The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

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342: Video Toaster with NewTek Founder Tim Jenison - The Retro Hour EP342 Sep 02, 2022

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We're joined by a legend this week, NewTek founder and the 'father of desktop video', Tim Jenison, to hear the story of how the Commodore Amiga changed the movie and TV industry.
Tim's Vermeer: https://www.sonyclassics.com/timsvermeer/
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Upcoming events:
Amiga 37 - 15th and 16th October
Notts VGA Festival - https://www.nottsvge.com/ - 17th & 18th December 2022
Show notes:
Resident Evil cancelled after one season: https://bit.ly/3B8ngVx
Pac Man World Re-Pac: https://bit.ly/3Q9VIDk
Wireless controller mod for GameCube: https://bit.ly/3B4eZBR
Janet Jackson crashes your hard drive: https://bit.ly/3KFfhlH
Game publisher Sunsoft is back: https://bit.ly/3KCYHmJ

341: Donkey Kong Land: Rare Legends - The Retro Hour EP341 Aug 26, 2022

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We catch up with Rare legends Kev Bayliss and Paul Machacek at Retromessa in Norway to hear some incredible stories from inside Rare in the 90s.
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Amiga 37 - 15th and 16th October
Notts VGA Festival - https://www.nottsvge.com/ - 17th & 18th December 2022
Show notes:
Artist Oliver Frey passes away: https://bit.ly/3QPLSri
https://youtu.be/wq6JcPIhjyE
Star Fx mod with multiplayer: https://bit.ly/3QPJO2L
Yars Recharged: https://bit.ly/3R9lf09
Mega Drive 2 UK release & full titles: https://bit.ly/3csE1AZ

340: Shareware Heroes - The Retro Hour EP340 Aug 18, 2022

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We chat to author Richard Moss about how the golden age of shareware subverted, shook up, and reshaped the video game industry, and kept independent game development alive.
Shareware Heroes: https://sharewareheroes.com/
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Join us in Norway at Retro Messa on 20-21 August: https://retromessa.no/
Amiga 37 - 15th and 16th October
Notts VGA Festival - https://www.nottsvge.com/ - 17th & 18th December 2022
Show notes:
80's video shop in Alfreton: https://80svideo.co.uk/store https://youtu.be/4PWpyv2jIuw
New Alone in the Dark game: https://bit.ly/3STlrmd
Live-action Pacman game in development: https://bit.ly/3T2bdA2
Doom playable on tractor: https://bit.ly/3K0jvUN
New 8-bit console you build yourself - Game Tank: https://bit.ly/3K0qFIL
New Dreamcast Shmup: https://bit.ly/3wA6sEf

339: Missile Command and Gravitar with Rich Adam - The Retro Hour EP339 Aug 11, 2022

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We take a trip back to the heyday of Atari and chat to developer Rich Adam who worked on legendary titles like Missile Command and Gravitar.
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Join us in Norway at Retro Messa on 20-21 August: https://retromessa.no/
Amiga 37 - 15th and 16th October
Notts VGA Festival - https://www.nottsvge.com/ - 17th & 18th December 2022
Show notes:
Steam now supports Switches retro controllers: https://bit.ly/3bMzSYv
Nokia 8210 is back: https://nokia.ly/3pdGjqs
Super Punch-Out!!'s secret 2 player mode: https://bit.ly/3JO9TfK
Sonic Triple Trouble 16-bit remake: https://bit.ly/3JQJTjG
Another Princess in Our Castle (Mario 64 horror mod): https://bit.ly/3wlV92n

338: Shadow of The Beast & Driver with Martin Edmonson - The Retro Hour EP338 Aug 04, 2022

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We chat to Reflections founder Martin Edmonson about the making of classics like Shadow of The Beast, Destruction Derby and the Driver series!
Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:
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Thanks to our latest Patreon backers, in the Hall of Fame this week: Mikey McCorry
We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon:
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Join us in Norway at Retro Messa on 20-21 August: https://retromessa.no/
Show notes:
WinAMP is back (again!): https://bit.ly/3QbA562
Final fight being proted to the Mega Drive: https://bit.ly/3JxIui3
1962's Space War released on the Analogue Pocket: https://bit.ly/3JuScl8
New retro FPS game 'Compound': https://bit.ly/3BQ8cwa
Pinball Fantasies mini table: https://bit.ly/3bu7me6

