

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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Oct 3, 2019 • 1h 11min
193: Bally Midway: Rampage, Xenophobe, Arch Rivals with Brian Colin - The Retro Hour EP193
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Amiga 34 - Germany
Bits & Beats, Home Computer Museum, Netherlands: https://bit.ly/357bGHR
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Show notes:
Shenmue 3 demo arrives: https://bit.ly/2pEutKs
Ultra 64 prototype controller: https://bit.ly/2oT5t1y
ZX-VGA-Joy: https://bit.ly/354UvXC
Ant Stream on Atari VCS: https://cnet.co/2LHrHwG
Atari VCS updates: https://bit.ly/30FAMdL

Sep 26, 2019 • 1h 16min
192: General Magic: The Company Who Saw The Future Too Soon - The Retro Hour EP192
General Magic the movie: https://www.generalmagicthemovie.com/
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Amiga 34 - Germany
Bits & Beats, Home Computer Museum, Helmond, Netherlands: https://www.homecomputermuseum.nl/en/
Steel City Chiptune, Sheffield: https://www.residentadvisor.net/events/1310499
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Show notes:
Mega Drive mini reviews are in: https://bit.ly/2m6ZchX
Vampire standalone V4: https://bit.ly/2m97mGt
Bad 80's rap Centipede advert: https://bit.ly/2m9ZzIq
How much can you sell your retro games for?: https://bit.ly/2n0LZaw New arcade opens in Norwich: https://bit.ly/2nDM1pc

Sep 20, 2019 • 1h 12min
191: Electric Playground: 25 Years of Gaming Highs and Lows - The Retro Hour EP191
EP Daily: http://epn.tv/
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Amiga 34 - Germany
Show notes:
GameStop retro gaming cafes: https://bit.ly/2kVGNE5
Official Nintendo Switch Snes controllers: https://bit.ly/2lX6Nz2
Connect modern consoles to CRT TVs: https://bit.ly/2m5nt7x
Neo Geo fight stick: https://engt.co/2mrIGsR
Nintendo win court case to block piracy sites: https://bit.ly/2kT8TQt
Nintendo RomUniverse lawsuit: https://bit.ly/2mjxNcf

Sep 12, 2019 • 1h 22min
190: Bleem: How The PlayStation Was Emulated - The Retro Hour EP190
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Amiga 34 - Germany
Show notes:
Point and click engine for the Amstrad CPC: https://bit.ly/2khUz3O
Doom 4 de-make: https://bit.ly/2kt1tmV
The Dreamcast predicted everything about modern consoles: https://engt.co/2kgcdF5
Metro Siege new Amiga beat 'em up: http://pixelglass.org/#metrosiege

Sep 6, 2019 • 1h 8min
189: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater: The Inside Story with Ralph D'Amato - The Retro Hour EP189
Pretending I'm Superman: https://thpsfilm.com/
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Amiga 34 - Germany
Show notes:
Micropose tease return: https://bit.ly/2m2nb1p
Ultra-rare NES-era Konami games discovered: https://bit.ly/2lAXQLM
Disney classic games collection: https://bit.ly/2lFwq7G
Intel adds 'retro scaling' to graphics drivers: https://bit.ly/2kvEeIE
SEGA's Yu Suzuki would like to revisit Out Run And Virtua Fighter: https://bit.ly/2lFwxQE

Aug 30, 2019 • 1h 19min
188: Arcade Attack - The Retro Hour EP188
Arcade Attack: https://www.arcadeattack.co.uk/
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Amiga 34 - Germany
Show notes:
Turbo Graphix mini price and games: https://bit.ly/32avMPa
A retro gaming gold rush: https://bit.ly/2ZpyfbD
1up Arcades coming to uk: https://bit.ly/2NGxW5c
Beyond a steel sky: https://bit.ly/2Hz05ay

Aug 22, 2019 • 1h 17min
187: The Best British Gaming Magazines Ever with Steve Jarratt - The Retro Hour EP187
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Amiga 34 - Germany
Show notes:
Intellevision Amico trailer: https://bit.ly/2TUwE7M
Atari Jaguar flash cart is FINALLY here: https://bit.ly/31WQpye
Ion Fury: https://bit.ly/2Znpqdw
CRT santa delivers FREE retro TVs: https://bit.ly/2Zn3y6b

Aug 15, 2019 • 1h 13min
186: Happy Console Gamer - Johnny Millennium - The Retro Hour EP186
Happy Console Gamer: https://www.youtube.com/user/HappyConsoleGamer
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Retro Computer Museum, Leicester: 'Fantastic Retro Gaming': https://bit.ly/2M2srht
Amiga 34 - Germany
Show notes:
Retro plug and play GPU: https://bit.ly/2KNn4PZ
Neo geo Samurai Shodown limited edition: https://bit.ly/2z0C33x First person dungeon crawler in Mario Maker: https://bit.ly/2KMgtFC
Retro Asylum Podcast: http://retroasylum.com

Aug 9, 2019 • 1h 18min
185: C64 on TV and Answering Your Retro Questions - The Retro Hour EP185
8-Bit Symphony: https://www.8-bit-symphony.com/
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Amiga 34 - Germany
Show notes:
Sonic CD beta: https://bit.ly/2yPLAuh
Classic starwars game reprint: https://bit.ly/2yP2QzS Serious Duke 3D: https://youtu.be/LRNgnwWUUXQ

Aug 1, 2019 • 1h 7min
184: Lotus Turbo Challenge, Supercars, Kikstart with Shaun Southern - The Retro Hour EP184
Magnetic Fields: http://www.shaunsouthern.com/
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Amiga 34 - Germany
Show notes:
Mamemeister Shaun Southern interview: https://youtu.be/LH3gE5fHyXQ
Alan Turing £50 note binary code: https://bit.ly/2Owhp5Z
Amiga 500 Raspberry Pi accelerator: https://bit.ly/2Yl4JTZ
New Megadrive game Megacat: https://bit.ly/2xVlzch
8bit Symphony goes down a storm: https://bit.ly/31dgHfA