The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

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**The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)**

Your weekly dose of retro gaming and technology news and interviews with industry veterans.

New episodes released every Friday!

Latest Episodes:

The Commodore 64 Scene in 2017 - The Retro Hour EP82 Aug 04, 2017

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We talk about the Commodore 64 in 2017 with Joerg "Nafcom" Droege, the creator of long running C64 diskmag Scene World.

Scene World: https://sceneworld.org/

Email us: show@theretrohour.com

Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Timothy Blanks, Johnathan Kaye, Philip Bailey, George Toohey

Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk

Show notes:

RIP iPod: http://bit.ly/2v5sJKY
Are Flashcarts slowly killing your consoles?: http://bit.ly/2weNUZo
Night Trap 25 Years documentary: http://bit.ly/2weaeCl
Nintendo N64 mini is coming?: http://bit.ly/2v3UNOC
Save The Machine fire: https://www.facebook.com/SavetheMachine/

Guru Larry Talks Classic Gaming TV and Fact Hunting - The Retro Hour EP81 Jul 28, 2017

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Hello you! Larry Bundy Jnr AKA Guru Larry is our special guest this week! We talk classic gaming TV, industry scandals and fact hunting.

Guru Larry on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LarryBundyJr

Email us: show@theretrohour.com

Thanks to our amazing donators this week: RoblewellnUk, John Dijkman, G Liddon, Anthony Clarke

Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk

Show notes:

Reset 64 magazine: http://bit.ly/2tPrXm2
Ready Player One Trailer lands: https://youtu.be/LiK2fhOY0nE
RIP Paint: http://bit.ly/2uoED1I
Scrap dealer finds NASA computers in basement: http://bit.ly/2uZWTNs
GAME selling the "recreated ZX Spectrum": http://bit.ly/2w66Lox

Ocean Software The Inside Story with Gary Bracey - The Retro Hour EP80 Jul 21, 2017

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We get the story of the movie licencing kings Ocean Software from former director Gary Bracey. How they landed the big film licences, the highs and lows, and games like Robocop, Platoon and Batman The Movie.

Thanks to Retro Unlim for recording this week's interview: http://retrounlim.com/

Email us: show@theretrohour.com

Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Magnus Esbjorner, Adam Hinde, Christopher Foulds, Billy Rooney
Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk

Show notes:

Retro Computer news closing: http://bit.ly/2gQr72g Atari Box first look: http://bit.ly/2uHt2fi
Mario Maker 64: http://bit.ly/2uhHREg
Mario smooth scrolling Amstrad CPC: http://bit.ly/2uQCGwt
New Commodore 64 is coming: http://bit.ly/2uQpOqj

Andy Brown of PLAY Expo Joins Us - The Retro Hour EP79 Jul 14, 2017

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On the weekend of PLAY Expo Blackpool, we're joined by the man behind the UK's biggest retro gaming events and retailer Console Passion, Andy Brown!

Play EXPO Blackpool website: https://www.playexpoblackpool.com/

Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Steve Ruston, Andrew S Baster, Henrik Andersson, Nigel Clark.

Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk

Show notes:

Augmented reality Super Mario Bros: https://youtu.be/QN95nNDtxjo
Crash magazine revival Kickstarter: http://bit.ly/2taifKp
Too many games?: https://youtu.be/7YjZNFS8qeo
eBay pulling down SNES mini listings: http://bit.ly/2uqPMR5
New SNES mouse available: http://bit.ly/2tT8767

E.T on Atari 2600: The Story of The Worst Video Game Ever - The Retro Hour EP78 Jul 07, 2017

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We get the full story of 'the worst video game ever', E.T on the Atari 2600 in the second part of our interview with the legendary Howard Scott Warshaw!

Plus, win a pair of Play EXPO Blackpool tickets.

Howard's website: http://hswarshaw.com/

Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Frederick Burbidge, Jason Landridge, Bret Pritchard, Jonathan Parry, Chris Baker.

