The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

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Sensible Software with Stoo Cambridge - The Retro Hour EP92 Oct 13, 2017

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We chat to Stuart 'Stoo' Cambridge about classics like Mega lo Mania, Cannon Fodder and Sensible Soccer, and why he always died first in games.

Blobbit: https://www.facebook.com/BlobbitPush/

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Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Roeland Kok, Darren Coles, Erlend Saksaug, Adam Hinde

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Commodore 64 mini: http://bit.ly/2xw3nmY
Cartridges are coming back: http://bit.ly/2yLmgEl
Sociable Soccer early access: http://bit.ly/2ghnLWJ
Mortal Kombat II+: http://bit.ly/2i8KSTL

Twin Galaxies and Classic Arcades with Walter Day - The Retro Hour EP91 Oct 06, 2017

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We talk about the golden age of arcades with Twin Galaxies' Walter Day! The games, the gamers and how accurate was the King of Kong movie?

Twin Galaxies: http://www.twingalaxies.com/

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Buy Play Expo Manchester tickets: https://www.playexpomanchester.com/

Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Torstein Rodset, James Plant, Steve Piggot, Wojciech Jancz

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See Di new console?: http://bit.ly/2kq5lnV
Snes carry case: http://bit.ly/2z1uFn8 Crazy Hipster games console: http://bit.ly/2xTcuCv
Dreamcast book: http://bit.ly/2fLND97

ZZap 64 to Frontier and GTA with Gary Penn - The Retro Hour EP90 Sep 29, 2017

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Gary Penn talks to us about his early days on ZZap 64, working with David Braben on Frontier then his journey to DMA Design working on the original GTA series.

Denki website: http://www.denki.co.uk/

Win Play Expo Manchester weekend passes: http://bit.ly/2jQHBcl

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Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Steve Jewkes, Linus Johansson, Tom Van de Weile, Bart ter Haar

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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 HD: http://sonic2hd.com/
VR64 Commodore 64 glasses: http://bit.ly/2hEtGFC
Convert toys to arcades: http://bit.ly/2xNIFiZ
Toys R Us: http://bbc.in/2fgRwGB
Cartridges are coming back: http://bit.ly/2yLmgEl

Gremlin Graphics founder Ian Stewart - The Retro Hour EP89 Sep 22, 2017

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We talk about classics like Zool and the Lotus series with Gremlin founder Ian Stewart!

Urbanscan website: http://www.urbanscan.co.uk/

Win Play Expo Manchester weekend passes: http://bit.ly/2jQHBcl

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Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Graham Thompson, Brenda Stones, Damian Page, Dan Ryan

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Super Play is back for one issue: http://bit.ly/2xVOyL4
NES mini is coming back: http://bit.ly/2xyJbVh Spectrum 35 event: http://bit.ly/2yv8ANK Klystrack: http://bit.ly/2xjTWuS

Lara Croft and Games Workshop with Ian Livingstone CBE - The Retro Hour EP88 Sep 15, 2017

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We're joined by Ian Livingtone CBE to talk Tomb Raider, founding Games Workshop and Fighting Fantasy.

Ian Livingstone Twitter: https://twitter.com/ian_livingstone

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Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Stephan Ricken, Clive Glazebrook, Steve Engledow, Benny Damsgaard Nielsen
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Resident evil Mega Drive: http://bit.ly/2f0iGNV
Amiga sells for £16k: http://ebay.eu/2xEWaFF 5 Games that should be remade: http://bit.ly/2x2rptB
Football manager exhibition at NVA: http://bit.ly/2x7G85L
Use Atari Jaguar controler on PC: http://bit.ly/2wvjuka

Thalamus Rebirth and Commodore Format with Andy Roberts - The Retro Hour EP87 Sep 08, 2017

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We talk about the rebirth of the legendary Thalamus with Andy Roberts, and an inside look at some classic Commodore 64 magazines.

Thalamus Digital: http://www.thalamusdigital.co.uk/

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Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Alan Bennett, Christopher Zaremba, Lauri Turjansalo, Greg Gaughan

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Mario is no longer a plumber: http://bit.ly/2eVum5c
Atari Retro: http://bit.ly/2xRtFkd
New Street Fighter II cartidge:http://bit.ly/2vuvZRA
Guardian Gaming with Violet Berlin: http://bit.ly/2eLeOQM

AMOS and STOS with François Lionet - The Retro Hour EP86 Sep 01, 2017

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We're joined by François Lionet, the man behind the legendary game creation tools STOS and AMOS! The history, highs and lows and his plans for a 21st century update of AMOS.

Friend UP: http://friendup.cloud Click Team: http://www.clickteam.com/

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Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Simon Pilgrim, Northeast Horizons, Warren Jenkins, Colin Walker

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Rarest Sega 32X game re-released: http://bit.ly/2vQwDUZ Retro publisher Thalamus are back: http://bit.ly/2epZWHj Bubsy 3D WTF: http://bit.ly/2ev5CUs
SNES Classic UI and menus revealed: http://bit.ly/2gvgMZM

Postal & Spy VS Spy with Vince Desi - The Retro Hour EP85 Aug 25, 2017

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The story behind one of the most controversial games ever, Vince Desi gives us an inside look at Postal.

Running With Scissors website: http://runningwithscissors.com/

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Thanks to our amazing donators this week: James Weiner, Carl Parkes, Mathew Martin, Raymond Montalban

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Tempest 4000: http://bit.ly/2vuFyLy
Atari Jag Emulator: http://bit.ly/2xi354v
KitKat getting sued by Atari: http://bit.ly/2v7QPkA
Despacito as an 80s computer game track: http://bit.ly/2wungyx
The Supa Retron HD. Snes mini killer?: http://bit.ly/2w3EKk9

Q*bert - The Inside Story With Warren Davis - The Retro Hour EP84 Aug 18, 2017

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We get the inside story on a true arcade classic - the legendary Q*bert from the man behind it, Warren Davis.

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Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Holy Cheever Church Records, Stelios Kalogreadeas, Konstantinos Daskalakis, Darren Coles

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Show notes:

Sonic Mania released: http://bit.ly/2uOzGRF
Sonic Mania Animated Opening on SEGA CD https://youtu.be/MNLu7a-9yE8
Half of Payphones being decommisioned: http://bit.ly/2uHk3vv
Next Gen N64 controller: http://kck.st/2fReh3I

Night Trap 25th Anniversary Story - The Retro Hour EP83 Aug 11, 2017

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Cult Sega Mega CD FMV horror game Night Trap is being re-released and remastered for its 25th anniversary. We get the story on how it happened and why it deserved to reach a new audience with the man behind it, Tyler Hogle.

Night Trap 25th Anniversary: http://www.nighttrap25.com

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Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Christopher Foulds, Naweed Iftkhar, Wiktor Zarema, Garry Heather

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Ravi's CD1200 video: https://youtu.be/9LmFmH4YNBA Bloke finds Atari prototype in shop: http://bit.ly/2hQFl3u
Sealed copy of Super Mario Bros sells for $30,000: http://bit.ly/2fy3f37
AtGames comments on Sega Genesis Flashback poor reviews: http://bit.ly/2wORh8I
The Vampire V4 is coming: http://bit.ly/2vM2mdI

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