520: The Graphics of Core Design - The Retro Hour EP520
This week, we’re joined by Core Design artist and animator Billy Allison, whose incredible career spans hand-drawn children’s TV classics like SuperTed and The Forgotten Toys through to iconic 16-bit ...
27 Helmi 1h 43min
518: GameShark: The Rise, Fall & Return with Todd Hayes – The Retro Hour EP518
This week we’re joined by Todd Hayes, original US CEO of GameShark, the device that changed how a generation played games. From arcade beginnings to building a $252 million video game empire, Todd sha...
13 Helmi 1h 48min
517: From Zzap!64 to Thalamus: How a C64 Legend Came Back - The Retro Hour EP517
This week we’re catching up with Andy Robert of the legendary Thalamus Software, for a chat about one of the most fascinating careers of the 8-bit era. From discovering computers via library games and...
6 Helmi 1h 53min
516: Celebrating the Best (and Worst) Video Game Controllers - The Retro Hour EP516
This week on The Retro Hour, we’re getting hands-on with the unsung heroes of gaming: video game controllers! We’re joined by Christian Wenk, author of Trigger Happy, a stunning visual celebration of ...
30 Tammi 1h 47min
515: "We Felt Like Part of the Beatles" - Rock Band with Sean Baptiste - The Retro Hour EP515
What makes a truly great gaming community? Sean Baptiste, who helped grow Harmonix’s forum from a dozen diehards to hundreds of thousands of fans, shares what it really takes. From the secret struggle...
23 Tammi 1h 55min
514: Fatboy Slim and the Atari ST: How a 1980s Computer Made Chart History – The Retro Hour Podcast EP514
This week we welcome Fatboy Slim, aka Norman Cook, for a chat about the retro tech behind his biggest hits. From discovering MIDI to refusing upgrades for decades, Norman explains how the Atari ST bec...
16 Tammi 1h 45min
513: Terminator 2D No Fate: The Inside Story – The Retro Hour Podcast EP513
This week we’re joined by Mike Tucker and Quang DX from Bitmap Bureau to talk about the making of Terminator 2D: No Fate. We hear how their lifelong love of Terminator 2 turned into a three-year obses...
9 Tammi 1h 47min
