The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

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Commodore Amiga: The Rise and Fall with Dave Haynie - The Retro Hour EP72 May 26, 2017

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We're joined by Amiga legend Dave Haynie, former Commodore chief engineer. We talk about the highs, the lows and the cancelled future plans for the Amiga.

The Deathbed Vigil Video: https://youtu.be/BaTjwo1ywcI

Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Gus Douboulidis, Andrew Webb, Retro Pluggers, Neil Mansell

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4 decades of demos for the Amiga CD32: http://bit.ly/2rYmLYn Zelda game for Amiga with Vampire: http://bit.ly/2s3xgZx Sega reveals their 'road to 2020' plan: http://bit.ly/2qjXuuv

Atari UK: The Rise and Fall with Darryl Still - The Retro Hour EP71 May 19, 2017

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We get the highs and lows of Atari UK with former marketing manager Darryl Still. From the ST glory days to defending the Jaguar, and hanging out with Fatboy Slim and Chesney Hawkes!

Kiss LTD website: http://www.kiss-ltd.co.uk/

Thanks to our amazing donators this week: David Stepvenson, Scott Julian, Eric Nelson, Colin Reid

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Atari still around in BladeRunner 2049: http://bit.ly/2rzsuCX
Guy finds StarCraft source code: http://bit.ly/2pKzA9Y
Castlevania 30th anniversary facelift: http://bit.ly/2rz6atQ

A Very Special Episode - The Retro Hour EP70 May 12, 2017

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After 70 episodes of the show, we turn the spotlight onto ourselves. What are Dan, Ravi and Joe's favourite retro systems, games and memories?

Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Craig Ruddell, Andreas Sauer, Michael Conklin, Christopher Hull

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Vodaphone finally turn off pager services: http://bit.ly/2pBBcQA Hewson's Hyper Sentinel coming to Nintendo Switch: http://bit.ly/2r7pmxW Retro consoles as cars: http://bit.ly/2pEYcgz Nintendo playstation now fully working: http://bit.ly/2qcjnIQ Prisoners build pc in roof out of spare parts: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39576394

The Internet Archive with Jason Scott - The Retro Hour EP69 May 05, 2017

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We reminisce about BBS, Geocities and the earliest days of the Web with Internet Archive's Jason Scott.

The Internet Archive: http://archive.org Textfiles.com: http://textfiles.com

Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Paul Harrington, Michael Keith, Lars Boddum, Paul Edwards

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Night Trap HD update: http://bit.ly/2p4PTPS
Atari 8-bit book: http://bit.ly/2pdIwkq
Sonic Time Twisted: http://bit.ly/2pAS7WG Spectrum Next funded in one day: http://bit.ly/2qABrz5
Turn iPhone into a retro Mac: http://bit.ly/2pdZvD0

The Original Xbox Story With Ed Fries (Former Microsoft Gaming VP) - The Retro Hour EP68 Apr 28, 2017

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Hiding anti-Lotus 123 easter eggs in Excel, Windows 95 and why Bill Gates thought the Xbox was an insult with Microsoft's former game publishing VP, Ed Fries!

Ed's website: https://edfries.wordpress.com/

Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Gareth McKee, Robinson Technologies, Gothic Charm, VFX Vault LTD and Simon Pilgrim

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90's Google glass: http://dailym.ai/2ppS1yI
Archive.org adds early Mac software: https://archive.org/details/softwarelibrary_mac
Robert Taylor of Xerox and Apranet dies: http://bit.ly/2oT81rS

LOOM: The Inside Story With Brian Moriarty - The Retro Hour EP67 Apr 21, 2017

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Brian Moriarty gives us the inside story on Infocom, LucasArts and Loom - will it ever get an official sequel or modern update? Plus some amazing stories of celebs at the Skywalker Ranch!

Brian's Website: http://ludix.com/moriarty/

Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Todd Sarney, Ross Burnett, Imran Chowdhry, Colin Walker

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Thimbleweed Park: https://thimbleweedpark.com/
Nintendo kill the NES Mini: http://bit.ly/2p1ixRl
Crystal Kingdom Dizzy ported to Spectrum: http://bit.ly/2plxbTW
News report on the arcade scene of 1982: http://bit.ly/2obbtSd

Mystery World Dizzy Launch & Jon Ritman Interview - The Retro Hour EP66 Apr 14, 2017

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We chat to the Oliver Twins at the launch of Mystery World Dizzy, plus Jon Ritman gives us the story of classics like Batman, Head Over Heels and Match Day I & II!

Jon Ritman website: http://www.ritman.co.uk/

Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Chris Duckers, Steve Duke, Ian Poynter, Richard Halling

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Mystery World Dizzy: http://yolkfolk.com/mwd/
21 things we miss about old computers: http://bit.ly/2pgQGtj
Gods remastered: http://bit.ly/2pAu727

Amiga Megademos and Parties with Psycho/Budbrain - The Retro Hour EP65 Apr 07, 2017

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We reminisce about Amiga demo scene Megademos, parties and more with Kim Frederiksen AKA Psycho/Budbrain!

Budbrain Megademo: https://youtu.be/tMHcmEikUjs

Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Douglas barry, Brendan Griffin, Hauke Von Bremen and Luigi Fumero

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Hacks to try out today: http://bit.ly/2oEOM8N 8-bit classic 'Booty' gets remake: http://bit.ly/2oEQln9
Atari ST and Amiga in harmoney: https://youtu.be/Wi_WXIBZFzk Early Internet exhibition in London: http://bit.ly/2nSHf4O

Ben Heck Talks Console Modding and Memories - The Retro Hour EP64 Mar 31, 2017

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We're joined by the wonderful Ben Heck, the console modding king! We talk about repairing the Nintendo Playstation Prototype and will Ravi convince him to make an Amiga laptop?!

Ben Heck on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/thebenheckshow

Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Ian Guthrie, Wouter Hermans, Geoffrey Hancock, Colin walker.

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Oliver Twins at NVA: https://www.thenva.com/dizzy Apple Watch runs Gameboy games: http://gabrieloc.com/2017/03/21/GIOVANNI.html
Stoa Arcade cabinets: http://bit.ly/2nCuOIJ
New MegaDrive fighting game coming: http://bit.ly/2npKUEs
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties PC version found: http://bit.ly/2nGzpeB
Varcade station: http://bit.ly/2nCv8at

Stuart "Ashens" Ashen Talks Terrible Old Games - The Retro Hour EP63 Mar 24, 2017

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We talk terrible old games, classic consoles and retro snacks with the wonderful Stuart Ashen this week!

Ashens on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ashens

Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Stelios Kalogreades, Charles Clarke, Pierre Lindbergh, Matthias Ostrowski, Scott Marsden, Paul Edwards

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Show notes:

cTrix hacks Vectrex to make music: https://youtu.be/V0YNUE3_t8s cTrix Amiga video: https://youtu.be/1IKTNSux0Rc
Obsolete Technology: 40 Big Losers http://www.pcworld.com/article/169863/obsolete_tech.html
Div MCC future: https://www.thefuturewas8bit.com/index.php/divmmcfuture
7th Guest making of video: https://youtu.be/zPAZDWxpJHA

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