Win a pair of Play EXPO weekend passes: http://www.theretrohour.com/win-a-pair-of-play-expo-blackpool-weekend-passes/

Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk

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New Crash Bandicoot is harder than you remember?: http://bit.ly/2sONWZM
Rampage the Movie with The Rock: http://bit.ly/2uySMaF
School Daze remake for Android/iOS: http://bit.ly/2tUuOJg
Star Wars Last Jedi trailer on Apple II: http://bit.ly/2tytitV
Irritating things about modern gaming: http://bit.ly/2tfUyPw

Atari Legend Howard Scott Warshaw - The Retro Hour EP77 Jun 30, 2017

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We're joined by Atari legend Howard Scott Warshaw in the first of a two part special. We talk about classics like Yarr's Revenge, Raiders of the Lost Ark and the 'worst game ever' E.T on the 2600!

Howard's website:

http://hswarshaw.com/wordpress/

Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Barry Jack, Chris Cowland, Paul Edwards, Przemyslaw Duchnicki

Win a copy of Amiga/C64 Forever 7: http://www.theretrohour.com/win-amiga-forever-c64-forever-7-bundle/

Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk

Show notes:

Friend 1.0.0: http://friendup.cloud
SNES Mini release date and games list confirmed: http://bit.ly/2tNgcIY Why does everyone hate GAME?: http://bit.ly/2trmjoM
Sega Forever released on iOS/Android: http://bit.ly/2sG2oQt

New Sega Mega Drive Games in 2017 - The Retro Hour EP76 Jun 23, 2017

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We talk about making new Mega Drive games in 2017 with Matt Philips, the creator of new game Tanglewood.

Tanglewood website: http://tanglewoodgame.com/index.html

Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Poul Gadving, Efraim Juntunen, James Alston, Arnt-Ove Todnem

Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk

Show notes:

Sega's mysterious new trailer: https://youtu.be/y50nAoA5KwY
New Wipeout collection: http://bit.ly/2t2DPA6
New gameboy Everdrives: http://bit.ly/2rZl3tl
Mario Kart VR coming to arcades: http://bit.ly/2reVekE Abbey road studios Tomb Raider: http://kck.st/2rUnaOb

Defender: The Story of an Arcade Legend With Eugene Jarvis - The Retro Hour EP75 Jun 16, 2017

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We talk to the arcade master Eugene Jarvis about Defender, Robotron, Smash TV and more early arcade memories!

Raw Thrills website: http://rawthrills.com/

Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Steve from Wavem Studios, Darren Coles, Mikael Norrgard, Martin Williams

Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk

Show notes:

New Atari console coming?: http://bit.ly/2suXVBY
Xbox One to play Original Xbox games: http://bit.ly/2rQaZ4r
Less than 2% of Xbox One use is backwards compatibility: http://bit.ly/2t7QNcP
Alex Kidd in Miracle World 2: http://bit.ly/2rmmQob
Funny glitch from Fifa '94 inspires Mockumentary: https://youtu.be/NNOxofVJRXM

C64 Legend Rob Hubbard – The Retro Hour EP74 Jun 09, 2017

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We’re joined by legendary Commodore 64 game musician Rob Hubbard, the man behind the music for International Karate, Commando, Monty on The Run and many more!

Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Eric Nelson, Liam Clancy, William Bateman, Leigh Bestford

Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk

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Sonic Mania release date: http://bit.ly/2rTmSYs NeXT: Steve Jobs’ dot.com IPO that never happened: http://bit.ly/2rW1cqI Crazy Taxi free for phones: http://engt.co/2sbyP7X
Napster's Sean Parker patents Anti-Piracy technology: http://bit.ly/2qNBNPA Wolfentstein 3D for C64: http://bit.ly/2rpGTEq

Centre For Computing History Interview - The Retro Hour EP73 Jun 02, 2017

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We chat to the team behind the UK's biggest retro computing and gaming museum, the Centre For Computing History in Cambridge.

http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/

Thanks to our amazing donators this week: RockerRoller, Liam Clancy, William Bateman, Leigh Bestford

Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk

Show notes:

New Micro Machines game: http://bit.ly/2rM33lC
Man born with no eyes loves gaming: http://bit.ly/2qcg0ju
10 way to breathe new life into old consoles: http://bit.ly/2qHtHs1
Project Rap Rabbit: http://bit.ly/2swnUWF

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