The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

Latest Episodes:

142: Simon The Sorcerer with Mike Woodroffe - The Retro Hour EP142 Oct 05, 2018

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It's Adventure Month and we talk to founder of AdventureSoft Mike Woodroffe about classics like Elvira, Waxworks and Simon The Sorcerer.

AventureSoft website: http://www.adventuresoft.com/

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Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Tobias Geijersson, Glen Milford, Jonathan Hogan, Andrew P Jones

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Events we'll be at:

PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/

RCM Christmas party: http://www.retrocomputermuseum.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=5946.0

Show notes:
Watch Ravi's Police Quest live stream: https://youtu.be/hmHVg-Q_8Cc?t=1044

The CDi mini?!: https://bit.ly/2xN1uVj

Hope for the Virtual Console on Nintendo Switch?: https://bit.ly/2yiCbKO

8-Bit Symphony: https://www.8-bit-symphony.com/

Sega Mega Drive mini delayed: https://bit.ly/2ICCjcU

Blade Runner & Command & Conquer with Louis Castle - The Retro Hour EP141 Sep 27, 2018

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We start Adventure Month by chatting to the co-founder of the legendary Westwood Studios, Louis Castle! We cover classics like Dune, Command & Conquer and Blade Runner.

Please show some love to our new sponsor and WIN a copy of The Art of Point & Click Adventure games here: https://theretrohour.com/adventure-month/

Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Andrew Gordon, Jonas Toljander, Kevin Leah, Karol Chmist

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Events:

PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/

Show notes:

Playstation Classic: https://bit.ly/2N0PjK9
Code-cracking WW2 Bombe: https://bbc.in/2NLK2eD
Jaguar VR arrives at RCM Leicester: http://www.retrocomputermuseum.co.uk/
Lost Nintendo console: https://bit.ly/2N76VDW

Grim Fandango with Bret Mogilefsky - The Retro Hour EP140 Sep 21, 2018

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Bret Mogilefsky was the lead programmer on the LucasArts classic adventure Grim Fandango, we get the inside story on the game and life at Skywalker Ranch.

Bret on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmogilefsky

Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Garry Heather, Paul Edwards, Lee Ashmore, Benjamin Barter

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Events:

PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/

Show notes:

A lending library for ROMs: https://bit.ly/2wq6nTJ
Shenmue 3 release date: https://bit.ly/2PXQagF
Man gets toddler to climb into arcade to steal games: https://bit.ly/2Dk46Qv
Retro NES controllers for Switch: https://tcrn.ch/2NJLGfW

139: The Atari Jaguar with Bill Rehbock - The Retro Hour EP139 Sep 14, 2018

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The inside story on the Atari Jaguar and Falcon 030 as we take a look at Atari's later days with ex-employee Bill Rehbock.

Gameface Labs website: https://gamefacelabs.com/

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Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Greg Gerke, Magnus Esbjorner, Richard Legge, Christopher Nelson

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Events:

Retro Computer Festival Cambridge: https://bit.ly/2OncM9E

PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/

Show notes:

Commodore The Inside Story - David Pleasance competiton: https://theretrohour.com/win-commodore-the-inside-story-book-and-bluray/

Portal is coming to the C64: https://bit.ly/2xfNJxZ

Project Hardcore Trailer: https://youtu.be/_RDRQcBmEzE

PS2 Repair service closes after 18 years: https://bit.ly/2MfuDOe

Welcome To Arcadia: 100 Years of Arcade History - The Retro Hour EP138 Sep 07, 2018

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We look back on 100 years of arcade history with movie maker Zach Weddington - the man behind the upcoming movie 'Welcome to Arcadia'.

https://arcadiathemovie.com/

Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Iain Roberts, Nemanja Smiljanic, Gareth McKee, John Martorana

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Events:

PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/

Show notes:

Streets of Rage 4 teaser: https://youtu.be/M_bgPefCyfA
Atari 2600 games as QR codes: https://www.codedojo.com/?p=2251
O Droid Go: https://bit.ly/2lgWvGA
Arcade stick for Nintendo Switch: https://bit.ly/2NqMgis
New Amiga cases Kickstarter: https://kck.st/2MX0gRG

137: Andrew Hewson - Hints & Tips for Videogame Pioneers - The Retro Hour EP137 Aug 31, 2018

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Famous for games like Uridium, Cybernoid, Pinball Fantasies and many more - we chat to Andrew Hewson, the founder of Hewson Consultants and 21st Century Entertainment!

