

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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Jan 20, 2017 • 1h
X-COM, Laser Squad and Chaos with Julian Gollop - The Retro Hour EP54
We chat to the man behind X-COM, Laser Squad and Chaos, the amazing Julian Gollop! Plus, is the Nintendo Switch interesting for retro gamers, and computers injuring people!
Phoenix Point website: http://www.phoenixpoint.info/
Thanks to our amazing donators: pierecipecentral.com - Titus Mieth, Christopher Ruppersburg, Keith Gunn, Christopher McGonagle
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Show notes:
Nintendo Switch won't face supply shortages: http://bit.ly/2jgUriq
Portal for Apple II: http://bit.ly/2iTs8Cz
Super Retro Boy: http://bit.ly/2jI15OJ
Roller Coaster Tycoon classic for mobile: http://bit.ly/2jxvmNH
Hidden Figures movie: http://cnn.it/2iTsedp
Computer related injuries: http://bit.ly/2iTu4Lb

Jan 13, 2017 • 1h 3min
Carmageddon & Lawnmower Man with Fergus McNeill - The Retro Hour EP53
This week, we're joined by Fergus McNeill as we talk developing Carmageddon, making the Lawnmower Man game and working with Terry Pratchett!
Fergus' website: http://www.fergusmcneill.co.uk/
Win a copy of The Oliver Twins' book: http://www.theretrohour.com/win-a-signed-copy-of-the-oliver-twins-book/
Thanks to our amazing donators: Paul Edwards, Wei-Ju Wu, Edvin Helland, Michael Keith
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Show notes:
Nintendo Switch teaser is inspired by NES ad: http://bit.ly/2iWLBDW
What did the Apple and Atari designers get for Christmas a kids?: http://tek.io/2jf7EI0
Sven Harvey's Amiga Mart Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1464847440425914&fref=ts
Yugoslavian computer magazine cover girls: http://bit.ly/2iL8Zq2

Jan 6, 2017 • 1h 1min
Team 17 The Inside Story with Martyn Brown - The Retro Hour EP52
We get the story on classics like Superfrog, Body Blows, Super Stardust, Worms and many more with Team 17's Martyn Brown! Plus, our review of the long awaited Viva Amiga movie.
Win a copy of The Oliver Twins' book: http://www.theretrohour.com/win-a-signed-copy-of-the-oliver-twins-book/
Thanks to our amazing donators: Scott Marsden, Colin Reid, Sebastian Kiernan
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Show notes:
Viva Amiga is out today: https://amigafilm.com/
The first ever NES ad found: http://bit.ly/2iZ1tp0
90 year old youtube lets play star: http://bit.ly/2i12yyh
New Atari Lynx game: http://bit.ly/2jjJ0XN
3d print your own Commodore PET: http://bit.ly/2jcmjAw

Dec 23, 2016 • 40min
Video Game and Computer Christmas Super Quiz - The Retro Hour EP51
It's Retro Gamer Magazine VS The Retro Hour Podcast in our Christmas super quiz!
We're joined by Paul Drury from Retro Gamer Magazine, Olly Wilmot from the National Video Game Arcade who go up against Ravi and Joe in a battle of video game and computer knowledge, who will win?!
Merry Christmas to all our loyal listeners, see you in 2017.
Thanks for our lovely donators: Duane Leinninger, Gideon Tebbutt, Michelle Winder, Peter Edwards
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Dec 16, 2016 • 1h 2min
The Father of The British Videogames Industry, Mel Croucher - The Retro Hour EP50
We chat to the amazing Mel Croucher, the man behind the first video games company in the UK, hijacking commercial radio to broadcast software late at night, and the incredible Deus Ex Machina.
Mel's website: http://melcroucher.net/
Thanks to our amazing donators: Kristian Svanes, Magnus Esbjorner, Peter Lyngbak Pedersen, SJ Engledow Trading
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Show notes:
Console shock podcast: https://youtu.be/PrBUKLrFIK0
Retro games come to Facebook: http://tcrn.ch/2gfWXU9
Streets of Rage & Altered Beast movie: http://bit.ly/2hPfPej
Retro Sigma: http://bit.ly/2hPlvVD
Super Mario Bros CPC: http://bit.ly/2gSJ8wv
Rob Hubbard honory degree: http://ubm.io/2fMuuT8
Slack Client for C64: http://bit.ly/2gTkGto

