

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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Mar 8, 2019 • 1h 5min
163: Perifractic's Retro Recipes - The Retro Hour EP163
Perifractic's Retro Recipes: https://www.perifractic.com/
Claim your FREE copy of The Economist – Text RETRO to 78070
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PLAY Expo Manchester: https://www.playexpomanchester.com/
Amiga 34 - Germany
PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/
Show notes:
Bleem! for PS Classic: https://bit.ly/2XKOQSX
Cosmic Force: https://bit.ly/2ETL0zh
Megadrive Mini games: https://bit.ly/2tZDfBz

Mar 1, 2019 • 58min
162: Football Manager with Kevin Toms - The Retro Hour EP162
Football*Manager: https://blog.kevintoms.com/games/
https://www.facebook.com/KevinTomsGames
https://twitter.com/KevinToms
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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:
Nintendo Classic Maps site: https://noclip.website/
Amiga Power Kickstarter: Coming soon
Scipt-8: https://script-8.github.io/
Tetris player breaks record: https://bit.ly/2BYaEkK

Feb 22, 2019 • 1h 4min
161: Retro Man Cave Dwellers - The Retro Hour EP161
Retro Man Cave: https://bit.ly/2txfAs4
The Derek Findas Archive: https://bit.ly/2Iv4TAR
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Events we'll be at:
PLAY Expo Manchester: https://www.playexpomanchester.com/
Amiga 34 - Germany
Show notes:
New Dreamcast controllers: https://bit.ly/2GEcSd2
Lunark: https://kck.st/2E1kToB
Seeking Apollo Smile: https://bit.ly/2VgR6iR
New Dr Mario game coming to mobile: https://bit.ly/2T6Y5NM
Man finds old Apple computer still working: https://cnn.it/2GUZIaF

Feb 15, 2019 • 1h 13min
160: ToeJam & Earl Retrospective with Greg Johnson - The Retro Hour EP160
ToeJam & Earl: Back In The Groove: https://www.tjebackinthegroove.com/
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Events we'll be at:
PLAY Expo Manchester: https://www.playexpomanchester.com/
Amiga 34 - Germany
Show notes:
Komoda & Amiga Plus magazine: http://ka-plus.pl/en/news/
16bit pocket MD: https://bit.ly/2GLbYdQ
Album created with just motherboard sounds: https://bit.ly/2DGyUYv
Raspberry Pi launches store in Cambridge: https://bit.ly/2Szwgy0
Legend of Zelda DOOM mod: https://bit.ly/2FSxo9l

Feb 8, 2019 • 1h 13min
159: Frank Klepacki: Command & Conquer, Dune, Star Wars - The Retro Hour EP159
Frank Klepacki's website: http://www.frankklepacki.com
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Show notes:
Show notes:
Retro Arch PS2 port: https://bit.ly/2BpDhqS
Techno DJ releases new album on the Mega Drive: https://bit.ly/2GpqDv9
GameStop fails to secure buyer: https://bit.ly/2TECKrQ
What will retro gaming be like in 20 years?: https://bit.ly/2Bp8GJM

Feb 1, 2019 • 1h 9min
158: Tony Takoushi talks Mean Machines and SEGA - The Retro Hour EP158
Freefall 3050 A.D.: http://freefall3050.com/
Win a copy of Freefall 3050 A.D: https://theretrohour.com/2019/02/01/freefall-3050-ad/
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Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Frank Rundholt, Edward Sanguinetti, Sebastian Kiernan, Gary Audley
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Events we'll be at:
PLAY Expo Manchester: https://www.playexpomanchester.com/
Show notes:
Atari gaming scene hotting up for 2019: https://atariage.com/store/
Stream original Gameboy to TV: https://bit.ly/2G1CzUr
Japan still making Minidisc players: https://bit.ly/2S0QdO1

Jan 25, 2019 • 1h 15min
157: The History of Firebird Software - The Retro Hour EP157
We get the definitive history of Firebird Software and Telecomsoft with former employee Richard Hewison.
The Bird Sanctuary: http://birdsanctuary.co.uk/

Jan 18, 2019 • 1h 9min
156: Memoirs of an Aussie Sega Game Counsellor - The Retro Hour EP156
We find out about life manning the phones as an early 90's Sega Game Counsellor with Tim Gadler.
Tim's Twitter: https://twitter.com/timgadler
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Amiga Ireland Meetup: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/amiga-ireland-2019-tickets-42178857097
PLAY Expo Manchester: https://www.playexpomanchester.com/
Show notes:
Nintendo fans are not happy with NES offerings on Switch: https://bit.ly/2Ml4jny
Sonic Adventure remake?: https://bit.ly/2HiuFHV
Hyperkin HDTV NES Zapper: https://bit.ly/2RD7n4l
Japan outlaws console modding: https://bit.ly/2Ca4r4m
Evan Amos book: https://amzn.to/2QVO29k

Jan 11, 2019 • 1h 12min
155: CU Amiga Magazine: The Inside Story with Tony Horgan - The Retro Hour EP155
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Amiga Ireland Meetup: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/amiga-ireland-2019-tickets-42178857097
PLAY Expo Manchester: https://www.playexpomanchester.com/
Show notes:
Lost NES SimCity turns up: https://bit.ly/2D2nteN
Early Arpanet Pioneer dies: https://bit.ly/2RCvteA
Gamecube pads on Nintendo Switch: https://bit.ly/2AF1mJI
Golf in Doom - Hellshots Golf: https://bit.ly/2QAzXOc
A visit to id software in 1993: https://youtu.be/Q65xJfVkiaI

Jan 4, 2019 • 1h 10min
154: How Xbox Took on The Playstation with Microsoft's Robbie Bach - The Retro Hour EP154
Xbox Revisited: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Xbox-Revisited-Public-Civic-Renewal
Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Laurence Bennion, Falko, Nigel Wilkinson, Andrew P Jones
Oliver Wilmot's video games quiz: https://www.facebook.com/anotherquiz
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Amiga Ireland Meetup: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/amiga-ireland-2019-tickets-42178857097
PLAY Expo Manchester: https://www.playexpomanchester.com/
Show notes:
Bandersnatch: https://bit.ly/2BZo3YX
Soulja Boy Console removed from sale: https://bit.ly/2EYuEpN
Nogalious coming for MSX, c64 and CPC: https://bit.ly/2F6cYcv
Steamlink on Raspberry Pi: https://bit.ly/2F6do2z
John Major thought email was a fad: https://bit.ly/2GUs4DR