Hewson Consultants: http://www.hewsonconsultants.com/

Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Scott Ravenscroft, Patrick McGinty, Diane Williams, Iain Roberts

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Events:

PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/

Show notes:

Startropics story: https://bit.ly/2PnnYmY
ORB handheld: https://bit.ly/2wBd05l
Sonic Chaos remake: https://bit.ly/2MDUDaQ
Games that should be remade: https://bit.ly/2PTwaw8
Power Raspberry Pi via Ethernet: https://bit.ly/2C3OO1z

Archer Maclean: International Karate & Jimmy White's Snooker - The Retro Hour EP136 Aug 23, 2018

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We talk to the man behind International Karate, IK+, Jimmy White's Whirlwind Snooker - the legendary Archer Maclean!

Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Roy Gillotti, Karl Kuras, Paul Edwards, Norman Davie

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Events:

PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/

Show notes:

Play cartridges on SNES mini: https://bit.ly/2MzEC52
The Matrix banana phone is back: https://bit.ly/2OXzx47
Classic Sega games on Switch: https://bit.ly/2NdUeZ2
The Settlers 25th anniversary: https://bit.ly/2w9tgLP
Hacking Fax machines: https://bit.ly/2w8jrNR

Knightmare with Hugo Myatt aka Treguard - The Retro Hour EP135 Aug 16, 2018

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Knightmare was a groundbreaking kid's TV show combining RPG and adventure game with incredible graphics. Hear our live panel from PLAY Expo London with Hugo Myatt (Treguard), David Rowe, Paul Flannery

Knightmare Live: https://www.knightmarelive.com/

Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Mathew Martin, S Syrja, Simon Rose, Alan Purdom, West Darley

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Events:

PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/

Show notes:

Tanglewood gets full release: https://bit.ly/2Peqg8L
Nintendo takes down Emuparadise: https://bbc.in/2Mv4QFD In defence of ROMS: https://bit.ly/2PbxRoG
Tesla adds Atari to car: https://bit.ly/2nMyxnD

Knightmare Episodes:

https://www.youtube.com/user/DynamiteHeaddy/playlists

Blizzard, Diablo and Warcraft with David Brevik - The Retro Hour EP134 Aug 10, 2018

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We talk to Diablo creator David Brevik to get the inside story on Blizzard, Warcraft and his return to retro gaming!

Graybeard Games: https://www.graybeardgames.com/

Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Robinson Technologies, Simon Pilgrim, Raymond Montalban, Ian Poynter

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Events:

PLAY Expo London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/

Show notes:

More Vega+ problems: https://bit.ly/2OYXUzl
Nintendo takedown emulator: https://bit.ly/2vSqt8F
Amstrad PCW8512 still printing festival tickets: https://bit.ly/2MduBu8 General Magic the movie: https://www.generalmagicthemovie.com/

Alternative Software: The Inside Story with Roger Hulley - The Retro Hour EP133 Aug 03, 2018

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Alternative Software has been making and releasing budget games for 33 years, we talk to founder Roger Hulley about classics like Skool Daze, Pheenix and much more!

Alternative Software website: http://www.alternativesoft.co.uk/

Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Mark Heslop, Darren Coles, Patrick McGinty, Ben Litchfield

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Events:

PLAY Expo London: https://www.playexpolondon.com/ PLAY Expo Blackpool: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/

Show notes:

Nintendo video with Craig Charles: https://bit.ly/2veo7Sb
Andy Warhol museum choice of display: https://bit.ly/2LUNiml
Halo Tv Series: https://bit.ly/2IK5ZU4
Ada Lovelace book auctioned: https://bit.ly/2vc5sWY
Video game addiction is real: https://wapo.st/2ObvJfh