The Retro Hour (Retro Gaming Podcast)

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Arcade Memories With Arcade Club's Andy Palmer - The Retro Hour EP62 Mar 17, 2017

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Lots of coin-op nostalgia in this week's show as chat to Andy Palmer, owner of Europe's biggest arcade - Arcade Club!

Arcade Club: http://www.arcadeclub.co.uk/

Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Gareth McKee, Robinson Technologies, Robert Hayles, Josef Vamosi, Jonathan Kaye

Vote for us in the British Podcast Awards: http://theretrohour.com/vote
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Pong table kickstarter: http://kck.st/2nk6QEG
SNES UK Promo with Craig Charles: https://youtu.be/RB5ALVUs8bU Rik Mayall Nintendo ads: https://youtu.be/w24KR30nEsg
Windows Vista is almost dead: http://bit.ly/2mQThJL
Thimbleweed Park released this month: https://thimbleweedpark.com/main
Google DeepMind plays Atari games: http://bit.ly/2nFC4SU

Counter Strike - The Inside Story With Minh "Gooseman" Le - The Retro Hour EP61 Mar 10, 2017

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We get the story behind the classic FPS Counter Strike with Minh "Gooseman" Le! Plus, a book all Commodore fans will want to read.

Minh's Twitter: https://twitter.com/goosemancs

WIN an RC2014 kit: http://www.theretrohour.com/rc2014/

Thanks to our amazing donators this week: D Lawless, Scott MacDonald, Katherine Palacios, Peter Boven, Emma Ray

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

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David Pleasance Commodore book Kickstarter: http://kck.st/2ni0e9w Dan gets a nintendo switch https://youtu.be/Zoxl0HmVjfs
Podcast Awards https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/
Open source port of Prince of Persia: http://bit.ly/2n7DfOI

The Making of Myst and Riven with Robyn Miller - The Retro Hour EP60 Mar 03, 2017

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We get the story behind Myst: the game that ushered in the CD and 3D revolution with its co-creator Robyn Miller.

Robyn's Website: http://www.robynmiller.net/

Thanks to our amazing donators this week: Christopher McGonagle, Jonathan Moore, Stuart Thomas, Alastair Stevenson.

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

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The Sinclair C5's successor: http://bit.ly/2l02tJc
Nokia 3310 is relaunched: http://on.mash.to/2mjmlvp
Die Hard 64 discovered: http://bit.ly/2m3zsA2
Atari's Swordquest is back: http://engt.co/2lHAXF0

Scott Adams - The Father of Adventure Games - The Retro Hour EP59 Feb 24, 2017

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We talk about the dawn of home computers and games with the legendary Scott Adams, founder of Adventure International.

Scott's website: http://www.msadams.com/

Thanks to our amazing donators: Laurens De Brujin, Michael Stouffs, Paul Edwards, Edward Regan

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

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2dark horror game: http://bit.ly/2lNJ16I
Fred Durst Dreamcast: http://bit.ly/2kUFDYw
Hyper Sentinal returns to Kickstarter: http://bit.ly/2lDZJTH
Cancelled Primal Rage 2 now playable: http://bit.ly/2l8dyYN
The Commodore Story documentary: http://kck.st/2lDRiYP

Earthworm Jim, Aladdin and MDK with Nick Bruty - The Retro Hour EP58 Feb 17, 2017

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We get the inside story on the development of Earthworm Jim, the Aladdin video game and classic shooter MDK with Nick Bruty!

Thanks to our amazing donators: Gareth McKee, Michael Keith, Robinson Technologies, Simon Pilgrim, Scott Rowley

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

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Zelda maps on paper: http://bit.ly/2kFD5IM
Raiden coming to Atari STE: http://bit.ly/2lq7Gya
MSX2CAS: http://bit.ly/2m2BL3O
Project ZX: http://bit.ly/2kR4LLu
Deep Thought can be built: http://bit.ly/2jZ1VUc

Aleks Krotoski: Bits, Thumb Bandits - The Retro Hour EP57 Feb 10, 2017

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We're joined by the amazing Aleks Krotoski to get the inside story on Bits and Thumb Bandits!

