The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

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172: Matthew Smith Interview and Hogs of War History - The Retro Hour EP172 May 09, 2019

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Panels recorded live at PLAY Expo Manchester.
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Amiga 34 - Germany
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Xbox emulator on Switch: https://bit.ly/2vNwAeT
Retrobrite using just sunlight: https://youtu.be/8P1OVj0IcqY
Gangsta's Paradise Megadrive style: https://youtu.be/j23hBks2spw

171: Retro City Rampage and Shakedown: Hawaii - The Retro Hour EP171 May 03, 2019

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Vblank Entertainment: https://www.vblank.com/
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Pixel Heaven: https://www.pixelheavenfest.com/en/
Retrospillmessen 2019: https://www.retrospillmessen.no/
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Amiga 34 - Germany
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Show notes:
South West Amiga Group: https://www.southwestamiga.org.uk/
Earthworm Jim Intellivision exclusive: https://engt.co/2ZTVx60
Sonic movie trailer: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2019/apr/30/sonic-the-hedgehog-movie-trailer
Virtua Racing for Nintendo Switch: https://bit.ly/2UZasbL

170: Console Wars: Sega VS Nintendo with Blake Harris - The Retro Hour EP170 Apr 26, 2019

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Blake J. Harris website: http://www.blakejharris.com/
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Amiga 34 - Germany
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Show notes:
Adobe recreates a 90's office: https://www.thedrum.com/news/2019/03/27/adobe-has-recreated-the-ad-agency-office-the-90s-complete-with-floppy-disks-and
Multi platform Arcade game designer: https://bit.ly/2ZCe32L
Cast of Avengers playing original Gameboy: https://bit.ly/2Zyj0d7
Sonic 3 A.I.R: https://bit.ly/2Pz3SY7

169: Metal Jesus Rocks - The Retro Hour EP169 Apr 19, 2019

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Metal Jesus Rocks: https://www.metaljesusrocks.com/
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Amiga 34 - Germany
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Show notes:
Gameboy turns 30: https://bit.ly/2In1t2a
A lightgun that works with LCD: https://bit.ly/2UPsMc9
Retro Man Cave Sinden lightgun video: https://youtu.be/4-jbsT8O7PE
Sonic Statue in the woods: https://bit.ly/2DllW3e
Apple W.A.L.T: https://bit.ly/2Gzd5gt

168: U.S Gold and Virgin Games with Tim Chaney - The Retro Hour EP168 Apr 12, 2019

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Amiga 34 - Germany
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Show notes:
Beyond a Steel Sky: https://bit.ly/2U7t6gY
Nintendo game work well in VR: https://bit.ly/2IgnuPT
Tempory early internet - Million dollar homepage: https://bbc.in/2HU51IO

167: The History of Sierra Adventure Games with Shawn Mills - The Retro Hour EP167 Apr 05, 2019

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Infamous Quests: http://www.infamous-quests.com/
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Events we'll be at:
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Amiga 34 - Germany
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Show notes:
Plus/4 Mini: https://youtu.be/2PkHWLCPgNs
Sega WILL release the Megadrive mini: https://bit.ly/2FN7Iti
New nes game 'Office Hero': https://bit.ly/2OOwSeh
Bridge Strike Amiga game: https://bit.ly/2TZnSYE

166: 'Go 8 Bit' with Steve McNeil - The Retro Hour EP166 Mar 29, 2019

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Hey! Listen! book: https://www.stevemcneil.co.uk/my-book
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Events we'll be at:
PLAY Expo Manchester: https://www.playexpomanchester.com/
Amiga 34 - Germany
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Show notes:
Analogue Mega SG: https://bit.ly/2Uh8Nlf
Prototype ZX Spectrum on display: https://bit.ly/2I1xZWr
GODS Remastered: https://www.robotriotgames.com/robot-riot---gods.html
Atari upgrading Blood: https://bit.ly/2V2csAP

165: From Zork to The Dark Room with John Robertson - The Retro Hour EP165 Mar 22, 2019

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In this episode we discuss everything from brutal Infocom text adventures, retro gaming TV and the story of "The Dark Room", the world's only live-action adventure videogame with the wonderful John Robertson.
The Dark Room: https://www.thejohnrobertson.com/thedarkroom/
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PLAY Expo Manchester: https://www.playexpomanchester.com/
Amiga 34 - Germany
PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/
Show notes:
Live action Sonic not going down well: https://bit.ly/2U1Ar5B
Civitas Nihilium: https://bit.ly/2FnyRBE
Lost NES wrestling game digitised: https://bit.ly/2HxUUJz
Last Blockbuster store in the world: https://engt.co/2HIJMsG

164: Imagine Software and Codemasters with Bruce Everiss - The Retro Hour EP164 Mar 15, 2019

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