

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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May 16, 2019 • 1h 15min
173: Lucasfilm Games and Atari Jaguar with James 'Purple' Hampton - The Retro Hour EP173
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Pixel Heaven: https://www.pixelheavenfest.com/en/
Retrospillmessen 2019: https://www.retrospillmessen.no/
Amiga 34 - Germany
Show notes:
Gb Studio: https://engt.co/2JKO9Es
Most expensive retro games console: https://bit.ly/2WLIeTi
Is retro gaming going to be killed off by streaming?: https://bit.ly/30jvrtG
Hunter TC for GZDoom: https://youtu.be/B_j9Qeb5nbg

May 9, 2019 • 1h 11min
172: Matthew Smith Interview and Hogs of War History - The Retro Hour EP172
Panels recorded live at PLAY Expo Manchester.
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Pixel Heaven: https://www.pixelheavenfest.com/en/
Retrospillmessen 2019: https://www.retrospillmessen.no/
Amiga 34 - Germany
Show notes:
Xbox emulator on Switch: https://bit.ly/2vNwAeT
Retrobrite using just sunlight: https://youtu.be/8P1OVj0IcqY
Gangsta's Paradise Megadrive style: https://youtu.be/j23hBks2spw

May 3, 2019 • 1h 7min
171: Retro City Rampage and Shakedown: Hawaii - The Retro Hour EP171
Vblank Entertainment: https://www.vblank.com/
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Events we'll be at:
Pixel Heaven: https://www.pixelheavenfest.com/en/
Retrospillmessen 2019: https://www.retrospillmessen.no/
PLAY Expo Manchester: https://www.playexpomanchester.com/
Amiga 34 - Germany
PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/
Show notes:
South West Amiga Group: https://www.southwestamiga.org.uk/
Earthworm Jim Intellivision exclusive: https://engt.co/2ZTVx60
Sonic movie trailer: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2019/apr/30/sonic-the-hedgehog-movie-trailer
Virtua Racing for Nintendo Switch: https://bit.ly/2UZasbL

Apr 26, 2019 • 1h 12min
170: Console Wars: Sega VS Nintendo with Blake Harris - The Retro Hour EP170
Blake J. Harris website: http://www.blakejharris.com/
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Events we'll be at:
Pixel Heaven: https://www.pixelheavenfest.com/en/
Retrospillmessen 2019: https://www.retrospillmessen.no/
PLAY Expo Manchester: https://www.playexpomanchester.com/
Amiga 34 - Germany
PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/
Show notes:
Adobe recreates a 90's office: https://www.thedrum.com/news/2019/03/27/adobe-has-recreated-the-ad-agency-office-the-90s-complete-with-floppy-disks-and
Multi platform Arcade game designer: https://bit.ly/2ZCe32L
Cast of Avengers playing original Gameboy: https://bit.ly/2Zyj0d7
Sonic 3 A.I.R: https://bit.ly/2Pz3SY7

Apr 19, 2019 • 1h 13min
169: Metal Jesus Rocks - The Retro Hour EP169
Metal Jesus Rocks: https://www.metaljesusrocks.com/
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Events we'll be at:
Pixel Heaven: https://www.pixelheavenfest.com/en/
PLAY Expo Manchester: https://www.playexpomanchester.com/
Amiga 34 - Germany
PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/
Show notes:
Gameboy turns 30: https://bit.ly/2In1t2a
A lightgun that works with LCD: https://bit.ly/2UPsMc9
Retro Man Cave Sinden lightgun video: https://youtu.be/4-jbsT8O7PE
Sonic Statue in the woods: https://bit.ly/2DllW3e
Apple W.A.L.T: https://bit.ly/2Gzd5gt

Apr 12, 2019 • 1h 14min
168: U.S Gold and Virgin Games with Tim Chaney - The Retro Hour EP168
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Events we'll be at:
PLAY Expo Manchester: https://www.playexpomanchester.com/
Amiga 34 - Germany
PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/
Show notes:
Beyond a Steel Sky: https://bit.ly/2U7t6gY
Nintendo game work well in VR: https://bit.ly/2IgnuPT
Tempory early internet - Million dollar homepage: https://bbc.in/2HU51IO

Apr 5, 2019 • 1h 11min
167: The History of Sierra Adventure Games with Shawn Mills - The Retro Hour EP167
Infamous Quests: http://www.infamous-quests.com/
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Events we'll be at:
PLAY Expo Manchester: https://www.playexpomanchester.com/
Amiga 34 - Germany
PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/
Show notes:
Plus/4 Mini: https://youtu.be/2PkHWLCPgNs
Sega WILL release the Megadrive mini: https://bit.ly/2FN7Iti
New nes game 'Office Hero': https://bit.ly/2OOwSeh
Bridge Strike Amiga game: https://bit.ly/2TZnSYE

Mar 29, 2019 • 1h 6min
166: 'Go 8 Bit' with Steve McNeil - The Retro Hour EP166
Hey! Listen! book: https://www.stevemcneil.co.uk/my-book
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Events we'll be at:
PLAY Expo Manchester: https://www.playexpomanchester.com/
Amiga 34 - Germany
PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/
Show notes:
Analogue Mega SG: https://bit.ly/2Uh8Nlf
Prototype ZX Spectrum on display: https://bit.ly/2I1xZWr
GODS Remastered: https://www.robotriotgames.com/robot-riot---gods.html
Atari upgrading Blood: https://bit.ly/2V2csAP

Mar 22, 2019 • 1h 10min
165: From Zork to The Dark Room with John Robertson - The Retro Hour EP165
In this episode we discuss everything from brutal Infocom text adventures, retro gaming TV and the story of "The Dark Room", the world's only live-action adventure videogame with the wonderful John Robertson.
The Dark Room: https://www.thejohnrobertson.com/thedarkroom/
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Events we'll be at:
PLAY Expo Manchester: https://www.playexpomanchester.com/
Amiga 34 - Germany
PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/
Show notes:
Live action Sonic not going down well: https://bit.ly/2U1Ar5B
Civitas Nihilium: https://bit.ly/2FnyRBE
Lost NES wrestling game digitised: https://bit.ly/2HxUUJz
Last Blockbuster store in the world: https://engt.co/2HIJMsG

Mar 15, 2019 • 1h 3min
164: Imagine Software and Codemasters with Bruce Everiss - The Retro Hour EP164
Bruce On Games: https://www.bruceongames.com
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Events we'll be at:
PLAY Expo Manchester: https://www.playexpomanchester.com/
Amiga 34 - Germany
PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/
Show notes:
The Old Internet: http://theoldnet.com/
Why The Web Won't Be Nirvana: https://bit.ly/2AGezEH
Panic Dizzy for the NES: https://bit.ly/2O62Kuq
Inside out - features RCM leicester: https://bbc.in/2TFFnOq