Aleks' Website: http://alekskrotoski.com/

Thanks to our amazing donators: Eric Nelson, Tobias Seiler, Colin Walker, Melissa Faye
Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk

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New Console RetroBlox: http://bit.ly/2lsh1pU
Anti-piracy wheels online now: http://www.oldgames.sk/docs/codewheel/
Total recall spectrum found: http://bit.ly/2kABTcW
RPI Foundation helping teachers: http://bit.ly/2kAHH5T
Open source Amiga accelerator: https://youtu.be/_b66O2F3-yg

80s and 90s Computers, Arcades and British Gaming with Nostalgia Nerd - The Retro Hour EP56 Feb 03, 2017

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We chat British computer and arcade memories from the 80s and 90s with one of our favourite Youtubers, Nostalgia Nerd.

Nostalgia Nerd's website: http://www.nostalgianerd.com/

Thanks to our amazing donators: Jason Ingram, Mark Johnson, Johnathon Harrington, Tayler Catlin
Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk

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Pacman's daddy is dead: http://bit.ly/2k93JuX
8 bit Civilisation for c64: http://bit.ly/2jFwCBT
The first ever live webcam: http://bit.ly/2kwNvhA
700+ games hack for miniNES: http://bit.ly/2k3s6ZX
Sega NVA Patreon: http://bit.ly/2jtscfA
Sega soundtracks on Spotify: http://bit.ly/2kx4jVT

Doom, Wolfenstein 3D and Quake: The Inside Story With John Romero - The Retro Hour EP55 Jan 27, 2017

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Doom, Wolfenstein 3D and Quake: the inside story of the biggest video games ever with John Romero! Plus, our report from Amiga Ireland, an amazing new Amiga show.

John Romero's website: http://rome.ro/

Thanks to our amazing donators: David McLachlan, Andrew M Marsh, Stephen Leary, Daniel Willars
Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk

Show notes:

AtomProjekt Wolfenstein 3D mod: http://bit.ly/2jYi8Kg
Dooom on Macbook Pro Touchbar: http://bit.ly/2gabBfS
OpenEMU for MacOS: http://openemu.org/
Atari classic gaming on your wrist?: http://bit.ly/2kAntKL

X-COM, Laser Squad and Chaos with Julian Gollop - The Retro Hour EP54 Jan 20, 2017

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We chat to the man behind X-COM, Laser Squad and Chaos, the amazing Julian Gollop! Plus, is the Nintendo Switch interesting for retro gamers, and computers injuring people!

Phoenix Point website: http://www.phoenixpoint.info/

Thanks to our amazing donators: pierecipecentral.com - Titus Mieth, Christopher Ruppersburg, Keith Gunn, Christopher McGonagle
Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk

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Nintendo Switch won't face supply shortages: http://bit.ly/2jgUriq
Portal for Apple II: http://bit.ly/2iTs8Cz
Super Retro Boy: http://bit.ly/2jI15OJ
Roller Coaster Tycoon classic for mobile: http://bit.ly/2jxvmNH
Hidden Figures movie: http://cnn.it/2iTsedp Computer related injuries: http://bit.ly/2iTu4Lb

Carmageddon & Lawnmower Man with Fergus McNeill - The Retro Hour EP53 Jan 13, 2017

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This week, we're joined by Fergus McNeill as we talk developing Carmageddon, making the Lawnmower Man game and working with Terry Pratchett!

Fergus' website: http://www.fergusmcneill.co.uk/

Win a copy of The Oliver Twins' book: http://www.theretrohour.com/win-a-signed-copy-of-the-oliver-twins-book/

Thanks to our amazing donators: Paul Edwards, Wei-Ju Wu, Edvin Helland, Michael Keith
Our website: http://theretrohour.com Our Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theretrohour/ Our Twitter: http://twitter.com/retrohouruk

Show notes:

Nintendo Switch teaser is inspired by NES ad: http://bit.ly/2iWLBDW
What did the Apple and Atari designers get for Christmas a kids?: http://tek.io/2jf7EI0 Sven Harvey's Amiga Mart Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1464847440425914&fref=ts
Yugoslavian computer magazine cover girls: http://bit.ly/2iL8Zq2

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