Dec 9, 2016 • 1h 12min
Dreamcast Scene and Rare Consoles With Adam Koralik - The Retro Hour EP49
A full on Sega celebration with Adam Koralik, the Dreamcast scene in 2016, his love for rare and obscure consoles and retro collecting around the world.
Adam's Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/AdamKoralik
Thanks to our amazing donators: Lasse Henriksen, Matthew Hudson
Our website: http://theretrohour.com
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Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk
Show notes:
Two new Mega Drive games: http://bit.ly/2hfaXMj
Pokemon TCG Telnet server: http://205.185.124.22/
Retro Winter Games for iPhone: http://bit.ly/2hbUUi1
The GameEye unreleased camera add-on: https://youtu.be/rGnzVcqF1yA
Disney making laserdisc size cases: http://amzn.to/2gCCdnA
NEO Geo games for PC: http://bit.ly/2eWF4Gs

Dec 2, 2016 • 1h 13min
Core Design & Gremlin Graphics With Simon Phipps - The Retro Hour EP48
We get the story on Bubba N Stix, Rick Dangerous and many more from Simon Phipps of Core Design and Gremlin Graphics!
Simon's website: http://www.simonphipps.com/
Thanks to our amazing donators: Stuart Thomas, Manuel Scharfy, Simon Pilgrim
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Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk
Show notes:
Retro Trio sells out in a morning, more stock expected: http://retrodcpowered.com/?i=2
Hackers hit san fancisco transport system: http://bbc.in/2gxctf2
WinUAE gets Laser Disc game support: http://bit.ly/2ggGEDT
Raspberry Pi sales could take over C66: http://bit.ly/2guDmjd

Nov 25, 2016 • 1h 7min
Graftgold: The Inside Story With Steve Turner - The Retro Hour EP47
We get the inside story on Graftgold, developing Uridium, Rainbow Islands, Fire & Ice and much more with Steve Turner!
Steve's Twitter: https://twitter.com/t2_steve
Thanks to our amazing donators: Kim Jorgensen, Aidan Oloan
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Show notes:
NES Mini Sells out everywhere: http://bit.ly/2ePCmF7
NES Mini already hacked: http://bit.ly/2g95Gcu
Mike Tyson's Punchout music is from 1958: http://bit.ly/2gcG9ea
Sega survey results: http://bit.ly/2fz5CR3
Warlock Revenge old skool FPS coming to Steam: http://bit.ly/2gpav0e
Doom turned into a platformer: http://bit.ly/2gpgSk3
Pinballs Dreams on Amstrad CPC video: http://bit.ly/2fMTl9e

Nov 18, 2016 • 1h 8min
Computer Chronicles host Stewart Cheifet - The Retro Hour EP46
We talk to the man who documented the rise of the personal computer, Stewart Cheifet, former host of the legendary Computer Chronicles!
https://twitter.com/cheifethttp://www.cheifet.com/
Thanks to our amazing donators: Luigi Fumero, Christopher Foulds, Scott Macdonald, Johnathan Kaye, SJ Engledow Trading, Andrew Hayes, Damian Page, Francisco Meza,
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Show notes:
Heart of The Alien (Another World 2) ported to Amiga: http://bit.ly/2g1o4z2
Sega asking fans which franchises they want reviving: http://bit.ly/2g1loBs
Lost Kirby SNES games rescued: http://bit.ly/2eLQNKj
Sensible Soccer update for 2015/ 2016: http://files.swos.eu/swos16-17/
USB computer killer: http://bit.ly/2goTdBt
More indieGO details realsed: http://bit.ly/2fa9RCj

Nov 11, 2016 • 59min
TFX, Robocop 3 and Epic with Paul Hollywood from DiD - The Retro Hour EP45
We talk TFX, F-29 Retaliator, Epic and Robocop 3's supposedly unbreakable copy protection (it was cracked in 2 days!) with the amazing Paul Hollywood from Digital Image Design and Evolution Studios.
vTime: https://vtime.net/
Thanks to our donators: Tim Daeleman, Garron Tungate, Michael Winn, Joseph Vamosi!
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Show notes:
Unused never-before-seen Virtua Fighter characters discovered: http://bit.ly/2ePQdLC
Castlevania remade in Unreal Engine: http://bit.ly/2d9HwaW
World's largest arcade machine only costs $100,000: http://bit.ly/2fK8uct
Vampire coming to the Atari ST: http://bit.ly/2g3eEH6
Guy perfectly creates videogame sounds style with keyboard: http://bit.ly/2foHUYQ
Apple 2 gets new OS after 23 years: http://bit.ly/2fXB65c