly/2WTjTvB
Sonic on the GX4000: http://norecess.cpcscene.net/
Mario on the Spectrum: https://bit.ly/2JYi8be
Deleted Mario movie scene: https://bit.ly/32uAMxY
GTA San Andreas update removes radio songs: https://bit.ly/33nwwlb Can video games help mental health conditions?: https://bit.ly/34D77UM

Nov 1, 2019 • 1h 12min
197: Video Game Rock & Roll Years: My Life in Pixels - The Retro Hour EP197
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RAM_Fest: https://bit.ly/2r1XxMO
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Show notes:
A Compendium of Atari 8-bit Games - Volume One: https://amzn.to/2N7BA7L
Dentist buys $1million holy grail retro games: https://wapo.st/34ik469
archive.org add 2,500 MS DOS games: https://bit.ly/2JAJbJC RIP Yahoo groups: https://engt.co/2C6kSyV
Bubble Bobble 4: https://bit.ly/2NAtxzk
NHS Gaming clinic: https://bit.ly/3205dvT
Small Heroes streams: https://www.twitch.tv/crimsoncassius
https://tvibit.net/smallheroes

Oct 25, 2019 • 1h 21min
196: Retro Handheld Consoles with Ashens and The Retro Future - The Retro Hour EP196
Ashens: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxt9Pvye-9x_AIcb1UtmF1Q
The Retro Future: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCefAbzsWZE4uXU-mqQMrr4Q
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Show notes:
Hidden c64 program in Christian rock album: https://bit.ly/2Wc3L86
Octavius Kitten Horacegate: https://bit.ly/34129AQ
Analogue Pocket: https://bit.ly/2pflFe6
Ten creepy Halloween games: https://bit.ly/31K9NhB
Tetris 99 is getting a Luigi's Mansion 3 theme: https://bit.ly/2okj02y
US military abadon floppy disks: https://engt.co/2WjomYs

Oct 18, 2019 • 1h 7min
195: Arcade Perfect: The Best and Worst Home Arcade Ports - The Retro Hour EP195
David L Craddock website: http://www.davidlcraddock.com/
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Show notes:
New case Apple II: https://bit.ly/2BnImiV
House of the Dead remake: https://engt.co/2BrkGtL
Amstrad rejected Bill Gates: https://bit.ly/2oUs2Ds
GoldenEye 007 remake for Unreal Engine 4: https://bit.ly/2IWFHAH AR
Table top gaming Jerri Ellsworth: https://bit.ly/2IUK67t
Metal warrior C64 Quadriliogy: https://bit.ly/35MWq3A

Oct 11, 2019 • 1h 19min
194: The Launch of the Sega Mega Drive and Atari's Lost Dreams - Michael Katz - The Retro Hour EP194
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Amiga 34 - Germany
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Show notes:
Buy the Nintendo Playstation: https://bit.ly/2MuAX6D
Atari VCS internals: https://bit.ly/2VyliaA
Atari VCS designer quits: https://bit.ly/2pg0UP5 Simpsons Hit & Run remaster: https://bit.ly/2MvyLeZ Radio 3 video games music show: https://bit.ly/2pWyzxH
ATgames getting sued by Bandi Namco and Wallgreens: https://bit.ly/2MqPC2A