337: The Golden Age of Atari with Ed Rotberg - The Retro Hour EP337 Jul 28, 2022

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We're joined by the wonderful Ed Rotberg who was a core member of Atari's coin-op team from 1979 onwards, and worked on classics like Battlezone, S.T.U.N. Runner and Blasteroids.
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Get 3 issues of your favourite Future Publishing gaming mag (Play, Edge, Retro Gamer and PC Gamer) for just £3! https://www.magazinesdirect.com/retrohour
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Thanks to our latest Patreon backers, in the Hall of Fame this week: Mikey McCorry
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Join us in Norway at Retro Messa on 20-21 August: https://retromessa.no/
Show notes:
Was Robin Williams the world's first podcaster?: https://bit.ly/3cDtuTg
Arcade Paradise simulator: https://bit.ly/3JbGNXn
Lego Atari 2600: https://bit.ly/3zHcwfK
All SNES manuals have been uploaded by a fan: https://bit.ly/3SkuP1U
Blood re-release for PC through Limited Run: https://bit.ly/3S6RLl5

336: Composing Tomb Raider with Peter Connelly - The Retro Hour EP336 Jul 22, 2022

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We chat to Core Design legend Peter Connelly who worked on classics like Tomb Raider 3, The Last Revelation and The Angel of Darkness to get a fascinating inside look.
Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:
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Get 3 months of ExpressVPN for FREE: https://expressvpn.com/retro
Thanks to our latest Patreon backers, in the Hall of Fame this week: Edwin van den Oosterkamp, Michael Nicholson
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Join us in Norway at Retro Messa on 20-21 August: https://retromessa.no/
Show notes:
Original Xbox Live returns: https://bit.ly/3PQNHUd
Pokedex cart: https://bit.ly/3PCjAQa
Saturn Quake ported to PC: https://bit.ly/3PQNKiR
Limewire is back: https://bit.ly/3PsuqIR
Sega USB cyber stick: https://bit.ly/3PqDxtC

335: Rare's Road To The Game Boy with Paul Machacek - The Retro Hour EP335 Jul 14, 2022

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We chat to Rare legend Paul Machacek to hear the fascinating story of the company's portable games, including Battletoads, the Double Dragon crossover and the cancelled Super Battletoads game.
https://www.rare.co.uk/

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Show notes:
Windows 98 on Xbox Series X: https://bit.ly/3nYvAzs
Next-gen Dreamcast VMU 'VM2' coming soon: https://bit.ly/3RtHKhn
Evercade THEC64 Collection: https://bit.ly/3ccmFYP
3DO M2 on MAME: https://bit.ly/3Rtzpu9
Portable TV and SNES: https://bit.ly/3uK3TP0

334: The Commodore Amiga 500 Story - The Retro Hour EP334 Jul 08, 2022

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We catch up with documentary makers Ant & Nic Caulfield to chat about their latest project, dedicated to the history of the Amiga 500. What made it so special? Did piracy help or harm the machine and lots of our memories in this very nostalgic episode.
The Gaming Chronicles - The Amiga 500 on Kickstarter FINAL HOURS: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gamingchronicles/the-gaming-chronicles-episode-1-the-amiga-500
Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:
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Show notes:
Atari 50th anniversary collection: https://bit.ly/3PgDuA5
Our chat with Nolan Bushnell: https://bit.ly/3RgjzTF
The Simpsons Hit and Run fan remake is open world: https://bit.ly/3ypyoL5
Ron Gilbert stops giving Monkey Island updates after fan backlash: https://bit.ly/3alza3M
Metal Slug for Mega Drive and Atari ST: https://bit.ly/3ysF1fq
Game Cube Pico Mod Chip: https://youtu.be/qwL4ZSa0xMo

333: Retro Apple Prototypes with Krazy Ken/Computer Clan - The Retro Hour EP333 Jul 01, 2022

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We chat about the rarest retro Apple prototypes, a look back at classic Macs, NeXT cubes, BeOS and more with Krazy Ken from the amazing Youtube channel, The Computer Clan
The Computer Clan: https://www.youtube.com/c/ComputerClan
Please visit our amazing sponsors and help to support the show:
Bitmap Books https://www.bitmapbooks.com/
We need your help to ensure the future of the podcast, if you'd like to help us with running costs, equipment and hosting, please consider supporting us on Patreon:
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Show notes:
RIP Bernie Stolar: https://bit.ly/3acYtVk
Windows 98 gets a new update... in Mars!: https://bit.ly/3QWaDTn
Mega Drive Mini 2 gets Mega CD add on: https://bit.ly/3a8u4ro
Mega Drive Mini 2 11 more games announced: https://bit.ly/3bDbpEs
Resident Evil 2 running on Sega Saturn: https://youtu.be/4FexI3TLIlQ
Floppy Drive Orchestra gets upgrade: https://bit.ly/3nsVhYH
Windows 95 on Mega Drive: https://youtu.be/g2hr8CgU3uM

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