The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

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192: General Magic: The Company Who Saw The Future Too Soon - The Retro Hour EP192 Sep 26, 2019

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General Magic the movie: https://www.generalmagicthemovie.com/
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Amiga 34 - Germany
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Mega Drive mini reviews are in: https://bit.ly/2m6ZchX
Vampire standalone V4: https://bit.ly/2m97mGt
Bad 80's rap Centipede advert: https://bit.ly/2m9ZzIq
How much can you sell your retro games for?: https://bit.ly/2n0LZaw New arcade opens in Norwich: https://bit.ly/2nDM1pc

191: Electric Playground: 25 Years of Gaming Highs and Lows - The Retro Hour EP191 Sep 20, 2019

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EP Daily: http://epn.tv/
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GameStop retro gaming cafes: https://bit.ly/2kVGNE5
Official Nintendo Switch Snes controllers: https://bit.ly/2lX6Nz2
Connect modern consoles to CRT TVs: https://bit.ly/2m5nt7x
Neo Geo fight stick: https://engt.co/2mrIGsR
Nintendo win court case to block piracy sites: https://bit.ly/2kT8TQt
Nintendo RomUniverse lawsuit: https://bit.ly/2mjxNcf

190: Bleem: How The PlayStation Was Emulated - The Retro Hour EP190 Sep 12, 2019

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Point and click engine for the Amstrad CPC: https://bit.ly/2khUz3O
Doom 4 de-make: https://bit.ly/2kt1tmV
The Dreamcast predicted everything about modern consoles: https://engt.co/2kgcdF5
Metro Siege new Amiga beat 'em up: http://pixelglass.org/#metrosiege

189: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater: The Inside Story with Ralph D'Amato - The Retro Hour EP189 Sep 06, 2019

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Pretending I'm Superman: https://thpsfilm.com/
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Amiga 34 - Germany
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Micropose tease return: https://bit.ly/2m2nb1p
Ultra-rare NES-era Konami games discovered: https://bit.ly/2lAXQLM
Disney classic games collection: https://bit.ly/2lFwq7G
Intel adds 'retro scaling' to graphics drivers: https://bit.ly/2kvEeIE
SEGA's Yu Suzuki would like to revisit Out Run And Virtua Fighter: https://bit.ly/2lFwxQE

188: Arcade Attack - The Retro Hour EP188 Aug 30, 2019

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Arcade Attack: https://www.arcadeattack.co.uk/
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Amiga 34 - Germany
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Turbo Graphix mini price and games: https://bit.ly/32avMPa
A retro gaming gold rush: https://bit.ly/2ZpyfbD
1up Arcades coming to uk: https://bit.ly/2NGxW5c
Beyond a steel sky: https://bit.ly/2Hz05ay

187: The Best British Gaming Magazines Ever with Steve Jarratt - The Retro Hour EP187 Aug 22, 2019

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Intellevision Amico trailer: https://bit.ly/2TUwE7M
Atari Jaguar flash cart is FINALLY here: https://bit.ly/31WQpye
Ion Fury: https://bit.ly/2Znpqdw
CRT santa delivers FREE retro TVs: https://bit.ly/2Zn3y6b

186: Happy Console Gamer - Johnny Millennium - The Retro Hour EP186 Aug 15, 2019

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Happy Console Gamer: https://www.youtube.com/user/HappyConsoleGamer
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Retro plug and play GPU: https://bit.ly/2KNn4PZ
Neo geo Samurai Shodown limited edition: https://bit.ly/2z0C33x First person dungeon crawler in Mario Maker: https://bit.ly/2KMgtFC
Retro Asylum Podcast: http://retroasylum.com

185: C64 on TV and Answering Your Retro Questions - The Retro Hour EP185 Aug 09, 2019

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8-Bit Symphony: https://www.8-bit-symphony.com/
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Sonic CD beta: https://bit.ly/2yPLAuh
Classic starwars game reprint: https://bit.ly/2yP2QzS Serious Duke 3D: https://youtu.be/LRNgnwWUUXQ

184: Lotus Turbo Challenge, Supercars, Kikstart with Shaun Southern - The Retro Hour EP184 Aug 01, 2019

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Magnetic Fields: http://www.shaunsouthern.com/
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Mamemeister Shaun Southern interview: https://youtu.be/LH3gE5fHyXQ
Alan Turing £50 note binary code: https://bit.ly/2Owhp5Z
Amiga 500 Raspberry Pi accelerator: https://bit.ly/2Yl4JTZ
New Megadrive game Megacat: https://bit.ly/2xVlzch
8bit Symphony goes down a storm: https://bit.ly/31dgHfA

183: Mastertronic: The Inside Story - The Retro Hour EP183 Jul 26, 2019

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Anthony Guter website: http://guter.org/mastertronic/index.htm
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Retro games now worth 'thousands': https://bit.ly/2GtSauE
Atari 2600 game goes on sale for 90k: https://bit.ly/2LGc5uH
Streets of Rage 4 Soundtrack: https://bit.ly/2GuSQQe
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