The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

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312: Psygnosis : The PlayStation Years - The Retro Hour EP312 Feb 04, 2022

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We catch up with Psygnosis legend Ian Grieve to hear some more incredible inside stories from the company that brought us Lemmings, Wipeout, Colony Wars and lots more.
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Sega leaves arcade business after 50 years: https://bit.ly/3sdpcWU
Repurpose old video game consoles: https://bit.ly/34aabxh
Long lost Jaguar game found: https://bit.ly/3HuxtMK
Castlevania AGA coming to Amiga: https://youtu.be/zWfq03-YMZI

311: Activision and Acclaim: Inside Stories with Rod Cousens - The Retro Hour EP311 Jan 28, 2022

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We're joined by industry veteran Rod Cousens to hear some amazing stories from his time as vice president of Activision, the rise and fall of Acclaim Entertainment and the early days of the British micro-computer games scene.
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Show notes:
Nintendo offering free retro video game posters: https://bit.ly/3G6e96M
Decent Street Fighter 2 on Amiga: https://bit.ly/3GaZXJM
Home made Mega Drive dev kit: https://bit.ly/3AQQFBT
Mega Drive dev kits: https://bit.ly/3rYIrTU

310: Sega Europe with CEO Nick Alexander - The Retro Hour EP310 Jan 21, 2022

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We get some amazing inside SEGA stories with the former man-at-the-top, CEO of SEGA Europe and Virgin Games, Nick Alexander.
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Psygnosis and Ocean trademarks renewed: https://bit.ly/3nKnMBL https://bit.ly/3GM04wl
PlayStation 3 games on PS5 store: https://bit.ly/3FLErex
Tomb Raider on Game Boy Advance: https://bit.ly/3Kr0RFj https://youtu.be/_GVSLcqGP7g
Raspberry Pi game barcode scanner: https://bit.ly/3KFf9CD
Shadow man remaster: https://bit.ly/3tO7Dz4
Console watches: https://bit.ly/3nIwssC

309: The Music of Ocean Software - The Retro Hour EP309 Jan 14, 2022

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We get some amazing stories from Peter Clarke who was an in-house musician at Ocean Software in the 80s, working on classics like Bubble Bobble and Head Over Heels alongside Martin Galway. He's about to release a new SID remix album featuring other C64 legends.
Encore64: https://encore64.com/
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Show notes:
Hidden SNES emulator SNESticle: https://bit.ly/3rbaAqF
WebRcade: https://chromeunboxed.com/play-your-retro-games-web-chromebook-webrcade Hoffman releases Knightmare: https://bit.ly/3njsM0c
TigerBoy Advance: https://bit.ly/33r9VZU
Racing Lagoon playable: https://bit.ly/3rdWAwn
Racing Lagoon download: https://bit.ly/33y0B6k

308: Getting Your Retro Systems Online & Mac Nostalgia - The Retro Hour EP308 Jan 07, 2022

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Action Retro: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoL8olX-259lS1N6QPyP4IQ
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Show notes:
Commodore 64 games coming to Nintendo Switch: https://bit.ly/3HDQImw
New Mortal Kombat Arcade hack surpasses SEGA CD version: https://bit.ly/3eVMmLd
Is Gex making a comeback?: https://bit.ly/3F3hoLZ
Game Boy PageBoy add-on: https://bit.ly/3t4XBcE
N64’s GoldenEye 007 coming to Xbox?: https://bit.ly/33bQXpO
Early Internet chat room 'The Palace': https://bit.ly/3JNFX2N

307: The Best of 2021 in Retro Gaming - The Retro Hour EP307 Dec 24, 2021

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Have a very Merry Christmas and we'll see you in 2022.
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Sinclair - The Inside Story with Nigel Searle - The Retro Hour EP256: https://bit.ly/3J9e2KB
Namco: Inside Stories with Scott Rogers - The Retro Hour EP287: https://bit.ly/3ejd1RJ
Atari & Computing Pioneer Chris Crawford - The Retro Hour EP270: https://bit.ly/3H7j2gJ
Dominik Diamond & 8-Bit Show & Tell - The Retro Hour EP269: https://bit.ly/3qohfx3
Soviet Strike, Transformers & FMV Games with Flint Dille - The Retro Hour EP282: https://bit.ly/3yXg384
Brenda Romero: Wizardry & Sir-tech - The Retro Hour EP262: https://bit.ly/32wp2Ra
Triumph of the Nerds with Robert Cringley - The Retro Hour EP283: https://bit.ly/3yUHtv6
The Gaming Historian - The Retro Hour EP258: https://bit.ly/33K6mxY
Motocross Madness with designer Robb Rinard - The Retro Hour EP299: https://bit.ly/3EqReCu
Clint from LGR, Kim Justice & Dimitris from MVG - The Retro Hour EP300: https://bit.ly/30U2edM
Dreamcast: Where It Went Wrong with Sega's Mark Subotnick: https://bit.ly/32tTNX2
DJ Aphrodite: Making Chart Hits on The Amiga - The Retro Hour EP259: https://bit.ly/3qjWGSB

306: Retro Gaming Christmas Quiz 2021 - The Retro Hour EP306 Dec 17, 2021

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Merry Christmas to all our amazing listeners, we'll see you in 2022!

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Neil RMC: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLEoyoOKZK0idGqSc6Pi23w

Mark Fixes Stuff: https://www.youtube.com/c/markfixesstuff

Paul Drury's Podcast: https://www.teddabneyexperience.com/

Olly's Retro Quizes: https://www.patreon.com/brendle

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305: How to Take Care of Your Retro Systems with Jan Beta - The Retro Hour EP305 Dec 10, 2021

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https://www.youtube.com/c/JanBeta/

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New Grand Theft Auto Trilogy patch fixes 100+ bugs: https://bit.ly/3y6iX9U
San Andres recreated with Far Cry 5 Dunia engine by fan: https://bit.ly/3Gv5StA
Mega Man live-action movie: https://bit.ly/3EGI31z
Virtual BBC Micro: https://virtual.bbcmic.ro/
Portable Sega Saturn: https://bit.ly/3m91xVB
Atari buys Mobygames: https://bit.ly/3yaHcUE
Amiga Turbo Santa xmas game: https://bit.ly/3dxppgy

304: Dreamcast: Where It Went Wrong with Sega's Mark Subotnick Dec 03, 2021

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Microsoft tried to buy Nintendo: https://bit.ly/31j0qLu
Game Boy Advance 'hacked' to run PlayStation games: https://engt.co/3DhevWX
Lost game gets Switch release: https://bit.ly/2ZJQtWI
Raspberry Pi palmtop: https://bit.ly/3deDoId
Paprium coming to current gen systems and Dreamcast: https://bit.ly/3xJk6E4

303: The Secret History of Mac Gaming - The Retro Hour EP303 Nov 26, 2021

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The Secret History of Mac Gaming: https://secrethistoryofmacgaming.com/
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Show notes:
New GamesMaster lands: https://youtu.be/xQEDt5Goe_8
Atari release unreleased games: https://bit.ly/3oXNC57
Resident Evil edition Dreamcast listed for $18k: https://bit.ly/3l5QLij
Atmosphere VHS game is back: https://bit.ly/3FKFXxT
Dune screenplay written on MS-DOS: https://bit.ly/2Zqgmec

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