The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)
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Aug 26, 2016 • 56min

Sinclair Spectrum in 2016 and Amiga Vampire Updates - The Retro Hour EP34

We talk to the man who has coded more Spectrum games than anyone else, Jonathan Cauldwell. Plus some exciting updates on the Amiga's Vampire accelerator project with team-member Gunnar! Jonathan Cauldwell's website: http://www.spanglefish.com/egghead/ Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: World Wide Web 25 years old: http://cnet.co/2beu5KT The Analogue Nt mini : http://bit.ly/2bUHu8F Amiga Vampire project: http://apollo-accelerators.com/ Nintendo's office in the 90s video: https://youtu.be/V52Fto40syM
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Aug 19, 2016 • 1h 15min

Clint from Lazy Game Reviews Joins Us - The Retro Hour EP33

We chat DOS gaming, system collecting, doing Youtube for a living and lots more with Clint Basinger from Lazy Game Reviews! Lazy Game Reviews on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/phreakindee Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: New Chaos Engine inspired shooter coming: http://bit.ly/2bGscGi Memories of a Retro Gamer book: http://bit.ly/2bxWE2d Airlines with Decades old computer system crashes: http://bit.ly/2b9l9Uv Onion Omega2: http://bit.ly/2bjEyVN Simon Pegg in Ready player one filmed in Brimingham: http://bit.ly/2bjEyVN Virtua fighter comeback?: http://bit.ly/2b39QRu New Atari flashback 7: http://bit.ly/2b3Pkty Modern game logos are rubbish: http://bit.ly/2b3Pkty
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Aug 12, 2016 • 1h 5min

Lucasfilm Games The Inside Story - The Retro Hour EP32

Playing games with George Lucas, Steven Spielberg's hacked arcade machines and more, as we get the inside story on Lucasfilm Games from David Fox! Thimbleweed Park Website: https://thimbleweedpark.com/ Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Sinclair Spectrum Vega+ Drama: http://bbc.in/2aUQlYD Ambian - Turn your Raspberry Pi into an Amiga: http://gunkrist79.wixsite.com/amibian Fanmade 'mini NES' can play carts: https://youtu.be/3dgnD93pwX0 Big Internet brands of 90s: http://n.pr/2a6MCcx Archive.org adds over 10,365 Amiga games: http://bit.ly/2aY9vNt Bringing Internet to rural America like 1930s: http://nyti.ms/2aszZHQ
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Aug 5, 2016 • 1h 10min

Cinemaware and Amiga Art With Jim Sachs - The Retro Hour EP31

We talk about the early Amiga days with legendary artist Jim Sachs, the man behind graphics for Defender of The Crown, Saucer Attack and the CDTV's user interface. Jim's Website: http://www.fish-byte.com/AboutAuth.htm Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Left Lion interview with Dan & Ravi: https://t.co/mBq348jV9n New gaming TV show coming to Dave: http://bit.ly/2aAnacI Sega profits rise: http://bit.ly/2aGt5e7 Brutal Doom 64: http://bit.ly/2aGtygq PS Vita cracked: http://bit.ly/2aAnGr9 Angry Birds ported to the Spectrum: http://bit.ly/2azkjOf Scumm Mockup means Monkey Island 2 on C64: http://csdb.dk/release/?id=149728
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Jul 29, 2016 • 1h

Loom, 7th Guest and Wing Commander With George "Fat Man" Sanger - The Retro Hour EP30

We chat Loom, 7th Guest, Wing Commander and much more with legendary video game composer George "The Fat Man" Sanger who has worked on over 200 games since 1983! George Sanger website: http://www.fatman.com/ Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Sonic Mania: http://engt.co/29ZQUOG Sega Mini console? Already done!: http://engt.co/29ZQUOG Tomb Radier live concert: http://bit.ly/2amexjv Last VHS tape player to roll off production line: http://bit.ly/2aANd5W Unrealased Amiga game: http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=83501 SNES bluetooth controllers: http://bit.ly/2aszCMT Rare Apple 1 could reach $1millon in auction: http://bit.ly/2ahRxkM
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Jul 22, 2016 • 1h 16min

