The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

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152: The Best of 2018 In Retro - The Retro Hour EP152 Dec 14, 2018

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The History of Hacking with Captain Crunch - https://bit.ly/2CaPz7a
Midway Arcade to Raven Software with Jake Simpson - https://bit.ly/2EgCJpo
Blade Runner & Command & Conquer with Louis Castle - https://bit.ly/2LcTbbw
Bad Influence! with Andy Crane - https://bit.ly/2rBRoE5
Early Internet Adventures with Michael Lawrie - https://bit.ly/2QRRjue
Bullfrog: The Inside Story with Glenn Corpes - https://bit.ly/2UEu3Pi
Blizzard, Diablo and Warcraft with David Brevik - https://bit.ly/2zSVQ5O
Activision: The Inside Story with David Crane - https://bit.ly/2LfmgDl
See you next week the the Christmas retro gaming superquiz!

151: Taskset: The Inside Story with Andy Walker - The Retro Hour EP151 Dec 07, 2018

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Desert Bus for Hope raises $730,000: https://ubm.io/2OQPTek
11 Sega products you've never heard of: https://bit.ly/2QExW7I
CD32 Anthology set 2: https://cd32covers.blogspot.com/p/cd32-anthology-set-2.html
Back To The Future and Monkey Island crossover: https://bit.ly/2G7QJ7l

150: Australian Retro 2D Adventures & Nostalgia Nerd - The Retro Hour EP150 Nov 30, 2018

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Bad Goat Studios: https://www.mosseadventure.com/
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Intellivision Amico: https://bit.ly/2rez4Rk
Farming simulator 64: https://bit.ly/2KI6qRn
The Nostalgia Nerd's Retro Tech: Computer, Consoles & Games: https://amzn.to/2Qywhkh
Original Dragon's Lair on GOG: https://bit.ly/2rcMehB
Command and Conquer is back: https://bit.ly/2Qo2Ot6

149: Commodore 64 Hints and Pokes with Warren Pilkington - The Retro Hour EP149 Nov 23, 2018

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8-Bit Symphony Hull: https://c64audio.com/blogs/news/8-bit-symphony-press-release
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Starquake released on Amiga: https://bit.ly/2AecHPY
Lyons Tea LEO in VR: https://bbc.in/2JhOv3m
Retro Stone hand held: https://engt.co/2DSCuS6
N64 Classic 'not on plan': https://bit.ly/2BsCkOZ
Commodore Format: http://www.commodoreformatarchive.com/

148: Adam Koralik, Kim Justice, Slope's Game Room, Retro Man Cave Youtubers Panel - The Retro Hour EP148 Nov 16, 2018

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Adam Koralik: https://www.youtube.com/user/AdamKoralik
Kim Justice: https://www.youtube.com/user/elmyrdehory
Slope's Game Room: https://www.youtube.com/user/djslopesroom
Retro Man Cave: https://www.youtube.com/user/RetroManCave
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Show notes:
Nintendo wins $12million from ROM sites: https://bit.ly/2z6Q0NM
The 'mini PC Classic' is coming: https://bit.ly/2Ke02RP
Sega apply for trademarks of their classic consoles: http://www.japanesenintendo.com/post/180043434269
Restoring the Apollo Guidance Computer: https://youtu.be/2KSahAoOLdU

147: Teletext: Back From The Dead - The Retro Hour EP147 Nov 09, 2018

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Memories of Teletext, archiving classic pages and how to access the new homebrew world with 'Teletext archaeologist' Jason Robertson.
Telextext Archaeologist website: https://teletextarchaeologist.org/
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Hacking Gameboy camera with DSLR: https://dailym.ai/2SYh2PR
Top 10 retro gaming annoyances: https://bit.ly/2PgCeSV
Limited edition Saturn Music players: https://bit.ly/2FdPzqn
RPG game coming to the Atari Lynx: https://bit.ly/2T08PL8
ATGames Bandi Namco flashback scandal: https://bit.ly/2OMPj6f

146: Jeff Minter: Llamasoft - The Retro Hour EP146 Nov 02, 2018

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Minotaur Project: http://www.minotaurproject.co.uk
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Show notes:
Gamesmaster magazine closes down: https://bit.ly/2Rpy2wG
Spectrum Next portable: https://bit.ly/2PyHtfZ
Dreamcast games on the Nintendo Switch?: https://bit.ly/2CWjSiL
FloppyTron plays Thriller: https://bit.ly/2Rrthmn

145: Sega vs Nintendo: The Most Brutal Console War with Al Nilsen - The Retro Hour EP145 Oct 26, 2018

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Show notes:
Castlevania Requirem: https://bit.ly/2O2PmFP
Sneaky Alan Sugar tries to promote Amstrad on BBC: https://bit.ly/2yCtVqb
Montana Mike coming to the Spectrum Next: https://bit.ly/2Au0Z5d
Vinyl Video: https://bit.ly/2D3PljK
The Vinyl Story - Keeping in the groove - https://kck.st/2Rn38Ft
Converting old tv to RGB: https://bit.ly/2yEnl2p

144: Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis with Hal Barwood - The Retro Hour EP144 Oct 19, 2018

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A friend of George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, we're joined by the legendary Hal Barwood to talk about his time at LucasArts and the classic Indiana Jones and The Fate of Atlantis.

Hal Barwood's homepage: http://www.finitearts.com/

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Nintendo 64 Mini pictures leaked?: https://bit.ly/2q1YPU6

WinAMP is back: https://tcrn.ch/2COJqyQ

Mega SG: https://engt.co/2EvjMAY

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies: https://bbc.in/2Pw6qp8 https://bit.ly/2yoAGvK

143: The Rebirth of Point & Click Adventure Games with Paul Conway - The Retro Hour EP143 Oct 12, 2018

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Our guest this week is Paul Conway who has worked on titles like Theme Park and The Sims and recently Darkside Detective, we talk about the rebirth of point & click adventure games in the 21st century and the joys and challenges of making them today.

Darkside Detective: http://darksidedetective.com/

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