

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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Jul 26, 2019 • 1h 10min
183: Mastertronic: The Inside Story - The Retro Hour EP183
Anthony Guter website: http://guter.org/mastertronic/index.htm
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Show notes:
Retro games now worth 'thousands': https://bit.ly/2GtSauE
Atari 2600 game goes on sale for 90k: https://bit.ly/2LGc5uH
Streets of Rage 4 Soundtrack: https://bit.ly/2GuSQQe
GameSH>: https://bit.ly/2LHMqS9

Jul 19, 2019 • 1h 7min
182: Tectoy: How Sega Consoles Still Rule In Brazil - The Retro Hour EP182
Techtoy: https://www.tectoy.com.br/
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Show notes:
Irata Online: https://irata.online/
Mortal Kombat new movie: https://bit.ly/2XYFRfB
Bitcoin on original Apollo computer: https://bit.ly/2Z6g0nG
Christian Simpson renders worms in HD: https://bit.ly/2M4CRMv
GameStop introducing Retro-Only stores: https://bit.ly/2JQFSxo

Jul 12, 2019 • 1h 7min
181: PLATO: The Greatest Computer Network You’ve Never Heard of - The Retro Hour EP181
The Friendly Orange Glow: http://friendlyorangeglow.com/
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Show notes:
Nintendo designers always wanted Super Mario Maker: https://bit.ly/2xq8HL1
Infocom cabinet archived: https://bit.ly/1Qnwpeg
N64 and Gamecube Games coming to Switch?: https://bit.ly/2Y0XnnC
Cyber1 PLATO system: https://www.cyber1.org/

Jul 5, 2019 • 1h 17min
180: Rare: The Inside Story - The Retro Hour EP180
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Show notes:
Retrospillmessen backstage chat: https://youtu.be/nrUIc6in4EE
Full size C64 Clone: https://bit.ly/3299WfY
Nintendo fans fight back: https://bit.ly/2YH8HTf
N64 HDMI adapter: https://youtu.be/diwQSAq1YRA
Raspberry Pi 4 arrives: https://bit.ly/2ZF5MKL

Jun 28, 2019 • 1h 9min
179: Conker's Bad Fur Day: The Development History - The Retro Hour EP179
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Show notes:
Remotely Interested Podcast: https://remotely-interested.com/ Tamagotchi breathalyzer: https://bit.ly/2X913iG
Faster Than Light: The Atari ST and the 16-Bit Revolution: https://amzn.to/2Lj1FQC Incredible Commodore 64 cake: https://bit.ly/2LnZ9Zf
Floppy disk fashion: https://bit.ly/31TGzOt

Jun 20, 2019 • 1h 10min
178: Gremlin, Disney Interactive and EA: Inside Stories with Chris Shrigley - The Retro Hour EP178
Immortal Darkness: Curse of The Pale King: http://immortaldarkness.com/landing/
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Retrospillmessen 2019: https://www.retrospillmessen.no/
Amiga 34 - Germany
Show notes:
Arcade Attack Podcast: https://www.arcadeattack.co.uk/podcast/
Konami announces plug-and-play TurboGrafx-16 Mini: https://bit.ly/2WUXtbG Commander Keen is back: https://youtu.be/14ZD9_tLwgA
Mega-CD/Sega CD FPGA Optical Disc Emulator Cartridge: https://bit.ly/2WWtfoS
CS:GO gets a retro version of Dust II: https://bit.ly/2x8o8Yk
Blade Runner added to Scumm VM: https://bit.ly/2KuofpY

Jun 14, 2019 • 1h 15min
177: Commodore Vic 20 Story with Neil Harris - The Retro Hour EP 177
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Retrospillmessen 2019: https://www.retrospillmessen.no/
Amiga 34 - Germany
Show notes:
Sega Megadrive Mini with 32X and Mega CD: https://bit.ly/2Wu9IRf
Goodbye iTunes: https://bit.ly/2HPZp15
Mario for the Amiga: https://youtu.be/fGJX6ZdOads
Hyperkin N64 clone: https://bit.ly/2MORnKt

Jun 6, 2019 • 1h
176: The History of The Vectrex - The Retro Hour EP176
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Amiga 34 - Germany
Show notes:
Colossus new revelations: https://bit.ly/2wHRZ9D
Back in 1995: https://bit.ly/2K4P1Vl
Arcade Club opens in Leeds: https://www.arcadeclub.co.uk/leeds/
Vectrex Mini: https://bit.ly/2XyVdrW

May 31, 2019 • 1h 10min
175: The Guru Meditation - The Retro Hour Podcast EP175
The Guru Meditation: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYt9E2d_GCrPzquW-5MZwmQ
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Amiga 34 - Germany
Show notes:
Playdate: https://engt.co/2EM4nKf
Sega remixes on Spotify: https://bit.ly/2XnPqpe
Another 10 games announced for MegaDrive mini: https://bit.ly/2JqDFe0
Vespertino: https://bit.ly/2YXQmAU
Konami arcade classics: https://bit.ly/2WzbpvY

May 24, 2019 • 1h 12min
174: Abe's Oddysee, Cool Spot and Disney Games with William Anderson - The Retro Hour EP174
Awaken Games website: http://awakengames.com/
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Amiga 34 - Germany
Show notes:
RIP The Ouya: https://bit.ly/2K0GxxM
Atari shows off joystick for retro VCS console: https://engt.co/2HxDxHu
Gameboy Colour Watch: https://bit.ly/30B3my5
Specdrum with samples: https://bit.ly/2X4qS4f