Coleco The Rise & Fall, and ID Software From the Inside - The Retro Hour EP29

The rise of fall of Coleco, the 80's USA video game crash and the inside story of ID Software in the 90s with Jennell Jaquays! Jennell's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DragongirlStudios / https://www.facebook.com/Jennell.Jaquays.Artist/ Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http:// twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Ninetendo announce the NES Mini: http://bit.ly/2aeteaz Space Chase, a CBM II game that was 25 years late: http://www.spacechase.de/ N64 DD NTSC version found by Metal Jesus: https://youtu.be/b64Bx0WKh7M Future Publishing release Classic Gaming: Volume 1: http://bit.ly/28U34Ks Blocky Skies (New Amiga game): https://youtu.be/A4sBfGtHQjU RZA from WU-Tang teams up with Atari on new album: http://bit.ly/28QeNb7 Pocket Chip: http://bit.ly/29SqNsf World of Speccy needs new admin: http://bit.ly/29SqNsf
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Jul 15, 2016 • 1h 10min

Inside Bullfrog and Bitmaps with John Kershaw - The Retro Hour EP28

We get the inside story on Bullfrog, Graftgold, Bitmaps and EA with legendary game graphic artist John Kershaw! http://johnkershaw.com/ Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Finally cracked Saturn: http://bit.ly/29JdSIz Nintendo go Shares up: http://bit.ly/29yiDEd First game developed for 'Nintendo Playstation': http://bit.ly/29UlpHX Giana special Edition CD32: http://bit.ly/29JNQaH Speccy Kickstarter gone bad: http://bit.ly/2a3NWMm Abandoned arcades: http://bit.ly/2afWcFB Every gameboy game on xbox for free: http://bit.ly/29Je9vf BT's long lost SNES 'Interactive TV' cart discovered: http://bit.ly/29HOD8J
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Jul 8, 2016 • 1h 6min

The Retro Hour - Episode 27 (Chris Huelsbeck Interview)

We chat to legendary C64 and Amiga musician, Chris Huelsbeck - the man behind classic game soundtracks like Turrican 2, R-Type and The Great Giana Sisters! Chris' website: http://www.huelsbeck.com/ Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: RGDS Podcast: http://retrogamingdailyshow.libsyn.com/ Nintendo blocks NES: Visual Compendium book: http://bit.ly/29wtz8D Everdrive coming for Gameboy Advance: http://bit.ly/29saw1L 100mhz BBC Micro: http://bit.ly/29CFj95 Lost Apple prototypes: http://bit.ly/1k0UOYQ Prisons keeping cassette tapes alive: http://bit.ly/1TVYwAc Jerry Maguire VHS pyramid in desert: http://bit.ly/29nO3OK Presidental Race 8-bit game: http://cnet.co/29s9LWB Sony bans PSN customer for username: http://bit.ly/28ZcIfc
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Jul 1, 2016 • 1h 15min

The Retro Hour - Episode 26 (Space Invaders to 3DOs With Rebecca Heineman)

We talk the early BBS hacking scene, the failure of 3DO and lots more with the co-founder of Interplay, Rebecca Heineman! Rebecca's website: http://burgerbecky.com/ Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Shaggy listens to Amiga tunes: http://bit.ly/298iGHf Last episode of Video Game Nation: http://bit.ly/28MP55O Ecco Dolphin unreleased Dreamcast beta found: http://bit.ly/29hx3wi Atari movie kickstarter: http://kck.st/1S0drap Sony refund for PS3 Linux court case: http://bit.ly/28KT9Dn
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Jun 24, 2016 • 1h 6min

The Retro Hour - Episode 25 (The Invention of M.U.Ds with Richard Bartle)

We speak to gaming pioneer Richard Bartle who co-invtended the first M.U.D game in the 70s, which lead to the rise of MMOs! How did it all start, and why would he close down World of Warcraft? Richard Bartle's website: http://mud.co.uk/richard/ Our website: http://theretrohour.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk Show notes: Smartboy: http://bit.ly/28TXHgp Polite googling: http://bit.ly/1rre6fa Eagle box: http://bit.ly/28W2y0k New Amiga case look: http://bit.ly/1Sby7fA NERG 2016: http://bit.ly/28QudMo Sonic dominos: http://bit.ly/28W91GE Football Fever compliation for Amiga CD32: http://bit.ly/28W91GE Pietro brothers Spectrum Mario clone demo: http://bit.ly/292azxY NAS had a Rob the Robot: http://bit.ly/28RDWjn

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